What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[myglaren]

 

[Tayne]

2 hours ago, reb said:

Serial?

Or a sigarette 

[Matty]

16 hours ago, Metal Guru said:

I’m sure it’s possible if you’re all day drinking all day, say 10 am to midnight,. 14 hours . The  body can process a pint an hour of weakish  beer ( <4%). 

You'd think that wouldn't you. Years of practice and I still couldn't get to them limits!

[wuvvum]

On 02/01/2025 at 12:34, Sunny Jim said:

Looking forward to getting my freedom of movement back.

Welcome back to the happy* world of EU citizenship.  It does make things easier to be fair.

[hairnet]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx27zwp7jpxo

wtf lol

bet the far east betting lot have made millions (the bent ones that do the footy and the snooker obvs)

also fuck apple

[myglaren]

[gm]

alloy wheel stuck on the hub ? 

not a problem  !

 

got it up to about 30mph, stuck it in neutral and stamped on the brake ! 

not as dramatic as i’d expected but made me laugh   

[Tayne]

2 hours ago, gm said:

alloy wheel stuck on the hub ? 

not a problem  !

 

got it up to about 30mph, stuck it in neutral and stamped on the brake ! 

not as dramatic as i’d expected but made me laugh   

 

That's why you're supposed to leave the last nut half screwed in

[Metal Guru]

7 hours ago, Matty said:

You'd think that wouldn't you. Years of practice and I still couldn't get to them limits!

I’m sure I’ve got close to that going to rugby internationals at Twickenham in the 80s. Start on the train at about 10, then in pub until half an hour before kick off, several cans during the match (they even let you in carrying Watney 7s back then) , back to the pub after the match until catching last train home at midnight. There might even have been a can or two on the train. Minimum twelve, my wallet said about 20!

Couldn't afford it these days at £7 a pint and £100- 150 for a match ticket.

[gm]

1 hour ago, Tayne said:

 

That's why you're supposed to leave the last nut half screwed in

but where’s the fun in that ?  

[Sunny Jim]

More quality* reporting from the Telegraph, the struggle is real.

[reb]

18 minutes ago, Sunny Jim said:

More quality* reporting from the Telegraph, the struggle is real.

It is becoming harder to believe the supposed truth that we don't live in a simulation.

[MikeR]

decided to try a halfords cheapo front wiper blade on the C1 for the sake of a tenner in time for the mot on Monday ,

its to replace  the quality Bosch one that was chattering and skreeching across the last bit of screen ....

it was quiet and effective in the cold air on the way home .......  see how long it lasts ..

the coat hanger on the rear wiper got a coat of black paint to keep it happy ...

[Matty]

1 hour ago, Sunny Jim said:

More quality* reporting from the Telegraph, the struggle is real.

The horror! Imagine the damage caused to those poor kids!

🤣🤣🤣

[Sunny Jim]

2025 is quite the year for mathematicians...

 

[myglaren]

[Joey spud]

[willswitchengage]

Particularly enjoying this caption / photo of a wrapped New Defender stuck in extremely un-extreme conditions, earlier.

[somewhatfoolish]

5 hours ago, Sunny Jim said:

More quality* reporting from the Telegraph, the struggle is real.

[cobblers]

1 hour ago, willswitchengage said:

Particularly enjoying this caption / photo of a wrapped New Defender stuck in extremely un-extreme conditions, earlier.

I'm not a huge fan of new defenders or owt but if it's actually proper ice then nothing without studded tyres would tackle it, and this last few days have seen roads round here (peak district) more icy that I've ever known, it's been odd and ideal climate conditions for ice. 

 

[Joey spud]

[somewhatfoolish]

51 minutes ago, cobblers said:

I'm not a huge fan of new defenders or owt but if it's actually proper ice then nothing without studded tyres would tackle it, and this last few days have seen roads round here (peak district) more icy that I've ever known, it's been odd and ideal climate conditions for ice. 

 

It's more that these bozos have reacted to shitty weather conditions by getting themselves stuck and having to be rescued by people who would probably rather be delivering soup to old folk.

[loserone]

Tried to take the new car out for a family trip.  Obviously it doesn't have enough seats so Mrs L1 walked.

 

We didn't get much further as after this point the road wasn't gritted 

Was a nice toddle anyway even if it took ten times longer to defrost the car as it would have to walk the start with a stroppy three year old 

 

[reb]

Good to see the art of picking up a grubby slab of ice and carrying it for some reason known only to oneself is alive and well.

[loserone]

Also stones 

[reb]

If you collect enough stones you can make a cairn.

[Coprolalia]

Currently at the in-laws and eldest is coughing enough to retch. Woke me up.

View out the window...

[hairnet]

raining here

hope it stays that way

[loserone]

Stove fan turned itself around and started banging on the flue, woke the whole house up.  Warm, though.

[hairnet]

flicking channels and on scarface now

but saw let it snow on bbc2 bow ffs