What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[gm]

just in from the local pub after a few beers with @DVee8 and had a right good night  cheers !

[hairnet]

Ein bischen luft

[hairnet]

Fek 

Wish I could do that as I type this just over a massive joint in the runway

How he still asleep lol

[hairnet]

Still a bit far away

[hairnet]

Why can't UK airports do that

Ironically they've overbooked the connection but the train they put you on to Dresden takes 4 hours I'd miss the gig 

They'd give you 250 euro also but no I'd rather the gig

[MikeR]

I just happened to be in the right place and all set up when this Heron landed in front of me and waded into the pond at a reserve ....

I know Herons are very nervous and vanish at the first hint of man being around ...

But the vid has had 400 plus views ...  what did I do right ????

[808 Estate]

[hairnet]

So hit a roundy birthday

Do something daft

Snack and dushe nu

Then lol at German TV

Only spot so far has been a Corsa D and a.schaeft spec Audi a6

 

[hairnet]

Lol at the Chinese guy on the train when the dB chap asked for his ticket in perfect English he said youust buy a ticket or it's 60 euros ( ticket is only 3)

Oddly you buy the ticket from theachine but then there's a machine you punch it with

Wtf

If I'd not seen a.local do that.......

What would dB have said @Schaefft 

[richardmorris]

47 minutes ago, hairnet said:

Lol at the Chinese guy on the train when the dB chap asked for his ticket in perfect English he said youust buy a ticket or it's 60 euros ( ticket is only 3)

Oddly you buy the ticket from theachine but then there's a machine you punch it with

Wtf

If I'd not seen a.local do that.......

What would dB have said @Schaefft 

Many decades ago on my last and only  train trip in Italy, (Florence to Venice) you had to punch the tickets to validate them.

[hairnet]

Oh yes

The new Renault ad the backing music

That's this lot

[hairnet]

Burp

[hairnet]

[hairnet]

1 hour ago, richardmorris said:

Many decades ago on my last and only  train trip in Italy, (Florence to Venice) you had to punch the tickets to validate them.

It's not 1965 that's all

[richardmorris]

6 minutes ago, hairnet said:

It's not 1965 that's all

My trip was 1992 I think. First class train was very nice- I remember we flew out on Dan dare airways which folded the same week. Thompson city break I think it was. Flight to Pisa, bus to Florence train to venice and flight back to Manchester. I’ve flown again twice - to Bordeaux and Marseille, and not for nearly twenty years.

[hairnet]

Lol I've made it a law not to use any of the holiday type flyers ever because of that

And for more than 20 years not used tu Jet2 Thompson etc

[hairnet]

@PhilA

Not that one

[hairnet]

So I was thinking about following the gig to Hamburg but €€€€€€ for the train and flight from Hamburg

But then Berlin is only 100 miles to visit bee Emm vay but can't cos

the marathon is on

That happened in Stuttgart when visited Merc

[MikeR]

We must live on a posh estate , not just any old abandoned trolly ,

an abandoned M&S trolly !!! 

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, MikeR said:

We must live on a posh estate , not just any old abandoned trolly ,

an abandoned M&S trolly !!! 

Plus, it's still got all four wheels!

[Matty]

On 9/12/2023 at 8:01 PM, Matty said:

New addition to the family

Replacement outriggers progressing at an impressive pace. You can buy them ready manufactured at quite a dear price. On the other hand there's about 50 quids worth of steel in the job. So he's making them himself. All done to correct spec including tube wall thickness. Properly powder coated and filled with preservative should win it a few more years.

[beko1987]

 Nice 👌

Had a genuine laugh, then chuckled again as I typed it into my phone after! 

[goosey]

Yesterday my neighbours wheelie bin got blown over by the wind, it then rolled down the driveway leaving a trail of debris from the open lid before doing a 180” into the middle of the road and emptying the rest of its contents.  Luckily I was in the vicinity at the time so was able to film the entire event as it happened on my mobile phone then warn drivers about the wheelie bin obstruction in the middle of the road (there was just enough room to squeeze a car past with myself acting as banksman). When my neighbour returned later that day from her 12 hour shift at the nursing home I was keen to point out what had happened and show her my video of the event and give her some advice about bin storage etc but she just ignored me while attempting to lift the heavy bin back onto its wheels (a passing OAP helped her in the end) and dragging the bin back into position then clearing up the litter that had been blown into the road and surrounding area, while I watched and gave advice/encouragement.

