What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Split_Pin]

Lad came to the door. Spoke ZERO English. It's five to ten at night.

*Silence and nodding gestures *

"Bonnet?"

"Yes"

"Over there bud". *Points to the corner of the garden*.

*Walks off with the bonnet ON HIS HEAD*.

THIS IS MY LIFE, FOLKS.

 

[reb]

25 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

bonnet ON HIS HEAD

That's where bonnets go though?

[Popsicle]

To tidy up last nights grump about our gas packing up, the gas board has just been round and fitted a new meter, we've got hot water and heating again 🥵. Can't grumble at the service really, but I will, advised between 11am - 3pm, turned up at 930pm, after several were the fuck are you calls from us. Lovely fella that turned up but fuck my old boots I've been sooooo cold 🥶.

[reb]

I ordered a chippy because by the time I had cash today there was no way of me getting actual food from a shop.

Jumbo haggis supper for the same price as a normal haggis supper for some reason, plus a quid for what seemed to be an entire bag of cheese dumped on the chips. Then a couple of pickled eggs and a deep fried mars bar to make it up to the delivery threshold. 

Considering I've been eating budget ready meals all week (except Christmas day and eve, when I had big lunches and that was all I ate those days) this is a welcome feeling of a full belly.

[High Jetter]

22 minutes ago, Popsicle said:

To tidy up last nights grump about our gas packing up, the gas board has just been round and fitted a new meter, we've got hot water and heating again 🥵. Can't grumble at the service really, but I will, advised between 11am - 3pm, turned up at 930pm, after several were the fuck are you calls from us. Lovely fella that turned up but fuck my old boots I've been sooooo cold 🥶.

When the gas main was renewed in our close last winter, their guy fucked up the test nipple on our meter. Poor sod who eventually turned up to replace the meter had driven 60 odd miles east to get to us. Fortunately his last call, but he then had to drive 80 miles west to get home, at 10pm. He loved the overtime though, apparently.

[Popsicle]

17 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

When the gas main was renewed in our close last winter, their guy fucked up the test nipple on our meter. Poor sod who eventually turned up to replace the meter had driven 60 odd miles east to get to us. Fortunately his last call, but he then had to drive 80 miles west to get home, at 10pm. He loved the overtime though, apparently.

The chap that came round was later than expected due to a problem job earlier, then picked up another job to do after ours, poor bugger was in for a long night.

Should have taken a pic of his 64 plate caddy van for the older working vehicle thread.

[maxxo]

53 minutes ago, reb said:

I ordered a chippy because by the time I had cash today there was no way of me getting actual food from a shop.

Jumbo haggis supper for the same price as a normal haggis supper for some reason, plus a quid for what seemed to be an entire bag of cheese dumped on the chips. Then a couple of pickled eggs and a deep fried mars bar to make it up to the delivery threshold. 

Considering I've been eating budget ready meals all week (except Christmas day and eve, when I had big lunches and that was all I ate those days) this is a welcome feeling of a full belly.

you do right to treat yourself

i decided to have a chippy tea last night from my favourite chippy

however decided to try their pizza

absolutely beautiful pepperoni and jalapeno pizza in 12 inch form

cheesey chippy chips with it too, £11 for the lot delivered, went down a treat

[High Jetter]

27 minutes ago, Popsicle said:

The chap that came round was later than expected due to a problem job earlier, then picked up another job to do after ours, poor bugger was in for a long night.

Should have taken a pic of his 64 plate caddy van for the older working vehicle thread.

Have ye warmed up now tho?

[reb]

21 minutes ago, maxxo said:

£11 for the lot delivered

That's not bad, it'd cost about that for just the pizza from anywhere that delivers to me. Then somewhere around a fiver for delivery because middle of nowhere. 

There's a couple of places with more sensible delivery fees but not only do they have a higher minimum their food is more expensive.

A few weeks ago I ordered from a local italian place. £2 delivery fee... but I spent over £30 because I basically had a three course meal. It was definitely more food than I needed, probably more than is sensible too. The profiteroles were fucking delicious though.

[Popsicle]

9 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Have ye warmed up now tho?

Yes thanks, just had a lovely soak in the bath, piping hot, with me rubber duck & loads of bubbles.

Really needed it as I'd been out in the cold this afternoon, fighting drop links on our Elgrand. In the words of Murtaugh, 'I'm getting too old for this shit'.

[Remspoor]

Watching a YT video. This popped up. Not my green maybe @eddyramrod?

Latest street view is dated 2019 and it was not there then.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/jv7rwAFDgAWpy1MWA

 

[wuvvum]

12 hours ago, reb said:

I ordered a chippy because by the time I had cash today there was no way of me getting actual food from a shop.

Jumbo haggis supper for the same price as a normal haggis supper for some reason, plus a quid for what seemed to be an entire bag of cheese dumped on the chips. Then a couple of pickled eggs and a deep fried mars bar to make it up to the delivery threshold. 

Considering I've been eating budget ready meals all week (except Christmas day and eve, when I had big lunches and that was all I ate those days) this is a welcome feeling of a full belly.

