What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[hairnet]

Hotel gadgee is a shite fan

 

I now want a lodgy stepway

[fordperv]

I picked up the reconditioned head today for my saph from a fantastic guy from the fsoc

 

Hopefully I'll be able to get it on at the weekend

 

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Well the head is on and normal service is resumed, I couldn't be happier

[fordperv]

See, I'd love to look at that and just nocholantly class it as an easy job and nothing to be afraid of! Cap doffed sir

Cheers mate, You just have to break down jobs that you think are daunting, it's the psychological part that stops people doing many tasks which they would be able to do

[Cavcraft]

This phone is a good bit of hardware.  The camera in particular keeps surprising me, though in particular the low light performance is just nuts.

 

It's basically pitch dark outside, I can just about see a bit of a glow from the sky because of the joys of living in town...but that's it.

 

Camera can see rather more...

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I know how they've done it (composite image based on probably a few hundred frames and some very clever AI to stitch them together), but it still doesn't make it any less impressive to me.

 

I then fell over the dog because I couldn't see anything snapping this at the top of the stairs.

 

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Light source there is a tiny night light on the landing and some spill through from above one window over a door at the far end of the hallway.

 

Got one today, how did you find setting it up? Mine's been a complete bastard as can't connect to emails etc

[hairnet]

After 4 years - shite purchase next week

 

Possibly the mini in the liability thread more likely something shite and French after 12 years ( no not a visa)

[anonymous user]

Reminds me of when my step-aunt's late partner bought her a life-size fibreglass pig for Christmas (as you do). He stood the pig up in the bed of his old Sherpa pickup, strapped it down and set off. It must have looked very realistic as he was soon pulled over by the rozzers. "Sorry sir, you can't transport that animal like that". "You do realise it's not real?". "Oh. Well it's attracting too much attention so maybe you should transport it a different way". With that he put the pig in the cab and continued on his way, once the copper had been on the radio to tell his colleagues not to be alarmed by it.

 

Just imagine a battered old orange Sherpa driving through the middle of a busy town with what looks like a live pig either strapped in the back or sharing the cab with the driver. He got some funny looks for sure!

When I brought Carruthers the skeleton home he sat in the front of the truck cab Land Rover, with his seat belt on, through the centre of Cardiff. To make him less conspicuous I swapped his pith helmet for a flat cap. It was a bit disconcerting when his head swivelled atound to look at me.

[iainrcz]

I'll just leave this here..

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b&q=league+2#sie=m;/g/11f6dtyy4w;2;/m/0355r8;dt;fp;1;;

[Tamworthbay]

I have been doing up old science equipment and donating it to local schools for a while and got a skeleton with two broken legs and broken shoulder joint given to me to repair. I was driving the MGB GT at the time so,put it in the passenger seat. I got so many funny looks I was tempted to buy one and put it there for a laugh now and again. I also carried a Reuben’s tube in the MX5 with the roof down, it’s a six foot long aluminium tube with a handle at each end. That got some really weird looks too.

[wuvvum]

This phone is a good bit of hardware.  The camera in particular keeps surprising me, though in particular the low light performance is just nuts.

 

It's basically pitch dark outside, I can just about see a bit of a glow from the sky because of the joys of living in town...but that's it.

 

Camera can see rather more...

IMG_20181221_210250.jpg

 

IMG_20181221_210654.jpg

 

I know how they've done it (composite image based on probably a few hundred frames and some very clever AI to stitch them together), but it still doesn't make it any less impressive to me.

 

I then fell over the dog because I couldn't see anything snapping this at the top of the stairs.

 

IMG_20181221_212223.jpg

 

Light source there is a tiny night light on the landing and some spill through from above one window over a door at the far end of the hallway.

That is some seriously impressive low-light performance for a telephone.  I did an upgrade on Thursday and did think about a Mate 20, but they're still a bit expensive.  I looked at a Mate 20 Lite but that didn't seem to be in the same league performance-wise.  Went for a Sony XZ3 in the end, which is a bloody good phone in a lot of ways but the camera is no more than decent - although still way better than my previous phone.

[fairkens]

Watching uncle buck for the first time in years!

 

Does anyone know what car he drives?

[dozeydustman]

Watching uncle buck for the first time in years!

 

Does anyone know what car he drives?

 

 

I believe a Lincoln Continental.

[richardmorris]

Watching uncle buck for the first time in years!

Does anyone know what car he drives?

