What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Metal Guru]

4 hours ago, myglaren said:

On a serious note, the very people who complain about the press hounding them (and Diana before), are by and large the actual people who buy the papers and magazines the photographers work for .

Stop buying publications that run stories about them and they’re not going to bother chasing them round the world. At the end of the day, it’s about making money.

[HarmonicCheeseburger]

[Alan_Green]

[62 Austin]

On 12/20/2022 at 11:56 PM, GrumpiusMaximus said:

True to his word, my boss has authorised a rather generous bonus and paid me early.  I don't regret changing jobs back in April one iota...

I've never received a holiday bonus, but last year about this time my wife's boss gave her an 8 cent raise. Now's the 1-year anniversary of when she quit after 5 years! 8 cents is about the same as 1/100 of a British Iota or an Irish Smidgen.

[808 Estate]

[HarmonicCheeseburger]

[Andyrew]

*unpackaging delivery from supplier*

Score! 

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Bastards!

[Yoss]

On 12/6/2022 at 1:12 PM, Yoss said:

Uptons of Bassett in Winchester Road, by the roundabout with Hill Lane. They also do a good full English for about a tenner and being a butchers they don't have wishy washy stuff like beans or tomatoes. Two eggs, decent bit of toast and the rest is all meat. Can recommend. 

I know it's a bit vain to quote yourself but this is the Uptons breakfast as sampled this morning. 

It doesn't look too much in the photo but the plate is bigger than it looks. It's more than enough to keep me going til lunch anyway. With most black pudding I'll cut it with beans or hash browns or something. This black pudding I'm more than happy to eat on its own. The sausages are only chipolatas because they cook everything on a hot plate behind the counter so chipolatas cook through quicker. But they are award winning chipolatas. 

We arrived at 07.30 in pouring rain thinking it would be quiet. There were only two tables left, and a big queue in the shop side too. 

[DavieW]

Off until Jan 4th 😉

[808 Estate]

 

[hairnet]

On 12/19/2022 at 9:21 PM, Spottedlaurel said:

Some very pleasing news from this afternoon:

Hoping to pick it up later this week, then I can spend my Christmas holiday looking at it. Might not be able to resist taxing it from Jan 1st....

pervert

is it rusting cos youve slavered on it

 

[hairnet]

On 12/20/2022 at 11:25 AM, hairnet said:

so got a sheet through for hossy and 4th jan appt - that was last week

ok

on top of one made on the 29 nov for 24th jan  which they told me about when they were talking to me

got a sheet thru today for 28th dec - i misread the date and thought it was tomorrow

full on panic for a minute

extra day off ftw (im already off ) - the sheet is dated 9th and it turned up today

work will be told on friday

another appt for 6th jan

ffs

went in today to give them the copies of the letters (theyre across fro the bank and the bike went in for mot round the corner)  - there was like 3 people in  (should be 15)

oh well - texted big boss via works phone and got thumbs up

[RoverFolkUs]

1 hour ago, Yoss said:

I know it's a bit vain to quote yourself but this is the Uptons breakfast as sampled this morning. 

It doesn't look too much in the photo but the plate is bigger than it looks. It's more than enough to keep me going til lunch anyway. With most black pudding I'll cut it with beans or hash browns or something. This black pudding I'm more than happy to eat on its own. The sausages are only chipolatas because they cook everything on a hot plate behind the counter so chipolatas cook through quicker. But they are award winning chipolatas. 

We arrived at 07.30 in pouring rain thinking it would be quiet. There were only two tables left, and a big queue in the shop side too. 

I've clearly had a bit too much to drink this evening, when I first scrolled down to your post, at the corner of the screen I thought your sachet of butter was a Mann oil filter before looking closely 🤦🤣

(^ due to the colour scheme!)

[RoverFolkUs]

Actually found a "spare and reaper" in the wild 🤣

[hairnet]

now that rufford has shut the chaps that do the videos have moved on

to a place in derbys

cos i looked at a coupla vids from them i get thumbnails from them

two hours live stream today apparently

wtf - to  look at a puddle??!?!??!!

fast forwarded the first 20 mins to see if theres any nutters and apart from two people sat on the verge with a bbq (?!)

one car that obvs they read the signs and or depth meter and turned round

does that mean the notts lot cant read

insane

[wuvvum]

Got a Christmas card in the post from a slightly eccentric friend of mine.  He had put a wax seal on the envelope.

[High Jetter]

28 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Got a Christmas card in the post from a slightly eccentric friend of mine.  He had put a wax seal on the envelope.

Oh, you don't seal that way? How strange...

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Actually found a "spare and reaper" in the wild 🤣

Corrys 🤣

[Wack]

Top effort 

Sorry can't post videos so it's a link 

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMFWu5Ckv/

[HarmonicCheeseburger]

 

[Wack]

4 hours ago, HarmonicCheeseburger said:

 

Joking aside, driving used to be a pleasure, even fun but unless you're driving at 3am Britain is gridlocked

Yesterday I took my wife to visit her mother in a care home in the town centre, it took me 45 minutes to do the 3 mile drive home 

Cars were trapped on a retail park because there's only one exit and the road outside was blocked 

Buses were taking an hour to get out of the bus station because of all the cars blocking the exit 

Nightmare day, and when they do get into town to do their Christmas shopping there's no shops 

[maxxo]

awwww isn't that cute!

there's a dog driving a car!

[HarmonicCheeseburger]

[Rustybullethole]

Xmas family tradition. IKEA meatballs. 

[Stanky]

4 minutes ago, Rustybullethole said:

Xmas family tradition. IKEA meatballs. 

With mashed potato, jam and custard? 😁😁😁

[Remspoor]

[Rustybullethole]

The picunto ulez work beater. It’s growing on me. Boss is away for Xmas so it’s mine for a month. Handy as my transhit as refused to start since being snowed in down the drive. Rear seats owt and loaded to the gills, bit bouncy on the rear and dragging its arse like a hound with worms though still as eager as said hound.

Spins the fronts up and likes to rev. Handbrake may be slightly compromised now though. 

[New POD]

14 hours ago, Rustybullethole said:

Xmas family tradition. IKEA meatballs. 

Norwegian Ribba 

Edited December 25, 2022 by New POD

[Rustybullethole]

Looking good 😋 

Love a dinner with a face too. And like that pyrex bowl.

 

Should of added my earlier pic is Xmas eve tradition. My Nan would turn in her grave if we had anything other than the full traditional on Xmas day and rightly so. 

[myglaren]

On 23/12/2022 at 16:36, Andyrew said:

*unpackaging delivery from supplier*

Score! 

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Bastards!

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Cadbury's Milk Tray withdrawn amid food quality concerns

Cadbury's Milk Tray boxes purchased before November 2 are susceptible to a "food quality issue", a spokesman for the confectionery company has said.

 

Maybe those too?