Smile of the day - What is yours?

[dirtydog]

Well done Maria, another amazing portrait

[littleoldman2]

Brilliant

[Brettus]

Playing emulated games with step son this Christmas :-)
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/12/25/4389ba868dd4479d544f613630217400.jpg
Place was a mess, I was drunk but it was awesome fun :-)

Merry Christmas!!

[NTECUK]

Open Reach fixing mum's land line the day after I reported the fult and got an engineer booked.
Thanks

[pookie]

seeing Sunflowers again :)

[Fruity-ya-ya]

Waking to find the snow and ice almost all gone :)

[Sir Trev]

Waking to find the snow and ice almost all gone :)

For now... Amen to that!

[Kenzie]

Not had snow yet down here. Shame!

Sent from my Kindle Fire

[maviczap]

Yeah, I'd love so snow over here

[NTECUK]

Snow way.
You can keep it up your way.

[maviczap]

Seeing some bloke walk into his local corner shop wearing his dressing gown & pajamas this morning :D

[Bluepete]

Seeing some bloke walk into his local corner shop wearing his dressing gown & pajamas this morning :D

ASDA?

Pete ;)

[Brettus]

Guess what I got for Christmas? http://wow.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/view?reportId=100001&siteID=905656001
Well, in the sales actually, just got round to setting up the USBlink to a Raspberry Pi to publish the data :-)
(Also here http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=IENGLAND813 , trying to work out which I like best)

[maviczap]

ASDA?

Pete ;)

Nope, just a little local corner shop :p

[andrewsmith]

Nope, just a little local corner shop :p

The south must be more civilised!
Some around here never leave their bed clothes

[littleoldman2]

The south must be more civilised!
Some around here never leave their bed clothes

Not even to sign on

[Jayneflakes]

All of the Christmas stuff is over, New Year has passed and we are into January, which means that Spring is just a few weeks away.

I am playing with bits of bike and the cat is sat in my lap, how can I not smile?

[Bibio]

All of the Christmas stuff is over, New Year has passed and we are into January, which means that Spring is just a few weeks away.

I am playing with bits of bike and the cat is sat in my lap, how can I not smile?

so you have pussy on your lap... i bet your smiling :smt047

i dont start biking again till temps hit 10c

[suzukigt380paul]

Seeing some bloke walk into his local corner shop wearing his dressing gown & pajamas this morning :Ddamm, didn't think anyone would see me

[Littlepeahead]

All of the Christmas stuff is over, New Year has passed and we are into January, which means that Spring is just a few weeks away.

I am playing with bits of bike and the cat is sat in my lap, how can I not smile?
The Christmas stuff isn't over until Soho have had their Christmas party on 28th Feb, It's not so much the fat lady singing as the hot chick dancing around in a provocatively unzipped Santa onesie. (VERNA I MEAN YOU!)

[NTECUK]

No its over. But any excuse for a piz up is valid LPH.

[maviczap]

This made me smile, cocky teen gets seen off :thumbsup:

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[Ch00]

LOL That has indeed made me smile.

[ophic]

The teen was doing proper push-ups at least. Whilst impressive, the guy in red had very bad form and was only doing about half the proper movement.

[maviczap]

Seeing some bloke walk into his local corner shop wearing his dressing gown & pajamas this morning :D

ASDA?

Pete ;)

The south must be more civilised!
Some around here never leave their bed clothes

damm, didn't think anyone would see me

Its a fair trek to your nearest corner shop, I'd invest in some roller skates, otherwise you might catch a chill at your age, if you're going in your PJ's ;) :)

[Jayneflakes]

so you have pussy on your lap... i bet your smiling :smt047

Not when it spits at me! :nomore:

The little Ginger toe rag that he is, but he is my boy and I love him. How could he not make me smile?

Work is progressing on the fork swap, just got the manky old tyre removed from the wheel and a bottle of paint stripper, so guess what I am doing later...

Yes folks, this evening I will be stripping! :smt041

Stripping the paint from a very pretty R1 front wheel. :thumbsup:

[Bibio]

all this talk of stripping, pussy and spitting is getting me exited... stop it!

[BanannaMan]

All this talk of winter ending is depressing. It's just getting started here.



My smile of the day. FINALLY time to re-up the phone contract.
Getting a pair of Galaxy S4`s for free.
Not the latest, greatest but has more features than I'll ever use and a decent camera and it's free so's makes me smile! :D
Will be glad to be shod of this lousy phone and it's carp camera.
My old 3g phone was better.

[garynortheast]

Sitting in front of the Rayburn with a cup of tea after walking the dog. :-D

[maviczap]

Wish I had a Rayburn, my folks home had one when we lived there.

