Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up
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Quickly scanning a published document that had been proofread by several people and immediately spotting an error ('dependant' where it should have been 'dependent').
If only my skills worked more efficiently on my own ramblings on BR...0 -
Double trivial things that cheered me up.
Had a good ride and a milestone: my largest mileage since 2009 and on course to beat it and sail by. I only need to do 20 miles before Dec 31
It was a tough hilly ride with a strong southerly and the bit that cheered me up was this:
Got in the shower, my body under it and that moment when you tilt your head back into the warm flow of the water is such a wonderful sensation - most especially after a tough but enjoyable ride.
Farked now but in a happy way.seanoconn - gruagach craic!1 -
Or when you been out on a cold winters ride and the hot water running off your back seems to be cold by the time it hits your legs.pinno said:Double trivial things that cheered me up.
Had a good ride and a milestone: my largest mileage since 2009 and on course to beat it and sail by. I only need to do 20 miles before Dec 31
It was a tough hilly ride with a strong southerly and the bit that cheered me up was this:
Got in the shower, my body under it and that moment when you tilt your head back into the warm flow of the water is such a wonderful sensation - most especially after a tough but enjoyable ride.
Farked now but in a happy way.
Clearly this is not possible.0 -
I suspect that was the last ride of the year in shorts and short sleeves, but on 13 November, that definitely cheered me up. Also that I made good use of the weather today, as tomorrow's forecast has gone downhill since I looked previously.0
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Me too; Saturday morning enjoyed what I'm assuming will be my last ride this year on the summer bike and in shorts. It's mid November FFS!0
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I avoid this problem by not having a summer bikepinno said:
My summer bike is sublime and when I jump on to the winter bike, it's going to be a wrench.Munsford0 said:Me too; Saturday morning enjoyed what I'm assuming will be my last ride this year on the summer bike and in shorts. It's mid November FFS!
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
This is about the most philosophical thing Stevo's written on here.Stevo_666 said:
I avoid this problem by not having a summer bikepinno said:
My summer bike is sublime and when I jump on to the winter bike, it's going to be a wrench.Munsford0 said:Me too; Saturday morning enjoyed what I'm assuming will be my last ride this year on the summer bike and in shorts. It's mid November FFS!
Lot going on here.
Are you better off not being able to experience fleeting absolute highs so you don't know what you're missing? Is happiness all about relative experiences?0 -
This is quite simply amazing.
https://bothness.github.io/ons-basemaps/#/zoomstack-outdoor//os-1900//9,-1.72256,53.060650 -
Not really, I'm just not precious enough about bikes to have one that weighs less than a gnat's chuff and/or need to keep sparkly clean. I am going to buy myself a half decent roadie bike soon, but it'll be used all year round and for the commute as needed.rick_chasey said:
This is about the most philosophical thing Stevo's written on here.Stevo_666 said:
I avoid this problem by not having a summer bikepinno said:
My summer bike is sublime and when I jump on to the winter bike, it's going to be a wrench.Munsford0 said:Me too; Saturday morning enjoyed what I'm assuming will be my last ride this year on the summer bike and in shorts. It's mid November FFS!
Lot going on here.
Are you better off not being able to experience fleeting absolute highs so you don't know what you're missing? Is happiness all about relative experiences?"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]1 -
Outstanding!rick_chasey said:This is quite simply amazing.
https://bothness.github.io/ons-basemaps/#/zoomstack-outdoor//os-1900//9,-1.72256,53.060650 -
I look forward to the post in "road buying section".Stevo_666 said:
Not really, I'm just not precious enough about bikes to have one that weighs less than a gnat's chuff and/or need to keep sparkly clean. I am going to buy myself a half decent roadie bike soon, but it'll be used all year round and for the commute as needed.rick_chasey said:
This is about the most philosophical thing Stevo's written on here.Stevo_666 said:
I avoid this problem by not having a summer bikepinno said:
My summer bike is sublime and when I jump on to the winter bike, it's going to be a wrench.Munsford0 said:Me too; Saturday morning enjoyed what I'm assuming will be my last ride this year on the summer bike and in shorts. It's mid November FFS!
Lot going on here.
Are you better off not being able to experience fleeting absolute highs so you don't know what you're missing? Is happiness all about relative experiences?
Joking aside, I found the advice on here invaluable when I bought mine.0 -
That's lovely.rick_chasey said:This is quite simply amazing.
https://bothness.github.io/ons-basemaps/#/zoomstack-outdoor//os-1900//9,-1.72256,53.06065
Especially as it must be from only a few years before the road I live in was built, so the wood is there that I guess it was named after. That I'd never really thought about.0 -
Thanks - already did some homework a while ago, but the plans were put on ice by a combination of moving house and a tendon injury which kept me off the bike for a good few months. I just need to make my bl00dy mind up and try to bag a good deal.rick_chasey said:
I look forward to the post in "road buying section".Stevo_666 said:
Not really, I'm just not precious enough about bikes to have one that weighs less than a gnat's chuff and/or need to keep sparkly clean. I am going to buy myself a half decent roadie bike soon, but it'll be used all year round and for the commute as needed.rick_chasey said:
This is about the most philosophical thing Stevo's written on here.Stevo_666 said:
I avoid this problem by not having a summer bikepinno said:
My summer bike is sublime and when I jump on to the winter bike, it's going to be a wrench.Munsford0 said:Me too; Saturday morning enjoyed what I'm assuming will be my last ride this year on the summer bike and in shorts. It's mid November FFS!
