What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

 

Looking at winter approaching...… searching Granvias - as I've always wanted one. Couple look likely. Not quick responses though.  Did the sensible thing - bought a 2seater mid engine future track toy...…. Merry fucking Xmas me! Kollekshuns from your side of the water at the weekend...……

[The Moog]

Was it from Dome car sales??  2seaters for the win 

[Cheggers]

It's not raining!!

[Saabnut]

Courier turned up when he said he would, did not complain about my track, loaded 5 wheels and a Vauxhall engine in and still smiling. Reckoned wheels would be at destination (Preston) later today and engine in Bristol Wednesday. This guy mostly transports antiques, so is very careful, and will happily take fragile stuff like body panels or glass. Based in NE Scotland but covers the country, happy to pass on details.

 

So rare to be grinning about a courier!

[DSdriver]

Did they get there before the shop shut?

[Lord Sterling]

Cool! Got a works 'secret Santa' today and received a car cleaning kit! Should have waited a week to use it as I chucked a bucket of water over the Frontera yesterday.

[Bobthebeard]

The Honda Accord was clearly in a good mood this morning. No clunks whatever from the suspension and the clicking/creaking clutch pedal was as silent as a fish on the way to work.

I washed the car yesterday, so maybe that helped.

[MikeR]

got up this morning and no ice on the car ....  took the slow but sure way in to work ...

 

I get up late on Tuesday ......  so no ice to scrape off the car .....  idle in on the mid day roads to work

 

I get up on Wednesday and walk into the unit kitchen and make a cuppa ...  again no  ice worries with the car

 

come home at 1pm   ... thats it till the New Year ....    

 

result !

[Fumbler]

I saw a Xantia yesterday. I was happy.

[AlabamaShrimp]

This turned up in the post today

 

 

A very nice person on twitter @ScrapyardTales sent it after they seen a Frontera about to die. Very happy and it's only a rubber mat

[Eddie Honda]

irish friend went to buy a *car

 

it was in northern scotland apparently

 

then he sent me this

 

he said it was cheap but its gonna cost him the boat vrt (680) minimum

 

then 515 € to tax it

 

doesnt seem cheap to me

 

 

Especially as I saw not that long ago a tin-top with a buggered 1.6 auto for a mere 400 yoyos locally. Fortunately the driveway is full already.

[DeeJay]

[Ghosty]

Passed Squire Dawson in the street today, he was on a very shiny bicycle very much of the period you'd expect of him, and the same colour as the Snipe

[Guest Hooli]

Old adverts came up on a FB thread...

 

 

[Zelandeth]

This idiot.

 

 

He's good at making me smile.

[Rod/b]

Servicing a bbu yesterday and the tennant traded in and built retro electronics. Does a lot for musicians. He reckoned one of the items there cost as much as a house back in the 80's. Canny fellow with dreads and a unique dress sense.

 

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What’s a bbu?

[paulplom]

What’s a bbu?

Back boiler unit

[fordperv]

This idiot.

 

IMG_20181217_182333.jpg

 

He's good at making me smile.

He is gorgeous, have you got over to the dog thread in the open forum?

[barefoot]

As I walked past the local art gallery, I saw a google car and created situationist art.

See if you can tell which one is me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[iainrcz]

The dog?

 

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[dozeydustman]

As I walked past the local art gallery, I saw a google car and created situationist art.

See if you can tell which one is me.

 

 

google1.jpg

 

google 2.jpg

 

Google 3.png

 

 

Is it the one with 4 legs and blue merle fur?

[iainrcz]

Day on my own. So fire, food, TV.

 

Possibly beer shortly.

 

 

And yes, we have rising damp in the fireplace. Which buggers any coating I put on the bricks to hide, but fuck it.

I'm not pulling bricks and tiles out to put a membrane in.

 

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[dozeydustman]

This idiot.

 

IMG_20181217_182333.jpg

 

He's good at making me smile.

 

 

What a handsome happy looking chap. I miss having an hound about the place. Sadly don't have the time to commit to one. Wonder if the wife can claim maternity leave if I buy a puppy.......

[Guest Hooli]

As I walked past the local art gallery, I saw a google car and created situationist art.

See if you can tell which one is me.

 

 

google1.jpg

 

google 2.jpg

 

Google 3.png

 

The short furry one?

 

Clever of your owner to match her hair to her top, must take ages if she changes her clothes before going out though.

[Guest Hooli]

What a handsome happy looking chap. I miss having an hound about the place. Sadly don't have the time to commit to one. Wonder if the wife can claim maternity I can claim paternity leave if I buy a puppy.......

 

FTFY, who wants to miss out on puppytime after all?

[Bren]

Watching on old episode of the two Ronnies on Gold.

Ronnie Barker -" British Leyland have gone into partnership with mothercare - they have produced a car with a built in rattle."

[Guest Hooli]

This is good advice for everyone here...

 

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2143924225647099&id=314956228543917

[Guest Hooli]

[Wack]

You really can't beat Costco customer service , I bought a TV from them July 2016 , it's still useable but has developed a fault, vertical banding but only in certain lighting , most of the time it's OK , I rang them, they asked to see some pictures which i sent, 3 days later, they decided it was beyond economical repair so take it back for a full refund, buy something else and your 5 year guarantee starts again.

 

If only it was like when your car gets written off and they sell it back to you for 10%

[Zelandeth]

He is gorgeous, have you got over to the dog thread in the open forum?

 

Not yet anyway.  I have to admit to frequently forgetting that the other sections even exist...