What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Tamworthbay]

Can't be much fun being a Belgian politician...

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I always seem to find a list of complete arseholes when I go to vote so nothing new.

[omegod]

Caught an episode of Minder yesterday morning as had the day off work. Was one of the best episodes I've seen in a very long time. The storyline was a property developer trying to scare a bomb site car dealer (not Arthur) off his lot, and there was a side story about a deal including a hearse and two limousines.

 

The highlights were so many, I'll just do a list of the best:

• June Whitfield played a randy widow undertaker who possibly seduced Arthur and was eyeing up Chisholm by the end of the episode - her pick-up line was 'you're the splitting image of my late husband'
• The bomb site car dealer's name was Wally West
• Wally's stock included a Sherpa pick-up and a dodgy looking series 1 Jag as the 'car of the week'
• The phrase 'there's a drink in it for both of us' was used by Wally about the hearse deal (selling low from a retired undertaker and high to June Whitfield)
• The two Daimler DS420 limousines were referred to as 'widow wagons'
• Jimmy Nail played a fair-minded gypsy driving an early 60s Jensen CV8
• Ray Winstone (running a crappy bodyshop) bodged a Datsun Bluebird so badly a customer complained about grass growing in the wing 
• Chisholm drove a doom blue Solara

Its definitely worth catching on the ITV hub, episode was called 'Car Lot Baggers' I think.

 

I've been off for 2 weeks and have another 2 to go so am loving Minder , also Lovejoy has a fair bit of chod and bonus totty 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

I always seem to find a list of complete arseholes when I go to vote so nothing new.

Imagine voting for this candidate:

 

[Cavcraft]

Some sort of Peter Stringfellow wannabe looking old boy in a new type Mustang convertible pulled up next to me in my Transit this morning at the lights. I wellied it off the line and he had to go much quicker than he must have planned to get past me. 

Obvs. like he destroyed me and his car sounded ace, but for a fleeting moment it was very funny to me.

[somewhatfoolish]

Imagine voting for this candidate:

 

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Candidate for the Combover fuckwit party?

[MikeR]

????

 

[Pillock]

Found something cool today. Some obsolete technology.... on a BT PhoneCard.

[Cavcraft]

I re-posted that 'select all squares with a dishwasher' photo on Facebook, some nark bubbled me up and I've got a 24 hour ban 

[Tamworthbay]

I re-posted that 'select all squares with a dishwasher' photo on Facebook, some nark bubbled me up and I've got a 24 hour ban

I didn’t know they did rewards!

[Wack]

Modern technology , stood on a beach in Anglesey with a better 4g signal than at home, breezy though

[Fumbler]

Whereas here, in the cold, I made a condnsing coil and managed to make some heavy oil which boiled and then caught alight and some flammable liquid. Looked like petrol, smelled like petrol, made from the plastic packaging of the copper pipe. Now to find a dead paint can and carry on...

[Skizzer]

Whereas here, in the cold, I made a condnsing coil and managed to make some heavy oil which boiled and then caught alight and some flammable liquid. Looked like petrol, smelled like petrol, made from the plastic packaging of the copper pipe. Now to find a dead paint can and carry on...

Are you saying you’ve made your own cat cracker, for homebrew petrol?

[fairkens]

Not car related but my son was born yesterday morning

 

Aside from that mega grin also wanted to shout out all the maternity staff at Leeds LGI who were absolutely awesome x 1million

 

NHS rulez ok!

[Fumbler]

Are you saying you’ve made your own cat cracker, for homebrew petrol?

In a nutshell, yes. No catalyst yes but it's mainly based of what Jem Whatshisname did in Bang Goes the Theory. Yielded the same results although the fuel yield was probably 1% of what he got. That's mainly down to the sealing problems I've had because I'm not using a sealed cannister and relying on the pressure of the condenser to hold down an oversized lid on an undersized vessel. Still, the Weekend is young so I'll do a bit more trial and improvement this evening and then do many a research.

