Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up

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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,311
    @ Pross & mrfpb - it wasn't far enough so I rubbed it in by doing another lap of our route after she got home :)
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • crispybug2
    crispybug2 Posts: 2,915
    mrfpb wrote:
    30 mins after mowing the lawn, it has started raining.

    The smell must be glorious!
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    Going for a run just now with my 17 yo kid and having to hang back a bit so she could keep up puffing and panting while I wasn't really breaking a sweat :) Not sure whether that says more about her or me, mind.

    It says "competitive dad".....!
    crispybug2 wrote:
    Iceland's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest

    Definitely some channelling of Keith Flint going on there!

    I was thinking more of a school play based on Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
    Faster than a tent.......
  • chris_bass
    chris_bass Posts: 4,913
    A really nice set of allen keys
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,275
    Chris Bass wrote:
    A really nice set of allen keys

    These could cheer you up even more:

    s-l500.jpg
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  • haydenm
    haydenm Posts: 2,997
    Pinno wrote:
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-48091441/how-one-woman-beat-mining-giants-and-saved-rare-snow-leopards

    "How one woman beat mining giants and saved rare snow leopards"

    Sounds like the tag line for a fantasy film.
  • slowbike
    slowbike Posts: 8,498
    Sporting weekend - first sailing race with my niece (her first race) - despite there being no wind we had a good time. Meanwhile, Little Slowbike went off for a bike ride with his mother & cousin - ended up riding most of it solo (rather than on the tag-along).
    Followed by Little Slowbikes first sailing race- we had a bit more wind, but there he was, laughing and suggesting one of our competitors falls overboard ... smiles and laughter all round.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,461
    Car passing its MOT with no advisories.
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    Pross wrote:
    Car passing its MOT with no advisories.

    That's not trivial! Wife's Focus is 17 years old now and a passed MOT is a thing of unbridled joy, advisories or not!

    (Thought it was curtains this year. First I discovered the garage we'd been using for 30 years had decided to call it a day, and then I found I could poke my finger straight through the sill the week before the test. Luckily we've found what appears to be another decent garage, and the corrosion was very localised and they've done a very tidy welded repair. Suspect it's on borrowed time now though...)
  • chris_bass
    chris_bass Posts: 4,913
    Pinno wrote:
    Chris Bass wrote:
    A really nice set of allen keys

    These could cheer you up even more:

    s-l500.jpg

    I think i prefer something like this

    R8335913-02.jpg

    That's the dream!
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,311
    Rolf F wrote:
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    Going for a run just now with my 17 yo kid and having to hang back a bit so she could keep up puffing and panting while I wasn't really breaking a sweat :) Not sure whether that says more about her or me, mind.

    It says "competitive dad".....!
    I may be so, but in this case it was more 'thank **** I'm not old yet' :)
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    racist hypocrit gets covered in milkshake. excellent stuff.

    https://mobile.twitter.com/seddonnews/s ... 7171710976

    #racist
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Pinno wrote:
    Chris Bass wrote:
    A really nice set of allen keys

    These could cheer you up even more:

    s-l500.jpg

    those are for an impact driver, n'est ce pas?

    #smashdafukkoutofit
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,498
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    Chris Bass wrote:
    A really nice set of allen keys

    These could cheer you up even more:

    s-l500.jpg

    those are for an impact driver, n'est ce pas?

    #smashdafukkoutofit

    Impact driver with a 2mm Allen bit? I think they're just for a standard 1/4" torque wrench or ratchet
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  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    rjsterry wrote:
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    Chris Bass wrote:
    A really nice set of allen keys

    These could cheer you up even more:

    s-l500.jpg

    those are for an impact driver, n'est ce pas?

    #smashdafukkoutofit

    Impact driver with a 2mm Allen bit?

    even small things need smashing.

    just impact bits are normally black, normal ones silver/grey

    #ugg.smash.
    #hulksmash
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,275
    rjsterry wrote:
    ...they're just for a standard 1/4" torque wrench or ratchet

    Correcto. 1.4" sockets.

    Fits a torque wrench.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,498
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    rjsterry wrote:
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    Chris Bass wrote:
    A really nice set of allen keys

    These could cheer you up even more:

    s-l500.jpg

    those are for an impact driver, n'est ce pas?

