Smile of the day - What is yours?

[Mrs DJ Fridge]

Eldest finishing work at 11.30 and coming in and saying come on get to the pub we all need a drink and relax, we did and there was yesterday's wedding party still there so we all did karaoke to their song 'I dream a dream' from Les Miserable, mad but true, good night all round

[BernardBikerchick]

weekend away in London with Electro x

[Trev B]

Stunned by the first pictures of Pluto sent from the dark blackness of space!!!

[Ch00]

Caught up with a old mate unexpectedly as we walked out the same building by chance!!

[Mrs DJ Fridge]

Sammy Miller bike museum followed by Bovington tank museum, excellent day out.

[pookie]

apparently I run like Usain bolt .. I love sports day :)

[dirtydog]

apparently I run like Usain bolt .. I love sports day :)

I came last in the dads race :mad: I'm clearly built for comfort and not speed

[Amadeus]

Having an antique Chesterfield restored. Got some photos of the original state (horrendous!) and once they'd stripped it back (not much left!). But it's gonna be beautiful!

[BernardBikerchick]

AR!!!!1

[NTECUK]

AR!!!!1

Fond memories of AR 1??

[Heorot]

Had the valve check done (15,300 miles) and all is well inside the limits. No adjustment needed.

[Mrs DJ Fridge]

DJ and eldest went to Comicon and I didn't have to go, well worth a smile, but even better I took youngest to a local horse show (next door to where we keep his horse) and we had a fantastic day topped by him coming second in the under 14's 70cm jumping with his new horse and this is despite the poor child being bitten by a horse fly on the back of his neck just before he started jumping.

[DJFridge]

Met author Ben Aaranovitch at Comic Con with eldest today. Fantastic author and nice bloke to boot. Actually, if you like Neil Gaiman-y like fantasy novels, another fine author and genuinely nice bloke is James Brogden. He hasn't got a proper book deal yet, but his second (excellent) novel, Tourmaline, is available on Amazon. Bought the follow up today, I'll try to remember to let you all know if it's as good as the first.

[Corny Gizmo]

Had the valve check done (15,300 miles) and all is well inside the limits. No adjustment needed.

Did mine last weekend, both sets of exhaust valves were at minimum, but within spec. After an oil leak and an ill fitted gasket, all is now well. Happy I decided to do it myself! :)

[Red ones]

Seeing that someone thinks you can make a cafe racer out of a BMW K100.

[Trev B]

1940 tradesman cafe racer????? Saw this at Woodhall Spas' 40s Week-end and yes he rode it around a few times,28 mph,twin exhaust,2 stroke,all three brakes operated by I foot pedal!!!

[s7even]

Leaving work today knowing that im not back in until next monday :D

Pity the weathers poor in Glasgow so wont get out much :(

[pookie]

some humans are nice .. I'm back in black

[Bluepete]

HOLIDAY!!!!
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HAPPY PETE ;)

[Luckypants]

Checked bank account, spot refund from Tax Man - only filled out my self-assessment last week. :cool:

[carelesschucca]

Just noticed how many tshirts have been ordered for this years GM.

It's great we've now made the forum £62 (thats 6 free months for Admin)

Thanks to everyone thats put an order in. THANK YOU!!!

[maviczap]

A knob jockey in his VW Golf Cabriolet decided to jump ahead of me by one car by using a right only lane at a roundabout, as I was in the correct lane for proceeding straight ahead. cut me up in my car.:smt019

But there were two other cars in front of me, both being driven by old people, so KJ couldn't overtake them & was gesticulating with his arms, as he couldn't pass them. :mrgreen:

At the next roundabout he got stuck behind the slower of the two cars, so i was laughing at him so he could see me in his rear view mirror. :smt040

Then the next set of traffic lights turned red, just to compound KJ's misery :p

[Luckypants]

Watching Monday's TdF last night and spotted the Intermediate sprint was just outside the Cafe d'Etape in Die, where three years ago almost to the day we stopped for lunch on our tour through France. The view from the cafe was a bit different that day!

