What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[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!

[Metal Guru]

2 hours ago, richardmorris said:

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

 

Bet it was late!

[hairnet]

Dinner

Unless i do to the frituur shop later

Evwrything else shut at 7 although theres an automaat shop 24/7

So might look at that cos curious 

[Floatylight]

@Smoll Floatylight got married (to the lovely Aimee!

[EspenO]

On 11/09/2025 at 23:21, wuvvum said:

On the way home from work today I was following a Suzuki Kizashi.

That's never happened before.

(To anyone.  Ever.)

Like buses, M8. (snapped in Geretsried, Bavaria)

[Matty]

#accidental land-rover owner. You know when something falls into your lap that you can see instant profit in? Little bit of work and money from that you can spend on bigger amd better things? But that windfall comes from family?

welcome to my life. Too cheap to pass up but a good amount of potential. In order to avoid upsetting people I care about i now have to run this through winter before I can move it on. And it needs a bit of fettling first. Unsure if this is a grin or a grump tbh. Ah well, back up to 4 cars 🤣

[Mally]

5 hours ago, Matty said:

#accidental land-rover owner. You know when something falls into your lap that you can see instant profit in? Little bit of work and money from that you can spend on bigger amd better things? But that windfall comes from family?

welcome to my life. Too cheap to pass up but a good amount of potential. In order to avoid upsetting people I care about i now have to run this through winter before I can move it on. And it needs a bit of fettling first. Unsure if this is a grin or a grump tbh. Ah well, back up to 4 cars 🤣

Reg says it all.

[Remspoor]

13 hours ago, Metal Guru said:

Bet it was late!

200 years

[Matty]

2 hours ago, Mally said:

Reg says it all.

Perfect car for you Mally. Ill put you down for first refusal 😉

[Mally]

1 minute ago, Matty said:

Perfect car for you Mally. Ill put you down for first refusal 😉

It is in many ways.

Probably slightly over my budget and insurance wise, who knows, but never say never.

Do they still take the props off these?

[Cavcraft]

Doesn't do being told off.

[Matty]

9 minutes ago, Mally said:

It is in many ways.

Probably slightly over my budget and insurance wise, who knows, but never say never.

Do they still take the props off these?

Tbf I know nowt about them yet. Its going up to work to sit in the yard for a couple of weeks while I read up/ponder my life choices.

[Mally]

2 minutes ago, Matty said:

Tbf I know nowt about them yet. Its going up to work to sit in the yard for a couple of weeks while I read up/ponder my life choices.

Me neither but my B in L had one once and it seemed to keep on going.

[Matty]

6 hours ago, Cavcraft said:

Doesn't do being told off.

Now thats a stroppy face 🤣

[MikeR]

[myglaren]

[Rustybullethole]

12 hours ago, MikeR said:

There was one just like this that used to park on blackeath years back. It's gone now and still people say the ulez is a bad thing. 

 

[Rustybullethole]

On 28/09/2025 at 00:18, Matty said:

#accidental land-rover owner. You know when something falls into your lap that you can see instant profit in? Little bit of work and money from that you can spend on bigger amd better things? But that windfall comes from family?

welcome to my life. Too cheap to pass up but a good amount of potential. In order to avoid upsetting people I care about i now have to run this through winter before I can move it on. And it needs a bit of fettling first. Unsure if this is a grin or a grump tbh. Ah well, back up to 4 cars 🤣

I know nothing about these either though am looking forward to hearing the tale of buying a JLR product as a money making scheme.

May the force be with you. 

[comfortablynumb]

I don't know @MikeR, @Rustybullethole,

I think there's nothing like a great custom build.

 

 

And that's nothing like a great custom build 🥺

[Matty]

42 minutes ago, Rustybullethole said:

I know nothing about these either though am looking forward to hearing the tale of buying a JLR product as a money making scheme.

May the force be with you. 

Supposedly they're a good JLR product. I assume in much the same way there's probably a good dose of clap 🤣

[paulplom]

On 27/09/2025 at 17:31, dozeydustman said:

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!

Callan Rydz and Chris Dobey both get in my local club in Bedlington. Darts is big around here in Bedlington. There was a big competition on in the club a few weeks back with ten boards all on the go. Some 15yo won it!