What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[cobblers]

6 hours ago, goosey said:

[DavieW]

Sitting in the eye clinic waiting room and a nurse comes along for the next patient - a woman with the first name Iris. 😄

[High Jetter]

7 hours ago, DavieW said:

Sitting in the eye clinic waiting room and a nurse comes along for the next patient - a woman with the first name Iris. 😄

It was a pupil nurse, I expect

 

Ok, coat is on ..🤣

[hairnet]

chippies in da south

dont know what a meat and potato pie is

will sell you three different kinda of sausage and for some reason the ones they do stuff to cost the same as a standard sausage - but no pickled onions but they will do you gherkin

its like being in scotland

also cos its a seaside town they do the chips in a box thing - but in this case the fish was in the box cos they wrapped a measure of chips - when they gave me the bag i thought theyd give me the wrong one

omg - woulda been ok till sunday

[High Jetter]

30 minutes ago, hairnet said:

chippies in da south

dont know what a meat and potato pie is

Cos sofistic8ted, innit.

[808 Estate]

[myglaren]

Newspaper article from 1925

[Remspoor]

A bit of a click bate headline, but it still made me grin.

https://www.rechargenews.com/wind/ufo-spotted-off-swedish-coast-identified-as-wind-turbine-blade/2-1-1864794

[Metal Guru]

1 hour ago, myglaren said:

Newspaper article from 1925

Same thing when disc brakes started to become common in the 60s. 

[DavieW]

1 hour ago, myglaren said:

Newspaper article from 1925

"Beware of modern cars with "intellegent" driver aids that applies brakes randomly on motorways"

[myglaren]

43 minutes ago, DavieW said:

"Beware of modern cars with "intellegent" driver aids that applies brakes randomly on motorways"

Mu eldest lad has just bought a Cupra that is driving him round the bend.  He spends about five minutes before driving to turn off all the clever stuff that is actually dangerous.

[comfortablynumb]

1 hour ago, myglaren said:

Mu eldest lad has just bought a Cupra that is driving him round the bend.  He spends about five minutes before driving to turn off all the clever stuff that is actually dangerous.

When I was driving demonstration vehicles, I usually got in and went along the dash, "Turn that off, turn that off, turn that off...." Ad infinitum.

I'm driving this bloody car, not you , computer🤬

[myglaren]

I'm supposed to have some similar crap on mine but it isn't intrusive.

The stop/start has only come in a couple of times when my son has been driving.  Easy to turn that off though.

[iainrcz]

Found a quid!!

[beko1987]

5 hours ago, DavieW said:

"Beware of modern cars with "intellegent" driver aids that applies brakes randomly on motorways"

I had my dad's enyaq do that to me on the m11. I now drive it with my foot hovering over the pedals as I don't trust it, which then starts to ache after a while so I just drive it 'manually' and make it beep and get cross at me which gets ignored.

Its mildly amusing in familiar roads as it still slows itself for corners but far slower than I usually take them... Can drive miles down B roads without touching any pedals

[richardmorris]

Unzoomed.com

recently found it and it’s quite addictive.

 

( identify cities from the air)

[Spottedlaurel]

I should go bicycling more often - took the Lexus RX for MoT and tyres this morning, and for logistical reasons it was easier to cycle back as I can then take Master SL's Celica there later on as he also needs two tyres. Coming up out of the village just a mile or two down the road from ours I saw an H-reg Maestro on someone's driveway! Looks like a low-spec model with metal bumpers, but has alloys - I think I saw it on the road a few weeks ago, but didn't realise it was so local to me. I drive the same road several times a week but have never seen it there before.

[hairnet]

2x 300c Chryslers seen not far into Belgium within 5 mins of each other

Think i passed the 2cv place @dollywobbler visited and gets buts from 

Between there.and rhe next round about saw 4

Lots of faeming round here

Saw some older.klaas and stuff all the modern aruff will do 40

The old stuff might do 20 lol

 

Frituur shop ftw - oddly there was gravy under the chips

[5speedracer]

On 23/09/2025 at 07:45, dome said:

Here's a video of an 81 year old man out for a Sunday drive with his granddaughter in his classic Escort.

Spent the weekend marshalling at the McRae Stages rally at weekend, what an event!

Entrants included Gwyndaf Evans, Dario Franchitti, Chris Hoy amongst UK rally regulars. Alister McRaes son Max won overall for his first rally win, there couldn't be a better place to do it!

Have some pics. The mighty Kangoo wasn't entered, that wouldn't be fair on the others 🤣

 

 

Who drove L555 ?

 

[5speedracer]

On 24/09/2025 at 23:01, hairnet said:

chippies in da south

will sell you three different kinda of sausage and for some reason the ones they do stuff to cost the same as a standard sausage - but no pickled onions but they will do you gherkin

A savaloy, WTF! looks exactly like a smoked sausage to me.

[hairnet]

Shouldn't they pay me ffs

[hairnet]

No gb350 to look at - ah well

[dome]

2 hours ago, 5speedracer said:

Who drove L555 ?

 

REP was driven by Alister as Car 0 on the rally, BAT was driven by I think Max🤔

[5speedracer]

I trust Max gave it suitable beans.

I'm pissed off as I forgot about the event, looks ace.

 

[myglaren]

[Lord Sterling]

This:

It shouldn't make me grin, but it does. Driving it yesterday (when it worked) was so sublime. It has many flaws yet I still love it.

On both occasions when it broke down, I had positive comments about it from passers by. It does look good washed. Now, hopefully I can breath some life back into it and make it a nice car again, in fact, new logo (mianca). Anyone make hats?

[myglaren]

 

[richardmorris]

No1 at the 200th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington railway.

 

[richardmorris]

15 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

No1 at the 200th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington railway.

 

I think it’s the bridge that was on the old £5 note.

[dozeydustman]

Not car related, a few months back I joined the local pub’s darts team, first time I’ve thrown arrows with any kind of seriousness for 12-13 years.

It was the league’s pairs KO last night and given both my regular playing partner and me had been playing like absolute crap all season (both with a 3-dart average of 21 in the pairs) and a very shaky first round we ended up winning the tournament for our division, much to the annoyance of the guys and girls who’d whooped our behinds all year.

Last bit of darts tat I won was 2011-12 division runners up and triples KO winners. Singles KO next week. Hopefully I will find my old form again!