Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up
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Charlie_Croker said:
Nice one!briantrumpet said:1) Managing to get home after the rear gear cable's snapped, by tying it off in a middle gear
2) Not having to delve deep into the shifter mechanism to remove the end of the cable or frayed ends.
3) Actually having some Jagwire gear cable outers in hand, and new cable cutters, so I was able do a proper job.
It probably ought to go in the annoying things, that I'd left it too long to replace the cable in the first place though.
These things used to last a lifetime...
This is an old Tiagra shifter (2010) where the cable comes out of the side, so it lasts two or three years, but the 105s/Ultegras also have to flex in one (or two, in the more recent iterations) more directions to follow the handlebars, and barely last a season. Easy enough to change, but also easy to forget to do it in time.0 -
Just read that a trainee search and rescue dog that went missing in the Peak District has been found alive and well on the doorstep of the local outdoor shop.1
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Playing my first concert in here for a couple of years. Just awesome.
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Paul Dacre. Imagine having all that money and power and still feeling left out. You'd have to be made of stone...1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
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rjsterry said:
Paul Dacre. Imagine having all that money and power and still feeling left out. You'd have to be made of stone...
His rather bitter parting shots demonstrate even further why he was totally unsuitable for the job.Announcing his decision to drop out of the Ofcom race, Dacre described the process of civil service recruitment as an “infelicitous dalliance with the blob”, and suggested it was Whitehall workers rather than politicians “who really run this country”.
Writing in a letter in the Times, he said: “To anyone from the private sector, who, God forbid, has convictions, and is thinking of applying for a public appointment, I say the following: the civil service will control (and leak) everything; the process could take a year in which your life will be put on hold; and if you are possessed of an independent mind and are unassociated with the liberal/left, you will have more chance of winning the lottery than getting the job.”
Dacre said he wished Ofcom “all the luck in the world” as it prepared to grapple with “trying to regulate the omnipotent, ruthless and, as we’ve learnt, amoral tech giants without damaging freedom of expression”.
In a final attack on the civil service, Dacre said he was taking up “an exciting new job” in the private sector that “struggles to create the wealth to pay for all those senior civil servants working from home so they can spend more time exercising on their Peloton bikes and polishing their political correctness”.0 -
I assume that's Exeter Cathedral?briantrumpet said:Playing my first concert in here for a couple of years. Just awesome.
From singing with choir and previously playing brass nothing beats the acoustics of a church.
I haven't sung there but have sung at Crediton that I think was the site of the original cathedral?0 -
Finding that people have created "whisky blues" playlists.
Just perfect for this time of the week with a dram in hand.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Pross said:
I assume that's Exeter Cathedral?briantrumpet said:Playing my first concert in here for a couple of years. Just awesome.
From singing with choir and previously playing brass nothing beats the acoustics of a church.
I haven't sung there but have sung at Crediton that I think was the site of the original cathedral?
Yes, Exeter. Truly a wonder.
Crediton is good too... and yes, re being the 'cathedral' until the 11th century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crediton_Parish_Church0 -
Isn't Exeter cathedral the only part of the city that survived the war? I heard that it was Churchills favorite city so the Germans bombed the hell out of it.briantrumpet said:Pross said:
I assume that's Exeter Cathedral?briantrumpet said:Playing my first concert in here for a couple of years. Just awesome.
From singing with choir and previously playing brass nothing beats the acoustics of a church.
I haven't sung there but have sung at Crediton that I think was the site of the original cathedral?
Yes, Exeter. Truly a wonder.
Crediton is good too... and yes, re being the 'cathedral' until the 11th century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crediton_Parish_Church
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shirley_basso said:
Isn't Exeter cathedral the only part of the city that survived the war? I heard that it was Churchills favorite city so the Germans bombed the hell out of it.briantrumpet said:Pross said:
I assume that's Exeter Cathedral?briantrumpet said:Playing my first concert in here for a couple of years. Just awesome.
