Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up

Matthewfalle

satisfaction derived from fettling a friend's bike and making it work properly again after the LBS phucked it up.

#onejob.youhadonejob

Pross

Ballysmate wrote:

Satisfaction derived from doing your own fettling rather than running to the LBS for everything.
I suppose any situation where you identify a problem and come up with a solution yourself is satisfying.

Yep, I finally sorted out two UPVC doors that had dropped and were driving me nuts. I'd looked up how to do it a few times but could never get it right but finally sussed it out. Only problem is that it now slams even harder everyone the wife or daughter use it, I've given up telling them all they have to do is pull it shut and it will catch almost silently.

surfercyclist

I fixed the washing machine, was tripping out RCD and I discovered it was heating element. Disconnected that so wash cycle could finish, now to order and replace element.

Can't beat a bit of DIY. Money saved and satisfaction gained.

rjsterry

Pross wrote:

Ballysmate wrote:

Satisfaction derived from doing your own fettling rather than running to the LBS for everything.
I suppose any situation where you identify a problem and come up with a solution yourself is satisfying.

Yep, I finally sorted out two UPVC doors that had dropped and were driving me nuts. I'd looked up how to do it a few times but could never get it right but finally sussed it out. Only problem is that it now slams even harder everyone the wife or daughter use it, I've given up telling them all they have to do is pull it shut and it will catch almost silently.

Thanks for the prompt. Been meaning to fettle the back door for some time and the heat over the weekend seems to have made it droop even more.

Pross

rjsterry wrote:

Pross wrote:

Ballysmate wrote:

Satisfaction derived from doing your own fettling rather than running to the LBS for everything.
I suppose any situation where you identify a problem and come up with a solution yourself is satisfying.

Yep, I finally sorted out two UPVC doors that had dropped and were driving me nuts. I'd looked up how to do it a few times but could never get it right but finally sussed it out. Only problem is that it now slams even harder everyone the wife or daughter use it, I've given up telling them all they have to do is pull it shut and it will catch almost silently.

Thanks for the prompt. Been meaning to fettle the back door for some time and the heat over the weekend seems to have made it droop even more.

Double entendres cheer me up too!

Matthewfalle

Pross wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

Pross wrote:

Ballysmate wrote:

Satisfaction derived from doing your own fettling rather than running to the LBS for everything.
I suppose any situation where you identify a problem and come up with a solution yourself is satisfying.

Yep, I finally sorted out two UPVC doors that had dropped and were driving me nuts. I'd looked up how to do it a few times but could never get it right but finally sussed it out. Only problem is that it now slams even harder everyone the wife or daughter use it, I've given up telling them all they have to do is pull it shut and it will catch almost silently.

Thanks for the prompt. Been meaning to fettle the back door for some time and the heat over the weekend seems to have made it droop even more.

Double entendres cheer me up too!

bank holiday weekend back door action! wahaaaay!

#apologies

Stevo_666

Fnarr fnarr.

ballysmate

Matthewfalle wrote:

Pross wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

Pross wrote:

Ballysmate wrote:

Satisfaction derived from doing your own fettling rather than running to the LBS for everything.
I suppose any situation where you identify a problem and come up with a solution yourself is satisfying.

Yep, I finally sorted out two UPVC doors that had dropped and were driving me nuts. I'd looked up how to do it a few times but could never get it right but finally sussed it out. Only problem is that it now slams even harder everyone the wife or daughter use it, I've given up telling them all they have to do is pull it shut and it will catch almost silently.

Thanks for the prompt. Been meaning to fettle the back door for some time and the heat over the weekend seems to have made it droop even more.

Double entendres cheer me up too!

bank holiday weekend back door action! wahaaaay!

#apologies

Make sure you use plenty of lube as you may find your bike saddle a bit uncomfortable for a few days if you don't.

Matthewfalle

meaningless banter with yummy mummy in the village shoe shop. it made us both laugh which is nice

#smiles

Matthewfalle

plates looking ridiculously hot and giving me a big smile & wave

#plates

chris_bass

having been able to actually get out on my bike the past few days and in doing so sticking my middle finger firmly up to my broken mind

cowsham

Ballysmate wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

Pross wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

Pross wrote:

Ballysmate wrote:

Satisfaction derived from doing your own fettling rather than running to the LBS for everything.
I suppose any situation where you identify a problem and come up with a solution yourself is satisfying.

Yep, I finally sorted out two UPVC doors that had dropped and were driving me nuts. I'd looked up how to do it a few times but could never get it right but finally sussed it out. Only problem is that it now slams even harder everyone the wife or daughter use it, I've given up telling them all they have to do is pull it shut and it will catch almost silently.

Thanks for the prompt. Been meaning to fettle the back door for some time and the heat over the weekend seems to have made it droop even more.

Double entendres cheer me up too!

bank holiday weekend back door action! wahaaaay!

