What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[New POD]

I was on the A55 when someone took a photo. 

 

 

 

 

[New POD]

On 01/07/2022 at 19:57, artdjones said:

Caerphilly and Llanelli aren't inspiring, but they are close to things that are.

Similar with Derby.  Dove Dale. The peak District. Donnington Park. Matlock. Bakewell. Toyota. 

[Remspoor]

11 hours ago, hairnet said:

To quote every kid ever

Are we nearly there yet 

Fuck me, are you Hubnut?

[hairnet]

no hubnut is slower

 

 

 

[Remspoor]

2 hours ago, 808 Estate said:

Gay pride.

[PhilA]

1 hour ago, inconsistant said:

That’s an absolutely gorgeous dash, what car is it?

That's my Pontiac. (1951)

[wuvvum]

2 hours ago, Wack said:

Fuck me that's horrific 

I saw one on the road a couple of months back, they are just as fugly in the metal.

[Remspoor]

5 years ago almost to the day this happened.

Green Day publish part of their concert in which they do not participate. It is a song sung by a singer who died 26 years before this event. What a legacy Mercury left.

[Wack]

21 minutes ago, Remspoor said:

5 years ago almost to the day this happened.

Green Day publish part of their concert in which they do not participate. It is a song sung by a singer who died 26 years before this event. What a legacy Mercury left.

There's a behind the scenes video of queen filming these are the days of our lives , Freddie must've been in so much pain but still the showman , it's very sad to watch.

One of my biggest regrets is never seeing  queen live 

 

Sometimes I get the feelin'
I was back in the old days long ago
When we were kids when we were young
Things seemed so perfect - you know
The days were endless we were crazy we were young
The sun was always shinin'
We just lived for fun
Sometimes it seems like lately
I just don't know
The rest of my life's been a show

 

[andy18s]

Amazing what you find at the bottom of the garden..

[Austat]

Awful driving from the land of the rising sun: 

[Timewaster]

Brilliant piece of journalism.

This month's Classic Retro Modern.

 

[wuvvum]

7 hours ago, Remspoor said:

5 years ago almost to the day this happened.

Green Day publish part of their concert in which they do not participate. It is a song sung by a singer who died 26 years before this event. What a legacy Mercury left.

I must have watched that video 20 times over the years.  Always cheers me up.  Fantastic.

[PhilA]

A blob of color in a sea of grey porridge.

[Remspoor]

8 hours ago, andy18s said:

Amazing what you find at the bottom of the garden..

Bloody hell Japanese Knot Weed. That is horrific. 🍃

[hairnet]

work tried to ring me half an hour ago prolly for why are you not in

seeing as in furrin country wouldnt answer it anyway - also theyre ringing ffrom a moblie why leave me a voicemail (which i cant access unless at home) when you could message me

they were told op weds have to isolate from today while waiting for op - same as the last time

funny how they always forget - they can fro - it woulda been a week off this week if id passed the covid test or not anyway

but then i talk to them about the medical and they say oh dont worry about work

madness

[Floatylight]

Just registered the SLK on the work system, I imagine someone with their eyes on stalks looking at the CO2 emissions in a world where everyone is getting hybrids and electric. PA! 

I already get regular computerised warnings about my car being over 5years old and more than 90k miles, telling me I need to to address these action points..  not going to happen anytime soon 😂

[Jazoli]

5 minutes ago, Floatylight said:

Just registered the SLK on the work system, I imagine someone with their eyes on stalks looking at the CO2 emissions in a world where everyone is getting hybrids and electric. PA! 

I already get regular computerised warnings about my car being over 5years old and more than 90k miles, telling me I need to to address these action points..  not going to happen anytime soon 😂

I've just done mine, I'm sure I'm going to get a shitty email from my prius driving lentil munching manager this week about my 2.7L polluting diesel I've just added. 

[GrumpiusMaximus]

4 minutes ago, Nyphur said:

First proper day out in months

 

Almost a shame Bumrah didn't get to kick off again.  I must admit I was cheering that on at the time.  Looks set up for a bit of fun this afternoon, enjoy!

[paulplom]

What a lovely looking machine. The bmw isn't bad either.

[paulplom]

51 minutes ago, Nyphur said:

First proper day out in months

 

Shame to waste it watching cricket. 😴🤣

[eddyramrod]

I didn't know whether to put this here or in Grump, but I decided here...

Just been on FB and someone has posted up a wall of boxed Vanguards cars at a fiver each plus post, so I sent him a message with some requests.  MrsR looks over from her chair while I'm typing and asks what I'm doing; cue a rant about me having too many already.  Meanwhile I detect an increasingly urgent signal that I should go to the loo.

Well I wasn't quick enough typing, was I?  Just a spot on my trousers (clean on today) and undies (yesterday's) but I've had to put them in the machine and nip upstairs for some clean ones.  I can almost feel her trying not to laugh.

Worse things happen, I guess.

[Andyrew]

See this at the tip re use centre. Exactly like mine when i was wee.

Used to put mine up on my dads car ramps and lay underneath like a mechanic. when i was single digit age. 

Handbrake drifts yo!

 

[PhilA]

A day to celebrate treason with fireworks and barbeque.

[hairnet]

nice one fil

 

[PhilA]

50 minutes ago, hairnet said:

nice one fil

 

Just in time, too.

[Crackers]

6 hours ago, Floatylight said:

telling me I need to to address these action points

What exactly gives them the right to an opinion on their employees' cars? I must be missing something here, that seems ludicrous!

[PhilA]

11 minutes ago, Crackers said:

What exactly gives them the right to an opinion on their employees' cars? I must be missing something here, that seems ludicrous!

You need something old and American, pre-smog.

Engine capacity: 7210

CO2 emissions: yes

[Crackers]

3 minutes ago, PhilA said:

You need something old and American, pre-smog.

Engine capacity: 7210

CO2 emissions: Visible

EFA

[PhilA]

3 minutes ago, Crackers said:

EFA

 

Sad thing is my Pontiac definitely qualifies for CO2: yes, it doesn't smoke unless you've been on a fast run and back off the throttle, where it goes a bit blue... But you can definitely smell it when it's running.

Phil