What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[beko1987]

We're gathering ideas for our yearly departmental 'fun' day (that we fund every year with 'extra margin' made from our work.

 

I suggested banger racing, my idea hasn't been as shot down in flames as I thought, even my suggestion of using one of the recently fired sales guys 320d that's been in the carpark for a few weeks wasn't immediately poo-pooed...

 

I imagine we'll end up going to Thorpe park or something. I hate rollercoasters, I'll drink on the bus there and hopefully not remember anything...

[drum]

It's an old land rover for gods sake

[fordperv]

Should have told him it's the land rover auto rust proofing system

[Tayne]

Barrett might be happy about the price of this.

 

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Not sure about the dish rack on the centre console though...

[vulgalour]

Fitting custom black vinyl trims in the boot of a car with strong contact adhesive.  I completely stopped worrying about... well... everything.

 

Remember, don't do drugs kids, just retrim cars.  It's fun AND productive!

[TimothyClaypole]

TV Licencing.  The "Detector Van" was at my house this evening. 

 

Come in madam, excuse the mess I'm fixing a bandsaw in the kitchen...

 

There's the tv, help yourself, there's the bare wires to the aerial I cut off outside.

 

Call again anytime. 

 

 

 

(I give it 3 months and they'll start with the red letters again...)

 

I watched a bit of tv while dog sitting on Saturday at my parent's house, I'd seen half of the stuff I watched even though I've had no licence for 6 months, waste of money.   

[Pillock]

It was my understanding you need a licence to own equipment capable of receiving TV signals, not to actually watch broadcasts. So a TV without aerial still needs one, unless it has a documented removal of the TV tuner parts inside.

[TimothyClaypole]

Nope:

 

"Many wrongly believe that you'll need to be covered by a TV licence if you have the ability to watch "live TV", this is even if you don't watch it.

This is an urban myth: just because you have the ability to watch "live TV" doesn't neccessarily mean you need a licence. You'll only need a licence if you actually watch "live TV".

So, if you've got an aerial on your roof/satellite dish/TV with built-in Freeview etc, but you don't actually watch "live TV", you don't need a licence".

 

 

Hence why the BBC would like you to need to register with your licence number or something to watch IPlayer. 

[Hertz]

Got in from work just before midnight.

 

House to myself - a can and a couple of jack daniels before bed.

 

Listening to music on youtube - dance remixes of crockett's theme from miami vice.

 

Fab.

 

I did this the other night. Fantastic. I was trying to find some late 80's/early 90's dance music with classical Wagner (ride of the valkyries ) in it but gave up after a lengthy search. Sad I know. Anyone remember or know it as I would like to re live my yoof ragging my mum's Renault 11 TXE whilst listening to these tunes.

[minolman]

It wasn't Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round, was it..? circa mid 1980s? 

[Tayne]

I did this the other night. Fantastic. I was trying to find some late 80's/early 90's dance music with classical Wagner (ride of the valkyries ) in it but gave up after a lengthy search. Sad I know. Anyone remember or know it as I would like to re live my yoof ragging my mum's Renault 11 TXE whilst listening to these tunes.

 

 

According to who sampled.com this is the only thing which fits the bill.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SipjTbgnpEk#t=13

[Hertz]

/\ /\ I'm afraid not. I found that French one also. It was more house/rave music type of thing of the era. I will be properly impressed if anyone knows it put it that way. It could have been something a DJ knocked up as a one off I suppose....

 

It's not Dead or Alive either.

[Negative Creep]

Someone has actually had to do a risk assessment of the washing up liquid at work and stick it above the sink. Still, I never realised it was a non flammable liquid so requires no additional fire precautions, so that was money well spent

[Jazoli]

Someone has actually had to do a risk assessment of the washing up liquid at work and stick it above the sink. Still, I never realised it was a non flammable liquid so requires no additional fire precautions, so that was money well spent

Saw one at a site that said you had to wear gloves and eye protection whilst using it, and they had a box nailed to the wall with marigolds and goggles in, its a joke, part of my job involves fitting water boilers/geysers into office kitchens and the like, we have to now make sure there are at least 2 huge stickers on them pointing out that the water is hot, no fucking shit....

[Negative Creep]

I was tempted to take a picture of it, but seeing as it has the company logo all over it that's probably not wise

[Stroller133]

Our office wall kettle/water heater has the warning stuckers, an operating procedure and a notice saying don't switch off the power as it won't work?

[drum]

/\ /\ I'm afraid not. I found that French one also. It was more house/rave music type of thing of the era. I will be properly impressed if anyone knows it put it that way. It could have been something a DJ knocked up as a one off I suppose....

 

It's not Dead or Alive either.

It's not what you're looking for Hertz, but I liked tiesto's take in Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings.

[Richard]

Is it Def. Con. One? There's a bit near the end that sounds a bit like Ride of the Valkyries.

 

[Asimo]

We recently had a Health and Safety Audit. 

 

I put posters I made by the roller shutter doors and fire exits requiring that hard hats be worn by all chickens in case the sky falls on their head.

 

No sense of humour some people.

 

[saucedoctor]

A parcel came for me today, and the Royal Mail chap apologised for it being a bit late. Apparently, his 270-mile, new Fiat van broke down this morning with OMGEML issues.

 

He said that he only has a small route, and that if it gives up again, he'll throw the bag over his shoulder and "phone the depot and tell them where their heap is"

 

Chap went on to say that he wishes they still had Escort vans. Good man.

[HillmanImp]

Pleasure Game - Le Dormeur (Valkerie Rave Mix). I can't link to it as I am at work.

 

*EDIT* Just realised Tayne had linked to this. No idea then. Sorry

[beko1987]

I've noticed that my mums postie (does his round as I walk over to hers for lunch) alternates between his 14 plate battered fiat thing and an even more battered 56 plate pogweaseled combo van. I assume the same happens to him!

[Hertz]

Thanks for the replies guys, good shouts but none of those sorry. 

[Station]

I went to Germany and back on the weekend, can't believe my Astra is still going without any problems. Went from Wirral to Dover, then Dunkirk through Belgium up to Antwerp, down to Luxembourg, and then through into Germany to 'Nurburg', and then back again through bottom of Belgium to Luxembourg through Riems and back up to Calais, and then to Coventry before back home to the Wirral.

We got lost as satnav refused to work through Belgium and Luxembourg and sacked off Nurburgring when we couldn't find a hotel for the night, slept in the back and headed home.

Heading out again at the end of the month (in something a bit faster though).

 

[DSdriver]

Someone has actually had to do a risk assessment of the washing up liquid at work and stick it above the sink. Still, I never realised it was a non flammable liquid so requires no additional fire precautions, so that was money well spent

 

We had to give up buying lime juice in 5 litre plastic bottles at the bar in our club because silly arses kept trying to wash the glasses with it.

[Negative Creep]

As previously mentioned

 

[Jon]

That washing up liquid hazardous warning is ripe for a bit of subtle trolling, replacing it with an altered one in the same format. 

[AlabamaShrimp]

What if someone buys a different make of washing up liquid, does that have to have another assessment?

[twosmoke300]

^^ Ha thats what I was thinking . Bring some fairy in and leave it there. Then report it to H n S

[dollywobbler]

The front cover of Classic Car Buyer this week features lots of 2CVs, but also lots of low-horsepower stuff. In fact, apart from the bespoke Atalanta thing, the most powerful car on the front cover is a 1.8-litre Merc 190E. I like writing for this rag and I apologise for harping on about it.