What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[beko1987]

That's 53 out, time to get ready for work. The loft is so fucking empty and there's still 20 more I can get, not sure I want to unbox all the cylinders that are packed away though so it might not be everything I have... Could pull 5 out the shed too... 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

54 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

That's 53 out, time to get ready for work. The loft is so fucking empty and there's still 20 more I can get, not sure I want to unbox all the cylinders that are packed away though so it might not be everything I have... Could pull 5 out the shed too... 

Er.....are there any models you don't have!?

[beko1987]

33 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Er.....are there any models you don't have!?

Many! 

[Kiltox]

ECP just completely making up list prices since forever 

 

[St.Jude]

1 hour ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Er.....are there any models you don't have!?

He doesn't have the orange wet 'n' dry Vax which everyone seemed to have in the 1990's. Well I say everyone, my mom had two of them. Cleaned the carpet apparently, but it still stayed brown.

[Zelandeth]

Well I was expecting someone to go bidding this into the stratosphere because the front panel would make a nice wall ornament in a trendy office...However this happened.

Not going to complain about that!  Even counting van hire I still consider that a bargain.  Have wanted a 1215 for bloody years, never thought I'd manage to find one though.

 

[burraston2006]

Bought my son a 15 year old Polo 6 months ago to learn to drive in. MOT today. Only failed on a cv boot. Another year of motoring for £70.00. Well chuffed for an old banger:)

[twosmoke300]

After it’s little wobble on the way back from SF ( fuel hoses collapsed internally from modern fuel ) I’ve finally got the MK1 bx back in the land of the living . 
Happy days 

[Alan_Green]

[Wack]

I think lidl need to increase their budget if they think they can compete with Levi's advertising

 

[Andyrew]

Workshop door has always had a dodgey door handle. Over the past decade is been "fixed" in various ways. Today required a boot to the door to get in so I had to splash out.  I went to my local fittings supplier (next door handily).

I opted for a more classic style.  

[Andyrew]

2 more grins,  got the 2nd small patch finally lobbed in the disco. Fast and dirty as the floors pretty crispy.

Also spoke to some nice people at kielder today and they have offered to take a look at this hateful peice of shit.  I hope it comes back sorted as I love my little impact gun from them.

 

[Cavcraft]

Been carefully* cementing round the edge of my council lock-up as it's been leaking water from the garage next door for years. Got into the other one at the same time, and concreted along the edge of that. Result, it's worked.

 

Today I did the other side of the leaking garage and the back edge to try and stop it resembling a paddling pool, then carried on using the left over cement to do the little sort of 'step' outside the lock-up to make it easier to push cars in when required. It looked pretty shit, but I got the 'ramp' quite smooth so stood back to admire my handiwork, before ten minutes later parking the car outside, forgetting about the concrete and getting a lovely Vauxhall Astra tyre mark straight through said concrete.

[Tamworthbay]

9 minutes ago, Cavcraft said:

Been carefully* cementing round the edge of my council lock-up as it's been leaking water from the garage next door for years. Got into the other one at the same time, and concreted along the edge of that. Result, it's worked.

 

Today I did the other side of the leaking garage and the back edge to try and stop it resembling a paddling pool, then carried on using the left over cement to do the little sort of 'step' outside the lock-up to make it easier to push cars in when required. It looked pretty shit, but I got the 'ramp' quite smooth so stood back to admire my handiwork, before ten minutes later parking the car outside, forgetting about the concrete and getting a lovely Vauxhall Astra tyre mark straight through said concrete.

Typical Vauxhall’s trick of marking its territory, makes a change for the usual oil drop.

[shedenvy]

I has dog for evening so he can escape fireworks at MIL.

Quite like the little shit though I'm not a dog person 

[High Jetter]

On way home tonight, like a good boy I turned engine off waiting at level crossing, only to be thanked by a flat battery when train was passing. The grin? Some decent fella thumped on back window and started pushing - I got out and helped and then got back in and bumped it. Should really have stopped to thank him properly but didn't want to risk stalling it...

[beko1987]

3 hours ago, Cavcraft said:

Been carefully* cementing round the edge of my council lock-up as it's been leaking water from the garage next door for years. Got into the other one at the same time, and concreted along the edge of that. Result, it's worked.

 

Today I did the other side of the leaking garage and the back edge to try and stop it resembling a paddling pool, then carried on using the left over cement to do the little sort of 'step' outside the lock-up to make it easier to push cars in when required. It looked pretty shit, but I got the 'ramp' quite smooth so stood back to admire my handiwork, before ten minutes later parking the car outside, forgetting about the concrete and getting a lovely Vauxhall Astra tyre mark straight through said concrete.

