What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[DSdriver]

There was a thread a short time ago about looking up reg numbers so I thought I would have a play and put in the personal plate I used to have in the 80s. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it is on an ageing Saab so the current owner must have the same outlook on life as me.

[catsinthewelder]

2 hours ago, Saabnut said:

Sun has been shining so thoughts naturally turn to the BBQ. Looked out of the window......

Self delivering dinner, it's the future.

[RoverFolkUs]

[mitsisigma01]

3 hours ago, Saabnut said:

Sun has been shining so thoughts naturally turn to the BBQ. Looked out of the window......

Perfect timing to catch the meteoric fireball hitting your caravan 😲

[High Jetter]

Roast lamb is an Easter tradition

[Metal Guru]

On 09/04/2022 at 20:05, myglaren said:

“Lithuania has imposed an inexpensive sanction on Russia by deploying the very effective, but not-so-deadly weapon of humour.

The street in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, where the Russian embassy is located, was renamed "Street of Ukrainian Heroes", forcing the embassy to change its postal address and thus pay tribute to Ukraine with every letter and card.”

Scotland did a similar thing during apartheid , renaming the street where the South African consulate was in Glasgow as Nelson Mandela Place.

[Snake Charmer]

For sale in the toy section of Tesco Christmas 2016. 

[goosey]

On 4/9/2022 at 1:23 AM, Metal Guru said:

I want to see when he gets punched.

He did years ago, he got clothes lined then taken down hard by a member of the public when he was being chased by a Security Guard in a shopping centre, 

[vulgalour]

The weather was clear, I had free time, and managed to finish rebuilding the inner arch on the Maestro at last.  It's not the prettiest job and the grinder and seam sealer hide the ugliest of my welding sins.  However, it's no longer rust and filler so that's a good thing.  Have to say the RTech welder I bought was very much worth the money, it just welded whatever I pointed the gun at once I had it set up and took so much frustration out of the job.

[808 Estate]

The (in)famous caravan of beigeness.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154933141682?hash=item2412bc20b2:g:Uo0AAOSwUtJiS1uG

[reb]

Who would win in a straight line? A 355k Volvo 850 TDI or a Mk6 Golf GTI?

 

 

If you guessed the Golf, you're wrong.

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, 808 Estate said:

The (in)famous caravan of beigeness.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154933141682?hash=item2412bc20b2:g:Uo0AAOSwUtJiS1uG

Thanks, had forgotten to check on that today. I can't wait to hear what happens if (when?) the winner doesn't turn up/tries to barter on the price/offers 1.5 curlywurlies and a broken Xbox.

[andy18s]

https://fb.watch/ck-BtjWR18/

[garethj]

On 4/8/2022 at 8:08 PM, Joey spud said:

From an EV group I frequent.

Junking the Rotary and fitting an electric motor has to be the best idea ever on an unreliable,thirsty Mazda RX8 and for bonus cool points the lads doing it at the side of the road .

Have you got a link for the group please?

[motorpunk]

On 04/09/2014 at 00:29, Tayne said:

BFH ahoy!

 

http://www.motorpunk.co.uk/articles/the-cars-of-bullseyes-star-prize-gamble/

Old post, arise!

I wrote that, it is one of the most-read features on the website. I was looking for it the other day and am happy to see it mentioned on here. 

Come and 'ave a look at what you could've won...

[ruffgeezer]

An unexpected day off, pottering around in the garage... I know I'll have another tickle of the aged lister SR1... 

I also found my flat cap (bought for me when I still had the "Grannie's shopping trolley" Ax Vts) , for the full Dibnah effect... 

 

[reb]

I found a Polo identical to my first car!

This one is a weedy 1.3 petrol rather than a 1.9 diesel like mine was, but it's close enough!

[myglaren]

 

[angle]

 

[angle]

As you may be able to tell, I'm in Thailand at the moment. MG seem pretty popular out here, and I've seen a few 'Extender' (fnar) pickups. Today I first one of these though:

Yeah, it's the MG V80, or as we know it, the LDV Maxus. Powered by a VM turbo diesel. Lovely. 

[myglaren]

[somewhatfoolish]

On 4/12/2022 at 12:06 PM, garethj said:

Have you got a link for the group please?

Me too pls.

I fancy growing my own. WCPGW?

 

[mintwth]

2 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said:

Me too pls.

I fancy growing my own. WCPGW?

 

It sounds like magic

[High Jetter]

3 hours ago, myglaren said:

Aside from the extra apostrophe, there's a couple of people on here I could imagine saying the third sentence!

[vulgalour]

Right, all the things it broke after booking the MoT I have now fixed.  It needs the headlight alignment sorting and there's a couple of rust scabs that would benefit from some welding (or gaffer tape), but nothing serious that I'm aware of.

[Remspoor]

Spanish reporter talking about the arrivals of international flights into Spain for Easter.

 

[Remspoor]

On 4/14/2022 at 8:06 PM, High Jetter said:

Aside from the extra apostrophe, there's a couple of people on here I could imagine saying the third sentence!

“[Jane] Austen’s unpublished manuscripts unpick her reputation for perfection in various ways… She broke most of the rules for writing good English.”

– Professor Kathryn Sutherland, Oxford University

[Joey spud]

On 12/04/2022 at 12:06, garethj said:

Have you got a link for the group please?

DIY Electric Vehicles UK  on that there Facebook.

[garethj]

1 hour ago, Joey spud said:

DIY Electric Vehicles UK  on that there Facebook.

Cool, thanks

[somewhatfoolish]

Today this is my new favourite source of procrastination.