View Full Version : Smile of the day - What is yours?
Littlepeahead
02-01-17, 08:31 PM
My sock drawer collapsed so I took it apart, screwed it all back together then went through and sorted our all the old, worn out, faded, odd and too big for me socks and binned them. Quite cathartic.
Must do it myself one day...Mrs B buys my socks in pairs,I wear them in pairs,she washes them in pairs,but when I want some out of the draw they are singles...think they must have arguments on the washing line !!!
Geodude
04-01-17, 06:30 AM
I only wear odd socks so never having a matched pair is a bonus ;)
Nutsinatin
07-01-17, 09:07 PM
I found a dog tonight. The other half came home from work and a chiwawa just followed her through the door! The little guy was so excited that I don't know if he realised he was lost or he was hoping we would help him find his way home!
The cat was not pleased with this bouncing ball of excitement invading her house and promptly shot out and wouldn’t come back in for a few hours (just sat angrily on the door step sulking).
He had no collar or tag but he was wearing his harness so I just tied him off with string (not easy as he was super wriggly and was so excited by the ball of string he wanted to play with) to see if I could find his owner.
About 10 minutes up the road I found his owner looking for him. Apparently she was just visiting her mum for 5 minutes and the little rascal had escaped out of the cat flap.
Made my night, he was so happy and it was good to reunite him quickly too!
Sir Trev
07-01-17, 10:35 PM
Awesome!
carelesschucca
08-01-17, 12:45 AM
Just spending time with my best mate, playing pool and darts but most of all, talking sh!te and having a laugh... Wife's were there and joined in so all is good. What's really nice is its in his house so the beer is cheap and the cake and crisps are even cheaper.
TBH, today has been bloody epic, I spent the daylight hours cycling with a top bloke off here. Then went to play pub games...
Yep, there's nothing better than spending time with friends.
Littlepeahead
08-01-17, 08:12 PM
You can't really see it in this pic but this field was absolutely covered in cobwebs. As the sun shone through them they glittered like the whole area was covered in sparkly fairy dust. Walking between two hedges was less fun as I either had to keep trying to get the sticky webs off my face or wave my arms about in front of me like a crazy person.
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carelesschucca
10-01-17, 10:36 PM
I've deleted Faceache off my phone... I was getting annoyed with people being idiots, looking for attention, being ignorantly political.
And basically I was addicted to trawling through it... Let's see how long I can last without, reading how stupid people can be.... Only downside is I'll miss the cute videos.
its bliss chucca. never been on faceache coz its full of 'special people'. call me old fashioned but i like to visit mates and talk to them.
ooohhh wait, just remembered i have a spoof account that i set up when i was pizzed one night. dont ask me what its is though as i was pizzed -)
now having said that i do like blethiring shizz on here as its full of nice people who also like to blether shizz :-)
atassiedevil
11-01-17, 09:24 AM
Let me correct that for you....
I've deleted Faceache off my phone... I was getting annoyed with people being idiots, looking for attention, being ignorantly political.
And basically I was addicted to trawling through it... Let's see how long I can last without, reading how stupid people can be.... Only downside is I'll miss the CAT videos.
carelesschucca
11-01-17, 10:12 AM
I hate cats, cats are evil, they are self-centred spawn of Satan.
OK, basically I take really bad reactions to them when they come near me... And the little f-kers know it and come straight too me, just stay away and we'll both be alright, if you don't we'll find out how far you can fly when my toe hits your arze...
Breathe Dean Breathe this is the smile thread.
andrewsmith
11-01-17, 01:09 PM
I hate cats, cats are evil, they are self-centred spawn of Satan.
OK, basically I take really bad reactions to them when they come near me... And the little f-kers know it and come straight too me, just stay away and we'll both be alright, if you don't we'll find out how far you can fly when my toe hits your arze...
Breathe Dean Breathe this is the smile thread.
So a few long coated house cats would be ideal for you 😋
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carelesschucca
11-01-17, 01:31 PM
If I could skin em and cook em :-D
Littlepeahead
11-01-17, 06:06 PM
The only reason cats haven't taken over the world is because they don't have thumbs.
shiftin_gear98
13-01-17, 10:07 AM
It's snowing!
