What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[High Jetter]

15 minutes ago, Yoss said:

I don't personally work Sundays because I'm on a normal delivery. But most new starters have Sundays built in to their duties. 

As for it being cheaper if we pick it up from you (which is what I assume you mean), this is because Royal Mail and the Post Office are now completely separate companies. So if you take a packet to the Post Office they, quite reasonably, take a cut. If we pick it up from you we keep all the money. I believe we are introducing parcel lockers like other couriers do too, to further cut out the Post Office. I've had to deliver leaflets about them but that's all I know, we haven't actually been told anything by management, but that's normal. 

So we have reached the bizzare situation where Royal Mail and the Post Office are in competition with each other. But that's privatisation for you. 

Thanks, it seems a crazy situation but your explanation makes sense. Actually it would have cost an additional 30p to have it collected. I took the packet to the local PO, they scanned the QR code on my phone, printed a label and stuck it on. Cost me £4.29 with tracking and compensation up to £150. Post office would have charged £4.99 1st class or £6.49 signed for - both with only £20 cover.

[loserone]

I hadn't realised that had happened - I posted something from the post office recently.  

 

It's sad in many ways as the post office was the last bastion of a physical government presence in society, a way to deal with DVLA and pensions and post etc and now it's just a shit corner shop with a space for Evri to dump parcels, which means they are doomed.

[myglaren]

[hairnet]

@Skizzer

[abir246]

Well heres some more of matey's C280 news for you all!

Took it to a garage today which didn't go well - waiting for space to put the car didn't materialise so we went home fairly dejected.

Out of some anger, I did some stomping on the carpet where the CANBUS lives, then pulled the carpet up where it splits and pushed the cables towards its connector as far as I could. 

We went back into the car, and then thought hang on, the fan (which would run nonstop) wasn't running. Hang on, it's reading the outside temp. HANG ON THE INDICATORS ARE WORKING?

Turns out sheer anger got the CANBUS working again!

At a later date we'll have the carpets etc out and give it all a good push and clean but as of right now the car is 100% and everything is functioning!

Here it is all polished up and after a semi thorough test drive to ensure it's all functioning fine - you can see the 1 series behind it, preparing to cook up a world class borkage...

[Minimad5]

The ML500 failed it's MOT. No dramas though, a set of new rear springs and she's passed. WINNER. 😊

Not bad for a 'Mouldy' bag of shite (insert other negative things)

[richardmorris]

I've a suspicion this txt message I received is a scam!

[richardmorris]

Phishing I’ve heard of , what’s smishing?

[loserone]

Same thing but SMS 

[richardmorris]

Anyhoo, I’m a man with no children, pretty sure it’s a scam!

[High Jetter]

34 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Anyhoo, I’m a man with no children, pretty sure it’s a scam!

You sure? It's ok, if you want to share 🤣

[Metal Guru]

4 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Anyhoo, I’m a man with no children, pretty sure it’s a scam!

I’ve had several like that, but as I only have one child, I can recognise the number. If I had 3 or more, I probably wouldn’t , and would have replied to see who it was.

Definite scam.

[castros_bro]

14 hours ago, richardmorris said:

I've a suspicion this txt message I received is a scam!

Could you sign that number up to several online continuous news update txt services in Japanese to help?

[hairnet]

 

[hairnet]

@Skizzer

13 minutes

[Garythesnail]

Bad News...... the 12V battery in my granddaughter's little pink jeep has died.

Good news.... her dad has wired in one of his 18v Milwaukee tool batteries and, much to young madam's enjoyment, it will now GLF🤪

[myglaren]

[Metal Guru]

37 minutes ago, myglaren said:

Also near the end of Bell Island. There’s also Come by Chance , it’s like the set for a Carry On film Ffs!

[808 Estate]

[808 Estate]

On 30/07/2025 at 09:49, castros_bro said:

Could you sign that number up to several online continuous news update txt services in Japanese to help?

Plus the Jehovas, Viagara sales and maybe some other weird shit.

[DavieW]

Round at my folks last night and Mum says "do you have any of the man that died's records?". That'll be Ozzy then. 😄

[myglaren]

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The RAF has appointed Suraya Marshall to the rank of Air Vice-Marshal. This means that there are now two Marshal Marshalls in the force, as her husband Allan Marshall is Air Marshal Marshall.

 

[MikeR]

Started Xmas shopping today ....

 

[Metal Guru]

19 minutes ago, MikeR said:

Started Xmas shopping today ....

 

That should be in the grumpy thread.

[hairnet]

 

@wuvvum

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, MikeR said:

Started Xmas shopping today ....

 

For yourself, I hope?

[Rustybullethole]

Purchased some ex army overalls as fancied a pair for work and rolling around under cars too.

They have someone elses name in them are pre dirtied with a small hole in the knee. 

I really like them. Enough to try lose a bit of weight so they fit properly. 

[willswitchengage]

Well I found this interesting 

[LightBulbFun]

been playing through GTA 4 again, and in that game you occasionally get NPC's tending to broken down cars leaning over smoking engine bays on the side of the road

spot the problem? developer oversight much?

[Dyslexic Viking]

This is so weird and shit that it's good. And the teenage hole thing gave me a laugh.