What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[dollywobbler]

Is it always sunny in Devils Bridge ? Last two three times I've been there it's been glorious

Been some serious bloody showers today, but sunshine too.

[The Moog]

Today though I had some help, in the form of three (female) colleagues from work, who pitched up at my house at 8.30 this morning (they'd wanted to turn up at 8, but I dissuaded them by saying that I might not be dressed yet) 

 

Flirt  

[cros]

Am now away on holiday. No crowds,

Handy for the train.

Why would you want to go to majoorka?

[strangeangel]

^^^ does the caravan have a thread on here??

[steveo3002]

looks like a scene from carry on camping 

[fordperv]

Spotted this rough around the edges mk1 sierra estate that i havnt seen around for a couple of years. It would make a fitting friend for the autoshite base

 

[cros]

looks like a scene from carry on camping

 

Bab's tits have just popped out as it happens.

[r.welfare]

Has that Sierra got Rover P6 wheel trims fitted?

[cros]

^^^ does the caravan have a thread on here??

There is a thread of when it went to Portugal last year. I like it because it might be one of the last caravans to be factory fitted with a gas light.

It has a flint ignition system (seized up), and I'm not attempting to fix it as it will destroy the mantle- when that breaks it will be restored to full health. The fabric shade must be non-inflammable or just magic. Let's light it up-

[mercrocker]

Has that Sierra got Rover P6 wheel trims fitted?

 

Arrow-shape Humber Sceptre I think

[mercrocker]

It has some pics of when it went to Portugal last year. I like it because it might be one of the last caravans to be factory fitted with a gas light.

It has a flint ignition system thats seized up, and I'm not attempting to fix it as it will destroy the mantle- when that breaks it will be restored to full health. The fabric shade must be non-inflammable or just magic. Let's light it up-

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You-choob it so I can hear it pop!   

[cros]

You-choob it so I can hear it pop!

 

Hardly enough signal here to send photos, but will do when I can demonstrate a full spark up! Does your fine caravan have a gas powered source of incandescence Mr Rocker?

[HMC]

At a resort in menorca. Was last here 10 years ago. They still have the very same battered smiley transit on the fleet, 10 years back I thought its days were numbered, and had automatically assumed it would be long gone. Made me smiley too that they'd kept it!

Managed to pap it....

[AMC Rebel]

I used to love those gas lights - when I were just a young student, there was a pub in Beverley East Yorks that still had gaslights.  

 

My "grin" is the best birthday pressie for ages off my sister - half an hour in a 737 simulator.  I am going to see if I can buy another half hour and then "fly" my regular route from EMA to DUB - as it's a 737-800 sim I can get an idea of what the folk upfront are seeing. 

[strangeangel]

There is a thread of when it went to Portugal last year. I like it because it might be one of the last caravans to be factory fitted with a gas light.

It has a flint ignition system (seized up), and I'm not attempting to fix it as it will destroy the mantle- when that breaks it will be restored to full health. The fabric shade must be non-inflammable or just magic. Let's light it up-

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Ace, I will try and find it. Caravans with gas lighting, and a black'n'white portable telly with crocodile clips to the car battery; that's the story of my childhood holidays in North Wales*. Happy days.

 

 

 

 

*and rain, obviously. Lots of rain.

[Aston Martin]

I was making a delivery to Nantwich and someone is living the fucking dream, a canal boat with a motorbike strapped to the back of it.

[anonymous user]

I was making a delivery to Nantwich and someone is living the fucking dream, a canal boat with a motorbike strapped to the back of it.

Presumably above the waterline

[cros]

I used to love those gas lights - when I were just a young student, there was a pub in Beverley East Yorks that still had gaslights.

 

I think you mean Nellies, still gas lit I believe

[Guest Hooli]

I was making a delivery to Nantwich and someone is living the fucking dream, a canal boat with a motorbike strapped to the back of it.

 

If my bike wasn't way too heavy I'd be tempted by such things, plus where to put & rebuild t'other bike...

