Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up

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  • ballysmate
    ballysmate Posts: 15,930
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Being a potentially cracking new role in a cracking unit.

    Ego boost a go-go.

    Raf Regiment it is then? :wink:
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,344
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Being a potentially cracking new role in a cracking unit.

    Ego boost a go-go.
    You sure it's you?
    I mean, they may have spelt the candidates names wrong. :wink:
    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
    Ballysmate wrote:
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Being a potentially cracking new role in a cracking unit.

    Ego boost a go-go.

    Raf Regiment it is then? :wink:


    Don't tell em Pike
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,484
    Ballysmate wrote:
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Being a potentially cracking new role in a cracking unit.

    Ego boost a go-go.

    Raf Regiment it is then? :wink:
    Sounds like he's lined up to put elastoplasts on a different bunch of service people.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • ballysmate
    ballysmate Posts: 15,930
    Cowsham wrote:
    Ballysmate wrote:
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Being a potentially cracking new role in a cracking unit.

    Ego boost a go-go.

    Raf Regiment it is then? :wink:


    Don't tell em Pike

    Was it not Private Godfrey who used to carry the first aid kit?
    Has MF got a sister called Dolly?
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Ballysmate wrote:
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Being a potentially cracking new role in a cracking unit.

    Ego boost a go-go.

    Raf Regiment it is then? :wink:

    They’re too ally for me my son :). I can only dream.

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nO9CbsiWqzQ
    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
    PBlakeney wrote:
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Being a potentially cracking new role in a cracking unit.

    Ego boost a go-go.
    You sure it's you?
    I mean, they may have spelt the candidates names wrong. :wink:

    This, my, friend is actually an extremely likely possibility. I have been passed 3 completely separate pieces of official paper today where my name was spelt differently and in all cases it was spelt wrong.

    I despair.
    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.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,348
    Talking of overtaking (Pinno's Jackanory No.#4). Some time ago, I came out of Olympic Varnish in Stroud loaded up with high density laminate at about 4.45pm.
    It was a greasy evening, late November and my first thought pulling out of OV was that I was heavy and the wheels were spinning on the small steep slope on the exit of the yard onto Knapp Lane. Then I got to the junction of Knapp Lane and the A419. It's twilight and drizzling.
    The problem I have is that I am turning right and the kink in the road on the left means that I only see cars coming down the hill (too fast) at the last moment, coupled with rush hour traffic coming on my right, plus the fact I am heavy and slow.
    Bloke behind me in a 7 series Beemer, gets really impatient as half of the gaps in the traffic could have easily allowed him out. He decides to take the bull by the horns, and goes by me on my right and nudging out to get a view around my truck.
    And then, a truck is coming along and turning left into Knapp Lane. Except there is a BMW in front of him and he can't turn in and there are too many cars coming form the right for beemer bloke to get out our. He is resigned to reversing but there are about 4 or 5 cars behind me at this point so he has to reverse all the way back to the back of the line of cars that has quickly built up.
    I eventually pull out but just as I have straddled both lanes on my exit, the clutch goes.
    Realising that I was in difficulty, the 4 or 5 cars behind me manage to get out to turn right bar 1 car who's indicating left with the Beemer behind him'her'whoever but because I am covering bath lanes, the car turning left cannot go anywhere and there's a queue of cars building up either side of me.
    The first car on my right decides to turn down Knapp lane but has to wait until the car next to me and Mr Beemer (now irate and visibly gesticulating at me and I can see his lips moving but can't hear him) has to reverse, again, to the back of the queue.
    Beemer bloke gets out of his car to have a go at me. He's stood there, adjacent to the cab mouthing off at me. I sat there, arms crossed just staring at him whilst he rants on and on (and longer than this post).