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[maviczap]

My American mate told me about them going through Die, but I missed it. I'll have to go and watch it again.

I was term 3 years ago too, although in September.

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[Luckypants]

It is also a smile of the day for me to remember that we both ate in the same cafe, one year apart! :D

[maviczap]

Yep, and that meal we had fuelled the final bit of our 120km ride on our final day of our Alps tour. An epic week.

[Littlepeahead]

The famous honours board in the dressing room was getting updated today. Except the engraver took the order over the phone from a Welsh member of staff here and miss heard. I sent the pic to Chris Rogers and got the reply 'Don't mean to be picky, but you've got my name wrong!'

By that time our media department had already sent the video out. Oopsie.

It's now updated correctly. At least the player saw the funny side, he was threatening to change his middle name from John to Glenda on Facebook.

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[Heorot]

Car broken down on the A140 towards Norwich yesterday. 3 police cars attending to direct the traffic and the resulting 2 mile tailback. I must have sailed past over a hundred cars to the front of the queue.

[NTECUK]

Sleeping in my own bed.
Nice to get a night of puppy sitting.
Actually it's the grown up dog's that are the pain!!

[shiftin_gear98]

Being told my bike isn't a write off - Lance gonna get those plates back!!
Not to mention my braided lines, Scotoiler, RG bungs blah blah blah.


Apparently 1K worth of repair. Never new a rear set cost that much......

[ophic]

Get them to pay the £1000 directly to you so you can "proceed with the repairs".

In a similar situation, I refused to let them take my bike and have so far spent the sum total of £15 and a bolt to get it back on the road.

[shiftin_gear98]

Does that work with third party fire and theft - my insurance have gotten their garage to take my bike and assess it. They rang today to say they are now going to pursue the 3rd party's insurance. I only really wanted someone to tell me it wasn't bent or cracked. I have however had to sign a million form's some I didn't really want to. Not sure I can do what you suggest now. Would have been a lot simpler.

[Nutsinatin]

No BT sport price rise for me, I called to say cancel my subscription and now I'm getting the price frozen for 12 months and this month half price, this was their go to offer so I would urge others to do the same.

[NTECUK]

New 12month contract with BT???

[Mrs DJ Fridge]

Getting the works 15 tonne lorry back on the road after the agency driver accidentally put add blue in the tank, if we have got away with it we will be saved a 4000 pound bill, yes it is covered by insurance, but who wants to go through all of that. I just have to do another 50 miles drive tomorrow and we should be in the clear.

[NTECUK]

But did you take the "Pee "much (in joke)..,,,

[DJFridge]

Watched Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No today with the kids. I haven't laughed so much at a film for years, utter rubbish but really, really enjoyable.

SHARKS...........IN...........SPACE!

[DJFridge]

But did you take the "Pee "much (in joke)..,,,

No, because I was the one who had to drive to the garage in Portsmouth and pick him up. Actually he was quite embarrassed about the whole thing. So no pee taken

[NTECUK]

No, . Actually he was quite embarrassed about the whole thing. So no pee taken
Only in the tank .....

[Sir Trev]

First meal of the year with my runner beans. Yum.

[Littlepeahead]

Ugh, runner beans are disgusting

[NTECUK]

Blaze getting a good citizen award at Leeds CDS .

[Nutsinatin]

Scary looking letter from HMRC arrived today, contained a cheque for a tax rebate worth 1 and a half months pay, in a week I'll have gone from an empty bank account the day after pay day to being able to just live normally, what a great surprise to come home to!

[Bibio]

Scary looking letter from HMRC arrived today, contained a cheque for a tax rebate worth 1 and a half months pay, in a week I'll have gone from an empty bank account the day after pay day to being able to just live normally, what a great surprise to come home to!

is that you saying the drinks are on you at the GM :lol:

[carelesschucca]

Result! I may need a drink.

