What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Dick Cheeseburger]

6 hours ago, hairnet said:

Seen that before and just dropped my shit laughing shame it's not longer

I've watched it way too many times. I'm still laughing! I think half of it is Zippy's expression..

 

[HillmanImp]

And so on......

[wuvvum]

Name change incoming in 3... 2... 1...

[brownnova]

An AS anthem! 

[Metal Guru]

2 hours ago, HillmanImp said:

And so on......

To be absolutely clear - P&O Cruises is part of Carnival and we’ve had foreign crews for the last twenty years!

[HillmanImp]

That does answer the question about who the sponsors were for Renault. Only took 800 people losing their jobs to find out. 

My search algorithm must've been fucked up for some reason when I looked before. 

I should probably stop using Bing. 

[MikeR]

sat in the C'van , have had  a few jars last night  , sleep in , walked the dog , bacon buttie breakfast ....

thinking about the Focus ....  its just about finished , it slipped the clutch again on a steep hill doing a standing pull away

but it kept going , suspects its contaminated rather than worn out , it burns oil , some funny noises at times ,

the drivers window is jammed shut , windscreen has a crack , the ashtray is full of junk

BWTF , its only got to last to the 14th April .. 

[hairnet]

so i left my sat nav in the hire car  - thats four time in 7-8 years

was actually in the terminal when i realised it wasnt there

couldnt go back out by then rang them and when ya back - may

drop us an SAE and we'll post it (theyll get beer for that)

got it this morning.......

they did a potato on me

its the wrong one

the nice lady seems to live in galway  - im over in may ive rang them and i described mine and he looked in his bax @They_all_do_that_sir

and he says they still have it (phew)

beers for them as theyve saved me an awful lot of cocking about

[Joey spud]

I went to see a local band last night (the very excellent Marleybone jelly) at rough old pub in Gillingham and over the road was a secondhand shop with these beauties in the window 

I was instantly taken back to the 80's and my succession of MK1 Escorts and pioneer head units.😁

[meggersdog]

Yesterday my 11 am MoT turned up and parked infront of nextdoors closed shutter door. After a few minutes of her just sat there I went out to get the details of the car. She was on the phone ( to her dad probably, as he booked the time) . Her boyfriend was glued to his phone screen when she looked up " Oh you are here".  Yeah I'm actually nextdoor. Looking over "Oh yeah". came the reply. She has been atleast three times before and all the other workshops are closed with just my door open. From where she was parked I counted six different MoT related signs clearly visable on the walls and doors plus the half a metre by three metre name of the business above the window.

Made me smile due to the fact this airhead is actually a teacher.

[clayts450]

[Noel Tidybeard]

15 hours ago, Joey spud said:

I went to see a local band last night (the very excellent Marleybone jelly) at rough old pub in Gillingham and over the road was a secondhand shop with these beauties in the window 

I was instantly taken back to the 80's and my succession of MK1 Escorts and pioneer head units.😁

pah ts-1011 poverty spec! ts-1080's were where was at

[Crackers]

What a beautiful day. 

[hairnet]

@Skizzer's nec report

will there be any others

matras/simcas oof

[RoverFolkUs]

A review for a local car dealer of mine that I have happened across, and their subsequent reply! 

I have redacted their name as I don't think it's fair to publicly tarnish them without any direct experience of them myself, but the review is readily available online for any prospective purchasers wanting to buy from them.

What I do know is when I wanted to buy a Focus off them a few years ago, I was greeted with the engine warmed up (I had to give 30 mins notice before arriving because the wife was using the car...!?) and the bonnet lock "deleted" (his words) and naturally not opening. I asked how am I supposed to buy a car without looking under the bonnet, he said "you can use a 12" long flat blade screwdriver but I don't have one unfortunately as I gave it away with the last one I sold with the same problem" 

Needless to say I didn't buy the car!

I don't know what to think of that experience or the review above! On one hand it's quite funny but on the other hand the dealer's attitude is shocking 😂

[hairnet]

This i hope

[eddyramrod]

Today has been my wedding anniversary, 24 years.

 

Somehow I never expected to get here.  I was 38 when I met MrsR and tbh had more or less given up on the idea of marriage.  Next year will be our Silver.  Wow.

[Austat]

 

[New POD]

8 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

A review for a local car dealer of mine that I have happened across, and their subsequent reply! 

I have redacted their name as I don't think it's fair to publicly tarnish them without any direct experience of them myself, but the review is readily available online for any prospective purchasers wanting to buy from them.

What I do know is when I wanted to buy a Focus off them a few years ago, I was greeted with the engine warmed up (I had to give 30 mins notice before arriving because the wife was using the car...!?) and the bonnet lock "deleted" (his words) and naturally not opening. I asked how am I supposed to buy a car without looking under the bonnet, he said "you can use a 12" long flat blade screwdriver but I don't have one unfortunately as I gave it away with the last one I sold with the same problem" 

Needless to say I didn't buy the car!

I don't know what to think of that experience or the review above! On one hand it's quite funny but on the other hand the dealer's attitude is shocking 😂

It makes a change to see the real none filtered not via a PR machine retailer responce. None if this " I'm.sorry that your experience dropped below our usual high standards" bollocks. 

Maybe they are also running P&0 ferries PR ? 

Word gets around anyway, but if there are reviews and responses  like that on line they should find business difficult. 

[Crackers]

P6 insured for 2022: £507.

Sounds a fair bit for a classic but I'm chuffed with that - last year it was just over a grand. Joys of not being old.

[808 Estate]

[808 Estate]

[RoverFolkUs]

These signs clearly did the trick 👍

[Spottedlaurel]

A certain ex- @BorniteIdentity purple Avensis went in for its MoT today, I don't believe prep was any more involved than someone taking it for a drive around the block. The verdict:

I got to see it again at the weekend, it's still going well.

[BorniteIdentity]

8 minutes ago, Spottedlaurel said:

A certain ex- @BorniteIdentity purple Avensis went in for its MoT today, I don't believe prep was any more involved than someone taking it for a drive around the block. The verdict:

I got to see it again at the weekend, it's still going well.

That’s made my day. Amazing stuff. What a car! 

[Dyslexic Viking]

Got the Vivaro back from the garage and it has passed the inspection (MOT) and I let them fix some things on it, and it was much cheaper than I had thought. So am very happy with this.

[goosey]

Bingo, full house

[BorniteIdentity]

20 minutes ago, goosey said:

Bingo, full house

Busy day?

[goosey]

3 minutes ago, BorniteIdentity said:

Busy day?

At hospital, waiting to get my knee injection

i need 😃 a distraction 

[PhilA]

Bon Marche mall, Baton Rouge, 60's.