Dobloseven Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 On 12/3/2022 at 4:44 PM, vulgalour said: Made sure to get into the neighbourhood spirit and put the outdoor decorations up today. Battery powered LEDs, great stuff. The little function selector box slots neatly into the coin cubby in the dash. Obviously, don't drive around with them all flashing like that. There was an E Class Mercedes abandoned in a front garden just up the road from us. That got lights put on it for a couple of Christmases. It got moved about 18 months ago. I last saw it looking even more abandoned behind some garages nearby. Made me a bit sad. I'd enquired about buying it, but no interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 I know they're something that usually are more a cause for being grumpy than happy, but a nod to Hagerty Insurance again. Just swapped cover from the Cavalier to the R25 and it took us a grand total of 7 minutes on the phone. Absolute picture of efficiency and the guy on the phone was polite and cheerful enough. Complete contrast to trying to adjust the mileage on the Caddy which is with a mainstream provider which took me nearly half an hour of bashing my head against the nearest wall. LightBulbFun, Remspoor, Rust Collector and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Pie and chips on a cold December day. 😋 Joey spud, DavieW, Remspoor and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 That's the 2nd oldest son collected his master's degree with distinction in advanced plant engineering , now going for a Dr's degree ,the same kid that primary and secondary schools could not teach and wrote him off , left it to family and home education to help him. Makes you wonder what we pay teachers for .. And I always get sat behind a big head .. EyesWeldedShut, Remspoor, RoverFolkUs and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Liked for the beating of adversity, not for the obstruction of your sight-line! MikeR and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 5 hours ago, Zelandeth said: Complete contrast to trying to adjust the mileage on the Caddy which is with a mainstream provider which took me nearly half an hour of bashing my head against the nearest wall. Can't you in the UK just log into the insurance company's website and quickly change it? We can do that here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horriblemercedes Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 26 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said: Can't you in the UK just log into the insurance company's website and quickly change it? We can do that here. It probably depends on the insurance company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 For a couple of minutes today my TIPO was parked next to this miura one side and maserati on the other. The maserati was not a happy looking car, more like a Ford Mustang imitation. The miura was mostly obscured by men salivating over it. £2million! https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/lf22/london/lots/r0028-1971-lamborghini-miura-sv-by-bertone/1301169 https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/lf22/london/lots/r0055-1958-maserati-3500-gt-spyder-by-frua/1301808 Three Speed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Yoss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 14 minutes ago, mk2_craig said: The only one who didn’t was Bruce Willis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Much excite. I even get a free kazoo! louiepj, Remspoor, Sunny Jim and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 A database I regularly use at work has comprehensively shat itself and is just giving me pages and pages of code. I don't really understand any of it, but there appears to be a sex offender involved somewhere along the line. Wack, crad, louiepj and 7 others 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderguts Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 The dog when I balance a treat on his back. Sometimes it takes him a few seconds to notice! Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 48 minutes ago, richardmorris said: 1958-maserati-3500-gt-spyder-by-frua Looks like a Renault Floride that's been giffered richardmorris and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 myglaren, GrumpyCat, Blunderguts and 4 others 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernMonkey Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 32 minutes ago, Blunderguts said: The dog when I balance a treat on his back. Sometimes it takes him a few seconds to notice! It doesn’t….trust me, he’s simply judging you 😉 AnnoyingPentium, Blunderguts, Yoss and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarmonicCheeseburger Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 One from the vaults. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 2 hours ago, Blunderguts said: The dog when I balance a treat on his back. Sometimes it takes him a few seconds to notice! If I hide a treat the dog knows it's in the room as soon as she comes through the door, then it's a sniff test to find it, rarely takes more than 30s Their sense of smell is amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 saw an x3 that made chuckle earlier- hearing aid beige! 