What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[scaryoldcortina]

Nice! Is it short scale, or flipping huge?

[Tamworthbay]

Nice! Is it short scale, or flipping huge?

Yup shortscale. Was advertised as 'bass gutar' so got it for a very nice price. A quick clean up and it's good to go. Just wanted any old acoustic bass to noodle with whilst watching the telly but this one is really really nice.

[scaryoldcortina]

 

This is my favorite bass, a similar cheapo. It was on ebay, collect only in Stockton on tees with one crappy photo and a listing that said "Fretless Bass Guitar" and nothing else. I got it for the £20 first bid and when I picked it up it was in a hard case!

[Tamworthbay]

 

This is my favorite bass, a similar cheapo. It was on ebay, collect only in Stockton on tees with one crappy photo and a listing that said "Fretless Bass Guitar" and nothing else. I got it for the £20 first bid and when I picked it up it was in a hard case!

I take it's a copy? Even so that was a bargain and then some!

[scaryoldcortina]

Thought you might spot that... It's an unknown brand because of the decal but it seems to be a 70's cort/ibanez built one, it's basically identical to a real Fender precision.

 

It also isn't faked, which amuses me immensly.

 

[Lankytim]

Managed to get a parking ticket cancelled. FUCK YOU parking eye.

[Tamworthbay]

Thought you might spot that... It's an unknown brand because of the decal but it seems to be a 70's cort/ibanez built one, it's basically identical to a real Fender precision.

 

It also isn't faked, which amuses me immensly.

 

I spotted the slight differences in the body and fittings but missed the fecker, shows how observant I am! I don't think Fenders are worth the money they seem to make and I bet the Ibanez electronics are better made anyway. Cracking deal at that money.

[scaryoldcortina]

 

Might just be the light making it look different, because apart from the bridge it's lawsuit close.

 

I agree about Fender though, I couldn't afford to buy the precision now but it was just a cheap old bass when I picked it up (in the 80s)

[overrun]

Just been asked if I will be godfather to my mates daughter. I already am for his son.

[hairnet]

After finding out Canadian radio has less English speaking radio stations that Egypt

 

Found out the car has that Sirius internet radio

 

80s at 8 and unlike absolute 80s they don't play the same 25 songs all week

[PhilA]

After finding out Canadian radio has less English speaking radio stations that Egypt

Found out the car has that Sirius internet radio

80s at 8 and unlike absolute 80s they don't play the same 25 songs all week

If you get bored of the playlist on 8 (it does repeat for a few days but it's something like 14 hours loop) try classic vinyl on channel 26 and classic rewind on 25.

 

Satellite radio ftw.

 

 

Phil

[Sheefag]

Falklands Woolarding

 

[RobT]

When in France last weekend, Brother-in-Law wanted me to teach his 2 year old twins some English words.  I tend to talk crap to kids as not sure what else to say, so got them saying 'boom, boosh!' (the noise an airbag makes according to Partridge) and 'win or lose' ( from the opening credits of Chasing Classic Cars).  French mum was slightly miffed, and they're still saying it apparently....a lot!

[JeeExEll]

When in France last weekend, Brother-in-Law wanted me to teach his 2 year old twins some English words. I tend to talk crap to kids as not sure what else to say, so got them saying 'boom, boosh!' (the noise an airbag makes according to Partridge) and 'win or lose' ( from the opening credits of Chasing Classic Cars). French mum was slightly miffed, and they're still saying it apparently....a lot!

Maybe should have started instead with "feck", "gobshite", "crack cocaine", "Guinness", "Austin Allegro", "Shitroen", and "Pugget".

 

"Renn Oltt Twenty".

 

"Tin Snail".

 

Reminds me of a few years ago when I was working in a customer's house and their wee lad about 4 was showing me his plastic toy hammer and screwdrivers and tools. Really quiet well behaved lad. Then he brought through his picture book to show me. I had a look and asked him "Who's this then?".

 

The answer back - "Bob the fuckin builder".

[Craig the Princess]

The rest of the concrete was laid last week for the new garage base. Due to heaver than forecast rain the finish on the last two bays isn't as good as we had to rush to get them covered.

 

Still looks good to me.

 

[michael1703]

Sunbathing waiting for my next customer to turn up for a 12.30 app.14deg in the sun in January!

[castros_bro]

Anyone know which film Ry Cooder did the music for - an eighties one with Rosanna Arquette in it, something revolving around the murder of a bar owner's wife.

Bit vague I know, sorry

 

He definitely had something to do with the film  Buena Vista Social Club from that there  castros_bro_land  but he also did scores for  Paris, Texas,   The Long Riders,    Alamo Bay and Crossroads

[AMC Rebel]

[Ghosty]

This job is ace.

[AMC Rebel]

[Mr A Lawrence]

Best selfie ever.

 

[andy18s]

Yeah,looks OK.......

[myglaren]

He definitely had something to do with the film  Buena Vista Social Club from that there  castros_bro_land  but he also did scores for  Paris, Texas,   The Long Riders,    Alamo Bay and Crossroads

None of those I'm afraid as I haven't seen them other than some of Paris, Texas as Wim Wenders was one of my wife's favourite directors.

[andy18s]

Grrrr.....

[EssDeeWon]

Standing in superdrug earlier waiting to purchase a few toiletries and the bird in front was being served but kept adding to her basket load with all the bargain stuff they stack up around the till, fair enough.  She then starts trying on perfume for sale at the counter, FFS come on! She then points to the £22 sale tag and asks the check out person 'How much is this Beyonce spray'?  He says £36?  She says but hang on 'Its on sale for £22'    Which begs me to ask myself - Why the fuck are you asking him if you can see the price??

 

Basically he was looking at the 100ml from off the shelf and she was looking at the smaller bottle, the pair of them couldn't work this out.  Sometimes you just need to stand back and grin at these people.  And eventually I was served. She didn't buy the perfume LOL!

[Supernaut]

ALL MODERNZ R SHIT

 

I got a lift with my boss today, to a site a small distance across town. He has a white, automatic 16 reg BMW 330d touring Xdrive he bought in November, pre-reg.

 

He said it's a replacement for the 3 year old white, manual BMW 320d touring Xdrive he had before. He also casually mentioned that in the 3 years he had it, the 320d went through a starter motor and TWO transfer boxes. The transfer boxes were replaced at over £4k each under warranty.

 

My reaction:

 

[EssDeeWon]

^^ What the blip does Xdrive mean?

 

When his missus divorces him for constantly driving boring cars she gets to keep it? Hence Xdrive?

[Supernaut]

^^ What the blip does Xdrive mean?

 

When his missus divorces him for constantly driving boring cars she gets to keep it? Hence Xdrive?

It's the AWD version rather than RWD.

[beko1987]

Going on a work jolly to Barnsley on Thursday for a 3 hour meeting then back again. We get a pool car for this, boss had the email to confirm it today.

 

Why the grin? It doesn't have to be back until Friday, but he is off on Friday, so said fuck it, we come back to the office and I can take it home for the night!

 

Slight grump I suppose as I can't really drive it around when I get home because children (i had a pool car years ago when the rules were more lax and they lobbed you the keys unbooked, did 800 miles one weekend in a Honda accord just messing about with mates), but I'm not going to pass the chance for a spank about in either a passat cc or some golf that isn't mine on fuel I haven't got to pay for.

 

Even if it's not autoshite material, I'll see how nicer the xantia is to sink back into Friday night! I'll drive eva to school in it on Friday morning, she will like that

[Guest Hooli]

Wave on the way past, I work in Rotherham