What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[fairkens]

Hopefully not too politics but I ❤️ the people of Bristol right now

[Jon]

Had an announcement today from the NZ govt. that as of tonight, our last stage of lockdown will be over and, barring border controls, all travel restrictions and social distancing rules will be lifted!

Ties in nicely with the last person with coronavirus being symptom free for 48 hours, as of today, too.

Hope this doesn't sound too political but I am rather impressed by how my adopted country has dealt with this all. Now maybe I can get back to work, after an 11 week break!

 

[eddyramrod]

I was watching The Day Of The Jackal last night.  Not the Bruce Willis remake but the 1973 original.  I haven't seen it for years and so had forgotten that it was set ten years back, in 63.  Oh boy, did they need a traffic consultant!  It can't be that difficult to get cars right, can it?  The traffic was full of R12s and 16s and even Capris, none of which were even made in 1963.  I wonder if there's a new career here for me?

[paulplom]

W T F ?

https://acidcow.com/pics/120983-6-reasons-why-cars-crank-but-wont-start-how-to-fix-it.html

[New POD]

1 hour ago, Jon said:

Had an announcement today from the NZ govt. that as of tonight, our last stage of lockdown will be over and, barring border controls, all travel restrictions and social distancing rules will be lifted!

Ties in nicely with the last person with coronavirus being symptom free for 48 hours, as of today, too.

Hope this doesn't sound too political but I am rather impressed by how my adopted country has dealt with this all. Now maybe I can get back to work, after an 11 week break!

 

How much of the economy requires students from the UK on a sabbatical? 

My friend's daughter and her boyfriend are somewhere out there, having been sacked from their jobs in a hotel.  They were due to stay til October.  

No point in them coming back to the UK as they both finished university a year ago and there won't be any jobs here. 

 

[Jon]

2 hours ago, New POD said:

How much of the economy requires students from the UK on a sabbatical? 

My friend's daughter and her boyfriend are somewhere out there, having been sacked from their jobs in a hotel.  They were due to stay til October.  

No point in them coming back to the UK as they both finished university a year ago and there won't be any jobs here. 

 

We had friends from the UK come to stay with us for a week, as they were part way through a 10 month world trip. The day before heading off to tour the rest of the country, lockdown was announced, 2 days in advance of happening. So we told our friends to stay with us; their week long visit became 8 weeks!

They're on sabbatical and are applying to lengthen their visa but likely not by much and not for work purposes, just to stay here a while longer whilst they've no need to be in the uk with no job and no house (they were renting), living as cheaply as possible.

Frankly, I reckon there's enough residents here out of work to cover current positions but the NZ govt. has a budget to help stricken tourists and unemployed overseas workers, if they're running out of funds.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

3 hours ago, eddyramrod said:

I was watching The Day Of The Jackal last night.  Not the Bruce Willis remake but the 1973 original.  I haven't seen it for years and so had forgotten that it was set ten years back, in 63.  Oh boy, did they need a traffic consultant!  It can't be that difficult to get cars right, can it?  The traffic was full of R12s and 16s and even Capris, none of which were even made in 1963.  I wonder if there's a new career here for me?

You're doing the same thing that I do with period dramas and things like Poirot and Foyle's War.....

I once thought I spotted a Rover 200 in the background of one scene of The Wind That Shakes The Barley.

[Andyrew]

A tempting to get the workshop tidy I found this. I'd completely forgotten about it. Given to me by the farmer after he bought a job lot of stuff that he didn't want to see go in the bin.  Lovely old thing.  Maybe i should get it tested. Shame i rarely torque anything. 

Winkel **sniggers** 

[Jamie]

[cobblers]

4 hours ago, paulplom said:

W T F ?

https://acidcow.com/pics/120983-6-reasons-why-cars-crank-but-wont-start-how-to-fix-it.html

There's websites and websites of computer generated schpiel like that, its quite interesting.

Basically some dude writes a program which pinches content off other websites, rewords it and rejigs it into random "lists" that match good search engine keywords. Once going it will just build its own website of more or less nonsense day by day, getting clicks on google and making him 0.05p per pageview in the adverts he shows.

After a few months a site will get too popular and end up blacklisted, but the guy already has another 100 of them on the go.

[Wack]

4 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

You're doing the same thing that I do with period dramas and things like Poirot and Foyle's War.....

I once thought I spotted a Rover 200 in the background of one scene of The Wind That Shakes The Barley.

I watched a police drama set in the 60s , there was a wide shot of them leaving a police station with mini vans and morris minors outside and 2 whacking great security cameras over the door

 

a bit later they were having a conversation under a bridge with the thames in the background , literally 3 feet from them right inbetween their heads was another security camera

 

I turned it off then as it was doing my head in, just shoddy

[Wack]

New Casio Gshock titanium hits the shops , I'll let you click the link , you might want to buy one

https://www.jurawatches.co.uk/products/g-shock-watch-full-metal-titanium-bluetooth-smart-gmw-b5000tb-1er

 

 

 

[myglaren]

2 hours ago, Wack said:

New Casio Gshock titanium hits the shops , I'll let you click the link , you might want to buy one

https://www.jurawatches.co.uk/products/g-shock-watch-full-metal-titanium-bluetooth-smart-gmw-b5000tb-1er

 

 

 

£1,355 too much.

