Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up

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  • haydenm
    haydenm Posts: 2,997
    How eager the hound is to go upstairs, he sits at the gate waiting for me when I come out of the bathroom in the morning, then looks really pleased with himself when he's scuttling up them all to snooze on my bed for 10 minutes

    Watching the hound from a few hundred metres away react to the whistle and come running back at full speed with little regard for terrain features such as ravines and fences. It's amazing what he's not scared of jumping over when you consider that only yesterday he got spooked by a bin...

    Daylight blasts round Glentress after work!
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    Our dear old collie is now quite deaf and her eyesight's going too. Sometimes she loses track if she's found a particularly tasty pile of horse sh1t, and then starts looking round in panic even though I'm only 10m away. On the plus side she's no longer spooked by fireworks or thunderstorms.
  • haydenm
    haydenm Posts: 2,997
    keef66 wrote:
    Our dear old collie is now quite deaf and her eyesight's going too. Sometimes she loses track if she's found a particularly tasty pile of horse sh1t, and then starts looking round in panic even though I'm only 10m away. On the plus side she's no longer spooked by fireworks or thunderstorms.

    Poor pup, although the firework thing would be very handy...

    To add to my points below, the fact I can nearly always count on the hound to be staring directly at me (when he's not asleep ~50% of the time). It's a little disconcerting when I haven't seen him in 20 minutes then spot him hiding under the dining table staring at me, weirdo
  • cowsham
    cowsham Posts: 1,399
    Ballysmate wrote:
    Perhaps you have seen my post in the 'Annoy' thread re overnight bag? Unbelievable.
    I have had some success in reducing the size of suitcase she thinks she needs so given time, I may yet get there.
    When she sees my meagre luggage she will invariably ask."What if you want such and such an item?"
    Simple. If I don't take it, I can't wear it and will wear something else.

    Tell her she'll have no room to put all the nice things your going to buy her -- works for me :roll:
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,344
    Cowsham wrote:
    Ballysmate wrote:
    Perhaps you have seen my post in the 'Annoy' thread re overnight bag? Unbelievable.
    I have had some success in reducing the size of suitcase she thinks she needs so given time, I may yet get there.
    When she sees my meagre luggage she will invariably ask."What if you want such and such an item?"
    Simple. If I don't take it, I can't wear it and will wear something else.

    Tell her she'll have no room to put all the nice things your going to buy her -- works for me :roll:
    Surely that would just lead to the first case going into an even bigger one to be used for the return?
    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.
  • cowsham
    cowsham Posts: 1,399
    PBlakeney wrote:
    Cowsham wrote:
    Ballysmate wrote:
    Perhaps you have seen my post in the 'Annoy' thread re overnight bag? Unbelievable.
    I have had some success in reducing the size of suitcase she thinks she needs so given time, I may yet get there.
    When she sees my meagre luggage she will invariably ask."What if you want such and such an item?"
    Simple. If I don't take it, I can't wear it and will wear something else.

    Tell her she'll have no room to put all the nice things your going to buy her -- works for me :roll:
    Surely that would just lead to the first case going into an even bigger one to be used for the return?

    Shush ! My wife doesn't know about that trick yet.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Seeing Cricket Australia keeping a straight face while saying only 3 people knew about the ball tampering.
  • bompington
    bompington Posts: 7,674
    Pross wrote:
    Seeing Cricket Australia keeping a straight face while saying only 3 people knew about the ball tampering.
    ... and naturally, the coach wasn't one of them.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    bompington wrote:
    Pross wrote:
    Seeing Cricket Australia keeping a straight face while saying only 3 people knew about the ball tampering.
    ... and naturally, the coach wasn't one of them.

    Or the other bowlers using the same ball.
  • haydenm
    haydenm Posts: 2,997
    The hilarious jokes I made about my friend's mum having to give up her cricketing career after ball tampering. I am extremely amusing and intelligent.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Diana Rigg
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • cowsham
    cowsham Posts: 1,399
    The alloy poles on my new base camp tent -- what a revelation and a beautifully made piece of equipment.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    the endless supply of Moet in front of me.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 11,985
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    Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
    Marin Palisades Trail 91 and 06
    Scott CR1 SL 12
    Cannondale Synapse Adventure 15 & 16 Di2
    Scott Foil 18
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    jilly cooper getting her CBE

