Smile of the day - What is yours?

[swaffle]

I have tomorrow... which is my last day of this job... the GM (going around Scotland with some weird biker type people) and then new job monday. Uber stress time!

[littleoldman2]

No stress at the GM:D. Man of your calibre will have no problems in the new job;).

[Luckypants]

What is a Tuffa Tank? or do I not really want to know?fire proof heating oil tank..... I may be posting in the Gripe of the Day about builders.....

However, we are packing for the GM and have 7 days away on the bike seeing friends we haven't seen for 5 years or more, so that is my smile :D

[AJC]

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/

It's gonna be awesome! I have even started packing (about 5 mins ago...)

[Bibio]

AJ you did say 10am at the real food cafe?

[dizzyblonde]

I went to see a man about a dog today.
Well. Actually a Lewspeight, about a job he's doing for me.
He showed me the lights on his SV that Bibio has done for him. Awwww they lights up and gives his bike a smiley face. :) I told him what a nice man our Bibster is and a wee story about a surprise gift when Oli was born.

It suddenly dawned on me. Nice people. Doing things and making things. Then happy thoughts and some exciting times ahead. Yup. Dizz has a great big smile on her face.

Just because I can :p

[punyXpress]

fire proof heating oil tank..... :D
Hope it's pikey-proof ;)

[BanannaMan]

Finally home from the hospital after another few weeks visit.
It's good to be back home again.
I'll try to hold off till first of the week before I'm out on the bike again! :riding:

[maviczap]

Great news Bill, stay out of hospital now :cool::rolleyes:

[Geodude]

Nice one Bill :)

[garynortheast]

Glad you're back at home now Bill. Take it easy now, rest is the investment you need to make in your future.

[Littlepeahead]

Toasting marshmallows over an open fire bowl. I don't even eat marshmallows as they contain pork but I still like helping the kids get them just to that perfect stage between squishy and edible or incinerated. They have such fun doing them.

[BanannaMan]

Glad you're back at home now Bill. Take it easy now, rest is the investment you need to make in your future.



Rest is not going to be a problem this time around.
Getting moving again is.
After 2 months of bed rest thought I'd be raring to go however every muscle I have hurts and I have the strength of a newborn kitten.

[BanannaMan]

I don't even eat marshmallows as they contain pork





Who knew?
How much pork could they possibly contain? I'd be more worried about their sugar content.
I do love animals btw. They are delicious!

[Swin]

Fantastic cold call at work today:
Coldcaller: Are you the owner of this property sir?
Me : Wish I was
Coldcaller: Do you know how much capital you could realise on your property?
Me: Let's go for it - I'm in Old Admiralty Building, I'll take £30 million, cheap..
*Click*
Me: hello?

[maviczap]

Fantastic cold call at work today:
Coldcaller: Are you the owner of this property sir?
Me : Wish I was
Coldcaller: Do you know how much capital you could realise on your property?
Me: Let's go for it - I'm in Old Admiralty Building, I'll take £30 million, cheap..
*Click*
Me: hello?

Excellent, although i would have strung it out a bit longer.:D

[Swin]

well, it was a sort of accidental one, I'd even told him (in a way) that I wasn't the owner, I'm not the quickest wit normally so I was quite pleased with my *cheap* offer :)

[Red ones]

They probably thought you were the owner. Wasn't there rumour it was to be sold a couple of years ago?

[Swin]

Admiralty Arch has been sold, for use as a hotel iirc, and the Foreign Office are moving out of Old Admiralty, I believe the Department of Education are moving in, we've had to have our own entrance cut into the side (through 6 feet of wall apparently) as Dept Of Ed aren't as bothered about security as Foreign Office are...

[BanannaMan]

Got out briefly on the quadbike today.
Granted top speed was about 15 mph, I made nearly a full mile journey. LOL
Still felt good to be riding.

Encouraged me to get back on the bike.
See how easy this is?
:smt074

[Littlepeahead]

Finally got Cazza's birthday cake to her after Sunday's A12 traffic nightmares.

Does any woman look more seductive eating Martianskippy's Polish sausage?