[garynortheast]

Wouldn't be without one Mav. Every house I've lived in over the last 30 years in Wales has had one. I love that wave of warm air you get when you walk into the kitchen from outside on a winter's day. And the kettle is always hot, ready for a cuppa!

[maviczap]

Yep, that lovely warm glow in the kitchen.

My mum used to bake bread in ours, double sensation

[Littlepeahead]

The builders have turned the heat and power off in my office. Can you send me some of that wamth please?

Since I can't do any work without a light or PC I have informed the boss I'm taking an early lunch to go shopping and won't be back any time soon. Waitrose cheese counter here we come! :D

[garynortheast]

A virtual coal scuttle's worth of Rayburn warmth is on it's way to you LPH! :-D

[Littlepeahead]

The cheese I bought was yummy.

And after a year of no proper heating where saying 'I'm cold every day until the silly little portable heater takes the chill off' hit me nowhere I came up with a new idea. I bought a timer for the heater then emailed the Health and Safety manager and Estates manager and told them that the heater gives off a tiny spark as it comes on and the timer says not to be used for heaters. They are moving some of the gas pipes this week... so if Lord's goes boom at 7am I'm taking no responsibility.

Within an hour Mr H&S had kicked off big time about minimum working temperatures and electrical/gas safety and bingo, they'd fixed my radiator. Sometimes H&S is actually of use! :D

[chris8886]

an utterly superb game of T20 cricket that has just been played by south Africa and west indies. over 460 runs in less than 40 overs. an utterly incredible display of batting from both sides, but especially from chris gayle (WI) and faff du plesis (SA).

[NTECUK]

???
T20 what's that?

[chris8886]

???
T20 what's that?



twenty twenty. tis a format of cricket where each side gets 20 overs to bat.

[Bluepete]

Sundays.

A lie in.

A windy, blowy, wild, 4 mile walk with my gorgous wife and the dog.

The kids making their own lunch.

Playing Skylanders in my den (7 foot screen and 1080p projector) with my ten year old son.

Having a relaxed afternoon with a few beers reading Good Omens again.

Cooking a brilliant shepherds pie and sharing it with my beautiful family.

Countryfile on the telly.

Glass of cool, white wine.

A good day.

Pete ;)

[Sir Trev]

twenty twenty. tis a format of cricket where each side gets 20 overs to bat.

No it's not. A T20 was a Suzuki 250cc two stroke twin first manufactured in 1965.

[Littlepeahead]

A long walk around 2 Tree nature reserve on the Essex coast. Then the T20 on TV.

Baking Victoria Sponge for Mr LPH, banana loaf for colleagues, mincemeat chocolate brownies for Chris8886.

Then dinner, slow cooked lamb shanks started yesterday with carrots and onion, rosemary, thyme and red wine. Served with sweet potato mash and kale and a glass of wine.

This is what winter Sundays are all about.

[NTECUK]

What about.
The sun was out so I took the bike for its first sunny day run of 2015 postings?

[maviczap]

You lucky lot, I've been at work all day!

Still, I've just finished watching the darts, which was great

[carelesschucca]

I loved the darts, it was great.

Even happier that Green Bay beat Dallas in the Playoffs.

Despite the weather this has been a great weekend I've done nothing bar relax avoid the wind and rain, and best of all stay snuggled up in the house with my lovely wife...

[Bri w]

A weekend with the youngest grand daughter = priceless!

[BanannaMan]

Even happier that Green Bay beat Dallas in the Playoffs.




YES!!!
Green Bay has been my favorite American football team since the days of Bart Starr.
Glad to see them advancing in the playoffs!!!

[Sir Trev]

What about.
The sun was out so I took the bike for its first sunny day run of 2015 postings?



Did that last weekend(ish). Friday 2nd Jan was lovely down our way so I got out for over two hours looking round the clothing sales at a couple of dealers. Better deals to be had than at the Show so I may save some dosh for a new lid this time next year

[Richie]

my smile of the day is knowing I'm one of only a few non dignitary, or staff who do not work CERN to have been allowed down into the 27Km tunnel :)

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7511/15628065513_5e25946188_b.jpg

and other places... like the cavern floor for the CMS detector with my Daughter.

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8655/16078508989_4bd7cd8bb2_b.jpg


Still grinning from ear to ear :)

[Amadeus]

Did you get any photos of Higgs bosons? :-)

Love the photos - industrial beauty. Rather like the synchrotron in Oxfordshire (but bigger and better)

[Trev B]

That last photo looks like the windings of a Harley alternator!!!

[carelesschucca]

That last photo looks like the windings of a Harley alternator!!!

But weighs about half as much.

