Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up

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  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,605
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    this - because doctors and surgeons and nurses are sh1t hot and deserve so much more than we give them.

    #supportyourNHS

    I wouldn't be quite that gushing - the non-urgent stuff can be a bit hit and miss - but credit where it's due.
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,495
    rjsterry wrote:
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    this - because doctors and surgeons and nurses are sh1t hot and deserve so much more than we give them.

    #supportyourNHS

    I wouldn't be quite that gushing - the non-urgent stuff can be a bit hit and miss - but credit where it's due.
    Fyi MF is in a medical related job and of course totally unbiased :)
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  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,605
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    rjsterry wrote:
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    this - because doctors and surgeons and nurses are sh1t hot and deserve so much more than we give them.

    #supportyourNHS

    I wouldn't be quite that gushing - the non-urgent stuff can be a bit hit and miss - but credit where it's due.
    Fyi MF is in a medical related job and of course totally unbiased :)
    I had spotted that :)
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    rjsterry wrote:
    Robert88 wrote:
    Hearing that Mr Gove is indebted to Mr Ibrahim.
    Having been patched up recently myself, after being knocked off my bike, I concur with his sentiment. Glad Gove Jr will be OK - should be toughened glass in French doors for exactly that reason.

    Wouldn't have happened if he'd used good old British doors.
  • shortfall
    shortfall Posts: 3,288
    https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-ente ... 02011.html

    Did anyone watch the Bros reunion documentary over Xmas? It was unintentionally hilarious, cringey and tragic all at once. Think Spinal Tap, David Brent and Alan Partridge levels of crassness and characters utterly devoid of any self awarenes, except this was actually real people who weren't acting out a script. It was compelling viewing but I felt a little bit dirty after watching it through my fingers. Here are two of the best quotes:. "
    The letters H.O.M.E. are so important because they personify the word home.” Matt Goss

    “I made a conscious decision because of Stevie Wonder not to be superstitious.” Matt Goss.

    Watch it, you won't be disappointed.
  • ballysmate
    ballysmate Posts: 15,930
    Shortfall wrote:
    https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/bros-documentary-matt-luke-goss-spinal-tap-one-liners-a8702011.html

    Did anyone watch the Bros reunion documentary over Xmas? It was unintentionally hilarious, cringey and tragic all at once. Think Spinal Tap, David Brent and Alan Partridge levels of crassness and characters utterly devoid of any self awarenes, except this was actually real people who weren't acting out a script. It was compelling viewing but I felt a little bit dirty after watching it through my fingers. Here are two of the best quotes:. "
    The letters H.O.M.E. are so important because they personify the word home.” Matt Goss

    “I made a conscious decision because of Stevie Wonder not to be superstitious.” Matt Goss.

    Watch it, you won't be disappointed.

    Seriously? Did you watch it deliberately or did you wake up and it was on the screen? Bros? FFS!!
  • cowsham
    cowsham Posts: 1,399
    Shortfall wrote:
    https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/bros-documentary-matt-luke-goss-spinal-tap-one-liners-a8702011.html

    Did anyone watch the Bros reunion documentary over Xmas? It was unintentionally hilarious, cringey and tragic all at once. Think Spinal Tap, David Brent and Alan Partridge levels of crassness and characters utterly devoid of any self awarenes, except this was actually real people who weren't acting out a script. It was compelling viewing but I felt a little bit dirty after watching it through my fingers. Here are two of the best quotes:. "
    The letters H.O.M.E. are so important because they personify the word home.” Matt Goss

    “I made a conscious decision because of Stevie Wonder not to be superstitious.” Matt Goss.

    Watch it, you won't be disappointed.


    Had a manager who was exactly like David Brent, he even looked like him, but the most annoying thing about him was that everyone let on they liked him and his old crass stupid jokes mainly cos if he caught on you didn't like him or made him look the slightest bit silly intentionally or unintentionally, you were out the door. He knew I was one of the few that hated him but I was too much use to him -- ( I left as soon as I got another job sorted ) so I can't watch this office type comedy cos it wasn't funny at the time I was living it.
  • ayjaycee
    ayjaycee Posts: 1,277
    Shortfall wrote:
    ......Did anyone watch the Bros reunion documentary over Xmas?.....
    Are you taking the p1ss or what?
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,351
    Cowsham wrote:
    ...so I can't watch this office type comedy cos it wasn't funny at the time I was living it.

    No it ain't and it wasn't funny. I found office environments far worse than the school playground.
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,495
    Crossing off the days on a calendar until I go skiing (13 and counting) :)
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • bompington
    bompington Posts: 7,674
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    Crossing off the days on a calendar until I go skiing (13 and counting) :)
    We're having a blast here at the Grand Massif. Snow not the best - mostly neige de culture, as they say in France, until you get over 1600m or so - but more than good enough.
    As for me, it's the first time I've been skiing in years when I haven't been held back by the dodgy hip, so I'm loving it.
    Where are you headed? Somewhere high I hope.

    Anyway, just off to catch the first lift...
  • robert88
    robert88 Posts: 2,696
    Hearing that Cameron's parliamentary pass has been revoked. Only 3 years too late mind.
  • ballysmate
    ballysmate Posts: 15,930
    Robert88 wrote:
    Hearing that Cameron's parliamentary pass has been revoked. Only 3 years too late mind.

