What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[xtriple]

i had a caravan once. Bought in a fit of enthusiasm for the lure of the open road and living 'off grid' for a few weeks at a time. I had a Toyota Crown to tow it with and I used it ..... once! Absolutely hated towing this huge great piece of shit around and then trying to find camp sites etc.

 

But I was young and liked getting my end away!

 

My Dad (step version) ended up living in it on the drive after my beloved Mother turfed the poor old bastard out... I used to let him in the house to empty the poo thing and have a decent shower whenever the evil old cow went out! Sold it to a fireman....

 

In other news, I have finally managed to get the passengers side wheels sort of 'restored'. It's what is known as a  'truly fucking shit job' that I have done, but they look better....

[Captain Furious]

I have an ABI too, this is actually my 3rd caravan, although I don't use it for holidays as such, me and a couple of friends got fed up of going to festivals and car shows and it pissing down with rain, so we thought sod it, let's see what this caravaning malarkey is all about, love it for 3 days or so, but after that I miss home plumbing, not sure I could do a 2 week holiday.

 

First outing of 2016 is 2 weeks time, also the first time I'll have towed it with this car, I am fairly certain it's not going to go well..stand by for FTP thread.

 

[daveb47]

Just done the 2000th Autoshite offsite backup.

Done twice a day or more,kept for 7 days then overwritten.

now over 18 gb a time.

 

 

 

[scaryoldcortina]

I like how you are backing it up to the Pennine tower at Forton services!

 

[AlabamaShrimp]

It's my birthday! I've had some cards and presents! Now to decide if I'm going out for dinner or tea.

 

Can't afford a real Mustang so Mrs Shrimp bought me a Lego one

[fordperv]

Happy birthday AlabamaShrimp

[Tickman]

I have won a car roller on ebay, should make procrastinating about what to do next more comfortable

 

 

Only down side is it in Wythenshawe in Manchester!

 

This could take a bit of juggling stuff!

[RobT]

Found out last night the BBC iplayer has some archive material.  So I watched a 1983 episode of Pot Black and the start of a 1987 episode of Bob’s Full House.  But I got bored of that so only watched 10 minutes!

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p038b0zs/snooker-pot-black-1983

 

 

[LC Torana]

I have won a car roller on ebay

 

Car tilter roller 3.JPG

A what?

 

(excuse my ignorance)

[anonymous user]

A car roller a wonderful gadget, you can bolt your rotting mini (other rotting cars available) to it and roll it onto its side, so that you can weld up the floor. An allternative is using an old mattress, tyres and some hefty mates to tip it, propping it with some old scaffold planks (I do not recommend this).

[FakeConcern]

New gates just slightly too ostentatious  fitted at a house down the road from me

 

 

[forddeliveryboy]

I have won a car roller on ebay, should make procrastinating about what to do next more comfortable

 

Car tilter roller 3.JPG

 

Only down side is it in Wythenshawe in Manchester!

 

This could take a bit of juggling stuff!

 

 

Good purchase, they're ace - far better to weld the underside of a car when it's on its side than when it's on a ramp (and the right way up).

[Supernaut]

Working in IT at a university is amusing sometimes.

 

I work more in the network infrastructure side of things rather than the 'have you switched it off and on again?' of service desk.

 

Today, we had our weekly team meeting. All boring, you may expect. However, today one of the points was talking about simplifying the wifi. Snoooore. We basically want to collapse the different wifi IDs in halls of residence into one, with the content filters done by the location.

 

A topic of discussion was access to 'adult content' only being allowed in halls of residence. One of my colleagues made the mistake of saying "So how do we do this then?" to be greeted with the response: "Well there are two options, right hand or left hand"

[Tamworthbay]

Seeing comments about regional accents on another thread reminded me of this:

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vrIqSlt9PXg

 

Still makes me laugh and helps all of us not from the Black Country to understand a bit better.

[robinmasters]

 

'Big woop', you're thinking, 'you changed some brake pads.'.

