What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[eddyramrod]

I just picked up a junk email.  Not spam, notice; just an email from a finance company I once used, offering me more finance that I don't wish to take on.  The opening line, visible in my email browser, was "Drive the car of your dreams..."

They don't know me very well, do they?

[PhilA]

Stupid animated GIF.

I needed to smile, it took 40 minutes to coax that valve out of the guide.

 

Phil

[paulplom]

True

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[Rovorsche]

3 hours ago, PhilA said:

Stupid animated GIF.

I needed to smile, it took 40 minutes to coax that valve out of the guide.

 

Phil

I have something similar that needs a bit of love.

[DeeJay]

Prius engine?

[Jerzy Woking]

Just watching BBC news (that should be a grump) but they just introduced someone as their "Reality Check Correspondent" to talk about B*****. 

[Cavcraft]

Had a pretty epic game of 'traffic light reverse Grand Prix' the other night with some tit who'd been tailgating me. He got in the right hand lane at the lights, so I kept revving my car up, staring at him and inching forward. As soon as the lights changed he was off like a bat out of hell and I just moved off as slowly as possible.  It made me feel better anyhow.

[paulplom]

Tescos was rammed but I still managed this week shopping. Not looking forward to next week though.

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[barefoot]

I had a trickling washer jet on the Scirocco, so armed with a needle I went out to unblock it, only to find that it wasn't blocked, fluid was a bit low. I topped it up, but just before closing the bonnet, I saw what looked like a bit of a kink in the washer hose thing. I gave it the slightest of slight tugs & the fucking thing turned out to be as brittle as a brittle thing and snapped spectacularly. Rather than grump about it, I am thrilled with the veritable fountain of water that now erupts from the bonnet/scuttle vents. I'll get replacement hose tomorrow.

[anonymous user]

1 hour ago, paulplom said:

Tescos was rammed but I still managed this week shopping. Not looking forward to next week though.

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My local wine merchant does a very good deal on spirits, if bought by the case, which also avoids the awkwardness at the till in Tesco.

"Are you having a party?" "No, I'm an alcoholic"

[320touring]

Today is brought to you by the following choon

And the following pint

[xtriple]

Not sure if this is a 'grin' or a 'relief'...

A while ago I invested some dosh in a 'Kickstarter' project. Watches of course (what else would it be?) and was all excited. Anyway, all has been great: lots of progress, updates and reports. But, estimated delivery was the begining of December and I realised I hadn't heard anything for a while. My basic and inherant distrust of anyone (especially those with MY money!) went into overdrive.

Turns out it was the 'Kickstarter' site itself they were sending e-mails but they were bouncing back as somone, somewhere had changed one digit in my address. On the actual site for the watches, updates a plenty and deliveries should commence this week. I missed weeks of excitement because of this.

However, it is so long ago I got involved, I have sort of lost interest! In fact, I have pretty much lost interest in watches entirely, still got a load but seem to have settled into just wearing the one I am cirrently, wearing.

[Wack]

just been into lidl, picked up 2 grey sheepskin car seat covers for £30 , marked at £19.99 but came up at £14.99 ea on the till , nice and warm

[wuvvum]

I assume they are sheepskin* rather than sheepskin?

[Andyrew]

Customer today under his car outside and brings in a knackerd exhaust rubber from his clapped out taxi. 

I order in a replacement for him to collect later.

Shortly after he leaves go out side to see old exhaust rubber and associated old cable ties dumped on the road where the taxi was parked. 

He returns to collect his new rubber, I hand him it and his old one and tell him to not dump his shit outside the shop. 

 

 

 

 

[anonymous user]

1 hour ago, wuvvum said:

I assume they are sheepskin* rather than sheepskin?

I had some, the facing that you sit on is proper sheepskin, the sides and back are nylon Womble.

[Wack]

1 hour ago, wuvvum said:

I assume they are sheepskin* rather than sheepskin?

 

[Remspoor]

5 hours ago, paulplom said:

Tescos was rammed but I still managed this week shopping. Not looking forward to next week though.

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Shame they ran out of decent whisky though. ?

[Jerzy Woking]

56 minutes ago, Wack said:

 

I've been using a sheepskin cover on my motorbike seats for years now. For long distance riding they offer enhanced comfort-doubt you would notice any real benefit on short rides though.

[Skizzer]

Is it just me or is there something about the concept of ‘ULTIMATE SPEED’ that doesn’t entirely line up with sheepskin car seat covers?

[mrbenn]

18 minutes ago, Skizzer said:

Is it just me or is there something about the concept of ‘ULTIMATE SPEED’ that doesn’t entirely line up with sheepskin car seat covers?

Perhaps it was meant to say "ULTIMATE SHEEP" but someone got confused.

[New POD]

33 minutes ago, Remspoor said:

Shame they ran out of decent whisky though. ?

If you're mixing it with coke or ginger beer, or (not done since 1986 by me) white wine, any cheap shit will do. Or Grants if you can't get any cheap shit. 

 

[chaseracer]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-50810196

If you fart in the car, just open a window.  Maybe not like this chap, though...

[Andyrew]

Must have been this stuff ^ ^

 

 

 

 

 

[dozeydustman]

[paulplom]

9 hours ago, New POD said:

If you're mixing it with coke or ginger beer, or (not done since 1986 by me) white wine, any cheap shit will do. Or Grants if you can't get any cheap shit. 

 

Grants is the best of the blended stuff. They make Balvenie which is my favourite malt. Tescos currently have Auchentoshan for £20 a bottle. They have all the common spirits for £16 a litre so I'm stocking up.

[MikeR]

Just looking out the window at my frozen up  car .

 

Ho Ho Ho ...   I am in work 

[paulplom]

Heated screens are for winnaz!

[New POD]

1 hour ago, paulplom said:

Heated screens are patented by Ford

Neat screen wash and an ice scraper are for winnars.  

All Vauxhalls are not shite. 

[TataBobu]

6 hours ago, paulplom said:

Heated screens are for winnaz!

I've found something even better than heated windscreen. Heated undergound parking, paid by the company. Mine is the cheapest, oldest, least prestigious car in it, and my bay is right by the elevator. Proper grin right there!