What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[DavieW]

5 minutes ago, juular said:

How on earth does it cost 61 quid to travel that tiny distance now?

We were going to be £126 for 2 returns from Perth to Aviemore in Aug 22. Citylink was £22 return for the 2 of us. 

[juular]

6 minutes ago, DavieW said:

We were going to be £126 for 2 returns from Perth to Aviemore in Aug 22. Citylink was £22 return for the 2 of us. 

Funny thing is that fare to Arisaig involves an hour and a half on a rail replacement bus 😄

[jakebullet]

Decided to take disco out that's not moved since August. Flat battery. Arse.

I've got one of those fag packet jump packs that's been sat unused for 2 years. Surely it's not going to work? Rapid whirring, brum! Colour me stunned.

Mind, still see a visit to tayna in the near future, battery is 12 years old.

[maxxo]

Popped down the grandparents today

managed to find my car battery charger I bought 2 years ago and never used

just as well as their battery is completely dead, and I’ve brought it home to charge for them

now if I’ve read the date code correctly, it’s a 2009 battery so original to the car

probably why it died after an hour with the hazards on, let alone a life of town driving

still, what’s the bet it’ll take a charge and work as it did before?

[Remspoor]

You have all read about the devastating floods in parts of Spain. Most of the news here is very sad. Political infighting, folks  loosing homes, no water or electricity etc.

But this one is a bit of good news and is car related. Left submerged in an underground car park, covered in mud and water for days. This old girl still works.

Would not want to clean the upholstery afterwords would you?

 

[hairnet]

2 hours ago, juular said:

That made me spit my tea out more than the cost of the Royal Scotsman land tour.

How on earth does it cost 61 quid to travel that tiny distance now?

i think i only put this weekend or next in

for rural tae fek didnt seem bad - if that was gla-edi id kick aff

 

[andy18s]

[wuvvum]

On 10/11/2024 at 15:42, Conrad D. Conelrad said:

I had the S35, which I think was just the "grey office drone" version of your yellow one. I remember it being a really well built phone, beautifully ergonomic. I loved playing with the ringtone composer. Did yours have the 3D maze game?

It was the first phone I ever used mobile internet on - for just £10,000 of credit it would download the top five news headlines from the BBC in no more time than it took to boil the kettle seven or eight times, very futuristic. 

It does have the maze game, yes - Wayout it's called.  It also seems to be waterproof - or at least there's a membrane between the back cover and the body of the phone, and the back is held on by a twist lock which pulls the panel down tight.  Not sure if the S35 was the same?

I did try accessing the internet, but I got a "server not found" message sadly.

[Snake Charmer]

On 10/11/2024 at 09:39, Snake Charmer said:

This one?

 

@hairnet I asked about this car at work today, two built and this was the second second one ordered by a customer. Full carbon fibre and honeycomb body (as per the AC CRS) with the Lotus engine and they went well, the first one used as a demo car would easily wheelspin in third apparently. (Mclaren made the carbon fibre dashboards for the early CRS cars.)

[richardmorris]

Angel of the morph.

[LightBulbFun]

34 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Angel of the morph.

@Mrs6C if the Bedford CF ever needed a little dashboard doohickey, it has to be this  

[maxxo]

another fantastic evening with my 2 best friends in the local wetherspoons

the best decision of my life, was after the breakup with my ex staying and continuing to live in Peterlee

i've never known somewhere to instantly feel like home, it makes me really happy living here i must admit

for all the stick it gets off people

i just can't see why, i don't see much wrong with it and i've built a life here now with some great friends

technically i don't actually live in Peterlee, i live in Horden, but they're attached and often classed as the same town

but yes, tonight really set it into stone, this is home for me now

had a great night at Andy's man club too, that's also probably one of the best decisions i've ever made

[Yoss]

10 hours ago, Snake Charmer said:

@hairnet I asked about this car at work today, two built and this was the second second one ordered by a customer. Full carbon fibre and honeycomb body (as per the AC CRS) with the Lotus engine and they went well, the first one used as a demo car would easily wheelspin in third apparently. (Mclaren made the carbon fibre dashboards for the early CRS cars.)

My friends Marina 1.8TC coupe would do that so it's in good company. 

[ProgRocker]

There's a dark blue Audi A1 parked outside my office window. Reminds me a bit of my parents' old Talbot Horizon (my curent avatar) with that solid c pillar.

I quite like it. 

[hairnet]

its actually good the gig is on the sunday - of the bank holiday

the sunday is 40 quid

the rest was the sat 😮

would stay in york but the city one is 52 quid but the parking is 15 quid a night

the train costs that - only thing stopping me is maybe the train might be running on the monday? maybe?

 

[hairnet]

https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/lf24/lots/#?SortBy=Default&page=2&pageSize=40

omg and thats just the automobilia

[hairnet]

https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/lf24/lots/b0090-wo-1-registration-plate/

most ive seen a plate sold

[hairnet]

https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/lf24/lots/n0004-1961-monaco-grand-prix-1stplace-trophy/

why would you buy the plate for zomg when for much bargain buy the actual race winning trophy from  a classic gp

oof

[reb]

11 minutes ago, hairnet said:

https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/lf24/lots/b0090-wo-1-registration-plate/

most ive seen a plate sold

I don't know how true it is but apparently a friend of a friend of a friend (etc) owns the plate AS 1, been in the family for years. A certain Lord of Shit Electronics wanted to buy it and kept offering more and more ludicrous sums, which were all refused.

[vulgalour]

That plate should really live on one of these.

[richardmorris]

[beko1987]

I wonder how he could afford such a nice car 🤔

 

[richardmorris]

[catsinthewelder]

3 hours ago, beko1987 said:

I wonder how he could afford such a nice car 🤔

 

25 years of fixing Rovers?

[Dyslexic Viking]

A shop that sells clothes here has now come up with a jumper, gloves and hat with Kaldt Som Faen written on it which is roughly translated to  Cold as fuck.

[dome]

On 11/11/2024 at 19:32, CGSB said:

Maybe already been posted elsewhere. Francis Bourgeois (that train guy) enlists Chris Harris' help to chase down a steam train.

Warmed my cold, dead heart. I wish I loved anything as much as that lad loves trains 😂

Francis makes an appearance in this video too.

https://youtu.be/btr6-kt6cL0?si=PFA2rak0WNypGvnX

[IronStar]

I went to see a BX about a year ago. Guy wanted 800€. It wasn’t worth that. I offered 650, despite not being worth that either. Guy insisted it’s firm, someone else is coming to take a look, and if it doesn’t sell he and his son want to restore it. I know there are like two more people in the entire country possibly interested, and they won’t buy in this condition at that money, smelled bs and walked away.

Guess what’s still for sale, now with no MOT, leaky water pump, knackered fuel pump and expired LPG test? Now 630€. Worth scrap money now, but advertised as firm. 😆

[Pieman]

Today I was on a train into Birmingham and went past Bescot freight yard, in which I spotted a diesel loco in Biffa Waste colours.

Its name?  "The Flying Dustman".  🤣

[High Jetter]

4 minutes ago, Pieman said:

Today I was on a train into Birmingham and went past Bescot freight yard, in which I spotted a diesel loco in Biffa Waste colours.

Its name?  "The Flying Dustman".  🤣

That's rubbish...

[DavieW]

On Comparethemarket.com looking for home insurance and this question came up 😄