Nob of the Day.......

[Tiggie]

I love using the over the limit excuse, My wife doesn't drink so its even easier for me to use it 

 

Her: our daughter needs picking up from her friends, it's definitely your turn this time.

 

Me: (frantically opening bottle of whisky) I'm about to of had too much to drive 

 

[onesea]

6 minutes ago, Tiggie said:

I love using the over the limit excuse, My wife doesn't drink so its even easier for me to use it 

 

Her: our daughter needs picking up from her friends, it's definitely your turn this time.

 

Me: (frantically opening bottle of whisky) I'm about to of had too much to drive 

 

Misses and I both enjoy a tipple, we decided early days we would drink with our own families and the other would drive.

My UK family have now all passed away, so I do allot of driving.  Until my daughter is 18

[Stu]

23 minutes ago, Bender said:

Just squeezed in for today, I would like to nominate the In laws who got on the wrong bus on the way home tonight and requested a lift, 8 miles from where they live, I had to get the wife involved as I'm probably (definitely) over the limit. 

 

This is what baffles me! 

 

Bus goes a different way and people stay on it right till the end then you have to tell them its the last stop

 

Its only then they say "oh I got on the wrong bus" 

 

At what point did they realise and how the hell did they end up so far away!

[onesea]

9 minutes ago, Stu said:

At what point did they realise and how the hell did they end up so far away!

As a kid a family friend left Liverpool area to go to Birmingham, it was only when she got to Scotland did she realise she took the wrong turning on to the M6

 

Anything is possible.

[Bender]

8 minutes ago, Stu said:

 

This is what baffles me! 

 

Bus goes a different way and people stay on it right till the end then you have to tell them its the last stop

 

Its only then they say "oh I got on the wrong bus" 

 

At what point did they realise and how the hell did they end up so far away!

They got on an express bus that went straight past there village right into town, obviously as they went past us they thought hmmmmm free ride back home, wife was asleep and not impressed  

[Guest]

Ticks. Don't think I need to explain why. 

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

On 22/10/2021 at 23:07, Stu said:

 

This is what baffles me! 

 

Bus goes a different way and people stay on it right till the end then you have to tell them its the last stop

 

Its only then they say "oh I got on the wrong bus" 

 

At what point did they realise and how the hell did they end up so far away!

The last time I got on a bus it was late, dark and pouring down. I was the only passenger.

 

We set off and after I while I thought this is an odd way to go, but buses often seem to take route that aren't the most direct route. So I just relaxed as it had been a long day.

 

After a while it became obvious the bus wasn't heading for the destination displayed on the front. The driver stopped, came back and said he was lost. He'd only driven the route once before and that was in daylight.

 

So I directed him back to our house and gave him directions from there back to the city centre. 

[Bender]

52 minutes ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

The last time I got on a bus it was late, dark and pouring down. I was the only passenger.

 

We set off and after I while I thought this is an odd way to go, but buses often seem to take route that aren't the most direct route. So I just relaxed as it had been a long day.

 

After a while it became obvious the bus wasn't heading for the destination displayed on the front. The driver stopped, came back and said he was lost. He'd only driven the route once before and that was in daylight.

 

So I directed him back to our house and gave him directions from there back to the city centre. 

I bet @Stuwas glad you knew where you were  

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

Tried to make an omelette.

 

It did not go well.

 

 

[husoi]

5 minutes ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

Tried to make an omelette.

 

It did not go well.

 

 

Did you use an hand grenade? 

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

8 minutes ago, husoi said:

Did you use an hand grenade? 

I think the non-stick pan has had it. The omelette stuck to it better than my usual welding.

[Stu]

but did you still eat it @Mississippi Bullfrog? 

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

25 minutes ago, Stu said:

but did you still eat it @Mississippi Bullfrog? 

Of course I did. I was hungry. It tasted fine.

 

I sent a picture to our daughter who told me to rebrand it as scrambled eggs and then nobody would know any better.

[Stu]

Just now, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

Of course I did. I was hungry. It tasted fine.

 

I sent a picture to our daughter who told me to rebrand it as scrambled eggs and then nobody would know any better.

 

In that case there is no issue! you made food it was nice and served a purpose  

[Bender]

2 hours ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

Tried to make an omelette.

 

It did not go well.

