What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[cort16]

This WOLF Qashqai spotted at the auctions in Dalry and papped by richard.

There are also 3 wolves on the bonnet.

 

[KruJoe]

I know we're all shaking our heads in bewilderment, but I wonder what percentage of the general population would have opinion that it has been improved aesthetically.

[Richard]

I know we're all shaking our heads in bewilderment, but I wonder what percentage of the general population would have opinion that it has been improved aesthetically.

 

Even if you only include people who regularly travel in that car, I'm guessing the percentage would be quite low.

[Cavcraft]

My daughter sent a picture of Dave Lee Cartland into 'Sunday Brunch' on CH4 earlier.

[andrew e]

Straight off the night shift I went for a walk along Southend seafront this morning (for a bit of exercise) and two things made me smile, this WINNAR (it had a factory tailgate on the LWB too) and this scene of pure Essex:

 

 

[Skizzer]

There's definitely something time-warpy about Southend, as we know from AngryDicky's and EssDeeWon's exceptional spotting threads.

[HH-R]

I think there is quite a few of us stuck in the mid '90s, music wise. I could get all grumpy and say its gone downhill since then and all modern dance music is shit but there is a large amount of outstanding stuff being made these days.

In the 90s, you had the compilation CD's, what was played in the clubs, Radio1 and a few half-assed DJ magazines as your only real sources of new stuff but now its stunning just how much stuff you can find through Spotify and Soundcloud. Even Pete Tong still plays some brilliant stuff - his show is always worth a listen, but I suppose it always has been.

My preference is always for the 90s euphoric dance stuff though.

 

Granted there is a lot of pish too, especially since the 'mericans got hold of it and called it EDM. 

 

I wish I wasn't so lazy and could root out the wheat from the chaff of modern music. I have a couple of mates into dance who fortunately do it for me now and then though. I think part of it was all those old songs were from a much simpler time when I had nowt to worry about.

[xtriple]

Not sure this is a grin/grim./or just worrying....

 

As mentioned elsewhere, I went to Halfords to get stuff and when I came out, there were two lads with a nice Pug 306. What is the grin/grim is that they asked what my car was worth and when I said, they agreed because they'd been on eBay to find out the cars value! They showed me the page with them at 20, 24 and 28 thousand quid (oh and one at 15 but we are forgetting that one!).

 

At the time, I was sort of chuffed that they could confirm the price (I daren't look after the amount I've spent!) but then I started thinking: why?

 

Is this a 'thing' now where bored youths google your car and give valuations on the spot like a mobile 'we buy any car'?

 

So I'm sort of grinning but in a worried/concerned way!

[robinmasters]

Is this a 'thing' now where bored youths google your car and give valuations on the spot like a mobile 'we buy any car'?

Pistoheads must have been offline.

[strangeangel]

 

This just arrived! Shame it's pissing down so I can't fit it yet...

[strangeangel]

Make that a double grin - I have won a shite van on the Bay

[bub2006]

Got keys to my own house.

[anonymous user]

Good for you bub and it looks like you have had the only non raining day so far this year to move on, glad things are looking up for you

[oldcars]

Good for you. Looks brand new as well bet its nice. Big question is how many chod parking spaces does it have? 

[strangeangel]

^^^ Autoshite Removals FTW

 

Hope you enjoy your new place bub

[bub2006]

Its a brand new house. Living room,kitchen and downstairs toilet,then upstairs have utility room,bathroom and bedroom. Got a double driveway,1 bedroom though but its all I need. I'll put some internal pics up later,trying to find some carpet,a cooker and a washer now and I'm all set. This year I great so far.

[mat_the_cat]

Live updates of Storm Henry's progress on the Daily Post website today:

 

[320touring]

Excellent stuff Bub!

[Bren]

Live updates of Storm Henry's progress on the Daily Post website today:

 

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The storm will improve rectum - sorry Wrexham.

[Bren]

Got keys to my own house.

Nice one Bub.

[bub2006]

Thanks everyone. All in a tizz at the minute though. Trying to sort stiff out,bills etc is immense.

[Lord Sterling]

Nice one Bub, looks like your lucks on the turn chap. Told ya didn't I? You certainly are a lucky chap to be moving into a house like that. It's true to say though, sometimes we all need a helping hand in life.

 

In other news, it looks like Sis_Sterling wants to go down the chod route. She wants to learn to drive soon and is applying for her provisional, as a car for herself she has been eyeing up Mk2 Fiat Puntos (of course, being a teenager, this is subject to change, unless she is anything like me and keeps on until she gets the car that she wants) with a preference for 5-doors, but a 3-door wouldn't go a miss.

[Vantman]

                                                                          Shouldn't really laugh---but I did.

 

[twosmoke300]

Cross rutted train ! Oops

[Tamworthbay]

Thanks everyone. All in a tizz at the minute though. Trying to sort stiff out,bills etc is immense.

AS housewarming?

[andy18s]

[Tamworthbay]

https://www.change.org/p/everyone-bbc-get-alex-from-the-undateables-to-present-top-gear?recruiter=237429471&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=sms#petition-letter

Vote Alex!

[garbaldy]

At least it's not another bring back free road tax for 25 year olds petition.

[M'coli]

Its a brand new house. Living room,kitchen and downstairs toilet,then upstairs have utility room,bathroom and bedroom. Got a double driveway,1 bedroom though but its all I need. I'll put some internal pics up later,trying to find some carpet,a cooker and a washer now and I'm all set. This year I great so far.

Get patio doors for the downstairs living room and it's a bedsit upstairs, garage downstairs bachelor pad...

[Craig the Princess]

                                                                          Shouldn't really laugh---but I did.

 

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Sick drift Yo!