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/19/bbd06c694e980c986f9a36f483f01aab.jpg

[maviczap]

Eldest has passed all her GCSE's, including maths which she'd struggled with :takeabow:

[chris8886]

walked out of hospital earlier this morning having been discharged after my nasty "surprise" on Monday a little piece lighter. having ha my appendix removed, so am just home in time to watch the England test match! :D

[maviczap]

Cool Chris

[Amadeus]

General anaesthetic takes it out of you so do take it easy Chris.

[chris8886]

oh I know they do, this isn't my first..... going to go for a little walk in bit to keep things moving, don't want to be just sitting on the sofa cos that's not really very good for me either.

[NTECUK]

Eldest has passed all her GCSE's, including maths which she'd struggled with :takeabow:

Congratulations:thumbsup:

[BanannaMan]

walked out of hospital earlier this morning having been discharged after my nasty "surprise" on Monday a little piece lighter. having ha my appendix removed, so am just home in time to watch the England test match! :D




Glad to hear you're out and recovering.
All the best. GWS

[Amadeus]

Having antique chesterfield and Queen Ann chair restored. Just seen first pics of them - look great! Expecting delivery next week. Will be nice for visitors to be able to sit down.

[pookie]

summer has arrived.. yay back on two wheels :)

[Sir Trev]

The monkey has got in to her first choice uni. Look out Brighton - a second generation in a row is heading your way. Although going one better than me she is going to the lovely Sussex Uni where I went to lowly Brighton Poly.

[maviczap]

Well done monkey!

[Amadeus]

The monkey has got in to her first choice uni. Look out Brighton - a second generation in a row is heading your way. Although going one better than me she is going to the lovely Sussex Uni where I went to lowly Brighton Poly.

I bet Brighton is a great uni town

[Littlepeahead]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/21/eae29c41459746cec0f59307ba98f5d5.jpg

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/21/fadf6083917506fe0946392cbdc7c7f2.jpg

Playing air hockey at the seaside.

(Getting beaten by a 6 year old however is not a smile of the day and he beat me and his older brother, little git)

[Sir Trev]

I bet Brighton is a great uni town

Yip. It was 25 years ago for me so the memories are a bit rose tinted but I recall it was fun but expensive.

LPH's nephew needs to be careful where he puts his fingers as I got a really badly bruised hand once playing that game - the puck can really whack you one.

[Littlepeahead]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/23/e217c4d8e289d7c4185ecb35b2e78dd2.jpg

Guess what I've got to go and pick up from the Oval in the morning on my way to the office. They will be a bit sticky but I'll let the boys off under the circumstances, and I'm sure all the champagne will rinse off with a bit of Fairy Liquid :)

[NTECUK]

Catching up on what the pups who have flown the nest have been up to.http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m556/Juke-of-earl/juke/FB_IMG_1440362006248.jpg (http://s1131.photobucket.com/user/Juke-of-earl/media/juke/FB_IMG_1440362006248.jpg.html)

And happy son and dad are getting on !So far......
http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m556/Juke-of-earl/juke/FB_IMG_1440361865727.jpg (http://s1131.photobucket.com/user/Juke-of-earl/media/juke/FB_IMG_1440361865727.jpg.html)

[Red ones]

Been camping for a few days. Back home to my own bed.

That feeling of your own bed on a tired body? Bedgasm!

[SIII]

Found 100 Geocaches.

[Fruity-ya-ya]

Mrs Fruity cooked me a lovely steak and new potatoes for tea.
She knows the way to my heart

:smt055

[Sam Vimes]

Dry Roads on the way to work. . . . and all the cage drivers having to slow down for the average camera zone by Reading... LOL... cheered me up anyway !

[Red ones]

Finding that the waterproof jacket leaks like a sieve but is covered by warranty!

[maviczap]

Its Friday, its sunny & my last day at work for a week.

[suzukigt380paul]

Its Friday, its sunny & my last day at work for a week.No work for me till next Tuesday!,unless the phone rings,

[maviczap]

ring, ring,ring,ring :-)

[atassiedevil]

Finding that a Suzuki Wagn R thermostat is the same fitting as the VF400F one. Honda OEM part cost, £45. Eurocarparts cost, £6.36. More money for beer :)

[punyXpress]

Its Friday, its sunny & my last day at work for a week.

aka the Prayer for rain ? ;)

[Littlepeahead]

Lozzo posting on Faceook that he's deleting any friend who ever posts a Facebook status featuring a Minion as he hates them. Well that's just asking for it isn't it...