[Frogchod]

23 hours ago, Remspoor said:

See what I have done for you. https://www.leboncoin.fr/recherche/?category=2&text=nissan leaf&sort=price&order=asc ?

Nissan are doing used Leafs for 99 euro a month which tempted me slightly.

Think I'll wait for the Dacia. 

Hopefully the new frog government bonuses of up to 12k will make it virtually free...

 

[Remspoor]

39 minutes ago, Frogchod said:

Nissan are doing used Leafs for 99 euro a month which tempted me slightly.

Think I'll wait for the Dacia. 

Hopefully the new frog government bonuses of up to 12k will make it virtually free...

 

Similar to what I have read  the UK government plans to do. Means less chod for the rest of us to find.

[hairnet]

not just read through all the shitefest threads

fek

need to get out and go somewhere

[The Moog]

Did my PhD assignment in 4 days! Had lectures all last week and then sat down Friday morning to start.

Submitted 32 pages of hopefully passable nonsense on the ESS late last night.

Mega impressed with myself, who knew it was possible to not leaving it to the last minute is even possibl.

Deadline isnt until 8th August.

Two more to go before finalising my thesis proposal then the hard work starts

[myglaren]

Improvements to the Golden Gate bridge backfire

 

The second video - it will only post both together.

 

[mitsisigma01]

42 minutes ago, myglaren said:

Improvements to the Golden Gate bridge backfire

 

The second video - it will only post both together.

 

As long as it looked good on paper, great design, did he still get paid? ??

[Volksy]

A friend of mine lives at the top of Nob Hill in SF which is about 4 miles away from the Golden Gate, she can hear the bridge singing from her flat. 

She first assumed one of her crazy hippy neighbours was learning some new age chanting. 

[paulplom]

Mx-5 has passed it's mot this morning. No advisories although he did mention a slight oil leak. Woo hoo!

Sent from my SM-G975F using Tapatalk

[juular]

On 6/9/2020 at 9:07 AM, myglaren said:

Improvements to the Golden Gate bridge backfire

 

The second video - it will only post both together.

 

Speaking as someone who has a manic intolerance of noise, I actually quite like that. Much nicer than listening to some brain dead twat's thumping music or barking dog.

[Stanky]

I bought my first house on Monday! After 15 years of renting a dismal variety of hovels, and spending the last 7 months with my well meaning but very OCD in-laws we got the keys to the new place last monday.

Cue 2 days of moving all of my worldly posessions in, sorting it all then compiling a lengthy list of all the things we need to buy (washing line, dining chairs, microwave etc) to fill in the gaps. However, most importantly, this

As well as a drive that will fit 3 cars on easily, I have my very own double garage! Its currently filled with about a million cardboard boxes and all sorts of moving tat and needs a good sort out, but this is literally the main reason I bought this place (as well as to house my family) - its exactly what I wanted. The days of tinkering with cars on a sloping drive in either the baking sun or pissing rain are gone. I have celebrated by buying myself a halfords tool cab and top box, 2 bigdug workbenches to go where the rickety shelving unit in the back right of the garage are currently, a nice new SGS alu trolley jack, and the @Skizzer-lift from CJ autos to properly kit it out.

The kids are still asleep and I've actually got a bit of time to type this up before I hit up screwfix for a load of DIY stuff, the shops for a food shop that will make the EU stockpiled meat and grain mountains look like molehills and then argos for a bedframe for my eldest as the crack-den 'mattress on the floor surrounded by piles of toys and clothes' look isn't in vogue any more I'm told.

Now I just have to pay for it all for the next 30 years...

[sdkrc]

Congrats on the house @Stanky! Very jealous of your garage and drive. Soooo much shitbox potential.

[Skizzer]

Congratulations Stanky, that looks like a cracking garage

[Tickman]

That looks like a great space there.

[cort16]

My garage in 5 mins drive away but having spent time building stuff like my wood burner in the back garden having a garage at home is extremely appealing . Being able to nip out for 1/2 an hour here and there is great rather than needing to jump in the car.

[Skizzer]

On 6/9/2020 at 9:07 AM, myglaren said:

Improvements to the Golden Gate bridge backfire

 

The second video - it will only post both together.

 

Erm — I really like that ?. It sounds like late Talk Talk/Mark Hollis, God rest him.

Maybe not great if it’s playing 24/7, but I’d happily buy the album.

[outlaw118]

19 minutes ago, Skizzer said:

Erm — I really like that ?. It sounds like late Talk Talk/Mark Hollis, God rest him.

The colour of Spring(s)? Laughing Stock(piles)?

[vulgalour]