Lot going on here.
Are you better off not being able to experience fleeting absolute highs so you don't know what you're missing? Is happiness all about relative experiences?
Joking aside, I found the advice on here invaluable when I bought mine."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
People worry too much about kit.rick_chasey said:
I look forward to the post in "road buying section".Stevo_666 said:
Not really, I'm just not precious enough about bikes to have one that weighs less than a gnat's chuff and/or need to keep sparkly clean. I am going to buy myself a half decent roadie bike soon, but it'll be used all year round and for the commute as needed.rick_chasey said:
This is about the most philosophical thing Stevo's written on here.Stevo_666 said:
I avoid this problem by not having a summer bikepinno said:
My summer bike is sublime and when I jump on to the winter bike, it's going to be a wrench.Munsford0 said:Me too; Saturday morning enjoyed what I'm assuming will be my last ride this year on the summer bike and in shorts. It's mid November FFS!
Lot going on here.
Are you better off not being able to experience fleeting absolute highs so you don't know what you're missing? Is happiness all about relative experiences?
Joking aside, I found the advice on here invaluable when I bought mine.1 -
rick_chasey said:
This is quite simply amazing.
https://bothness.github.io/ons-basemaps/#/zoomstack-outdoor//os-1900//9,-1.72256,53.06065
I think that this is even lovelier, as you can get the 1870's 25-inch OS maps too, the detail on which is just amazing.
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/
I gert loves maps!0 -
In my defence, my summer bike is a mighty fine machine which will get wrecked quicker using it on the 3rd world roads of Jockland in winter.TheBigBean said:
People worry too much about kit.rick_chasey said:
I look forward to the post in "road buying section".Stevo_666 said:
Not really, I'm just not precious enough about bikes to have one that weighs less than a gnat's chuff and/or need to keep sparkly clean. I am going to buy myself a half decent roadie bike soon, but it'll be used all year round and for the commute as needed.rick_chasey said:
This is about the most philosophical thing Stevo's written on here.Stevo_666 said:
I avoid this problem by not having a summer bikepinno said:
My summer bike is sublime and when I jump on to the winter bike, it's going to be a wrench.Munsford0 said:Me too; Saturday morning enjoyed what I'm assuming will be my last ride this year on the summer bike and in shorts. It's mid November FFS!
Lot going on here.
Are you better off not being able to experience fleeting absolute highs so you don't know what you're missing? Is happiness all about relative experiences?
Joking aside, I found the advice on here invaluable when I bought mine.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Hotel restaurant actually calling bass on the menu bass rather than sea bass. Even better it was cooked to perfection without a single pin bone. I can’t remember the last time I had bass without a single bone and / or the skin being chewy.0
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Just seen an ad on here for talktv. "If you're thinking about it, we're talking about it". It's no wonder their viewing figures are so low. That's some pretty niche stuff.0
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Blatantly stolen from LinkedIn, which was probably stolen from somewhere else but...
An Airbus 380 is on its way across the Atlantic. It flies consistently at 800 km/h at 30,000 feet, when suddenly an Eurofighter with a Tempo Mach 2 appears.
The pilot of the fighter jet slows down, flies alongside the Airbus and greets the pilot of the passenger plane by radio: "Airbus, boring flight isn’t it? Now have a look here!"
He rolls his jet on its back, accelerates, breaks through the sound barrier, rises rapidly to a dizzying height, and then swoops down almost to sea level in a breathtaking dive. He loops back next to the Airbus and asks: "Well, how was that?"
The Airbus pilot answers: "Very impressive, but watch this!"
The jet pilot watches the Airbus, but nothing happens. It continues to fly straight, at the same speed. After 15 minutes, the Airbus pilot radios, "Well, how was that?
Confused, the jet pilot asks, "What did you do?"
The Airbus pilot laughs and says: "I got up, stretched my legs, walked to the back of the aircraft to use the washroom, then got a cup of coffee and a chocolate fudge pastry."
The moral of the story is: When you’re young, speed and adrenaline seems to be great. But as you get older and wiser, you learn that comfort and peace are more important.
This is called S.O.S.: Slower, Older and Smarter.
Dedicated to all my senior friends ~ it’s time to slow down and enjoy the rest of the trip.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 -
That can’t have been on LinkedIn or it would have been passed off as something that really, honestly happened to someone in their working day before doing the preachy moral.0
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Reads more like something an old aunt would forward to the family whatsapp.- Genesis Croix de Fer
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It has a faint resemblance to Readers Digest.
(Soz Blakey)seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Was copied and pasted from LinkedIn.
I relate to the S.O.S.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 -
You have my sympathies.pblakeney said:Was copied and pasted from LinkedIn.
I relate to the S.O.S.
There's a reason Concorde is no more.0 -
Wondering if I'd misjudged calling off riding this morning, seeing blue sies all around, then seeing the incoming drenching coming our way, right on cue.
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Finally getting the end of a tiny prickle out of the pad of my thumb... got it on a ride, and thought I'd managed to get it all out, but the end had broken off under the skin. A needle, after doing the washing up, did the trick.0
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They're like someone showing you an apple and trying to explain that it is an orange.briantrumpet said:Poorly-chosen analogies.
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