What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[fred]

i wanna rob one of those vans just like in the Bond film "You only live twice" involving a Boeing Sea Knight helicopter and an electro magnet.

 

however the costs of such a caper would be far greater than what ever the bloody van had in it!!

Better doing it to a Iceland delivery van - look at all that Chicken and ready made curries

[JohnDeere]

Watching very early (1981) episodes of Bullseye on Challenge TV tonight. Nice ATV (pre-Central, just) idents.

 

One contestant saying he worked for British Leyland drew spontaneous groans from the audience. Next episode's Bully's star prize "look what you would've won" was a ... blue Allegro 3.

[vulgalour]

Meanwhile, in New Zealand.

 

http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/181105/1977-princess-1800-hl

 

[Jon]

That Princess was one of a series of them that I posted up on the Ebay Tat thread a few weeks ago. Just goes to prove that internet forums can be quite closely-knit in terms of degrees of separation. NZ assembled cars tended not be offered in many colours back in the day and this appears to be a familiar colour seen on other makes, so I'm guessing it'll be unique to NZDM Princesses (I added the DM bit to make it sound cooler).

 

It's a long shot but if he's willing to wait and the parts you offered him can make their way down to York, I've a couple of mates who may be able to bring some bits over with them in the New Year, as there's a good chance we'll be taking a trip to the south island, so could drop them off. I guess door cards would necessitate buying an old suitcase from a charity shop to fit them in but I reckon that'd be no great issue.

 

I just need to see how long they'll be staying first, to try and work out whether the plan would come together. Give me a couple of weeks or so.

[STUNO]

Damn...spotted !

 

Reading an old cookbook today, it had this recipe in it. And it is quite topical to the American hunting of George thing. It is between the recipes for Shepherd's Pie and Mince Pie.

 

Elephant Stew

 

1 Elephant

Brown gravy

salt/ pepper

2 Hares

 

Cut elephant into bite-sized pieces. This should take about 2 months. fry at 740 deg. F for about 4 weeks. Add salt and pepper to taste. this will feed approx. 3,800 people, but if you are expecting more, add the 2 hares. However, do this with great care as many people do not like hare in their stew.

[gm]

new* tyres collected ready for a trackday up at knockhill on Saturday - can't wait

 

 

these are £120 each new, I scored the full set of part worns for less than that fitted

[mrbenn]

I've got issues.... Been and bought the rest of them (text on the Vauxhall fobs wasn't as bad as I remembered):

 

[NorfolkNWeigh]

And they say crime doesn't pay.

[J-Rod]

And they say crime doesn't pay.image.jpg

Saw a plate on a new 911 not so long back, round the corner from my mate's place in Queen's Park, that read P11 LLS.

 

I think the gentleman owner (for, verily, twas a 'he'), might have dealt in pharmaceuticals... 

[AlabamaShrimp]

I've got issues.... Been and bought the rest of them (text on the Vauxhall fobs wasn't as bad as I remembered):

 

Lol nice!

[MrDuke]

After many many moons of pretending that I'm raking it in while conveniently forgetting how much money I've been borrowing from M-i-L to pay the bills, I've bitten the bullet and found a job. Options are limited - 'health' issues mean that I can't work with other people, or in one place, for any length of time, and my CV doesn't exactly cause personnel managers to cream themselves with excitement. Thus, I'm now slaving away on slightly more than minimum wage while wearing an unpleasant uniform and getting up at the crack of dawn most days.

 

This would be in the GOM/P thread, except that said job entails driving alone around remote but beautiful bits of N Wales, with the stereo up to 11 and the vaguest of schedules to follow. Best of all, I'm doing it in a knackered Iveco Daily with a semi-automatic gearbox :mrgreen:  Verily, I hath scored mightily in life.

 

Also, I went to see a benefits advisor today, and it seems I'm going to be receiving a surprisingly fat wedge of tax credits for the rest of the year. If I can drag enough of it away from Mrs_Duke's razor-sharp talons, I shall be investing* in some truly appalling pre-80s chod.

