What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[rainagain]

I'm doing an online induction for a site I'll be visiting next week, check out what's in the car park in the video. The red car's got to be a C6

 

[Metal Guru]

Watching something on ITV , ad break announced “Sponsored by Alpha Romeo”

Thing is, the car shown was a Tonale. Now I’m sure it’s pronounce Toe-nar-lay in Italian but equally could be Toenail in English.

[Blunderguts]

23 hours ago, myglaren said:

 

Darwin award is in the post.

[Metal Guru]

10 minutes ago, Blunderguts said:

Darwin award is in the post.

Probably hoping it’s full of coins.

[Hertz]

Don't think I fancied being a Formula 1 cameraman in the 1960's!

 

[myglaren]

 

[louiepj]

Looks like all my mail and Christmas cards will be going second class while these are available.

[ProgRocker]

It's my birthday today.

Bit of motoring trivia: (I believe) in the month I was born Ford started offering the Cortina mark IV with a 2.3 litre V6 engine option.

[reb]

I have been told I'm overpaid because I mentioned "television industry" and "bottle of champagne" in the same sentence. 

Apparently a £30 bottle of fizz is far too extravagant!

[comfortablynumb]

Apparently I've just got a parking ticket 

'Your car has received a parking ticket. please pay the penalty immediately. https://qr*#".de/bfOIAI?wCM=*"*#£4iGpzRrE?Gue=11prkeg9lf'

Yeah, came down with the last rain shower, me

Get to fuck 😄

Edited September 13, 2024 by comfortablynumb

[Joey spud]

Had an eBay purchase turn up today safely wrapped in a couple of sheets of Classic Car Weekly. 

[LightBulbFun]

3 hours ago, comfortablynumb said:

Apparently I've just got a parking ticket 

I think it would be a good idea to remove the scam/dodgy link, just so no one accidentally clicks on it, or does not quite realise what it is  

[comfortablynumb]

1 minute ago, LightBulbFun said:

I think it would be a good idea to remove the scam/dodgy link, just so no one accidentally clicks on it, or does not quite realise what it is  

Yeah ok, it's been edited so it won't work.

[richardmorris]

On 09/09/2024 at 21:18, GrumpiusMaximus said:

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.

Which App do you have? I have a couple of bats around in the evenings catching flies at dusk.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

28 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Which App do you have? I have a couple of bats around in the evenings catching flies at dusk.

It was just one called 'Bat Detector' in the Apple App Store.  I've no idea how accurate it is and it would need a specialised microphone to be properly reliable.

[hairnet]

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[beko1987]

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[myglaren]

1 hour ago, richardmorris said:

Which App do you have? I have a couple of bats around in the evenings catching flies at dusk.

I should get my lazy arse out to see some.  My neighbour claims that there are lots in the woods 100 yards from my house.

I have walked through the woods at night and not seen any, only owls.  One of my neighbours had owls and the bloke next door has now, they used to call to one another (the owls, not the neighbours).  Perhaps they scared the bats away.

[somewhatfoolish]

26 minutes ago, myglaren said:

I should get my lazy arse out to see some.  My neighbour claims that there are lots in the woods 100 yards from my house.

I have walked through the woods at night and not seen any, only owls.  One of my neighbours had owls and the bloke next door has now, they used to call to one another (the owls, not the neighbours).  Perhaps they scared the bats away.

I asked the internet if owls eat bats and apparently they do.

[richardmorris]

2 hours ago, GrumpiusMaximus said:

It was just one called 'Bat Detector' in the Apple App Store.  I've no idea how accurate it is and it would need a specialised microphone to be properly reliable.

 

[Rustybullethole]

Done a couple group bat walks around the woods at work with a knowledgeable local chap who brings a bunch of detecters with him. The noises they make are quite entrancing.

Do see a load more when on my own around dusk. Shall download the app, thanks. 

[myglaren]

Went to my daughters (she lives on the edge of the park) and mentioned it to her and she said that they are having 'batwatch' days (nights) at the wetlands/waterfowl park that she volunteers at, apparently there are lots there.

Did have a wander through the park and it was completely batless.

Last ones I saw were flying around my mother in law's house in Whitby, in the nineties.

[myglaren]

[andy18s]

4 hours ago, myglaren said:

I should get my lazy arse out to see some.  My neighbour claims that there are lots in the woods 100 yards from my house.

I have walked through the woods at night and not seen any, only owls.  One of my neighbours had owls and the bloke next door has now, they used to call to one another (the owls, not the neighbours).  Perhaps they scared the bats away.

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/ZhBHQrUJVVBZfLSP/

We don't really notice any bats but do get visitors of various types.

Most nights a pack of jackals seem to do a lap of the village,usually checking out the bins..

[SgtWilson]

1 hour ago, myglaren said:

Last ones I saw were flying around my mother in law's house in Whitby, in the nineties.

That will be one of them goth weekends, then.

[New POD]

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[hairnet]

7 minutes ago, New POD said:

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[hairnet]

so looking to see what was what on the motogp schedule cos they cancelled india next week and moved it to almaty in kazakh

for a laugh how much is a flight

looked on skyscanner and it said no im like wtf - its not like its teeside or barton aerodrome

for some reason it was on doncaster

errrr

ive never wanted to fly outta there in my life

[Vantman]

Mr Doodle has been busy at Kent and East Sussex Railway, Tenterden Station--

[reb]