What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[RoverFolkUs]

On the subject of bricks...

Very brave with a torsion bar suspension!

[Rust Collector]

Just sorted out the insurance for the Audi. Rather than add it straight on to our multicar policy I've swapped the Volvo off, seeing as I'm unlikely to use that in the near future with the chassis needing a bit of, err, 'fettling'. Fully expected the usual spanking, but it actually worked out cheaper with the change - a year's cover was about £185 on the Audi compared to about £210 on the Volvo. No meaningful difference after the £9 admin charge but still felt good compared to my expectations!

[hairnet]

so this is kinda a grin

applied for renewal passport and did the online photo thing

took a selfie and they said no

went to spielmanns to get a proper one (after being advd by them and post office not to use the photo me booths

went home and it said no - their automated checker said i wasnt facing the camera (!)

went back to spielmann after finding out it said no cos no neutral expression

apart from haircut its the same as my driving licence ffs

went home and applied for an irish passport

they immediatley said ok and let me print the id forms out which you dont get unless they say ok to your info

5 mins after i did this

i get email from hm govt - youve been approved - only after i ranted at them for being hugely picky and saying no to a professional photo - also think pointing out that their automated check was dogshit did the trick also

have two approved applications now  @They_all_do_that_sir

POTATO!!!!!!!

[gm]

a day off work and the sun is out - i’m so glad i didn’t sell the mx5 last year

[camryv6]

1 hour ago, gm said:

a day off work and the sun is out - i’m so glad i didn’t sell the mx5 last year

Erm yes, you wouldn't want to take the Exocet out in this weather lol

[Wack]

I wouldn't want to think how much this costs , fascinating though 

 

[gm]

2 hours ago, camryv6 said:

Erm yes, you wouldn't want to take the Exocet out in this weather lol

i bet it rains on the day it is finally road legal - and i’ll still be taking it out anyway  

[camryv6]

3 hours ago, gm said:

i bet it rains on the day it is finally road legal - and i’ll still be taking it out anyway  

Oh i thought it already was road legal, ok i will let you off then lol

[Metal Guru]

10 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

On the subject of bricks...

Very brave with a torsion bar suspension!

Back in the 70s my parents were getting an extension built and had chosen a local cowboy builder. Towards completion, they were a few bricks short but not enough to get another pallet delivered, so one of them goes off in a rusty old Mini to collect them.

On returning , as he stopped outside  our house, the entire floor fell out onto the road. It kind of spoils the Italian job for me as I can’t help watching it thinking “ you’d never be able to put that weight in a Mini.”

[808 Estate]

[RoverFolkUs]

[mitsisigma01]

On 6/13/2022 at 10:53 PM, hairnet said:

Yeah so two and half hours in crowded house gig

Go to.tesco for a sandwich and this hapoens

 

 

What happens 🤔

[paulplom]

60 miles done on the beast. Van's in getting the fuel pump fitted and I had to go to Morpeth to collect the tickets for our day at races next Saturday.

63 miles used 2.02 litres of petrol. That's decent mpgs.

[dome]

On 14/06/2022 at 23:09, RoverFolkUs said:

I've just shown my dog this, he wants to move to Henfield...

[MikeR]

I think the tinternet is twigging me !!

[Rust Collector]

2 minutes ago, MikeR said:

I think the tinternet is twigging me !!

Hopefully it's ten pints of beer!

[paulplom]

It doesn't matter as long as it's good for you and gets you pissed.

[fairkens]

17 hours ago, Metal Guru said:

Back in the 70s my parents were getting an extension built and had chosen a local cowboy builder. Towards completion, they were a few bricks short but not enough to get another pallet delivered, so one of them goes off in a rusty old Mini to collect them.

On returning , as he stopped outside  our house, the entire floor fell out onto the road. It kind of spoils the Italian job for me as I can’t help watching it thinking “ you’d never be able to put that weight in a Mini.”

Tbf I think they do cover it off in the film (sort of). In the scene where they're modifying the cars

"Will it take the weight?!"

"Yes Charlie"

[hairnet]

Oops

[PhilA]

2 hours ago, fairkens said:

Tbf I think they do cover it off in the film (sort of). In the scene where they're modifying the cars

"Will it take the weight?!"

"Yes Charlie"

"He's having trouble with his differential"

 

Yeah, it's on the other end of the car, mate

[wuvvum]

Just been out for a rather enjoyable bike ride - I went a different way to my normal routes, down some deserted single track roads, through some woods listening to the birds' evening chorus, then out into fields one of which had a deer wandering across it (proper deer too, not one of those silly little muntjac things).  It cut diagonally across the field towards the road I was on, stopped when it reached the edge of the road - I stopped as well to see what it'd do.  It stared at me for a minute and then must have decided I wasn't an imminent threat as it took a few steps back into the field to get a run up, clattered across the road about 20 yards in front of me and leapt over the 5' hedge on the other side and off across the fields.  Amazing to see so close up and outside the confines of a car.  Wild flowers were lovely too, although the pollen count must be through the roof as my eyes were itchy AF by the time I got home.

[robinmasters]

Such a nice design. I've always thought I preferred the S1's more angular front, but this has really grown on me. 

Oh, and also the fact that I'm photographing my car at 3am, because of course I am. 

[mitsisigma01]

18 hours ago, mitsisigma01 said:

What happens 🤔

You were videoing some woman bending over in Tesco when a fat bloke with a loaf of bread gets in the way ......😯😯😯

[Back_For_More]

Nicely done ......

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-australia-61828404

 

 

[DSdriver]

On 6/12/2022 at 12:58 PM, HillmanImp said:

Mid life crisis camper wanker status achieved.

Just went up to Appletreewick near Bolton Abbey for a test camp to see if everything worked. Close enough to home if it went tits up. 

Only things to change though that we identified are the table is a bit wobbly and we need a better sleeping bag. 

Electric worked (twin leisure batteries), gas worked and didn't kill us (I've got an alarm in anyway), slept all 3 of us in the van okay, with MrsImp and I in the back and ImpJr across the front seats. 

Only issue was I drank too much so snored a bit apparently. However it works okay as a camper. Will hopefully get some use out of it over the summer. 

Wouldn't normally let ImpJr use the telly when we we're away, I'd make him go out and play but as it was our first time and it was such a bugger to fit I let him. 

Also managed a couple of spots. 

And saw this in the morning when I was getting comically overcharged for gas. 

Looks like you had a great time. We scrapped the sleeping bags and use duvets  and undersheets, much nicer to sleep with and works well even on the boat where the beds are very narrow.

[Muniphobia]

1 hour ago, mitsisigma01 said:

You were videoing some woman bending over in Tesco when a fat bloke with a loaf of bread gets in the way ......😯😯😯

Nah, it because they were playing Crowded House performing that Paul Young song 😉

[808 Estate]

 

[puddlethumper]

Popped into Tescos to see if there was any  fuel and what price. Whoopee ! 5 litres for £4.70. Booo ! Only 4 containers. Had them away, sharpish.

[hairnet]

And two weeks later from a different part of Scouse

 

SMELL YA LATER!!!

[RoverFolkUs]

Went out to the Xsara Picasso earlier (how fascinating, but bear with!) 

When I first got it, it stank of smelly wet dog. The worst

But I shampooed the carpets at the time and lobbed a neutradol in there, successfully got rid of the dog smell, but it smelt of chemicals as you'd expect

Well a couple of months have passed so the chemicals have dissipated, and the warm weather seems to have restored the "new car" smell

It literally smells like a new car in there, mixed with that typical 'giffermobile' smell. 

I absolutely love it!