What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

This again.

And again.

[beko1987]

Spent dinner time mooching around shepherd's bush green with my dad this afternoon, and out of thousands of cars a s3 landy and beautiful faded gold prefix-Y 5 door saab were the only decent sights, and I failed to get photos of either! 

[MikeR]

Walked into Tesco and engine oil was on offer , that's the next oil change sorted .

However the petrol at our "remote" Tesco is some 7p more a litre than the remote petrol station by our static in the lakes ???? , Thankfully I brimmed it before heading home and it's still full ..

[TheOtherStu]

27 minutes ago, MikeR said:

Walked into Tesco and engine oil was on offer , that's the next oil change sorted .

However the petrol at our "remote" Tesco is some 7p more a litre than the remote petrol station by our static in the lakes ???? , Thankfully I brimmed it before heading home and it's still full ..

I swear it's a lottery.
I live literally next door to the largest refinery in the country and fuel is super expensive here.

I go to some remote place in Wales and it's 10p a litre cheaper.

[cobblers]

This is quite important, I have found Alan Partridges five bedroomed bastard house on google earth

many years I've searched manually, no luck at all. Trawling from estate to estate, looking at planning applications for the mid/late 90s, aerial shots, never found fuck all!

 

But here she is! last sold for £1.8 million

 

One day I'll find the one briefly showed that he built.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

3 minutes ago, cobblers said:

This is quite important, I have found Alan Partridges five bedroomed bastard house.

many years I've searched manually, no luck at all. Trawling from estate to estate, looking at planning applications for the mid/late 90s. fuck all!

 

But here she is! last sold for £1.8 million

 

One day I'll find the one he built.

Great find. Did you post to reelstreets? I wonder if the Metro is still parked on the other side of the road...

[cobblers]

Just now, Dick Longbridge said:

Great find. Did you post to reelstreets? I wonder if the Metro is still parked on the other side of the road...

I found it about 15 seconds ago and the only people I know who might even slightly care are on here. I've not heard of realstreets, I'll stick it on there tomorrow if it's not already been found!

[Wack]

17 hours ago, TheOtherStu said:

I swear it's a lottery.
I live literally next door to the largest refinery in the country and fuel is super expensive here.

I go to some remote place in Wales and it's 10p a litre cheaper.

E5 in Costco is £1.40

The BP round the corner £1.70 , it was a proper fuck off moment when I pulled the handle out , only put £5 in at that price

[TheOtherStu]

1 hour ago, Wack said:

E5 in Costco is £1.40

The BP round the corner £1.70 , it was a proper fuck off moment when I pulled the handle out , only put £5 in at that price

I've never lived near a Costco that sold petrol - the one in MK didn't. I believe the one in Southampton does though, it's a decent 20 mile round trip just for some fuel but I suppose I could always fill up when I went past.
I should really re-join though. Problem is, it's like going in Ikea - you can't come out with just 1 thing. I mean, it's mandatory to come out with a tray of cakes and chicken breasts.

[NorthernMonkey]

1 hour ago, Wack said:

E5 in Costco is £1.40

The BP round the corner £1.70 , it was a proper fuck off moment when I pulled the handle out , only put £5 in at that price

Our local one across Manchester is currently 130.9 for premium diesel and e10 with e5 at 137.9

Seriously considering another TDV8 now! 😂

[TheOtherStu]

4 minutes ago, NorthernMonkey said:

Our local one across Manchester is currently 130.9 for premium diesel and e10 with e5 at 137.9

Seriously considering another TDV8 now! 😂

It's the tax that kills you with many newer cars. TDV8 is now £695.

[Wack]

1 hour ago, TheOtherStu said:

It's the tax that kills you with many newer cars. TDV8 is now £695.

That's the plan , anything that's not really special, off the road

My supercharged RR was registered days before the cutoff but it's still £400 , what shocked me when I taxed my 2001 1600cc MX5 was the £32 a month

[Metal Guru]

On 18/06/2023 at 23:04, High Jetter said:

And again.

Deja vu anyone?