[Pillock]

This uniform.... It's not black is it? With a rainbow circle thing on?

[AlabamaShrimp]

After many many moons of pretending that I'm raking it in while conveniently forgetting how much money I've been borrowing from M-i-L to pay the bills, I've bitten the bullet and found a job. Options are limited - 'health' issues mean that I can't work with other people, or in one place, for any length of time, and my CV doesn't exactly cause personnel managers to cream themselves with excitement. Thus, I'm now slaving away on slightly more than minimum wage while wearing an unpleasant uniform and getting up at the crack of dawn most days.

 

This would be in the GOM/P thread, except that said job entails driving alone around remote but beautiful bits of N Wales, with the stereo up to 11 and the vaguest of schedules to follow. Best of all, I'm doing it in a knackered Iveco Daily with a semi-automatic gearbox :mrgreen: Verily, I hath scored mightily in life.

 

Also, I went to see a benefits advisor today, and it seems I'm going to be receiving a surprisingly fat wedge of tax credits for the rest of the year. If I can drag enough of it away from Mrs_Duke's razor-sharp talons, I shall be investing* in some truly appalling pre-80s chod.

That sounds like a very nice job and just the thing I'm after apart from the early starts, I'd prefer late finishes

[MrDuke]

This uniform.... It's not black is it? With a rainbow circle thing on?

The trousers are black.... The top is mostly dayglo with scotchlite accents. I also got given a hi-vis bomber jacket, so I can pretend to be a frequenter of ovals. I would say who they are, but they keep a very close eye on teh interwebz and I'm not even allowed to mention them in a positive way. It's not Tesco, though

 

 

That sounds like a very nice job and just the thing I'm after apart from the early starts, I'd prefer late finishes

I actually prefer the earlies, but I have to do some lates too - rarely home after 8:00 though.

[Pillock]

Aaah, I thought it was Knowhow but they don't do bomber jackets. They do use semi automatic Ivecos and have only a vague schedule though

[cort16]

this has turned up outside my lockup. I think it's in for some work at the garage next door I have never seen a vehicle so stuffed with wob in my life. The door on the other side looks like it's made of 99% pure filler.

 

 

As we know chequer plate is not structural

 

[Lord Sterling]

Right, well after many false starts, I shall be trying to install myself at Chez_Mo tomorrow. Spent much of today there, I milled about and ended up at the Bewdley Railway station where there was an old carriage used as a tat-shop. Scored myself a book and a cordless telephone for £2!

 

On my way back out of Bewdley, I stopped off at a local estate where I'd spotted a Blue E-reg Rover 213 and saw the owner by it, got talking to him and he mentioned that the council had a few garages going at £12 per week. A little expensive for 4 cars though at nearly £200 per month.

[Timewaster]

Watching very early (1981) episodes of Bullseye on Challenge TV tonight. Nice ATV (pre-Central, just) idents.

One contestant saying he worked for British Leyland drew spontaneous groans from the audience. Next episode's Bully's star prize "look what you would've won" was a ... blue Allegro 3.

You are as sad as me! The last one I saw had a Morris Ital.

 

It is also entertaining watching Jim Bowen fiddling with the darts in the board then struggling to add up the scores in his head.

No wonder they employed Tony Green for the next series.

 

Actually, how the fuck did that ever get a second series? It was terrible!

[purplebargeken]

On the way home today along the A12 and M25: spotted a Rover Vi, Rover P4, a lovely white Merc topless sports car from the 50/60's and a mint VW Polo breadvan thingy (red and F reg).

[Ghosty]

Tech, for once. Ordered a new scanner from Amazon, it's USB powered - no power cable. Tidy!

[Timewaster]

Had a new Ford Ranger delivered to work this week.

 

On the delivery note, the driver had written:

 

Drinks Diesel like pop! £10 = 50 miles

Had to stop twice!