[The Moog]

Not car related but my son was born yesterday morning

 

Aside from that mega grin also wanted to shout out all the maternity staff at Leeds LGI who were absolutely awesome x 1million

 

NHS rulez ok!

Congratulations - hopefully his name will be something suitably car focused

[Fumbler]

Ford Prefect comes to mind...

[vulgalour]

*infantile rocket noises*

 

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[Fumbler]

Do I spy a Liftoff anywhere?

[The_Equalizer]

Caught an episode of Minder...

Snap. Absolutely in love with it at the moment and I'd highly recommend that all Shiters give it a whirl. I've been recording it on the Tivo box from series 1 and sneaking in as many episodes as I can. It's full of cracking cars and most episodes are spot on and it even makes London seem worth living in (well it was the early 80s and you might gave had a fighting chance of buying a house).

[beko1987]

Took my stepsister home just now as dads too tired "want to take my car?"

 

No thanks dad, I gave the gooner a little cuddle as I got in! Then promptly nearly shook the gearbox off the engine as I forgot it wasn't an auto...

[beko1987]

Snap. Absolutely in love with it at the moment and I'd highly recommend that all Shiters give it a whirl. I've been recording it on the Tivo box from series 1 and sneaking in as many episodes as I can. It's full of cracking cars and most episodes are spot on and it even makes London seem worth living in (well it was the early 80s and you might gave had a fighting chance of buying a house).

I grew myself up on minder and lovejoy! Love them all!

[Wack]

I grew myself up on minder and lovejoy! Love them all!

Lovejoy was on drama this morning , saw a new J reg Celica on it

 

I really miss TV like the Sweeney, minder,lovejoy

[Spottedlaurel]

Good result on insurance for the modern car - AA renewal quotation was £443 on the Avensis, which seemed rather excessive given my age and amount of NCB.

 

When I renewed my multi car insurance policy on the classics with FJ earlier in the year I asked if they could include a daily driver and they said they could look at it. Gave them a ring and it turned out I could add it for a price of about half what the AA quoted. Would've been even cheaper than that if I hadn't needed business use.

[Wack]

On pistonheads everybody tells you a non fault claim counts against you so your premium increases

 

We had one last year, this year same company £15 less and last year's was the best quote I got so that's bollocks

[GrumpiusMaximus]

That's me you are describing, but thanks for your understanding*.

 

 

Well, when one of them had their Mum doing coursework for them, my sympathy wore a little thin...

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Congratulations - hopefully his name will be something suitably car focused

 

 

I'm thinking 'Riva'.

[dozeydustman]

Lovejoy was on drama this morning , saw a new J reg Celica on it

 

I really miss TV like the Sweeney, minder,lovejoy

 

 

Watch ITV4. The Sweeney, Minder, The professionals are on quite often.

 

Love the very first episode of the Sweeney with Brian Blessed as Frank Kemble the Gangster. Plus a couple of decent episodes with Patrick Mower as an Aussie con man.

[dozeydustman]

Not car related but my son was born yesterday morning

 

Aside from that mega grin also wanted to shout out all the maternity staff at Leeds LGI who were absolutely awesome x 1million

 

NHS rulez ok!

 

 

Congratulations Mr Fairkens.

[SiC]

On pistonheads everybody tells you a non fault claim counts against you so your premium increases

 

We had one last year, this year same company £15 less and last year's was the best quote I got so that's bollocks

I've had 2 non fault claims, no change on insurance. Wife has had a non fault claim, no change in insurance.

 

All rear end accidents, all around Bristol. People just don't concentrate properly around here.

[somewhatfoolish]

Found something cool today. Some obsolete technology.... on a BT PhoneCard.

Nostalgia. I've had a BT charge card since the mid-nineties, at least in part because I'm a luddite, and was using it occasionally when I needed to use a phonebox; I went to use it a couple of weeks ago and 'this number has not been recognised; please redial or contact the operator'. Some googling later and buried in a very bland press release I discover that the buggers binned the system in March without so much as a goodbye and thanks for your custom.