What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[wuvvum]

I really am enjoying having a shit old van to tool around in again.  It reminds me of my misspent youth when shit old vans were all that was in my price range.  I've pretty much always had a van on the fleet, but the last few have been far too civilised, with turbochargers, ECUs, airbags, electric windows etc.  The last one even had cruise control FFS.  It's nice to go back to basics again.  And it's actually quite relaxing to drive - its complete inability to go fast means I don't even bother trying, I just let it trundle along at its own pace.  It's great fun.

[robinmasters]

1 hour ago, Rovorsche said:

I have no idea how this slipped past quality control at the Royal Mint but a limited edition coin themed on the works of H.G. Wells.

 

Maybe order one while the world is going mad in all directions, it might be worth a bit if we dodge the apocalypse.

I might be a half-pissed massively unobservant bell-end, but what's the problem with that?  What got past QC?  Looks alright to me.  

[wuvvum]

Also, the Invisible Man never wore a top hat and tails...

[somewhatfoolish]

And quadrapod issues aside, whoever drew the not-a-tripod has clearly never read the bloody book.

[privatewire]

On 1/4/2021 at 9:43 PM, somewhatfoolish said:

That hoose looks scottish; whereabouts?

Indeed! West end of Greenock

[Aston Martin]

I was behind an M3 E91/2 touring............. People do make their own and the rear of this looked accurate.

 

However, needless to say I set fire to him.

[myglaren]

 

[Aston Martin]

Panpan 4x4 rear seats were highly illegal. 

So as I'm a genius, I folded flat and covered with an invisibility cloak known as a picnic blanket.

 

They rang and said failed mot... Seats don't fit. 😒

 

I didn't bring up the fact they moved them. I said just remove the seats and mot.

 

OK. 👍🏻

[goosey]

The resident Peacocks have given my vehicle a 100 peck peacock check and declared it safe for travel.

thanks guys, great job 👏 

[dome]

I found this far funnier than I should

[The_Equalizer]

One for the over 40s ...

The Hoff Auction which includes the original Kitt:

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/95041485_davids-personal-kitt-knight-rider-car



And this surely has be to a contender for the 'Dash at Night' thread:

[castros_bro]

On 1/6/2021 at 5:06 PM, PhilA said:

 

I'm going to put a roll of film through this, too. Late forties Balda Werk "Baldini". Just adjusted it all up.

The grin here- it's got a shoe on top, just stuck my 1980's Sears 007 flash into it, hooked the wire up and the damn thing only goes and triggers the flash properly.

The camera equivalent of buying a Lanchester and having a turbocharger from an Escort RS Turbo fit straight on...

Phil

Sir,

There's two different flask/shutter synchronizations. Older type for flash bulb where flash starts shutter opens and closes then flash stops  ,  newer type (electronic) where shutter opens flash starts and stops then shutter closes.   Houston - you may have a problem.

 

[cort1977]

Snowed again overnight here now sunny.  Just been out sledging with the kids instead of working.

[Jerzy Woking]

On 1/4/2021 at 12:00 PM, cort1977 said:

Received a COVID stimulus payment from the US government - despite leaving in 2019.  For whatever reason, if you were a taxpayer that year you get the stimulus.

 

On 1/4/2021 at 4:05 PM, Tayne said:

 

Have you found a car to buy with that money?

WatchJRGo on Youztube did just that with his $600 cheque.

[Jerzy Woking]

Oh, and the bloke that gatecrashed an event in Washington, then tazered himself in the balls trying to take a painting off the wall.

[Andyrew]

Thought about getting a shrinker / stretcher for years but the price is fairly up there for an occasional use tool. But when the price of these from germany was too good to resist i Finally hit the buy it now. 

First test seems good. 

 

[somewhatfoolish]

1 hour ago, Andyrew said:

Thought about getting a shrinker / stretcher for years but the price is fairly up there for an occasional use tool. But when the price of these from germany was too good to resist i Finally hit the buy it now. 