Love riding in the snow...Last night was great. Pity this morning wasn't the ice rink I was hoping for.
Snowing now. Fingers Crossed.
Red ones
13-01-17, 11:06 AM
This potentially dangerous instruction sign made me smile.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170113/98cebd39924adc90b82305f7ea1a719f.jpg
Saw this one today in local magazine
Littlepeahead
13-01-17, 02:07 PM
I miss read the BBC weather yesterday and thought they had issued a yellow snow warning. One should always be wary of yellow snow. Yellow weather warnings of snow are different.
BanannaMan
15-01-17, 05:01 AM
Going to "The Beast Feast" tomorrow evening.
It's a festival put on by the next village over with a feast of locally taken wild game
including bear, deer, turkey, rabbit, squirrel, fish and more.
They give lots of prizes away also!
They really know how to cook wild game into some amazing dishes! :D
punyXpress
15-01-17, 11:59 AM
Saw this one today in local magazine
Dont suppose this'll beat the censor:
Littlepeahead
15-01-17, 08:36 PM
Home made pizza, I've now mastered using a Ciabatta flour to make a thin dough. Tangy tomato base, mozzarella, cheddar, goat's cheese, mushrooms, red onion, home grown chilli and basil. Better than anything I can buy ready made in the supermarket or a pizza restaurant. And Stu takes the leftovers to work for lunch tomorrow.
Now I've just got to hope I've left room for the home made apple and cinnamon crumble, made with ground almonds and hazelnuts with apples from a friend's tree, Newton Wonder, a really old variety.
Blapper
16-01-17, 08:05 AM
Dont suppose this'll beat the censor:
:smt042 That's a helluva bad case of Tourette syndrome!
maviczap
17-01-17, 06:08 PM
A kind soul gave me a hospital car parking ticket, so i didn't need to pay for one, makes up for all the times I've given mine to other folk in the same circumstances.
Sir Trev
18-01-17, 09:48 AM
A kind soul gave me a hospital car parking ticket, so i didn't need to pay for one, makes up for all the times I've given mine to other folk in the same circumstances.
It's nice when that works. You just have to make sure the "enforcement officers" are not watching as they will nab the driver you gave your ticket to as they are usually not transferable per the tiny print of the terms on the faded/bill-stickered-over back of the payment machine. Doesn't stop me handing my ticket on if there's more than ten minutes of it left.
maviczap
18-01-17, 09:51 AM
Especially as the minimum charge is £2 for 2 hours!
Smile and gripe in one....Smile,Looking out of window and it's snowing,Gripe,I'm 30 minutes south of Alicante and 5 minutes from the beach in sunny Spain.
maviczap
18-01-17, 01:08 PM
Get your skis out of the garage then :-)
Fen Tiger
20-01-17, 07:17 AM
News of the Honda line up for the road racing this year. Guy Martin hungry for that elusive win. Certainly looking forward to watching the TT again.
atassiedevil
20-01-17, 09:36 AM
That made me smile too. At least he's on equal machinery to his biggest opponent. Should answer a lot of questions!
News of the Honda line up for the road racing this year. Guy Martin hungry for that elusive win. Certainly looking forward to watching the TT again.
carelesschucca
20-01-17, 08:22 PM
The helpful advice I get on Strava... You know who you are, you devil...
maviczap
20-01-17, 08:27 PM
:smt006 :thumright: :D;):kiss::rave::smt057:smt046:sunny::smt077 :smt098
carelesschucca
20-01-17, 08:31 PM
I'm also too damn lazy... Took the wheels of cleaned them and put them back on... Tyres are still there... Phh I'll regret it...
maviczap
20-01-17, 08:38 PM
Get some tyre sealant & inject it into the inner tube. My Schwalbe cross tyres haven't punctured in an off road rides yet. Or get some sealant filled inner tubes, might help
Littlepeahead
21-01-17, 09:12 AM
Sleep! Glorious sleep. Had a few nights of insomnia this week but last night I went to bed at ten and only just woke up. I had a chat with the cats last night and asked them not to wake me. (Mad Cat Lady alert)
At 9am they were both sat next to the bed on the floor with expectant little faces waiting for breakfast but hadn't made a sound. Usually they are jumping all over me miowing at 6am.
