Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up

rjsterry

elbowloh said:

rjsterry said:

elbowloh said:

Pross said:

Are you working on HS2?

I am now.

Sorry.

Oooh, which bit?

Euston and Northolt Tunnels

Ah. My brother has been based up in Birmingham working on the rolling stock.

pinno

elbowloh said:

Pross said:

Are you working on HS2?

I am now.

Is that because you can reach the ceiling?
Are you doing the lights?

elbowloh

pinno said:

elbowloh said:

Pross said:

Are you working on HS2?

I am now.

Is that because you can reach the ceiling?
Are you doing the lights?

I have literally heard every tall joke going. My mates would also get random people at the pub to come and ask me every 5 mins "what's the weather like up there?".

TheBigBean

elbowloh said:

pinno said:

elbowloh said:

Pross said:

Are you working on HS2?

I am now.

Is that because you can reach the ceiling?
Are you doing the lights?

I have literally heard every tall joke going. My mates would also get random people at the pub to come and ask me every 5 mins "what's the weather like up there?".

If you meet someone taller than you, do you ask them how tall they are?

veronese68

elbowloh said:

pinno said:

elbowloh said:

Pross said:

Are you working on HS2?

I am now.

Is that because you can reach the ceiling?
Are you doing the lights?

I have literally heard every tall joke going. My mates would also get random people at the pub to come and ask me every 5 mins "what's the weather like up there?".

You're not that tall, but maybe you are to Piña 😁
I had a mate years back that was huge, I'm not short at 6'2", but this guy was a giant next to me. One of the local dickheads saw him with me in the pub once and asked if I'd bought my body guard because I was so puny, this guy was an inch or so taller than me and thought he was something special. Big mate picked him up with one hand, Darth Vader style. The guy absolutely shat himself and grovelled his apologies, offering to buy us each a pint. We declined the offer and laughed as he scuttled off.

pinno

elbowloh said:

..."what's the weather like up there?".

I like that.

veronese68

elbowloh said:

pinno said:

elbowloh said:

Pross said:

Are you working on HS2?

I am now.

Is that because you can reach the ceiling?
Are you doing the lights?

I have literally heard every tall joke going. My mates would also get random people at the pub to come and ask me every 5 mins "what's the weather like up there?".

Don't you get nose bleeds from the altitude?

pinno

I thought Elbow had dandruff but it was snow.

Pross

elbowloh said:

pinno said:

elbowloh said:

Pross said:

Are you working on HS2?

I am now.

Is that because you can reach the ceiling?
Are you doing the lights?

I have literally heard every tall joke going. My mates would also get random people at the pub to come and ask me every 5 mins "what's the weather like up there?".

I saw a bloke walking around my nearest town a few years ago wearing a t-shirt saying something like "before you ask I'm 6'10".

Pross

veronese68 said:

elbowloh said:

pinno said:

elbowloh said:

Pross said:

Are you working on HS2?

I am now.

Is that because you can reach the ceiling?
Are you doing the lights?

I have literally heard every tall joke going. My mates would also get random people at the pub to come and ask me every 5 mins "what's the weather like up there?".

You're not that tall, but maybe you are to Piña 😁
I had a mate years back that was huge, I'm not short at 6'2", but this guy was a giant next to me. One of the local dickheads saw him with me in the pub once and asked if I'd bought my body guard because I was so puny, this guy was an inch or so taller than me and thought he was something special. Big mate picked him up with one hand, Darth Vader style. The guy absolutely shat himself and grovelled his apologies, offering to buy us each a pint. We declined the offer and laughed as he scuttled off.

I'm also 6'2" and when I first started singing a few years back I joined a musical theatre group which had someone who was 6'9". I never felt that much shorter than him but then had to do a duet with him and saw some rehearsal photos. I looked tiny. It didn't help that he always wore ridiculously skinny jeans which somehow made him look even more lanky.

johnnyfartpants

veronese68 said:

elbowloh said:

pinno said:

elbowloh said:

Pross said:

Are you working on HS2?