 

Someone is in for some clubcard points

[fred]

After many many moons of pretending that I'm raking it in while conveniently forgetting how much money I've been borrowing from M-i-L to pay the bills, I've bitten the bullet and found a job. Options are limited - 'health' issues mean that I can't work with other people, or in one place, for any length of time, and my CV doesn't exactly cause personnel managers to cream themselves with excitement. Thus, I'm now slaving away on slightly more than minimum wage while wearing an unpleasant uniform and getting up at the crack of dawn most days.

 

This would be in the GOM/P thread, except that said job entails driving alone around remote but beautiful bits of N Wales, with the stereo up to 11 and the vaguest of schedules to follow. Best of all, I'm doing it in a knackered Iveco Daily with a semi-automatic gearbox :mrgreen:  Verily, I hath scored mightily in life.

 

Also, I went to see a benefits advisor today, and it seems I'm going to be receiving a surprisingly fat wedge of tax credits for the rest of the year. If I can drag enough of it away from Mrs_Duke's razor-sharp talons, I shall be investing* in some truly appalling pre-80s chod.

Tell me of this occupation, is there vacancies for hither I would like to partake in

[twosmoke300]

Had a new Ford Ranger delivered to work this week.

 

On the delivery note, the driver had written:

 

Drinks Diesel like pop! £10 = 50 miles

Had to stop twice!

 

Someone is in for some clubcard points

That's because it's as big as , and weighs as much as a two bed semi .

[Richard]

That's about 27mpg, isn't that quite good for that sort of thing? I wish my Transit would do 27mpg, I wouldn't have to fill up every other day.

[320touring]

Faith in humanity is partially restored by knowing that at least some young folks have a good grasp on the concept of

 

"Champagne taste, beer income"

 

25 yrs old with a w210 e280 is winning in my book!

 

I reckon she'll want an sd1 next year..

[320touring]

That's about 27mpg, isn't that quite good for that sort of thing? I wish my Transit would do 27mpg, I wouldn't have to fill up every other day.

you should bring it down to the glf and have a race off against essexman

[skattrd]

This must be a first on here, a post about a delivery driver in the grin thread.

 

I'm working from home today but needed to pop over to my sisters place briefly, ok, so I think if I'm back for 9am I shouldn't miss the delivery. I leave at 8:15 and get back home at just gone 9:00, there is a card from parcel farce saying delivery failed at 8:45 ... arse.

I make a coffee, then there's a knock on the door, it's Parcel force, he was driving past and saw my car back on the driveway so thought he'd try the delivery again. Top bloke and really good of him to notice the fifth car returned to the driveway.

[155V6]

Volvo just passed it's MOT needing just 1 wiper blade & 2 sidelight bulbs.I'd set aside a few quid to get it through,so didn't mind paying £15 for the garage to fit the parts while I waited so I didn't have to go back again later 

[twosmoke300]

This must be a first on here, a post about a delivery driver in the grin thread.

 

I'm working from home today but needed to pop over to my sisters place briefly, ok, so I think if I'm back for 9am I shouldn't miss the delivery. I leave at 8:15 and get back home at just gone 9:00, there is a card from parcel farce saying delivery failed at 8:45 ... arse.

I make a coffee, then there's a knock on the door, it's Parcel force, he was driving past and saw my car back on the driveway so thought he'd try the delivery again. Top bloke and really good of him to notice the fifth car returned to the driveway.

I had a driver do that the other day too , there are a few good ones.

 

Not usually parcelfarce tho , they have been known to turn round in my signposted ( address and name) yard then post a missed you card to me claiming they couldnt find it !!

[gm]

the postie has just been, he had a recorded delivery letter for me - I signed with trepidation as the word 'invoice' was clearly visible through the address window with a deep breath I sat down and opened it to find a copy of the invoice for some tyres I bought online a few weeks back (which I'd already paid) and £20 of gift vouchers as a reward for buying four uniroyals at the same time :)

 

anyone who is in the market for new tyres, I strongly recommend looking at www.camskill.co.uk - their prices were the best I could find and they delivered to my work the next day