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1225&pictureid=7882

[Kenzie]

My wife has bought me a photo day at Banham Zoo for my birthday.

[Amadeus]

My wife has bought me a photo day at Banham Zoo for my birthday.


What have they got there? I assume you get better access?

[maviczap]

My wife has bought me a photo day at Banham Zoo for my birthday.

Nice to see your wife is in tune with your hobbies & has some imagination to find a great present

What have they got there? I assume you get better access?

If its like Colchester Zoo, then you can get into the enclosures with the non deadly animals ;)

[Littlepeahead]

At Colchester Zoo the non deadly ones are in the cages. The really dangerous ones are running around in the ball pool area.

[Kenzie]

I hope so. Looks like you get up close with a few of the animals. Not much info about te actual day.

[maviczap]

At Colchester Zoo the non deadly ones are in the cages. The really dangerous ones are running around in the ball pool area.

That's the offspring, the parents are deadlier :D

[NTECUK]

Had a good day at the Essex Dog Day event.
The three pups had an experience.
Our two got an award for an obidance test.
And was good to spend Nisca's last day with us before she's collected by her new owners tomorrow.
http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m556/Juke-of-earl/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20150830_204458.jpg (http://s1131.photobucket.com/user/Juke-of-earl/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20150830_204458.jpg.html)

[BanannaMan]

Lozzo posting on Faceook that he's deleting any friend who ever posts a Facebook status featuring a Minion as he hates them. Well that's just asking for it isn't it...

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1225&pictureid=7882











Brilliant!

[Bibio]

a switch of clothes washing liquid to non bio and my psoriasis is slowly clearing up.. happy days :-)

[andrewsmith]

a switch of clothes washing liquid to non bio and my psoriasis is slowly clearing up.. happy days :-)
Well done

Sent from my D2303 using Tapatalk

[maviczap]

a switch of clothes washing liquid to non bio and my psoriasis is slowly clearing up.. happy days :-)

Cool

[Amadeus]

a switch of clothes washing liquid to non bio and my psoriasis is slowly clearing up.. happy days :-)

A friend of mine who suffers from it swears by sun beds

[Amadeus]

I hope so. Looks like you get up close with a few of the animals. Not much info about te actual day.

Will expect an entire thread dedicated to the day then! 😀

[Littlepeahead]

I did something similar at Paradise Wildlife park. Right in with some of the animals like the cheetahs. Into the inner area with the lions with holes to poke the zoom through. The male lion didn't like me, maybe being ginger he thought I was a tiger. He leapt from the rock he was on and hurled himself at the fence. I'd been told if that happened leave the camera in place otherwise they can push their paws through the hole and try to grab you. He was close enough that I had to wipe angry lion saliva off my lens and face. It was a great day apart from that!

[Amadeus]

Wow! I imagine there must have been a little bit of ginger wee at that point! :-)

Fwiw I'm not sure a lion would attack a tiger as they are not natural enemies - live on different continents generally.

[Littlepeahead]

True, but in the park their enclosures were adjacent, maybe the tigers teased the lions all week.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/31/092be4e28d83a57019d068dc873d06e0.jpg

[Teejayexc]

Wow! I imagine there must have been a little bit of ginger wee at that point! :-)





Another name for southern beer ? :-)

[NTECUK]

Last puppy off to there new home .
Now Ash and Cinders training starts in earnest

[Kenzie]

Will expect an entire thread dedicated to the day then! 😀

I am sure something can be arranged.

[punyXpress]

Email from F*ckbook: You have 8 messages and 3 friend requests.

It made I larf
Signed: Billy No Mates

[Fruity-ya-ya]

Finding our two new kittens (from different homes, second one picked up by Mrs Fruity while i was at work) snuggled up together in thier basket this morning.

[Fruity-ya-ya]

Finding our two new kittens (from different homes, second one picked up by Mrs Fruity while i was at work) snuggled up together in thier basket this morning.
Having re-read my post i need to butch things up.

Recieving my copy of 'Guns, motorbikes and barehand tiger wrestling' through the post.

(That'll do it it).

[Geodude]

Having re-read my post i need to butch things up.

Recieving my copy of 'Guns, motorbikes and barehand tiger wrestling' through the post.

