What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[hairnet]

@Dyslexic Viking

Fredrikstad fem palass null?

her er håp

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cx2xd8r32v4t

edit: Bodø hoppet opp og ned på østerrikerne i går.

[hairnet]

its great when the small clubs jump up and down on the big ones

oh sorry is your flower arranging class not on today

need some zetor input

takk

[MikeR]

this weekend .....

Ormskirk Motorfest on Sunday   11am to 3pm 

https://www.aintree.org.uk/2025/07/18/special-announcement-ormskirk-motorfest-returns-for-2025-sunday-24th-august/

[hairnet]

what toot will you be in

[DavieW]

I was saying to someone yesterday I didn't know whether to do a Facebook friend request to a manager in a dealership I visit. 

His reply was "he wouldn't be interested unless you had tits on your chest " 😆 I had to agree that he was probably right. 

[Mally]

10 hours ago, MikeR said:

this weekend .....

Ormskirk Motorfest on Sunday   11am to 3pm 

https://www.aintree.org.uk/2025/07/18/special-announcement-ormskirk-motorfest-returns-for-2025-sunday-24th-august/

Are they still driving Stock Cars down the main road?  What's it like to park?

[MikeR]

1 hour ago, Mally said:

Are they still driving Stock Cars down the main road?  What's it like to park?

I think there is some sort of parade , parking is awful , I will be parking outside the town and walking in . 

[horriblemercedes]

Just been to a proper old skool scrapyard for the first time in years. Got a Saab 93 estate luggage cover for £20. They're more like £50-60 in this condition on ebay.

 

There was a guy there who didn't really speak any English and was trying to ask for something. I helped work it out.

 

"For lift of a car"

"A jack?"

"Chack! Yes!"

 

The guy working there just said, "Crack on, just look in the cars" and our jack-searcher just looked flummoxed. I think the phrase was a bit too idiomatic for his basic English. So I helped him find a jack for a Corsa just like his and he paid up and left happy.

[Tenmil Socket]

Just received this genuine message 

 

[DavieW]

2 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Just received this genuine message 

 

I'd ignore that at your peril. Bailiffs with rottweillers will be round shortly. 😄😄

[comfortablynumb]

Nah, you want to beware of the bail lifts with

rot?willer?s🤣

[gm]

i dropped the former @davehedgehog31 C30 off at @scaryoldcortina’s this morning for a service and mot this morning, it’s had an advisory for a totally shagged cv boot for the last couple of years, turns out the other side had given up too so both needed done. and were apparently an absolute arse so i’m glad i was not involved  

also needed was a ballpoint? trackrod end? can’t actually remember but it’s all sorted and with a stonking 176,676 miles under its belt, has a fresh ticket !

what a cracking little car

[Sunny Jim]

Uncanny resemblance 

[Cavcraft]

8 months after the heart break of losing Dave_Lee_Cartland the wonder dog, we got Louie today...

 

[hairnet]

Nae squair tho

No in scoatland ether

[hairnet]

beckerman

flicking channels to see whats on till motogp at 3

get to sky arts and south pacific

on the beach and the lady is talking to roger

make it work charlie

everydays a skoolday

[gm]

I've been looking for an mx5 to replace my trusty but rusty mk1 for some time

on Tuesday, whilst munching a burger at work, I spotted a potential candidate. I had the day off the next day so send a message to see if I could go for a look.

work got busy and I forgot all about it until a reply came through several hours later.

in short, the chap was selling on behalf of his uncle who had owned the car for 25 years but now struggled to get in and out of it.

I suspected that this one might sell quickly so made a point that I was a serial mx5 licker and sent him a photo of my old blue one

 

arrangements were made and I headed down to Hartlepool for a look

and I wasn't disappointed - this was a classic old boys garage queen, it's last mot was in 2022 and looking at the mileage history, it had barely been used

we chatted cars for a while and I had a quick look about the car - this was pretty damn clean, especially for a uk car. the battery was flat but it fired up first time with a jump pack and settled into a smooth idle. yep, this looked to be a good 'un.

figuring that it wouldn't need much for a test, I made him an offer and shook hands  

a pre booked mot was arranged at @scaryoldcortina's place and a lift arranged with @DVee8

so, this morning...

etc...

the old feller was visibly upset to see his pride and joy leave but I promised him I would look after it

we set off home, stopping for a quick coffee and to top up the tyres, all seemed to be going very well

about 10 miles in, the car that hadn't moved in over two years decided it wasn't happy being rudely awoken

 a mild judder, maybe a missing wheel weight, became quite a big judder - we pulled over to investigate

scorchio !

that calliper was definitely a bit sticky  

I backed off the handbrake adjuster and let things cool down

the plan had been to drop the mx5 off at home then head up to Andy's to pick up the Volvo which he mot'd yesterday. phoning him to say we might be late, he suggested that I brought the mazda up and we stuck it in for its pre-booked test anyway - could make a useful to do list 

the calliper seemed to have fixed itself by now so lets see how we get on..

A CLEAN PASS !!!!!!!

bloody remarkable ! what a car !

 to say that I am very happy is quite the understatement !

 

[paulplom]

Promised him you'd look after it?

Like kicking it's arse around a track on a regular basis?

[gm]

i am older and wiser now  ! 

[loserone]

4 minutes ago, gm said:

i am older and wiser now  ! 

Than when you made the promise?

[DVee8]

@gm, is a happy man.

He seems to have forgotten to mention that it's a UK car, not an import.  He also got roped into flower delivery and set up for Mrs V8 

It came with the hard top, a spare set of wheels with very good tyres, a new Mazda wing, a tonneau cover, a wind deflector and a spare set of nuts, wheel nuts that is.

 

[gm]

not to mention half a tank of 4 year old fuel ! and it runs beautifully on it  

i’ve had a bit of a tinker this afternoon, changed the air filter and taken the slack out of the throttle cable and it’s driving very well indeed. i fitted a spare battery and it starts first time now  

anyone fancy taking on the scruffy black one ? i’ll give it a tart up tomorrow and get it up for sale 

[grizz]

Being in the dating game…….

 

Well, realising I don’t want to be yhere…….

 

This is relevant. 
 

 

Notice that he has a third hand, for wanking, while holding a jazz mag up to turn the pages   
 

Makes him the winner  

 

[Dyslexic Viking]

I haven't been to the UK, is things like this a normal occurrence? About 19.04 if the link doesn't work.

 

[richardmorris]

15 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

I haven't been to the UK, is things like this a normal occurrence? About 19.04 if the link doesn't work.

 

Passing loony?

[Floatylight]

15 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

I haven't been to the UK, is things like this a normal occurrence? About 19.04 if the link doesn't work.

 

put simply, no...

[Dyslexic Viking]

10 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Passing loony?

Drunk pub owner who shows great hospitality.

[richardmorris]

1 minute ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

Drunk pub owner who shows great hospitality.

Set-up

[Floatylight]

4 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Set-up

looked like it to me

[DVee8]

@gm.