I am now.

Is that because you can reach the ceiling?
Are you doing the lights?

I have literally heard every tall joke going. My mates would also get random people at the pub to come and ask me every 5 mins "what's the weather like up there?".

You're not that tall, but maybe you are to Piña 😁
I had a mate years back that was huge, I'm not short at 6'2", but this guy was a giant next to me. One of the local dickheads saw him with me in the pub once and asked if I'd bought my body guard because I was so puny, this guy was an inch or so taller than me and thought he was something special. Big mate picked him up with one hand, Darth Vader style. The guy absolutely shat himself and grovelled his apologies, offering to buy us each a pint. We declined the offer and laughed as he scuttled off.

:-)

Stevo_666

Getting a good offer on our house (accepted) and having 2 good houses in our price range come on the market on the same day. Maybe not trivial for me but it did cheer me up...

rick_chasey

Market's hot, make the most of it.

lesfirth

Stevo_666 said:

Getting a good offer on our house (accepted) and having 2 good houses in our price range come on the market on the same day. Maybe not trivial me but it did cheer me up...

I hope that smile stays on your face until you are actually sat on your sofa in your new home. The period until then can be very stressful. Good luck.

Stevo_666

rick_chasey said:

Market's hot, make the most of it.

We got a good price and the buyers are chain free (and not in a rush) which should put us in a good position for buying. Unfortunately with the market as strong as it is, it's an understatement to say there are not many bargains to be had!

Couple of viewings now arranged.

Stevo_666

lesfirth said:

Stevo_666 said:

Getting a good offer on our house (accepted) and having 2 good houses in our price range come on the market on the same day. Maybe not trivial me but it did cheer me up...

I hope that smile stays on your face until you are actually sat on your sofa in your new home. The period until then can be very stressful. Good luck.

Thanks - it's been a while since we last did this. But yep, we're ready for an 'interesting' few months.

laurentian

. . . when the radio football commentary on a Sunday welcomes listeners to the World Service . . .

elbowloh

Stevo_666 said:

rick_chasey said:

Market's hot, make the most of it.

We got a good price and the buyers are chain free (and not in a rush) which should put us in a good position for buying. Unfortunately with the market as strong as it is, it's an understatement to say there are not many bargains to be had!

Couple of viewings now arranged.

Our buyers were time buyers and our vendors were retiring to their second home in Scotland, so should have been quick and hassle free.

I said should.

TBF, the main problem was our Solicitor who was just unresponsive and slow and told the agents and out sellers everyone there was a delay that it was us not returning paperwork when in fact we had never been sent it.

Hope yours is ok and goes smoothly!

Stevo_666

elbowloh said:

Stevo_666 said:

rick_chasey said:

Market's hot, make the most of it.

We got a good price and the buyers are chain free (and not in a rush) which should put us in a good position for buying. Unfortunately with the market as strong as it is, it's an understatement to say there are not many bargains to be had!

Couple of viewings now arranged.

Our buyers were time buyers and our vendors were retiring to their second home in Scotland, so should have been quick and hassle free.

I said should.

TBF, the main problem was our split who was just unresponsive and slow and told the agents and out sellers everyone there was a delay that it was us not returning paperwork when in fact we had never been sent it.

Hope yours is ok and goes smoothly!

Thanks Elbow.

Fingers crossed - there are usually a few wrinkles along the way that need dealing with. Next job is to find the house we want to buy - headed out later to try and do just that.

pinno

Stevo_666 said:

elbowloh said:

Stevo_666 said:

rick_chasey said:

Market's hot, make the most of it.

We got a good price and the buyers are chain free (and not in a rush) which should put us in a good position for buying. Unfortunately with the market as strong as it is, it's an understatement to say there are not many bargains to be had!

Couple of viewings now arranged.

Our buyers were time buyers and our vendors were retiring to their second home in Scotland, so should have been quick and hassle free.