[5speedracer]

Just been to the chemist where there is a sign that reads "The responsible pharmacist is ...."

Can't help wondering if they also have an irresponsible pharmacist in case someone needs something more recreational.  

[horriblemercedes]

The tyre and the bulb are a surprise as I checked them and they were fine. Easy fixes though. Looks like my car lives on 

[horriblemercedes]

On 6/19/2023 at 11:09 PM, cobblers said:

This is quite important, I have found Alan Partridges five bedroomed bastard house on google earth

many years I've searched manually, no luck at all. Trawling from estate to estate, looking at planning applications for the mid/late 90s, aerial shots, never found fuck all!

 

But here she is! last sold for £1.8 million

 

One day I'll find the one briefly showed that he built.

He did well there. As I recall, he paid £324k

[cobblers]

2 minutes ago, horriblemercedes said:

He did well there. As I recall, he paid £324k

House prices rocketed when they closed the school for the deaf after noise the complaints

[meggersdog]

Moting a car this afternoon and the owner goes next door to ask about the work required. Comes back in my office as I'm printing off the failure. Hand him his failure and he says "see you next Tuesday" 

Made me smile 

[horriblemercedes]

5 hours ago, horriblemercedes said:

The tyre and the bulb are a surprise as I checked them and they were fine. Easy fixes though. Looks like my car lives on 

 

No correspondence from MOT man, but I've spotted a pass on the system. Grin is even bigger 

 

 

[Markeh]

Best mate finally got her 2008 back from the bodyshop after the rear door got damaged during a break-in.

Apparently £5.5k total cost to the insurance. So close to being written off it seems!

But the kicker is this. She's had a fault with the drivers door for some time as the wiring was breaking up, so no speaker, and the remote locking wouldn't lock the door, had to be locked via the key. Clearly after fitting a replacement rear door they've scanned it or discovered the issue, assumed it was part of the vehicle damage somehow and fixed it! Shed have paid her excess to get that repaired, probably.

[goosey]

Ended up taking the scenic route

[MikeR]

Tax refund for the last year arrived in the post..

Nil income tax paid for the last year .. 

get in there 

[High Jetter]

Mrs & I ordered our new driving licences as our 10 year photocards expire next month. Did it online, on the 18th (Sunday), and they both arrived intoday's post.

[Wack]

Just went round to the BP

The Asian guy behind the counter said, hello sir , I like your car , is it your daughter's

I did used to like him 🤣

[camryv6]

22 hours ago, Wack said:

Just went round to the BP

The Asian guy behind the counter said, hello sir , I like your car , is it your daughter's

I did used to like him 🤣

I had similar once when i bought an MX5, a work colleague asked if i had bought it for my wife lol. bastard  

[Wack]

That's my man cards handed in then

5 minutes ago, camryv6 said:

I has similar once when i bought am MX5, a work colleague asked if i had bought it for my wife lol. bastard  

That's my man cards handed in then

 

I did take this picture from the drivers seat of my super manly range rover though

 

[hairnet]

classic car garage

ponton mercedes ❤️

@Dyslexic Viking

[hairnet]

9 minutes ago, hairnet said:

classic car garage

ponton mercedes ❤️

@Dyslexic Viking

working on it = gearchange is rattling

[richardmorris]

Guardian reporting on yesterday at Ascot.

Slightly irreverent naming of the King a la Private Eye.

Royal Ascot day three: Dettori win caps historic day for horse racing – as it happened | Royal Ascot | The Guardian

 

Lester Piggott was the greatest Flat jockey I’ve ever seen but Dettori has that something special and, like Lester, he has gone out of racing’s orbit and into the public consciousness. His final appearance at Ascot (indeed, his last day race-riding in Britain) on Champions Day in October is a day not to be missed.

 

Frankie and Brian share a joke. Photograph: James Marsh/Shutterstock

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[camryv6]

21 hours ago, Wack said:

That's my man cards handed in then

That's my man cards handed in then

 

I did take this picture from the drivers seat of my super manly range rover though

 

Did the wife let you borrow her Range Rover ? lol