What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[xtriple]

Guy over the road works for Sainsburys. I have spoken to him a few times, always about cars, or the dogs. Today, he called round to ask if I need anything and if so, give him a list and he'll  get it and bring it home with him after work. That's proper neighbourly is that   

[mitsisigma01]

A jumbo bag of peanuts to go with the 48 cans ??

[xtriple]

The guy over the road that works for Sainsburys has just delivered the couple of items I asked him to get. Bloody good service    Joking apart, jolly decent of him to help out like that, I am very grateful. I did pay him and gave him a couple of quid for doing it.

[STUNO]

Should be a grump, but I have a weird sense of humour. My "guy over the road" who doesn't drive, was trying to buy a loaf of bread and could not find one anywhere. next day I was in the supermarket and took him a loaf. I knocked on his door and handed him the loaf, he took it and said thanks. I went home and told myself not to bother again, it's going to get expensive.

[dozeydustman]

[vulgalour]

Been impressed with our local Waitrose, and that's not a statement I ever expected to write given previous experiences with Waitrose over the years.  They've implemented a limit on the number of people going into the store (it's a fairly small store), and a 3-like-items limit on purchases.  This meant that we could finally get some of our staples, like a box of eggs, because there was actually stock to buy.  We've not changed our shopping habits that much since this all kicked off, and we're fairly frugal anyway.  Not having an oven - something we were lined up to get just as the lockdown happened - limits what we buy somewhat but we've been doing just fine with a little hob, it's surprising just how well you can cope with that and how reasonable the meals are, it just means smaller shops for fresh ingredients rather than relying on frozen ovenables.  Probably not a bad thing, it means we're eating healthily.

What's interesting is seeing how the little bit of common sense at Waitrose has really stomped on the stockpiling and allowed everyone to get a fair share of supplies.  For us, it's invaluable, we can't stockpile even if we wanted to and are reliant on continuing as normally as possible.  I'm still working full time since I work from home and that too has been a boon since I can pick up the financial slack from my other half's hours being reduced to barely 2 days a week now (he works in isolation too, just not from home).  It's a bit strange having company through most of my working day and sometimes I do have to shut them out of my work room for the sake of focus, but mostly we're muddling through just fine.

Realistically, my routine isn't all that different to normal, the only difference is I'm not taking as many walks or short drives for work related errands because there's no reason to, and no sense in doing it if I don't have to.  Work remains much the same and, apart from it being eerily quiet outside most of the time, if it weren't for the news it doesn't feel any different to usual.

[dozeydustman]

Currently watching a very early Wheeler Dealers when the premise of the show was flip a cheap 924 after End wobbed it up. When WD was about honest* home mechanic stuffs with very little in the way of special tools. Edd refers to a ball-pein as a specialist bodyshop hammer.

[dozeydustman]

@vulgalour are you taking commissions at the moment?

[brownnova]

My local Indian takeaway posted this:

 Sorry lads I’d be more impressed if you rocked up to my gaff in a 1987 Metro running on three cylinders with a blowing exhaust. 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

1 hour ago, brownnova said:

My local Indian takeaway posted this:

 Sorry lads I’d be more impressed if you rocked up to my gaff in a 1987 Metro running on three cylinders with a blowing exhaust. 

That could turn out to be counterproductive, in the sense that the business is rubbing its customers' noses in it simply because they have the privilege of going about when others cannot.

Thought: if the McLaren has been hired, does the use of it for takeaway delivery not breach the terms of the hire agreement?

[vulgalour]

4 hours ago, dozeydustman said:

@vulgalour are you taking commissions at the moment?

Not right now, I'm booked up.  Happy to discuss potential and pop you on the waiting list though, should be open again mid-April.  I'm not doing automotive art by commission at present, but most other things are fair game.

[dozeydustman]

17 minutes ago, vulgalour said:

Not right now, I'm booked up.  Happy to discuss potential and pop you on the waiting list though, should be open again mid-April.  I'm not doing automotive art by commission at present, but most other things are fair game.

Ah OK. I was hoping you’d be able to do a Talbot Samba for me. If you do start doing the automotive stuff definitely interested.

[Noel Tidybeard]

On 3/25/2020 at 6:08 PM, Joey spud said:

I think my neighbour's run out of toilet roll..

kind slice bidet

[Noel Tidybeard]

3 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

That could turn out to be counterproductive, in the sense that the business is rubbing its customers' noses in it simply because they have the privilege of going about when others cannot.

Thought: if the McLaren has been hired, does the use of it for takeaway delivery not breach the terms of the hire agreement?

they asked one of the Drs if he could do a home vist on his way in for a mobile shift- he did in his Aston!

[paulplom]

6 mile walk to South Shields and back through the pedestrian Tyne Tunnel. None of us had been through it before. Not a soul anywhere in it and it was quite eeire.
Apart from the odd bell end cyclist everyone we did see (single figures) was respectful and kept their distance. The esculator wasn't running although the lift was. The esculator stairs on the South side were the steepest I've ever climbed and I qas fucked for the whole 3 miles home.

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[myglaren]

I keep threatening to have a walk through that tunnel.  My grandson cycles from Washington to Shields Road, Byker, through that twice a day - or did until Boris made him stay home.

[paulplom]

It's very well kept, although it has been recently refurbished. Worth a visit.

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[Tamworthbay]

[xtriple]

Phoebe had a poop.... outside! Major result  

[dozeydustman]

One for the Stupid Question Amnesty?

[myglaren]

1 hour ago, paulplom said:

It's very well kept, although it has been recently refurbished. Worth a visit.

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I believe it had been closed for a long time due to the refurbishments and reopened a year or so back.

We used to go the the Shields market and although we knew of the ferry had no idea that there was a tunnel.

[FakeConcern]

[Sloth in a bowl]

The Slothlet is a one watering can wrong'un

[motorpunk]

Did some tinkering with my classic Fiat 500 today. Replaced some fuel hose in the boot (engine compartment), it has an extra fuel filter, a crap plastic in-line thing. It also has one next to the fuel tank under the bonnet. I removed the one in the boot and replaced it with a length of standard fuel hose - fuck me, what a difference! No more slow starting after it has been stood for a while. Really happy with the result. The fuel filter looked clean but was clearly inhibiting flow somehow, especially when hot. It's such a nice thing to drive.

Edit - here's a film I made with it last year. 1972 was a good year. 

 

 

[SiC]

25 minutes ago, motorpunk said:

I removed the one in the boot and replaced it with a length of standard fuel hose - fuck me, what a difference!

Are you using ethanol compatible fuel hose? If not, especially the older stuff you removed, it'll get eaten away and collapse internally. Also risks splitting and the car ending up having a fuel fire. 

[dozeydustman]

Cocktails for teetotallers

No.1 - the Beana Colada

[High Jetter]

You've been looking at too many dodgy websites, M9.

[motorpunk]

9 hours ago, SiC said:

Are you using ethanol compatible fuel hose? If not, especially the older stuff you removed, it'll get eaten away and collapse internally. Also risks splitting and the car ending up having a fuel fire. 

The hose I removed from was an earlier restoration in Italy, I used new fuel hose I bought about 5 years ago in the UK, I’ve no idea if it’s ethanol compatible. 

There’s a fire extinguisher in the car. 

[Floatylight]

Last night I watched the film Blinded by the light - contains some excellent 1970's & 80's chod- my favourite was an Mk1 Astra Celebrity and a Rover SD1 along with a brilliant soundtrack of 80's pop and Springsteen..

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[dozeydustman]

10 hours ago, High Jetter said:

You've been looking at too many dodgy websites, M9.

What, this one? Or Wikipedia? ?