Same here, after I’d finished with the return of the Jedi.

[PhilA]

I had asked the Amazon thing in the kitchen to play Christmas music.

 

Halfway through some classics the wife hollers from the living room

 

ALEXA, PLAY DANZIG - MOTHER

 

So now I'm baking Christmas cookies to rock music instead.

 

 

Phil

[HillmanImp]

I had asked the Amazon thing in the kitchen to play Christmas music.

 

Halfway through some classics the wife hollers from the living room

 

ALEXA, PLAY DANZIG - MOTHER

 

So now I'm baking Christmas cookies to rock music instead.

 

 

Phil

 

Bought my old man one of them for Christmas. Are they any good? Can I get it to play music through other devices etc or does it all come via that. For instance, can I get it to play 'insert song here' on the non amazon bluetooth speaker in the kitchen etc?

 

What else do you use it for? 

 

Also, can you change it's name as I don't like Alexa. 

[PhilA]

No, it's Alexa, that's it's call word.

 

But yes, you can do that. You can tell the speaker which room it's in, then tell Alexa to play music in the living room.

 

It's pretty good actually. You can train it to your voice so it knows who's speaking; you can also have it so it'll only work if you tell it please...

 

 

Phil

[myglaren]

I had mine plugged into the '70s Sonab stereo for a while, works quite well.

[320touring]

Dinner out with Mr & Mrs FPB7 - top evening of guid company and guid scran.

[Inspector Morose]

Dinner out with Mr & Mrs FPB7 - top evening of guid company and guid scran.

The quote of the evening while out dragging a car from the lights.

 

“SNIFF MY VEG!”

 

Top evening out it was. Now must get back home tomorrow and do that Christmas thing.

[Pillock]

No, it's Alexa, that's it's call word.

 

But yes, you can do that. You can tell the speaker which room it's in, then tell Alexa to play music in the living room.

 

It's pretty good actually. You can train it to your voice so it knows who's speaking; you can also have it so it'll only work if you tell it please...

 

 

Phil

I think you can change it to "computer" so you can pretend you're in a 70s sci fi film.

[myglaren]

I think you can change it to "computer" so you can pretend you're in a 70s sci fi film.

Or "HAL" perhaps

[HillmanImp]

I think you can change it to "computer" so you can pretend you're in a 70s sci fi film.

 

Last film I remember crying to was Silent Running. 

[Pillock]

Yeah, that got me too.

 

"SANKA, YOU DEAD MAN?"

 

Oh wait that was Cool Runnings.

[hairnet]

Apart from a mk 1 c3 and a facelift C5 and this no tat

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Lady Grumpius text me when I was in London saying that there were kids going around our neighbourhood, egging front doors.  Quite a few of us have pictures and there was apparently plenty of activity in the local Facebook group, with a lot of people complaining.  My house was one of them - but she cleaned it up.

 

About half an hour later, the mother of one of the boys involved (after the pictures were posted) put up a message asking for the addresses so that her son could go and clean up what he and his mates had done.

[drum]

A wee nostalgic moment for those of us brought up in the 80s.

 

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Train conductor just came past to check tickets.  I'm annoyed that the kids have been running up and down the carriage but as he walked up...

 

'Tickets, rail cards and good excuses please...'

 

That did raise a chuckle.

[Guest Hooli]

Yeah, that got me too.

 

"SANKA, YOU DEAD MAN?"

 

Oh wait that was Cool Runnings.

 

Kiss my lucky egg.

[Heidel_Kakao]

Watching uncle buck for the first time in years!

Does anyone know what car he drives?

https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_11993-Mercury-Marquis-Brougham-1977.html

[Cavcraft]

Last film I remember crying to was Silent Running. 

 

Mine was the bit where she said 'I do'

[Remspoor]

 

Bah they should do the test again with the Twizzy up against an invacar in reverse, would love to see the look on the guys face as it hurtles down the road at full speed 

Maybe a copy of this?

https://youtu.be/dUOFY_9PcC8?t=147

 

I have been doing up old science equipment and donating it to local schools for a while and got a skeleton with two broken legs and broken shoulder joint given to me to repair. I was driving the MGB GT at the time so,put it in the passenger seat. I got so many funny looks I was tempted to buy one and put it there for a laugh now and again. I also carried a Reuben’s tube in the MX5 with the roof down, it’s a six foot long aluminium tube with a handle at each end. That got some really weird looks too.

Had to look up what a Reuben’s tube is.