Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.

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Greenman wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2023 11:21 am Went on a little mission with a neighbour yesterday to try and get some more DJ gigs.

Managed to secure us an all night set on friday 4th Aug at the legendary Star and Garter in St Pauls.

Will be spinning from 8pm till 2pm with another 2 DJ's so come down if your around. Vinyl only. God vibes guaranteed.

Out peppering all the local haunts with our flyer tonight. This will be our first gig under our new 'Rebel Melodies' pseudonym we intend to push quite hard around the city for a while.
Spiritual as well - awesome!!


(Sorry, couldn't resist!! x)
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I'm exceptionally happy that my boss is trusting me to do tech stuff on the scooters. A small thing, but it makes me more useful than just sitting waiting to talk to people. And I do like learning stuff!! :D
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Finding the underground carpark at the local supermarket.

Not only is there always plenty of spaces. The car stays cooler and the spaces are HUGE

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Jody wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2023 12:18 pm Finding the underground carpark at the local supermarket.

Not only is there always plenty of spaces. The car stays cooler and the spaces are HUGE

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I think you'll find that's a small car :D
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I think they call them mini cars actually.
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Noggin wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2023 11:54 am
Greenman wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2023 11:21 am Went on a little mission with a neighbour yesterday to try and get some more DJ gigs.

Managed to secure us an all night set on friday 4th Aug at the legendary Star and Garter in St Pauls.

Will be spinning from 8pm till 2pm with another 2 DJ's so come down if your around. Vinyl only. God vibes guaranteed.

Out peppering all the local haunts with our flyer tonight. This will be our first gig under our new 'Rebel Melodies' pseudonym we intend to push quite hard around the city for a while.
Spiritual as well - awesome!!


(Sorry, couldn't resist!! x)
Lol.

Edited it correct now.
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This opened last week. Nice to be able to grab a quick healthy snack.
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Yorick wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2023 1:28 pm This opened last week. Nice to be able to grab a quick healthy snack.

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Don't be surprised if Subway eventually find out about it and be giant dicks!!

A friend here had a pizza place called Dominos for years and years and years. Ok, exact copy, but it was the name, not the font or any other kind of signage. About 3 or 4 years ago he changed the name to "Peter's" because Domino Pizza got pissy about a little pizza place that was only open 7 months of the year up in a ski resort :roll: :roll:
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Noggin wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2023 7:26 pm
Yorick wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2023 1:28 pm This opened last week. Nice to be able to grab a quick healthy snack.

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Don't be surprised if Subway eventually find out about it and be giant dicks!!

A friend here had a pizza place called Dominos for years and years and years. Ok, exact copy, but it was the name, not the font or any other kind of signage. About 3 or 4 years ago he changed the name to "Peter's" because Domino Pizza got pissy about a little pizza place that was only open 7 months of the year up in a ski resort :roll: :roll:
Oh yes. We've all been saying that.

When Pen went yesterday, they told her they're changing the logo.

Only been open a week ;)
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Yorick wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2023 7:28 pm
Noggin wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2023 7:26 pm
Yorick wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2023 1:28 pm This opened last week. Nice to be able to grab a quick healthy snack.

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Don't be surprised if Subway eventually find out about it and be giant dicks!!

A friend here had a pizza place called Dominos for years and years and years. Ok, exact copy, but it was the name, not the font or any other kind of signage. About 3 or 4 years ago he changed the name to "Peter's" because Domino Pizza got pissy about a little pizza place that was only open 7 months of the year up in a ski resort :roll: :roll:
Oh yes. We've all been saying that.

When Pen went yesterday, they told her they're changing the logo.

Only been open a week ;)
I do understand the reasoning (especially with the logo being similar - my SDad had the same with a logo that looked like the LR logo when he had a garage that sold Landrovers!). But it is annoying for the little enterprise in a place where the big company just isn't!!
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Just had my annual cardio check up.
Did 30 minutes session on treadmill.

Doc smiled and said I was very fit. I told him I average 10 km every day with the dog. He said the results show that :)
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Yorick wrote: Thu Jul 20, 2023 4:18 pm
Doc smiled and said I was very fit.
Wearing the Bumming Hat to the doc's now, eh?
All aboard the Peckham Pigeon! All aboard!
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gremlin wrote: Thu Jul 20, 2023 4:27 pm
Yorick wrote: Thu Jul 20, 2023 4:18 pm
Doc smiled and said I was very fit.
Wearing the Bumming Hat to the doc's now, eh?
It saved having all the cute nurses pestering me :)
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The ebay money back guarantee!
Twat that sold me the wrong satnav will shortly be £30 lighter.
Its not the money, its the fact that the customer now has some comeback against these muppets.
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With teg rising fuel costs etc last year i increased my direct debit to £300 a month to make sure I didnt end up in debt. I just got this notification form EDF! :)

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On that theme ^^^, my family share a little wooden holiday bungalow on the N coast of Norn Iron. It's obv not used all the time, and our annual elec bill is around £230. We recently received our govt supplied contribution to help with energy costs in these difficult times - £600.

I might buy another.
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This little fella gave us a scare in February.
On an acceptable range up to 212, his liver was about 800.
The next test the week after, the results went off the scale 😞

So an intense course of medication and complete change of diet ensued. No more meaty treats from the restaurants in town

Today his liver reading was 198 so within the acceptable limits.
The vet looked very happy and a little surprised.
So we hope Elvis has a few years ahead of him yet
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Someone on FB market place thew an absolute tantrum when I said collection only to the said large and heavy unit they asked me to post.......then they 'left the conversation', the epic post melt down flounce. Just made me smile :)
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Tenancy agreement signed, deposit and first months rent paid :banana-dance:

2 Months ago my 10 year plus tenant moved out of my BTL flat.

In those 2 months, I've had the builders in. New kitchen, new flooring, painted throughout, new sink and taps in the bathroom along with replacing all the silicone and finding and fixing a leak or two. I also upgraded the sockets to ones with built in USB ports.

As you might expect, I am charging more rent this time! If the new tenant stays for 5 years, the increase in rent will cover the cost of the refit :banana-dance:

She gets the keys today and I arranged for a box of chocolates to be waiting for her when she moves in ;)
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Finding 8 prepared rabbits in the freezer. A mate shot them and dropped them at the house where my spawn dealt with them, skinned, gutted washed etc.

All while I was out doing something else.