 

The reasons this made me grin:

 

1) I noticed they weren't quite right (!) (Unusual)

 

2) Though they apparently fixed themselves halfway home from work, I overcame the urge to not bother on the basis that it'll probably be alright for a while (rare)

 

3) I had a new set 'in stock' (unheard of)

[Ghosty]

Just watching 5th Gear on catchup - that geezer who shipped his HA van to the US to go drag racing. Looks to be a bit modified though.

 

Pretty sure that thing shows up on Roadkill at some point (Power Tour?). It's pretty heftily modded.

[mouseflakes]

Eric Cantona's choice of wheelz in the latest Kronenbourg advert...

 

[Des]

I have won a car roller on ebay, should make procrastinating about what to do next more comfortable

 

Car tilter roller 3.JPG

 

Only down side is it in Wythenshawe in Manchester!

 

This could take a bit of juggling stuff!

 

They look the same as the set I have, check with the seller if there's a very tall screw jack thing to go with it, otherwise engine hoist. Cling film your fluid reservoirs, ideally remove the battery, be aware of rear axle oil getting into drums if upended for long periods, discover leaks on the top of your fuel tank and be astounded at the amount of old shit that rolls out from under the seats and dash.

[Eddie Honda]

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"Pedestrian-friendly" front ends are far too pointy.

[Noel Tidybeard]

cant help but notice in the pic of Bub's pad his reputation may have preceded him- the developers have erected a fence to stop him taking over ALL the parking!

[Noel Tidybeard]

using a zaffy is shirley taking pineappling too far?

[purplebargeken]

Fuckers will park anywhere!

[twosmoke300]

At least its parked straight !

[Tickman]

They look the same as the set I have, check with the seller if there's a very tall screw jack thing to go with it, otherwise engine hoist. Cling film your fluid reservoirs, ideally remove the battery, be aware of rear axle oil getting into drums if upended for long periods, discover leaks on the top of your fuel tank and be astounded at the amount of old shit that rolls out from under the seats and dash.

No power lifter with it but I knew that so excuse for engine hoist shopping accepted

Cling film also added to the shopping list for the garage!

 

The seller dropped the roller round at my parents house, only about 5 miles away, and was an absolute star saving me a load of hassle that end.

Now I just have to get it from Manchester to Dundee. Looking forward to having a play with it, just a little disappointed it will probably be the start of August before it gets here.

 

I will put up pictures of my first attempt and all the stuff that falls out/off the car when I do

[oldcars]

Passat needs a SLAMMED sticker on the window. Sorry too soon and all that.

[bub2006]

cant help but notice in the pic of Bub's pad his reputation may have preceded him- the developers have erected a fence to stop him taking over ALL the parking!

They are still building houses next door. I currently have the vectra,caravan and a trailer on the drive. Xantia has to be shoved in a spare corner. In caravan news I've replaced fuse in the in built charger,flushed water lines with cleaner and replaced brake light bulb and 7 pin plug on van along with 7 pin socket on the xantia. Need to get a regulator before Friday and a gas refill. Got ng on a merry birthday jaunt into the Derbyshire dales. Really pleased things seem to be going better

[daveb47]

Just watched the Catalina fly over the top here at about 500ft,going to Biscarrosse Seaplane Fly-In i suspect.

[bub2006]

That's great!

[cort1977]

New Starter brushes and Carb rebuild kit for the AMC ordered on Saturday, arrived first thing today - pretty great service from Rockauto in the USA - and I can order and pay in pounds, pay VAT etc upfront so none of this nonsense with RM/Customs charges.  Well 'appy. 

Rockauto are great.   Are you on their email list?   They send out an email when items for your cars are on clearance.  

 

I just got a load of things like filters and wiper blades for silly money like $1.17 each.  

[daveb47]

Doing well here today,first the Catalina then just had an Bell-Boeing MV-22B Osprey,very low,very slow in tilted configeration.

Seems to be going to Isle of dogs then Gravesend.

First one i have seen.