[timwilky]

Wife and daughter have gone to a wedding in Northern Ireland for the weekend, leaving me at home dog sitting.

Time to return her love shack, back to being a man cave. (If I feel very very brave)

[carelesschucca]

Wife and daughter have gone to a wedding in Northern Ireland for the weekend, leaving me at home dog sitting.

Time to return her love shack, back to being a man cave. (If I feel very very brave)

Why do I suddenly hear Nat King Cole singing Lets face the music?

[NTECUK]

Was late setting off to work.So took the A12 and it was an easy trip no one got too close or in the way #amazing..

[maviczap]

Last day at work for 3 weeks

[littleoldman2]

Wife and daughter have gone to a wedding in Northern Ireland for the weekend, leaving me at home dog sitting.

Time to return her love shack, back to being a man cave. (If I feel very very brave)

A few drinks should do it :)

[andrewsmith]

Wife and daughter have gone to a wedding in Northern Ireland for the weekend, leaving me at home dog sitting.

Time to return her love shack, back to being a man cave. (If I feel very very brave)
Do it

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[Sir Trev]

Sending my end of month invoice. My last contract allowed weekly billing which I rather liked as it seems so long since I've been paid this way, despite all the years I was on monthly salary meaning I should be used to it...

[Teejayexc]

Sending my end of month invoice. My last contract allowed weekly billing which I rather liked as it seems so long since I've been paid this way, despite all the years I was on monthly salary meaning I should be used to it...

This is only a smile if they pay up on time, alittle delay on a monthly invoice means funds run short rather rapidly :???:

I'll await your smile/gripe of the day depending on payment being made :cool:

[maviczap]

Waking up after 7, first time in weeks, feeling nearly human

[Fruity-ya-ya]

Finding 'Arrow' and watching the first 8 espisodes back to back

[Sir Trev]

Waking up after 7, first time in weeks, feeling nearly human

After 7 - you lucky so and so. The dog assumes 6 is plenty late enough during the summer months and paces about on the vinyl floor in the hallway until we give in and go down to let her out. As Lady Poppy is visiting her dad this weekend I've had to do the honours the last two days. Glad you're feeling better for your lie in anywho.

[NTECUK]

Good sunny day for the essex customs show.
Some nice cars and some howler s.
Even spotted a FS1E...

[maviczap]

After 7 - you lucky so and so. The dog assumes 6 is plenty late enough during the summer months and paces about on the vinyl floor in the hallway until we give in and go down to let her out. As Lady Poppy is visiting her dad this weekend I've had to do the honours the last two days. Glad you're feeling better for your lie in anywho.

Yes, but my waking time is between 5 & 6 when I'm working & stressed out, especially in the summer when the mornings are so light.

I think it also stems from also doing a paper round, so I was always up bright & early :roll:

So after 7 is bloomin good :thumbsup:

Its another reason why I won't have a dog until I'm retired, I can do without that hassle :D 2 rabbits is more than enough :)

[Sir Trev]

Yes, but my waking time is between 5 & 6 when I'm working & stressed out, especially in the summer when the mornings are so light.

I think it also stems from also doing a paper round, so I was always up bright & early :roll:

So after 7 is bloomin good :thumbsup:

Its another reason why I won't have a dog until I'm retired, I can do without that hassle :D 2 rabbits is more than enough :)

When I had a paper round the rabbit was my dad's problem. Now I know why he was quite glad when it popped it's clogs.

[Luckypants]

First ride out on the bike in AGES last night. Me and the Mrs went for a chippy tea to Conwy. Both things put a big grin on my face, even when it rained for a bit.

