What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[EyesWeldedShut]

  On 01/12/2024 at 07:42, Metal Guru said:

Equally amusing was Nicola Sturgeon giving it a swerve and going to Janey Godley’s funeral instead.

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Wee Kranky? I had a muck sweat a few months back thinking we may be related as my mother's mother's family name was Sturgeon - I'd just found out that Wee Kranky was not only born in the same hospital as me but her Grandad also hailed from the same place (Ayr) as my lot.

[DavieW]

  On 01/12/2024 at 07:46, EyesWeldedShut said:

Wee Kranky? I had a muck sweat a few months back thinking we may be related as my mother's mother's family name was Sturgeon - I'd just found out that Wee Kranky was not only born in the same hospital as me but her Grandad also hailed from the same place (Ayr) as my lot.

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If you are, that's your summer holiday sorted - 2 weeks in a campervan on the NC500 😄😄

[adw1977]

This thread in the for sale section about a homemade electric conversion of a Rover 200 certainly made me grin.

[chaseracer]

Currently watching the Senna series on Netflix.  

Generally pretty good for this type of thing, but occasionally the 'willing suspension of disbelief' faces some challenges!

This, we are informed by the caption, is Norfolk - so, presumably, Snetterton.  Must be the mythical '400' circuit, because I've never found the mountains and hairpin climbs when we're there for the 2CV 24-hour.  Perhaps they get the August Bank Holiday off... 😁

[GeordieInExile]

  On 01/12/2024 at 03:29, New POD said:

I saw this exact picture on pistonheads. 

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Red hot content like that cannot be contained on just one car forum.

[cort1977]

  On 01/12/2024 at 07:42, Metal Guru said:

Equally amusing was Nicola Sturgeon giving it a swerve and going to Janey Godley’s funeral instead.

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Would she have been welcome at salmonds funeral though? Might have been a bit awkward for the family in fairness.

[EyesWeldedShut]

  On 01/12/2024 at 10:37, DavieW said:

If you are, that's your summer holiday sorted - 2 weeks in a campervan on the NC500 😄😄

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Thank you for the offer. I think I'll pass.

[richardmorris]

  On 30/11/2024 at 22:33, jakebullet said:

Discovered the bonkers coop meal deal. A sarnie is a main. But you can add a cornish pasty as a snack. And a drink. For £3.50 with coop membership.

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My dad often buys a pizza deal with beer for about £5.

[neil1971]

I love a bargain, so was delighted to see this Aldi shower creme with 50% off!

[chaseracer]

  On 01/12/2024 at 10:37, DavieW said:

If you are, that's your summer holiday sorted - 2 weeks in a campervan on the NC500 😄😄

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  On 01/12/2024 at 12:39, EyesWeldedShut said:

Thank you for the offer. I think I'll pass.

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Which is more than anyone else will be able to do... 

😉

[MikeR]

my wife and son have sorted out a summer holiday to some farm in Poland owned by my sons mates family nearer the Ukraine border .......

what could go wrong ??

 

 

[Dyslexic Viking]

  On 01/12/2024 at 21:04, MikeR said:

what could go wrong ??

 

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Now live on the incident in Poland, Missile hit farmhouse and British man on holiday had his breakfast ruined. He says he has never been so scared and pissed himself when this happened.

[MikeR]

  On 01/12/2024 at 21:12, Dyslexic Viking said:

Now live on the incident in Poland, Missile hit farmhouse and British man on holiday had his breakfast ruined. He says he has never been so scared and pissed himself when this happened.

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I will be in blighty looking after the dog !

[Dyslexic Viking]

  On 01/12/2024 at 21:17, MikeR said:

I will be in blighty looking after the dog !

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Yes, I see it now, was a bit quick. 

[Dyslexic Viking]

  On 01/12/2024 at 21:17, MikeR said:

I will be in blighty looking after the dog !

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But as a married man with children being at home alone with the dog for a while must be nice?

[hairnet]

ahve just seen tha corries ken

ah dinna wat tae mek o tha

[cobblers]

Full of cold, fucked work off for the day. Gonna sit in the van with the heater on somewhere scenic up a big hill and do a bit of paperwork while watching the rain. Stopped off on the way for the best full English in the peak district. Lovely stuff 

[iainrcz]

Bit of a double edged sword this one.

Going to the football tomorrow night with my brother, £5. 

Only downside is our home form is wank.

[fairkens]

  On 02/12/2024 at 12:09, cobblers said:

Full of cold, fucked work off for the day. Gonna sit in the van with the heater on somewhere scenic up a big hill and do a bit of paperwork while watching the rain. Stopped off on the way for the best full English in the peak district. Lovely stuff 

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Can't say things like that without telling us where you got it from! 

[cobblers]

  On 02/12/2024 at 19:15, fairkens said:

Can't say things like that without telling us where you got it from! 

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The Old Smithy in Monyash. It's a right gem. I've sampled breakfasts far and wide and nowhere can come close to a proper fresh, hearty breakfast on a rainy winters day while sat next to the fire here.

In summer the place is absolutely mobbed - by the time it opens at 9AM there's dozens of motorbikes parked outside the place as it's become a bit of a bikers haunt these last couple of years. It's one of the reasons I look forward to winter - this is the first time I've been in months.

You used to get two eggs though 🥺

[fairkens]

Shame about the egg. Anywhere that does bubble and squeak and tinned toms is a winner for me.

Ironically I'll be around that way in the summer 

[beko1987]

  On 01/12/2024 at 13:37, neil1971 said:

I love a bargain, so was delighted to see this Aldi shower creme with 50% off!

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I'd be topping that off with another one and scanning it through 😂

[richardmorris]

[myglaren]

[808 Estate]

[Rustybullethole]

  On 03/12/2024 at 21:57, 808 Estate said:

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mot spec init. 

[paulplom]

  On 02/12/2024 at 12:09, cobblers said:

Full of cold, fucked work off for the day. Gonna sit in the van with the heater on somewhere scenic up a big hill and do a bit of paperwork while watching the rain. Stopped off on the way for the best full English in the peak district. Lovely stuff 

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What's the name of the cafe? That looks tremendous.

[Three Speed]

I’m not normally a fan of roadworks and traffic lights but I’m very happy to see these here. I’ve been waiting for this work to be done for over a year. It’s to run a 11kV power cable under the street.

[RoverFolkUs]

  On 04/12/2024 at 09:46, Three Speed said:

I’m not normally a fan of roadworks and traffic lights but I’m very happy to see these here. I’ve been waiting for this work to be done for over a year. It’s to run a 11kV power cable under the street.

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The water board will be along next week to dig it all back up and damage said cable because it wasn't there on the plans!

[cobblers]

  On 04/12/2024 at 07:28, paulplom said:

What's the name of the cafe? That looks tremendous.

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Old Smithy at Monyash. Absolutely cracking cafe in a lovely part of the world. Go in winter when they have the log fire on.