What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Noel Tidybeard]

This one time I beat my brother at traffic light grand prix.  I was in the Princess, he was in a considerably newer Skoda Felicia estate.  He said he wasn't paying attention, but we know the real reason I won is because I'm a much better driver and was in a vastly superior vehicle.  I'm also the director of a powerfully built company of directions, and this is what peak physical fitness looks like.

 

....and then Angyl wakes up from the unbelievable dream sequence!

[Kiltox]

Local Facebook group

 

 

Hahahaha

 

1) who the fuck sells open packs of drink

2) who the fuck expects a seller of such to hold onto it for a week??

[robinmasters]

Apparent disregard? I fail to see that, he stopped without issue well before the front of the bus so he obviously saw the bloke walking across by looking through the bus.

I thought the whole point of the video was that the bus driver warned the motorcyclist of the pedestrian's presence, so the motorcyclist slowed down and stopped. If the motorcyclist needed the warning, want me traveling too quickly for the conditions?

[Eddie Honda]

traveling too quickly for the conditions?

No fast enough. That there London only has speed limits where the cameras and cops are.

 

This is the way we rolled in the olden days.

 

https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=932_1367005325

[Zelandeth]

Just hauled a huge Collins short wave radio power supply out of the storage attic at work to save it going in the bin.

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Thing is the size of a small fridge and weighs about 300lbs.

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Sadly the radio itself is gone but this thing is a beast. It's all mercury arc rectifiers and other good stuff inside, looks almost military in its construction.

 

Phil

Much want for the PC in the background...

 

That's right smack in the middle of my favourite era of kit to mess about with. Especially portables from that era. Toshiba T5200/200 being probably my favourite computer out of my collection...aside from carrying the darn thing anyway.

 

Granted...so is the Comms gear you'd just dug out too!

 

As for what made me smile today? The look of complete disbelief on the face of the driver of the Impreza WRX who tried to follow me at speed through an otherwise empty roundabout. He had to use all the available road - and got to watch the Activa go through like it was on rails.

 

It's *fun* to mess with people's heads in that car. I do really need to get it on a track sometime though...

[Guest Hooli]

I thought the whole point of the video was that the bus driver warned the motorcyclist of the pedestrian's presence, so the motorcyclist slowed down and stopped. If the motorcyclist needed the warning, want me traveling too quickly for the conditions?

 

Can't say I noticed that. I filter a lot quicker than that a lot of the time & still stop in time for things. I've had a similar moment but I locked the front wheel of the bike as I stopped, that woke up the daft lass on her phone not looking as she wandered through traffic.

[clayts450]

This blithering idiot on the blue who thinks he's stuck one to The Man by amending his PCP contract so that he doesn't have to pay the big lump sum. What a twat, but very funny reading (note the OP changes his user name half way through but someone preserved the original post)

 

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=1747234&i=0

[Shonky]

This blithering idiot on the blue who thinks he's stuck one to The Man by amending his PCP contract so that he doesn't have to pay the big lump sum. What a twat, but very funny reading (note the OP changes his user name half way through but someone preserved the original post)

 

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=1747234&i=0

I read it to the end, sounds like a wind-up.

 

Still, wouldn't put it past the Can't Pay Brigade. Shame, really - watch it all the time, would be hilarious to see him on there.

[D Spares & Tyres]

What's a crusty?

See Bulgarian road trip thread

[Guest Hooli]

[Datsuncog]

Got an 'Approval Needed' message flashing up on the Tesco self-serve the other night - for a chocolate bar.

 

 

Careful scrutiny of the ingredients revealed that some part of it (either the filling or the bar overall) did indeed contain 1.4% alcohol.

 

Brilliant.

 

I can see why it's necessary to get store approval from a supervisor if they're classed as liqueur chocolates but, by cracky, you'd need to guzzle a right lot to get a bit of a buzz on...

 

Was quite nice, anyway. 12/10, would intoxicate again.

[320touring]

I was unaware that Isdera had moved into vegetable sales..

 

[purplebargeken]

Two grins, got my old 2 stroke generator going this morning. The usual new plug and fresh petroil. Ringdingdingding.

 

Second grin, the O/S Toledo headlight bracketry is now all happily apart and ready to be cleaned up, painted and refitted. Then the N/S to do.

[busmansholiday]

Given the problems Aston Villa are currently in, this old footy shirt I found in Greece recently made me smile.

 

[Mr A Lawrence]

In Blackpool surprisingly. 

 

[sierraman]

Found something in the Poundland that impresses me. The pump up pressure sprayer they do is absolutely perfect for applying Waxoyl on. Done part of the Focus tonight, set the nozzle right and let it down with 30% white spirits and it gives a really even coverage inside those troublesome wing rust spots through the access hole on the arch liner.

 

Did 2 coats on the boot floor and chassis legs, let the solvent evaporate from the first coat then put second on thick. Pumped it into the chassis legs until it ran through the access holes. Is it odd that I find rustproofing so satisfying?

[jakebullet]

Disco can haz MOT

 

Last 6 years have been advisory for oil leak, so had a bit of a worry about new test standards. No advisories at all this time. Still got same leak.

 

[anonymous user]

I think there is an exemption for Land Rovers and BL products as oil leaks were a standard fitment

[Mally]

Problem with the Tranny, front brakes vibrate a little, wonder why?

 

 

You may expect this in the grumpy thread, but it happened when I was on holiday so my lad had to do it, Result!

 

They are not always as easy to change as it shows on youtube.

 

 

 

 

[twosmoke300]

Transit discs can be a right arse

[Mr A Lawrence]

They the ones you have to split from the bearing carrier ??

[beko1987]

Bub's trike, what a fucking hoot!

 

[Mally]

They the ones you have to split from the bearing carrier ??

 

Yes,on Youtube they just push them off easy.

We always have to take the complete hub off and have made a puller to remove the disc from the hub.

 

Edit, Correction, it seems now we have made the puller it works with the hub still on the van, as said before I wasn't there

[Tamworthbay]

Spent some time doing calculations and despite the governments best efforts to fuck up my pension I can afford to retire at 62 not the 67 they are insisting on. Five more years to fettle shite 7 days a week.

[Mally]

Spent some time doing calculations and despite the governments best efforts to fuck up my pension I can afford to retire at 62 not the 67 they are insisting on. Five more years to fettle shite 7 days a week.

 

There's nothing like it.

I've been doing it for 17 years now.

[bub2006]

Bub's trike, what a fucking hoot!

 

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Good fun sir.

[Tamworthbay]

There's nothing like it.

I've been doing it for 17 years now.

It’s a long way off still but despite a migraine from Hell today I am buzzing that I have reduced the time until retirement by nearly 25%! And think we can actually be vaguely comfortable and then five years on I will be on more than when working due to saving into my pension like a bastard when I was younger. As long as I live that long it will have been worth it.

[purplebargeken]

I have 10 months to go. Sorry mate

[Tamworthbay]

I have 10 months to go. Sorry mate

You deserve it mate, will give you more time to come up and visit!

[fordperv]

You utter sods talking about retirement by the time i get there you will have to work until you pop off with your boots on