😲🤪🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 9 hours ago, MikeR said: Makes you wonder what we pay teachers for For ticking boxes and meeting targets imposed by applying the business-management model to education. See also nurses, doctors, soldiers, social workers, public transport…, …, … MikeR, GeorgeB and myglaren 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 eBay, for a change. Ever since they introduced managed payments a couple of years ago, I felt it had gone rapidly downhill and stuff just wasn't selling like it used to. I have a small number of items listed, whenever the 70/80% off fees promotion comes through I'll list a few new items I've gathered up and relist everything else so that they can take advantage of the offer. Two items in particular - one I first advertised in March 2022. The other in June 2022. They did not sell in all that time. I did not originally believe in the "promoted listings" thing. However I decided to give it a try, I increased both item prices by around 5%, and introduced a 5% promotion rate to all items. Lo and behold, in the last 48 hours, two of those items listed on the dates above have sold! Very happy. The fee doesn't bother me because I just increased the price. I might be a couple of quid worse off but that doesn't bother me as they're gone and sold now, I didn't need them anyway! eBay is usually a last resort for me and I know it's full of aggro, but these sort of items wouldn't have sold elsewhere locally for nearly half the amounts I wouldn't have thought dome, w00dy and Remspoor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 2 hours ago, Noel Tidybeard said: saw an x3 that made chuckle earlier- hearing aid beige! 😲🤪🤣 NHS hearing aids are no longer beige. Apart from NOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrenBowker Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 On 12/3/2022 at 4:44 PM, vulgalour said: Made sure to get into the neighbourhood spirit and put the outdoor decorations up today. Battery powered LEDs, great stuff. The little function selector box slots neatly into the coin cubby in the dash. Obviously, don't drive around with them all flashing like that. There's an old Volkswagen bus up my road with a full on light show inside. Makes the passers by smile. vulgalour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 14 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said: Can't you in the UK just log into the insurance company's website and quickly change it? We can do that here. You can with Aviva, most of the others like to charge you £25 to press a couple of buttons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 15 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said: Can't you in the UK just log into the insurance company's website and quickly change it? We can do that here. Ha. Allegedly yes, they even encourage you to do so. But I tried when I got green Favorit. Obviously it's heavily modified but I thought I'd try out of curiosity, there are sections to list all modifications which I did. It just said I need to phone up. Not entirely surprised to be honest I wasn't expecting to get it on standard insurance anyway and indeed I've now got it on specialist modified car insurance. BUT. I then tried swapping the blue Favorit on to Mrs Yoss's now departed Felicia insurance online. So a bog standard Felicia to a bog standard Favorit? Surely that's a fairly simple ask? No, you need to phone up. The actual swap was fairly simple but you seem to spend longer listening to tedious recorded messages than actually talking to a human. Apologies for being grumpy in the ungrumpy thread. mk2_craig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 7 hours ago, DarrenBowker said: There's an old Volkswagen bus up my road with a full on light show inside. Makes the passers by smile. I saw some blobby SUV on the road which had lights strung on the outside of the roof. Fortunately constantly on, rather than flashing, but a distraction even so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Popped in to our local butchers for some pies. Their pies are great, full to the top and there is something about the pastry that just sets them apart. They probably use lard or something but whatever, it works. But they also have a small eat in section. Usually if you get there after 8am it's full (they open at 7 as any proper butcher does) but there were a couple of spare tables and as I walked in the smell of bacon hit me so I thought sod it and stopped for a bacon sandwich. Sometimes when you order a bacon sandwich out it can be a disappointment. Not these. Decent amount of bacon, well cooked, just the right amount of saltyness and proper bread. I should make more spontaneous decisions like this. privatewire, goosey, wuvvum and 31 others 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 26 minutes ago, Yoss said: Popped in to our local butchers for some pies. Their pies are great, full to the top and there is something about the pastry that just sets them apart. They probably use lard or something but whatever, it works. But they also have a small eat in section. Usually if you get there after 8am it's full (they open at 7 as any proper butcher does) but there were a couple of spare tables and as I walked in the smell of bacon hit me so I thought sod it and stopped for a bacon sandwich. Sometimes when you order a bacon sandwich out it can be a disappointment. Not these. Decent amount of bacon, well cooked, just the right amount of saltyness and proper bread. I should make more spontaneous decisions like this. which butcher is this? I’m not mega miles from Yosstown so if ever I’m passing I may have to partake of cured pig in bread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Car was clunking again (suspected another drop link). Took it back to the garage, the one they fitted was loose. It's fixed, FOC as well. That's enough to make me deploy the smug face or something daft like that. Wibble and RoverFolkUs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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