(That'll do it it).

Yeah the article on page 5 about wrestling and feeding tigers two kittens while quick scoping from a motorbike is really good :rambo:












ps awww i wuv wuvley fwuffy kittens really ;-)

[maviczap]

Wife found a set of keys and handed them into the police a couple of weeks ago.

A bloke rang this afternoon to say thanks for handing them in, he said he'd donate some money to a charity of our choice.

Refreshing to see the better side of human nature.

[Littlepeahead]

That's nice, a lady tracked me down via Facebook and posted my travel card back to me, with debit card and cash. It saved me a lot of hassle. I did buy her a Hotel Chocolat gift to say thank you.

[maviczap]

Yes, I've done the same when I lost my old Psion computer & someone brought it back to me & I've found a phone before, and got a bottle of wine for my trouble.

Guess your surname isn't Smith, otherwise tracking you down via Faceache would have been a bit trickier :p

[Heorot]

I feel guilty now. I lost my purse with credit cards and cash while riding home just before I took a holiday back in April. I re-rode my route but couldn't find it. When I got back from my holiday, I went to the police to report it and was told that it had been found by a local man. He researched the internet and found my facebook page from my bus pass but, of course, I was out of the country. When I collected the purse from him, I was profuse in my thanks but I never thought to give him a present.

[Littlepeahead]

Yes, I've done the same when I lost my old Psion computer & someone brought it back to me & I've found a phone before, and got a bottle of wine for my trouble.

Guess your surname isn't Smith, otherwise tracking you down via Faceache would have been a bit trickier :p
Well having the surname Peahead helps :D

Actually she matched up my Facebook non private cricket pics to the Lord's website where I publish my email and phone number, I'm pretty easy to find.

I'm sure thanks alone were appreciated. My lady posted my stuff back registered post as I was working at the Test match and she said she knew I'd be really busy which was so thoughtful.

[Nutsinatin]

Finally found the wasps nest, it'll be gone by tomorrow afternoon!

[timwilky]

Next lot of Wilkies have been extracted this morning.

Fatso Isla 3lb 9.5 oz. Little Issac 2lb 12oz. Both in neonatal. Mum gone for a cig after sleeping through that.

[NTECUK]

Sunshine,motorcycle and a bikeing event.

[Sir Trev]

Roast beef and four veggies (all from my garden), washed down with Chateau Neuf du Pape. Last Sunday before the munchkin ships off yo uni so we had a blow out meal. Very nice it was too.

[DarrenSV650S]

Blue skies and warm sunshine after a week of coldness. Lovely :)

[timwilky]

http://www.twsoft.co.uk/sv/isla.png

sometimes, life is good.

[Ch00]

Congrats :D

[Littlepeahead]

Celebrating Coolgirl's (Debs) Birthday on Saturday night, in a gay disco. Her guide dog Lewis doesn't look all that happy he was made to wear a tiara to fit with the drag queen theme.

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1225&pictureid=7891

[Nutsinatin]

http://i.imgur.com/e18OC20.png

^^ This! The greatest revelation in email since it's invention. Imagine how much time I could have saved and how much less embarrassment I could have suffered if email always did this!

[Red ones]

Watched someone trying to videoconference with kit that didn't want to work.
The result was 3 people huddled round an iPhone face timing the other people and holding paper copies of a presentation up to the front facing camera on the phone.

Looked hilarious, but apparently it isn't the done thing in FTSE100 companies at Head Office level.


I was glad it wasn't my meeting!

[BanannaMan]

Congratulations Tim!

[Sir Trev]

Bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce. I'm a happy camper!!!! Just found out I won a place in the ballot to visit the BT Tower as part of Open House London. YAY!!!

Will not make the mistake of following the herd and joining a three hour queue to get into the Gherkin, Lloyds or the Cheesegrater this year. I've never seen so many people in the City before, even at rush hour. Took a few snaps and went exploring the Wren churches instead last year which were all open - which was excellent. If you like to see behind the scenes of some very interesting places and buildings not normally open to the public I highly recommend it. Sept 19/20 this year.

[Amadeus]

I would love to see behind the scenes at St Pancras but I doubt they will ever do such a thing. Probably worthy of a strike if that was suggested.