First test seems good. 

 

I think those might originate further east than Merkelland. Cowley Industries? Someone's taking the piss.

[hairnet]

so it looks like cant go nz for crowded house gig - ticket bought last year - lockdown will finish mid feb but likely theyll extend it and nz arent letting anyone in yit anyway

have squeezed in for one in this country in june tho - edit all the uk and euro gigs are resheds of 2020 and obvs all sold out so this gig was added they said woot

fingers crossed

its only money

[Andyrew]

41 minutes ago, somewhatfoolish said:

I think those might originate further east than Merkelland. Cowley Industries? Someone's taking the piss.

Yeah, china specials, bloody Unavoidable it seems unless you go for the american made ones at 200 plus roughly each. 

Uk based importers 1 body and 2 jaws so you have to swap the jaws out each time £115

China direct £90 ish again 1 body 2 jaws

These tho, 2 bodys 2 naws £145 delivered from germany. 

 

 

[808 Estate]

[Vantman]

Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald - Saturday 03 September 1932

Freehold plot of land situate and known as Plot 1 Hillman Avenue, Studd Hill Estate, Herne Bay, having a frontage of 20 feet to Hillman Avenue and a return frontage to Rover Avenue of approximately 65 feet including main Co.'s water, electric light and concrete road frontage and return frontage. Subject to usual building restrictions as laid down by the Estate, free conveyance on payment of one shilling. Presented by the Studd Hill Estate, Herne Bay, via Bro. John L. Stedman. Fenced free of charge by C. Cheyney, West Blean Timber Yard, Calcott, Canterbury.

[hairnet]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X_jHV45KwA

OMG!

ps no idea why sometimes links post sometimes they dont im not nerd @tobyd :D

 

[somewhatfoolish]

2 hours ago, Andyrew said:

Yeah, china specials, bloody Unavoidable it seems unless you go for the american made ones at 200 plus roughly each. 

Uk based importers 1 body and 2 jaws so you have to swap the jaws out each time £115

China direct £90 ish again 1 body 2 jaws

These tho, 2 bodys 2 naws £145 delivered from germany. 

 

 

I suspect most US stuff of that nature is in large part from China, it's impossible to get close to their pricing and stay solvent for low end manufacturing; I think the US operate a percentage system, assemble chinese bits in a shed in Duluth and you get to slap a "Made in the USA" sticker on the box.

[Noel Tidybeard]

On 29/12/2020 at 07:45, BorniteIdentity said:

 

SO bad it made me belly laugh.

to be fair after they were milljionaires they would've needed an upgrade!

[jakebullet]

Went to Leeds to take mrs. support bubble to a medical appointment. Took the disco as inclement. Somewhere on the M1 it rolled over 200,000 and didn't burst into flames or anything. Didn't even have anyone crash into me like I was half expecting. Here's to next 100K

[beko1987]

19 minutes ago, jakebullet said:

Went to Leeds to take mrs. support bubble to a medical appointment. Took the disco as inclement. Somewhere on the M1 it rolled over 200,000 and didn't burst into flames or anything. Didn't even have anyone crash into me like I was half expecting. Here's to next 100K

Its gone the other way now, its a survivor! It's like buying a laguna2 nowadays, all the shit ones are gone via natural selection, what's left are the good ones* 

 

 

 

*no hopes or dreams given or implied... 

[Andyrew]

Todays tat saved from the skip

Next to the skip save henry for scale, 

6ftx 3ft, with clamps and roofbars inside. I know the skip owner and he found the keys aswell after i asked if i could nab it out the skip. 

 

I may be an actual womble.

After a scrub it will be going to sister-rew to upgrade her from the smaller one she has at the moment.

[somewhatfoolish]

They are very useful, although my brother finds that if he leaves it on the car it 'accumulates' detritus.

[MrDuke]

If you know, you 're a sad case who needs to spend less time on tinterwebz know.

[Wack]