What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[hairnet]

fat bassa 

even i wouldnt eat that much

[Hertz]

  On 06/12/2022 at 00:16, RoverFolkUs said:

eBay, for a change. 

Ever since they introduced managed payments a couple of years ago, I felt it had gone rapidly downhill and stuff just wasn't selling like it used to. 

I have a small number of items listed, whenever the 70/80% off fees promotion comes through I'll list a few new items I've gathered up and relist everything else so that they can take advantage of the offer. 

Two items in particular - one I first advertised in March 2022. The other in June 2022. They did not sell in all that time. 

I did not originally believe in the "promoted listings" thing. However I decided to give it a try, I increased both item prices by around 5%, and introduced a 5% promotion rate to all items. 

Lo and behold, in the last 48 hours, two of those items listed on the dates above have sold!

Very happy. The fee doesn't bother me because I just increased the price. I might be a couple of quid worse off but that doesn't bother me as they're gone and sold now, I didn't need them anyway!

eBay is usually a last resort for me and I know it's full of aggro, but these sort of items wouldn't have sold elsewhere locally for nearly half the amounts I wouldn't have thought 

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I have found as you have that since the managed payments kicked in the re list of items does not restart the clock and re list as a new item. You need to end the items when you get an 80% off fees offer then use the "sell similar" option rather than re - list (you can still do this in bulk). This re sets the clock so to speak and promotes your listing to a fresh newly listed item so potential buyers can find it more easily and then hopefully buy it.

[myglaren]

Just had an item delivered that wasn't expected until Thursday.  When I mentioned that to the driver, he said that he delivered a car seat to a local garage at 10am Monday (yesterday) and the bloke was flabbergasted as he had ordered it at 2am Sunday night (Monday morning) while he was pissed.

[Wack]

  On 06/12/2022 at 19:08, myglaren said:

Just had an item delivered that wasn't expected until Thursday.  When I mentioned that to the driver, he said that he delivered a car seat to a local garage at 10am Monday (yesterday) and the bloke was flabbergasted as he had ordered it at 2am Sunday night (Monday morning) while he was pissed.

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How is that possible unless the driver is shagging the owner of the seat

[108]

  On 06/12/2022 at 13:58, MikeR said:

Today's find in the loft 😀😀😀😀😀

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Still the best book I’ve ever read. 
absolutely first class. 

[Yoss]

  On 06/12/2022 at 13:58, MikeR said:

Today's find in the loft 😀😀😀😀😀

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  On 06/12/2022 at 20:16, 108 said:

Still the best book I’ve ever read. 
absolutely first class. 

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There are some great bits across the five books and he uses what sound like proper maths and science to explain completely implausible things. Like how the population of the universe is zero and anybody you happen to meet is merely a product of your imagination. Can't remember it exactly but it ends with anything divided by infinity is as close to zero as makes no difference. And the line 'what a depressingly stupid machine' pops into my head all to often. 

 

But he surpassed himself after the Hitch Hiker books with the two Dirk Gently books. The first of those is absolutely my favourite book bar none. It takes his wit and writing style to another level. And it's only at the end you realise it is sort of very loosely based on Rime of the Ancient Mariner so then you read it again and you notice things you didn't the first time. I of course was only familiar with Rime of the Ancient Mariner from the Iron Maiden epic not the Samuel Taylor Coleridge original but it's enough to make the connections. 

[dome]

  On 06/12/2022 at 13:58, MikeR said:

Today's find in the loft 😀😀😀😀😀

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Funny, I just bought another copy as I couldn't find mine. Now I know where it went😉

My other half is not a Douglas Adams fan sadly, she got confused when I said I could find the other 4 books in the trilogy but not that one...

[Metal Guru]

At a Carol service last night. My wife and I got a fit of the giggles at “… he’s the Messiah”. 
Childish I know.

[Remspoor]

  On 06/12/2022 at 18:43, hairnet said:

ironic i was taxi for the locals

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No you was Bob.

Explanation in English      https://amsterdamfox.com/news/are-you-bob-netherlands-tactic-against-drink-and-drive/

[cobblers]

There's one of these mobile snap vans started turning up at the business park lately. They serve doner kebabs, at 10am. 

Yes I had a large doner kebab for breakfast. 

[Tenmil Socket]

  On 06/12/2022 at 10:44, Yoss said:

Popped in to our local butchers for some pies. Their pies are great, full to the top and there is something about the pastry that just sets them apart. They probably use lard or something but whatever, it works. 

 

But they also have a small eat in section. Usually if you get there after 8am it's full (they open at 7 as any proper butcher does) but there were a couple of spare tables and as I walked in the smell of bacon hit me so I thought sod it and stopped for a bacon sandwich. 

Sometimes when you order a bacon sandwich out it can be a disappointment. Not these. Decent amount of bacon, well cooked, just the right amount of saltyness and proper bread. 

I should make more spontaneous decisions like this. 

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How much to post one of those pies to me please?

[Yoss]

  On 07/12/2022 at 12:56, Tenmil Socket said:

How much to post one of those pies to me please?

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I wouldn't trust the postman with one of those! The pies themselves have just gone up to £2.70 which still seems like great value. They were £2.40 for years and I'm surprised they didn't go up sooner. They are proper full of meat inside. 

[Joey spud]

[MikeR]

  On 07/12/2022 at 12:50, cobblers said:

There's one of these mobile snap vans started turning up at the business park lately. They serve doner kebabs, at 10am. 

Yes I had a large doner kebab for breakfast. 

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One day I ran out of bacon , no breakfast bacon buttie ..... Went for a donner meat buttie instead .... It was ok as well 😀

[TataBobu]

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Funny, I just bought another copy as I couldn't find mine. Now I know where it went😉

My other half is not a Douglas Adams fan sadly, she got confused when I said I could find the other 4 books in the trilogy but not that one...