[andy18s]

1 minute ago, goosey said:

Yesterday my neighbours wheelie bin got blown over by the wind, it then rolled down the driveway leaving a trail of debris from the open lid before doing a 180” into the middle of the road and emptying the rest of its contents.  Luckily I was in the vicinity at the time so was able to film the entire event as it happened on my mobile phone then warn drivers about the wheelie bin obstruction in the middle of the road (there was just enough room to squeeze a car past with myself acting as banksman). When my neighbour returned later that day from her 12 hour shift at the nursing home I was keen to point out what had happened and show her my video of the event and give her some advice about bin storage etc but she just ignored me while attempting to lift the heavy bin back onto its wheels (a passing OAP helped her in the end) and dragging the bin back into position then clearing up the litter that had been blown into the road and surrounding area, while I watched and gave advice. 

Link to the tiktok vid or it never happened....

#sarcasm lol

[DSdriver]

26 minutes ago, goosey said:

Yesterday my neighbours wheelie bin got blown over by the wind, it then rolled down the driveway leaving a trail of debris from the open lid before doing a 180” into the middle of the road and emptying the rest of its contents.  Luckily I was in the vicinity at the time so was able to film the entire event as it happened on my mobile phone then warn drivers about the wheelie bin obstruction in the middle of the road (there was just enough room to squeeze a car past with myself acting as banksman). When my neighbour returned later that day from her 12 hour shift at the nursing home I was keen to point out what had happened and show her my video of the event and give her some advice about bin storage etc but she just ignored me while attempting to lift the heavy bin back onto its wheels (a passing OAP helped her in the end) and dragging the bin back into position then clearing up the litter that had been blown into the road and surrounding area, while I watched and gave advice/encouragement.

That is not at all amusing, you need to take a good look at yourself and think about being a good neighbour.

[goosey]

1 hour ago, DSdriver said:

That is not at all amusing, you need to take a good look at yourself and think about being a good neighbour.

I will.

[motorpunk]

Checking out of a hotel in America. Tired and slightly grumpy. Friendly guy on the desk was Mexican, name badge says Pedro. I had pre-paid and just wanted a copy of the invoice. I said hello amigo and asked for the invoice, please.

Bit of a delay, so I made a bit of small talk. He heard my accent. "Where you from?" he asked. "England", I said. "I like England accent". Bit of an awkward pause. "How's your day going?" I asked. "OK"... longer pause. He then felt obliged to say something. "I love your culture" he said. By now I'm a bit fed up waiting for this invoice and he's making no attempt to print anything. "Thanks... have you been to England?",  he had not. "So what part of English culture do you like?" I asked, putting him on the spot a bit. Very, very long pause now. Some people behind start forming a queue. Still he doesn't give me the invoice. "Errrrrr......." he says, then, triumphantly... "The clock, the clock!"... I assume he means Big Ben. "Yes, it's impressive". Still no invoice. I am feeling cheeky. "Just the clock? Is that all you like?" I smile at him. Mild panic now sets in as this guy wracks his brains about English culture. "Theeeee... the, errr......." a massive pause.... he forms a bridge shape with his hands.. "THE BRIDGE! THE BRIDGE!"... oh yes, Tower bridge, but he's still not printing the bloody invoice. "Is it just the architecture you like? There's more to English culture, y'know" I am hot and narked. "How about the Queen, the Beatles, Stonehenge, Football, the terrible food..." I ask - he doesn't notice the joke, so I put him on the spot. "Nothing else in English culture take your fancy then?!".... he actually scratches his head. I hear people behind me tutting and don't care.  There's now a pause longer than an X Factor winner announcement. He looks around for help, none comes. "What else, then?" He finally lights up, eureka.... "The fish! The fry fish!!!!".... Fish and chips, lovely, yes mate. I love them too. Then feeling bad, and no sign of my invoice, I say... "You should work for the English tourist board... come and see the clock and the bridge and eat the fried fish! There's not much else worth seeing anyway," ... he looks confused. I feel bad. He looks down at the desk - he'd printed my invoice ages ago and I hadn't noticed.  Sorry Pedro. I am a twat.

[RoverFolkUs]

[808 Estate]

[Keymaster]

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