I said should.

TBF, the main problem was our split who was just unresponsive and slow and told the agents and out sellers everyone there was a delay that it was us not returning paperwork when in fact we had never been sent it.

Hope yours is ok and goes smoothly!

Thanks Elbow.

Fingers crossed - there are usually a few wrinkles along the way that need dealing with. Next job is to find the house we want to buy - headed out later to try and do just that.

Make sure there's lots of storage so that wifey can stuff them full of... stuff.
Deep down it's some sort of emotional compensation for putting up with you but we won't go into that.

Stevo_666

pinno said:

Stevo_666 said:

elbowloh said:

Stevo_666 said:

rick_chasey said:

Market's hot, make the most of it.

We got a good price and the buyers are chain free (and not in a rush) which should put us in a good position for buying. Unfortunately with the market as strong as it is, it's an understatement to say there are not many bargains to be had!

Couple of viewings now arranged.

Our buyers were time buyers and our vendors were retiring to their second home in Scotland, so should have been quick and hassle free.

I said should.

TBF, the main problem was our split who was just unresponsive and slow and told the agents and out sellers everyone there was a delay that it was us not returning paperwork when in fact we had never been sent it.

Hope yours is ok and goes smoothly!

Thanks Elbow.

Fingers crossed - there are usually a few wrinkles along the way that need dealing with. Next job is to find the house we want to buy - headed out later to try and do just that.

Make sure there's lots of storage so that wifey can stuff them full of... stuff.
Deep down it's some sort of emotional compensation for putting up with you but we won't go into that.

She's really got into the groove of sorting and chucking her old cr@p. Hopefully it'll continue...

surrey_commuter

Stevo_666 said:

pinno said:

Stevo_666 said:

elbowloh said:

Stevo_666 said:

rick_chasey said:

Market's hot, make the most of it.

We got a good price and the buyers are chain free (and not in a rush) which should put us in a good position for buying. Unfortunately with the market as strong as it is, it's an understatement to say there are not many bargains to be had!

Couple of viewings now arranged.

Our buyers were time buyers and our vendors were retiring to their second home in Scotland, so should have been quick and hassle free.

I said should.

TBF, the main problem was our split who was just unresponsive and slow and told the agents and out sellers everyone there was a delay that it was us not returning paperwork when in fact we had never been sent it.

Hope yours is ok and goes smoothly!

Thanks Elbow.

Fingers crossed - there are usually a few wrinkles along the way that need dealing with. Next job is to find the house we want to buy - headed out later to try and do just that.

Make sure there's lots of storage so that wifey can stuff them full of... stuff.
Deep down it's some sort of emotional compensation for putting up with you but we won't go into that.

She's really got into the groove of sorting and chucking her old cr@p. Hopefully it'll continue...

Maybe you could start a thread looking for advise on what you should wear when in the sticks

pblakeney

I was sent this link.
One for those familiar with the Glasgow vernacular.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/john-lewis-fud-dragon-leaves-24173740?fbclid=IwAR0YfHsPxjUD82tzv7Abm6vZyy-cngY_SrbbCzMCsl8UWQJwBkCXIyTVNA0

Stevo_666

surrey_commuter said:

Stevo_666 said:

pinno said:

Stevo_666 said:

elbowloh said:

Stevo_666 said:

rick_chasey said:

Market's hot, make the most of it.

We got a good price and the buyers are chain free (and not in a rush) which should put us in a good position for buying. Unfortunately with the market as strong as it is, it's an understatement to say there are not many bargains to be had!

Couple of viewings now arranged.

Our buyers were time buyers and our vendors were retiring to their second home in Scotland, so should have been quick and hassle free.

I said should.

TBF, the main problem was our split who was just unresponsive and slow and told the agents and out sellers everyone there was a delay that it was us not returning paperwork when in fact we had never been sent it.

Hope yours is ok and goes smoothly!

Thanks Elbow.