 

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If she asks, just tell her that the answer is 42.

[richardmorris]

  On 06/12/2022 at 22:33, dome said:

Funny, I just bought another copy as I couldn't find mine. Now I know where it went😉

My other half is not a Douglas Adams fan sadly, she got confused when I said I could find the other 4 books in the trilogy but not that one...

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Excellent trilogy*

[meggersdog]

Just been out to fill the Nissan up and some scruffy bloke ambles across " nice old classic car mate"   thanks but shouldn't really be out in this weather.. " you got another car though ?"  yeah I've got four. "oh, you've got a new car " no the newest is 19 years old. He looks a bit confused then has a nose around looking in the windows "you use this for work then" yeah and the shopping I'm about to do. Basically I use it as an car no need for a new car. "suppose you've got an old phone too"  erm well an iphone 5 so yes. He goes off to buy his energy drink and is slurping away when I walk in to pay for my fuel.. I'm wearing my works fleece with the company name on it  "ah, you work in an mot station, that's why you've got old cars, you can get them through a test" 

[MikeR]

thats the C1 taxed for 2023 , 20 notes , did it online as well so I did not have to Q in the cold outside the PO...

in the new year I take the car over as the main driver as my wife hates driving ...

 

[Remspoor]

Pug 307 SW: 19 years pushing 20  got another years ticket with no advisories. Would post a dash cam of the experience but we cannot add videos to our posts.

[richardmorris]

  On 07/12/2022 at 20:58, meggersdog said:

Just been out to fill the Nissan up and some scruffy bloke ambles across " nice old classic car mate"   thanks but shouldn't really be out in this weather.. " you got another car though ?"  yeah I've got four. "oh, you've got a new car " no the newest is 19 years old. He looks a bit confused then has a nose around looking in the windows "you use this for work then" yeah and the shopping I'm about to do. Basically I use it as an car no need for a new car. "suppose you've got an old phone too"  erm well an iphone 5 so yes. He goes off to buy his energy drink and is slurping away when I walk in to pay for my fuel.. I'm wearing my works fleece with the company name on it  "ah, you work in an mot station, that's why you've got old cars, you can get them through a test" 

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Lots of people are weird. I’m glad I don’t need to interact with them.

[RoverFolkUs]

  On 07/12/2022 at 20:58, meggersdog said:

Just been out to fill the Nissan up and some scruffy bloke ambles across " nice old classic car mate"   thanks but shouldn't really be out in this weather.. " you got another car though ?"  yeah I've got four. "oh, you've got a new car " no the newest is 19 years old. He looks a bit confused then has a nose around looking in the windows "you use this for work then" yeah and the shopping I'm about to do. Basically I use it as an car no need for a new car. "suppose you've got an old phone too"  erm well an iphone 5 so yes. He goes off to buy his energy drink and is slurping away when I walk in to pay for my fuel.. I'm wearing my works fleece with the company name on it  "ah, you work in an mot station, that's why you've got old cars, you can get them through a test" 

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What a top class mouth-breathing cockwomble 🤣 He's probably the sort who can't contain his throwaway thoughts so resorts to browsing Gumtree and sending messages that just waste everyone's time as well...

[richardmorris]

  On 07/12/2022 at 21:15, RoverFolkUs said:

^ what happened there? 

 

(*waits for "you can say that again!"*) 🤣

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Well you can.

[hairnet]

get excited??

 

[meggersdog]

  On 07/12/2022 at 21:14, RoverFolkUs said:

What a top class mouth-breathing cockwomble 🤣 He's probably the sort who can't contain his throwaway thoughts so resorts to browsing Gumtree and sending messages that just waste everyone's time as well...

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I'm not sure he was completely sober . I didn't really want to talk to him and definately didn't want to tell him I own the business.  It still makes me smile that this little car attracts so much attention.

[High Jetter]

  On 07/12/2022 at 21:14, RoverFolkUs said:

What a top class mouth-breathing cockwomble 🤣 He's probably the sort who can't contain his throwaway thoughts so resorts to browsing Gumtree and sending messages that just waste everyone's time as well...

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Now don't hold back, tell us what you really think of him 😁

[Rust Collector]

Mother in law went home today. That in itself is reason to grin. However I ordered in some burgers as I’ve got the night off. Takeaway driver drops the food in, before he leaves; ‘cool collection of cars dude, you don’t see any of those anymore’. Firstly, when was the last time anyone got called dude, that’s enjoyable nostalgia straight off the bat. Secondly, doesn’t it just feel good when someone compliments the shite you own. Currently on display out the front is the Insight, Lada and one of the BX estates. Taken off guard I didn’t know what to say, I managed ‘cheers dude’, hope he didn’t think I was taking the piss 😅

[RoverFolkUs]

  On 07/12/2022 at 21:39, High Jetter said:

Now don't hold back, tell us what you really think of him 😁

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One word. Cunt

😆

[Noel Tidybeard]

  On 06/12/2022 at 13:58, MikeR said:

Today's find in the loft 😀😀😀😀😀

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ah yes book 1 in a trilogy of 4!

[Back_For_More]

Dryer threw in the towel so to speak last week so grabbed a local one from that there tree place... Using the Forester - seller helping me get it to the car just exclaims - wow, proper old school, nice one... 

Then spent 15mins talking about the well used sheds I have and his hankering for a T5R..... The man has taste 

[goosey]

Tonight Uber eats dropped off a Massive ham and mushroom Pizza and a bottle of coke,  bit disappointed as it’s normally a curry they deliver on a Wednesday. 
I hope whoever ordered it wasn’t too hungry