iainrcz Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Two beauties from the Mrs so far today. After a bit of, well, you know, we had "nice, I've been in the bath this morning. Oh no I haven't" And today's word of the day "scrimpled" Fucking mental. privatewire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 AnnoyingPentium, ProgRocker, Popsicle and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 so gig in frisco last month gig in belge last weekend just booked gig in dresden for september might get to see the ifa shop in daylight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 bangers and cash theyve restored a 96 saab OMG lovely but OMG *faints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakebullet Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Make way children, the 2p master is here. I may have had a little help by the woman filling the pusher machine saying you look like a nutcase and giving me a free car n the star wars thing. Star wars thing wobbles so instantly I say "weebles wobble but they don't fall down" and out myself as an old git. But apparently they are called "rollinz" now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Wack, horriblemercedes, PicantoJon and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 The MG has a friend in the office car park today. Obviously I'm not the only person in the company with excellent* taste in cars. ProgRocker, DSdriver, MiniMinorMk3 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Also ended up following this beauty on the way in this morning. Giffer driven and looked immaculate. Unfortunately my twat of a phone seems to have decided I was trying to take a photo of my wiper blade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 8 minutes ago, wuvvum said: Also ended up following this beauty on the way in this morning. Giffer driven and looked immaculate. Unfortunately my twat of a phone seems to have decided I was trying to take a photo of my wiper blade. your phone is @dollywobbler AICMFP DeeJay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 My next door neighbour chucked me the keys to his new car yesterday. Evo X FQ360. Very docile, civil and quiet till you stamp the loud pedal and you start to swear. Brilliant bit of kit and I want one. Carbon fibre pedals ftw too. Lacquer Peel, Remspoor, Popsicle and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Quicker than the 911 turbo he lent me. Felt it too. Back_For_More 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 1 minute ago, paulplom said: Quicker than the 911 turbo he lent me. Felt it too. How long did he lend you the 911 for? My dad had a bright yellow 400 bhp Evo 8 a couple of years ago... very capable (and scary) car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 3 hours ago, wuvvum said: Obviously I'm not the only person in the company with excellent* taste in cars. 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 1 hour ago, wuvvum said: Also ended up following this beauty on the way in this morning. Giffer driven and looked immaculate. Unfortunately my twat of a phone seems to have decided I was trying to take a photo of my wiper blade. Phone says that will teach you for using me whilst driving. DavieW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Amusing moment in the office earlier. A woman further down the wing had a call come in on her laptop, so she put her headset on and answered the call. Unfortunately she hadn't realised that the headset wasn't actually plugged in and the speaker volume on her laptop was turned all the way up, so there was much mirth and a few raised eyebrows when the caller greeted her with "Hello fuckface". AnnoyingPentium, catsinthewelder, chodweaver and 6 others 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 I fucking love the internet sometimes LOL and for those not aware... https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-story-behind-a-famous-photo-of-an-ejection-from-a-raf-lightning-interceptor/ AnnoyingPentium, Rustybullethole, High Jetter and 7 others 3 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 I used to have book about the Lightnings though currently can't find it. The appendix at the back listed the fate of each aircraft. Made sobering reading as about a third of them just crashed whilst going about their business. It was the jet age of course and there were no computers (or what we would recognise as computers) to figure out what might happen and the only way to test these things was to actually go out and test them, but even by the standards of the day the Lightning was hopelessly unreliable. But they must have been a sight to behold. I know there are some flying examples somewhere (South Africa springs to mind) but I know they are banned here for being too dangerous. Must be an English Electric thing. They also made the British Rail Class 50. Overcomplicated and hopelessly unreliable but bloody fabulous things when working properly. Just like the Lightning. Best locos British Rail ever had in my opinion, but that is the opinion of someone who was an impressionable teenager when they were working out of Paddington and Waterloo and not the opinion of a fitter who had to try and keep them running. LightBulbFun, Joey spud, dome and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Just did an 83 mile round trip for work in the Pontiac. It's 35°C out, hot and sunny. Was doing 55-60 the whole way, car returned 14.5 MPG so that's not bad at all. Tickman, Garythesnail, MiniMinorMk3 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 49 minutes ago, Yoss said: I used to have book about the Lightnings though currently can't find it. The appendix at the back listed the fate of each aircraft. Made sobering reading as about a third of them just crashed whilst going about their business. It was the jet age of course and there were no computers (or what we would recognise as computers) to figure out what might happen and the only way to test these things was to actually go out and test them, but even by the standards of the day the Lightning was hopelessly unreliable. But they must have been a sight to behold. I know there are some flying examples somewhere (South Africa springs to mind) but I know they are banned here for being too dangerous. Must be an English Electric thing. They also made the British Rail Class 50. Overcomplicated and hopelessly unreliable but bloody fabulous things when working properly. Just like the Lightning. Best locos British Rail ever had in my opinion, but that is the opinion of someone who was an impressionable teenager when they were working out of Paddington and Waterloo and not the opinion of a fitter who had to try and keep them running. The RAF spent the 1940s/50s/60s poking holes in the ground with their aircraft as safety was secondary to looking dashing in a light blue suit and the aircraft alternated between setting themselves on fire and falling apart, because whizzo and possibly cripes ginger. And that was the decent ones like the Lightning or Hunter, some of the others didn't even compensate for being dangerous by looking swish or being able to defeat all naughty enemies. Yoss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 37 minutes ago, Yoss said: I know there are some flying examples somewhere (South Africa springs to mind) but I know they are banned here for being too dangerous. Last I read two airworthy examples are stored in Cape Town and for sale, ZU-BEX crashed in 2009. I don't think they are banned from flying here, just the support to enable a permit to fly and a suitable operator is unavailable. Last one I saw fly would have been around 1986, you never forget that vertical climb and noise. Remspoor, gm, Back_For_More and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 bye boris fuck you boris cobblers, 808 Estate, privatewire and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 I just saw an orange Holden Monaro. That was bizarre Yoss, Remspoor and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Snake Charmer said: I don't think they are banned from flying here, just the support to enable a permit to fly and a suitable operator is unavailable. Okay so they're not technically banned but I think what you said there amounts to the same thing using different words. Great picture though. Snake Charmer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 22 minutes ago, Yoss said: Okay so they're not technically banned but I think what you said there amounts to the same thing using different words. That photo I think is ZU-BEX, I never tire if seeing it. The Sea Vixen is a good example of being able to fly with a poor safety record as it was carrier based, prohibit carrier landings and it's acceptably safe! 🤣 Yoss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garythesnail Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Door lock changed on the RRS without grazing knuckles or breaking/losing trim clips. I didn't realise it was possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 watching aca auction bikes today mv augusta 150 1960 - 3 grand mv augusta 175 1955 9 grand and climbing honda cbr 1000 - 750 quid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 1960 mini just under 11 grand 61 impala 4 door 10k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Oof Tenmil Socket, fairkens, richardmorris and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meshking Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 What did the gordini go for? That estimate seems a little low to me. cobblers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rust Collector Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 I’ve just finished replacing the injector seal on my partner’s merc as I need it for a trade show tomorrow now the Insight is resting*. Amazingly, the new stretch bolt was torqued down to spec with the two 90 degree turns and despite it feeling more wrong than incest it didn’t rip the threads out the block. The injector is no longer chuffing away now and the car is ready to go for my drive to Leeds tomorrow, provided I don’t break anything else between now and then… AnnoyingPentium, calebaaront, Dyslexic Viking and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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