What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Mrcento]

  On 08/02/2019 at 09:21, Mrcento said:

Already had an email back wanting to talk figures and length of potential tenancy "to put to the owner", so not quite sure where to go from there... Tenancy length, 2 ways of looking at it, a longer one = stable income for landlord over x years, but if i'm getting it discounted, they might not want that if they feel they could get more for it in a year...which given my plans to refurb, i'd be at risk of.

 

Money wise... i have no idea, If the owner is only willing to take 5% off, i'd probably come across a bit of a belter if i offered 30% less., likewise if i offered more and he accepted, i'd feel stupid for not offering less, to be honest it's going to be more than i can really afford even with a massive discount, but, y'know, risk v reward... all about just reducing the risk of financial ruin as much as possible for as long as possible!

 

Annoying self quote inbound...

 

After a very brief discussion with the previous tenant and finding out he's not the landlord, i got back in touch with the agent putting a proposal to him to discuss with the owner, i think it's fair and i'm pretty much in the category of it being my one and only offer, it'll probably be a no but it's as far as i can push it at this stage tbh, so if it is a no, it's not for me. But the fact i have any wheels in motion (for now) after years of looking and no joy still makes me grin.

[HillmanImp]

  On 08/02/2019 at 22:39, Wack said:

For those of you with Amazon prime

This weeks Grand Tour, about 1/3 of the show is about Jim Clark and his achievements and it's fascinating

Imp Jr accidently put the Grand Tour on the other day when he was trying to put Leo the Truck on or some other shite.

 

As soon as he saw it was about cars he pretended that he'd put it on for me.

 

It was the ones where they were acting like pratts in Columbia and it wasn't too bad.

 

On the contrary I watched an episode of Top Gear from 2014 yesterday afternoon and it was barely watchable it was so terrible.

 

I have watched a few episodes of the Grand Tour if I thought they had something I'd be interested in on them and they've been pretty crap but maybe they've got their shite together with it now, or are the normal studio ones still embarrassing?

[Jazoli]

I find the studio ones less embarrassing than the road trip ones, this week's episode was great.

[twosmoke300]

Basic cars !!!

Now I drive all sorts of cars every day , most fairly modern and with varying degrees of complexity . But I miss the simplicity of one thing the most - A THREE KNOB HEATER !

I picked up the rover 200 from fatsharris last week and it all came flooding back to me . So simple , so tactile , stays on the function you left it at etc .

Why did it ever stray away from this ? The later 306’s had climate control with this set up , that’s all you need surely .?

My c5 took long enough to get used to let alone the touch screen abominations

[GrumpiusMaximus]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-47175357

 

 

 

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A psychologist fined for driving through a controversial bus gate has won her appeal after arguing there too many signs for the brain to process...

[Mrcento]

  On 09/02/2019 at 07:57, twosmoke300 said:

Basic cars !!!

Now I drive all sorts of cars every day , most fairly modern and with varying degrees of complexity . But I miss the simplicity of one thing the most - A THREE KNOB HEATER !

I picked up the rover 200 from fatsharris last week and it all came flooding back to me . So simple , so tactile , stays on the function you left it at etc .

Why did it ever stray away from this ? The later 306’s had climate control with this set up , that’s all you need surely .?

My c5 took long enough to get used to let alone the touch screen abominations

 

It's the fiddly little digital climate controls that bother me, particularly the ones that move in increments of 0.5 degrees c per push of the button or need to hold for an age to get it to move... nobody needs to be that precise with their temperature and they are nearly always located low down. Going from that to a big dial you don't even need to look at is always a joy.

[oldcars]

Vodafone. Some folk slate them but i have always had great service, and the girl i just spoke to was spot on, fixed the issues and text to confirm its done. Cant say fairer than that.

[beko1987]

The 406 has fairly simple digital climate control, but every time I turn it on it defaults to auto with the air con on... Even the laguna stayed where it was set! Is quite annoying

[DodgeRover]

  On 08/02/2019 at 21:21, Pillock said:

Decided to book a last minute weekend away.

 

Just got out the hot tub after getting mesmerised by the amount of stars you get when you drive four hours into nowhere. arbn-2.jpeg

That caravan is older than the hills! I hope it's been refurbished inside if you are paying money to stay in it!

[Ohdearme]

Finally got planning permission through from the council after a fraught few months!

[DodgeRover]

I had a dream about Wuvvum buying/ collecting that invicar- it was a very wired out of body experience to the scrap yard office.

 

Most strange.

[mrbenn]

  On 09/02/2019 at 09:29, Ohdearme said:

Finally got planning permission through from the council after a fraught few months!

 

I can almost sense the hammer in your hand already.

 

Congrats!

[Ohdearme]

  On 09/02/2019 at 10:37, mrbenn said:

I can almost sense the hammer in your hand already.

 

Congrats!

Indeed, I wouldn’t have dreamed of starting anything* ahead of getting consent.

 

I’ve got a lot done today*

 

 

 

 

[Pillock]

  On 09/02/2019 at 09:20, DodgeRover said:

That caravan is older than the hills! I hope it's been refurbished inside if you are paying money to stay in it!

Well it's a bit rough inside but we got it cheap.

 

 

Naah, that's a before. It's quite nice now although not as cool as the guy's wooden wagon we stayed in before..

 

 

2000 man hours to restore it after dragging it out of the woods on the family farm.