[SIII]

Just been given an 02 plate Ford Puma 1.7 FOC !!!! Happy Days

[andrewsmith]

Just been given an 02 plate Ford Puma 1.7 FOC !!!! Happy Days
Blown motor

[SIII]

Nope, 3 months test and 1/2 tank of petrol, took it for a blast, made me remember mine and smiled lots. Best wee car I ever owned. Kept it for 9 years, they are brilliant.

Thinking of building a track day toy.



Blown motor

[andrewsmith]

1700 duratec is a perfect candidate for some Caterham levels of tuning

[Jayneflakes]

It is sunny, I have just played with some paint and now the wife has gone out leaving me alone with the internet and a pot of Vaseline! ;-)


Actually, I may just watch a DVD, but this is a lovely Sunday. Happy days people :D

[Bluepete]

Spending hours dealing with dross at work in the claggy mist and slush before getting above the muck into the sunshine! An amazing temperature inversion kept the mist down low looking like the sea with blue skies above! Pics to come...

Pete ;)

[SIII]

Spending yesterday cutting down a big ass tree with my chainsaw, had to fill the fuel tank 4 times to get it finished. And working alongside my teenage daughter, who it turns out can actually graft when she feels like it (I know I don't look old enough to have a teenager, before you all rush to tell me).

[maviczap]

Spending yesterday cutting down a big ass tree with my chainsaw, had to fill the fuel tank 4 times to get it finished. And working alongside my teenage daughter, who it turns out can actually graft when she feels like it (I know I don't look old enough to have a teenager, before you all rush to tell me).

Oh but you do ;)

[Ch00]

Being able to breath almost normally after a week off work with a load of tablets with a chest infection.

Can almost get on with life again :D

[AJC]

Confirmation on the waiting list for surgery to get my knee fixed, and joined the gym again to build the muscles around it! I may see a football pitch again, maybe...

[maviczap]

You'll only go an do it in again, its your body telling you enough is enough :rolleyes:

All my colleagues have accepted their footballing days are over once their knees have had enough.

Another colleague had his fixed, but over did it too quickly and had his knee give in whilst climbing the stairs. :(

You dont want to be a cripple for the rest of your life.

[Littlepeahead]

Working late. Unpaid overtime. How is that a smile of the day I hear you ask? Well today we had the BBC recording 2 programmes about travel writers so I got to spend the evening with Michael Palin. He's so lovely. We have met before but sitting drinking tea with him really doesn't feel like work. And the BBC asked if I'd like to invite anyone to the recording so Chris8886 who is a big fan got to meet him as well. It somewhat made up for the awful 3 hour journey to work this morning. :)

[maviczap]

Yep, I'd be happy if I had to work late for a reason like that.

[AJC]

You'll only go an do it in again, its your body telling you enough is enough :rolleyes:

All my colleagues have accepted their footballing days are over once their knees have had enough.

Another colleague had his fixed, but over did it too quickly and had his knee give in whilst climbing the stairs. :(

You dont want to be a cripple for the rest of your life.

Haha you may have a point, especially when you consider this will be my second op on the same knee :)

[maviczap]

That's a defo sign to stop playing football! :smt104:)

[Geodude]

Seeing a bike in this months back street heroes (feb issue page 20) painted by my ex mrs made me smile alot :)

[NTECUK]

Once you get to fifty the NHS leave you in no man's land with your knees in essex.
So easy as you go.
Even trying to get a referral to Kent is like asking for a pay rise!
If you have to get a knee joint replaced then apparently you can't neal.
So think long and hard.

[Teejayexc]

Once you get to fifty the NHS leave you in no man's land with your knees in essex.
So easy as you go.
Even trying to get a referral to Kent is like asking for a pay rise!
If you have to get a knee joint replaced then apparently you can't neal.
So think long and hard.


This is supposed to make me smile :confused:

[NTECUK]

Yes.
Cos when you reach fifty but given up football. All your freinds who stick with footy will be hobbling around leaving you free to chase the girls :)

[carelesschucca]

It's Friday and I've finished work!!!

[maviczap]

That'd be the opposite for me, back to work tomorrow.

Mine, buying a new mattress for our bed, after my wife met a bloke selling them out of the back of a van.

Nothing dodgy, honest guv, cash only ;)

[SIII]

At work on a Friday, we take in turns so we get a cake baked every week. My turn this week (only once this year, thank god) and I baked a rather nice Magic Custard Cake. Was a great success and all the women were amazed!!!


google - Magic Custard cake - you'll want to make & eat it

[Bibio]

is that a bit like a custard slice?

[SIII]

A bit, but you make it as one bake and it magically separates into pastry layer, custard and sponge on top. Brilliant.

