What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[comfortablynumb]

4 hours ago, Metal Guru said:

Especially effective on limbs.

There was someone not far from me who thought it'd be a good idea to pick up a rotary lawnmower whilst it was running and use it to trim his hedge.

Seen Mad Max when the mob is trying to get into the refinery and the kid attacks then with the boomerang? Yeah that, but both hands 😱edit - don't think that counts as a grin, sorry wrong thread

Edited September 7, 2024 by comfortablynumb
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[Stanky]

7 minutes ago, comfortablynumb said:

There was someone not far from me who thought it'd be a good idea to pick up a rotary lawnmower whilst it was running and use it to trim his hedge.

Seen Mad Max when the mob is trying to get into the refinery and the kid attacks then with the boomerang? Yeah that, but both hands 😱edit - don't think that counts as a grin, sorry wrong thread

"If you can't be a good example, be a horrible warning"

[Tenmil Socket]

3 hours ago, beko1987 said:

Dropped into the chevrons rally today

Am quite fancying a c5 now... 

We're alot of c5's and xm's there! I saw people taking photos of my car too which felt really bloody strange as it never happens 😂 My stepdad offered to drive but I wold him we couldn't turn up in a Renault so we swapped the card round on their drive and I drove

Any more pics of the Picasso on the right? Looks *interesting*.

[Tenmil Socket]

On 30/08/2024 at 13:10, Remspoor said:

see a lot of pub sign Memes regarding the possible outdoor smoking ban in England. I like this one the best.

Somethings not quite right with that cigarette!

[Wibble]

It’s a love fag, light in middle and smoke one end each?

[richardmorris]

4 hours ago, beko1987 said:

Dropped into the chevrons rally today

Am quite fancying a c5 now... 

We're alot of c5's and xm's there! I saw people taking photos of my car too which felt really bloody strange as it never happens 😂 My stepdad offered to drive but I wold him we couldn't turn up in a Renault so we swapped the card round on their drive and I drove

I’ll talk you out of a c5 very easily. Just step away from the money pit.

[Stanky]

28 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

I’ll talk you out of a c5 very easily. Just step away from the money pit.

I reckon the guy with the silver one in the pic has absolutely the right idea. I mean it can't really go wrong if you lop off everything from the B-pillar forward, can it? Surely he's not mental enough to have done that to a hydropneumatic one and retained the hydraulics bit. Right? Right...?

[richardmorris]

28 minutes ago, Stanky said:

I reckon the guy with the silver one in the pic has absolutely the right idea. I mean it can't really go wrong if you lop off everything from the B-pillar forward, can it? Surely he's not mental enough to have done that to a hydropneumatic one and retained the hydraulics bit. Right? Right...?

Don’t get me wrong. I had my series one from 2006 to 2012. 30,000miles to 85,000 but more than once thought about setting fire to it. With me in it.

[DavieW]

17 hours ago, bangernomics said:

YES

What is 

 There's a couple of cars on my radar but none that tick all the boxes so far. 

[reb]

If you ever start to think anything matters in the big picture, just remember:

[DSdriver]

I've just found some buff and green log books in an envelope, also old MOT certificates. I've still got one of the numberplates of one of them. Is that enough to get the reg tranfered to one of our cars?

[Mr Pastry]

6 minutes ago, DSdriver said:

I've just found some buff and green log books in an envelope, also old MOT certificates. I've still got one of the numberplates of one of them. Is that enough to get the reg tranfered to one of our cars?

Only if you also happen to find all the missing bits that fit between the number plates, bolt it back together and get an MOT for it.

[DSdriver]

46 minutes ago, Mr Pastry said:

Only if you also happen to find all the missing bits that fit between the number plates, bolt it back together and get an MOT for it.

A 1960s car doesn't need a current MOT though.

[Mr Pastry]

10 minutes ago, DSdriver said:

A 1960s car doesn't need a current MOT though.

I am actually in this situation with an incomplete 1960s wreck which I have had for years, which has quite a nice plate on it.  Haven't looked into it for a while but I think you will find that it needs an MOT, basically as proof of existence, before you can take the plate off even if it is normally MOT exempt. 

 

[somewhatfoolish]

A car it resembles needs an MoT. 😁

[DSdriver]

22 minutes ago, Mr Pastry said:

I am actually in this situation with an incomplete 1960s wreck which I have had for years, which has quite a nice plate on it.  Haven't looked into it for a while but I think you will find that it needs an MOT, basically as proof of existence, before you can take the plate off even if it is normally MOT exempt. 

 

Let me know how you get on 

[808 Estate]

[Mr Pastry]

3 minutes ago, DSdriver said:

Let me know how you get on 

v317-application-to-transfer-or-retain-a-vehicle-registration-number.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)

Uneconomic in my case.

