What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[beko1987]

Or get the test done by a mate who although harsh but fair trusts you to do work that would otherwise be a borderline fail... And passes it but gives you a to do list, after letting one have a good old examination whilst its up on the ramps.

[meggersdog]

Talking of MOT testing,had my assessment today.I am now a nominated tester for the approved examiner who also happens to be me.

So I've done two MOTs today and am taking over the testing station next month.Just doing MOTs , no repairs.

[wuvvum]

I had an MOT fail today, from my usual local garage.  They know full well that any repairs will either be done by me or a mate, and to be honest they're not really the type of garage that would fail stuff to get more work anyway.  Failed on both front ARB drop links, but he just advised the things I thought it'd fail on - borderline handbrake and a hole in the exhaust flexi.  The place also only charges 35 quid for a test, so even with a £17.50 retest fee it's still below the maximum charge for an MOT.

[hairnet]

vtec y0! passed mot this morning.......

 

adv on the front tyres and that was it

 

happy - oxferdsheer saturday then

[Asimo]

Found an exposed B/W film in the back of a drawer last week, I had no idea what would be on it as I have been digital photoing for years.

The prints include pics. of my Avantime

Here it is; just out of shot is the recovery vehicle. (Write off - engine inhaled flood water which made it very rattly)

[purplebargeken]

Ventured into Essex to pick up some MGF wheels/tyres and jaunted over the the place where the Rover 45 of Happiness is being stored. My mate also dropped by and we had a good rummage round his C plate Trabi (beige of course). What a wonderful piece of misery! You could still smell the Communism. It's in bloody nice condition and the Duraplast responded well to a bit of cutting, claying and polishing. Mind you he paid £1200 for it. The back seat looks like a miniature sofa. Fabulous.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Good old Halfords, just been to buy a new car radio. Ummed and ahed and decided which one I want, a Sony DAB/ CD player that costs £110. Told the feller, who without saying a word bugered off into the storeroom to fetch one. After 10 mins he turns up with one that looked suspiciously different. "is that the right one?" 'Oh yeah, its defo this one' he says. I look at it a bit longer and realise its a flipping mile out, totally different. "It isn't you know, look' I say and point out that its not a DAB for a start. And the mode number is totally different. Without saying a word he tramps off into the back room again, next time i see him he's buggering about with the till holding a radio trying to log into the till. Tries about 5 times and fails every time, so his mate logs into the till instead. 'Right thats £110' he says. Now theres labels up all over the shop saying '10% off marked prices this bank holiday' so I ask for 10% off. He says the £110 includes the 10% off, its already been deducted. I point out that it says '10% off marked price' to which he repeats that the 10% has already been deducted. He says all the prices everywhere in the shop already have 10% off them. Nonsense of course. So I start to put my wallet back in my pocket. "Sorry but its downright misleading, it says 10% off marked prices and the price marked on it is £110, so I really think it should have 10% off that price I'm afraid". He stomps off and is gone!!!!! Some other lad comes to the till and magically a laminated sheet of barcodes appears, 'bleep' and 10% disappears off the price. I leave the shop with the radio.  CHEERS GUYS, TOTALLY PAINLESS TRANSACTION THAT

[Honey Badger]

Sitting in the middle lane of the M4 this afternoon in the Accord Coupe, happily pootling along at 85, all is good with the world.

 

This was only made better when I was overtaken by a little grey haired lady giffer one of these

 

 

Must have been doing a ton, I could hear the engine screaming it's tits off as it went past, feckin hilarious.

[trigger]

 

Some of the shit I see and read on the internet never cease to amaze me.

[jakebullet]

On holiday drove round a 'nice' estate to find someone I could 'borrow' a bucket of internet off.

 

On the next street was the shitter lowering house prices with his dead chod with trees growing round it:

 

In (perhaps) happier times, or maybe before the trees grew. Jan 2009:

[beko1987]

this was turing into a grump cos i wasnt getting info off a friend and it was pissing me off

 

its now turned into a massive lmfao tho

 

got random message - how do ya know anyone in abington

 

noooooo

 

what ya done

 

bought a jigsaw collect only - he lives in dublin

 

right ok get me details and i can go ireland thru cairnryan instead of overnight from liverpool (mmmm ride thru n yorks and northumbria )

 

he gave the road and a phone no today and google the street and nothing

 

get postcode of close place in abington and nowt (you know how you type an addy into google map and it auto completes?)

 

so he gives me the item no (he was giving me shite info and this was pissing me off)

 

so i dig and nowt

after 20 mins i find it

 

saw it and clocked the item no and it was right

 

clocked the location - you can guess whats coming....???

 

ABINGDON!!!!!!!!!