I now have two blocked arteries just from reading that post.

[reb]

1 minute ago, wuvvum said:

I now have two blocked arteries just from reading that post.

Yeah. I don't feel particularly like I'm going to have a long life today.

[hairnet]

watching tesla bjorn and hes on a mini roadtrip with the boss and the kids

boss is driving but when they were farting with the screen (fkin tesla) they put it into valet mode - which means some features you cant use

it was asking for a pin - its rented

so he was like hah? (watch his videos )

and started kicking off but then tried end of vin reg plate

then starts talking about 0000 1111 etc

he rings the place for help and they suggest what he already did

the only number he didnt try???

1234

thats a bit shit tho from the rental place - as he found out while looking in the screen - you couldnt get into the boot at the front - thats not funny say if theyd put important kiddy shit there etc

 

[myglaren]

[hairnet]

so 

did a roadtrip from louisiana to north carolina

had planned to do kittyhawk for obvs reasons but from charlotte airport it was 400  miles further out - which i didnt have time for (it also doesnt look far on the map)

but looking at map i was looking at norfolk (not that one @wuvvum )

and down thru delaware (i wanted to do that last time from dulles)

its 280 miles WTAF!!!!

so saves doing a one way again cos its still closer to go back to washington

america is nuts - @PhilA distances dont bother me but yankee ones just mindsplode

[wuvvum]

I've been to Norfolk, VA as well.  Funny place.  The tinkle of banjos was distant but definitely audible.

[hairnet]

LA GA MS TN AL NC SC FL

yes.

dont drive at night

[hairnet]

saw an fb thing about omg someones got a cybertruck and is driving it illegally in uk clickbait bollox

rofl at all the fluffers in the comment omg omg you cant do that its not uk certified (which its not)

then theyre all justifying why it cant then theyre all falling over themselves to point people out when they quote wrong regs

bumpers? no? modern cars havent had bumpers for years

lights yes but only the colour and the always on thing as for every american SPEC car not american

edges well maybe as long as you cover them up

but the thing they dont seem to get is omg its not insured/legal

well it is (if only for a short time - its got a european reg on it (french/italian cant make out)

which means its legal until he has to change it

people. thick.

influencer? who? yianni?? who? cant say hes ever influenced me lol

@PhilA @Madman Of The People are they as shit as normal teslas?

ps if you see it find it - dont click the link in the text - youll get advert pop upped to death 🤦‍♂️

[PhilA]

I mean, I've only ever seen Tesla vehicles being driven around. 

They aren't the prettiest cars, especially the bigger ones that look like an overinflated computer mouse.

The Cybertruck is just.. big and offensive to the old retinas. 

It's misproportioned from pretty much every angle.

 

The main certification failure I think is for pedestrian safety. The lighting all seems fairly sane on it, the one I followed was fine.  

[myglaren]

[hairnet]

sharp edges are the least of your problems if youre run over by one tho

 

[Remspoor]

2 hours ago, hairnet said:

saw an fb thing about omg someones got a cybertruck and is driving it illegally in uk clickbait bollox

rofl at all the fluffers in the comment omg omg you cant do that its not uk certified (which its not)

then theyre all justifying why it cant then theyre all falling over themselves to point people out when they quote wrong regs

bumpers? no? modern cars havent had bumpers for years

lights yes but only the colour and the always on thing as for every american SPEC car not american

edges well maybe as long as you cover them up

but the thing they dont seem to get is omg its not insured/legal

well it is (if only for a short time - its got a european reg on it (french/italian cant make out)

which means its legal until he has to change it

people. thick.

influencer? who? yianni?? who? cant say hes ever influenced me lol

@PhilA @Madman Of The People are they as shit as normal teslas?

ps if you see it find it - dont click the link in the text - youll get advert pop upped to death 🤦‍♂️

There is one waiting for you in NL when you visit next time.

 

[dome]

The old Heep passed its MOT today.

 

[808 Estate]

[Andyrew]

Camping in wales and its windy as fuck. Sitting out side to chat was a no no.

One random christmas gift was still in the car so tonight it was Astra by candlelight

[hairnet]

9 minutes ago, Andyrew said:

Camping in wales and its windy as fuck. Sitting out side to chat was a no no.

One random christmas gift was still in the car so tonight it was Astra by candlelight

 

[Erebus]

21 minutes ago, Andyrew said:

Camping in wales and its windy as fuck. Sitting out side to chat was a no no.

One random christmas gift was still in the car so tonight it was Astra by candlelight

Romantic!

[ruffgeezer]

On 29/12/2024 at 11:01, reb said:

Yeah. I don't feel particularly like I'm going to have a long life today.

[Rustybullethole]

After market back box tip scrapping the tarmac on bumps. Fully loaded today with four big buggers tools and a load of luggage. First time its showered sparks on the motorway. Should cut it down really though it seems to be slowly sorting itself out.  Tow bar only decks out on speed bumps, drop curbs and occasional back lanes. 

Makes me grin because A i am a child and B the rear beam is still lapping up abuse.