What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[DodgeRover]

The only grin of the day for me (see grump thread for the rest of the day) came when I called in at a friends on the way home. Another friend was there who I had not seen in ages, who drives shite but cares nothing for them. He currently drives an 09 Kangoo van, which he got cheap because one side is well bent from a previous accident. He mentioned he had hit a deer last week (a common hazard up here, there are thousands of the damn things) and it had destroyed his front bumper. Rather than fit a replacement (I might hit another next week then it would be a waste of a good bumper) he decided to repair the old one.

 

By sewing it back together.

 

With wire!

Freezer full of venison vs replacement bumper

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Freezer full of venison vs replacement bumper

Probably collided with a muntjac. Get cooking

[Hendry]

Does anyone else remember when people used to name drop that their car was injection? "Yes I've got an Orion. 1600 INJECTION with colour coded bumpers..."

 

Not really, they had moved on to name dropping that their car was 16v when I was in my teens. 'Its a Corsa 1.2 SXi SIXTEEN VALVE with speedlines' 

 

Those days are gone now, with most young folk being financed upto their eyeballs on 1 series BMs, Audi A1s, Minis, Beetles, or things like Renault Capturs and Nissan Jukes. 

[Tayne]

Does anyone else remember when people used to name drop that their car was injection? "Yes I've got an Orion. 1600 INJECTION with colour coded bumpers..."

About 20 years ago I worked with a chap who had an Orion Ghia Injection.

He was convinced that it used more fuel “because it’s the injection”.

 

He’d never measured his economy and I reckon his belief came from “INJECTION” being marketed as a performance thing.

[Ghosty]

Probably collided with a muntjac. Get cooking

hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[danthecapriman]

hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Do pardon my ignorance, but what does that mean when people post a load of 'h' like that?

 

I don't get it but I've seen a few people on here do it?

[Mr A Lawrence]

Two bucket wrong 'un.

 

[beko1987]

Gave the gooner a good vacuum earlier! It came up really well! No pics because I got too into it, and need to do it again but more thoroughly but the footwells no longer crunch with gravel!

 

Couldn't figure out how to tip the rear seat base up though, so don't know what treasures lurk beneath! Found 70p too wedged down the side of the drivers seat, judging by the corrosion they've been there a while! And a parking ticket from York in September 2017

[Guest Hooli]

I think on my goona it was just a case of hand down the seat & yank. I seem to recall the seat base deforms long before it moves.

[John F]

Do pardon my ignorance, but what does that mean when people post a load of 'h' like that?

 

I don't get it but I've seen a few people on here do it?

 

Jon (alcyonecorporation) and a couple of others are real fans* of this video about horses:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s8LHYUhm2Q

[danthecapriman]

Jon (alcyonecorporation) and a couple of others are real fans* of this video about horses:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s8LHYUhm2Q

I'm still no wiser!

Never mind.

[beko1987]

If I needed my car THAT clean, I would just drive the 40 miles or so and pay Beko to do it

That article misses out lots of what I would do as well. I didn't see:

 

Initial rinse (no point snowfoaming to have it sit on the outer crust)

Tightwork. Doorshuts, rubber trims, bonnet shut lines, grilles etc.spray bottle of G101 and a nice brush...

Under Arch rinse?

Tar remover?

Clay?

 

It didn't even say what type of wash it was! Maintenance wash with wax safe shampoo? Strip down wash? First ever proper wash?

 

Amateurs! I'm saving the gooner for when I can have a proper day of it, probably at my mums as she has an outside tap, I have to disconnect the washing machine to do it here, and the hose pops off with ensuing hilarity in the kitchen! Need a new pressure washer too although mine might have one more go in her...

[D Spares & Tyres]

As h is almost in the middle of the keyboard, I always assumed that the person typing had either passed out or headbutted their computer

[dollywobbler]

I thought it was a mild groaning. Like ugh, but with longer duration and even more despair.

[DeeJay]

Or sprung a leak.

[Mally]

 

 

By sewing it back together.

 

With wire!

 

That's nothing,. we sew tyres with cable ties

[Saabnut]

Well, yesterday was a major grump day, but today has been mostly grin (apart from the backs of my hands looking like they have been through the paper shredder!) Firstly after a week putting off fitting the replacement brake pipe to the Astro van, today was the day. As feared, it was a complete bastard, but eventually it was on and fluid tight. Both rear bleed nipples came undone (rather than shear which is the norm in my experience) and fluid flowed through. Tomorrow I need to fit the central flexi mounting bracket, then I can replace the wheels and start on the front calipers. Joy.

 

Buoyed by my success, I decided to investigate the bouncy rear end and wayward axle on the super-reliable* P38 before listing it on ebay for breaking. A quick look showed that BOTH rear shock absorbers have snapped off, but everything else looks fine. A cheap pair is less than 50 quid and according to the sage ones it is an easy job to replace them. Looks like it may be getting a reprieve and it may live to fight again. This is the 3rd time I have decided to scrap it, and the third time it has got another chance. It is leading a charmed life, or I am dafter than I thought.

[Guest Hooli]

Sounds like daily life with a LR to me.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Jon (alcyonecorporation) and a couple of others are real fans* of this video about horses:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s8LHYUhm2Q

As far as I understand it, this video is a tribute to the Arab horse. I've had the privilege of riding one or two years ago. They are quite unlike any other - even their ribcages have two fewer ribs than other breeds. Smaller than Thoroughbreds but with considerable power packed into a compact frame. Some people don't like 'em, because of high head and tail carriage and general excitability, but I just like the way they look.

[Jerzy Woking]

I fitted a Ventura luggage rack system to my KTM motorbike today.

 

Major grin as I'll be able to ride it to Slovakia via Austria and Northern Italy in May, and will be able to carry more than a spare pair of boxers and a toothbrush.

[robinmasters]

As far as I understand it, this video is a tribute to the Arab horse...even their ribcages have two fewer ribs than other breeds...

For the same reasons as Prince?

[Roobarb]

Spotted in a clothes shop here in the US today.

In the women's section of course!

I guess it means something different over here...

[Rot Rod Jon]

Bostin'....

[Mr A Lawrence]

Out and about car hunting yesterday we came across this little gem. 

 

Price is a bit salty though .

 

 

WTF??

[Des]

Decimal point missing from the middle of that price.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Out and about car hunting yesterday we came across this little gem. 

 

Price is a bit salty though .

 

The whole thing looks a bit salt-encrusted, to be honest....

[John F]

Tadhg Tiogar, on 11 Feb 2018 - 9:54 PM, said:

As far as I understand it, this video is a tribute to the Arab horse. I've had the privilege of riding one or two years ago. They are quite unlike any other - even their ribcages have two fewer ribs than other breeds. Smaller than Thoroughbreds but with considerable power packed into a compact frame. Some people don't like 'em, because of high head and tail carriage and general excitability, but I just like the way they look.

 

Yep, I gathered that from the shitloads of pictures of arab horses!

 

TBH by posting that video I really only wanted to imply that Jon (alcyonecorporation) masturbates over pictures of horses with an arabic music soundtrack, because that makes as much sense as his absurd "hhhhhhhh" does

[Tadhg Tiogar]

..... I really only wanted to imply that Jon (alcyonecorporation) masturbates over pictures of horses ....

 

[somewhatfoolish]

Bostin'....

Speel chuck and copyediting service by Borat presumably; niiiice.

[fordperv]

Omgsnowchaos and ive been playing with my mk1 sierra, I have been meaning to adjust the valve clearances and considering my performance plugs and leads came this morning, I decided to get it done

 

Mrs fp took a picture because she thinks im mental