What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[strangeangel]

Timeless comedy. 

 

That's the description I'd apply to the Father Ted Xmas Special, which I saw for the 10000000th time the other night. Somehow it never seems to get old.

[garbaldy]

On way back from yard and what's this,

It was fairly shifting and took a while to catch up,

A quick check and this is what it is.

Nice to see an old car still being used in the salty season.

[fordperv]

I popped to get tea earlier from the chicken place with the red sign, when I sat at home I looked at the lid of my beans and they said marina on the lid, I got an idea in my head of a couple naming their baby after their beloved car

 

[greengartside]

Had a browse of Tax Discs on ebay as I usually do. I tend to look at ones that are 70's/80's and have a good selling picture.

 

I spotted a 1979 tax disc for a MG Sherpa...

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/172465194272?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

...and thought I'd run a check to see if it's still alive and kicking. It is indeed taxed but not M.o.T'd, so a quick Flickr search reveals the very car.

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/aceanorak/8047201611/in/photolist-dg71Fn

 

I left a comment on there to whoever owns it now, so they can reunite the disc with the car if they wish.

 

I like the little things like that.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Spotted this excellent demo today.

 

 

Hell of a product. 

[EssDeeWon]

Blimey the use by isn't long on those beans!!

 

As for Marina, there is a bird at work (quite fit) but I think the old 'hows Morris' joke would be wasted.

[Cavcraft]

Sorted tickets for Premier League Darts in Liverpool. Well happy with that, always been too late in previous years.

[Asimo]

Shite TV season - Jonathan Creek is of no interest nowadays (no Caroline Quentin) but at least the program still features a decent Volvo. Lovely colour, power assisted bumpers, round headlights


tiny vicar    

[andy18s]

Had a bit of a run with the dogs this am

Only around the garden but soon tired me out.....

Loads more snow on the way but only down to -8c so far

[bramz7]

Got a compliment from the owner of a Crown Victoria police car regarding the BX today, which is always pleasing. Also put a smile on my face when it took his car ages to crank and the BX (for once) started up right away.....

[cort16]

Spotted this on Facebook.  New years day 1983 on the road from Selkirk to Peebles. Any idea what the car in the distance is?

 

[bangernomics]

Morris minor?

[Mr A Lawrence]

1956 cudlington minnow mk8??

[cort16]

I think it could actually be a Wolsley 6/80.  That'd be like seeing a Montego in a picture taken today.

 

[FakeConcern]

Westfield, East Sussex, last night.

 

 

[mat_the_cat]

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Came back home and miles stops with 18's. Not sure why I find this exciting, but I do, ok?

 

If only you'd reset the trip meter 2.5 miles later!

[Tamworthbay]

Spotted this on Facebook.  New years day 1983 on the road from Selkirk to Peebles. Any idea what the car in the distance is?

 

Shit, that's how my first Capri died, twat in Volvo 340 overtook when there was me coming the other way. Rail and post coming close, FUCKING RAIL AND POST,!,!,!,!,!, bang, bang, pssshhhhh. Oh fuck. Limped home after being towed off but car was fooked.

[beko1987]

Bub did similar in a vectra...

[bub2006]

I just slipped slightly. I still think it have been better if I didn't try going round the bend but just flooring it and heading for the field

[drum]

I've not been on AS much lately, but for grin reasons.

 

The building warrant for my garage came through in November.

 

I had a muddy bit of ground then had some foundations dug..

 

Then some walls built...

 

A floor was laid including insulation..

 

We had an all-nighter pouring, floating and polishing concrete.

That was a couple of weeks ago.

 

On Tuesday it looked like this.

 

On Wednesday we had walls...

 

And yesterday a roof..

 

Muscles ache and hands are skinned to buggery, but check oot my big garage!

[xtriple]

You utter bastard! I hate you but want you to adopt me so I can have that lovely garage... once I've disposed of your body under the footings   Slightly jealous.

[Guest Hooli]

That is a proper garage, you lucky bastid.

[DeeJay]

Just think of all the Volvos you can fit in there.

[Skizzer]

Magnificent! Massive garage envy.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

That is fantastic. Is it a hobby garage or an 'earn a living' garage? Either way I am well jel. Looks like a nice part of the world too, what region is it?

[Richard]

The Angus Glens I think, certainly somewhere in the Angus countryside.

[Stanky]

Took the Yaris and Daughter out for a drive around earlier, the roads were pretty quiet and I wanted to give the Yaris an Italian tune-up in advance of its MOT next week. We had a lovely drive up the A32, across to Winchester on the A272 then back on smaller roads north of Bishops Waltham. All in all I was out for about an hour, never exceeded 70mph but had a brilliant time doing it. There are some roads up that way which are excellent to drive (for the south of England) and no surprise they are full of bikers in the summer.

 

The Yaris is a pretty decent performer too, there was plenty enough power for the car and conditions and it really flies above 3500rpm. Not quite as good as the old Almera which i knew better so could drive it harder, but not bad at all. It'd have been nothing like as enjoyable in the Saab as its a bit big for the roads round there and can't be driven as hard without feeling like you'll imminently lose control and die. It also needs to be going a lot faster to feel like you're making progress. 60mph in 3rd in the Yaris feels like 90.

 

Even my daughter enjoyed it, well, until she fell asleep anyway. It was nice to be out driving just for the sake of it, it very rare I get to do that and not have anything I need to be back for, or do while I'm out.

[fordperv]

I don't usually post up parked spots but the excitement has overtook me, I took a wrong turn while out with work earlier and travelled down the road this was parked on, seeing it made my day

 

Vulgalour will be happy

 

[EssDeeWon]

That Princess is kwallateeeee

[Cheggers]

Apparently Ms_Chegg has treated us to a holiday sailing around the Western Isles on a 100 year-old gaffer, interspersed with guided walks. The girl's a keeper.

 

 

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