 

 

sure you didn't confuse it with a pancake  

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

11 minutes ago, Bender said:

sure you didn't confuse it with a pancake  

Silly boy - a pancake has flour and stuff, not tomato and cheese. (You can't see the cheese though, I think it took one look at what it was getting in to and legged it.)

 

Actually I'm pretty good with pancakes as it happens.

[billy sugger]

Me!! 

I rent a garage where my other 3 bikes are, and went there yesterday to sort out everything to start rebuilding the 500.

Where the boxes are stored it is covered in spiders webs and some big buggers, so I thought, "I know, I'll burn it all away, assassins creed style" 

So, out comes the blow torch, and for the hard to reach bits, a can of brake cleaner, Yeh, a homemade flamethrower . 

 

A few very satisfying moments later, cue one spider and web free area, apart from one teeny problem. 

 

You all know what's coming, don't you? 

 

 

Yes, you guessed it, I managed to set fire to the boxes, along with a big nylon blanket covering them, and a set of nylon overalls. 

 

Cue frantic grabbing of burning stuff to get it out of the garage, leaving a trail of burning debris in its wake. 

 

Managed to put it all out with a combination of dad dancing and wee,(don't ask) . 

 

The ultimate result, apart from loads of black cobwebs, is nylon melted to a lot of the engine casings I lovingly spent hours sanding down and repainting, and two very melted side panels! Still, could have been worse - the garage is still standing 

[husoi]

29 minutes ago, billy sugger said:

Me!! 

I rent a garage where my other 3 bikes are, and went there yesterday to sort out everything to start rebuilding the 500.

Where the boxes are stored it is covered in spiders webs and some big buggers, so I thought, "I know, I'll burn it all away, assassins creed style" 

So, out comes the blow torch, and for the hard to reach bits, a can of brake cleaner, Yeh, a homemade flamethrower . 

 

A few very satisfying moments later, cue one spider and web free area, apart from one teeny problem. 

 

You all know what's coming, don't you? 

 

 

Yes, you guessed it, I managed to set fire to the boxes, along with a big nylon blanket covering them, and a set of nylon overalls. 

 

Cue frantic grabbing of burning stuff to get it out of the garage, leaving a trail of burning debris in its wake. 

 

Managed to put it all out with a combination of dad dancing and wee,(don't ask) . 

 

The ultimate result, apart from loads of black cobwebs, is nylon melted to a lot of the engine casings I lovingly spent hours sanding down and repainting, and two very melted side panels! Still, could have been worse - the garage is still standing 

Where's a camera wen you need one? 

[S-Westerly]

Dear God. I can only assume you are an arachnophobe?. Sounds bloody expensive way to get rid of a spider or two. I find a quick flick of a brush usually works! 

[Mickly]

2 hours ago, S-Westerly said:

Dear God. I can only assume you are an arachnophobe?. Sounds bloody expensive way to get rid of a spider or two. I find a quick flick of a brush usually works! 

I find leaving them be & thus preventing Mrs Mickly from entering the garage is the best policy 🕸🕷

[husoi]

The thing is.

You just need a couple of cinnamon stick around the place and spiders will stay away.

[Fozzie]

5 hours ago, billy sugger said:

Me!! 

I rent a garage where my other 3 bikes are, and went there yesterday to sort out everything to start rebuilding the 500.

Where the boxes are stored it is covered in spiders webs and some big buggers, so I thought, "I know, I'll burn it all away, assassins creed style" 

So, out comes the blow torch, and for the hard to reach bits, a can of brake cleaner, Yeh, a homemade flamethrower . 

 

 

 

What I love about this story is you had the solution in your hand, brake cleaner!

 

Seriously, spray it on spiders, it acts quicker than a Russian nerve poison, and drops them. No need to set it on fire!

[Tiggie]

The person packing my order from Amazon yesterday. Though it's the manager who will be thinking nob rather than me 

 

I ordered a nightlight for our hallway to replace one that had broke. £4.99 free delivery, sorted

 

 

Sent me a box of ten!!  I've checked and have only been charged for the one

 

 

 

 

 

[husoi]

I'll buy a couple from you for £2 each  

[billy sugger]

8 hours ago, Fozzie said:

 

What I love about this story is you had the solution in your hand, brake cleaner!

 

Seriously, spray it on spiders, it acts quicker than a Russian nerve poison, and drops them. No need to set it on fire!

I didn’t know that. Anyway I don't mind spiders, it's just they were everywhere, including all over the bike frame, so I thought I'd just burn away the webs rather than dig out a brush