[Littlepeahead]

If you've heard then I guess that means I wasn't lucky in the same ballot. Never mind. I'll be in the media centre at Lord's for the last time before they tear it apart so that'll be good enough.

[maviczap]

Criox de Fer completed

Now im tired

[Littlepeahead]

Sitting in Trafalgar Square in the sunshine today listening to a string quartet of buskers while red buses and police cars with their sirens on roared by. Before visiting St Martin's in the Fields church and the National Portrait Gallery free of charge. London, I love it.

[Sir Trev]

I would love to see behind the scenes at St Pancras but I doubt they will ever do such a thing. Probably worthy of a strike if that was suggested.

Funny you should say that. I am booked on the St Pancras station tour on the Saturday followed by the St Pancras Chambers tour...

[littleoldman2]

Criox de Fer completed

Now im tired

I'll bet you are. Cyclists are all MAD;)

[Amadeus]

Funny you should say that. I am booked on the St Pancras station tour on the Saturday followed by the St Pancras Chambers tour...


As part of the same thing? Pictures of everything please and a full review. Are you going to stay in the St Pancras hotel? Probably a bit excessive from where you are but it is very nice indeed, if a little pricy!

Where is the "jealous" emoticon... :-)

[Sir Trev]

As part of the same thing? Pictures of everything please and a full review. Are you going to stay in the St Pancras hotel? Probably a bit excessive from where you are but it is very nice indeed, if a little pricy!

Where is the "jealous" emoticon... :-)

The two St P events are separate and both are pre-book only. By fluke I managed to get slots almost together. Looked into staying over (not at the St P hotel as I know that's v expensive ) but I need to be home on Saturday evening so it's not an option unfortunately. I will of course take plenty of pics.

My tip for next year if any of you are interested is pre-order the guide and get your requests in for the bookable events as soon as they open. Last year I left it a bit late and missed out but there are plenty of places you just turn up for.

[Littlepeahead]

I stayed at St Pancras hotel a couple of years ago and wasn't that impressed. The foyer was beautiful but get past that and it was just another Marriott but with smaller than average rooms. Like all Marriotts the beds were really comfy, though my sleep was somewhat spoilt but the extremely drunk cricketer snoring loudly in the other bed and I didn't actually get to bed until 4am!

I was lucky enough to get a behind the scenes tour of HMS Ocean when it was at Greenwich for the Olympics, that was special. Unfortunately I'm always working open house weekend.

[Amadeus]

The two St P events are separate and both are pre-book only. By fluke I managed to get slots almost together.


Sorry, my question was rather ambiguous. I meant to ask whether your trips were part of Open House day. Is it the hotel you're seeing or the station? My parents did the hotel tour and said it was wonderful.

[Sir Trev]

Sorry, my question was rather ambiguous. I meant to ask whether your trips were part of Open House day. Is it the hotel you're seeing or the station? My parents did the hotel tour and said it was wonderful.

Both are part of Open House. Some of the attractions are available all year as part of their own tour programme but are often chargeable. Open House tours are free and you often get to see extra areas or as I've said above places not normally available. One great place I went to last year was the Roman bathouse in Broadgate, part of the Museum of London. They don't have the cash to open it to the public so it sits hidden away under the modern building built around it and is only open for events like this.

From the online guide:

St Pancras Chambers and Clock Tower

The Forecourt, St Pancras Station, Euston Road, NW1 2AR, London, England
Former Midland Grand Hotel, now St Pancras Renaissance Hotel and Chambers apartments. Includes hotel lobby and clock tower.


St Pancras International

Meet at special assistance meeting point (next to Starbucks) Euston Road, N1C 4QP, London, England
A unique Grade I listed Victorian railway station completed in 1868, with the original station hotel following in 1873. After a 800 million transformation, St Pancras International, home of HS1, has redefined railway stations for the 21st Century and is a destination in its own right. The tour will include an architectural history of the iconic station.

[Sir Trev]

I was lucky enough to get a behind the scenes tour of HMS Ocean when it was at Greenwich for the Olympics, that was special. Unfortunately I'm always working open house weekend.

Sounds like an interesting place/ship/you-know-what-I-mean to get a tour of :cool:

What are you always doing on that weekend then? I've not seen Lords pop up in the guide before or have I missed it?