What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Crackers]

Queuing outside the barbers afternoon yielded a couple of spots: First, a tidy, completely standard 52 plate V6 Omega which sounded loooooovely, then a short time later, a late ERF ECT wrecker with a big chrome exhaust stack pumping out the dulcet tones of a 14 litre Cummins. Just for a moment, I was 5 years old again.

[vulgalour]

We've been keeping an eye out for parts and materials to build the garage extension and got a big score just now.  One of our neighbours was getting rid of the up-and-over door since their garage is now a room.  It's in great shape, with all the fixtures, and the key for the lock, and was working up until the point it was removed a couple of days ago.  We got to take it for free!  Now just to get all the other things we need to build the garage since this was definitely one of the bigger expenses on the project that we now don't need to afford.

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, Crackers said:

Queuing outside the barbers afternoon yielded a couple of spots: First, a tidy, completely standard 52 plate V6 Omega which sounded loooooovely, then a short time later, a late ERF ECT wrecker with a big chrome exhaust stack pumping out the dulcet tones of a 14 litre Cummins. Just for a moment, I was 5 years old again.

Aww, did you need the big cushion? 🤣

[Wack]

On 10/3/2021 at 8:52 PM, eddyramrod said:

Lincolns are nice but I prefer them older...

On a trip to the US about 15 years ago the hire co gave me a Chrysler 300C , it had 40k on but drove like it'd done 140k without a service so I took it back, all they had to replace it was a 25 miles on the clock Lincoln Continental , it was massive, biggest boot i've ever seen in a car ,  it was so slow, I had an XK8 at the time so knew about V8s , all that happened when you floored the lincoln was a bit more noise , it barely went any faster, It was that bad I lifted the bonnet to see if it was just V8 badges on the wings.

 

You'd really have to want one because the test drive would've been so underwhelming you'd be straight round to Lexus/Jaguar/BMW/Audi etc

[willswitchengage]

Meeting an internet lady this afternoon... definitely grinning... and turns out she lives down chod avenue!

[eddyramrod]

If that Proton is hers, you're in!

[MikeR]

Noted in the dailyfail .....

[vulgalour]

Finally managed to time an errand with a filling station having fuel left so I've been able to put some in the Maestro for the first time since the panic buying kicked off.  Something of a relief really.

[reb]

[Fumbler]

By a complete fluke, we've recreated the driveway we had 18 years ago

The only difference is that the Micra is now silver.

[myglaren]

 

[robinmasters]

I haven't seen CCTV this old for a long time. 

[Fumbler]

1 hour ago, robinmasters said:

I haven't seen CCTV this old for a long time. 

Jings, last time I saw something like that was Homebase nearly 10 years ago!

[robinmasters]

2 hours ago, Fumbler said:

Jings, last time I saw something like that was Homebase nearly 10 years ago!

This was in Westwood Cross shopping centre near Margate; it only opened in 2005!

 

[Fumbler]

190 miles later and we're in college. Driving was smooooooooooooth.

I don't know what I've done to the fuelling but it's got Powah when I put my foot down. Definitely the most comfortable drive yet.

[808 Estate]

[tooSavvy]

^ ^ ^ ..... or sketch of sign "IF you can read this, you are...."

*Lose Claim 🤔

[808 Estate]

On 10/10/2021 at 1:34 PM, robinmasters said:

I haven't seen CCTV this old for a long time. 

Thats only a small evolutionary step above the ceiling Dalek.

[richardmorris]

31 minutes ago, 808 Estate said:

Thats only a small evolutionary step above the ceiling Dalek.

I remember those. 

[richardmorris]

[Remspoor]

Saw my first UK country sticker yesterday.  Still had GB on the reg. plate.

https://www.gov.uk/displaying-number-plates/flags-symbols-and-identifiers

[andy18s]

I spy with my little eye,something beginning with AA 

 

[Bren]

Just watched cassetteboy's latest video on youtube. It's the only time our clown of a PM sounds coherent.

[808 Estate]

[808 Estate]

[Remspoor]

Same sky postcards. Photoshopping back in the 50s and 60s.

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/94207108@N02/albums/72157633060241527

 

[808 Estate]

[myglaren]

[goosey]

Fuck ground clearance, I want a step 

[myglaren]

Split between Grumpy and Grinny.

My shaver packed up about a year ago.  I had a Philishave one in reserve but it was a bit crap.  Bought a Chinese one from AldiLidl.  Not bad at first, rubbish now.

Bought some shaving gel yesterday and had a wet shave today - disposable cheapshit razors that have been here for years, god knows why as I haven't had a wet shave since early seventies.

I was hesitant but it worked well and was faster than anticipated, and not as painful either

The anointment of shaving gel on my clothes and floor, the blood on the towels and bath mat were only to be expected.  A negative bonus.

May even get shaved again.  Not too soon hopefully.