Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up

orraloon

Channel your inner Danny MacAskill. 😉

I can barely stay upright on a rutted grass track...

Charlie_Croker

briantrumpet said:

orraloon said:

briantrumpet said:

Not freaking out at this bit of 'airy' path, given I'm not very good with heights.

Gravel bike or MTB?

People do. I can barely watch...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXPsbVNwMpg

That's quite hairy in places, glad it's not my way home from the pub

An appropriate name given to the town/village at the end of the video made me chuckle

briantrumpet

Charlie_Croker said:

An appropriate name given to the town/village at the end of the video made me chuckle

I've just been to Die in the last hour. But I came home afterwards.

briantrumpet

This doesn't cheer me up, it just terrifies me:

Pas de Sagatte

http://aquerasmontanhas.blogspot.com/2018/04/balcons-du-glandasse-pas-de-sagatte.html

elbowloh

This cheered up somewhat from today's Kindle edition

briantrumpet

Cycling along this road. Does it every time. Stupid grin on my face.

pblakeney

Wish I could take credit for this, either the boarding or the photography.
There is so much in this that cheers me up. How impressive is this, on all fronts?

lesfirth

That has certainly put a smile on my face. Brilliant.

pinno

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eccg7T6YQ8Y&t=57s

Stevo_666

Freecycle - bloody brilliant for getting shot of stuff that's not worth selling/too much hassle to sell on Fleabay but too good for the tip and maybe isn't the sort of thing that charity shops would take. Everything I've put on there has been reserved within hours and people just come along and take the stuff away. Very handy as I clear house loft and garage before we move.

Stevo_666

briantrumpet said:

Cycling along this road. Does it every time. Stupid grin on my face.

Great pic aside, I had a quick look at your blog and it does look like a very nice part of the world. I would have passed though on holiday back in the 90s when we drove from Chamonix down to the Riviera but usually don't get any closer than the Alps.

briantrumpet

Stevo_666 said:

briantrumpet said:

Cycling along this road. Does it every time. Stupid grin on my face.

Great pic aside, I had a quick look at your blog and it does look like a very nice part of the world. I would have passed though on holiday back in the 90s when we drove from Chamonix down to the Riviera but usually don't get any closer than the Alps.

Yes, the Route Napoleon, or near offer. Gets busy.

It is fantastic, both in a general 'wow' sense, and for superb cycling. It' actually much much better riding than in the proper Alps (I know you go there for the skiing rather than the riding), as there are far more roads to choose from, and the scenery is far more varied. Of course, the big 'signature' cols are fun to ride, but once you've done them, that's it. I've got more than 25 1000m+ cols within a day's ride from here, I think.

But keep it to yourself - I like the fact that hardly any English is spoken here, and the tourism (mainly Dutch holiday-makers) is nearly all in the summer holidays. The rest of the year it's mostly locals.

Stevo_666

briantrumpet said:

Stevo_666 said:

briantrumpet said:

Cycling along this road. Does it every time. Stupid grin on my face.

Great pic aside, I had a quick look at your blog and it does look like a very nice part of the world. I would have passed though on holiday back in the 90s when we drove from Chamonix down to the Riviera but usually don't get any closer than the Alps.

Yes, the Route Napoleon, or near offer. Gets busy.

It is fantastic, both in a general 'wow' sense, and for superb cycling. It' actually much much better riding than in the proper Alps (I know you go there for the skiing rather than the riding), as there are far more roads to choose from, and the scenery is far more varied. Of course, the big 'signature' cols are fun to ride, but once you've done them, that's it. I've got more than 25 1000m+ cols within a day's ride from here, I think.

But keep it to yourself - I like the fact that hardly any English is spoken here, and the tourism (mainly Dutch holiday-makers) is nearly all in the summer holidays. The rest of the year it's mostly locals.

Yep, Route Napoleon was the way we went as it was the most obvious way pre satnav. Not too busy, but it was 1995.

Looks like a very good 'get away from it' location with top notch scenery. Not sure I'd be too keen on alpine cycling - as you say, less variety. Although that does remind me, I need to go skiing soon - already missed two seasons...

orraloon

Stevo_666 said:

Freecycle - bloody brilliant for getting shot of stuff that's not worth selling/too much hassle to sell on Fleabay but too good for the tip and maybe isn't the sort of thing that charity shops would take. Everything I've put on there has been reserved within hours and people just come along and take the stuff away. Very handy as I clear house loft and garage before we move.

Indeed. I have disposed of lots of random stuff that way, most recently the old paving slabs and edge setts I lifted from #1 daughter's garden rework. Rather than having to pay for a skip plus just send them to waste, much happier that other people could make use of them. All went pronto.

surrey_commuter

orraloon said:

Stevo_666 said:

Freecycle - bloody brilliant for getting shot of stuff that's not worth selling/too much hassle to sell on Fleabay but too good for the tip and maybe isn't the sort of thing that charity shops would take. Everything I've put on there has been reserved within hours and people just come along and take the stuff away. Very handy as I clear house loft and garage before we move.

Indeed. I have disposed of lots of random stuff that way, most recently the old paving slabs and edge setts I lifted from #1 daughter's garden rework. Rather than having to pay for a skip plus just send them to waste, much happier that other people could make use of them. All went pronto.

I do tend to use Freecycle but on a whim chose EBay instead and made £141, with all picked up within 6 hours of auction ending.

One was an IKEA kids kitchen that cost £60 ten years ago that somebody ought for £40, so I am going to claim that as a Brexit benefit.

Ben6899

More love for Freecycle here - got rid of all sorts on there.

