What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[lesapandre]

On 12/23/2022 at 5:45 PM, Yoss said:

I know it's a bit vain to quote yourself but this is the Uptons breakfast as sampled this morning. 

It doesn't look too much in the photo but the plate is bigger than it looks. It's more than enough to keep me going til lunch anyway. With most black pudding I'll cut it with beans or hash browns or something. This black pudding I'm more than happy to eat on its own. The sausages are only chipolatas because they cook everything on a hot plate behind the counter so chipolatas cook through quicker. But they are award winning chipolatas. 

We arrived at 07.30 in pouring rain thinking it would be quiet. There were only two tables left, and a big queue in the shop side too. 

There is a lot about shops and stuff closing from lack of business in the recession - but the good ones like Uptons will keep going 'cus they are good. My local coffee shop is always packed out.

Merry Christmas everybody...

 

[lesapandre]

On 12/23/2022 at 8:43 PM, wuvvum said:

Got a Christmas card in the post from a slightly eccentric friend of mine.  He had put a wax seal on the envelope.

You sure that's wax?

[hairnet]

dont ya hate when ya drop ham in yer tea 

[Remspoor]

[GrumpiusMaximus]

5 hours ago, lesapandre said:

You sure that's wax?

Depends how 'eccentric' the friend is.

[High Jetter]

A ham wouldn't fit in me tea-mug!

[11001010]

[hairnet]

tin of quailty street

waffles

teacakes (not tunnocks)

must be ill - walked past them all - 4 cups of tea and a ham and cheese roll

2 day week next week

[hairnet]

Well that's ironic

 

slightly miffed cos the only gig left here is london on tuesday which i cant make cos the trains are fucked - have to be back weds for hospital

all the other dates are european and few in usa - could make the leipzig in april tho

[hairnet]

Cos I just happen to be watching this

[Ghosty]

This is our Christmas tree. 😆 

Also grin at the Lego that I got, was actually after that for myself! 

[jakebullet]

As usual we went to the BP station for coffee yesterday. The nice older bloke was serving, so we grabbed a box of chocs and gave them to him for crimbo. For reasons unknown the BP app decided to give us £6 of bonus points, so a cheap do.

[Remspoor]

Beer.

Purchased earlier this year, from Lidl, with these days in mind.

Last night drunk two. With what I think is the best of Spanish larger beers. Horribly small bottles.

All of the British breweries are owned by Carlsberg. My have things have changed since I left the UK.

[hairnet]

 

this is not @Conan

ROFL when he opens the boot

 

[Wack]

Anyone who booked florida for some winter warmth is going to be disappointed 

[808 Estate]

[HarmonicCheeseburger]

https://www.mylondon.news/news/real-life/couple-hate-last-christmas-wham-25827788

[hairnet]

is georges estate laughing hard at them

 

[cobblers]

4 hours ago, HarmonicCheeseburger said:

https://www.mylondon.news/news/real-life/couple-hate-last-christmas-wham-25827788

It's really far from the most offensive christmas song, too.

People like George Ezra are allowed to just keep releasing music with no real kickback and these pair have their knickers in a twist over a song that came out a few years before she was even was born? 

[RoverFolkUs]

5 hours ago, HarmonicCheeseburger said:

https://www.mylondon.news/news/real-life/couple-hate-last-christmas-wham-25827788

No taste whatsoever

The sooner songs about sausage rolls or cost of living and whatever else next are banished from reaching number 1 and rammed down everyone's throats with lashings of autotune, the better

[cobblers]

21 hours ago, Remspoor said:

Beer.

Purchased earlier this year, from Lidl, with these days in mind.

Last night drunk two. With what I think is the best of Spanish larger beers. Horribly small bottles.

All of the British breweries are owned by Carlsberg. My have things have changed since I left the UK.

There are so many bloody fantastic beers in the UK at the moment but since all the big breweries got bought up, none of them are sold in a supermarket and especially not in a selection box. 

[Out Run]

[Remspoor]

14 minutes ago, cobblers said:

There are so many bloody fantastic beers in the UK at the moment but since all the big breweries got bought up, none of them are sold in a supermarket and especially not in a selection box. 

These do not come up so often and when they do the price is not great. Still it is the birthday of thingy.

[Wack]

19 minutes ago, cobblers said:

There are so many bloody fantastic beers in the UK at the moment but since all the big breweries got bought up, none of them are sold in a supermarket and especially not in a selection box. 

There are some good (mostly lager) beers for the Philips draft master, the problem is £35 a keg and if you buy one you don't like you've got 30 days to get through 6 litres of it. 

[hairnet]

the hyundai ad with the ioniq 5 in it

first two seconds thought they were gonna play strange little girl by the stranglers

disapoint they dont

[Supernaut]

3 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

No taste whatsoever

The sooner songs about sausage rolls or cost of living and whatever else next are banished from reaching number 1 and rammed down everyone's throats with lashings of autotune, the better

I'm just disappointed this didn't make Christmas number one instead.

[Ghosty]

Spotting this 323 GTX 4WD made my day. 

[Leyland Worldmaster]

I want this fucker! 🤩🤩🤩

https://www.carandclassic.com/magazine/1974-triumph-toledo-v8-classified-of-the-week/

[HillmanImp]

23 hours ago, HarmonicCheeseburger said:

https://www.mylondon.news/news/real-life/couple-hate-last-christmas-wham-25827788

Someone on Reddit pointed out the slightly dubious age difference between the 2 considering the age of their oldest kid. 

Based upon that he'd probably have been 38 or 39, knocking up a 16 or 17yr old. 

Bit creepy. 

It could be his kid from another marriage though of course but it doesn't mention that and does make him look like a bit of a perv. 

[EyesWeldedShut]

1 hour ago, Leyland Worldmaster said:

I want this fucker! 🤩🤩🤩

https://www.carandclassic.com/magazine/1974-triumph-toledo-v8-classified-of-the-week/

https://www.carandclassic.com/auctions/1974-triumph-toledo-v8-gLQLDn looks like £5K would maybe clinch it 'reserve was almost met' at £4.5K?

I'm wondering what the motivation was to plonk in the Triumph V8? I'd have thought something more modern would have been better/smaller.