What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[fordperv]

this glorious view greeted me when I got to work this morning

 

[dome]

I spent the afternoon at Knockhill watching 1990s super touring cars go round the track.

 

There were other classes too, including some weird unlimited class which had a Ginetta G60, two WRC-spec Escort Cossies, and an Ultima GTR all going round wheel-to-wheel, with a WTCC-spec current-gen Civic Type R joining in, amongst other things!

Am heading up today, looking forward to it!

 

The unique* Knockhill climate will hopefully shift the hangover too...

[DeeJay]

this glorious view greeted me when I got to work this morning

 

20160911_070302.jpg

You are a rustler AICMFP 

[myglaren]

First decent trip on the new Sailun tyres yesterday.

Just been driven around here since they were fitted so hard to say if they are OK - seem to stick well enough and the ride did seem better but probably wishful thinking.

>500 miles and mixed weather/mixed road types and they appear to be as good as anything else the car has worn and better than some.

The fitter couldn't balance them and I haven't had them balanced yet but yesterday showed they don't need it - no vibration at around 70mph which has always plagued this car to the extent that the steering column 'chatters' - all gone now and smooth as silk.

[Pillock]

Sorry I missed your star turn on TV Beko, I was too busy at the Drive-In Movies.

 

Nope, I haven't travelled back in time to the 1950s* - they took over a park and ride carpark in the evening and we sat and watched a movie. Very cool experience. Actually better than the normal cinema

• You have control over the volume, so no crazy loud bits because the director is willy-waving about his special effects.
• The only people you can hear talking and rustling sweet wrappers are in your own car, so you're a bit happier to tell them to STFU
• It was free, not £thousands like actual cinema (it was a promotional event yeah, but the cost of putting it on were covered by 10 minutes of adverts that you could turn the radio off for)
• Because it was at the park and ride, it was actually cheaper to park up, catch the tram into the city centre and buy a bag full of sweets and drinks from Tesco Spress than it would be to buy sweets at the cinema. For the non drivers, could also sit and get merry whilst watching.

 

* Ironically, they were showing Back to the Future

[anonymous user]

Cavcraft's descriptions of motoring artwork, I can't help reading them with Brian Sewell's voice in my head. I feel that Cavcraft should become an art critic.

[Timewaster]

Cavcraft's descriptions of motoring artwork, I can't help reading them with Brian Sewell's voice in my head. I feel that Cavcraft should become an art critic.

I always thought it was more Bob Hoskins.

 

Also, despite knowing who he is in real life, Bornidentity IS Tony Mason in my head.

[cort16]

Am heading up today, looking forward to it!

 

The unique* Knockhill climate will hopefully shift the hangover too...

It'll probably be snowing

[Paul232]

I finally had to bite the bullet and resort to putting the old daily hack on gumtree. After reading on here about the numties on there, the first message is.lol. Wide u swopz for a radio control plane and a saw of some sort. If they had offered a pineapple I might have considered it.lol. Good old bumtree.

[320touring]

Have a Xantia Activa ootside a well suave Japanese Patisserie in that there Paris.

 

Scran was superb, and Xantia looked work worn-nice contrast

[Noel Tidybeard]

how cool are blue number plates?

[Ghosty]

Those plates seem to be diplomatic vehicle ones, was just looking on wiki as it piqued my interest.

[tooSavvy]

Don't the tattie mashers get 'pink'?

 

 

TS

[M'coli]

Seriously, how could you not grin at seeing this combination?!

I was out for a bike ride, and had to stop for the photo despite the poor light.

 

[Ghosty]

On a couple of occasions now I've been talking to one of the (literal!) big voices in the Manchester Critical Mass cycling community - well I've just clocked he's one of my dad's old colleagues.

 

Small bloody world I live in, reminds me of how I found out Junkman bought a car off my second cousin several years ago.

[richardmorris]

[fordperv]

the saph now has a fresh m.o.t

 

 

popped to mrs fp at her nans after so got my chance to take a picture in front of an excellently named road sign

 

[Mr A Lawrence]

I finally had to bite the bullet and resort to putting the old daily hack on gumtree. After reading on here about the numties on there, the first message is.lol. Wide u swopz for a radio control plane and a saw of some sort. If they had offered a pineapple I might have considered it.lol. Good old bumtree.

[Timewaster]

Local faceache page has a story about a van hitting the railway bridge.

 

Happens every couple of months and every time the comments are unbelievable.

 

Blind idiots, take their licence away, what if that had been a child 9ft in the air etc etc etc

 

Today's best so far: "So meny idiots can't read"

[Stanky]

After several years of poverty or poor timing blighting my chances to see one of my favourite bands live, tonight I bagged a pair of tickets to see VNV Nation live in Holland in November. Chuffed would be an understatement.

 

I'm taking brother_stanky along as he likes them too and as a birthday present for him. Can't wait. Its a 3 hour show too, playing early stuff right through to the newest album so should be a good one.

[bramz7]

Have a fair bit of time off in November, checked some air fares for a bit of a laugh and now I'm going to Rome. Again. Flights cost less than my trip to Norwich....

[saucedoctor]

Or as we call it in Carrickfergus, "voicemail"

 

http://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/buckfast-swigging-topless-man-arrested-11879694

 

Bucky FTW.

 

 

[hairnet]

response

 

'unless ye hav anny letturs fek aff'

[richardmorris]

Monks in France make Cointreau and Benedictine with similar effects. My dad's always said it was to take their minds off vows of chastity.

[purplebargeken]

What does Buckies actually taste like?

[The Moog]

Accepted an offer on our flat in Edinburgh.

 

Seems my mad dash to fill the house with furniture paid off. First person to see it has bought it.

[Ghosty]

What does Buckies actually taste like?

 

Like wine, but worse. Apparently Liverpudlians are keen on it.

[saucedoctor]

Buckfast to me tastes like that red medicine that you got when you were a kid, instead of penicillin.

[Pillock]

In other news, turns out Buckfast is cheaper than a prescription for that red medicine you got as a kid.

[Richard]

Is it? It costs a fucking fortune here, so much that I've never tasted it.