What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Wack]

Considering buying a small trailer when I came across this lovingly restored example on facebokk

 

 

It's advertised as a 2018 Towability Unsure

 

I think the unsure is something to do with whether the roof will fly off or not, I'm going with yes, shed roofs aren't designed to do 60mph on the M6

 

[Richard]

Looks like a reject cover pic for Back Street Heroes. 

 

I imagine that was the look they were going for, perhaps without the 'reject' bit. I don't suppose too many ADO16s featured in BSH.

[Crusty Sills]

When brand loyalty actually seems to get you somewhere.

Have been a happy Vodafone customer since 1998. Service has always "just worked" and never given me cause to complain, so never considered switching. Recently having got a Bluetooth equipped stereo in the van resulting in more use of Spotify on the go, I for the first time ever found myself running out of data. All 1Gb of it.

So wandered into my local branch. Aside from a round of applause from the staff when they confirmed that I had indeed been a customer for 20 years and two months, my "Please Sir, may I have some more?" query was responded to with my data allowance being increased from 1 to 16Gb, and I walked out with a Huawei P20 Pro, for £1 extra a month.

I was happy with that. Hadn't really been planning to upgrade from the P9, but if you're going to stuff it under my nose like that, sure. Can't say there's any other handset out there just now I've the slightest interest in. The camera is a big draw (the one on the P9 blew me away, and saw me stop carrying a separate camera), so looking forward to seeing what that can do.

I went from a P9 to a P20 pro. It's great. Although I'm still trying to get to grips with camera and how sometimes I can take great pics and other times they are ropey as fuck!!!

[omegod]

Spotted what looked like a dead pigeon outside the house earlier, on it's back with legs in the air. Looked later and it was moving it's head, popped it back on it's legs but it must have been stunned as it was walking about and hid behind the bin, half an hour later it's still there so decided to take it to the local vet rather than a cat get it. put it in a box with an old T shirt over it, half way there the fucker must have got it's shit together as it was going batshit crazy and nearly got out of the box     Vet seemed to think it would be ok but get this.....there's a pigeon rehab unit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  no shit I've googled it !!!!!!!!!!!

 

Could do with some positive animal Karma as my pooch isn't looking good at all and I fear we will lose her very soon 

[Louise2cv]

I had a similar experience with a seagull once...

 

I was driving home for lunch and saw a full in the middle of the main road through Bangor. It looked so pathetic and desperate, dragging itself along the tarmac with its wings. I stopped in a not so appropriate place and ran down the centre of the road, pulled my top off (luckily I had a vest on!) and wrapped it up, stuck it in the 2cv. I honestly thought it was dead by the time I got it home. So I parked up and carried it to the vets.

 

It decided to come round and let me know just how annoyed it was with being wrapped up in my rugby shirt just as I passed a group of students. They were pretty surprised to see a angry seagull head burst out of my arms.

 

I don't know what the vet did with it, but I hope I saved it from some distress at least.

 

 

Really sorry to hear about your dog, fingers crossed for you both.

[DeeJay]

Liked for pigeon.

[richardthestag]

liked but not for losing a faithful friend

[somewhatfoolish]

I imagine that was the look they were going for, perhaps without the 'reject' bit. I don't suppose too many ADO16s featured in BSH.

A reject in the sense she's got far too much clothing on, BSH usually had them in tee shirts that had been attacked by tigers and short shorts of some description. #everydaysexism

[New POD]

Could do with some positive animal Karma as my pooch isn't looking good at all and I fear we will lose her very soon

Don't prolong the agony.

 

We had to put our cavalier down last year.

 

The last 4 months were terrible.

[Guest Hooli]

I think you're right, the suspension seems to match and the grille has horizontal bars so probably a sprite.

 

That'd match the lack of chrome trim along the sills, only MGs had them. Sprites got a single line up the middle of the bonnet instead.

[LightBulbFun]

spotted this milk float while out and about today

 

you dont seem them these days for some reason so it was a pleasant surprise, not much info on the DVLA site for this one and no MOT history either, are Milk floats MOT exempt?

probably to stop things like "Reasons for MOT Failure: Milk onboard does not produce a satisfactory cup of tea" 

 

 

(also its a Q reg for some reason)

[twosmoke300]

I’ve met my own weight loss target !

I’ve included a half stone bad weekend buffer too .