 

 

The hot tub was also dragged out of the woods

 

[Aston Martin]

  On 02/02/2019 at 12:08, Aston Martin said:

The last time I went abroad you still saw Toyota Paseos and Jimmy Saville was still diddlling kids... Which means I need a passport interview.

 

The Hull office don't interview on a weekend, Leeds do and I can have it at 8:15am next Saturday or 3:45pm. I know they're just a formality, but this confirmation email tickled me.

 

So, what you're saying is some people have brought scissors to a passport interview?

 

Does the delay involve getting locked up for 6 months?

 

How do I apply for a job as an interviewer, I bet they see some weird people.

I had the interview, any questions?

 

Yes, on the email. How many people bring scissors?

 

"You'd be surprised, what people bring to an interview"

 

It went ok, she said "the interview questions people have put online. Like "they asked me about my goldfish" is nonsense "

 

Assuming I don't get arrested or rejected, it was fine.

[vulgalour]

  On 09/02/2019 at 07:57, twosmoke300 said:

Basic cars !!!

Absolutely! The turny dial or slidey knob (stop it) is perfectly acceptable functionality in a vehicle. A three speed fan is adequate. Heated seats are a nonsense. Reversing sensors an extravagance. Touchscreen dashboards a danger...

 

[Garythesnail]

  On 09/02/2019 at 08:39, Mrcento said:

It's the fiddly little digital climate controls that bother me, particularly the ones that move in increments of 0.5 degrees c per push of the button or need to hold for an age to get it to move... nobody needs to be that precise with their temperature and they are nearly always located low down. Going from that to a big dial you don't even need to look at is always a joy.

 

As silly as it seems, this is an annoyance of VAG stuff to me. We've had two - a 3.2 MKI TT sportscar* and a Seet Exeo diesel estate loadcarrier* - both are fine cars in their own way, but the clickety-click, half a degree, randomly un-synchronising, two zone ACC was sufficiently irritating to make me not want another one.

[Wack]

  On 09/02/2019 at 06:48, HillmanImp said:

Imp Jr accidently put the Grand Tour on the other day when he was trying to put Leo the Truck on or some other shite.

 

As soon as he saw it was about cars he pretended that he'd put it on for me.

 

It was the ones where they were acting like pratts in Columbia and it wasn't too bad.

 

On the contrary I watched an episode of Top Gear from 2014 yesterday afternoon and it was barely watchable it was so terrible.

 

I have watched a few episodes of the Grand Tour if I thought they had something I'd be interested in on them and they've been pretty crap but maybe they've got their shite together with it now, or are the normal studio ones still embarrassing?

It's much better this series , episode 5 was very good, even the rich mans SUV test was worth watching but the Jim Clark 20 minutes actually got me quite emotional, especially when I recognised him driving round oulton park.

[Cheggers]

I just went for a sit-down wee and produced the longest sustained single-note fart of my 53 year old life.

 

Go me!

[Ohdearme]

  On 09/02/2019 at 17:39, vulgalour said:

...A three speed fan is adequate...

 

I concur, my Galaxy has a four speed fan but I only use three of them. Nothing to do with the fourth speed blowing always a fuse or anything.

[Lord Sterling]

I love how most threads on the other section has 'shite' tagged on the end, i.e; Saladshite / buildingshite / curtainshite etc...shite

[320touring]

  On 09/02/2019 at 19:39, Lord Sterling said:

I love how most threads on the other section has 'shite' tagged on the end, i.e; Saladshite / buildingshite / curtainshite etc...shite

Time for a matshite thread..

[Lord Sterling]

  On 09/02/2019 at 19:40, 320touring said:

Time for a matshite thread..

Lol, I think there is a floor mats thread somewhere on here

[Guest Hooli]

I've got a job interview on thursday, fingers crossed n all that.

[M'coli]

Good luck!

[dollywobbler]

  On 09/02/2019 at 19:16, HarmonicCheeseburger said:

Annoying squealing wiper spindle returned today, everyone was saying "it's the wiper m8 you lift it off and it shuts up dunnit.." Yeah, course it does because there is no sodding pressure on the spindle then.

 

Anyway some ACF50 in the limited gap I can get into the driver windscreen wiper spindle, a minute with wipers on, and nice and silent.

 

Must be the evening for it. Skoda was doing this. Sadly, it's pissing it down so much here that sorting it can be a job for another day.

 

Which means I will forget until the next time I drive it in the rain...

[eddyramrod]

  On 09/02/2019 at 21:46, Hooli said:

I've got a job interview on thursday, fingers crossed n all that.

Good luck Hooli!  I'm expecting to be going through that process - again! - soon.  When, and for what, who knows, but I suppose time will tell.

[Tayne]

  On 09/02/2019 at 19:16, HarmonicCheeseburger said:

Annoying squealing wiper spindle returned today, everyone was saying "it's the wiper m8 you lift it off and it shuts up dunnit.." Yeah, course it does because there is no sodding pressure on the spindle then.

 

Anyway some ACF50 in the limited gap I can get into the driver windscreen wiper spindle, a minute with wipers on, and nice and silent.

 

 

If I mixed a solution of ketchup and 10w30 engine oil (40/60 proportion) and fired it at your screen with a tennis ball cannon how long would it take for the wipers to clear it?

[Guest Hooli]

Fired left or right handed?

[Wack]

Proper laugh out loud , sound on

 

 

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