What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[myglaren]

 

 

 

[Andyrew]

Mate of mine wanted to start cycling to work and wanted something solid and practical.  One freshly refurbed postie bike. 

Basically,  ex royal mail bike, stripped and refurbed by young offenders in any colour you want (appart from red)  each bike you buy another is shipped to Africa. 

https://www.cycleofgood.com/elephant-bike/

[BorniteIdentity]

40 minutes ago, Andyrew said:

Mate of mine wanted to start cycling to work and wanted something solid and practical.  One freshly refurbed postie bike. 

Basically,  ex royal mail bike, stripped and refurbed by young offenders in any colour you want (appart from red)  each bike you buy another is shipped to Africa. 

https://www.cycleofgood.com/elephant-bike/

Want.  Ideally not in Stelios orange.  I might pull the trigger on one of these as they look marvelous and a great cause too.

[somewhatfoolish]

Oh my word; I'm all nostalgic about my brief time as a postie now. I did ponder a midnight raid to steal my old bike back when the RM gave up on bicycles but laziness and a fear of barbed wire stopped me, this would provide a bike to someone who needs it and give me a bike that isn't irritating to my reproductive organs. The gears are confusing me; they were all 4 and 5 speed SRAM hubs at our office, so why these are all 3 speed is a puzzle.

[Andyrew]

7 minutes ago, BorniteIdentity said:

Want.  Ideally not in Stelios orange.  I might pull the trigger on one of these as they look marvelous and a great cause too.

I think it's a great idea, and as bike prices go it fairly reasonable.

He wanted bright so it can been seen easily. 

You can option the bike aswell, he went for the front basket and saddle bags!  

I believe he has purchased a different crank and sturmey gear elsewhere as the gearing is a bit low for uphill apparently according to posties and owners.

I've suggested he names it the "loyal snail"

[HillmanImp]

I don't remember those bikes. 

We had these when I worked as a postie about 20 yrs ago:

[BorniteIdentity]

8 minutes ago, Rovorsche said:

Looks like a sturdy bike, that would also mean its heavy as well ?

22kg by the looks of things!!!!

Still - I guess nobody's going to carry it away unless they turn up with an army.

[Volksy]

Quite liked this article, given (apart from one) these vehicles are right in our territory. I think I would probably pick the 'Benz at this age though. 

https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/comparison-test/a15141394/bmw-750il-vs-mercedes-benz-560sel-lexus-ls400-bentley-turbo-r-archived-comparison-test/?src=socialflowFBCAD&utm_campaign=socialflowFBCD&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social-media

[Andyrew]

1 hour ago, Rovorsche said:

Looks like a sturdy bike, that would also mean its heavy as well ?

Indeed it's rather weighty.

The bike plus it's 6 foot plus and probably 15 stone rider , makes the drum brakes purely cosmetic I've been informed.

Good job he hasn't just moved into a house on one of the steepest hills in Luton last week . . . 

Ohh.

 

Told him to watch out for any abandoned ramps on the way down.

[omegod]

Just been following a twitter thread on american views of British food, the comment" The British cook as though the Luftwaffe is still overhead" tickled me somewhat 

[Tigerfox]

Gifted a coule of punnets of Strawberrys and Raspberrys, just need a bit of cream.

Tough job but somebodys got to do it

[somewhatfoolish]

1 hour ago, Andyrew said:

Indeed it's rather weighty.

The bike plus it's 6 foot plus and probably 15 stone rider , makes the drum brakes purely cosmetic I've been informed.

I didn't find that; you couldn't take the piss with the brakes, they aren't discs but as long as you kept to a speed appropriate to the amount of load(if I had 30kg of mail on I took it easy, at the end of the walk with no load I could pretend to be Eddie Merckx coasting downhill and not die horribly at junctions.) they were fine. They do also need adjusting, especially when new and bedding in; allow them to go out of adjustment and they became ornaments.

[somewhatfoolish]

13 minutes ago, omegod said:

Just been following a twitter thread on american views of British food, the comment" The British cook as though the Luftwaffe is still overhead" tickled me somewhat 

From the country that brought us grits, cheezwhiz and BBQ sauce that's pretty rich mocking other countrys' food.