Red ones
22-01-17, 11:19 AM
Larry week I discovered Google Photos. This week I discovered Microsoft Pix.
To the purest I may be committing sins for allowing software to enhance my mobile photography. But the phone is now seriously competing with my camera skills.
Red ones
22-01-17, 11:30 AM
Next week I'm going to discover spell checkers.
maviczap
22-01-17, 11:39 AM
Sleep! Glorious sleep. Had a few nights of insomnia this week
Sleep is for whimps!
I havent had a uninterrupted night since my wife came out of hospital on Wednesday, and I've been on the sofa so she doesn't wake me. That plan failed as she's been immobile since she got home.
DarrenSV650S
22-01-17, 06:41 PM
I just made £50 on Sky Vegas roulette using the martingale method :D
Definitely time to call it a day though. I don't think I'll be going back to that. That was my first time playing. It gets serious waaaay too easily, even with a 10p starting bet
the only people to win at gambling are the bookies. STOP it now. i have seen people i know ruin their life for two things (apart from junkies i went to school with) and those are the white stuff and gambling.
SV650rules
23-01-17, 10:28 AM
the only people to win at gambling are the bookies. STOP it now. i have seen people i know ruin their life for two things (apart from junkies i went to school with) and those are the white stuff and gambling.
True, gamblers are always happy to tell people about their wins, but not about their losses. I knew a bloke who lost his house due to his wifes gambling, she had been given treatment / therapy and they thought she was cured but never underestimate the guile and deceit of people with an addiction.
Littlepeahead
23-01-17, 10:46 AM
True, gamblers are always happy to tell people about their wins, but not about their losses. I knew a bloke who lost his house due to his wifes gambling, she had been given treatment / therapy and they thought she was cured but never underestimate the guile and deceit of people with an addiction.
I worked with a lad who got addicted. It ended up that he'd ask colleagues for money as he was so in debt, even those of us he wasn't that close to. His land line was constantly ringing with debt collection agencies. In the end he was let go by the company as he was always ringing in sick when he'd been up all night gambling, and eventually stole stuff from work to sell to pay for more gambling. Work tried to help him initially but it didn't work. It was a real shame as he was a nice lad at heart, he fixed Chris8886's laptop for him and refused any payment as he did in in his lunch hour with his managers' approval. Sadly I suspect he'll always have a problem and it was one long downward spiral.
My only addiction are Mini Eggs. The good thing is they are only on sale Jan - Easter so I have an enforced cold turkey every year. I basically use the confectionery equivalent of methadone to ease myself off them - which is Maltesers.
shiftin_gear98
24-01-17, 10:17 AM
Made me smile...
When asked"what's the best way to come away from Vegas with $1M dollars ?"his friend said"take $3M with you !"that it's about sums gambling up !!
Littlepeahead
24-01-17, 09:48 PM
I made a rum and ginger cake for my work mates. Takes ten days to complete as you feed it more rum as it matures.
Brought a slice home and had it with honey and walnut ice cream.
I don't normally eat cake or pudding but that was yummy.
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Red ones
25-01-17, 08:26 AM
I'm convinced my boss is lazy.
He asked me to write up my own annual review minutes and is now chasing me for them.
I accidentally shredded the notes.
Oh dear.
:)
Sir Trev
25-01-17, 09:31 AM
I'm convinced my boss is lazy.
He asked me to write up my own annual review minutes and is now chasing me for them.
I accidentally shredded the notes.
Oh dear.
:)
One of the reasons I went self employed is to get away from the seemingly endless and usually pointless objectives setting and performance review sessions. My reviews were normally written in advance by someone who did not keep tabs on what I did so could not possibly know how well I'd done against something that was usually totally out of my control and not related to the job I was doing. The review meeting was always a formality and me trying to point out how well I'd actually done in reality and did not deserve a mediocre rating was a waste of oxygen.