 

lmfao

Could collect and post it if its causing issues? AbingDon is only a few miles away...

[Parky]

Off to Brands tomorrow for the Historic Masters Formula 1. Going to see Tyrells, Benettons, Lotus and McLaren machinery fighting in anger on the track. It's going to be like watching "Rush" for real.

 

Plus demos from a Mansell Williams, Schumacher 1993 Benetton, Jack Brabham's career tribute and a load of pre 1966 Touring Car racing. I can't chuffing wait!

[ProgRocker]

The white Nissan Sunny saloon N14 parked in the background whenever the BBC ran old library footage of Abu Hamza preaching in the street. The footage was aired following his conviction in America.

 

Abu Hamza does not make me grin, btw.

[Cavcraft]

Someone turned up at work yesterday in an ERF C Series (I think it was a C Series anyhow, it was about a 1985 one) with a loaded plant trailer. Only saw it from a distance but it sounded great and seemed to be pulling well.

[Pillock]

I was following a truck down the M1 yesterday, plate had a Y suffix so I figured it was a private reg. Nope, it was a Scania 142M hammering past all the Stobarts and DHLs. Lovely.

[dollywobbler]

I managed to pick the only dry weekend in May to hold Shitefest it seems. Brilliant.

[cms206]

My mum's just recieved a Christmas card from her friend in Oz. Despite her name, full address, village name, postcode and SCOTLAND written on it, it came with the following written on the envelope...

 

"Please send to addressee - for some reason ended up at Ryde, Isle of Wight!"

[HillmanImp]

I managed to pick the only dry weekend in May to hold Shitefest it seems. Brilliant.

 

I am thinking about going up to the Citroen Car Club northern rally in a bit. It was moved from last weekend to this one. Bet they are pissed.

[Spiny Norman]

Abu Hamza does not make me grin, btw.

 

The fact that his real name is Kamel is slightly lol-worthy though.

[Louise2cv]

The ebay Tat threads.

 

I wish somebody would make a book. What planet are people on? Take coloured in dad for example, what does that pic add to the listing (LOLS excepted)?

 

Remember the saxo that they listed as just "car". Except they spelled that wrong, I'm sure some people searching for "cat" on ebay could have been tempted but I imagine a more descriptive title spelled correctly would help!

[Bobthebeard]

The fact that his real name is Kamel is slightly lol-worthy though.

Is that Kamel Hamza or Abu Kamel? Either way 'not a nice geezer'.

[Bobthebeard]

The ebay Tat threads.I wish somebody would make a book. What planet are people on? Take coloured in dad for example, what does that pic add to the listing (LOLS excepted)?Remember the saxo that they listed as just "car". Except they spelled that wrong, I'm sure some people searching for "cat" on ebay could have been tempted but I imagine a more descriptive title spelled correctly would help!

Hahaha! Spelling 'car' wrongly....... Only on ebay!

[Angrydicky]

Finally managed to win the box set of 'Murphy's Law' on Ebay

[mat_the_cat]

I managed to pick the only dry weekend in May to hold Shitefest it seems. Brilliant.

 

So far, 50% of the dry days we've had in May were on that weekend!

[Pillock]

My mum's just recieved a Christmas card from her friend in Oz. Despite her name, full address, village name, postcode and SCOTLAND written on it, it came with the following written on the envelope...

 

"Please send to addressee - for some reason ended up at Ryde, Isle of Wight!"

We got some post for a government office in Belfast. To our house in Leicester. It was just mixed in with the rest of our mail!

[Vin]

According to the latest C&VCV they are going remake the film 'Hell Drivers'. Whether it's an exact copy or a loose representation is unknown. Apparently it's going to be set in the late 80s/early 90s, so a hoarder (perverted, obviously...) of dust covered Leyland Constructors is supplying the vehicles that are required...

 

Should be interesting...

[twosmoke300]

Hell drivers was awesome

[beko1987]

Its fucking sunny! Get in!

[beko1987]

Ha, one of swmbos sisters husbands has always been a "all cars over 10 years old are deathtraps" kind of guy.

 

He's just phones me up saying he has a flat tyre, but no jack or spare in the car, could I go help him..

 

What's that Rob? Oh my 17 year old car has a jack AND a full size spare... Will have some fun out of this...

 

Sent Amy as her Meriva jack will fit his zafira, and Ive got someone coming over in a bit for me to work on his car...gave her an axle stand for whilst they pop to the tyre place

[Caffiend]

http://www.bored.com/destroysites/go.php

 

Trying out the various effects on UKIP kept me amused for several seconds. 'Cat scratch' is satisfyingly psychotic, nuclear bomb a bit disappointing really, flamethrower is probably my favourite.