[AMC Rebel]

I used to love those gas lights - when I were just a young student, there was a pub in Beverley East Yorks that still had gaslights.

 

I think you mean Nellies, still gas lit I believe

I do indeed mean the White Horse - haven't been in about 20 years.

 

Back when we were students (which is even longer than that) the presence of the Cattle Market used to permit all day pub opening before it was general - so we used to go to Beverley quite a bit.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Today I borrowed a 2000 VW Multivan off my brother to pick some stuff up in Central London. It was quite a pleasant thing to drive , 2.5 5 pot Dizzler meant it was ace on the motorway.

Anyway, the grin, a fellow Dubber in a white T5 van with the obligatory Range Rover wheels waved to me, I sheepishly raised my hand.

[mercrocker]

Hardly enough signal here to send photos, but will do when I can demonstrate a full spark up! Does your fine caravan have a gas powered source of incandescence Mr Rocker?

 

Excellent! 

 

No, I am afraid the Portaloo only has 12v fluorescent tube and crocodile clips!    

[C1am]

Some great footage of BMC cars being tested.

 

[adw1977]

Some great footage of BMC cars being tested.

 

 

Wow - 25,000 miles at OMG60MPH+ without a breakdown!  I guess that was an achievement in the 50s.

[richardthestag]

Some great footage of BMC cars being tested.

 

 

is am genuinely surprised that one of those chaps didn't "have a fag on" while refuelling.

 

Also a mahoosive publicity con. anyone knows that it is stop start short journeys that kill engines not long steady speed autobahn jollys'

 

Wonder if BL did a similar trip in the mid 1970s 

[AMC Rebel]

Best laugh for a while.

 

A personalised invite to the local Porsche dealers open house arrived today.

 

No idea where they bought my contact details but it's hilarious.

 

If I could afford a Porker from there, I'd just buy more shite!

[Bobthebeard]

Nothing car related, but a change in the next door neighbours. Rented house owned by a large corporate housing agency.

Some more stereotypes have moved in, although younger and seem less inclined to cultivate cannabis in the back room. Stereotype dog seemingly living in the back garden that never gets taken for walks. The grin factor is due to the increasingly creative names that the kids and dogs are lumbered with. Heard shouted many times..

'Clover get in ere now'

'Fucksake Christian get in ere now'

'Kinell Rooney for fucksake get off that and getinere NOW... Etc.

 

Unsure which is the dog.. Suspect it is Clover, but may be Rooney.

Pretty sure that one of the lads is actually Christian.

 

Most of the shouty instructions seem to coincide with the smell of fried food and/or a delivery from the local takeaway. Although not relevant to the grin really..

[AMC Rebel]

My Uncles used to annoy my Grandma with names for the budgie when they still lived at home - one was called Radford after the Arsenal player.  A later one was just called Fag.

[Rovorsche]

The parking sensors packed up on the Galaxy a few weeks ago, I was only using it for a tip run for the first time in ages so ignored it at the time.

 

This week and last, due to an untimely requirement to actually have to go to an office to do some actual work I had to drive in the rattle bus a couple of times and the annoyingly loud BEEEEEEP is getting on my tits.

 

I had a number of options at the weekend

 

- Pull whichever fuse supplies the sensor unit, probably taking out other things which do still work

- Grab the beeper with molegrips and see how it likes a bit of rough stuff

- Pull off the reverse light switch

- Look on the internet whilst drinking beer and see what whimsical fixes are out there

 

So as it was raining, beer and internet came to the rescue.

 

I found an article that said you can hear the parking sensors clicking if they are working, I was sceptical to say the least.

However it is true and I shall investigate the silent one further, It may be the sensor but a bit of swapping around will rule that out.

 

My money is on the wiring loom, it runs between the load floor and the carpet just where you drop all the heavy crap on a tip run.

 

So, lunchtime vehicle electrics diagnosis for the win, although my colleagues have started calling me the car whisperer now.

[Aston Martin]

I saw a Honda Logo, when was the last time you saw one?

 

Then a ZX Volcane.