Luckypants
25-01-17, 09:42 AM
One of the reasons I went self employed is to get away from the seemingly endless and usually pointless objectives setting and performance review sessions. My reviews were normally written in advance by someone who did not keep tabs on what I did so could not possibly know how well I'd done against something that was usually totally out of my control and not related to the job I was doing. The review meeting was always a formality and me trying to point out how well I'd actually done in reality and did not deserve a mediocre rating was a waste of oxygen.This....
I've put in for a proper wage rise as I'm well under market rate currently, not holding my breath though!
Not sure I've got the effort in me to go back to contracting though, I like being home of an evening.
Red ones
25-01-17, 07:50 PM
The boss openly admits he doesn't understand what I do. In fact I think only 2 people do and they both work for me.
Unfortunately there is one other person who tells everyone I'm carp at what I do and is trying to undo everything behind me.
I only have a relevant degree and postgrad qualifications, 20 years experience and am studying for another degree level qualification in what I do. They have no relevant training or experience and are employed to do something very different.
maviczap
25-01-17, 08:21 PM
I'm convinced my boss is lazy.
He asked me to write up my own annual review minutes and is now chasing me for them.
I accidentally shredded the notes.
Oh dear.
:)
One of the reasons I went self employed is to get away from the seemingly endless and usually pointless objectives setting and performance review sessions. My reviews were normally written in advance by someone who did not keep tabs on what I did so could not possibly know how well I'd done against something that was usually totally out of my control and not related to the job I was doing. The review meeting was always a formality and me trying to point out how well I'd actually done in reality and did not deserve a mediocre rating was a waste of oxygen.
Well my team have to write their mid year & end of year review for me, and I have to do the same for my boss. In our current system a certain percentage have to be marked down and within my grade we have meetings to decide who's going to get marked down within our teams.
My boss has to do the same for my grades in his department. It wastes a load of our time, on something that isn't used in promotion or job exercises, demoralizes anyone who got marked down who didn't deserve it, and is the most loathed reporting system I've ever known.
Thankfully its the last year for this one, but we don't know whats coming in to replace it.
We would all happily not have one, if you're not up to scratch then have a poor performance system.
andrewsmith
26-01-17, 07:46 AM
All of this is one of the reasons I am so glad that I've gone self employed.
The only time I hear from the boss where I am is when I've ****ed up.
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carelesschucca
28-01-17, 09:06 AM
Remembering that there's a block users posts button on the forum.
They will annoy me no longer. :-D
maviczap
28-01-17, 09:24 AM
Remembering that there's a block users posts button on the forum.
They will annoy me no longer. :-D
That could be a useful feature on the cycling thread, i might apply it to my PMs, to stop annoying people asking incessant questions about cycling ;-)
You know who you are :-)
Teejayexc
28-01-17, 10:43 AM
Remembering that there's a block users posts button on the forum.
They will annoy me no longer. :-D
Who said that?
;)
SV650rules
28-01-17, 11:24 AM
I find the superfluous paperwork in UK very disturbing. Most of it is 'tick-box' and is supposed to be a true record of what is happening in the company and improve its efficiency and quality, and is counterproductive in both areas. Most of it comes into 'paying lip service' and 'covering our arzes' categories. The last company I worked for as a project engineer (retired now - whew what an escape) was the best paid but least satisfying job I ever had, they had enough paperwork in their system to keep the civil servants of a small country fully employed, and very little of it was to do with actual engineering - and engineers hate paperwork that is not relevant to engineering.
Sir Trev
29-01-17, 11:52 AM
Water-based wood preservative. I have just finished building myself a new bird table (the old one blew over and broke when the post rotted through), sanded everything, marked all the adjoining pieces and diassembled it all ready for treating. I'd even laid out the parts on the garage floor to make sure they could dry evenly. Off to the shed. Fished out a suitable brush, stir stick and the tub of Cuprinol Duck's Back and... yup, it's semi frozen. It was like stirring a Slush Puppy. The tub is now in the house beside a radiator and a bit of luck I can try again later on.
maviczap
29-01-17, 12:00 PM
My mum won £50 on our local Air Ambulance lottery.
Littlepeahead
29-01-17, 01:25 PM
A while back Mr LPH decided he knew better than the parking sensors, in a car park, resulting in a big scrape to the front wing and bumper. We were quoted £1500 from the first company. Then found a local chap, he did a fantastic repair and re spray, he also fixed all the little dents where people have opened their car doors onto our car, sorted out the stone chips on the bonnet, even washed the car. The cost? £195.
