What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[myglaren]

I read that as fitting a cambelt to the front door  

[Supernaut]

  On 26/12/2024 at 01:19, reb said:

Thanks to another Christmas present, I have drunk 1.2 litres of strong coffee over the past two hours. I don't have a good reason for this. I fear I may not sleep for several weeks.

Major Reb to ground control my circuit's dead, tell my wife wibbly weebly woo

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I have one just like that.

Except it's half the size!

[reb]

  On 26/12/2024 at 16:35, Supernaut said:

I have one just like that.

Except it's half the size!

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This one is 600ml, I'd just had two goes of it!

It looks bigger than it is in the photo because my mugs are tiny, something like 220ml

[Back_For_More]

  On 26/12/2024 at 16:35, Supernaut said:

I have one just like that.

Except it's half the size!

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I'm often told the same thing...... 😁

[DodgeRover]

  On 26/12/2024 at 15:57, Pieman said:

I love that page, and if their images are made by AI they are the best I've ever seen!

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The single moms class brings up some classics

 

[Pieman]

You could easily run a Single Moms class at UK short ovals, all racing Zafiras and similar!

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Screen wash tablet.  Probably given my washer jets an horrendous disease.

’Please put in children, cannot be obtained.’

[MikeR]

Found a long reach 22mm combi spanner lying in the road , bit rusty but cleaning up fine .

Joys of walking a dog in the fog ... 

[comfortablynumb]

  On 27/12/2024 at 14:33, MikeR said:

Found a long reach 22mm combi spanner lying in the road , bit rusty but cleaning up fine .

Joys of walking a dog in the fog ... 

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Found 2 long ratchet straps on the A141 on the way back from Hertfordshire this afternoon, and when I stopped to pick them up, got a bonus electrical screwdriver too,!

Happy days

[MiniMinorMk3]

  On 26/12/2024 at 17:13, DodgeRover said:

The single moms class brings up some classics

 

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Looks like Bethany does more than her car number would suggest.

[reb]

I have just spent three hours assembling a plastic working* model engine. 

I'm not really sure what the thunks are, probably the timing belt skipping or something. 

really it was more about something creative* to do for a while, so it's served its purpose 

 

[MikeR]

  On 27/12/2024 at 14:33, MikeR said:

Found a long reach 22mm combi spanner lying in the road , bit rusty but cleaning up fine .

Joys of walking a dog in the fog ... 

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Update , It's cleaned up nice with an overnight soak in vinegar, Halfords as well , goes next to my 19mm combi  ..   

[maxxo]

Out with my mate tonight

im having an excellent time, decided to grab some food, £6.10 for this and a whisky can’t complain

[Rustybullethole]

Dug out and dusted off my last remaining turntable. It spins so have ordered up a new head shell and stylus. Recon I can squeeze it in next to the tele in the front room. Have stacks of vinyl shall enjoy going back through them all. 

[Split_Pin]

I am really struggling to give away a free E46 bonnet on Marketplace.

I have had a string of time wasters.

This excuse takes the 2024 award:

Towing a Sprinter with an X5, no shit 😂😂

'I have lost my voice because of arguments with police'

[Split_Pin]

Lad came to the door. Spoke ZERO English. It's five to ten at night.

*Silence and nodding gestures *

"Bonnet?"

"Yes"

"Over there bud". *Points to the corner of the garden*.

*Walks off with the bonnet ON HIS HEAD*.

THIS IS MY LIFE, FOLKS.

 

[reb]

  On 28/12/2024 at 21:54, Split_Pin said:

bonnet ON HIS HEAD

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That's where bonnets go though?

[Popsicle]

To tidy up last nights grump about our gas packing up, the gas board has just been round and fitted a new meter, we've got hot water and heating again 🥵. Can't grumble at the service really, but I will, advised between 11am - 3pm, turned up at 930pm, after several were the fuck are you calls from us. Lovely fella that turned up but fuck my old boots I've been sooooo cold 🥶.

[reb]

I ordered a chippy because by the time I had cash today there was no way of me getting actual food from a shop.

Jumbo haggis supper for the same price as a normal haggis supper for some reason, plus a quid for what seemed to be an entire bag of cheese dumped on the chips. Then a couple of pickled eggs and a deep fried mars bar to make it up to the delivery threshold. 

Considering I've been eating budget ready meals all week (except Christmas day and eve, when I had big lunches and that was all I ate those days) this is a welcome feeling of a full belly.

[High Jetter]

  On 28/12/2024 at 22:20, Popsicle said:

To tidy up last nights grump about our gas packing up, the gas board has just been round and fitted a new meter, we've got hot water and heating again 🥵. Can't grumble at the service really, but I will, advised between 11am - 3pm, turned up at 930pm, after several were the fuck are you calls from us. Lovely fella that turned up but fuck my old boots I've been sooooo cold 🥶.