    He must be devastated, having to work from home, that well worn euphemism for having the day off.
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,236
    Ah yes, David Ozymandias Camoron, "Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair".
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,495
    bompington wrote:
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    Crossing off the days on a calendar until I go skiing (13 and counting) :)
    We're having a blast here at the Grand Massif. Snow not the best - mostly neige de culture, as they say in France, until you get over 1600m or so - but more than good enough.
    As for me, it's the first time I've been skiing in years when I haven't been held back by the dodgy hip, so I'm loving it.
    Where are you headed? Somewhere high I hope.

    Anyway, just off to catch the first lift...
    Enjoy Bomp and hope the hip doesn't start acting up. I missed a season last year due to a ripped shoulder tendon and was mightily hacked off.

    I'm off to Chamonix a week on Monday, though if the lower slopes are a bit iffy we'll just head over to Argentiere which goes up to 3,300m and you only need to go below 2,000 on the last run down to the village.
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  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    Crossing off the days til I ride Alpe d'Huez some time in April.

    I think...
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,495
    Ben6899 wrote:
    Crossing off the days til I ride Alpe d'Huez some time in April.

    I think...
    I like Alpe D'Huez but haven't been for ages.

    At the risk of mentioning the B-word in here, it may be worth checking how long you have left on your passport...
    https://www.gov.uk/guidance/passport-rules-for-travel-to-europe-after-brexit
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  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    Ah there's ages on it! Cheers though.
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  • robert88
    robert88 Posts: 2,696
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    Crossing off the days on a calendar until I go skiing (13 and counting) :)

    You wanna be careful with that skiing stuff; don't come running to me if you break your leg.
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,823
    A rather large owl flew low across my path in Bushy Park, luckily far enough away not to make me jump. A little further on there was a pool of light ahead, but I couldn’t figure out what the person was doing. I could see strange flashes and it looked like someone flailing about. As I passed I realised it was someone on those roller cross country skis. Did make me laugh.
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,495
    Robert88 wrote:
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    Crossing off the days on a calendar until I go skiing (13 and counting) :)

    You wanna be careful with that skiing stuff; don't come running to me if you break your leg.
    I've not broken any bones in 40 years of skiing so feeling pretty comfortable I won't need to use my holiday insurance. Although tbh you weren't top of my emergency contacts list.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • robert88
    robert88 Posts: 2,696
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    Robert88 wrote:
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    Crossing off the days on a calendar until I go skiing (13 and counting) :)

    You wanna be careful with that skiing stuff; don't come running to me if you break your leg.
    I've not broken any bones in 40 years of skiing so feeling pretty comfortable I won't need to use my holiday insurance. Although tbh you weren't top of my emergency contacts list.

    ..and your Christmas card? Not lost in the post after all? :(
  • crispybug2
    crispybug2 Posts: 2,915
    Writing this post from Clermont Ferrand having watched a fantastic game of rugby, eaten some superb French food, watched a proper French public demonstration (the gilet jaunes !) and driven on almost completely empty roads.

    Any of these of themselves would have cheered me up but when taken together, well what a spectacularly good weekend!
  • bompington
    bompington Posts: 7,674
    crispybug2 wrote:
    Writing this post from Clermont Ferrand having watched a fantastic game of rugby, eaten some superb French food, watched a proper French public demonstration (the gilet jaunes !) and driven on almost completely empty roads.

    Any of these of themselves would have cheered me up but when taken together, well what a spectacularly good weekend!
    They saved us a fairly chunky autoroute toll on the way to the Alps, probably €15 out so, by protesting at and disabling one of the péages.
  • crispybug2
    crispybug2 Posts: 2,915
    bompington wrote:
    crispybug2 wrote:
    Writing this post from Clermont Ferrand having watched a fantastic game of rugby, eaten some superb French food, watched a proper French public demonstration (the gilet jaunes !) and driven on almost completely empty roads.

    Any of these of themselves would have cheered me up but when taken together, well what a spectacularly good weekend!
    They saved us a fairly chunky autoroute toll on the way to the Alps, probably €15 out so, by protesting at and disabling one of the péages.

    Also noticed that all the speed cameras on the D941 between Limoges and Clermont-Ferrand had been wrapped in black shrink wrap!!
  • robert88
    robert88 Posts: 2,696
    Our Dyson has been eaten by a Shark. Bye bye Dyson, overrated heap of junk - like its inventor.
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,605
    That the men's rights crowd are wetting themselves over a Gilette advert.
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  • capt_slog
    capt_slog Posts: 3,974
    Helping my eldest son replace the radiator in his car. Due to seized bolts, we had to cut it out.

    1. It's been a while, but I can still do it
    2. He's capable and just gets on with it.
    3. He still appreciates my help
    4. It was a success.

    All those meant that although we were working in the open on his drive and it was 10:30 last night when we finished, I drove home with a smile.


    The older I get, the better I was.

  • robert88
    robert88 Posts: 2,696
    Very good. He'll be able to tell his grandkids about the day he changed his cars radiator and then explain to them what a radiator is and anyway shouldn't the vehicle pool have just sent a replacement vehicle over?
  • cowsham
    cowsham Posts: 1,399
    Robert88 wrote:
    Our Dyson has been eaten by a Shark. Bye bye Dyson, overrated heap of junk - like its inventor.

    One expensive vacuum cleaner replaced by another -- good old Nilfisk for me. Break free!

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