What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Aston Martin]

@Cavcraft ?

[iainrcz]

I have just witnessed a 30 something bloke on my shift, outside with a paper bag over his head so his hair didn't get wet.

 

Now we're definitely worried, that AND the 1 series convertible.

 

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[New POD]

Why are you worried ? 

Might he own a communards record too. Like the pet shop boys?

 

[iainrcz]

Why are you worried ? 
Might he own a communards record too. Like the pet shop boys?
 

Actually no, he's just weird.
He spends all night rubbing barrier cream on his hands.
Hence his nickname, Creamy.

Thing is, he's like a wheelbarrow.
Only works when pushed, so I'm unsure why he needs barrier cream on his hands.
He hardly used them.

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[New POD]

Maybe he's dermatology aware. 

Is that a new sexual orientation ?

Possibly he can't see the point of working too hard. 

Procrastination is an affliction I bear with pride.  

[Wack]

Have one of these ready just in case

 

[New POD]

5 minutes ago, Wack said:

Have one of these ready just in case

 

I'd procrastinate but CBA to even bother. 

[High Jetter]

I've just noticed that today's date (02 02 2020) reads the same forwards as backwards. 

[vulgalour]

Really pleased to have found a base for the pressed glass shade that was formerly a wall light in the new house.  Turns out, B&Q do these little lamps with a frosted globe shade that I didn't really like, plonking the old pressed glass shade on makes it much more interesting and should go really well with all the other Old People Furniture in the workroom when we have it all together.

I'm also bidding on an old USSR shortcase pendulum clock that has a similar form-dictates-function look about it that's really appealing.

[paulplom]

Too true!

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[iainrcz]

That's my Mrs if you're wearing Roddie Piper's glasses..

[meggersdog]

Needed some new work boots.Normally I buy Dunlop safety boots from Sports Direct but they didn't have my size,they have gone up in price and the place was rammed so finding a sales assistant was hopeless. They are a really comfortable boot but only last six to eight months before the left heel splits from the upper.Always the left.

Anyway a trip to Screwfix was in order. I have a ten percent discount card but for orders over £30.00.Boots ( not Dunlop) were £29.9  9  and the very nice sales lady said to grab some gloves as it would be a shame to lose the discount..Yay free gloves.

Been wizzing about in the little Nissan today which made me smile.Even the chump in the Audi Q3 who slowly pulled out of Lidl car-park right infront of me didn't dampen my spirits. His look of confusion that not everybody was going to Lidl on a Sunday afternoon was class as I sat there shaking my head at him.

[chaseracer]

I have made a big start on tidying the garage.  I can confirm there IS a Dyane in there.

@hairnet: I've found the beer glasses you brought back from France last summer...

[dozeydustman]

3 hours ago, chaseracer said:

 

@hairnet: I've found the beer glasses you brought back from France last summer...

Tankards, or the beer glasses drunk people wear when out on the pull? ?

[hairnet]

3 hours ago, chaseracer said:

I have made a big start on tidying the garage.  I can confirm there IS a Dyane in there.

@hairnet: I've found the beer glasses you brought back from France last summer...

i have a present for you also - which i forgot to bring with me yesterday (NOT SENILE IN ANY FUCKIN WAY)

[paulplom]

The advantages of being single, no?

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[320touring]

Not really, my good lady doesn't mind me charging batteries in the kitchen (not on the work surface though...)

[strangeangel]

11 hours ago, 320touring said:

Not really, my good lady doesn't mind me charging batteries in the kitchen (not on the work surface though...)

Likewise, that's allowed at SA_Towers too, as long as the battery is on the floor, which seems fair to me.

 

[Steve79]

Charging batteries on kitchen worktop fine, but apparently oily parts in the dishwasher is a no no. Weird! ?

[The Moog]

Charging batteries on kitchen worktop fine, but apparently oily parts in the dishwasher is saved for when they are out

Efa

[twosmoke300]

Dads worktop has a lovely stain / mark on the worktop from charging a battery / acid overflow 

[cobblers]

1 hour ago, Steve79 said:

Charging batteries on kitchen worktop fine, but apparently oily parts in the dishwasher is a no no. Weird! ?

I've just bought a dishwasher at work for washing greasy gearbox oil soaked castings and plastic tanks etc and I'm (£200) sorry to say that they aren't much cop even when you chuck 4 tablets in on a mega intensive wash. 

Anyway, anyone want to buy a dishwasher? One careful owner, I think they liked eggs.

[vulgalour]

Vulgalour's adventures in house tat acquisition continues apace.  Spotted a smart old pendulum clock on eBay described as working but not tested for long enough to see if the hour hand moved.  Good enough for me, usually with old pendulum clocks it's just adjustment that stops them running for any length of time and that turned out to be the case with this nice old Jantar from when the USSR was still a thing.  Action* shot here for you.  It's missing a bit of trim, or a door, or something on the bottom section.  I don't mind, I actually like how it looks as is, just needs a jolly good clean all over.

It came with four keys, three of which aren't needed, one of which is a Perivale original for those dumpy mantelpiece clocks everyone's grandparents had.  If anyone needs a clock key let me know and you can have them foc.

[somewhatfoolish]

On 1/23/2020 at 2:54 PM, MarvinsMom said:

i had an interview with the local bus firm as a trainee bus driver this morning.

i didn't pass, failing the psychometric test thing which showed that i don't have a propensity of speeding, tor taking risks, i do have a dislike of driving.

which is true.....

Bus drivers often seem to have been recruited exclusively from people who hate driving, so you should be in like Flynn.

[MarvinsMom]

2 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said:

Bus drivers often seem to have been recruited exclusively from people who hate driving, so you should be in like Flynn.

thats good, cos actually this was one job i kinda fancied doing! so not all hope is lost......

[hairnet]

i just did a happy - seeing the ad for the next car sos - in the net series that starts on monday - peugeot 504 convertible

woop woop @Six-cylinder

proper cars

[Aston Martin]

Why isn't he here?

 

 

[Six-cylinder]

1 minute ago, hairnet said:

i just did a happy - seeing the ad for the next car sos - in the net series that starts on monday - peugeot 504 convertible

woop woop @Six-cylinder

proper cars

I wish it was mine, you should have written in for me!

[paulplom]

17 hours ago, vulgalour said:

 

They usually double up as radiator bleed keys. I have a nice one given to me by a mate on my van keys.

[Tenmil Socket]

I'm going go karting tonight in Burscough for the lads 17th Birthday...