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When the gas main was renewed in our close last winter, their guy fucked up the test nipple on our meter. Poor sod who eventually turned up to replace the meter had driven 60 odd miles east to get to us. Fortunately his last call, but he then had to drive 80 miles west to get home, at 10pm. He loved the overtime though, apparently.

[Popsicle]

  On 28/12/2024 at 22:47, High Jetter said:

When the gas main was renewed in our close last winter, their guy fucked up the test nipple on our meter. Poor sod who eventually turned up to replace the meter had driven 60 odd miles east to get to us. Fortunately his last call, but he then had to drive 80 miles west to get home, at 10pm. He loved the overtime though, apparently.

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The chap that came round was later than expected due to a problem job earlier, then picked up another job to do after ours, poor bugger was in for a long night.

Should have taken a pic of his 64 plate caddy van for the older working vehicle thread.

[maxxo]

  On 28/12/2024 at 22:25, reb said:

I ordered a chippy because by the time I had cash today there was no way of me getting actual food from a shop.

Jumbo haggis supper for the same price as a normal haggis supper for some reason, plus a quid for what seemed to be an entire bag of cheese dumped on the chips. Then a couple of pickled eggs and a deep fried mars bar to make it up to the delivery threshold. 

Considering I've been eating budget ready meals all week (except Christmas day and eve, when I had big lunches and that was all I ate those days) this is a welcome feeling of a full belly.

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you do right to treat yourself

i decided to have a chippy tea last night from my favourite chippy

however decided to try their pizza

absolutely beautiful pepperoni and jalapeno pizza in 12 inch form

cheesey chippy chips with it too, £11 for the lot delivered, went down a treat

[High Jetter]

  On 28/12/2024 at 23:09, Popsicle said:

The chap that came round was later than expected due to a problem job earlier, then picked up another job to do after ours, poor bugger was in for a long night.

Should have taken a pic of his 64 plate caddy van for the older working vehicle thread.

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Have ye warmed up now tho?

[reb]

  On 28/12/2024 at 23:19, maxxo said:

£11 for the lot delivered

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That's not bad, it'd cost about that for just the pizza from anywhere that delivers to me. Then somewhere around a fiver for delivery because middle of nowhere. 

There's a couple of places with more sensible delivery fees but not only do they have a higher minimum their food is more expensive.

A few weeks ago I ordered from a local italian place. £2 delivery fee... but I spent over £30 because I basically had a three course meal. It was definitely more food than I needed, probably more than is sensible too. The profiteroles were fucking delicious though.

[Popsicle]

  On 28/12/2024 at 23:37, High Jetter said:

Have ye warmed up now tho?

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Yes thanks, just had a lovely soak in the bath, piping hot, with me rubber duck & loads of bubbles.

Really needed it as I'd been out in the cold this afternoon, fighting drop links on our Elgrand. In the words of Murtaugh, 'I'm getting too old for this shit'.

[Remspoor]

Watching a YT video. This popped up. Not my green maybe @eddyramrod?

Latest street view is dated 2019 and it was not there then.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/jv7rwAFDgAWpy1MWA

 

[wuvvum]

  On 28/12/2024 at 22:25, reb said:

I ordered a chippy because by the time I had cash today there was no way of me getting actual food from a shop.

Jumbo haggis supper for the same price as a normal haggis supper for some reason, plus a quid for what seemed to be an entire bag of cheese dumped on the chips. Then a couple of pickled eggs and a deep fried mars bar to make it up to the delivery threshold. 

Considering I've been eating budget ready meals all week (except Christmas day and eve, when I had big lunches and that was all I ate those days) this is a welcome feeling of a full belly.

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I now have two blocked arteries just from reading that post.

[reb]

  On 29/12/2024 at 10:59, wuvvum said:

I now have two blocked arteries just from reading that post.

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Yeah. I don't feel particularly like I'm going to have a long life today.

[hairnet]

watching tesla bjorn and hes on a mini roadtrip with the boss and the kids

boss is driving but when they were farting with the screen (fkin tesla) they put it into valet mode - which means some features you cant use

it was asking for a pin - its rented

so he was like hah? (watch his videos )

and started kicking off but then tried end of vin reg plate

then starts talking about 0000 1111 etc

he rings the place for help and they suggest what he already did

the only number he didnt try???

1234

thats a bit shit tho from the rental place - as he found out while looking in the screen - you couldnt get into the boot at the front - thats not funny say if theyd put important kiddy shit there etc

 

[myglaren]