DaveMcT said:

I have an Cannondale mountain bike (Jeckyl 1000) with lefty front fork, Hope brakes

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Great name for brakes, brought a smile.

On a similar note, there's a building company in Newbury called "Hope & Clay". They've been around a long time, so the name can't be putting people off. Makes me smile every time I see one of their vans, always makes me think, is that the company name or a building method.

portland_bill said:

Great name for brakes, brought a smile.

On a similar note, there's a building company in Newbury called "Hope & Clay". They've been around a long time, so the name can't be putting people off. Makes me smile every time I see one of their vans, always makes me think, is that the company name or a building method.

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Bojen Electrical is another..

Always thought Achilles was daft name for a tyre brand.

Yes let's name it after someone who had a famous weakness.

One of those stupid automated phone calls today, but with a difference I'm a wanted man apparently,her maj' customs has a warrant out for my arrest for illegal smuggling no less... Phone this number if you want to stop the proceedings......

Then there's the English surname "Doctor" which is believed to have evolved from Dohtor which meant daughter.

But you could be a medic with a PhD making you Doctor Dr Doctor Phd.

Picture in my local paper today, an orphaned giraffe befriends an alsatian dog, there they are sitting down together. really sweet.


I'm a big softie at heart.

The video is even more heartwarming [emoji106]

jimboy said:

Picture in my local paper today, an orphaned giraffe befriends an alsatian dog, there they are sitting down together. really sweet.


I'm a big softie at heart.

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andydiver said:

The video is even more heartwarming [emoji106]

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I've seen similar animal friendships on the telly, but not this one. Kind of makes up for all the crap that's going on here & afar in a small way when you see things like this.

Just seen the video, honestly I'm a bit emotional.

COOKIES.

passed comment on the scottish fiat garages thread.. where a tiny place had shut..

Somebody said 'the competition ' made
ARTHUR DALEY look great.

The forums new banner ads.. a bit annoying.

Just got one now for Arnold Clark.. well handy from Cardiff.

Anticipating one now reading
'Laughing all the way to the Leeds'

It's always amusing when people complain about the adverts they see - especially when it's for things like Thai / Russian brides, or 'escort' services.

They get terribly defensive when you point out that adverts are targeted based on browsing history!

My moment to make me smile today was getting my 25th volunteer credit at parkrun, meaning I can now proudly wear a 25 milestone volunteer t-shirt, along with my 50 and 100 run shirts.
(Next milestone is about 2 years away - for 250 runs. Currently on 192)

Schumi2001 said:

It's always amusing when people complain about the adverts they see - especially when it's for things like Thai / Russian brides, or 'escort' services.

They get terribly defensive when you point out that adverts are targeted based on browsing history!

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I would love to know what I googled to get these adverts...

Me too!

They do appear to be pretty standard Wish adverts, though.

Not sure why I started getting Wish adverts - maybe because I've browsed Ali Express recently, so I'm obviously in the market for cheap tat?

I have adblock plus/ pop up blocker/ & a preventing cookies setting. Works for me.......

A guy striding confidently across the supermarket car park, looking around as if to ensure he was being admired, "Jeep" emblazoned across his jacket and baseball cap.

"Kia" and "Sportage" on his vehicle.

Never mind, we can all dream.

Me, walking gently to the orange Panda might suggest "don't care", or perhaps, "not impressed".

We took our young granddaughter swimming yesterday afternoon, as we do every Tuesday after school. Mummy is seriously ill in hospital at this time so we are "taking some of the load" by spending a lot of our time with the youngster leaving Daddy to get on with important other stuff.

The pool is part of the local High school/Community building/Library - it's a large and busy set up. The approach on the main road is cursed with multiple, aggressive, speed bumps for which a good case can be made as it's chaos when the kids come out at end of school. You really need to be doing less than 5 mph! As we were approaching the complex and negotiating the first bump, a 2006 Astra estate (noticed it because that's what my boy drives - his is a 2008) roared up behind us very rapidly. I glanced in the mirror just in time to see his front wheels bounce just clear of the road surface and the car then executed at least half a dozen violent bounces before settling for the next bump where it repeated the "entertainment" The front struts must have been so completely "shot" that they were doing absolutely no damping whatsoever. Had he followed us into the car park I would have tried a diplomatic conversation about how absolutely lethal a vehicle in this condition is, but he just continued, on his bouncy way, down the main road. Probably just as well, surely he couldn't have an MOT with a car in this condition and, thinking about it, my comments probably wouldn't have been kindly received? Hopefully he'll be pulled up at his next MOT, or when he breaks a spring, or maybe sooner if the "boys in blue" notice him.

I was smiling watching the extreme antics of his vehicle - like a "bouncy ball" my granddaughter said (she found it very amusing) - but on reflection I should maybe have started a new thread, perhaps entitled "What's appalled you today?"

Get well soon Mummy :hug:

DaveMcT said:

Get well soon Mummy :hug:

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Thanks Dave but it's going to be a long haul I'm afraid. Lots of family support over Christmas going to be needed I think.

portland_bill said:

A guy striding confidently across the supermarket car park, looking around as if to ensure he was being admired, "Jeep" emblazoned across his jacket and baseball cap.

"Kia" and "Sportage" on his vehicle.

Never mind, we can all dream.

Me, walking gently to the orange Panda might suggest "don't care", or perhaps, "not impressed".

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I always walked over to the silver, beat up and dented 05 Panda 169 I had over the years, be it across the Tesco or KFC car park post-10pm across all of the 'cruisers' in their Jetta's, Golfs and old Civic's looking at me funny because of my Panda, but also quietly in stillness because I always had a girl with me... Felt to me like Panda suggested "yep, even with this car I can get a woman, where's yours?" ;-)


Or at least that's the way it was in my head... others may (most certainly do) not see it this way... LOL

The only thing better than a Panda at one of those boy racer events is a Tesla. Back it out of the parking space using Summon Mode to really rub it in.

A fresh MOT, requiring two new rear springs(s4p legends, as cheap for two inc 10.00 next day carriage as local auto factors for one spring, who wants one spring!!) used my monster trolly jack and for the first time used axle stands on the rear sub frame four poster mounts. I made some blocks to spread the load and account for the 45 degrees my car was at to get it high enough to get the stands under, there is only a 4” square cut out in the plastic covers. They seemed so far forward I felt sure my car was a see saw, so kept the jack hovering below the beam whilst I dropped the beam off the shocks. Who wouldn’t smile with a 10 year old car passing and it looks like new underneath, love it.