[Bibio]

testing an SJ4000 cam with a 64gig card and it works :-)

thats 8hrs or footage which equates to a days riding on 1 card. i now dont have to remember to swap cards when out playing :-)

[Bibio]

total footage at 720 x 30fps for full 64gig card is 8hr 23min 32sec :-)

now going to try 1080. from past experiences with 32gig cards it only drops about 15min

[maviczap]

testing an SJ4000 cam with a 64gig card and it works :-)

thats 8hrs or footage which equates to a days riding on 1 card. i now dont have to remember to swap cards when out playing :-)

Did you just stick it in (ooh er missus) and it read it ok?

[NTECUK]

total footage at 720 x 30fps for full 64gig card is 8hr 23min 32sec :-)

now going to try 1080. from past experiences with 32gig cards it only drops about 15min
Wow. It says on my one 32G class ten is the biggest.
What type is it and I guess fat 32???

[Bibio]

its formatted as exfat. seems to not like recording in full HD as gets too hot that or the battery is goosed. i have new battery's coming so will see then.

[Littlepeahead]

Bake Off is back. I only bake simple stuff that can survive a 2 hour commute or a motorbike rise so I enjoy watching them come up with the crazy show stoppers. And I spend the hour chatting by text with my best mate, well I say chatting, it's more bitching about the annoying contestants.

[pookie]

having fun in the forest in the rain.. on two wheels with 1 hp (human power ). Also where are my antipodean cricket friends when you need them

[Amadeus]

Aus @ cricket... and I don't like cricket...

[Littlepeahead]

Aus @ cricket... and I don't like cricket...
Oh it's been a joyful day. Stuart Broad is a super guy, I couldn't be more happy for him. My many Aussie mates all seem to have gone very quiet.

[Red ones]

Did Australia play today? I was a bit busy this morning, I switched the TV on about midday and England were batting?!?!

[chris8886]

Did Australia play today? I was a bit busy this morning, I switched the TV on about midday and England were batting?!?!



I'm not sure they turned up for that first session! lol. that was my first smile.


my second smile and I would say more importantly (despite my love of cricket etc.) is the picture of myself riding at ar09 (I think) that popped up on my newsfeed on facebook (courtesy of rictus's memories etc.), with hovis a few bikes behind me and the happy memories that then came back to me of seeing him on that ridiculous childs playground toy thing. maybe not from the same event, but a good memory anyhow.....

[NTECUK]

Puppies at 8 weeks readying to leave for there new home's.

[carelesschucca]

Aus @ cricket... and I don't like cricket...

You know its a bad day for your country's cricket team when your an Aussie and being slagged rotten by Scotsmen. Poor Jordan I bet he's glad he's going home soon (but not as soon as the cricket team)

[BanannaMan]

After spending most of the past 3+ months in the hospital the doctors think they have found the source of my blood clots and have begun treatment to cure it.
Now as soon as they can get me back on food again ( currently being fed intravenously) hopefully I can get out of here and go back to living my life again!

[Sir Trev]

After spending most of the past 3+ months in the hospital the doctors think they have found the source of my blood clots and have begun treatment to cure it.
Now as soon as they can get me back on food again ( currently being fed intravenously) hopefully I can get out of here and go back to living my life again!

Lets hope so Bill. That would be a big smile for all of us.

[Geodude]

What Sir Trev said +1

[garynortheast]

A sizeable step forward Bill. Hope it gets sorted pretty damn quickly now and you're back on your feet (and two wheels) again very soon.

[maviczap]

Thats progress Bill, and it would raise a big smile in yet another pretty crap year.

[Littlepeahead]

Watching England win the Test. When everyone else was waiting for autographs and selfies it's fair to say the ladies around me in the crowd at Trent Bridge were as we say in Essex 'well jel' when the team did a lap of honour and Cooky and Broad both came and gave me a big kiss while I was sat with my friends. There was much jeering by the lads and Alastair was saying 'I do know her - I'm not kissing everyone!‘

[littleoldman2]

After spending most of the past 3+ months in the hospital the doctors think they have found the source of my blood clots and have begun treatment to cure it.
Now as soon as they can get me back on food again ( currently being fed intravenously) hopefully I can get out of here and go back to living my life again!

