What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Cavcraft]

12p per litre off fuel at Tesco, save nearly eleven quid filling the Vectra up.

[cms206]

[Cavcraft]

What a melt.

[saucedoctor]

Scored some computer equipment today from eBay. The item I bought is called a "Big Rack" :D

[EssDeeWon]

Just enjoyed a couple of days away, and I finally got to take the 75 on a decent run for the first time since buying it almost 4 months ago.

 

Lovely comfy cruiser with the option of either Radio2 or the lovely V6 note.

 

Here it is after arriving at Shendish Manor via a cruise round the M25 yesterday.

 

[beko1987]

Went into town to buy a stapler and 2 hours later I was done!

 

However, I had a metric shit loads of paper that couldn't just go in the bin (bank statements, charges on our account, old debtor letters etc etc

 

Could either:

Take it into work and dump it in the shredder bin

Buy a £20 shredder that would be utter wank

Buy an incinerator...

 

 

I feel like a real man now, even got some beers in for whilst I do some filing...

[purplebargeken]

Great day today. Met Al (Taff), exchanged MGF bits for Thatchers Gold cider and cash. Pulled up to the lights next to a Ford Fairlane, had a chat with a chap who had a virtually mint late Mk1 Fiesta Pop (had 33K on the clock -  his mum bought it new in 1984). Spotted a beige Pug 504 and had lustful feelings towards a green Citroen Picasso. 

[fordperv]

my dads mondeo broke a spring, but because of me being at work a few days in a row and he needed it done quick he took it to a trusted old school mechanic who knows our family, his garage is about 10 miles from our house, he dropped my dad off and collected him again when the job was done and only charged him £20 labour, what a bloke

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I needed a pinto inlet manifold gasket so popped to my local friendly motor factors, they had some on the shelf and did me all 5 for £6 that's about the price of 1 on ebay so I was well chuffed and while I was there I saw this sad looking maserati sat outside the garage that's attached to them, i presume it's there for restoration as the roof resembled a pair of tramps socks

 

 

 

 

 

I was in Smithsons today so checked this out. WHAT A HEAP, it made me feel much better about mine and about the world in general. Its a 228 automatic and is just utterly horrible everywhere. The roof has massive holes in round the sunroof and so the leather interior is utterly ruined with pools of water in the pleats of the leather seats. The windscreen has been badly glued in with what looks like bathroom sealant and the curvature of the windscreen surround only vaguely resembles the shape of the glass anyway (the glass is cracked surprise surprise). It looks rotten as a pear in all the places mine was - footwells, chassis legs, front end round the headlights etc, it looks like mine was +25% extra general rot plus a rotten roof and windscreen surround on top. I asked if it was a runner and they said theyd tried to start it but had established that the ECU had been sitting in a pool of water since god knows when so it wasnt likely to be firing up any time soon. They were on about breakin it for spares but to be honest I think even its breaking ability is limited seeing as all the panels are furked, the interior is utterly destroyed, and the engine and box are completely unknown. I'm proper chuffed that i am in no way involved with it!!!!

 

[cort16]

yet

[fordperv]

smithsons is a fantastic factors, a good bunch of blokes who know their stuff, i love jons obsession with 406's, i thought the 228 looked a rough old thing when i looked at it but i didnt delve too far as i was in a rush, are you local to stoke then mr b?

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I live in Uttoxeter and my workshop is in Nantwich!! I did live in Alsager until a year ago, so 'sort of'!

[hairnet]

that maser - #3 all time fav wheel

[saucedoctor]

Facebook post from local Police appealing for witnesses to an accident that took place at 8.10pm tonight.

[cms206]

Just got back to base after a hire. Sometimes I like to think that you can never be too overspecced for a job, other times I'm left speechless.

