What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Wack]

Years ago I worked with a guy who was a drinker, got banned, a year or so later got banned again but he was bricking it when he went to court , the alcohol reading was high so he was advised the court could fine him up to 10k and or 2 years in prison 

Came out bouncing, £500 fine which wasn't even a weeks wages and a mandatory 3 year ban, he didn't even serve all of that because they let him give them some money for an awareness course, might've been 2½ years in. 

 

[New POD]

53 minutes ago, GrumpiusMaximus said:

You clearly didn't know my old mate Mad Dog, who would wake up and swig vodka despite being (at the time) unemployed.  Glad to say that he kicked it and the last time I saw him he was doing much better.

I wasn't saying alcoholism is a good thing, just that some people can get to the point where it takes a good amount to start slurring thier words. To be fair, if she was weaving all over the road, then she probably isn't one of them. 

 

[AnnoyingPentium]

[Spurious]

 

[Sunny Jim]

[HarmonicCheeseburger]

[MikeR]

Go on say it.  Vroom vroom ...

[Matty]

Just saw this in a carpark. Fair made my day really. After all, you can never be too careful 😄

 

[cobblers]

18 minutes ago, Matty said:

Just saw this in a carpark. Fair made my day really. After all, you can never be too careful 😄

 

They could actually be trims, some newer stuff has very rudimentary alloy wheels with plastic trims like this on them. When it's a "wasteful" style they can save the money on excess alloy and the wheel ends up lighter and cheaper to make.

[hairnet]

why is it everytime i think about going on a plane

what do i see on the tv

cast away

ffs

[808 Estate]

[richardmorris]

4 hours ago, MikeR said:

Go on say it.  Vroom vroom ...

Honestly, my first thought was the wurzels.

[Matty]

2 hours ago, cobblers said:

They could actually be trims, some newer stuff has very rudimentary alloy wheels with plastic trims like this on them. When it's a "wasteful" style they can save the money on excess alloy and the wheel ends up lighter and cheaper to make.

I thought that so I had to have a check. Defo alloys. Poor old bugger, wasting his pension on cable ties.

[RoverFolkUs]

1 hour ago, 808 Estate said:

Ah, I'd like to see the clever sod's smug face change when informed it won't be loaded and it needs to all be taken off 😅

[High Jetter]

3 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Honestly, my first thought was the wurzels.

Ooh Ah Ooo Ah!

[HarmonicCheeseburger]

3 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Ah, I'd like to see the clever sod's smug face change when informed it won't be loaded and it needs to all be taken off 😅

[Metal Guru]

4 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Ah, I'd like to see the clever sod's smug face change when informed it won't be loaded and it needs to all be taken off 😅

That should feature in the McDonalds “ like to get your money’s worth” ads.

[Markeh]

Was given a box of techy crap to wipe/dispose of by a friend of mine's mum. Chucked her some cash thinking I'd flog a couple of the older tablets and cover my costs.

Delphi clone and an already set up laptop, thanks very much for that one - saves me buying one!

[Blunderguts]

[808 Estate]

[808 Estate]

[myglaren]

[wuvvum]

40 minutes ago, 808 Estate said:

Gotta rove a bit of casual lacism.

[Wack]

I'm amazed what people post on tiktok 

This guy got pulled in by dvsa on what I assume the M5, Exeter to Bristol 

Smoking like a good un, flat tyre, no mot and 1000kg overloaded 

So he posts the paperwork with all his details on it as they're walking to the train 

 

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMY2k5389/

[Low Horatio gearbox]

Had to do stuff,  took the  XJ.

Saw this bucket list gem  (in convoy with a Mk1 Mini Cooper and an NC MX-5)

 

[Soundwave]

Been looking on ebay for an old whistling camping kettle, I've got fond memories of our old kettle from camping holidays as a child. Modern whistling camping kettles tend to shriek rather than whistle (mine definitely does), and I fancied revisiting my childhood a bit.

It seems I'm not the only one who remembers the older ones fondly though - every one I've seen so far has attracted lots of bids, and ended up going for £8-£10. I was watching one out of curiousity, it had already gone beyond what I was willing to bid so I didn't bother, was just curious to see what it went for. Suddenly one of the bidders had the idea of making a ludicrously high maximum bid at the last second. The idea, I assume, was to ensure nobody would outbid them and didn't actually expect to pay anywhere near their maximum bid... except another bidder had the same idea.


Long story short, one of them is now going to be paying £50 for a manky old tin kettle.

[gm]

I'm sure I've posted these before somewhere but I was out for a run this afternoon and stopped to take pics of this garages wall murals

last time I was passing, the shutters were up and he had a old Mustang and a Citroen DS in that both looked like long term residents

 

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, Soundwave said:

Been looking on ebay for an old whistling camping kettle, I've got fond memories of our old kettle from camping holidays as a child. Modern whistling camping kettles tend to shriek rather than whistle (mine definitely does), and I fancied revisiting my childhood a bit.

It seems I'm not the only one who remembers the older ones fondly though - every one I've seen so far has attracted lots of bids, and ended up going for £8-£10. I was watching one out of curiousity, it had already gone beyond what I was willing to bid so I didn't bother, was just curious to see what it went for. Suddenly one of the bidders had the idea of making a ludicrously high maximum bid at the last second. The idea, I assume, was to ensure nobody would outbid them and didn't actually expect to pay anywhere near their maximum bid... except another bidder had the same idea.


Long story short, one of them is now going to be paying £50 for a manky old tin kettle.

What's dad's old primus stove & kettle worf then?

[HarmonicCheeseburger]

[myglaren]

12 hours ago, gm said:

I'm sure I've posted these before somewhere but I was out for a run this afternoon and stopped to take pics of this garages wall murals

last time I was passing, the shutters were up and he had a old Mustang and a Citroen DS in that both looked like long term residents

 

Remember that although it is years since I was up that way.