Genuinely nice man to deal with too.
maviczap
29-01-17, 06:41 PM
I am now the proud owner of a Honda Vtec engined vehicle, plus I officially joined the old git in a car club :-)
Littlepeahead
29-01-17, 08:22 PM
I have been rummaging in the fridge and cupboards. A massive cauliflower from the farm shop that needed eating, an onion, a lonely potato, some stock, milk, nutmeg and all the end bits of cheese from the fridge and I've a big portion of cauliflower cheese soup for my lunches at work this week.
A couple of oranges, odds and ends of chocolate, some marmalade and some eggs that needed using up and my colleagues get chocolate orange cupcakes at work tomorrow.
I also found some coconut and glace cherries in the larder so they get iced cherry coconut cupcakes as well.
There's no such thing as food waste, only a lack of ideas.
Luckypants
30-01-17, 10:11 AM
Need any mainframe systems programmers at MCC?? That lot made my mouth water!
Northern Biker
30-01-17, 10:37 AM
A while back Mr LPH decided he knew better than the parking sensors, in a car park, resulting in a big scrape to the front wing and bumper. We were quoted £1500 from the first company. Then found a local chap, he did a fantastic repair and re spray, he also fixed all the little dents where people have opened their car doors onto our car, sorted out the stone chips on the bonnet, even washed the car. The cost? £195.
Genuinely nice man to deal with too.
Was he Polish? Genuine question.
I only ask because I was quoted £400 to have a big dent sorted out.
Called at another garage to be greeted by a nice Polish guy who quoted me £80!
He was rammed with work but said he'd do it within the week, which he did, and a very nice job too!
timwilky
30-01-17, 11:48 AM
Sign outside my local as I drove past this morning.
"If you only want one drink, go to communion"
The landlady gripes about those who have spent all their brass elsewhere turning up at last orders expecting to get a late one.
Sir Trev
30-01-17, 02:38 PM
Pedestrians. This nearly went in the Gripe thread but in reality pedestrians make me laugh. When you're gently cycling down a town centre road and a headphone-and-hoodie-wearing ped' steps off a pavement into your path just a metre or so ahead of you a quick tinkle on the bell and avoiding action usually suffices. When the by now jolly startled ped' starts shouting obscenities at you for "not looking where you're going" I usually shout back to perhaps "practice what you preach" as I did this morning on my way back from the Post Office - one doddery old lady glared at me as if I were the devil for daring to be cycling on a road but I could see several other people laughing at the ped' for being a numpty. When another blind ped' crossed a cycle path in front of me a few minutes later without bothering to see if there were any cycles on it the same thing happened - this time I could hear a jolly sensible white van man laugh at the ped' telling him the different coloured tarmac, prolific blue signs everywhere, the outline of a bicycle painted on the ground and the warning sign right beside him were quite a clue as to his lack of intelligence quotient (albeit in a slightly more Anglo Saxon way). Brightened up my day a little.
DarrenSV650S
30-01-17, 05:21 PM
Trev do you ever watch any of RJ's pedestrian reaction videos? :)
https://youtu.be/9avNDbrZm4w
https://youtu.be/xik_PTaiRzM
atassiedevil
30-01-17, 05:59 PM
Point me to this man forthwith! My BMW needs some tlc paintwise, and i don't mind rewarding good work even if i have to travel to get it done.
Seriously though, good tradesmen should be rewarded by recommendation.
A while back Mr LPH decided he knew better than the parking sensors, in a car park, resulting in a big scrape to the front wing and bumper. We were quoted £1500 from the first company. Then found a local chap, he did a fantastic repair and re spray, he also fixed all the little dents where people have opened their car doors onto our car, sorted out the stone chips on the bonnet, even washed the car. The cost? £195.
Genuinely nice man to deal with too.
Littlepeahead
30-01-17, 06:21 PM
He's in Witham, Essex, so not that far from you.
