What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[High Jetter]

  On 24/01/2025 at 20:23, ProgRocker said:

I have just realised that today 24th January is the 30th anniversary that I passed my driving test. 

Already had my first car - vermillion '79 Mini 1000. It was weird driving to work later that day without a passenger. 

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Youngster, I held a licence before your Mini was built 🤣

[Rustybullethole]

  On 24/01/2025 at 20:23, ProgRocker said:

It was weird driving to work later that day without a passenger. 

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I remember that feeling. And also the weird feeling of seeing the old bill and it taking a while to remember that I did actually have a license and could legally be on the road. 

[High Jetter]

  On 24/01/2025 at 22:10, Rustybullethole said:

I remember that feeling. And also the weird feeling of seeing the old bill and it taking a while to remember that I did actually have a license and could legally be on the road. 

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Yeah but could you recognise a potential cop car behind you from it's headlights?

[Rustybullethole]

  On 24/01/2025 at 22:33, High Jetter said:

Yeah but could you recognise a potential cop car behind you from it's headlights?

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Oh yes. 

[reb]

  On 24/01/2025 at 20:23, ProgRocker said:

I have just realised that today 24th January is the 30th anniversary that I passed my driving test. 

Already had my first car - vermillion '79 Mini 1000. It was weird driving to work later that day without a passenger. 

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How could you have had a now 20 year old car 30 years ago??

[Yoss]

  On 25/01/2025 at 05:32, reb said:

How could you have had a now 20 year old car 30 years ago??

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I don't know how your maths is working but I make a 1979 Mini 46 years old. 

[reb]

  On 25/01/2025 at 06:27, Yoss said:

I don't know how your maths is working but I make a 1979 Mini 46 years old. 

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No, 1980 is 20 years ago

[Dyslexic Viking]

On first drives alone.

My first drive alone after getting my driver's license was a memorable one, in early March, digging the Volvo out of the snow pile where it had been sitting all winter then be driving in proper winter conditions with a car that wasn't running right and then backfired? so one muffler split and the car lost almost all engine power. 

And this also meant that it was loud, so I found out it was wise to drive an hour to the nearest Biltema as they had exhaust parts for these and were open late. Right after I turned onto the main road, I was stopped by an unmarked police car which amazingly let me drive on, then I had to drive an hour with a mess of a car to Biltema where I changed a lot of the exhaust system in the parking lot in the winter darkness before I drove home again.

If anyone had a more interesting first drive than this, I'd like to hear about it.

[Yoss]

  On 25/01/2025 at 06:45, reb said:

No, 1980 is 20 years ago

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Oh, yes so it is. For some reason I thought it was 2025. 

[DSdriver]

  On 25/01/2025 at 09:51, Yoss said:

Oh, yes so it is. For some reason I thought it was 2025. 

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Its the Autoshite singularity.

[grizz]

You know you have a problem….. No, you ARE THE PROBLEM, when friends’ kids see you like this. 
 

But we don’t want to change, do we now??

 

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[Sir Chocolate Teapot]

On returning to car park this made me smile, guess which one is mine, think it holds up pretty well in the beauty category and probably wins in everything else ( reliability ! Economy etc )

Just don't look at the rear end ( hatchback)

Which is why I am eyeing up laguna coupes.

[reb]

I was chatting with an old friend and asked what they were up to these days. They said "digital marketing"

Then:

[hairnet]

  On 25/01/2025 at 09:43, Dyslexic Viking said:

 

If anyone had a more interesting first drive than this, I'd like to hear about it.

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im so old i cant remember

[maxxo]

I’m very happy

due to pub

i like pub

[hairnet]

  On 25/01/2025 at 15:10, Sir Chocolate Teapot said:

On returning to car park this made me smile, guess which one is mine, think it holds up pretty well in the beauty category and probably wins in everything else ( reliability ! Economy etc )

Just don't look at the rear end ( hatchback)

Which is why I am eyeing up laguna coupes.