    I had phoned in just moments after the clutch went and the traffic cops pull up having used the empty right lane to get to the junction.
    One cop comes up to the cab and asked me what was wrong and I explained. Beemer bloke had to stick his oar in and mouths off about me with traffic cop number 2. Traffic cop number 2 asks him to politely get back into his car. Beemer bloke calms down a little but is still having a pop.
    All this while, traffic cop number 1 gets into the passenger side of my cab and I offer him a cuppa out of my flask. He's cool, checks my tachograph casually and I explain the Beemer bloke's actions after he asked me 'what's his gripe?'.
    Cop number 1 laughs and tells me he'll be back in a minute and has a word with traffic cop number 2 after telling Beemer bloke to politely calm down whislt he speaks to his partner.
    Traffic cop tells Beemer bloke to get in the back of the police car!

    Job done and a mention on Radio 2 traffic news for blocking the A 419.

    The whole thing cheered me up.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • cowsham
    cowsham Posts: 1,399
    Ballysmate wrote:
    Cowsham wrote:
    Ballysmate wrote:
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Being a potentially cracking new role in a cracking unit.

    Ego boost a go-go.

    Raf Regiment it is then? :wink:


    Don't tell em Pike

    Was it not Private Godfrey who used to carry the first aid kit?
    Has MF got a sister called Dolly?

    Dolly the sheep ? I've got it now -- MF 's mission will be wander about in no man's land to explode land mines -- wool everywhere ! That is a cracking new role.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,344
    “People watching” at the airport.
    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.
  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    Two things.
    Repeatedly reeling in the guy who was desparately trying to drop me by accelerating hard on every pimple or corner and looking back whilst I just cruised along on my steady effort ride.
    My solution to the pothole problem: Roads made from non Newtonian liquids. My daughter seems to think there are some flaws in my plan but she's 15, what does she know?
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,601
    morstar wrote:
    Two things.
    Repeatedly reeling in the guy who was desparately trying to drop me by accelerating hard on every pimple or corner and looking back whilst I just cruised along on my steady effort ride.
    My solution to the pothole problem: Roads made from non Newtonian liquids. My daughter seems to think there are some flaws in my plan but she's 15, what does she know?

    That is a LOT of cornflour, but I like the idea.
    1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
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    Part of the anti-growth coalition
  • Frank Wilson
    Frank Wilson Posts: 930
    morstar wrote:
    Two things.
    Repeatedly reeling in the guy who was desparately trying to drop me by accelerating hard on every pimple or corner and looking back whilst I just cruised along on my steady effort ride.
    My solution to the pothole problem: Roads made from non Newtonian liquids. My daughter seems to think there are some flaws in my plan but she's 15, what does she know?

    Wow, what a cyclist you must be.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,348
    rjsterry wrote:
    morstar wrote:
    Two things.
    Repeatedly reeling in the guy who was desparately trying to drop me by accelerating hard on every pimple or corner and looking back whilst I just cruised along on my steady effort ride.
    My solution to the pothole problem: Roads made from non Newtonian liquids. My daughter seems to think there are some flaws in my plan but she's 15, what does she know?

    That is a LOT of cornflour, but I like the idea.

    It has to involve PVA. PVA is the dog's danglies.

    I fixed the cracks in the old floorboards with neat PVA and filler mixed.
    I sized the Sheathing ply with {VA prior to tiling.
    I sized the kitchen window sill with PVA prior to the above.
    I stick wood together with PVA.

    (Pity it dissolves in water but you can get exterior PVA).
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    Pinno wrote:
    rjsterry wrote:
    morstar wrote:
    Two things.
    Repeatedly reeling in the guy who was desparately trying to drop me by accelerating hard on every pimple or corner and looking back whilst I just cruised along on my steady effort ride.
    My solution to the pothole problem: Roads made from non Newtonian liquids. My daughter seems to think there are some flaws in my plan but she's 15, what does she know?

    That is a LOT of cornflour, but I like the idea.

    It has to involve PVA. PVA is the dog's danglies.

    I fixed the cracks in the old floorboards with neat PVA and filler mixed.
    I sized the Sheathing ply with {VA prior to tiling.
    I sized the kitchen window sill with PVA prior to the above.
    I stick wood together with PVA

    (Pity it dissolves in water but you can get exterior PVA).

