Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.

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Yorick wrote: Wed Sep 22, 2021 11:02 am
But just seen nice Chinese folk arriving. They're usually quiet :)
Chinese quiet! :o :shock:

I sometimes have to tell Mrs S L to stop shouting when she thinks she's just talking. :D
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weeksy wrote: Wed Sep 15, 2021 2:47 pm i got a letter from a company today, who said "we have a pension of yours you may not know about"

It all looked right, so a google on the company, the phone number etc and it transpired it's all above board.

So i rang them and checked it all out and i have a pension from 1999 that's valued currently at £60,000 LOL.

Nice.... result. I'm richer than i was this morning that's for sure.
Got all the paperwork through today. Figures were wrong, but in a good way. Nice.
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Count Steer wrote: Wed Sep 22, 2021 10:23 am rotring pens and pencils. :wub: :wub: :wub:
Haven't used a Rotring for at least 25 years, but they are nice things.
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Walking back from a friends place yesterday afternoon. Ok, too cold for some - about 13 degrees - but bright sunshine and just fine for walking in shorts and a strappy top :D :D

Nothing particularly spectacular, just blooming gorgeously awesome :D :D


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Taken in Plagne Centre looking over to Mont Blanc :wub:

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The 'new' snow front - a new lift going in for the winter and the snow front has been remodelled :( I'm 100% unconvinced that it's a good thing/in the right place, but the powers that be must think so!! (I think that adding a new lift and a new kids travelator to the snow front will just create HUUUGE queues in busy times. And the remodelling to allow these two funnels skiers into small access areas :( :( Hey ho - at least they have flattened some of the dodgy approaches to Centre so even in busy times those should be goo. But they are the other side from the new lift & travelator)

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Grammarly add-on for Chrome. As someone who habitually writes things like teh instead of the, the mouse over correction is brilliant!
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Sitting bbq'ing watching bats flit about.
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MrLongbeard wrote: Sat Sep 25, 2021 7:33 pm Sitting bbq'ing watching bats flit about.
Catch them and they're delicious.
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gremlin wrote: Sat Sep 25, 2021 8:31 pm
MrLongbeard wrote: Sat Sep 25, 2021 7:33 pm Sitting bbq'ing watching bats flit about.
Catch them and they're delicious.
Chicken of the cave 8-)
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Booking a hotel room for the works Xmas sesh :banana-dance:
And then being told I can expense it :obscene-drinkingcheers:
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Potter wrote: Sat Oct 02, 2021 1:26 pm I was out on my own in the middle of nowhere in my 911 just having a razz about in track mode and listening to rock music and the thought struck me that I've never driven a sports car naked at 100mph.
Anyway, I'm not saying I did, but next time I buy a car I don't think I'll bother with leather seats.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: That proper made me laugh!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Lighting the wood burner to test it after sweeping the flue and replacing some of the firebricks (helps that the weather is vile outside).

Fire hound is back.
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Ha!

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She is now too hot to touch on her fireside but is showing no signs of moving😂
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Hot beer is an unusual choice though.
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Noggin wrote: Sat Oct 02, 2021 4:52 pm
Potter wrote: Sat Oct 02, 2021 1:26 pm I was out on my own in the middle of nowhere in my 911 just having a razz about in track mode and listening to rock music and the thought struck me that I've never driven a sports car naked at 100mph.
Anyway, I'm not saying I did, but next time I buy a car I don't think I'll bother with leather seats.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: That proper made me laugh!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Made me feel sick. Where;s the Alpen smiley when you really need it. :(
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Saga Lout wrote: Sat Oct 02, 2021 8:01 pm
Noggin wrote: Sat Oct 02, 2021 4:52 pm
Potter wrote: Sat Oct 02, 2021 1:26 pm I was out on my own in the middle of nowhere in my 911 just having a razz about in track mode and listening to rock music and the thought struck me that I've never driven a sports car naked at 100mph.
Anyway, I'm not saying I did, but next time I buy a car I don't think I'll bother with leather seats.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: That proper made me laugh!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Made me feel sick. Where;s the Alpen smiley when you really need it. :(
I've not managed to find that to import in.
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Owzat?

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The two blue smileys make think of Brexit threads
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Saga Lout wrote: Sat Oct 02, 2021 8:01 pm
Noggin wrote: Sat Oct 02, 2021 4:52 pm
Potter wrote: Sat Oct 02, 2021 1:26 pm I was out on my own in the middle of nowhere in my 911 just having a razz about in track mode and listening to rock music and the thought struck me that I've never driven a sports car naked at 100mph.
Anyway, I'm not saying I did, but next time I buy a car I don't think I'll bother with leather seats.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: That proper made me laugh!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Made me feel sick. Where;s the Alpen smiley when you really need it. :(
So, you'd definitely need the Alpen smiley for this then!! (No idea who it is, but always makes me laugh and cringe equally!! LOL)

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Adds a whole new meaning to 'hanging off'.

Eeeewwwww. :wtf:
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