From singing with choir and previously playing brass nothing beats the acoustics of a church.
I haven't sung there but have sung at Crediton that I think was the site of the original cathedral?
Yes, Exeter. Truly a wonder.
Crediton is good too... and yes, re being the 'cathedral' until the 11th century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crediton_Parish_Church
The photos of around the cathedral after they'd demolished what was left post-bombing are certainly stark, and there was an awful lot lost (though the town planners also demolished entire medieval streets post-war to modernise the city centre), but no, there's a lot of old stuff left.
This is a good article http://demolition-exeter.blogspot.com/2010/10/exeter-is-jewel-of-west-and-we-have_16.html
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This reminds me of a childhood event. We were on a family holiday in the area and took a trip to see Truro and the cathedral in particular.
We had parked up and my parents were wandering the streets aimlessly not knowing where to go. I said we take the alley* to the left just ahead and the cathedral would be just across the road. It was. 🤔
*Google fact check, exactly as I remember. From Boscawen Street.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Truly epic whingeing.briantrumpet said:rjsterry said:Paul Dacre. Imagine having all that money and power and still feeling left out. You'd have to be made of stone...
His rather bitter parting shots demonstrate even further why he was totally unsuitable for the job.Announcing his decision to drop out of the Ofcom race, Dacre described the process of civil service recruitment as an “infelicitous dalliance with the blob”, and suggested it was Whitehall workers rather than politicians “who really run this country”.
Writing in a letter in the Times, he said: “To anyone from the private sector, who, God forbid, has convictions, and is thinking of applying for a public appointment, I say the following: the civil service will control (and leak) everything; the process could take a year in which your life will be put on hold; and if you are possessed of an independent mind and are unassociated with the liberal/left, you will have more chance of winning the lottery than getting the job.”
Dacre said he wished Ofcom “all the luck in the world” as it prepared to grapple with “trying to regulate the omnipotent, ruthless and, as we’ve learnt, amoral tech giants without damaging freedom of expression”.
In a final attack on the civil service, Dacre said he was taking up “an exciting new job” in the private sector that “struggles to create the wealth to pay for all those senior civil servants working from home so they can spend more time exercising on their Peloton bikes and polishing their political correctness”.1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
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Promise the last one, but we pulled it off, and to a full Exeter Cathedral. Rather special. Hearing one's sound reverberate in a space that's been filled with music for the past 650 years, but after the drought of the past 18 months, is pretty awesome.
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I haven't picked up my Guitar for... too long.
Bought some new strings and re-strung it last night. Felt good doing some scales. Though I made the jump from Light to Medium Flamenco strings and given how soft my hands have become, this could be quite an initial leap.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Should be in the trivial things that intrigue me but do you get paid to play?briantrumpet said:Promise the last one, but we pulled it off, and to a full Exeter Cathedral. Rather special. Hearing one's sound reverberate in a space that's been filled with music for the past 650 years, but after the drought of the past 18 months, is pretty awesome.
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surrey_commuter said:
Should be in the trivial things that intrigue me but do you get paid to play?briantrumpet said:Promise the last one, but we pulled it off, and to a full Exeter Cathedral. Rather special. Hearing one's sound reverberate in a space that's been filled with music for the past 650 years, but after the drought of the past 18 months, is pretty awesome.
This is the only one I do for free, as I'd never get to play the repertoire otherwise, and playing Holst, Mahler or Stravinsky is just the biggest buzz.
Everything else is for money. People seem to be happy to pay me to blow raspberries. I'm starting to have to manage my diary again, post-pandemic, and turn people down. "Book early to avoid disappointment!", as they say. If you book the wrong trumpeter, everyone in the audience will know.0 -
Getting paid to do something you love doing is winningbriantrumpet said:surrey_commuter said:
Should be in the trivial things that intrigue me but do you get paid to play?briantrumpet said:Promise the last one, but we pulled it off, and to a full Exeter Cathedral. Rather special. Hearing one's sound reverberate in a space that's been filled with music for the past 650 years, but after the drought of the past 18 months, is pretty awesome.