    #smashdafukkoutofit

    Impact driver with a 2mm Allen bit?

    even small things need smashing.

    just impact bits are normally black, normal ones silver/grey

    #ugg.smash.
    #hulksmash

    Remind me to never lend you any tools ;)
    1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
    Pinnacle Monzonite

    Part of the anti-growth coalition
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    rjsterry wrote:
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    rjsterry wrote:
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    Chris Bass wrote:
    A really nice set of allen keys

    These could cheer you up even more:

    s-l500.jpg

    those are for an impact driver, n'est ce pas?

    #smashdafukkoutofit

    Impact driver with a 2mm Allen bit?

    even small things need smashing.

    just impact bits are normally black, normal ones silver/grey

    #ugg.smash.
    #hulksmash

    Remind me to never lend you any tools ;)

    have angle grinder will travel

    #whrrrrsssccchhhrrrrrssshhhhhhhhhhh
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    racist hypocrit gets covered in milkshake. excellent stuff.

    https://mobile.twitter.com/seddonnews/s ... 7171710976

    #racist

    QFT
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,461
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    racist hypocrit gets covered in milkshake. excellent stuff.

    https://mobile.twitter.com/seddonnews/s ... 7171710976

    #racist

    Not sure why he's paying security, they seem a bit s**t. Presumably it's an ego thing.

    Thinking about it maybe the security people hate him as much as any sane person so are happy to take his money but can't be arsed actually protecting him.
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,498
    edited May 2019
    Pinno wrote:
    rjsterry wrote:
    ...they're just for a standard 1/4" torque wrench or ratchet

    Correcto. 1.4" sockets.

    Fits a torque wrench.

    Which for some reason reminds me that I said I would post these.

    Edit: but apparently I already have.

    #senile
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,275
    I'm pretty sure you've posted those woodworking tools before RJS.
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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,804
    Pross wrote:
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    racist hypocrit gets covered in milkshake. excellent stuff.

    https://mobile.twitter.com/seddonnews/s ... 7171710976

    #racist

    Not sure why he's paying security, they seem a bit s**t. Presumably it's an ego thing.

    Thinking about it maybe the security people hate him as much as any sane person so are happy to take his money but can't be arsed actually protecting him.
    I'm sure he's not paying, is it still his mate Arron Banks paying? Or his sugar daddy as described by someone on that Twitter link. :lol:
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  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Pross wrote:
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    racist hypocrit gets covered in milkshake. excellent stuff.

    https://mobile.twitter.com/seddonnews/s ... 7171710976

    #racist

    Not sure why he's paying security, they seem a bit s**t. Presumably it's an ego thing.

    Thinking about it maybe the security people hate him as much as any sane person so are happy to take his money but can't be arsed actually protecting him.

    i don't think he's paying them much - worst CP team I've ever seen. probably just a couple of his mates from the pub.

    #zerocares
    #racist
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • bompington
    bompington Posts: 7,674
    Danny Macaskill. We've all done it taking our kids for a ride, haven't we?
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,498
    Pinno wrote:
    I'm pretty sure you've posted those woodworking tools before RJS.

    Ah. Oops.
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    Part of the anti-growth coalition
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,275
    rjsterry wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    I'm pretty sure you've posted those woodworking tools before RJS.

    Ah. Oops.

    Proper 'Oops' would be lending them to MF.
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,275
    bompington wrote:
    Danny Macaskill. We've all done it taking our kids for a ride, haven't we?

    Linky no worky Uncle Bompy.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • bompington
    bompington Posts: 7,674
    Pinno wrote:
    bompington wrote:
    Danny Macaskill. We've all done it taking our kids for a ride, haven't we?

    Linky no worky Uncle Bompy.
    Dammit, don't they all hate giving you a simple url!
    Try this
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,275
    bompington wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    bompington wrote:
    Danny Macaskill. We've all done it taking our kids for a ride, haven't we?

    Linky no worky Uncle Bompy.
    Dammit, don't they all hate giving you a simple url!
    Try this

    5 stars. Cheers.
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