 

[fordperv]

not too far away though really bol, was it you that papped a picture of my white capri laser with a black stripe down the middle of the bonnet a few years back just off the a50? thats the reason i signed up on here 

 

this is the capri

 

 

i still have it but its living at my parents

[mat_the_cat]

Ms C is opening a cocktail bar in the near future

 

Ooh, keep me posted on when! We like cocktails (and Ludlow!) so would be a good excuse for a weekend away in the van

[dollywobbler]

Ooh, keep me posted on when! We like cocktails (and Ludlow!) so would be a good excuse for a weekend away in the van

 

I was thinking you were going to invite her to Shitefest '15.

 

Cats - tell her she'll need plenty of stock. Just for Mat.

[mat_the_cat]

Cats - tell her she'll need plenty of stock. Just for Mat.

 

I can bring some supplies, just in case...

 

[HillmanImp]

Was driving to CarpetRight or some other budget capret shithole today and as we left the flat noticed someone had put up a for sale sign outside. As we are considering selling the flat in the very near future (I am currently taking a break from a decorating* frenzy) I was interested to see what flat was for sale to see the price and what competition we had.

 

 

'Oh, look its number six.........which flat is that? Is that the flat above us or next door? No, upstairs is number 8 and next door is number 5. Hang on, we are in number 6.....' (it really did take me this long to figure this out). I turned to Mrs Imp but she looked as puzzled as I did.

 

We popped up to road to the estate agents and asked what was going on but apparently its number six of a different set of flats up the road that are up for sale. They said they are having trouble with the new guy that puts up the signs and this may be the last straw so felt pretty bad about this as they were saying that they were going to sack him. However, whilst we were in there we did actually ask for a valuation on the flat and another flat we have as we are looking at moving anyhow so hopefully the prospect of 2 sales commissions might have saved the day there.

 

Whilst I was down looking at carpets I had a look around for the Jag that was on the Ebay tat thread as it was photographed there but was not at the car sales place when I looked.

 

*bodging

[Timewaster]

An estate agent told you a story.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And you believed them?!

 

Face palm!

[HillmanImp]

An estate agent told you a story.

And you believed them?!

 

Face palm!

 

Se genuinely seemed peeved. To be fair to the lad who did it, nobody can ever find our flat. Whenever I order a takeaway they always take it to the flat that is now up for sale (about 200 meters down the road) and they seem to get a lot of our post. We on the other hand get none of theirs. 

 

The sheer fact he found this place at all is pretty impressive. 

 

The real test will come if we put our flat up for sale with them though. Will he manage to put the sign up here or will two of them go up at the flat up the road?

[DS20]

Drying out and packing away a 6 metre by 3 metre tarpaulin just before the wind and rain set in = GRIN  

[vulgalour]

Had a theory about repairing* wafer thin brittle plastics and the practical application was successful.  Cost £0.

[hairnet]

Se genuinely seemed peeved. To be fair to the lad who did it, nobody can ever find our flat. Whenever I order a takeaway they always take it to the flat that is now up for sale (about 200 meters down the road) and they seem to get a lot of our post. We on the other hand get none of theirs. 

 

The sheer fact he found this place at all is pretty impressive. 

 

The real test will come if we put our flat up for sale with them though. Will he manage to put the sign up here or will two of them go up at the flat up the road?

the fact it costs 4-500 quid then commision means they should know wtf theyre doing

[fordperv]

Had a theory about repairing* wafer thin brittle plastics and the practical application was successful. Cost £0.

Share the theory

[vulgalour]

See next 6TL update in a few minutes

[Cavcraft]

Reply from someone selling a Vauxhall:

 

'worning light has came on because of the spodosols being broke' 

 

I'm not sure if I actually dare to ask.

[Norbert]

Reply from someone selling a Vauxhall:

 

'worning light has came on because of the spodosols being broke' 

 

I'm not sure if I actually dare to ask.

 

There's a warning light to tell you that acidic forest soils of low fertility are broken?

 

I really ought to start giving GM more credit.

[Cavcraft]

You'll never be low on fertility driving a Vauxhall.