What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[vulgalour]

16 hours ago, vulgalour said:

Off to my first car meet since the pandemic began tomorrow too (all being well).  The Furious Driving coffee morning thing at Torque Moto.  It'll be nice to finally do something 'normal' again, it's well overdue.

Never mind, other half is quite unwell so we've had to cancel last minute.

[anonymous user]

23 hours ago, Metal Guru said:

According to a survey done by ATS , 80% of drivers don’t know what  the “tree” symbol over some wavy lines on their dashboard means.

That’s a thermometer in water for anyone with brain cells in double figures!

Social media has people tweeting “wow, never knew that and what it means”.

How do such people earn a living or survive a week in the real world?

I work with one, she asked what the Aladdin's lamp meant on the dash of her car. Chorus from everybody "It's your oil light"

It had been on for a while before she asked.

She did put oil in it (under supervision to make sure she didn't  use olive oil, or put it in the screenwash)

The car did not last long afterwards

 

[horriblemercedes]

11 hours ago, Wack said:

Didn't know whether to post this in the grin or grumpy thread 

My son came home with 2 tickets to the theatre but his GF isn't well so free night out for us 

Fuck me, that's 2 hours of my life I'm not getting back 

An inspector calls, one of the most bizzare things I've ever watched, it was that bad I was thinking at least we'll be able to fuck off at the interval, no they've thought of that, they want you to stay to the end so there's no interval 

 

 

I remember An Inspector Calls. J.B. Priestley, I think?

 

It's one of those wank plays where you're meant to overlook that the story itself is shit and focus on the hidden metaphors behind each character

[jaypee]

Some automotive manoeuvring with @davidfowler2000 @320touringand @Supernaut

[hairnet]

book it in for a mot and drive it doon?

or is it bit more borked than that

[jaypee]

2 minutes ago, hairnet said:

book it in for a mot and drive it doon?

or is it bit more borked than that

Needs to be less borked for that to happen. 

 

Heeed gaskit. 

[Wack]

1 hour ago, horriblemercedes said:

I remember An Inspector Calls. J.B. Priestley, I think?

 

It's one of those wank plays where you're meant to overlook that the story itself is shit and focus on the hidden metaphors behind each character

Something like that, only I was tired, hungry and thinking WTF am I doing here so all that passed me by 

[davidfowler2000]

2 hours ago, jaypee said:

Some automotive manoeuvring with @davidfowler2000 @320touringand @Supernaut

If we do any more trailering with that V70 I'm going to have to get Autoshite.Recovery.Shiteshifting.Etc. decals made for it

[808 Estate]

[Back_For_More]

5 hours ago, jaypee said:

Some automotive manoeuvring with @davidfowler2000 @320touringand @Supernaut

Wondered what had happened to that..... What's the plan then? 

Manual 645 swap? 

[Wack]

How things have changed, chased across the country and bought to justice for some towels, pillows and a key 

1970s clipping 

 

[cms206]

One of the lads I work with became a dad for the first time last year at the age of 53. His missus is 29 years his junior.

Today is his 54th birthday.

Another colleague chose to wish him a happy birthday on facebook... 😂

[jaypee]

5 hours ago, Back_For_More said:

Wondered what had happened to that..... What's the plan then? 

Manual 645 swap? 

Just rebuild the 3.5 top end 😊

[robinmasters]

3 hours ago, cms206 said:

One of the lads I work with became a dad for the first time last year at the age of 53. His missus is 29 years his junior.

Today is his 54th birthday.

Another colleague chose to wish him a happy birthday on facebook... 😂

He's done better than Alan. 

Cashback!

[Metal Guru]

16 hours ago, anonymous user said:

I work with one, she asked what the Aladdin's lamp meant on the dash of her car. Chorus from everybody "It's your oil light"

It had been on for a while before she asked.

She did put oil in it (under supervision to make sure she didn't  use olive oil, or put it in the screenwash)

The car did not last long afterwards

 

I look forward to the “Aladdin’s lamp “ becoming a feature of a similar future poll and subsequent revelation on social media.

[808 Estate]

[808 Estate]

[vulgalour]

Made some more progress on the Lanchester today.  Last of the woodworm treatment done, wood hardener applied, and that's as far as I could go on frame repairs due to drying/curing times.  I'll come back another day to do the filling work to get the shape back.  Didn't want to do welding, partly out of respect for the neighbours what with it being Mothering Sunday (or Mother's Day, if you prefer the American import) and partly because I just didn't want to.

Got the intermediary floor back in too.  This was tricky since it's a very particular fit for the space and I didn't want to damage the original arch inner trims that are really very fragile.

After that was in, I sorted through the medley of fasteners that had been holding it down when the car arrived and made sure only the proper ones went in the appropriate holes.  New grommets in the bodywork for the new wiring was done too, as well as routing the new wiring for the high level rear lights ready for when the brackets are finished for those lights to go in.  The wiring will be hidden by the side trims when they go back in the car once I've got everything connected and am happy it all works.

To wrap things up, the rubber floor mat was put back in for the first time in months and I can draw a line under this job.

Not sure what the next target is yet.  It will either be the bit of welding to the sill ends and floor, completion of the high level rear lights wiring and bracketry, or connecting the front indicator wiring up.  Maybe a mix of all of that.  It's all going in the right direction at any rate.  Each job is feeling progressively smaller and less stressful, which is nice.