Hopefully selling the old Peugeot I found for £28, later... for ~£200 profit. Market driven eh?

kingstongraham

Twitter is still good.

https://twitter.com/alanalda/status/1428396778471165963

pinno

Now had you said 'Hawkeye'...

elbowloh

2 year old absolutely loves the cat. She however is a nervous old thing and generally runs away when he comes near.

He's always talking to her, trying to show her his toys or asking her to go outside and play in the garden, but with no response.

This evening she let him stroke her and she rubbed her face against his hand and he only said "thank you Shannon" to her, twice.

Almost brought a tear to my eye.

pangolin

elbowloh said:

2 year old absolutely loves the cat. She however is a nervous old thing and generally runs away when he comes near.

He's always talking to her, trying to show her his toys or asking her to go outside and play in the garden, but with no response.

This evening she let him stroke her and she rubbed her face against his hand and he only said "thank you Shannon" to her, twice.

Almost brought a tear to my eye.

Without knowing the gender of your 2 year old this is quite an interesting read.

We got lucky with our current cat, very chilled out and accepts some enthusiastic stroking from kids.

Pross

pangolin said:

elbowloh said:

2 year old absolutely loves the cat. She however is a nervous old thing and generally runs away when he comes near.

He's always talking to her, trying to show her his toys or asking her to go outside and play in the garden, but with no response.

This evening she let him stroke her and she rubbed her face against his hand and he only said "thank you Shannon" to her, twice.

Almost brought a tear to my eye.

Without knowing the gender of your 2 year old this is quite an interesting read.

We got lucky with our current cat, very chilled out and accepts some enthusiastic stroking from kids.

Reference to "he's always talking to her" might be a give away but then who knows in this day and age.

elbowloh

pangolin said:

elbowloh said:

2 year old absolutely loves the cat. She however is a nervous old thing and generally runs away when he comes near.

He's always talking to her, trying to show her his toys or asking her to go outside and play in the garden, but with no response.

This evening she let him stroke her and she rubbed her face against his hand and he only said "thank you Shannon" to her, twice.

Almost brought a tear to my eye.

Without knowing the gender of your 2 year old this is quite an interesting read.

We got lucky with our current cat, very chilled out and accepts some enthusiastic stroking from kids.

He's a boy.

The cat who passed earlier in the year, Trigger, was great. He put up with all sorts, fur being pulled etc with no fuss, just say their with a bit of a non-plussed look

elbowloh

This morning was the first time i've been inside the boy's nursery. He started in September and up until now, we've had to drop in him off and pick up from the front the door.

So i got to see his room, his peg (with photo), his favourite dinosaur/animal play area and all the little kids in there waved and said goodbye when i left. One of them (not mine) called me daddy.

pblakeney

elbowloh said:

This morning was the first time i've been inside the boy's nursery. He started in September and up until now, we've had to drop in him off and pick up from the front the door.

So i got to see his room, his peg (with photo), his favourite dinosaur/animal play area and all the little kids in there waved and said goodbye when i left. One of them (not mine) called me daddy.

When you say "not mine"..... 🤔
😉

Pross

My daughter went to a Disney themed 'bottomless brunch' (seems a strange combination!) on Sunday and the entertainers were so impressed by her when they were getting people singing along that they offered her a job with them. She's got two gigs over the weekend, 3 hours each at £15/hour dressing up as a Disney princess and singing songs which is something she would normally happily do for free! She's been ridiculously pleased with herself.

surrey_commuter

Pross said:

My daughter went to a Disney themed 'bottomless brunch' (seems a strange combination!) on Sunday and the entertainers were so impressed by her when they were getting people singing along that they offered her a job with them. She's got two gigs over the weekend, 3 hours each at £15/hour dressing up as a Disney princess and singing songs which is something she would normally happily do for free! She's been ridiculously pleased with herself.

that is a heart warming story.

as technically it was an interview could you confirm she was not wearing a short sleeved shirt and brown shoes?

Pross

surrey_commuter said:

Pross said:

My daughter went to a Disney themed 'bottomless brunch' (seems a strange combination!) on Sunday and the entertainers were so impressed by her when they were getting people singing along that they offered her a job with them. She's got two gigs over the weekend, 3 hours each at £15/hour dressing up as a Disney princess and singing songs which is something she would normally happily do for free! She's been ridiculously pleased with herself.

that is a heart warming story.

as technically it was an interview could you confirm she was not wearing a short sleeved shirt and brown shoes?

If it isn't pink and / or has sparkles she wouldn't be seen wearing it outside the house.

She's been talking about doing something like this with a friend for a couple of years but now she can do it without the hassle of sorting out the insurances and paperwork. I was quite impressed that they offered her that rate of pay as well as she would have been happy to take minimum wage (as she gets paid in the waitressing job she's just started).

Ben6899

Ben6899 said:

More love for Freecycle here - got rid of all sorts on there.

Hopefully selling the old Peugeot I found for £28, later... for ~£200 profit. Market driven eh?

SOLD. 85% margin.

Will have to have a brief hiatus as we reno our flat, visit family / move out, but this is the start of me trying to get a small business going on the side.

At the least, it will be a distraction from the bad thoughts and at the most it might end up being something which lets me retire from the big job a bit earlier.

morstar

Pross said:

My daughter went to a Disney themed 'bottomless brunch' (seems a strange combination!) on Sunday and the entertainers were so impressed by her when they were getting people singing along that they offered her a job with them. She's got two gigs over the weekend, 3 hours each at £15/hour dressing up as a Disney princess and singing songs which is something she would normally happily do for free! She's been ridiculously pleased with herself.

Let it Go will you?

pblakeney

Testing a new HRM strap while "hard" at work. 😉