What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[hairnet]

2 hours ago, comfortablynumb said:

Passed my test on a Thursday 

Drove round London and Hyde park corner on the Friday ( long before citizen khan and his cronies)

Snowed on Sunday.

Crashed on monday

solomon grundy

fek im old

2 hours ago, Bradders59 said:

Didnt Craig David write a song about that ?

 

[hairnet]

rofl at sounds of the 80s garys on holiday but gary kemp is sitting - davies ya lazy bastard

but kemp plays one of his own choons first lol

also 5 mins in wayyyyyyyyyyyy better than martin on absolute 80s

and garys already playing weird shit i havent heard unlike martin

[Stinkwheel]

13 hours ago, artdjones said:

Maybe not, but the gearbox in Super Es is very high geared in top (4th). You make progress by belting downhill at comparatively high speeds, 80-90, then use the momentum to get you up inclines. A surprisingly fast car to drive from Cork to Dublin when half the motorway wasn't built yet.

Totally agree, most older small Citroens were excellent at fast a-b times, for reasons as you say above

[Markeh]

On 25/01/2025 at 09:43, Dyslexic Viking said:

If anyone had a more interesting first drive than this, I'd like to hear about it.

My mate passed her test on the Monday, on the Thursday another friend spent a couple of hours fitting a new interior to her Ka out of a scrapper, 300 yards down the road she wrote it off.

[Metal Guru]

23 minutes ago, Markeh said:

My mate passed her test on the Monday, on the Thursday another friend spent a couple of hours fitting a new interior to her Ka out of a scrapper, 300 yards down the road she wrote it off.

And we wonder why new drivers have to spend £2k+ on insurance.

[Stinkwheel]

13 hours ago, hairnet said:

rofl at sounds of the 80s garys on holiday but gary kemp is sitting - davies ya lazy bastard

but kemp plays one of his own choons first lol

also 5 mins in wayyyyyyyyyyyy better than martin on absolute 80s

and garys already playing weird shit i havent heard unlike martin

Gary is actually really properly interested (and more talented) then Martin, simple as.

if you like prog etc then listen to nick masons saucer full of secrets, early pink Floyd materials mainly. Gary is in the band on guitar and vocals and it’s great 

[MikeR]

Sorted out the new pi server home , took a bit of doing ..and a bit of time ,  but it's nicely hidden away .... 

First remove old boiler 

And pipework 

Install new heating and brick up openings .

Install server 

Sorted , out of sight and can't hear the cooling fan ..👍

[hairnet]

02 mg zs 180 at aca 6000 miles

8k 😮

512bb ferrari 159k

vanden plas 1300 4.5k

[hairnet]

91 ax gti 15k miles 10200

 

[richardmorris]

[wuvvum]

19 hours ago, hairnet said:

91 ax gti 15k miles 10200

 

Lovely little thing that was.  Wouldn't have paid that for it mind...

[iainrcz]

Today I learned that a small knob of butter in when you're boiling spuds stops the foam in the water. So it doesn't come pissing out from under the lid.

[320touring]

@Supernaut how did the first day go?

[Supernaut]

1 hour ago, 320touring said:

@Supernaut how did the first day go?

Long day. Tired.

Fairly chill and they seem open to me doing a 9 day fortnight, plus they close an hour early on Friday anyway.

 

Going by some of the phonecalls today, I'll soon have material for the motor trade thread...

[320touring]

29 minutes ago, Supernaut said:

Long day. Tired.

Fairly chill and they seem open to me doing a 9 day fortnight, plus they close an hour early on Friday anyway.

 

Going by some of the phonecalls today, I'll soon have material for the motor trade thread...

Glad you made it through, top effort!

Hope tomorrow is as engaging and slightly less tiring

9 day fortnight sounds decent - have done it before and nice having the long weekend 

[RoverFolkUs]

I'm glad the Zuckerberg spyware on my phone is working, gumtree advert showing a pogweasled MK3 astra on my Facebook feed 😂

[maxxo]

On 26/01/2025 at 14:15, MikeR said:

Sorted out the new pi server home , took a bit of doing ..and a bit of time ,  but it's nicely hidden away .... 

First remove old boiler 

And pipework 

Install new heating and brick up openings .

Install server 

Sorted , out of sight and can't hear the cooling fan ..👍

glowworm?

that’s absolutely identical to the one my parents still have 

barring a thermocouple it’s never given a moments bother, it’s been on continuously since September now

[gm]

meat battenberg ! 

https://www.facebook.com/share/1ErA5SccWX/?mibextid=wwXIfr

[richardmorris]

[Boycie]

14 hours ago, Supernaut said:

Long day. Tired.

Fairly chill and they seem open to me doing a 9 day fortnight, plus they close an hour early on Friday anyway.

 

Going by some of the phonecalls today, I'll soon have material for the motor trade thread...

You,'ll always have stories working in this trade !!

[MikeR]

8 hours ago, maxxo said:

glowworm?

that’s absolutely identical to the one my parents still have 

barring a thermocouple it’s never given a moments bother, it’s been on continuously since September now

This one worked till the end , but the fire and gas tap leaked .  The hot water boiler failed and it all got replaced with a combi .. 

[myglaren]

[dozeydustman]

From Viz

[myglaren]

[Westbay]

I think there's a theme emerging here ...

[MikeR]

More online shit ... Into spam bin 

[andy18s]

44 minutes ago, MikeR said:

More online shit ... Into spam bin 

I get these in a monthly basis,even though I haven't owned a UK reg vehicle for 7 /8 years...

[myglaren]

I got one just after the tax was paid.  I pay by direct debit and knew it had been paid.

Marked as spam and sender blocked.

[Rustybullethole]

Last day of three tiling and happy this is the last time in a while ill be cleaning my trowels and favourite bucket.

 

 

[Rustybullethole]

Seems am now winning at life. Just found some poor mans gold in the gutter.