Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up
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That's a totally unreasonable and quite offensive comment: it's at least 5 weeks.webboo said:
There speaks the man who has lived in a village for maybe 4 weeksStevo_666 said:
Pub bikes are fine but it's also nice to have a nice fast summer bike. Same for carsrick_chasey said:TBH my main criteria is: four door, small enough I'm not gonna prang it every five minutes, cheap enough that when i do prang it it's not a problem, light enough that I get good MPG out of it.
I find not giving a sh!t about my car and if it's scratched by someone else etc remarkably liberating. Can recommend.
A bit like a pub bike.
Part of the problem is you're a townie and have to park on the street. Not a problem for the village dwellers...
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Pay attention at the backpinno said:
That's a totally unreasonable and quite offensive comment: it's at least 5 weeks.webboo said:
There speaks the man who has lived in a village for maybe 4 weeksStevo_666 said:
Pub bikes are fine but it's also nice to have a nice fast summer bike. Same for carsrick_chasey said:TBH my main criteria is: four door, small enough I'm not gonna prang it every five minutes, cheap enough that when i do prang it it's not a problem, light enough that I get good MPG out of it.
I find not giving a sh!t about my car and if it's scratched by someone else etc remarkably liberating. Can recommend.
A bit like a pub bike.
Part of the problem is you're a townie and have to park on the street. Not a problem for the village dwellers...
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
I wonder if he's complained to the local farmer about the noise and smells his animals make yet.0
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Stevo_666 said:
Pay attention at the backpinno said:
That's a totally unreasonable and quite offensive comment: it's at least 5 weeks.webboo said:
There speaks the man who has lived in a village for maybe 4 weeksStevo_666 said:
Pub bikes are fine but it's also nice to have a nice fast summer bike. Same for carsrick_chasey said:TBH my main criteria is: four door, small enough I'm not gonna prang it every five minutes, cheap enough that when i do prang it it's not a problem, light enough that I get good MPG out of it.
I find not giving a sh!t about my car and if it's scratched by someone else etc remarkably liberating. Can recommend.
A bit like a pub bike.
Part of the problem is you're a townie and have to park on the street. Not a problem for the village dwellers...
Darn, should have used that reply in the other thread.0 -
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Living in a village doesn't guarantee there's a farm next door. Not in England anyway.Pross said:I wonder if he's complained to the local farmer about the noise and smells his animals make yet.
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
I'm very calm, I don't have to park my car half on the pavement and get it scratched and dinged regularly. It's always nice to have a bit of spacerick_chasey said:Alright village people, calm down.
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
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Which one's yours?briantrumpet said:"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Chimney, bottom just left of centre.Stevo_666 said:
Which one's yours?briantrumpet said:0 -
I think that trumped your view Stevo.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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Nice area. Can't see the parking thoughbriantrumpet said:
Chimney, bottom just left of centre.Stevo_666 said:
Which one's yours?briantrumpet said:
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
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That's very true. Brexit and covid have made it harder.0 -
The drawback of having a view like Brians is that your neighbours are French. Living in Scotland, you should be well aware of thispinno said:
Although for completeness, should we compare the houses as well?"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
I wish. I like the French. The French make up even more rules than us but the difference is, they just ignore them. That's what we need to do to spaffers gummant.Stevo_666 said:
The drawback of having a view like Brians is that your neighbours are French. Living in Scotland, you should be well aware of thispinno said:
seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
And that in two lines sums up why Britain never sat well in the EU.pinno said:
I wish. I like the French. The French make up even more rules than us but the difference is, they just ignore them. That's what we need to do to spaffers gummant.Stevo_666 said:
The drawback of having a view like Brians is that your neighbours are French. Living in Scotland, you should be well aware of thispinno said:
Apologies for cross threading, but there it is.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 -
Stevo_666 said:
The drawback of having a view like Brians is that your neighbours are French. Living in Scotland, you should be well aware of thispinno said:
Although for completeness, should we compare the houses as well?
You'd win on the house front. Mine would be a Nissan Almera compared to your swanky shiny saloon. Though I don't suppose you've got an old pig trough in your cellar. You have got a cellar, I presume?
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I like the fact that the French don't go in for sweeping generalisations about people from other countriespinno said:
I wish. I like the French. The French make up even more rules than us but the difference is, they just ignore them. That's what we need to do to spaffers gummant.Stevo_666 said:
The drawback of having a view like Brians is that your neighbours are French. Living in Scotland, you should be well aware of thispinno said: "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
I wonder what they think of Les Rost biffs now?Stevo_666 said:
I like the fact that the French don't go in for sweeping generalisations about people from other countriespinno said:
I wish. I like the French. The French make up even more rules than us but the difference is, they just ignore them. That's what we need to do to spaffers gummant.Stevo_666 said:
The drawback of having a view like Brians is that your neighbours are French. Living in Scotland, you should be well aware of thispinno said:
Anyhoo, wrong thread.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
You'll not be surprised that I like the French too. Would be a bit silly buying a house there if I didn't. Well, apart from for getting the view, obvs. And the food. And the climate. And the cycling. And the wine. Apart from that, it hasn't got much going for it, TBH.pinno said:
I wish. I like the French. The French make up even more rules than us but the difference is, they just ignore them. That's what we need to do to spaffers gummant.Stevo_666 said:
The drawback of having a view like Brians is that your neighbours are French. Living in Scotland, you should be well aware of thispinno said:0 -
Thought cellars were more for Austrians and Belgians?briantrumpet said:Stevo_666 said:
The drawback of having a view like Brians is that your neighbours are French. Living in Scotland, you should be well aware of thispinno said:
Although for completeness, should we compare the houses as well?
You'd win on the house front. Mine would be a Nissan Almera compared to your swanky shiny saloon. Though I don't suppose you've got an old pig trough in your cellar. You have got a cellar, I presume?
No cellar, but I do have a man cave which is some way below the house (see pic above)
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]1 -
That's true. They don't think I'm like Boris Johnson. Which, given what they think of Johnson, is quite a relief.Stevo_666 said:
I like the fact that the French don't go in for sweeping generalisations about people from other countriespinno said:
I wish. I like the French. The French make up even more rules than us but the difference is, they just ignore them. That's what we need to do to spaffers gummant.Stevo_666 said:
The drawback of having a view like Brians is that your neighbours are French. Living in Scotland, you should be well aware of thispinno said:0 -
I know it's a bit spiteful, but it cheers me up when I see adverts for "Micellar water".
It's knowing that some silly buggers are paying top whack for a weak solution of detergent.
The older I get, the better I was.0 -
Discovering that the Christmas card from school was actually a John Lewis gift voucher.
Discovering that the gift voucher is for £50.0 -