[Bibio]

just had a google and it looks good.

[Bibio]

hhhmmm now there is an idea, that cake would make a fantastic trifle. i wonder if you could add some liqueur into the mix then bake.

[SIII]

alcohol would probably stop the 'magic' separation of the three parts. Just make it and have a slice with a wee glass of sherry !!!

ps. all cake gone now, last piece consumed with a brew ;-)

[maviczap]

Seeing my daughter open her birthday presents

[Jayneflakes]

google - Magic Custard cake - you'll want to make & eat it


I really really want one of those cakes, not a slice or even a half, but the whole cake. Just for me, no one else... I am prepared to kill! :smt103

My big smile today was going out with my dear Wifey, we took our darling little Grandson out for a walk and then when we got back home, I got to play tickles and have a cuddle with him until his Daddy arrived.

I cannot get over how beautiful he is, I get so afraid that he is so fragile and delicate that by playing with him, I could hurt him, but his giggles are infectious and the look he gives me makes me feel like he is an old soul and I am the child. It is his first Birthday in three months and already he is turning into that perfect little person. In a funny way, having this beautiful child come into my life is healing the damage I feel from my own childhood. I really am a Grandma and I love that. When I think about it, it is amazing and I am so thankful to have such a beautiful family.

Anyway, enough of this wet waffle nonsense. My bike build is going well. :puker:

[Geodude]

Nice one Jayne, reading that made me smile :) I also now require some of that magic cake mmmm

[Brettus]

Man that cake sounds good, gonna have to try that.

Mine for the day was assembling my new desk ornament for my third monitor :-)
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/27/e04a85bc5b55ab770916deb6346e8acc.jpg
Reduced in sainsburys yesterday and couldn't resist, had my eye on them since Christmas.

Oh and a bonus, my snigger of the day was in response to "my icons have gone weird".....
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/27/1223d3c5a75ae7de9d05664e21a3e82c.jpg
She wasn't kidding! I didn't know windows could do icons that big!

[Bibio]

just over 600 miles to a tank of diesel out the new yeti. thats double what i was getting with the c-max and i think the yeti has a smaller fuel tank.

[andrewsmith]

Didn't your c-max weigh the same as the moon

[maviczap]

Oh and a bonus, my snigger of the day was in response to "my icons have gone weird".....
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/27/1223d3c5a75ae7de9d05664e21a3e82c.jpg
She wasn't kidding! I didn't know windows could do icons that big!

Well thats why you need 3 monitor's or a new pair of glasses :D

[Jayneflakes]

a new pair of glasses :D

Or maybe securing ones hands at night! :smt104

[pookie]

seeing the little minnow fighting to stay alive .. he's hanging in there with the big boys :) ( I called him Stick on the account of the fact he looks like one)

[Littlepeahead]

Finding a pub in Farringdon that was a proper pub, tiny, no music, no TV, and actually no other women except the bar maid. It sells only St Peter's Brewery beer, bottled and on tap. Ruby Ale for me, gluten free dark for my fellow orger. Very good way to end the day.

[Bluepete]

It sells only St Peter's Brewery beer, bottled and on tap. Ruby Ale for me, gluten free dark for my fellow orger. Very good way to end the day.

My favourite brewery!

http://www.stpetersbrewery.co.uk

The brewery itself is an old abbey with a moat, black swans, and a cracking restaurant!

Mm mm mm. Beeeer!

Pete ;)

[Littlepeahead]

Confirmation that one of the best bands around are 'reforming'. My favorite bassist is looking hot.

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/02/01/bb110061898c28afbdf320e864850247.jpg

[BanannaMan]

6-Nations Rugby starts this Friday with one of the best games (England vs Wales) up first!
:cheers:

[Luckypants]

It's been making me smile all week Bill. I have tickets to the match and the day off work to get there! :cool:

[SIII]

Got freebies to Scotland vs Ireland at Murrayfield ��

[Brettus]

It's a stupid one but just been to have a sit in (not even a test drive) of the car I've requested as my new company car. Not revealing what it is yet as I'm pushing my luck with it but if you don't ask you don't get eh? Hoping to find out in the next week or so. Exciting times :-)

[Red ones]

Tesla Model S???

[Brettus]

Hah I feel typecast! But no, not in my wildest dreams. Something geeky though with plenty of toys.

Have you seen the "insane mode" videos from the tesla? Soo much fun.

[DJ123]

Hah I feel typecast! But no, not in my wildest dreams. Something geeky though with plenty of toys.




Got to be a Nissan GTR then!

[Brettus]

*whistle* £29k gets you a lot of ford these days..... ;-)

[DJ123]

Focus St? Rs?

[Red ones]

Mustang!!!