Whoop Whoop

[littleoldman2]

Puppies at 8 weeks readying to leave for there new home's.

All gone ?. Can I let Mrs LOM look on the forum again ?.

[NTECUK]

Onwards and upwards then Bill.
Great news !

[NTECUK]

All gone ?. Can I let Mrs LOM look on the forum again ?.

One left !

[littleoldman2]

So cute . I may tease the wife. We had planned on getting a second Husky when ours is a year is a year old, but she's smitten.

[NTECUK]

Husky are lovely.
We often see Malamutes at shows too.
But samoyeds are often confused by people who think they are huskys.
Sam's are more frendly ,but make more noise.They have a strong herding instink .That's quite funny when you have 5 cats .

[BanannaMan]

So cute . I may tease the wife. We had planned on getting a second Husky when ours is a year is a year old, but she's smitten.



I'm hiding this from my wife!
We used to have two huskies. If she saw these she would have to have pne!

[BanannaMan]

Watching England win the Test. When everyone else was waiting for autographs and selfies it's fair to say the ladies around me in the crowd at Trent Bridge were as we say in Essex 'well jel' when the team did a lap of honour and Cooky and Broad both came and gave me a big kiss while I was sat with my friends. There was much jeering by the lads and Alastair was saying 'I do know her - I'm not kissing everyone!‘



Congrats on the big win.
Erm.. celebrating Cricketers? ?
Never mind that. What were the Cheerleaders doing? ? ;)

[andrewsmith]

Husky are lovely.
We often see Malamutes at shows too.
But samoyeds are often confused by people who think they are huskys.
Sam's are more frendly ,but make more noise.They have a strong herding instink .That's quite funny when you have 5 cats .
Please video that Please!!

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[dirtydog]

One left !



Odie is 12 weeks now

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He's getting over his separation anxiety, slowly but he's getting there.

[NTECUK]

I think that our left behind ones felt the loss as they were noisy last night.
But we have two were keeping and two more not going till after the people's holidays

[dirtydog]

Must be tough for them, Odie had his mum and sister around until 8 weeks then the sister went and his mum went a few days later and after all they are only babies

[BanannaMan]

Got some well wishes today on my fb page from Rich Oliver, the third most winning motorcycle rider in American history.
Rich is a 5 time AMA 250 National Champion, a WERA Champion and a Formula USA 500cc National Champion.
He went undefeated in 1996 and 1997 with 25 straight wins and has won 71 National road race victories.
He was a Yamaha factory rider who retired from racing in 2006.
I was a reporter back in those days and was at his last race (which he won).
He now runs a private race school.

I seriously doubt he remembers me in person but we are friends on fb and it was certainly nice of him to take the time
Put a smile on my face for the day. .
I almost felt like LPH! ;)

[maviczap]

Nice one Bill

No broadband at home, this post is brought to you by the miracle of a mobile phone wifi hot spot.

Its been like this since this morning and Sky says its a fault at my local exchange :smt072

Broadband restored

[Littlepeahead]

I'm a couple of days late posting these as I've not been near a PC so these are my belated Smile Of The Day from Saturday...

England beat the Aussies

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Mr LPH

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Red Arrows fly over

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Celebrating with my friend Jim

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[maviczap]

Booking return 1st class rail tickets because they work out cheaper than long stay airport parking

[Luckypants]

Getting this baby connected up

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Now hopefully be posting later with pictures of footings dug out (double smile day?)

[maviczap]

Cool

[carelesschucca]

It's now officially the start of GM weekend for me. YAY!

What is a Tuffa Tank? or do I not really want to know?

[AJC]

40 mins left of work then off for 6 days. 6 days to be spent doing over 1200 miles around the Scottish highlands on my bike! Woooo

[Bibio]

i only have 5 days but 5 DAYS riding my bike woooohhhooooooo. last time off i had was the GM last year and to top it off i'll have superb company doing so :-)

can you tell i'm excited \\:D/