What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Alfamale]

A mate is driving from Sheffield to Ayr tomorrow. That warning covers about 90% of his route.

[DVee8]

^^^^ That covers 100% of my house.

[Guest Hooli]

Can any shitters near it shove it my way a bit, I love nice deep snow.

[Cavcraft]

Despite me being a country mile or so off their 'target audience' age, Radio 1 today has been absolutely effing brilliant. The icing on the cake was that I don't recall hearing that whining fucker Sam Smith once. 

[DeeJay]

 Another works party?

[eddyramrod]

Despite me being a country mile or so off their 'target audience' age, Radio 1 today has been absolutely effing brilliant. The icing on the cake was that I don't recall hearing that whining fucker Sam Smith once. 

That sentence can only ever be A Good Thing.

[wuvvum]

My uncle has made me grin.  He was telling me about his experiences with an Internet dating app.  He had relatively little success until a Russian bird started messaging him.  He carried on the conversation, got a few photos off her, even briefly chatted to her on the phone.  Then she (inevitably) started talking about coming to England to visit him, shortly followed by detailed messages about what she would have to do to get here and how much it would all cost and how difficult it would be for her to afford the trip, but she really, really wanted to meet him.

 

So he decided to call her bluff and jumped on a plane to Moscow, then called her when he arrived and suggested they meet up.  Needless to say she never arrived at the meeting - he wasn't really expecting her to.  He went on the trip with the mindset that best case scenario he might get a shag off a fit Russian bird, worst case he'd have a week's holiday in Moscow, so he couldn't really lose either way.

 

My uncle is 62.

[Coprolalia]

Dollywobbler may have to up his game...

 

[Matt]

^^^^ That covers 100% of my house.

 

Mine as well. Need to finish working on the motor tomorrow too... Hmm.

[Spottedlaurel]

In some respects it should be a grump, but seeing a tatty Mazda 929 in this article made me smile. Look at the state of it for just six years old.....

 

http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/ipswich-rally-shows-the-role-of-a-firefighter-in-1981-event-1-5332529

 

 

[Guest Hooli]

A Moggie Minor covered in red primer plodding through the snow this morning.

[M'coli]

Further to this in the grumpy thread a couple of days ago:

I did some "tidying up/recycling of shit magazines and that" type housework yesterday, and I thought that having stirred up the dust my lungs/asthma was giving me hassle. I thought it would get better overnight, but it's not - I have a chest infection.

 

So the message is:- don't do housework, it's bad for your health.

I've been to the doc's and have been prescribed antibiotics for my chest, which is making similar whistles, whines, and crackles to a shortwave radio on a wet and murky night. The grin? A very-short-notice appointment, a drive in the fresh snow, and a good deal of left-foot-braking to get the bloody car to change direction! I really did think I was going slowly enough at 10mph, but apparently not so...

[Spottedlaurel]

Dyson motor swapped and it's working again thanks to advice from our resident vacuum cleaner expert.

[captain_70s]

OMGSNOKAOS?

 

Rubbish... Just need a proper vehicle for the job...

 

[Guest Hooli]

Not going back to work till next year...

[NorfolkNWeigh]

A post card arrived this morning from youngest daughter, posted on a little Thai Island . Not that surprising that she's already home, what is surprising is that she's been home since June! Over 6 months to get here, that's brilliant that they even bothered.

[fordperv]

Saw an ibex Kit car earlier, I wasnt too sure what it was so spoke to the owner, turns out it's running range rover axles and an Isuzu 2.8 td engine, his mate built it then he had it off him, it looked well put together

 

[Tamworthbay]

After being reminded about Palm after commenting on ‘Europeans only do lager’ I found a supplier and today a box arrived. I dug out the glass I liberated somewhere in Breda for this special occasion.

It’s been a few years since my last supply dried up. So is it as good as I remember? Do Belgians know how to make beer? Fuck yes, I normally go for stouts and porters but this is just a perfect amber ale, a bit heavier than an IPA and bloody gorgeous. A few will disappear tonight then it will be a good New Year’s Eve.

[dollywobbler]

Saw an ibex Kit car earlier, I wasnt too sure what it was so spoke to the owner, turns out it's running range rover axles and an Isuzu 2.8 td engine, his mate built it then he had it off him, it looked well put together

 

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I never really worked out what the point was of the Foers Ibex. Does anyone know? IIRC, they were sold new with just standard 90 running gear.

[anonymous user]

Interestingly the Ibex seems to be registered as a 1959 tax and mot exempt Land Rover

[Mr_Bo11ox]

LOL, stingy bastards

[dollywobbler]

Dodgy bastard.

 

So, I should have at least done a basic Wiki. Interesting!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibex_(vehicle)

[Joey spud]

Here's a six year old Iveco i attended the other morning.

 

 

 

The cab and luton gap looks a bit off.

 

 

 

 

 

Gotta laugh..

[Guest Hooli]

Good job the exhaust it holding it together.

[Ghosty]

There's a matt black Ibex in Holmfirth usually, not as well executed but properly reigstered.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Jesus, chassis broken clean through? WTF?

 

Were you called to have a look at that, or was that just an observation while you sorted out some other problem?

[DodgeRover]

Have they been using left over Navaro Chassis?

[Joey spud]

I rocked up in my orange vw t5 and the owner just laughed and said "what you going to do with that son".

These Iveco trucks are shite but never known one do this.

Bloke said it had been feeling a bit baggy for a while then went bang on a roundabout but managed another half a mile to complete its delivery before calling me out.

 

The call taker put the job thru the system so it came up on my screen as ''Engine''???.

Then helpfully put in the comments section "chassis broken / other"...

[Joey spud]

Here is another grin in the shape of a 12 plate Audi TT that would start for a few seconds then stall,also the fuel gauge wasn't reading and a single fault code was stored for something like lost fuel pump control command.

 

I had a dig around under the bonnet and then in the boot and found the car had a little furry lodger who had taken to using sound deadening material and rear seat cushion padding as nesting material and set up camp behind the boot mounted fuse board.

 

 

Unfortunately for the owner the critter had also decided to chew thru the fuel pump wiring...

 

 

A mate went to this Vauxhall owner who was complaining about a grinding noise when he braked.

 

When asked he said he heard a clonking noise first then the grinding started but he wanted to get home so carried on.

[somewhatfoolish]

I never really worked out what the point was of the Foers Ibex. Does anyone know? IIRC, they were sold new with just standard 90 running gear.

The advantages are better approach and departure angles and the option of an integrated winch system for YOLOLETS4X4!!!, epoxy coated galvanised steel body panels for long life and ease of repair, heating/ventilation system that works and doors that don't come with the ability to disintegrate within 5 years. There are other plus points but those are the highlights. It was also a good way of recycling your green oval product once it fell apart as usually the mechanical bits last far longer than the chassis/bulkhead/doors/floor/sills/etc.