Over 3 1/2 stone since new year now . Feel so much better than I have for years . Wearing clothes in a size I haven’t worn since I was 16 ( 39 now )

[MorrisItalSLX]

[Guest Hooli]

Reminds me of this place https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penistone

[eddyramrod]

Peniston is a village near me...

[Bren]

Saw a guy on a mobility scooter - driven wheel was off the ground hence no forward motion.

He got out and manhandled it back knto level ground. All this with a ciggy in his mouth. Who says blokes cant multi task?

[AMC Rebel]

Jaaag failed MOT on a tyre and the horn! Result (although I do feel a pillock not spotting an illegal tyre).  The garage I took to repaired the horn last year but it's always been a bit intermittent.   Also a number of advisories from last year have mysteriously disappeared despite receiving no attention which is never a bad thing (amazing a minor leak of exhaust gases has cured itself in 11,000 miles and one year of motoring but there it is)  - another year of bangernomics.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

spotted this milk float while out and about today

 

you dont seem them these days for some reason so it was a present surprise, not much info on the DVLA site for this one and no MOT history either, are Milk floats MOT exempt?

probably to stop things like "Reasons for MOT Failure: Milk onboard does not produce a satisfactory cup of tea" 

 

Image from iOS (24).jpg

 

(also its a Q reg for some reason)

 

 

Saw a guy on a mobility scooter - driven wheel was off the ground hence no forward motion.

He got out and manhandled it back knto level ground. All this with a ciggy in his mouth. Who says blokes cant multi task?

That'll be interesting at his next DWP assessment.....

[Floatylight]

This afternoon's grin, parked next to Dick Strawbridge on a services on the M1, he's driving a 17 plate A200d

 

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[tooSavvy]

Saw this Dodge Turbo OMNI GLH (Chrysler Horizon) featured here... >> @12minutes

 

 

.... I'm sure there is a Chrysler licker about here has linked another road test Utoob featuring one of these.

 

[Wack]

Spotted this today, proudly carrying the prestige badge of Mercedes Benz

 

I wonder if they'd mind it being parked outside a dealership.

[Kiltox]

Bodies of Sprinters (even newer ones) really are garbage. Shame because they’re fucking brilliant vans.

[Fumbler]

Spotted this today, proudly carrying the prestige badge of Mercedes Benz

 

I wonder if they'd mind it being parked outside a dealership.20180905_142005.jpg

Oh it's from the time when they decided thin water based paint was the future.

[Wack]

Water based isn't the future for anything apart from drinks , if it doesn't knock you over when you take the lid off it'll be shit

[Fumbler]

You've reminded me of gloss painting my bedroom skirting boards and door frames. That was offgassing for days.

[DodgeRover]

Jaaag failed MOT on a tyre and the horn! Result (although I do feel a pillock not spotting an illegal tyre). The garage I took to repaired the horn last year but it's always been a bit intermittent. Also a number of advisories from last year have mysteriously disappeared despite receiving no attention which is never a bad thing (amazing a minor leak of exhaust gases has cured itself in 11,000 miles and one year of motoring but there it is) - another year of bangernomics.

So the big question is did you get a dangerous fail and have to have it trailered to the tyre place.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Jaaag failed MOT on a tyre and the horn! Result (although I do feel a pillock not spotting an illegal tyre).  The garage I took to repaired the horn last year but it's always been a bit intermittent.  ….

 

I wonder if it's the wiring between the horn and any relay? Only mention this because the CX sometimes the same flaw - but if you tweak the connecting wires or the relay, it all works properly again.

[andy18s]

Saw this Dodge Turbo OMNI GLH (Chrysler Horizon) featured here... >> @12minutes

 

https://youtu.be/S1VYExCmnfM

 

.... I'm sure there is a Chrysler licker about here has linked another road test Utoob featuring one of these.

 

I stuck a link up to a Shelby version being tested against something....can't remember what though

[Skizzer]

Train conductor/‘train manager’ just now:

 

“When leaving the train, please remember to take all your bags, personal belongings and children of which you are fond with you. Failure to do so may result in the bags, belongings or children being taken away and destroyed.

 

“The next station is East Croydon, the spiritual home, cultural capital and regular testing ground of Kevlar.”

[Tamworthbay]

Water based isn't the future for anything apart from drinks , if it doesn't knock you over when you take the lid off it'll be shit

I was given an experimental water based paint when we were doing the electric endurance racing. That stuff would stick to bloody anything and still have stuff that was painted in it years ago and it’s brilliant. But I bet it’s a, bloody expensive and b, laced with enough toxins to kill Taiwan.