What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Tamworthbay]

Just heard an american police official being interviewed about the West Virginia floods.

" Our worst problem is the high water"

if it's near the coast he means high tide, those yanks don't speak Eengleesh you know.

[fordperv]

again in a world dominated with doom and gloom, while this story i the press isn't something to smile about, given the tragedy that this couple have suffered, but instead it does show that there are some decent people on this planet.

 

yes i know that this is off of the daily hate mail, but give it a look.

 

and yes, i smiled while reading it, with a tear in my eye at the same time.

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3661057/Mother-desperate-stock-blanket-wrapped-stillborn-baby-moved-tears-kind-hearted-Tesco-staff-hand-deliver-door-bunch-flowers.html

That is heartwarming, what a fantastic gesture in a world full of hate and anger

[saucedoctor]

Saw my Rover 25 today in Ballyclare. Minty clean and being driven by a very fit blonde lady.

[bramz7]

Today I had to get someone to bump start the ZX down the hill I live on, as the cheap battery the previous owner purchased has more or less died.

Why a grin you ask?

About 5 hours later, someone in an M reg 106 had to do the same. I have never seen it happen here before, but today two 20 year old Frenchies managed it. Good, dependable things.

[davidfowler2000]

Passed. Let loose on my own now.

[Pillock]

Your surname is Driver? How ironic!

[davidfowler2000]

Handy, isn't it?

[RoadworkUK]

I heard on the radio that China wants to build a '50s British car but updated with a more aggressive looking front end.

 

They said they want to make a Ford angrier.

[HillmanImp]

Just heard an american police official being interviewed about the West Virginia floods.

" Our worst problem is the high water"

Many years ago, I was a bit the worse for wear at the Glastonbury Festival and we were having great difficulty lighting a fire.

 

We were there for ages, with kindling, firelighters but still couldn't get it going.

 

It was getting really cold and we were getting quite desperate in our attempts to get it lit when I suddenly figured out what we had been doing wrong.

 

It was simple, so simple I couldn't believe they hadn't thought to do it but it was the one thing we had forgotten to do:

 

"Lads, lads, what we need to do is cover the wood in flames"

 

Say no to drugs kids.

[gm]

I lost my bank card at the weekend - I discovered this as I stood at the checkout on sunday evening looking like a bit of a tit

 

why is this in the grin thread ? because the last time I used it was in the same shop the previous day and I'd left it in the chipnpin reader when I excitedly paid for saturday nights beers - the nice lady on the customer service desk had it safely locked in a drawer (with about forty other cards, apparently just from that weekend)

[Craig the Princess]

Congratulations David, knowing how much work goes into that it is done achievement.

[Pillock]

My wife got wet in a service station car park thanks to Billy, and she's well happy now she's had a bit of a ride.

[Skizzer]

My wife got wet in a service station car park thanks to Billy, and she's well happy now she's had a bit of a ride.

My mind is now officially boggled. I know our Billy's a good looking chap and everything, but I wasn't expecting that sort of behaviour.

[anonymous user]

My mind is now officially boggled. I know our Billy's a good looking chap got gaffer tape and everything, chloroform but I wasn't expecting that sort of behaviour.

EFL

[anonymous user]

I just went on the MOT checker to see whether there were any advisories on the TR7's MOT (There weren't).Then out of curiosity did a search on my old Spitfire, the first car I bought with my own money after I started work. I last saw it a few years ago, still down in west Wales looking pretty ropey. I'm pleased to see that it is MOT'd until December so it's still about.

[Urko]

Saw my Rover 25 today in Ballyclare. Minty clean and being driven by a very fit blonde lady.

 

I think this is how we'd all like to picture our old motors ending up after we've moved 'em on.

[fordperv]

Popped to collect something local I won on ebay and saw this Chinese, it had me giggling

 

[BavarianRetro]

There used to be one in the Hilltown in Dundee in the early 80s called "Tak Awa"

[xtriple]

I now have luminous YELLOW hair and beard! Was bored, I know a hairdresser (I do own an MX5 after all    ) and so an idea was born.

 

Yes, I do look a complete prat.

 

Yes, I will regret it in the morning.

 

[Negative Creep]

Not a grin, more of a WTF dream I had last night

 

I was driving the 75 to work as usual, but on getting to the lights I decided to get out and let it roll to the next junction in order to save petrol. Instead it headed off by itself all the way up the A38. So I then had to go to Exeter to collect it from the police compound, who were totally fine with it and had resprayed the scuff on the rear bumper.

 

 

 

Erm..............yeah

[fordperv]

I now have luminous YELLOW hair and beard! Was bored, I know a hairdresser (I do own an MX5 after all ) and so an idea was born.

 

Yes, I do look a complete prat.

 

Yes, I will regret it in the morning.

 

Put some pictures up so we can see

[Captain Furious]

Have a massively overdue week off next week, can't wait, but predictably this week is taking its sweet time to pass me by

 

Retro Show at the weekend, return to the scene of the Granada's first FTP and 12 hour wait for the AA, kind of a shakedown run for next weeks trip down to Fairford for RIAT - All in all, a damn good week lined up

 

Grump - Weather forecast looks like the following -

 

Saturday Rain

Sunday Rain

Monday Rain

Tuesday Rain

Wednesday Rain

Thursday Rain

Friday Rain

Saturday Thunderstrorms

 

Hoping the iOS weather app has got things terribly wrong..

[oldcars]

I know what you mean it rains all the time just now.

[Tickman]

Welded the rear sill on a friends Honda CRV that was made of rust while he was on fire watch, afterwards he came round with a new angle grinder and an extension lead as there was a lot of changing discs and un plugging and moving the lead while making the repair piece.

 

Plus point was he showed pictures of the panel welded in to his MOT tester who was impressed with the welding.

 

[xtriple]

£283 per year fully comp on the Bentley, normal policy (not classic so I get 'market value') is pretty bloody good.  I was expecting trials and tribulations when doing the change to a new company (when I did the Mazda, they wanted everything including an access code from DVLA for my licence and a copy of my OTHER cars log book to prove I had two...) but no, straight forward, paid, they checked my proof of NCD online and all done. General Accident.

[Asimo]

Driving home saw a Marbella van and a Maestro van in convoy. Still in trade, with pipes and whatnot on roof racks. Seat was signwritten, and a nice faded red.

[Kiltox]

£283 per year fully comp on the Bentley, normal policy (not classic so I get 'market value') is pretty bloody good. I was expecting trials and tribulations when doing the change to a new company (when I did the Mazda, they wanted everything including an access code from DVLA for my licence and a copy of my OTHER cars log book to prove I had two...) but no, straight forward, paid, they checked my proof of NCD online and all done. General Accident.

Don't crash. Aviva are cunts.

[willswitchengage]

Vauxhall dealership win.

 

My Mum's 62 plate Corsa 1.2 recently limped home with what later transpired to be a faulty coil. She was then charged £180 + VAT for this to be rectified, despite still being the first owner and within the limits of Vauxhall's lifetime warranty. A letter written by me later and she has her money back. No more capitalising on little old ladies in Ripon.

[andrew e]

Don't crash. Aviva are cunts.

To counteract this Arriva paid out £600 more than purchase when I got in bother.

[Cavcraft]

Our dog's 6th birthday yesterday