My grandad built a water feature in their garden in about 1993. To this day there's a handprint in one corner where 6 year old me shoved my hand into it! 

They tell me occasionally* still

[gm]

not sure it will catch on 

 

[beko1987]

75ish now

Can pull a few more from the shed. A fair few are missing as their fully boxed up for storage and I don't want to unpack them all

Then they've all got to fucking go away again! 

[Wack]

10 hours ago, Alan_Green said:

Is that real or has the original picture been photoshopped 

[Jamie]

After a swap for the wheels on my mrs' audi tt on faceache. Got to laugh at what you get offered for a swap, not sure a smol stereo and an armarmi watch have a 5x112 stud pattern anywhere 

[Roobarb]

Very lucky day today. 

Went to pick up snow tyres for my daily and a friend offered (as I sorely hoped he would) to give me a lift back...

Introducing his latest limited edition Mustang Bullitt with a mere 480bhp and less than a couple of weeks old. 

Amazing ride with scary out of the box power. Great lines too.

Makes other muscle cars look like toys...

And that sound! Happy days.

[New POD]

5 hours ago, Roobarb said:

Very lucky day today. 

Went to pick up snow tyres for my daily and a friend offered (as I sorely hoped he would) to give me a lift back...

Introducing his latest limited edition Mustang Bullitt with a mere 480bhp and less than a couple of weeks old. 

Amazing ride with scary out of the box power. Great lines too.

Makes other muscle cars look like toys...

And that sound! Happy days.

I like the bright green one.  The other is erm...too much like a jag.....Kind of.

[sierraman]

I just love the optimism of people sometimes. Passed a 54 plate Polo yesterday, £1400. 

[155V6]

Just took Miss_155's Peugeot 307 for a Mot,it failed on a leaking rear shock.Not bad considering it's been off the road for nearly 3 years as she doesn't really drive anymore & I've always got a couple of other cars.

It felt like driving round in a wardrobe after my Puma & ZR though ?

[beko1987]

Well, that's it, there's 80 in the front room now, that will be enough. Don't fancy hitting 100 enough to unbox them and get them down, so I won't!

If they phone and cancel in the next hour I'm going to be very cross! Had planned to fix the dining table this weekend too, if I get them all away today I might be able to. Tent needs to come into the house too.

Not all pictured is mine, all the refurbs I currently have are coming along for the ride! From my collection though is this:

AEG	Deluxe Electronic 608
Benchy	The Bench Vac
Black & Decker	Super Spillbuster
Black & Decker	Carvac Super
Dirt Devil	Titan
Dirt Devil	Broom Vac
Dyson	DC46 Allergy Parquet
Dyson	V11 Absolute
Dyson	DC01 Breakthrough
Dyson	DA001
Dyson	DC18
Dyson	DC07 Clic
Electrolux	Dolphin
Electrolux	2000
Electrolux	Dolphin Electronic 1200
Electrolux	Slimline Electronic 185
Electrolux	Slimline 156
Electrolux	Automatic
Electrolux	Dolphin 1000
Electrolux	The Boss Cyclonic lite
Electrolux	Contour Supreme
Electrolux	Workzone
Electrolux	2060 Electronic
Goblin	Handy
Goblin	Laser
Goblin	Rio 800
Goblin	Rio 1000
Hilka	RAC 12v Car Vacuum
Hoover	Dustette
Hoover	Sensotronic Total System 40
Hoover	Turbopower Junior
Hoover	Turbopower Freedom
Hoover	Junior
Hoover	Concept One
Hoover	Turbopower 1000
Hoover	875
Hoover	825
Hoover	Turbolite
Hoover	Turbopower
Hoover	Turbomaster
Hoover	Turbopower
Hoover	Sonix
Hooverette	2944
iRobot	Roomba
Kirby	Heritage 2
Kirby	Legend 2
Leifheit	Regulus
Lux	Lux 1 Royal
Miele	Revolution 5000
Miele	Electronic Air Clean
Miele	S7 Cat & Dog
Miele	Esprit
Miele	Complete C3 Extreme Powerline
Moulinex	Vacuum Cleaner No1
Newmaid	Newmaid
Nilfisk	GM-80
Numatic	NV-200
Parnall	TenTen
Sebo	Automatic X
Spinney	U62
Tineco	PURE ONE
Vax	121
Vax	6130SX
Vax	Supabroom
Vorwerk	Vk135
Vorwerk	VK120-3

[Kiltox]

The fuck is a Benchy?!  

[beko1987]

Just now, Kiltox said:

The fuck is a Benchy?!  

It's a very rare, short lived model from the early 2000's. Didn't last, their very rare

[Kiltox]

Is it a Numatic product or some kind of weird rip off?

[High Jetter]

I hope he/they turn up