What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[richardmorris]

[DavieW]

Notice a garage toilet I was in this morning. 

 

[horriblemercedes]

On 27/11/2024 at 18:46, iainrcz said:

Got a reduced Terry's chocolate orange dark.

You might find some superficial damage to the box, but the chocolate's perfectly edible

[808 Estate]

[iainrcz]

15 minutes ago, horriblemercedes said:

You might find some superficial damage to the box, but the chocolate's perfectly edible

It had been taped up with brown tape, looked absolutely fine inside. So it got scoffed.

[horriblemercedes]

Just now, iainrcz said:

It had been taped up with brown tape, looked absolutely fine inside. So it got scoffed.

[iainrcz]

As today is the famous "black Friday" I thought I'd share a short tale.

 

I bought a new hard drive for my PC the other day, because I thought there's no way it'll be much cheaper than what it was on that particular day. A Western Digital SN770 2tb NVME. £92 delivered from Overclockers.

Checked today and lo and behold, it's gone up to £120.

Amazon even have "Black Friday deal" on their listing. That's £119.99 too.

[myglaren]

I'm convinced that it is nothing but a con.

Don't go near any shops on Black Friday.

I passed through our local 'shopping mall'  yesterday, rarely go there, too many people and hardly anything I would want.

What I did notice was the abundance of tat, mainly glittery, shiny tat.  Wouldn't give any of it houseroom.

I think I am in the wrong thread  

[maxxo]

I grin at the fact I chose unlimited minutes and calls with British telecom when I moved in

already at 19 hours of telephone use in the last 3 weeks

yes I do use the telephone quite a lot

[maxxo]

Spent today rearranging the lounge and putting pictures on the wall

im quite liking how it’s looking

[MiniMinorMk3]

17 hours ago, Markeh said:

Was writing a massive rant in the grumpy thread about the local heating firm not showing up, and midway through, they did! I clearly need to start typing rants more.

Sounds like a touch of commentators curse.

[Markeh]

8 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Sounds like a touch of commentators curse.

Oh, they're back on the shitlist.

"The part for your boiler is obsolete. We recommend you buy a new boiler."

The part that's in stock right now at Toolstation, Wolseley and at least 2 or 3 other companies within 5 minutes of googling?

[comfortablynumb]

Only in Wisbech...

 

[richardmorris]

5 hours ago, myglaren said:

I'm convinced that it is nothing but a con.

Don't go near any shops on Black Friday.

I passed through our local 'shopping mall'  yesterday, rarely go there, too many people and hardly anything I would want.

What I did notice was the abundance of tat, mainly glittery, shiny tat.  Wouldn't give any of it houseroom.

I think I am in the wrong thread  

I’ve just placed an order for some stuff I needed and was going to buy online anyway, because it’s today there’s 20% off and free delivery. So an actual saving.

[EyesWeldedShut]

I fecked up and placed a FleaBay order last night for some stuff - turns out TopCashBack are offering an extra 10% for eBay today

I did find, though, that most of the 'bargains' on eBay  can be fairly easily found elsewhere on the internet at the same prices without jumping through hoops - e.g. cheap and nasty Freeloader back box is about £52. CarPartsinMotion had one for £62 yesterday but there was a eBay 20% Black Friday thing that brought that down to pretty much the same price. Big bonus was that the thing turned up at 10am this morning - very impressed. Very happy.
 

 

[High Jetter]

Cyber Monday might be better?

[MorrisItalSLX]

[paulplom]

17 hours ago, Markeh said:

Oh, they're back on the shitlist.

"The part for your boiler is obsolete. We recommend you buy a new boiler."

The part that's in stock right now at Toolstation, Wolseley and at least 2 or 3 other companies within 5 minutes of googling?

What part is it? If it's easy enough I'll tell you how to change it.

[myglaren]

 

[GeordieInExile]

Tree went into the Panda no bother. Never in doubt...!

[jakebullet]

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.

[purplebargeken]

Meant to have a second spine op as of June onwards…. Nope, not on the list. I try again in Sept. Nope, not on the list. Hmm, back and legs getting worse. I phone again last week. Still not on the list but the med sec said she would put me on the cancellation list as some people don’t want an op before Christmas. 
 

A new pre-op letter plops on the mat last week. Hmm.

Phonecall on Friday. Would you like to have your op on Christmas Eve? Yes please….

[Markeh]

14 hours ago, paulplom said:

What part is it? If it's easy enough I'll tell you how to change it.

Expansion vessel - it's on an Ideal Logic+ 35 Combi. I think I've found someone else who's hopefully giving me a quote, as that's a little bit out of my comfort zone 

[High Jetter]

26 minutes ago, purplebargeken said:

Meant to have a second spine op as of June onwards…. Nope, not on the list. I try again in Sept. Nope, not on the list. Hmm, back and legs getting worse. I phone again last week. Still not on the list but the med sec said she would put me on the cancellation list as some people don’t want an op before Christmas. 
 

A new pre-op letter plops on the mat last week. Hmm.

Phonecall on Friday. Would you like to have your op on Christmas Eve? Yes please….

Not the christmas you planned, but hopefully one you want.

[Metal Guru]

I know you shouldn’t laugh at such things, but  The Proclaimers singing at Alex Salmond’s memorial service. Sounded like they were coming home from the pub after a particularly long  sesh.

Scottish culture at its best!

[New POD]

8 hours ago, GeordieInExile said:

Tree went into the Panda no bother. Never in doubt...!

I saw this exact picture on pistonheads. 

[xkjagnz]

6 hours ago, purplebargeken said:

Meant to have a second spine op as of June onwards…. Nope, not on the list. I try again in Sept. Nope, not on the list. Hmm, back and legs getting worse. I phone again last week. Still not on the list but the med sec said she would put me on the cancellation list as some people don’t want an op before Christmas. 
 

A new pre-op letter plops on the mat last week. Hmm.

Phonecall on Friday. Would you like to have your op on Christmas Eve? Yes please….

On the plus side you might get a morning Santa visit from a celebrity 

Is Noel Edmonds available 

[EyesWeldedShut]

1 hour ago, xkjagnz said:

a celebrity 

Is Noel Edmonds available 

Who?

[EyesWeldedShut]

6 hours ago, Metal Guru said:

I know you shouldn’t laugh at such things, but  The Proclaimers singing at Alex Salmond’s memorial service. Sounded like they were coming home from the pub after a particularly long  sesh.

Scottish culture at its best!

Jings! 

To be honest - that really makes me giggle. The only thing worse than bagpipes at a funeral has to be The Proclaimers*, shirley?

*we have a secret bet here that, in private, the pair of them come over all Bearsden or Morningside these days. With the posh la-di-dah accent and they go back to Leith for forty fags each and a couple of bevvies to prep before each gig.

[Metal Guru]

2 minutes ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

Jings! 

To be honest - that really makes me giggle. The only thing worse than bagpipes at a funeral has to be The Proclaimers*, shirley?

*we have a secret bet here that, in private, the pair of them come over all Bearsden or Morningside these days. With the posh la-di-dah accent and they go back to Leith for forty fags each and a couple of bevvies to prep before each gig.

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