What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[ChrisWilliams]

  On 19/01/2020 at 09:58, 95 quid Peugeot said:

Gumtree      megane for sale   can only be Ipswich . ....looks fine from here  mate

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I was once told to look at gardens, houses, other cars in the background of autotrader ads in order to gauge an the owner's fastidiousness. Someone with a bush that neatly trimmed probably cleans his vents with a toothbrush. 

[xtriple]

That wouldn't work wit me: I am a total slob in the house but the car is well cleaned and maintained to perfection.

 

Opinions on 'perfection' do vary  

[richardmorris]

[xtriple]

  On 19/01/2020 at 18:17, richardmorris said:

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To bloody true, still not found the extension and torx I dropped in the undertray a few weeks ago!

[vulgalour]

It's important when you move house that you prioritise your time and money carefully.  That's why bf and I are trying to arrange a viewing of an Old Car that's moderately local to see if it's what he wants.  Well, we've got space outside, might as well fill it.

[Floatylight]

Is this getting out of control?

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[vulgalour]

No, you can still see the carpet.

[anonymous user]

Have you got friends around? Shouldn't the keys be in a bowl on the table?

[richardmorris]

  On 19/01/2020 at 20:37, Floatylight said:

Is this getting out of control?

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Yes. They all seem to have modern fobs. You need more basic keys.

[Joey spud]

Arse biscuits...

[Andyrew]

Just Turn the Volvo around on the back, it'll be fine. 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

  On 19/01/2020 at 20:37, Floatylight said:

Is this getting out of control?
 

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  On 19/01/2020 at 20:52, anonymous user said:

Have you got friends around? Shouldn't the keys be in a bowl on the table?

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[face]

  On 19/01/2020 at 20:37, Floatylight said:

Is this getting out of control?

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You really need moccasins to pull off a photo such as that.

[Timewaster]

  On 19/01/2020 at 20:52, anonymous user said:

Have you got friends around? Shouldn't the keys be in a bowl on the table?

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I went to one of those parties once. 

It was great! 

 

 

I got a Vauxhall Astra

[strangeangel]

Early start this morning... it was cold last night, so I went round wiping the BX's windows while it rose up. Good job I chose to give the headlights a bit of a wipe today, because the glass fell out of the N/S one (luckily, into my hand)! A quick clean and judicious use of 5 minute Araldite saw us on our way.

 

Whatever would we do without Araldite? I can't even count the number of things (automotive or otherwise) that I've either bodged or permanently repaired over the years. Best get another couple of packs ordered...

 

[wuvvum]

Be a little bit careful with Araldite though - it can go a bit funny in sub-zero temperatures, as I found when I used it to fix the Innocenti headlight.  It has since been replaced by Tiger Seal. 

[Tamworthbay]

This is called parking these days apparently 

[Tamworthbay]

  On 20/01/2020 at 09:19, strangeangel said:

Early start this morning... it was cold last night, so I went round wiping the BX's windows while it rose up. Good job I chose to give the headlights a bit of a wipe today, because the glass fell out of the N/S one (luckily, into my hand)! A quick clean and judicious use of 5 minute Araldite saw us on our way.

 

Whatever would we do without Araldite? I can't even count the number of things (automotive or otherwise) that I've either bodged or permanently repaired over the years. Best get another couple of packs ordered...

 

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Poundland do one that is great. 2 part epoxy adhesive, used to have Tommy Walsh's fizzogg on it but last lot I got didn't. 

[strangeangel]

  On 20/01/2020 at 18:17, Tamworthbay said:

This is called parking these days apparently 

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Taxi to the kerb please!

 

[Tamworthbay]

  On 20/01/2020 at 19:32, strangeangel said:

 

Taxi to the kerb please!

 

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If I had been in the 205 I would have parked side on in front of him and waited.

[hairnet]

fast and loud 69 riviera hnnnng

and its not even my favorite riviera

[hairnet]

flippin bangers on blaze now

rover 800 sterling they say 650 r reg

lets see how it gets on

[richardmorris]

  On 20/01/2020 at 21:04, hairnet said:

flippin bangers on blaze now

rover 800 sterling they say 650 r reg

lets see how it gets on

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Watched the xm one last night on demand website. Nice car, but found it a bit annoying as about half the programme was just repeating what they’d already said.

[Ohdearme]

This ain’t what made me grin but some back story as I’ve been good Samaritan-ing tonight.

Popped to Asda to put some air in tyres and ended up helping two young lasses in a mini that had boiled out its coolant and needed help to refill it.

They’d carried on driving and it had got so hot it kept stalling out so they’d parked it in Asda and then plucked up the courage to ask me for help as I was finishing up on my tyres.

I said I could help fill the coolant and then they casually mentioned that was great but it doesn’t start either now  Checks revealed no mayo from the oil cap and dipstick so I think they’d just heated it to a head warping temp and it had given up.

Got some coolant in and massaged the pipes a bit to get things flowing and then got it running and bubbling out airlocks with a bit of revs and eventually got it to hold at an idle, then stopped and restarted it to make sure it would and sent them on their way.

Telling this to the missus on arrival home, I was bemoaning the lack of a proper gauge to see the engine temp like on a good shiter car...She then creased up crying with laughter and I shit you not, she said that she thought the ‘temp’ gauge in the 323 was to tell her when the inside of the car was a nice temperature (!). Apparently, when she gets in she whacks the heater up full and when the temp gauge gets to the middle to tell her it’s warm ‘inside’ the car, she turns the temp down a bit.

I think I might have to put her in lease cars...

[iainrcz]

This fellow popped in to say hello.

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[xtriple]

Just been having an interesting chat with a mate about the events at Chernobyl. Turns out he has the series on Blue ray... so mammoth session of Chernobyl watching on Friday

[clayts450]

Excellent TV that - enjoy* (subject matter grim, quality broadcasting

[Tadhg Tiogar]

  On 21/01/2020 at 14:53, xtriple said:

Just been having an interesting chat with a mate about the events at Chernobyl. Turns out he has the series on Blue ray... so mammoth session of Chernobyl watching on Friday

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Make sure your underpants aren't Soviet-made, otherwise Chernobyl fallout.

[xtriple]

I've done quite a bit of reading on the subject but it doesn't seem to stick anymore, just getting (got) old I suppose. It was 'my' subject for the year.. along with that other great 'cheery' one - The Haulocaust! I am still utterly amazed at how such a thing could happen.

[Pieman]

Questions on Lada and Trabant appearing in the same episode/edition of The Chase.  Bradley Walsh has been reading the forum!