Fingers crossed - there are usually a few wrinkles along the way that need dealing with. Next job is to find the house we want to buy - headed out later to try and do just that.

Make sure there's lots of storage so that wifey can stuff them full of... stuff.
Deep down it's some sort of emotional compensation for putting up with you but we won't go into that.

She's really got into the groove of sorting and chucking her old cr@p. Hopefully it'll continue...

Maybe you could start a thread looking for advise on what you should wear when in the sticks

Probably the same as currently. Might buy a new pair of wellies if there a lot of horse/cow shyte.

pinno

Stevo_666 said:

surrey_commuter said:

Stevo_666 said:

pinno said:

Stevo_666 said:

elbowloh said:

Stevo_666 said:

rick_chasey said:

Market's hot, make the most of it.

We got a good price and the buyers are chain free (and not in a rush) which should put us in a good position for buying. Unfortunately with the market as strong as it is, it's an understatement to say there are not many bargains to be had!

Couple of viewings now arranged.

Our buyers were time buyers and our vendors were retiring to their second home in Scotland, so should have been quick and hassle free.

I said should.

TBF, the main problem was our split who was just unresponsive and slow and told the agents and out sellers everyone there was a delay that it was us not returning paperwork when in fact we had never been sent it.

Hope yours is ok and goes smoothly!

Thanks Elbow.

Fingers crossed - there are usually a few wrinkles along the way that need dealing with. Next job is to find the house we want to buy - headed out later to try and do just that.

Make sure there's lots of storage so that wifey can stuff them full of... stuff.
Deep down it's some sort of emotional compensation for putting up with you but we won't go into that.

She's really got into the groove of sorting and chucking her old cr@p. Hopefully it'll continue...

Maybe you could start a thread looking for advise on what you should wear when in the sticks

Probably the same as currently. Might buy a new pair of wellies if there a lot of horse/cow shyte.

But there are wellies and there are wellies.
And you'll need a waxed Barbour jacket... and some tweed... and a range rover and a Belfast sink and do your bit for the environment by adopting 40 unemployed Fox Hounds.
Also add your wife's sir name so that it's double barrelled.

I'll see you right.

shirley_basso

Hmmmmm range rover

Wheelspinner

pinno said:

Stevo_666 said:

surrey_commuter said:

Stevo_666 said:

pinno said:

Stevo_666 said:

elbowloh said:

Stevo_666 said:

rick_chasey said:

Market's hot, make the most of it.

We got a good price and the buyers are chain free (and not in a rush) which should put us in a good position for buying. Unfortunately with the market as strong as it is, it's an understatement to say there are not many bargains to be had!

Couple of viewings now arranged.

Our buyers were time buyers and our vendors were retiring to their second home in Scotland, so should have been quick and hassle free.

I said should.

TBF, the main problem was our split who was just unresponsive and slow and told the agents and out sellers everyone there was a delay that it was us not returning paperwork when in fact we had never been sent it.

Hope yours is ok and goes smoothly!

Thanks Elbow.

Fingers crossed - there are usually a few wrinkles along the way that need dealing with. Next job is to find the house we want to buy - headed out later to try and do just that.

Make sure there's lots of storage so that wifey can stuff them full of... stuff.
Deep down it's some sort of emotional compensation for putting up with you but we won't go into that.

She's really got into the groove of sorting and chucking her old cr@p. Hopefully it'll continue...

Maybe you could start a thread looking for advise on what you should wear when in the sticks

Probably the same as currently. Might buy a new pair of wellies if there a lot of horse/cow shyte.

But there are wellies and there are wellies.
And you'll need a waxed Barbour jacket... and some tweed... and a range rover and a Belfast sink and do your bit for the environment by adopting 40 unemployed Fox Hounds.
Also add your wife's sir name so that it's double barrelled.

I'll see you right.

This is Stevo you’re talking about? Range Rover pffffft.

