What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Minimad5]

  Cavette said:

Do you think we should invite this bloke along?....http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1999-VAUXHALL-COR ... 4a9ebb7faa

haha DO IT ! Great find Cav'

[Lankytim]

Happy Birthday Billy! Go on.. treat yourself to a Maestro.

[Cavcraft]

Ta gents.MAISTROW=EPIC FAIL! Beaten to it :(I have decided to try and find a Nova for my lad when he's 17 now, that way he can learn to drive in it, do it up (trainee mechanic) and I can drive it if needed.Any talk of bodykits or spoilers and he'll be living it.

[Lankytim]

Ah, nevermind. If you wait long enough somone will give one to you, or wait until Mk.B has fully restored the one you missed out on and buy it at a bargain price.

[Rusty Pelican]

  Cavette said:

Any talk of bodykits or spoilers and he'll be living it.

, Just call him Carlos Fandango if he tries suggesting any mods

[Milford Cubicle]

 

Getting to work against all odds made me grin.

Actually working, well, that's one for the Grumpy thread.

[Cavcraft]

Signed up to be a union rep at work. Got some course or other to do before I get going and looking forward to it.

[Lankytim]

Pets at home "Where pets come first" LOLOLOLOLOLOL

[Guest]

Seeing the Vicsmith **CHRYSLER 180** in action again today, driving up and down the street and all sorts.Just a shame Vic was in it.

[brammy777]

I actually (a rare thing to do on my course) replaced a part on a customers car in college today, and I got such a rush.It was an M reg Nissan Sunny 'Sequel' and the part was only an exhaust back box. And it was either a slightly dodgy part or the wrong one, as I had to cut off one of the old exhaust mount rods and then (get the teacher to, as for some reason I wasnt allowed to weld it, even though Im regarded as the best welder in my class. Sorry to blow my own trumpet but I never get told things like that) weld it on the new one. Tell you what, it had a suprising amount of rust on the rear suspension.

[chester drawers]

Overheard in a barbers this afternoon:

 

Customer: [looking through a window] "I know him from somewhere, what’s his name?"

 

Proprietor: "It’s ***** ****. He owns **** Haulage; they’ve got four Sprinters."

 

Customer: "Oh" [long pause]. "So what do they do then?"

 

Proprietor: [patiently] "They deliver things."

 

Customer: [still looking bemused] "Oh."

[155V6]

Finding a local shop that sells Desperados beer

[Negative Creep]

seeing an albatross colony, the only mainland one go the world. Those birds are incredible to watch (3 metre wingspan). Also some Kiwis a few days before, which are absolutely ridiculous yet brilliant. Birdshite?

[Rusty Pelican]

Mr Trump man called this morning , hes not prepaired to sell it at the price we agreed , therefore im not buying it , I refuse to budge on the money so its stalemate , bet he calls me sometime in the future though ,

[barrett]

  Rusty Pelican said:

Mr Trump man called this morning , hes not prepaired to sell it at the price we agreed , therefore im not buying it , I refuse to budge on the money so its stalemate , bet he calls me sometime in the future though ,

Wrong thread? SRSLY THO thats a pain in the backside, it looked a good'un and i was looking foward to seeing some new pics when it got into your care. if he does offer it to you again you should probably try and get another £50 off though....

[Rusty Pelican]

^^^^^^^^^^ Yes it was meant to go in the grumpy thread , still its made me grin that i didnt give on price and stood my ground , might be a good or a bad thing , il never knowOn two more grin moments , Finally Ive replaced the skirting board in the front bedroom that i ripped off 17 YEARS AGO , These DIY things do take time and ive been for a blast in my Singer , first time in over two weeks , always makes me grin

[trigger]

Got my 1602 taxed today and back on the road since November, it had a bit of a stickly rear brake but after a few pumps of the pedal it cleared and it now drives prefectly without no problems, which makes me very happy.Just a shame it still needs welding on the sill and that the local garages have qouted me £100 + vat to do...

[Milford Cubicle]

£100 isn't mind meltingly expensive, is it just a small patch that needs welding?I'm glad you've got your '02 mojo back, I like that car.

[CortinaDave]

Letter from a debt collection co, saying they have arrested my ex's wages for the council tax i haven't paid that made my day.

[Guest]

Good old "Joint and Several Liability" - nothing gets people screaming at me down the phone more than that. I can give one person a load of grief and totally ignore the other, it's mental.

[trigger]

  Milford Cubicle said:

£100 isn't mind meltingly expensive, is it just a small patch that needs welding?I'm glad you've got your '02 mojo back, I like that car.

Cheers Milf, Yeah i guess £100 is o.k as long as that's all it is, It's not until they start poking around at it that you get a phone call telling you that the price has gone up to £200+!.I'll have a better shop around tomorrow for a price as yesterday all the local garages were packed and most of the ones i went to turned me away as they didn't have time to look.

[M'coli]

  trigger said:

  Milford Cubicle said:

£100 isn't mind meltingly expensive, is it just a small patch that needs welding?I'm glad you've got your '02 mojo back, I like that car.

Cheers Milf, Yeah i guess £100 is o.k as long as that's all it is, It's not until they start poking around at it that you get a phone call telling you that the price has gone up to £200+!.I'll have a better shop around tomorrow for a price as yesterday all the local garages were packed and most of the ones i went to turned me away as they didn't have time to look.

You can buy a new gas MIG welder and a small sheet of Zintec for under £200...

[Mr Lobster]

Making me smile? Banana Bread Beer.

[barrett]

  Mr Lobster said:

Making me smile? Banana Bread Beer.

 

agreed! although due to my rapidly expanding waistline I am 'laying off' the ale for a while. Might even start doing sit-ups or something....

this is nice too

[Justin Case]

  Mr Lobster said:

Making me smile? Banana Bread Beer.

 

My drink of choice for smile-generating:

 

 

It is as good as you would expect from anyone with this collection :

 

http://www.farmcider.co.uk/galleries/th ... glry_ID=11

[Pillock]

Women

[Cavcraft]

ARRRRRGGGGH! Don't mention beer. Had a skinful last night and it's now just a blurry haze of vodka, lager and some bottled shite that contained some sort of spirit or other.Making me grin today though is kids. Yeah it's cheesey and all that but I'm very proud of mine and they never fail to make me smile.

[Rusty Pelican]

Whilst on my test blast in the Ashtray , Snowy whites Bird of paradise came on , WHAT A TUNE

[Hudsonpie]

  Cavette said:

ARRRRRGGGGH! Don't mention beer. Had a skinful last night and it's now just a blurry haze of vodka, lager and some bottled shite that contained some sort of spirit or other.Making me grin today though is kids. Yeah it's cheesey and all that but I'm very proud of mine and they never fail to make me smile.

I'm with you on both counts there.....got given a tesco bag full of Tennants for fixing a neighbours daughters bike.........aaaand my kids never fail to make me smile......love 'em with all my heart......

[brammy777]

I had a proper good weekend.Oh and its the Austin/Morris show at Brooklands next sunday, Im going to be there and get plenty of snaps. Anyone else going?Weather better improve though.