Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up

rolf_f

Mr Goo wrote:

Seeing two square rigged tall ships sailing out to sea this afternoon.

At least the maritime industry seems to be preparing for Brexit!

robert88

Cowsham wrote:

Mr Goo wrote:

Seeing two square rigged tall ships sailing out to sea this afternoon.

Yes

Remember seeing a couple of the big Russian tall ships setting out for Scandinavia. They were very quick getting all sail set and their speed with a decent wind was amazing. An unforgettable sight.

Pross

Google translate - with its help and a German web page I manage to sort my Garmin syncing issue that Garmin couldn't help with. The translated German version was far more simple and better explained than any of the responses I'd found on English language sites, problem sorted in a couple of minutes.

Stevo_666

Pross wrote:

Google translate - with its help and a German web page I manage to sort my Garmin syncing issue that Garmin couldn't help with. The translated German version was far more simple and better explained than any of the responses I'd found on English language sites, problem sorted in a couple of minutes.

It also does a pretty damn good job of translating pretty legal-ese type language. I chucked a few pages of a letter from the French tax authority into it and it came out perfectly understandable.

Funny to think we used to pay to get this stuff translated.

david7m

Cutting a piece of wood at an angle, then the off cut fits somewhere else
Dave

robert88

Stevo 666 wrote:

Pross wrote:

Google translate - with its help and a German web page I manage to sort my Garmin syncing issue that Garmin couldn't help with. The translated German version was far more simple and better explained than any of the responses I'd found on English language sites, problem sorted in a couple of minutes.

It also does a pretty damn good job of translating pretty legal-ese type language. I chucked a few pages of a letter from the French tax authority into it and it came out perfectly understandable.

Funny to think we used to pay to get this stuff translated.

Of course you still pay when you ask Google to translate anything. In return you provide them with data. Not so's to steal your money but for further developing their systems with real-world data. A company I have investments with is developing cutting edge automation. It has accumulated 1.3bn hours of data about humans operate machinery which puts it way ahead of its nearest competitor. Currently its products are only just starting to appear, it'll be a dam burst soon.

haydenm

Looking at a new bike before the novelty wears off

haydenm

Also, the frame upgrade and better sizing of the warranty replacement I was sent

dinyull

Being thanked for 'letting' a young lad cross a zebra crossing.

Not uncommon in these parts as it's the largest Jewish community outside of London and the kids are extremely polite and courteous.

But this lad stood out, 7 or 8 in a crushed velvet suit jacket looking smarter than I ever could giving me a thumps up.

Put a smile on my face anyway.

veronese68

Dinyull wrote:

Being thanked for 'letting' a young lad cross a zebra crossing.

I once stopped for a very clean cut looking group of boys at a zebra crossing in Richmond when riding a very loud and powerful motorcycle, next to me was a yoof on a scooter that didn't stop even though he was to my left and the lads were stepping onto the crossing from that side. One of them slowed as he crossed and said "thanks mate, you're alright. He's a w@nker" Did make me laugh.

pblakeney

Two people hanging about at work looking out the window discussing how the person across the road is hanging about not doing any work.

cowsham

Dinyull wrote:

Being thanked for 'letting' a young lad cross a zebra crossing.

Not uncommon in these parts as it's the largest Jewish community outside of London and the kids are extremely polite and courteous.

But this lad stood out, 7 or 8 in a crushed velvet suit jacket looking smarter than I ever could giving me a thumps up.

Put a smile on my face anyway.

Nice when that happens -- I found the same when I visit the IOM -- most kids there are very courteous -- my son and I were cycling and trying to find a way from one side of the southern 100 circuit to the other -- a lad about 15 or 16 years old walked over to us, asked if we needed help and directed us on the path we needed to go. That just wouldn't happen over here.

InconveniencedBadger

Puns, references to good sitcoms, the sound of a healthy drivetrain and of course being at the top of a hill while cycling!
8)

veronese68

Rutting season for the deer. Riding through Bushy Park just now and a big stag strutted into the middle of the road and stood there, holding up the traffic, bellowing loudly to say how great he was.

Matthewfalle

when the hound falls asleep on the couch next to you with his head on your leg and its a double bill of Pawn Stars.

rjsterry

This morning's interview with Judith Kerr, author of The Tiger Who Came to Tea and still writing at 95.

Matthewfalle

rjsterry wrote:

This morning's interview with Judith Kerr, author of The Tiger Who Came to Tea and still writing at 95.

just listened to it on R4 - agree completely.

InconveniencedBadger

rjsterry wrote:

This morning's interview with Judith Kerr, author of The Tiger Who Came to Tea and still writing at 95.

I remember that book!!!! Oh the good old days!

rjsterry

InconveniencedBadger wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

This morning's interview with Judith Kerr, author of The Tiger Who Came to Tea and still writing at 95.

I remember that book!!!! Oh the good old days!

50 years old this year.

InconveniencedBadger

rjsterry wrote:

InconveniencedBadger wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

This morning's interview with Judith Kerr, author of The Tiger Who Came to Tea and still writing at 95.

I remember that book!!!! Oh the good old days!

50 years old this year.

Nearly 3x my age but brings happy memories!

cowsham

Along similar time related lines this actually happened this morning

The wife sees an Isetta BMW bubble car on Facebook and shows it to our wee 11year old.

" look son a wee bubble car from the 50's isn't it cute?"

Son " from your era"
Wife a bit disgruntled " No! I was born in the 60's "
Son " your century then "
Me -- spontaneous uncontrollable laughter.

joe2008

Dinosaur Jr

TheBigBean

Lift door close buttons that actually work

ben@31

My jeans are so old and worn out that they now have holes growing in them.

And trendy kids pay upto £300 for a brand new pair of jeans that come with holes in them.

pinno

InconveniencedBadger wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

InconveniencedBadger wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

This morning's interview with Judith Kerr, author of The Tiger Who Came to Tea and still writing at 95.

I remember that book!!!! Oh the good old days!

50 years old this year.

Nearly 3x my age but brings happy memories!

My girls loved that story. Still got the copy.

mr_goo

It's pannage season in the New Forest, where the 'commoners' let loose up to 600 pigs to snuffle up all the acorns, beech nuts, etc. Very amusing to see a pig trotting down the road. Even better to see a dozen piglets, not seen any this year.

pinno

As Churchill said: "I like pigs. Cat's look down on us, dog's look up to us and pigs; they treat us as equal".

BelgianBeerGeek

Scrolling through this site and getting pop-up ads encouraging me to join the army. I wasn’t very good at it last time, do they think I’d be better this time round?

Matthewfalle

nice people.

Matthewfalle

BelgianBeerGeek wrote:

Scrolling through this site and getting pop-up ads encouraging me to join the army. I wasn’t very good at it last time, do they think I’d be better this time round?

i suppose at least you'd get some free clothes and shoes