Sir Trev
30-01-17, 07:05 PM
Trev do you ever watch any of RJ's pedestrian reaction videos? :)
https://youtu.be/9avNDbrZm4w
https://youtu.be/xik_PTaiRzM
(Un?)fortunately my elderly Raleigh commuter hybrid doesn't have the same sort of raspy bark to its exhaust to help let blind peds' realise I'm there. It's more of a wheezing permanently-out-of-breath type of noise...
andrewsmith
30-01-17, 08:02 PM
Or stick an air tank on and fog horn
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Hey LPH, does he do rust repair?
atassiedevil
31-01-17, 09:09 AM
Got some details and i'll get in touch? Probably best to take it to PM.
He's in Witham, Essex, so not that far from you.
Littlepeahead
31-01-17, 07:28 PM
Ewan McGregor's naked bottom. T2 was great but that was a definite highlight.
maviczap
01-02-17, 07:58 PM
Cancelling my mum's Virgin media Tv & Broadband package, as a pensioner they were taking nearly an eighth of her monthly income, for something she wasn't using.
BanannaMan
03-02-17, 02:30 AM
Working in a different town now.
I stopped by a little Burger restaurant there (1960's style 'Drive-In' ) that I hadn't been to in many years on my way home tonight.
The place looked exactly the same as it did 42 years ago when I first visited there.
Although the signs were old and faded, the food was cooked the same as it was 40 years ago
and it tasted the same which was fantastic!!!
And at decent prices!
What a rare treat to find a place that still serves food of this quality today!!! (at any price)
And it's two mins. from my work.
:D :cool: :D :cool: :D
Too bad there was no 70's rock radio station to listen in my car!
I'll have to make a CD before my next visit!!!
:smt035
Nice to see somewhere like this still exists and is thriving.
Brings back lots of fond memories from my teenage years !!!
punyXpress
03-02-17, 09:23 AM
Well done that man!
That's one in the eye for the 'newer is always better' brigade. :p
First ride and fill up of the year. I'd forgotten how much fun it was :)
Blapper
05-02-17, 08:58 AM
Working in a different town now.
I stopped by a little Burger restaurant there (1960's style 'Drive-In' ) that I hadn't been to in many years on my way home tonight.
The place looked exactly the same as it did 42 years ago when I first visited there.
Although the signs were old and faded, the food was cooked the same as it was 40 years ago
and it tasted the same which was fantastic!!!
And at decent prices!
What a rare treat to find a place that still serves food of this quality today!!! (at any price)
And it's two mins. from my work.
:D :cool: :D :cool: :D
Too bad there was no 70's rock radio station to listen in my car!
I'll have to make a CD before my next visit!!!
:smt035
Nice to see somewhere like this still exists and is thriving.
Brings back lots of fond memories from my teenage years !!!
Where exactly is it?
SV650rules
05-02-17, 11:07 AM
Where exactly is it?
says under bannamans avatar 'applachia' so must be somewhere here
https://theallianceforappalachia.org/background/what-is-appalachia/
Littlepeahead
05-02-17, 07:33 PM
Tonight I made my first ever biryani, with chicken marinated overnight. Was absolutely delicious and there was enough left over for 3 generous portions for Stu to take to work frozen as lunches.
While I was in the kitchen I made piri piri chicken for Stu to have in wraps next week.
And I slow cooked a ham all day today then finished it in the oven with a honey and mustard glaze which I'll slice up and that will go into his rolls at a later date.
There's no need for nasty supermarket sandwiches in our household. [emoji3]
Red ones
05-02-17, 07:43 PM
I got carried away making chicken chow mein. Guess I'm eating it at work this week.
Littlepeahead
05-02-17, 08:20 PM
I got carried away making chicken chow mein. Guess I'm eating it at work this week.
LAsagne, curry, casserole etc all make excellent cheap lunches if there's a microwave. People often poke their head into the kitchen to see what I've made as the smell is making them hungry.
Red ones
05-02-17, 08:24 PM
It was home made chicken tikka massala on Friday.
It's beginning to look like I'm making my own takeaway! I bought One Pound Meals last week and working my way through the book.
daktulos
05-02-17, 08:48 PM
First ride of the year! :D
BanannaMan
05-02-17, 10:49 PM
Where exactly is it?
