What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Guest]

 

Timperley's about a mile from where I live. RIP Frank Sidebottom, you mad bastard.

[CortinaDave]

finding out today my ex girlfriend who buggered off a while back left me right in the shit and let our flat get reposessed, has paid off the mortgage shortfall - 23 grand!

 

No idea how shes found that kind of money - nott heard a word from her in three years but got a letter today from the mortgage co to say she's cleared the lot. Sweet! No more debt collectors chasing me.

 

Lesson learned though - no more joint mortgages for me - not that I'd be likely to get one anytime soon I imagine!

[retrogeezer]

that TFMoggy thing is pretty bloody awesome.....until the inevitable HGF.

[RedSparrow]

Oof! So he's shit with computers but bloody hell thats some awesome metal work!

[PhilA]

Guessing this is the Sunny one

 

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.c ... 901&page=1

 

Edit: 'I was bought up in a family of engineers and scientists and i'm just letting you know your car is defying the laws of physics'

 

 

 

Funny. There's something amusing about defying the laws of physics in a shite Nissan- had an F reg 1.6LX Bluebird saloon- CA16S 8v carb model. Not sure if I had a following wind or if the stretch of road was downhill (shouldn't have been it was out over marshland) but I had it to 135 on the speedo at about 5500 RPM. Judging by the GPS readings at lower speeds it was fairly accurate (let's say I made it to 125) that's still "impossibru!" for a motor with a book peak power output of 85hp... yet it did it and still had more to go. Probably another 5-10mph over what it was doing. The engine was in rude health though with the valves set, timing cock-on etc. To this day I have no idea how it managed to go that fast. I'll claim it didn't and only made the factory top-speed of what, 93(?) instead to save argument.

 

--Phil

[Cavcraft]

Talking of which I've just found a message from that lad on my R-R inbox thing:

 

'Thanks,The thing is that I concentrate my mind on practical issues and the satisfaction of old fashioned hard earned graft in overcoming problems.

All I've tried to do is build a halfdecent ride from stuff which by now would have been turned into Chinese takeaway parcels or potnoodle spoons. I know what most members on this site are choosing and although potnoodles are tasty after twenty minute and a cup of tea it's forgotten

 

If you think my TFMoggy is crap then plaese say so. No hard feelings

 

ATB Jonny'

 

I have to confess I haven't a clue what he means by that (i.e whether he's having a dig or not) but his (car) work seems exceptionally good. Unless he's wrecked a lowlight Morris in which case I won't be so happy.

[willswitchengage]

Two of the workshy fucks I live with took today off for having "colds", and obviously still didn't have any time to do their backlog of washing up, take the bins out (instead letting it overflow onto the floor) and lock the front door...

[Albert Ross]

Why not dump the washing up and bins against the front door, so they have to move it before they can get in....

[retrogeezer]

someone has posted this on another forum I frequent, now this fella is on a fat wage as an architect or something - the mind boggles:

 

Im thinking of coming off grid and want to start small rather than plough loads of money into going solar.

 

So am looking to wiring up a small bank of car batteries in the boot of my car to charge up when driving during the day so i can come home and hook one up to the light circuit in my house. Will be swapping my bulbs out for low energy LEDs to ease the drain.

 

So wondered if there are any electric experts on here who would know the best way to do it.

 

Once this is sorted i want to try alternatives to power the fridge/freezer, water heater and electric shower.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

^^^ Brilliant, pay fuel duty on the energy used to power the light bulbs in your house! GENIUS!

[Negative Creep]

[cort16]

^that made me laugh.

During hurricane Sandy some Datsun Leaf owners ran their houses off their cars.

 

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/11/sandy-ev-powered-home/

[trigger]

My sisters friend who's quite fit as it happens has lent my sister her Escort RS Cosworth (the one below) for the weekend as a goodbye present due to her moving to Cornwall.

 

Apparently it's pushing nearly 400bhp, My sis is unsuprisingly over the moon at being allow to use it and better still she's taking me out for a spin in it on Sunday, even though she's shit scared of driving it in case something happens to it

 

[Mr Lobster]

My sisters friend who's quite fit as it happens

 

PICS PLZ. K. THX. BAI.

[trigger]

 

[Albert Ross]

Oh yes. I definitely WOULD. My Wife might have a problem with that though. Nice car too. Phwer.

[Mr Lobster]

[RoadworkUK]

Currently watching "Kirsty's Vintage House" on Channel Four (with that Kirsty Allsorts, I'd hit it but really don't know why type).

 

Does anybody else think that, in 20 years time, we'll all be looking back our ridiculous efforts to make our domestic interiors look "vintage" with the same disdain as we do those '60s "home improvements" programmes that told us to wrap everything in fablon and get rid of all our Victorian features?

 

My house was built in 1991 and is as authentically 1991 as it's possible to be.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Does anybody else think that, in 20 years time, we'll all be looking back our ridiculous efforts to make our domestic interiors look "vintage" with the same disdain as we do those '60s "home improvements" programmes that told us to wrap everything in fablon and get rid of all our Victorian features?

I hope we look back in horror at our love of horrible white plastic windows and doors. I can't wait to see people ripping those out in large numbers. Have you noticed how devoid of colour most streets are thanks to this plastic shite? How many houses lovely big bay windows have been ruined with chunky framed uPVC replacements?

[ashmicro]

The kitchen in my gaff is a solid wood job from the mid eighties. I had a mate round (who owns a kitchen firm, so he knows his stuff) to do some measurements for a new kitchen. He told me "You'd be mad to rip this out mate, that's top quality stuff. You're looking at 10 grand plus to replace it with something as good"". So it's staying! It look like something from a 1986 middle-class sitcom.

[RoadworkUK]

It look like something from a 1986 middle-class sitcom.

 

I have, stashed away in my parents loft, a Hitachi music centre the exact same as the one that Geoffrey Palmer listened to Gregorian Chant through in "Butterflies".

 

Phaqt.

[Cavcraft]

It look like something from a 1986 middle-class sitcom.

 

I went out with a bird once who looked like something from a 1980's middle class sit com. Sadly she looked more like Terry Scott than Wendy Richard.

[ashmicro]

I have a recurring nightmare that I have woken up next to Zoe Wannamaker (of My Family "fame"). She reminds me of the cartoon people in those smartarse Lloyds adverts.

[Cavcraft]

....

[outlaw118]

Secondary bumpage....

[Richard]

I think I've posted a picture of this plane before but I thought the story might appeal to shiters. Click to go to Flickr and then you have the option to view large.

 

P1050146c by RichardB5, on Flickr

[cort16]

My Boss just turned up in a Bentley Arnage he's thinking about buying. A 2004 model 6 3/4 litre v8 Twin Turbo. He took us out for a little run in it and it's a totally stunning car. It's black with back quilted leather interior, which has to be the best spec.

I guess it's the last proper Bentley before they became all VW? His other car's a 4.2 Supercharged Ranger Rover so he must love hanging out at petrol stations.

[Spiny Norman]

My Boss just turned up in a Bentley Arnage he's thinking about buying.... It's black with back quilted leather interior, which has to be the best spec.

Wasn't that a special edition?

I'm sure I saw one on Top Gear or one of these shows years ago. Fantastic cars, I really like the black interiors on them, they look so much meaner than the normal pale beige you get in Bentleys and Rollers.

[cort16]

It's a Mulliner so has a load of extra nice bits on it. The dash is pure old school Rolls Royce but will dark wood and aluminium.

[vulgalour]

I no longer care that Steve only does 85mph, he rewarded me this week with 40.1mpg All is forgiven.