What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[PhilA]

Just arrived home. Reset the trip 36 miles away and drove the journey.

31.3 US, which is 37.5 UK MPG.

Big cars with big engines are very inefficient, obviously.

 

Phil

[myglaren]

11 hours ago, Wack said:

Stopped at Burger King,  only drive through and a limited menu unfortunately  , pulled down to the bottom of the car park , saw plenty of wildlife , see if you can identify them 

 

 

 

[New POD]

We had a visitor the other day too. 

 

 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

1 hour ago, New POD said:

We had a visitor the other day too. 

 

 

Squirrels seem to be popular with advertising agencies at the moment, with animated ones starring in Marmite and Lynx adverts.

[SRi05]

3 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Squirrels seem to be popular with advertising agencies at the moment, with animated ones starring in Marmite and Lynx adverts.

The wee prick who shot out my wheelie bin when I opened it the other morning wasn't popular with me, nearly pat my shants

[somewhatfoolish]

9 hours ago, PhilA said:

Just arrived home. Reset the trip 36 miles away and drove the journey.

31.3 US, which is 37.5 UK MPG.

Big cars with big engines are very inefficient, obviously.

 

Phil

Yessum, Miss Daisy.

  

1 hour ago, New POD said:

We had a visitor the other day too. 

 

 

 

All yor nutz r belong too uz.

[Out Run]

MCM having their STi’s wheels painted the same as mine.

It’s a great paint code IMO and I reckon now we may be seeing a lot more of it.

[cort1977]

What is that paint code out of interest? Need to paint some wheels soon.

[Out Run]

24 minutes ago, cort1977 said:

What is that paint code out of interest? Need to paint some wheels soon.

Fiat Marrone Vulcanico, mate. Mine are satin lacquered.

[louiepj]

Our garden is L shaped with a cemetery one side and allotments on the other and also backs onto a park and we have two albino squirrels that spend a lot of time in the trees or running along our fences bordering our garden. Though I can never get a picture of both of the squirrels together

[New POD]

That looks grey.  

In the squirrel world : red lives matter. 

[PhilA]

5 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said:

Yessum, Miss Daisy.

Just normal driving and holding 55 mph on the way home. It gets better miles per gallon at 55 than it does at 40, which for me is a first. Normally 40-45 has been the "peak economy" speed, where top gear just engages and wind drag is at a minimum for engine RPM.

[anonymous user]

I was impressed with the 30+ mpg on my Chrysler when I drove it home from Scotland. That was the last time I ever saw that figure, local trips saw it well under 20mpg, but it sounded wonderful 

[wuvvum]

Picked up four litres of 10W 40 semi synth from Tesco for £4.  Not seen it that cheap in a long while.  Might have to treat the Carina E to an oil change...

[wuvvum]

1 hour ago, PhilA said:

Just normal driving and holding 55 mph on the way home. It gets better miles per gallon at 55 than it does at 40, which for me is a first. Normally 40-45 has been the "peak economy" speed, where top gear just engages and wind drag is at a minimum for engine RPM.

My Cadillac STS did the same - it would get 30 mpg ish at 55mph on the flat, drop that to 45mph and it'd drop to 28. 

[mitsisigma01]

17 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Picked up four litres of 10W 40 semi synth from Tesco for £4.  Not seen it that cheap in a long while.  Might have to treat the Carina E to an oil change...

Not showing on the website at that price, 

Can you pick up 40 litres for me, do you deliver ??

[loserone]

3 hours ago, New POD said:

That looks grey.  

In the squirrel world : red lives matter. 

That's not really right, because ONLY red lives matter, greys are vermin.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

13 minutes ago, loserone said:

...., greys are vermin.

...unless you shoot enough of them to make a casserole. 

[mitsisigma01]

Why stop at a casserole 

[eddyramrod]

What makes me grin?  At the moment, it's the reaction to Huggy.  I've had plenty on the thread, and I've also had some very interesting support by PM.  Thank you, everyone.  It means a lot.

[cort1977]

14 hours ago, wuvvum said:

Picked up four litres of 10W 40 semi synth from Tesco for £4.  Not seen it that cheap in a long while.  Might have to treat the Carina E to an oil change...

Just did the same. They also had 10w 30 that was the right grade for my Passat but not VW 501 spec. Would probably be fine but I erred on the side of caution.

[somewhatfoolish]

3 hours ago, mitsisigma01 said:

Why stop at a casserole 

Does it taste like chicken?

[mitsisigma01]

Depends if its marinated or just straight roadkill

[Austat]

The Car of Tomorrow from 1971. A lot of the high-end tech is considered standard equipment nowadays, but it's funny to see it in something from BL.

[New POD]

Wife done cut my hair

 

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[Tadhg Tiogar]

8 hours ago, Austat said:

The Car of Tomorrow from 1971. A lot of the high-end tech is considered standard equipment nowadays, but it's funny to see it in something from BL.

What sort of display were they using for the fault readouts? It looked at bit like those Nixie tube things, but very much miniaturised.

[Out Run]

[vulgalour]

[Saabnut]

As part of my job, I have to take a Coronavirus test before being allowed to join the next boat. Keep in mind, a failure (ie having it) would cost me that trip meaning no pay and probably any remaining work for the rest of the year. Of course, if they manage without me this year, chances are they will manage without me full stop. No pressure then. Whilst at home I take all precautions, limiting my exposure to others etc, but I have to take international flights via busy airports where I have no control. Yesterday I took my second test.

Results just through, negative! Phew. I would go for a celebrationary beer except I am still required to isolate until joining the boat. Oh, and it is 13 quid for a beer........

[hairnet]

hurdy gurdy bork bork tee total bork

i r happy FUCK YOU QUARANTINE (you too boris)