[RoverFolkUs]

[omegod]

On 3/17/2023 at 10:47 PM, Wack said:

Didn't know whether to post this in the grin or grumpy thread 

My son came home with 2 tickets to the theatre but his GF isn't well so free night out for us 

Fuck me, that's 2 hours of my life I'm not getting back 

An inspector calls, one of the most bizzare things I've ever watched, it was that bad I was thinking at least we'll be able to fuck off at the interval, no they've thought of that, they want you to stay to the end so there's no interval 

 

 

Liverpool Empire I assume, my daughter reported the same this week 

[Dobloseven]

Just realised the clocks go forward next weekend. This really cheers me up. Should be away in the caravan if we can find somewhere. Just found out the site we were planning on using, isn't open till April. Normally never closes. 

[Wack]

27 minutes ago, omegod said:

Liverpool Empire I assume, my daughter reported the same this week 

It was, seemed very of its time, I think it was written just after WW2, set before WW1 

 

[New POD]

On 17/03/2023 at 22:47, Wack said:

Didn't know whether to post this in the grin or grumpy thread 

My son came home with 2 tickets to the theatre but his GF isn't well so free night out for us 

Fuck me, that's 2 hours of my life I'm not getting back 

An inspector calls, one of the most bizzare things I've ever watched, it was that bad I was thinking at least we'll be able to fuck off at the interval, no they've thought of that, they want you to stay to the end so there's no interval 

 

 

Saw it at the winter Gardens in Blackpool 18 years ago. It's a good story. 

[Remspoor]

Grin or Grumpy I am swinging on this. Airport sandwich.

This is not Naming as the Spanish say

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Letter_ñ_es_es.flac

For the Ñ

Enyaming it is then?

[cobblers]

Not been driving this much lately on account of the roads being covered in salt etc, it's hardly been used since november. I have a load of stuff to move from my old workshop to the new one so I've dug it back out.

GAWD DAMN I love driving this old crock. Hopefully back into dailyish rotation now. 

 

[angle]

Was driving along earlier and a police Astra pulls out of a side road behind me with blues on. I pull into the side and stop to let it past, the policeman pulls up beside me and gestures to wind my window down.

'What are you doing mate?'

'Sorry?'

'I said, what are you doing?'

'...pulling over?'

'You can't stop there, its a double yellow line and a bike lane. What are you doing?'

'Um - there's nowhere else to pull over...?'

'You can't stop there, its a double yellow line'

(Policeman starts getting out of car)

'I'm not stopping, I'm just letting you past. I don't know if you're going right or left, so I don't want to block you at the lights'

(Policeman stops. There's a pause of a few seconds. He looks at the dash. He looks at the roof).

'I've got my lights on, haven't I? Sorry mate, not my normal car. Jesus, I must have been driving round with them on since the start of my shift...'

[High Jetter]

The stereotype of Astra drivers continues ...

[gm]

a surprise late christmas gift from mother gm 

how late ? 

very late, it would seem !

how very Autoshite  

[Remspoor]

7 hours ago, angle said:

Was driving along earlier and a police Astra pulls out of a side road behind me with blues on. I pull into the side and stop to let it past, the policeman pulls up beside me and gestures to wind my window down.

'What are you doing mate?'

'Sorry?'

'I said, what are you doing?'

'...pulling over?'

'You can't stop there, its a double yellow line and a bike lane. What are you doing?'

'Um - there's nowhere else to pull over...?'

'You can't stop there, its a double yellow line'

(Policeman starts getting out of car)

'I'm not stopping, I'm just letting you past. I don't know if you're going right or left, so I don't want to block you at the lights'

(Policeman stops. There's a pause of a few seconds. He looks at the dash. He looks at the roof).

'I've got my lights on, haven't I? Sorry mate, not my normal car. Jesus, I must have been driving round with them on since the start of my shift...'

FFS  he has a degree.

[New POD]

8 hours ago, angle said:

Was driving along earlier and a police Astra pulls out of a side road behind me with blues on. I pull into the side and stop to let it past, the policeman pulls up beside me and gestures to wind my window down.

'What are you doing mate?'

'Sorry?'

'I said, what are you doing?'

'...pulling over?'

'You can't stop there, its a double yellow line and a bike lane. What are you doing?'

'Um - there's nowhere else to pull over...?'

'You can't stop there, its a double yellow line'

(Policeman starts getting out of car)

'I'm not stopping, I'm just letting you past. I don't know if you're going right or left, so I don't want to block you at the lights'

(Policeman stops. There's a pause of a few seconds. He looks at the dash. He looks at the roof).

'I've got my lights on, haven't I? Sorry mate, not my normal car. Jesus, I must have been driving round with them on since the start of my shift...'

I was once driving a hire car from Rome, Eastwards over and through some big mountains on the autostrada. I was in no particular rush but was traveling above the speed limit, a bit.  Lots of cars were blasting past.  Came across a police car with blue lights flashing, and all the other cars were blasting past.  He was doing less than the speed limit, but I didn't want to overtake an emergency vehicle on an emergency.  Anyway eventually I did overtake and about 30 muns later decided to pull in for a spot of tiffin.  As I locked the car the police car pulled in. Police man got out. Looked at his roof. Got back in the car, turned off the lights, got out looked around sheepishly to see if anyone had seen, saw me smiling, and then went in and bought an expresso.  I overtook him again later but without the lights on.