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kia stinger no ?

[hairnet]

saw a thumbnail for hubnuts video of 504 pickup

never seen one with round lights before

[comfortablynumb]

  On 25/01/2025 at 09:43, Dyslexic Viking said:

If anyone had a more interesting first drive than this, I'd like to hear about it.

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Passed my test on a Thursday 

Drove round London and Hyde park corner on the Friday ( long before citizen khan and his cronies)

Snowed on Sunday.

Crashed on monday

[Bradders59]

Didnt Craig David write a song about that ?

[artdjones]

  On 24/01/2025 at 13:12, Stinkwheel said:

It was possibly me.

But knowing early visa speedos it is probably just broken. You would have to try really hard to get one to 100mph plus (unless it happens to be a mille piste or chrono or something)

 

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Maybe not, but the gearbox in Super Es is very high geared in top (4th). You make progress by belting downhill at comparatively high speeds, 80-90, then use the momentum to get you up inclines. A surprisingly fast car to drive from Cork to Dublin when half the motorway wasn't built yet.

[myglaren]

[hairnet]

  On 25/01/2025 at 20:50, artdjones said:

the motorway 

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🤣🤣🤣

[hairnet]

  On 25/01/2025 at 20:10, comfortablynumb said:

Passed my test on a Thursday 

Drove round London and Hyde park corner on the Friday ( long before citizen khan and his cronies)

Snowed on Sunday.

Crashed on monday

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solomon grundy

fek im old

  On 25/01/2025 at 20:17, Bradders59 said:

Didnt Craig David write a song about that ?

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[hairnet]

rofl at sounds of the 80s garys on holiday but gary kemp is sitting - davies ya lazy bastard

but kemp plays one of his own choons first lol

also 5 mins in wayyyyyyyyyyyy better than martin on absolute 80s

and garys already playing weird shit i havent heard unlike martin

[Stinkwheel]

  On 25/01/2025 at 20:50, artdjones said:

Maybe not, but the gearbox in Super Es is very high geared in top (4th). You make progress by belting downhill at comparatively high speeds, 80-90, then use the momentum to get you up inclines. A surprisingly fast car to drive from Cork to Dublin when half the motorway wasn't built yet.

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Totally agree, most older small Citroens were excellent at fast a-b times, for reasons as you say above

[Markeh]

  On 25/01/2025 at 09:43, Dyslexic Viking said:

If anyone had a more interesting first drive than this, I'd like to hear about it.

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My mate passed her test on the Monday, on the Thursday another friend spent a couple of hours fitting a new interior to her Ka out of a scrapper, 300 yards down the road she wrote it off.

[Metal Guru]

  On 26/01/2025 at 11:57, Markeh said:

My mate passed her test on the Monday, on the Thursday another friend spent a couple of hours fitting a new interior to her Ka out of a scrapper, 300 yards down the road she wrote it off.

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And we wonder why new drivers have to spend £2k+ on insurance.

[Stinkwheel]

  On 25/01/2025 at 22:27, hairnet said:

rofl at sounds of the 80s garys on holiday but gary kemp is sitting - davies ya lazy bastard

but kemp plays one of his own choons first lol

also 5 mins in wayyyyyyyyyyyy better than martin on absolute 80s

and garys already playing weird shit i havent heard unlike martin

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Gary is actually really properly interested (and more talented) then Martin, simple as.

if you like prog etc then listen to nick masons saucer full of secrets, early pink Floyd materials mainly. Gary is in the band on guitar and vocals and it’s great 

[MikeR]

Sorted out the new pi server home , took a bit of doing ..and a bit of time ,  but it's nicely hidden away .... 

First remove old boiler 

And pipework 

Install new heating and brick up openings .

Install server 

Sorted , out of sight and can't hear the cooling fan ..👍

[hairnet]

02 mg zs 180 at aca 6000 miles

8k 😮

512bb ferrari 159k

vanden plas 1300 4.5k