#apologies

Make sure you use plenty of lube as you may find your bike saddle a bit uncomfortable for a few days if you don't.

How do you know?

Stevo_666

Cowsham wrote:

Ballysmate wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

Pross wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

Pross wrote:

Ballysmate wrote:

Satisfaction derived from doing your own fettling rather than running to the LBS for everything.
I suppose any situation where you identify a problem and come up with a solution yourself is satisfying.

Yep, I finally sorted out two UPVC doors that had dropped and were driving me nuts. I'd looked up how to do it a few times but could never get it right but finally sussed it out. Only problem is that it now slams even harder everyone the wife or daughter use it, I've given up telling them all they have to do is pull it shut and it will catch almost silently.

Thanks for the prompt. Been meaning to fettle the back door for some time and the heat over the weekend seems to have made it droop even more.

Double entendres cheer me up too!

bank holiday weekend back door action! wahaaaay!

#apologies

Make sure you use plenty of lube as you may find your bike saddle a bit uncomfortable for a few days if you don't.

How do you know?

Allegedly Frank Wilson told him.

orraloon

Chris Bass wrote:

having been able to actually get out on my bike the past few days and in doing so sticking my middle finger firmly up to my broken mind

Good. Keep on keepin' on.

rjsterry

Stevo 666 wrote:

Cowsham wrote:

Ballysmate wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

Pross wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

Pross wrote:

Ballysmate wrote:

Satisfaction derived from doing your own fettling rather than running to the LBS for everything.
I suppose any situation where you identify a problem and come up with a solution yourself is satisfying.

Yep, I finally sorted out two UPVC doors that had dropped and were driving me nuts. I'd looked up how to do it a few times but could never get it right but finally sussed it out. Only problem is that it now slams even harder everyone the wife or daughter use it, I've given up telling them all they have to do is pull it shut and it will catch almost silently.

Thanks for the prompt. Been meaning to fettle the back door for some time and the heat over the weekend seems to have made it droop even more.

Double entendres cheer me up too!

bank holiday weekend back door action! wahaaaay!

#apologies

Make sure you use plenty of lube as you may find your bike saddle a bit uncomfortable for a few days if you don't.

How do you know?

Allegedly Frank Wilson told him.

Back door still not right this evening. Had to give it a really good slam.

chris_bass

orraloon wrote:

Chris Bass wrote:

having been able to actually get out on my bike the past few days and in doing so sticking my middle finger firmly up to my broken mind

Good. Keep on keepin' on.

Thanks - that's the plan for now

Matthewfalle

Cantona's acceptance speech. Sheer joy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k0-0QAHZZ0

#wordsofwisdom

pinno

Matthewfalle wrote:

Cantona's acceptance speech. Sheer joy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k0-0QAHZZ0

#wordsofwisdom

Bizarre. More bizarre than the seagull metaphor.

Matthewfalle

not bizarre at all. seems perfectly logical to us. a distinct statement regarding modern diatribe and the personification of the absolute.

#wordsthatmeansomething

cowsham

Beating the Google maps time for cycling a 1 3/4 hr cycle journey by 20 mins.

orraloon

Foo Fighters at Reading on catch up.

Taylor Hawkins is not Freddie but nontheless Under Pressure is pretty good.

IPlayer, good innit.

orraloon

Oh yeah. Foo Fighters doing Let There Be Rock. 'kin A

robert88

Autumn tomorrow. Soon be Christmas and Brexit will be a distant memory. It is amazing what can be achieved with quantum physics.

surfercyclist

Oh dear, the ahem "No1 side in world" have just lost. At home.

And No1 status didn't last very long either, they are down to 4th. England 3rd....

Stevo_666

SurferCyclist wrote:

Oh dear, the ahem "No1 side in world" have just lost. At home.

And No1 status didn't last very long either, they are down to 4th. England 3rd....

So it's official then - Wales are shyte

orraloon

Happening upon a gang of squirrels in my garden, been gorging on the early drop apples, thinking a family group, adults doing the squawk alarm call, youngsters all over the place. The one in last place on the escape route through the trees eyeballing me eyeballing it, do I go for it, do I... yer good on ye go. Rats with better PR innit.

surrey_commuter

Robert88 wrote:

Autumn tomorrow. Soon be Christmas and Brexit will be a distant memory. It is amazing what can be achieved with quantum physics.

You need to adopt a more rational way of determining the seasons

orraloon

Listening to Norman Cook aka Fatboy Slim on BBC R2 talking about his making of You've Come A Long Way Baby and other stuff. Takes me back to happy times. The 90s were good, no. Better than the sh1t of current days.

Wheelspinner

Chris Bass wrote:

having been able to actually get out on my bike the past few days and in doing so sticking my middle finger firmly up to my broken mind

Good job :!:

Stevo_666

orraloon wrote:

The 90s were good, no. Better than the sh1t of current days.

True, but I reckon the 80s still edged it.