[Andyrew]

14 minutes ago, somewhatfoolish said:

I didn't find that; you couldn't take the piss with the brakes, they aren't discs but as long as you kept to a speed appropriate to the amount of load(if I had 30kg of mail on I took it easy, at the end of the walk with no load I could pretend to be Eddie Merckx coasting downhill and not die horribly at junctions.) they were fine. They do also need adjusting, especially when new and bedding in; allow them to go out of adjustment and they became ornaments.

Cheers, I'll pass that on. 

Some brake tweakage needed then.

[Andyrew]

Well that's that part of the movie ruined , thanks autoshite. 

[djb222]

[hairnet]

40 minutes ago, omegod said:

Just been following a twitter thread on american views of British food, the comment" The British cook as though the Luftwaffe is still overhead" tickled me somewhat 

twinkies and reeses and grits and chitlins mean the usa cannot call anyone on food

 

[Volksy]

7 minutes ago, hairnet said:

twinkies and reeses and grits and chitlins mean the usa cannot call anyone on food

 

Ugh. Grits..

[gm]

@paulplom has just been round and dropped off a cordless drill/ impact driver which will come in very handy when I get started on building this kit car, if it ever arrives. Cheers, Paul, much appreciated  

[Wack]

what a picture, isn't it just beautiful

 

 

[omegod]

41 minutes ago, Wack said:

what a picture, isn't it just beautiful

 

 

I still hold out hope that it'll fly again one day 

[Fumbler]

7 minutes ago, omegod said:

I still hold out hope that it'll fly again one day 

I wish it will so I can experience a flight in it.

[myglaren]

Sitting in my window, open of course, just heard a 'Deltic' two-tone horn, like the third one.

 

Nearest rail line is approx two miles in a straight line.

[Wack]

59 minutes ago, Rovorsche said:

My company card bounced at the short stay car park at either LHR/LGW a very long time ago so I was stranded there for a bit.

While I was waiting for somebody to come from the office and pay for my parking, rather a lot of Fire appliances pulled out into a formation next to the runway and I got to see Concord taking off.
It was awesome.

When the noise died down, I noticed every single car alarm in the car park was going batshit.
So if you were ever stranded there with a flat battery, this may be why.

About 15 years ago I was taking a break in a petrol station next to the runway at heathrow , I'd watched a few planes take off , by the time they got to where I was they were well airborne , a few hundred feet or so 

I didn't know concorde was taking off until I heard it coming , I was looking up but it was still firmly on the ground flat out with the afterburners on, it needed all of the runway to get in the air.

It was a sight I'll never forget , I can still see it now , British & French engineering at it's best ,designed by men in brown suits with drawing boards

[Fumbler]

The first car they show had me chuckling away.

[Dan the van]

2 hours ago, Rovorsche said:

My company card bounced at the short stay car park at either LHR/LGW a very long time ago so I was stranded there for a bit.

While I was waiting for somebody to come from the office and pay for my parking, rather a lot of Fire appliances pulled out into a formation next to the runway and I got to see Concord taking off.
It was awesome.

When the noise died down, I noticed every single car alarm in the car park was going batshit.
So if you were ever stranded there with a flat battery, this may be why.

Yup,I used to work at the cargo village at LHR.Without fail everyone stopped what they were doing to watch her take off.I so so miss Concorde.

[catsinthewelder]

2 hours ago, Fumbler said:

The first car they show had me chuckling away.

Some excellent chod on show but the presenter hasn't got any less annoying in the last 20 years.  Its worth avoiding buying a cut and shut car but not because the 2 ends are stolen ?

 

Bonus FSO Polonez on the Heathrow approach though.

[Fumbler]

2 minutes ago, catsinthewelder said:

Some excellent chod on show but the presenter hasn't got any less annoying in the last 20 years.  Its worth avoiding buying a cut and shut car but not because the 2 ends are stolen ?

 

Bonus FSO Polonez on the Heathrow approach though.

That Avenger afterwards as well. The suspension was virtually nonexistant! Great catch on the Polonez too, I was trying to figure out what it was! To be honest, I find his narration to be a breath of fresh air... Perhaps it's because I don't watch television anymore.

There's a whole lineup of old PCA episodes on the channel, plenty of prime chod to look at, that's for sure.

[hairnet]

watching bangers and cash

barn find early marina 3 door - the chap gets there and is taking it off the trailer and keeps repeating one owner never welded unrestored

'gearlevers a bit short'

gearbox is in the boot ?

sd1 3.5 and at least matthewson was complimentary

but still slagged bl in general

 

[hairnet]

omg herald estate someones put a vitesse 6 in it

want