Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up

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  • Peddle Up!
    Peddle Up! Posts: 2,040
    A good scratch. :D:D
    Purveyor of "up" :)
  • MaxwellBygraves
    MaxwellBygraves Posts: 1,353
    Just been to the supermarket and picked up some quality reduced stuff for tea. Always cheers me up haha.

    Gotta love the reduced section.
    "That's it! You people have stood in my way long enough. I'm going to clown college! " - Homer
  • MattC59
    MattC59 Posts: 5,408
    Reading the delusional posts of the self appointed advisor to beginners.
    Science adjusts it’s beliefs based on what’s observed.
    Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved
  • cornerblock
    cornerblock Posts: 3,228
    Found one of these by the side of the road,

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    Now whenever tensions are rising indoors, squeeze and smile! Never fails.
  • kieranb
    kieranb Posts: 1,674
    watching the birds at the feeder in the garden

    That moment when out and about and the view and the lighting conditions combine to make a great picture (before realising I don't have a camera)

    Eating a bowl of frosties with cold milk at night

    First sip of a good cup of tea.

    catching up and keep pace with someone who 'looks' fast and serious either when cycling or running.

    posting on bikeradar
  • laurentian
    laurentian Posts: 2,568
    Getting your picture on the sports pages of the local rag . . . at 47!
    Wilier Izoard XP
  • Lagrange
    Lagrange Posts: 652
    The day after a night on the waz with attendant vindaloo, and at work after a long boring meeting - laying the biggest one in the world!
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    Morning mist hanging over fields.

    Swimming in the sea and hitting a warm patch of water.

    Goats.

    Lying in bed at night listening to a podcast as I drift off to sleep.
  • daviesee
    daviesee Posts: 6,386
    johnfinch wrote:
    Morning mist hanging over fields.

    Swimming in the sea and hitting a warm patch of water.
    Goats.

    Lying in bed at night listening to a podcast as I drift off to sleep.
    I don't think that would cheer me up. I would be looking for the most likely candidate to blame. :wink:
    None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.
  • andyrr
    andyrr Posts: 1,823
    The smell of freshly roasted coffee - I roast my own greeen beans. Actually prefer this smell to the smell of the brewed coffee. Also reminds me of the team and coffee company that my Dad worked for and I used to work at during summer holidays and I sometimes helped with the commercial roasting using a proper big roaster. The smell of both unroasted and roasted beans are evocative.

    The first sip of a freshly made espresso using said beans.

    Performing a simple piece of bike fettling with the desired result as the outcome. As simple as changing brake cables and resolvign the 'sticking' brakes or swapping out the bottom bracket to cure the knock.creak.

    Working hard on a ride with the wind generally being against and then

    The final 'ding' of the microwave as the meal is now cooked - especially for me after an energenic run or bike ride when this means my large bowl of porridge with, ideally, assorted fresh and dried fruit/seeds is now ready for consumption.

    Reading the night-time books to my children.

    Listening to some of the tracks from albums I've transferred to my ipod and recalling hearing them on vinyl many, many moons ago.

    Getting out on my motorbike and blatting past a car or 2 with the exhaust and airbox noises resonating away in my ears.
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    daviesee wrote:
    johnfinch wrote:
    Morning mist hanging over fields.

    Swimming in the sea and hitting a warm patch of water.
    Goats.

    Lying in bed at night listening to a podcast as I drift off to sleep.
    I don't think that would cheer me up. I would be looking for the most likely candidate to blame. :wink:

    WHALE!!!
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    My lovely little baby boy burping. 8)
  • crispybug2
    crispybug2 Posts: 2,915
    johnfinch wrote:

    Swimming in the sea and hitting a warm patch of water


    On my regular riding route there's a massive B & Q superstore. When I'm out riding on a bitterly cold day there's always a little patch of warm air that I ride through (presumably it's from heating in the greenhouse section!) I really look forward to that little bubble of warmth out on the ride.
  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    getting all those emails from bike companies promoting winter clothing :D
    my isetta is a 300cc bike
  • cornerblock
    cornerblock Posts: 3,228
    Ordering a curry delivery, having all the plates and cutlery ready and the hearing the door bell ring.
  • lemoncurd
    lemoncurd Posts: 1,428
    Only having to wipe once after a massive dump.
  • saprkzz
    saprkzz Posts: 592
    Watching an episode of;

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    No matter how bad the mood, this always dilutes it.


    Overtaking a roadie on my MTB

    Weekend ride on my road bike on a dry & clear day.

    When the 20 mile drive home goes well, i.e not getting cut up, traffic lights change as you approach them etc..

    When my employees are happy, and the daily figures hit my targets

    just a few that cheer me up! :)
  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    The mandolin bit in Maggie May.
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  • MattC59
    MattC59 Posts: 5,408
    At work today, hearing someone come out of the gents to say "Jesus, someone has ruined that toilet !!"

    Couldn't help but sit at my desk rocking whilst trying to suppress my chuckling :lol:
    (It wasn't me, by the way !)
    Science adjusts it’s beliefs based on what’s observed.
    Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    The awesome tight buns on the rather yummy lady in the local coffee shop and she knows it :P
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • domhnall_dearg
    domhnall_dearg Posts: 401
    Learning a new word word from a spell checker - in this case "Did you mean exegete?"
    I've no idea but I'll look it up. Ah, one who practices exegesis. Thanks that's a lot of help.
    Exegesis noun, plural ex·e·ge·ses critical explanation or interpretation of a text or portion of a text, especially of the Bible.
    Not much to get excited about there. But then, one week later, the word appears in a newspaper article about Bob Dylan. Result! The effort of learning a new word was not without use.

    Also adopting two rescue cats.
    Who you gonna believe? Me or your own eyes?
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    People's expressions when they step in dog sh1t. Even better if they slip or skid on it.

    Seeing a modded small hatchback that's had a prang.
  • Escadrille Ecosse
    Escadrille Ecosse Posts: 164
    The first warm sunshine of spring

    Cows

    Reaching the top of the killer climb and suddenly looking around at the view

    A fine derriere

    Unexpected cake
    Coffee is not my cup of tea

    Moda Fresco track racer
    Kinesis Crosslight Pro 6 winter commuter
    Gunnar Hyper X
    Rocky Mountain ETSX
    Cannondale Scalpel 3000 (retro-bike in bits)
    Lemond Poprad Disc, now retired pending frame re-paint.
  • pb21
    pb21 Posts: 2,171
    Putting on a new pair of socks.
    Mañana
  • BelgianBeerGeek
    BelgianBeerGeek Posts: 5,226
    pb21 wrote:
    Putting on a new pair of socks.

    Putting on a clean pair of socks. The very definition of happiness.
    Ecrasez l’infame
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    Taking socks off. Heaven.
  • GiantMike
    GiantMike Posts: 3,139
    My new Staedtler pencil sharpener. It's proper mint. Just the right size and weight.

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  • lemoncurd
    lemoncurd Posts: 1,428
    Putting a slightly cold pair of pants on.
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    Drinking a glass of water.
  • cornerblock
    cornerblock Posts: 3,228
    Paying for something in a shop and managing to get rid of a load or all of the small coins in your pocket.

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