What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Wack]

[Eddie Honda]

  On 10/01/2020 at 18:46, Tayne said:

where is that?

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Where he said it was! Fish Quay, North Shields. It's The Ballards Smokehouse development

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6199165

[paulplom]

It's where we're having the meet on Sunday.

[Joey spud]

[cort16]

 

 

[gm]

  On 10/01/2020 at 18:14, DVee8 said:

where are you moving to?

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I suspect I may be your new neighbour  or close by anyway - netherton close, up waldridge way 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

  On 10/01/2020 at 22:17, Wack said:

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[Spottedlaurel]

Got this old listings magazine off eBay, not one I'd seen before:

Car Buyer Sept-Oct 1979 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Chock-full of ad's for some mouthwatering stuff. Sadly no pictures though.

Car Buyer Sept-Oct 1979 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Something for everyone here! I'm intrigued by the 1968 Daihatsu from JK Sportscars, and also their 1974 Datsun 120A Samurai (actually Samuri) was also a bit of a rarity. Would have been one of these:

Datsun 120A Shoo Samuri TGT 390M by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

[Tadhg Tiogar]

  On 11/01/2020 at 13:10, Spottedlaurel said:

Got this old listings magazine off eBay, not one I'd seen before:

Car Buyer Sept-Oct 1979 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Chock-full of ad's for some mouthwatering stuff. Sadly no pictures though.

Car Buyer Sept-Oct 1979 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr...

 

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God Almighty, a Ro80 and a K70 LS! I'd have gone up the North Circular and bought both!

[hairnet]

loooked at map for blatter and his mate and its a bp and a spar.......

nice building on the corner opposite - @purplebargeken do i still neeed a flak jacket

 

[Richard]

  On 09/01/2020 at 09:38, cobblers said:

Usually facebook groups are incredibly tiresome "THANKS 4 THE ADD" bollocks etc but there's a bloke on the Talbot Express owners club earnestly asking where his OBD socket is and it's absolutely made my morning

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My 1979 Chrysler Sunbeam had a diagnostic socket, though I can't imagine what information you'd get out of it.

[DVee8]

  On 11/01/2020 at 12:40, gm said:

I suspect I may be your new neighbour  or close by anyway - netherton close, up waldridge way 

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The other side of the roundabout but yes..If you ever fancy a pint give me a shout..

[Richard]

  On 11/01/2020 at 13:53, Richard said:

My 1979 Chrysler Sunbeam had a diagnostic socket, though I can't imagine what information you'd get out of it.

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My friend had a look in the Chrysler manual and found this, which still doesn't really make it clear what information you get.

[Tamworthbay]

  On 11/01/2020 at 18:57, Richard said:

My friend had a look in the Chrysler manual and found this, which still doesn't really make it clear what information you get.

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Sounds like it’s an output for OEM voltmeter/ ammeter/ dwell angle kit.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Not your average curry house website

- just look at the delightful photos in the restaurant's Gallery. Especially the last one.

[vulgalour]

Needed to do a change of address on the BX insurance policy.  I wasn't sure what to expect so was pleasantly surprised when there was no change of details fee, and no increase to my policy.  Something of a relief, really.  MoT next which I'm cautiously optimistic about, except for the little drop of LHM I found under the back of the car the other day (that has not since reappeared), so here's hoping it behaves itself on the day and the garage I take it to understands that old Citroens sometimes leak a bit of LHM out of anxiety/spite and it's nothing to worry about.

[DeeJay]

[Craig the Princess]

Irn-Bru 1901.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

  On 12/01/2020 at 00:48, vulgalour said:

.....old Citroens sometimes leak a bit of LHM out of anxiety/spite and it's nothing to worry about.

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They do leak other things too.....

[brownnova]

Today I got the Yugo running for the first time and I felt my first baby kick in my wife’s belly for the first time... today has been an awesome day. 

[New POD]

My day has gone well. 

 

 

[wuvvum]

Had a confirmation of sale through from the DVLA.  Looks like their computer is suffering from a belated millennium bug...

[paulplom]

Lol

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[Mr_Bo11ox]

Me neither...

 

 

[myglaren]

 

[hairnet]

flipping bangers on blaze now

xm

they were doing a wheel bearing and apart from a fucked ball joint they noticed the underside covered in lhm (oh dear)

hmmmm

[PhilA]

Had to drive to HQ today. I took the back streets, which were quite a pleasant drive in the mist. Louisiana can be quite atmospheric at times.

 

Phil

[purplebargeken]

Am at work, talking with colleagues, so distracted.

I was thirsty so took hold of my diluted apple cordial. Except it wasn't.

I unscrewed a cap, put a bottle to my lips and took the hugest gulp of ever.

Sadly it was neat double strength apple cordial.

Think apple flavoured battery acid.

I am now burping apples. I need to drink about 4 pints of water to dilute the cordial appropriately in what is left of my stomach.

My throat hurts. As does my stomach.

[PhilA]

I'm going to look at a car that I don't really need.

 

However it was suggested by the wife and is therefore fully sanctioned.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

  On 14/01/2020 at 14:43, purplebargeken said:

Am at work, talking with colleagues, so distracted.

I was thirsty so took hold of my diluted apple cordial. Except it wasn't.

I unscrewed a cap, put a bottle to my lips and took the hugest gulp of ever.

Sadly it was neat double strength apple cordial.

Think apple flavoured battery acid.

I am now burping apples. I need to drink about 4 pints of water to dilute the cordial appropriately in what is left of my stomach.

My throat hurts. As does my stomach.

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Presumably cider won't fix it.