    an extremely well deserved honour for a true bastion and giant of the british literary scene.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    prince christian FINALLY finding true love and happiness.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • ballysmate
    ballysmate Posts: 15,930
    Saps that put their life in detail on social media and then complain of privacy violations.
    Priceless!
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,344
    Ballysmate wrote:
    Saps that put their life in detail on social media and then complain of privacy violations.
    Priceless!
    Diary - I do not want anyone to read this. Ever. Facebook - It's been two seconds. Why hasn't the whole World liked me sharing absolutely everything? :lol::lol::lol:
    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.
  • CiB
    CiB Posts: 6,098
    edited April 2018
    Resurrected my old mini-disc player this afternoon, but found although it played it wouldn't eject the disc. A quick Google reveals it to be normal on these old decks so took it to bits to find a tiny belt well past its best, ended up in town looking for anything that might work, but with no joy. Walking back to the car past a big pet shop juggling whether it was worth a look what with them just closing, and the youth pushing trolleys back in saw my puzzled face and asked if he could help. 10 seconds later he's in a box in a corner fishing out exactly what I need, a square section belt just the right size. Turns out they come into the shop on something or other, they normally bin them but keep a handful just in case. I could have hugged him, but restrained myself.

    Now back at home after a successful fit and rebuild with a working MD deck, working through some discs including one treasure trove of the kids singing when they were little, with OH & me in there too. In stereo!!!! And some John Peel, Andy Kershaw and other stuff from 15 years ago.
  • BelgianBeerGeek
    BelgianBeerGeek Posts: 5,226
    CiB wrote:
    Resurrected my old mini-disc player this afternoon, but found although it played it wouldn't eject the disc. A quick Google reveals it to be normal on these old decks so took it to bits to find a tiny belt well past its best, ended up in town looking for anything that might work, but with no joy. Walking back to the car past a big pet shop juggling whether it was worth a look what with them just closing, and the youth pushing trolleys back in saw my puzzled face and asked if he could help. 10 seconds later he's in a box in a corner fishing out exactly what I need, a square section belt just the right size. Turns out they come into the shop on something or other that, are normally binned them but keep a handful just in case. I could have hugged him, but restrained myself.

    Now back at home after a successful fit and rebuild with a working MD deck, working through some discs including one treasure trove of the kids singing when they were little, with OH & me in there too. In stereo!!!! And some John Peel, Andy Kershaw and other stuff from 15 years ago.
    That is mint.
    Ecrasez l’infame
  • CiB
    CiB Posts: 6,098
    Quite BBG. Chuffed to bits. :)
  • philcubed
    philcubed Posts: 260
    Now rig it up to your PC and get it all saved to hard drive. ( I use Audacity software)
  • cowsham
    cowsham Posts: 1,399
    philcubed wrote:
    Now rig it up to your PC and get it all saved to hard drive. ( I use Audacity software)

    Or if you've a PVR with a DVD recorder in you can save to the hd on that and even edit it there before saving to the DVD or USB.
    PVR's usually have most video input connections available handy.
  • cowsham
    cowsham Posts: 1,399
    Stealing nibbles off the wanes Easter eggs without them sussing it
  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    People who go off on one when you imply they might be over using their brakes :D
  • robert88
    robert88 Posts: 2,696
    Saw first swallow - I hope it knows what it's doing.
  • crumbschief
    crumbschief Posts: 3,399
    Robert88 wrote:
    Saw first swallow - I hope it knows what it's doing.

    Did her eyes cross and then pull a funny face?
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,344
    crumbschief wrote:
    Robert88 wrote:
    Saw first swallow - I hope it knows what it's doing.

    Did her eyes cross and then pull a funny face?
    One swallow doesn't make a summer.
    Makes a good weekend though.
    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.
  • robert88
    robert88 Posts: 2,696
    crumbschief wrote:
    Robert88 wrote:
    Saw first swallow - I hope it knows what it's doing.

    Did her eyes cross and then pull a funny face?

    I can't help you on that one. It was flying rather fast and may in any case have been a male.

    Anyway it certainly ain't summery but then it is only Friday.
  • solosuperia
    solosuperia Posts: 333
    Made me smile.......
    Yesterday in a local supermarket in rural Lincolnshire I overheard the following......
    Middle aged man inadvertently blocked the path of a young lady with his shopping trolley.
    " Ooops sorry sweetheart".
    "That is alright love".
    Made my day, I thought nice to know that odious Political Correctness has not percolated to this corner of the UK yet.

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