Yes sorry, it's located in the town of Gretna, Virginia, USA
punyXpress
06-02-17, 09:56 AM
Can you get married there without the usual formalities, Bill ?
BanannaMan
06-02-17, 11:21 PM
Can you get married there without the usual formalities, Bill ?
No afraid not, is only the same in name as the one in Scotland.
punyXpress
07-02-17, 10:29 AM
8ummer! ;)
shiftin_gear98
08-02-17, 06:05 PM
Bike decided I needed a little exercise tonight and konked out 2 miles away from the petrol station. Been doing the 3 day fill up for a year now and always made it. Still my smile was that two separate fellow riders turned around and came back to see that I was OK. Nice one gents.
maviczap
08-02-17, 06:30 PM
Checked into my hotel room, only to find it occupied!
Would have been a gripe, but I got a complimentary drink out of it. :-)
Teejayexc
08-02-17, 08:06 PM
Checked into my hotel room, only to find it occupied!
Would have been a gripe, but I got a complimentary drink out of it. :-)
I thought you were going to say...."but she was nice looking" :p
maviczap
08-02-17, 09:13 PM
I wish :-)
Sir Trev
09-02-17, 09:49 AM
I wish :-)
Had that happen to me once as well, and she was not happy. By the time I had got back to reception she'd already given them an earful on the phone and my new key and apology was already ready. No upgrade or free drink though... :( And no she wasn't before you ask Teejay.
This is why I always double lock the door once I'm in a hotel room. Have heard people trying to get in which is not a nice feeling, usually though they're p1ssed and trying the wrong door.
kitchen chemistry :-)
100% unrefined Shea Butter, 100% unrefined Hemp Oil and 100% Aloe Vera oil mixed up together makes a superb hand cream (wax).
Mrs B had really badly chapped and dry hands and one application this morning has seen the dryness almost gone. i have been putting on all the stuff prescribed by the doctor and had umpteen appointments to get it sorted but nothing has been working and instead has slowly got worse.
still very very early days but judging by today it looks promising :-)
DarrenSV650S
09-02-17, 09:47 PM
kitchen chemistry :-)
100% unrefined Shea Butter, 100% unrefined Hemp Oil and 100% Aloe Vera oil mixed up together makes a superb hand cream (wax).
Mrs B had really badly chapped and dry hands and one application this morning has seen the dryness almost gone. i have been putting on all the stuff prescribed by the doctor and had umpteen appointments to get it sorted but nothing has been working and instead has slowly got worse.
still very very early days but judging by today it looks promising :-)
Keep us updated. My mum has been suffering dry hands for years
Keep us updated. My mum has been suffering dry hands for years
will do and if it works i'll send her a tester to see if it works.
littleoldman2
09-02-17, 10:28 PM
Me to. Every winter gets worse.
chris8886
09-02-17, 11:04 PM
i have one dry hand (my left one), as the result of an operation I've had in an effort to try and sort my heart problem (it hasn't worked unfortunately). basically I now am unable to sweat down my left arm. so I use a moisturiser called aveeno, which is a neutral smelling one and is very good in my opinion, give it a try I would suggest if you're looking for an alternative....
timwilky
10-02-17, 07:23 AM
Just dropped off the family females at Manchester airport. Motorways empty there/back so despite having to wake up in the middle of the night ~I now have two weeks of the bog seat up. No nagging, no hysterical ranting. Peace in our time as no doors will be slammed in temper.
Bliss
Littlepeahead
10-02-17, 07:44 AM
Walking to the bus stop at 7am at the end of my street a door opens and a teenager in her dressing gown and slippers runs squealing onto the drive where there's a little Fiat parked wrapped in a huge lilac bow. Her smiley parents were hiding in the porch to watch her delight.
I remember the wonderful independence that came with getting my first car.
Blapper
10-02-17, 08:42 AM
i have one dry hand (my left one), as the result of an operation I've had in an effort to try and sort my heart problem (it hasn't worked unfortunately). basically I now am unable to sweat down my left arm. so I use a moisturiser called aveeno, which is a neutral smelling one and is very good in my opinion, give it a try I would suggest if you're looking for an alternative....
Sounds good Chris - where can I get some 'Aveeno'?
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