What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[saucedoctor]

A few in Belfast called this:

 

[Skizzer]

I'm grinning at AS in general today. There's been loads of great stuff on here lately.

 

I know I got slated by some for being critical a few weeks ago, but I still think we went through one of our grumpy patches and I'm very happy things are back to the usual excellent form, by which I probably really mean there's hardly any Stuff I Don't Like.

[AMC Rebel]

Exhaust bits from Germany arrived.  They are for a Volvo 760 (thanks for the tip whoever it was - I forget) and will allow me to mackle up something a lot better than what I have on the AMC that will (I hope) burble a bit more rather than the overly noisy crackle I have at the moment.  Also hope I can arrange a bit better ground clearance since the current setup is slung lower than a teenager's jeans.  Weekend's job if the weather stays good.

 

 

[AMC Rebel]

"The Railway - Keeping Britain on Track"

 

 was last nights but it's a rerun from 2013. The quote in question is at 4:50 but he's got a few gems all the way through.

That driver's like a real-life Carl Pilkington

[cobblers]

[M'coli]

Diddums. Shame it's not a contender for the Darwin awards.

[M'coli]

You are The King AICMFP.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PHp_o7zNp4

Thangquever'mu'

[michael1703]

Found out radio 1 were playing rock music all day, I've had the radio up to 11 all day, 25 degrees and sunny, working outside in shorts,noiice

[doobietoo]

 

May be it was on fire.....

[Pillock]

Dunce.

 

Does insurance cover duncing like that? Especially when you've gone viral so can't even fudge the claim?

[beko1987]

O yea, this happened on the way home yesterday, creeping towards 300,000 at about 200 miles a week!

 

 

[michael1703]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-3629698/Drivers-rescued-submerged-cars-downpours-cause-flash-flooding.html

[155V6]

Found out radio 1 were playing rock music all day, I've had the radio up to 11 all day, 25 degrees and sunny, working outside in shorts,noiice

1st time I've listened to Radio 1 for about 5 years,it wasn't bad 

[Hertz]

Yes I listened to Radio 1 today and it got me in the mood to for AC DC tomorrow. Can't wait, shame Brian Johnson isn't going to be singing but Axel Rose has got some good reviews so far.

[beko1987]

The 10 minute takeover was slightly better tonight, but I still switched over to nightwish

[Cheggers]

On the way back from Chichester over the South Downs in the 2cv, I was being held up by a White RR sport with Chavy plate. D11100001 or something. Anyway, I overtook it (downhill obviously), but she was really dawdling and somewhat surprised to be passed by a fully loaded roofless 2cv with boot box at 60mph with classic fm blasting William W-altons 633 squadron out of the speakers.

Were you on the A27 near Hayling Island on Saturday?...Ms_Chegg was admiring a 2cv with boot box as we were whizzing home from the pub in the SL

[Cheggers]

Just received the hard copy "negative space" drawing of the SL from Volksangel...seriously impressive stuff!!

[Supernaut]

I had a good day at work yesterday.

 

I'm normally based in Aberdeen, but yesterday we had to replace a router in Raigmore Hospital. In Inverness.

 

Cue a 9-hour day 'at work' with only about an hour of actual work, with the rest of it spent driving a 13 reg Peugeot Partner through the Cairngorms. We even stopped past a couple of specialist beer shops on the way back. There's one in the centre of Inverness which is brilliant. Tiny little place called Tomlinsons. Got some tasty looking cider in there.

[Stanky]

I seem to have fixed the issue with the rear door lock mech in the Saab, no pics as I CBA but I followed this helpful vid

 

A second time and it locks, unlocks, and most importantly doesn't set off the 'too-clever-for-its-own-damn-good' computer thingy which checks all the elctrical systems each startup. I think I can see what the issue was with the the first replacement one, which worked fine but was a 5-pin connector, this second replacement is a 7-pin connector and seems to have doe the trick.

 

Video was a godesend, as all of the online guides say you have to take the glass out ther doors to do the job which is a complete pain in the ass, whereas detaching the door handle and sliding the mech out the hole is a hell of a lot easier. I think it only took me about 30 minutes end-to-end this time so I'm well chuffed.

[Spottedlaurel]

Some great B&W photos from 1977 in this article, plenty of our sort of rubbish to be seen: http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/days_gone_by_do_you_remember_when_flooding_was_a_regular_occurrence_in_ipswich_town_centre_1_4568631

 

Little surprise to find that all those I've checked so far didn't make it onto the DVLA pooter system.

[fordperv]

I love NOS parts

[vulgalour]

 

Exciting new Renault arrival in the post today.  We now have the headlight issue resolved!

 

 

[Cavcraft]

Last of the kids found a job today

 

[Coprolalia]

Found a month old lotto ticket in my work bag.

 

£25!!

[Station]

Was walking up to crossing in town, big Alsatian type dog struggling to have a dump, dog was whimpering while hunched over, owner was standing next to him with poo bag prepared. Girl standing at the crossing with her hand over her mouth laughing at dog.
Then I come along, not looking where I'm going, trip over a raised paving stone and land in the middle of the road, girl is now laughing more at whimpering dog and clumsy me.

[fordperv]

Popped out to get some drinks earlier and at the supermarket where every little helps carpark, I saw this lovely mini, this is how I remember them from when I was growing up

 

[Wilko220]

Great! Shame about the stupid things on the headlights though.

[richardmorris]

Were you on the A27 near Hayling Island on Saturday?...Ms_Chegg was admiring a 2cv with boot box as we were whizzing home from the pub in the SL

Probably not me. I was on a27 to the east of Chichester at about 10am- bit early for the pub!( even for me!).

 

This is mine,

[Cheggers]

The one I saw was sand/beige with a black boot box

 

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[RobT]

Last of the kids found a job today

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BC dog needs to learn how to weld too now you've got that Midget!