    Every job should use gaffer tape
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Having dumped a load of stuff out of the garage and now it looks nice.
    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.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,348
    Gaffer tape and PVA - the solution to the pothole crisis.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • cowsham
    cowsham Posts: 1,399
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Having dumped a load of stuff out of the garage and now it looks nice.

    Finished mine last week -- big spring clean. My man cave is ready for a new project.
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,823
    Cowsham wrote:
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Having dumped a load of stuff out of the garage and now it looks nice.
    Finished mine last week -- big spring clean. My man cave is ready for a new project.
    Now the lad is back I can get the Mini out of the garage, then I need to have a big clearout in there. Once that is done I can start on the bamboo bike build. :mrgreen:
    Kinesis Pro6
    Marin Nail Trail
    Cotic Solaris
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,348
    Veronese68 wrote:
    Cowsham wrote:
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Having dumped a load of stuff out of the garage and now it looks nice.
    Finished mine last week -- big spring clean. My man cave is ready for a new project.
    Now the lad is back I can get the Mini out of the garage, then I need to have a big clearout in there. Once that is done I can start on the bamboo bike build. :mrgreen:

    Best strap a fire extinguisher to the thing.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    Frank Wilson wrote:
    morstar wrote:
    Two things.
    Repeatedly reeling in the guy who was desparately trying to drop me by accelerating hard on every pimple or corner and looking back whilst I just cruised along on my steady effort ride.
    My solution to the pothole problem: Roads made from non Newtonian liquids. My daughter seems to think there are some flaws in my plan but she's 15, what does she know?

    Wow, what a cyclist you must be.

    Yep :wink:
    Or actually no, I was just riding, he got all competitive. But have you read the title of the thread?
  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    Pinno wrote:
    Gaffer tape and PVA - the solution to the pothole crisis.
    Non Newtonian liquids I think you'll find. Use gaffer tape and PVA for the pavements or something!
  • BelgianBeerGeek
    BelgianBeerGeek Posts: 5,226
    Pinno wrote:
    Veronese68 wrote:
    Cowsham wrote:
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Having dumped a load of stuff out of the garage and now it looks nice.
    Finished mine last week -- big spring clean. My man cave is ready for a new project.
    Now the lad is back I can get the Mini out of the garage, then I need to have a big clearout in there. Once that is done I can start on the bamboo bike build. :mrgreen:

    Best strap a fire extinguisher to the thing.
    Wot? V68 jnr, the Mini, or the wooden bike? I knew carbon fibre bikes can melt in the warm weather, but catching fire?
    Ecrasez l’infame
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,348
    BelgianBeerGeek wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    Veronese68 wrote:
    Cowsham wrote:
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Having dumped a load of stuff out of the garage and now it looks nice.
    Finished mine last week -- big spring clean. My man cave is ready for a new project.
    Now the lad is back I can get the Mini out of the garage, then I need to have a big clearout in there. Once that is done I can start on the bamboo bike build. :mrgreen:

    Best strap a fire extinguisher to the thing.
    Wot? V68 jnr, the Mini, or the wooden bike? I knew carbon fibre bikes can melt in the warm weather, but catching fire?

    It's highly flammable bamboo.

    'Wheels on fire'? Nah, he's as slow as a week in Jail.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,344
    Watching the locals cycle the “lumpy” road between Nice and Monaco as if it were flat.
    Although the fact it makes me jealous maybe this belongs in the other thread.
    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.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,927
    Top quality trolling.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    a tidy garage.
    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.
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    a tidy garage.

    I have one of those cunningly hidden beneath what looks like a very untidy garage...
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    realising just how good coffee and a sausage roll tastes after a 180 mile mile ride at an average 24mph and 371 watts.

    so good in fact i'm going to have a second one.
    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
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    realising just how good coffee and a sausage roll tastes after a 180 mile mile ride at an average 24mph and 371 watts.

    so good in fact i'm going to have a second one.

    Electric bikes are cheating, you know that don't you?

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