[myglaren]

39 minutes ago, 808 Estate said:

I'd put a haha for that if I didn't feel a bit sorry for her.

[LightBulbFun]

2 hours ago, DSdriver said:

I've just found some buff and green log books in an envelope, also old MOT certificates. I've still got one of the numberplates of one of them. Is that enough to get the reg tranfered to one of our cars?

2 hours ago, Mr Pastry said:

Only if you also happen to find all the missing bits that fit between the number plates, bolt it back together and get an MOT for it.

if its *just* a RF60/VE60 logbook you have for the vehicle, and as such the vehicle is not computerised with the DVLA then not a chance, for vehicles that legitimately still exist but have just been off the road for a very long time, there is the V765 scheme, but they are explicitly re-issued on a non-transferable basis, to stop, well exactly this sort of shenanigans,

people claiming numbers for vehicles that did not really exist, or really did not exist at all, was pretty endemic in the 1980's hence why the RF60/VE60 to V5 scheme was closed towards the end of 1983, and for many years afterwards it became *very* hard to reunite non-computerised vehicle with its original registration mark, it was only after much lobbing by historic vehicle people that the V765 scheme was introduced in the 1990's and they also ended the practice of giving an A suffix plate to everything that was computerised but being robbed of its plate

[ProgRocker]

Week off work this week.  First full week off since May.

Weather is drizzly and overcast today. This time last year it was sunny and fairly warm. I always try and book the 2nd week of September when I can because birthday.

[beko1987]

On 07/09/2024 at 21:24, Stanky said:

I reckon the guy with the silver one in the pic has absolutely the right idea. I mean it can't really go wrong if you lop off everything from the B-pillar forward, can it? Surely he's not mental enough to have done that to a hydropneumatic one and retained the hydraulics bit. Right? Right...?

The owner of the car came up on my fb yesterday as is the "we don't spy on you, honestly" way and it seems yes, it's fully hydro and she plans to upgrade it to automatically sync with the car

I mean once you get to that level, is there anything left to be scared of? 😂

[Stanky]

Wow, just wow.

I bet she buys every single car on the LCBL thread too!

[Rustybullethole]

21 hours ago, myglaren said:

I'd put a haha for that if I didn't feel a bit sorry for her.

I momentarily questioned myself there before remembering that I am a cunt. 

[Blunderguts]

23 hours ago, LightBulbFun said:

if its *just* a RF60/VE60 logbook you have for the vehicle, and as such the vehicle is not computerised with the DVLA then not a chance, for vehicles that legitimately still exist but have just been off the road for a very long time, there is the V765 scheme, but they are explicitly re-issued on a non-transferable basis, to stop, well exactly this sort of shenanigans,

people claiming numbers for vehicles that did not really exist, or really did not exist at all, was pretty endemic in the 1980's hence why the RF60/VE60 to V5 scheme was closed towards the end of 1983, and for many years afterwards it became *very* hard to reunite non-computerised vehicle with its original registration mark, it was only after much lobbing by historic vehicle people that the V765 scheme was introduced in the 1990's and they also ended the practice of giving an A suffix plate to everything that was computerised but being robbed of its plate

Also worth noting that the DVLA have clamped down even more. Now you MUST have something that links the registration number and the VIN. If you don't have either a buff or green logbook then you have to cross everything and hope the old registration records held by many local authorities not only survive but have enough info. Most don't even record what the vehicle is. For one to record the VIN is incredibly rare.

[EyesWeldedShut]

Rouen, this evening  

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Had a bat flying around my garden earlier.  Identified it as a Pippistrelle of some description and using a free 'bat detector' app on my phone it's picked up 55KHz, which is apparently a Soprano Pippstrelle.

Since we moved into our new build six years ago we have been making efforts to attract wildlife to our garden.  This year has been great, with regular hedgehog sightings, a number of different bird species and now bats.  Absolutely delighted.

[maxxo]

Grandparents had a decent shunt in their picasso a few months back, which badly damaged the rear corner of the bumper and smashed the rear light as well as creasing the rear quarter panel

Obviously involving insurance would lead to it being written off instantly

so after putting it off for a while these past few days I’ve been collecting the bits to fix it

got a new pair of rear lights, new bumper trim and then just spent a good hour cleaning and tidying it all up to make it look as good as possible after fitting the new parts today

grandmother messaged me this tonight

it was nice

I’m not quite finished yet either, once I find the spray paint I’m going to repaint that corner

nothing I can really do about the rear quarter, I might try tapping it back into place but the paint has cracked and it’s started rusting

bit I’m pleased with the results so far, it looks tons better

[myglaren]

 

[Snake Charmer]

There was fuel when I left for the road test. 😂