What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[catsinthewelder]

This morning we owned 7 bicycles between me, ms C and the 3 kids, 

 

Tonight we own 15 once we pick these up (these were bought by ms C with no influence from me,  I am not in the shit for a change)

 

 

 

The other 6 (mostly kids bikes) were free and appear to even have good tyres,  if I hadn't collected them they were going to the tip.

[Junkman]

Fuggin ace, man. Ms J only ever buys old pianos.

[Rocket88]

This morning we owned 7 bicycles between me, ms C and the 3 kids, 

 

Tonight we own 15 once we pick these up (these were bought by ms C with no influence from me,  I am not in the shit for a change)

 

 

 

The other 6 (mostly kids bikes) were free and appear to even have good tyres,  if I hadn't collected them they were going to the tip.

All you need now is some suitcases and a roof rack.................

[skattrd]

I'm not sure where it picked these tags up from on Mr Claims thread, but I just spat my tea on the computer screen

 

[pshome]

This morning, just around the corner.

 

 

 

[retrogeezer]

Bristol Naked Bike Ride??

[dollywobbler]

If it is, he's quite lost.

[phil_lihp]

That must chafe something horrible.

[eddyramrod]

Cherry has a lovely new MoT!  No advisories either, which is pretty damn good for a car 27 years old.  Mind, I did it through the garage in Ulverston that's been looking after all my cars since we returned, and he knew about the blowing exhaust/spotted a CV boot and fuel tank leak, before he took it in.  He fixed all those.  And I replaced the tyres thanks to dave862.  So if you go in with the car ready, no problems! 

Next week (23rd) it goes to its first show with me, at Grasmere.

[Cavcraft]

My mate and I have just done six laps of Oulton Park on our road bikes for a tenner each, it was fucking great fun and we overtook quite a few fancy machines on the way round. I'm destroyed now though as we rode up there and back too, so did about 55 miles altogether.

[Pillock]

I did a charity ride around Mallory with the scouts last year. I was in jeans on my knackered old Diamondback (with a broken spindle and only a handful of gears) and I was hooning it around like a demon. Plenty of guys on racing bikes that I wound up by huffing and sweating my way past them.

 

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[ShiteRider]

I've finally worked out how to get pictures from my phone to here, cue many more piccis on any thread i happen to be looking at.

I'll start now, have some beige porn.

[garycox]

May have negotiated a way of finally getting the Simca fixed*!!!

 

:smile: :smile: :smile:

 

EXCITED!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*again

[brickwall]

I fired up the V8 today just to listen to the burbble burbble

[cobblers]

CHECK THIS CRAZY SHIT

 

 

A FUCKING EASY OUT ACTUALLY WORKED! THIS MUST BE A WORLD FIRST

[M'coli]

This is the first weekend since January 2010 when I've not had to feel guilty about not doing any studying towards my OU degree...

[SambaS]

Day 2 of my new job went much better than day 1.

 

Much quieter, 2 drivers, and I took the laptop to use google maps for each address before I set off.

 

It doesn't work on RAF Leeming though but we gets lots on there so I'm learning it fast.

 

Samba got less of a kicking today.

 

I've been told to keep nudging my boss to be put on the insurance or he'll keep me using mine, which I don't want. Although it is fun using a Talbot Samba as a works vehicle.

[Hendry]

Day 2 of my new job went much better than day 1.

 

Much quieter, 2 drivers, and I took the laptop to use google maps for each address before I set off.

 

It doesn't work on RAF Leeming though but we gets lots on there so I'm learning it fast.

 

Samba got less of a kicking today.

 

I've been told to keep nudging my boss to be put on the insurance or he'll keep me using mine, which I don't want. Although it is fun using a Talbot Samba as a works vehicle.

I'm amazed that they will even consider giving you a car as well, when I did Chinese/kebab shop/chippy deliveries I and everyone else who worked for any shop round here had to use our own car and there was never any mention of them providing a vehicle even becoming a possibility, we got £15 fuel and I usually ended up dipping into my tips for more, 1.8 petrol Astras are not ideal for short stop start town delivery driving

[SambaS]

Samba gets a little reluctant to start after it gets really warm... only notice that towards the end of the night, and Sat I definitely used more petrol than I was paid back for, but tips were okay.

[messerschmitt owner]

visited a friend who has retired and has cleared his home office. Have acquired two nice beech desks, two filing cabinets, leather office chair, and a super Brother printer scanner photocopier laser printer - all for nothing!

[scaryoldcortina]

[beko1987]

Someone hit the Mrs car on Friday night, leaving a nice corner of scuffs, but no real damage. Fired an email off to the hotel who share our car park, and thought nothing more really of it.

 

Get a call tonight from a sheepish asian chap, could he have a word. Turns out,one of their taxi cousin friends did it at about 2am. We have a chat, and settle on £150 cash and a few free drinks on the house. Turns out this chap is front house manager or some crap

 

No idea who is covering whose arse, but we've just got home after a good few beers, and will have £150 for our holiday.

 

I'm confident I can make most of it vanish with a good mop, maybe some touch up stick action, and the mrs no claims stay as they are.

 

Happy now!

[TimothyClaypole]

Sheffield Gumtree:

 

"lots of bud
£10 Sheffield

 

Just got my crop down, give me a ring on 07794438180"

 

[autofive]

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=cf8_1371214727

[dollywobbler]

Ten years of knowing my wife is making me grin. Ten years since I sat nervously in a pub car park and watched my date arrive in the filthiest Citroen AX I'd ever seen. When she expressed disappointment that I'd turned up in my immaculate Peugeot 306 as she'd hoped I'd be in my 2CV, I realised that things might just work out. Have they ever!

[vulgalour]

Took a flap wheel to the bottom of the doors on the Princess today, for some reason I was feeling brave.  I knew there'd be filler and rot hiding but what I didn't expect was that there would be so much good solid metal hiding underneath up to a 1/4" of filler that had been applied for no good reason.  I was very confused that a dent had been made to look worse by applying enough filler to mirror the profile of it outwards, and pleased to see some solid (if ugly) repairs have already been done.  Best of all, I'm not daunted at the prospect of repairing these doors myself, they're just going to be a bit fiddly to do even if I take them off the car.  I'll stick some red oxide on the bare metal bits today and we'll see about doing the repairs some time in the near future.

[STUNO]

Huge LOL today. Google streetview on Godley Road, Green Bay Auckland NZ, just to the West of Avonleigh Rd, opposite Koala garage one of a group moon the car as it approaches, then it gets them face on after passing. Courtesy of the newspaper who published the pic today.

I am not sure how to link but if you are weird enough it can be found easily, I found it!

[Mr Lobster]

Booked a stand at the Classic Motor Show at the NEC today. Huge expense so I'm bit nervous but I'm well excited by it.

 

Bring on November.

 

(and yes, Autoshite discount will be available)

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I love the NEC show, i know the lighting is a bit pez for photographs but everything else about it is spot on. I think i'll book a ticket then i'm 'committed' .

[retrogeezer]

Parked next to a new Astra today in the Cavalier and had to chuckle at the daft size difference. A Cavalier feels like a fairly big car to me but it looks like the length of the Astra is almost identical. From the back and especially the front the Astra looks bloody huge..