He’ll get this. V12 and all.

orraloon

Less Panzerwagon more W@nkerwagon.

rick_chasey

Wheelspinner said:

pinno said:

Stevo_666 said:

surrey_commuter said:

Stevo_666 said:

pinno said:

Stevo_666 said:

elbowloh said:

Stevo_666 said:

rick_chasey said:

Market's hot, make the most of it.

We got a good price and the buyers are chain free (and not in a rush) which should put us in a good position for buying. Unfortunately with the market as strong as it is, it's an understatement to say there are not many bargains to be had!

Couple of viewings now arranged.

Our buyers were time buyers and our vendors were retiring to their second home in Scotland, so should have been quick and hassle free.

I said should.

TBF, the main problem was our split who was just unresponsive and slow and told the agents and out sellers everyone there was a delay that it was us not returning paperwork when in fact we had never been sent it.

Hope yours is ok and goes smoothly!

Thanks Elbow.

Fingers crossed - there are usually a few wrinkles along the way that need dealing with. Next job is to find the house we want to buy - headed out later to try and do just that.

Make sure there's lots of storage so that wifey can stuff them full of... stuff.
Deep down it's some sort of emotional compensation for putting up with you but we won't go into that.

She's really got into the groove of sorting and chucking her old cr@p. Hopefully it'll continue...

Maybe you could start a thread looking for advise on what you should wear when in the sticks

Probably the same as currently. Might buy a new pair of wellies if there a lot of horse/cow shyte.

But there are wellies and there are wellies.
And you'll need a waxed Barbour jacket... and some tweed... and a range rover and a Belfast sink and do your bit for the environment by adopting 40 unemployed Fox Hounds.
Also add your wife's sir name so that it's double barrelled.

I'll see you right.

This is Stevo you’re talking about? Range Rover pffffft.

He’ll get this. V12 and all.

True story, my friend's neighbour when I growing up (in the '90s) used to tinker and build cars in his front garden.

Anyway, he juiced up a range rover, took it to Germany, flipped it with the whole family in it.

Stevo_666

Wheelspinner said:

pinno said:

Stevo_666 said:

surrey_commuter said:

Stevo_666 said:

pinno said:

Stevo_666 said:

elbowloh said:

Stevo_666 said:

rick_chasey said:

Market's hot, make the most of it.

We got a good price and the buyers are chain free (and not in a rush) which should put us in a good position for buying. Unfortunately with the market as strong as it is, it's an understatement to say there are not many bargains to be had!

Couple of viewings now arranged.

Our buyers were time buyers and our vendors were retiring to their second home in Scotland, so should have been quick and hassle free.

I said should.

TBF, the main problem was our split who was just unresponsive and slow and told the agents and out sellers everyone there was a delay that it was us not returning paperwork when in fact we had never been sent it.

Hope yours is ok and goes smoothly!

Thanks Elbow.

Fingers crossed - there are usually a few wrinkles along the way that need dealing with. Next job is to find the house we want to buy - headed out later to try and do just that.

Make sure there's lots of storage so that wifey can stuff them full of... stuff.
Deep down it's some sort of emotional compensation for putting up with you but we won't go into that.

She's really got into the groove of sorting and chucking her old cr@p. Hopefully it'll continue...

Maybe you could start a thread looking for advise on what you should wear when in the sticks

Probably the same as currently. Might buy a new pair of wellies if there a lot of horse/cow shyte.

But there are wellies and there are wellies.
And you'll need a waxed Barbour jacket... and some tweed... and a range rover and a Belfast sink and do your bit for the environment by adopting 40 unemployed Fox Hounds.
Also add your wife's sir name so that it's double barrelled.

I'll see you right.

This is Stevo you’re talking about? Range Rover pffffft.

He’ll get this. V12 and all.

Never knew Brabus did V12 transplants on those things (not sure why as the V8 biturbo is good for silly amounts of power and torque), but that's just trendy SUV type thing so my bargepole will never touch it. Surely a V8 'C-wagon' is close enough?