This is the only one I do for free, as I'd never get to play the repertoire otherwise, and playing Holst, Mahler or Stravinsky is just the biggest buzz.
Everything else is for money. People seem to be happy to pay me to blow raspberries. I'm starting to have to manage my diary again, post-pandemic, and turn people down. "Book early to avoid disappointment!", as they say. If you book the wrong trumpeter, everyone in the audience will know.0 -
Twenty years ago I went in Lidl and it was like a ransacked jumble sale.
I went in today and it was a very pleasant experience with me purchasing some cured meats and fine cheese.0 -
surrey_commuter said:
Getting paid to do something you love doing is winningbriantrumpet said:surrey_commuter said:
Should be in the trivial things that intrigue me but do you get paid to play?briantrumpet said:Promise the last one, but we pulled it off, and to a full Exeter Cathedral. Rather special. Hearing one's sound reverberate in a space that's been filled with music for the past 650 years, but after the drought of the past 18 months, is pretty awesome.
This is the only one I do for free, as I'd never get to play the repertoire otherwise, and playing Holst, Mahler or Stravinsky is just the biggest buzz.
Everything else is for money. People seem to be happy to pay me to blow raspberries. I'm starting to have to manage my diary again, post-pandemic, and turn people down. "Book early to avoid disappointment!", as they say. If you book the wrong trumpeter, everyone in the audience will know.
Yup, indeed. And rather rewarding when you can bring pleasure to others while you do it.
I occasionally reflect on the realisation, when I talk to pupils about 'careers', that music is right at the core of my identity: it's not just what I do, but pretty much defines who I am. There aren't many 'jobs' like that.0 -
Not sure it counts as a budget supermarket anymore though.surrey_commuter said:Twenty years ago I went in Lidl and it was like a ransacked jumble sale.
I went in today and it was a very pleasant experience with me purchasing some cured meats and fine cheese.0 -
Pross said:
Not sure it counts as a budget supermarket anymore though.surrey_commuter said:Twenty years ago I went in Lidl and it was like a ransacked jumble sale.
I went in today and it was a very pleasant experience with me purchasing some cured meats and fine cheese.
The only time I use Lidl is in France, and that's just for the ransacked jumble sale aisles. I've had a few really good things from there for the house, including an awesome knife storage thing, and a blind for the glass door. A lot of their other stuff isn't particularly cheap, and if it's what looks like a bargain on meat, I'd assume it's the result of the most intensive farming techniques.0 -
Yes Sir Ice Can Boogie, Gritney Spears, Spready Mercury, Gonnae Snow Dae That and many more... 😊
Edit: Erse, that link didnae work, try again
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It's only an ad, but I reckon you will see someone you know being parodied in this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAGrrtDf8KE
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.1 -
Like an out of touch Tory MP one of the few things I know the price of is a fresh naked pain au chocolat which is usually 80-90p but in Lidl was 45pPross said:
Not sure it counts as a budget supermarket anymore though.surrey_commuter said:Twenty years ago I went in Lidl and it was like a ransacked jumble sale.
I went in today and it was a very pleasant experience with me purchasing some cured meats and fine cheese.0 -
That ^ was as dull as dishwater but on the upside, there was a nice recipe on the next video.pblakeney said:It's only an ad, but I reckon you will see someone you know being parodied in this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAGrrtDf8KEseanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Guess it depends on whether you recognise anyone or not.pinno said:
That ^ was as dull as dishwater but on the upside, there was a nice recipe on the next video.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
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Not even a young Billy Connolly. 😉surrey_commuter said:The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Are you forcing us to watch it again?!pblakeney said:
Not even a young Billy Connolly. 😉surrey_commuter said:seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
