Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.

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Kids. Not a fan i must admit. From 1 second old to the age of pissing and shitting for themselves i am less than keen. However the step Daughter announced she is pregnant two month ago. She was just about to start IVF as well as it was all planned. Tonight the Step son phoned and he got his partner up the duff as well. FFS Christmas just got expensive :lol:
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Really really insignificant (to everyone else!! :lol: :lol: ) -

Today I wore a jumper that I've not worn in about 10 years!!! And, (underneath cos it was darned cold this morning!), I have a t-shirt that I bought around 3 years ago but was never quite small enough to wear!! :D :D

In fact -

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I know I've lost about 8kgs from my heaviest (back at the most miserable shoulder time) and recently I've lost three of those - in the last 8 months.

Tis awesome what lack of pain after walking can do for a person :D :D


So

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This is going to sound a bit silly/morbid/bitter/sad.
Yesterday was/would have been my late father's 100th birthday.
Put a little picture up and nobody commented/liked.
A sad inditement of a life! However he did make Bricktop seem like a personable kind of chap!
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Demannu wrote: Wed Aug 09, 2023 11:46 am This is going to sound a bit silly/morbid/bitter/sad.
Yesterday was/would have been my late father's 100th birthday.
Put a little picture up and nobody commented/liked.
A sad inditement of a life! However he did make Bricktop seem like a personable kind of chap!
Its a sad inditement of social media - often I don't see things like that until two or three days later :(
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Today was another first in clothing - wore a pair of jeans I think I was given (because I don't think I've ever bought jeans in M&S!). Pretty sure i was given them before I moved here. So that means I've had them buried in the "I'll wear that someday" box/shelf for over 6 years!! :o Also means that some of the other jeans in that pile could be wearable soon :D

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Checking a guest out a few days ago and after we'd finished she said

"I wanted to compliment you. You're so easy going, you made us totally relax. We're really glad you were our host, You're really good at this job"

Best bit for me was that I didn't give this guest any special attention or anything that I don't do for other guests :banana-dance:
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Some of the workers on the site next door have been really annoying and obnoxious.

It's 40c right now so we're giggling at them now burning from our cool seats :D
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Yorick wrote: Fri Aug 11, 2023 4:02 pm Some of the workers on the site next door have been really annoying and obnoxious.

It's 40c right now so we're giggling at them now burning from our cool seats :D
Has your Mrs got a mic and speaker system? If so play on full volume the sound of a can of beer being opened and poured into a glass! Tshhh! Gurgle gurgle gurgle... :D
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Taipan wrote: Fri Aug 11, 2023 5:27 pm
Yorick wrote: Fri Aug 11, 2023 4:02 pm Some of the workers on the site next door have been really annoying and obnoxious.

It's 40c right now so we're giggling at them now burning from our cool seats :D
Has your Mrs got a mic and speaker system? If so play on full volume the sound of a can of beer being opened and poured into a glass! Tshhh! Gurgle gurgle gurgle... :D
I do play Planet Rock quite loud :D
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Opposites attract and similarities repel, as they say.....
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Had a leccy problem which I traced to the basement so had to call an emergency sparky
He traced it to a dodgy socket hidden behind big wardrobe at bottom of stairs.
Much heaving and grunting and problem sorted.

Oooh. 2 hours so we were thinking mucho Euros.

That's 60€ sir

Woo hoo :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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Was in Kos last week. After a couple if days I get a text from BT saying that as I'm in Turkey, I've hit my data limit. Looking out on the balcony I suddenly had that 'Eureka' moment (get the Greek ref there, eh?) that my phone is picking up a Turkish network as I can see the Turkish coastline just over the water.

Ring BT to see what to do. Halfway through I manage to cut the nice lady off, but I get a call back straight away, get a refund of what it's cost (which I shouldn't have got, as I did get texts welcoming me to 'Turkey' which i failed to read) and a quick lesson in setting my phone to a specific network (I.e., a Greek one, not a Turkish one) to stay in my package limits.

Can't fault the service I got, so fair play to BT in this instance.
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gremlin wrote: Wed Aug 16, 2023 11:15 am Was in Kos last week. After a couple if days I get a text from BT saying that as I'm in Turkey, I've hit my data limit. Looking out on the balcony I suddenly had that 'Eureka' moment (get the Greek ref there, eh?) that my phone is picking up a Turkish network as I can see the Turkish coastline just over the water.

Ring BT to see what to do. Halfway through I manage to cut the nice lady off, but I get a call back straight away, get a refund of what it's cost (which I shouldn't have got, as I did get texts welcoming me to 'Turkey' which i failed to read) and a quick lesson in setting my phone to a specific network (I.e., a Greek one, not a Turkish one) to stay in my package limits.

Can't fault the service I got, so fair play to BT in this instance.
You got to talk to a real person from BT? :shock:

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Sat on Watford Gap services on a dial in for Elfin Safety. Parked next to me is a NHS van with a big sign saying “URGENT BLOOD”. He’s been asleep, after eating his sandwiches, for over an hour.
Not that urgent then!!
Leave it to the Blood Bikes.
Made me smile.
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636mick wrote: Thu Aug 17, 2023 12:17 pm Sat on Watford Gap services on a dial in for Elfin Safety. Parked next to me is a NHS van with a big sign saying “URGENT BLOOD”. He’s been asleep, after eating his sandwiches, for over an hour.
Not that urgent then!!
Leave it to the Blood Bikes.
Made me smile.
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Maybe the driver needed the blood? :shock:
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The newly remastered 2LP vinyl edition of Talking Heads 'Stop Making Sense' album has just landed at Mango Towers.

Put de needle on de record... :D
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mangocrazy wrote: Fri Aug 18, 2023 1:38 pm The newly remastered 2LP vinyl edition of Talking Heads 'Stop Making Sense' album has just landed at Mango Towers.

Put de needle on de record... :D
Spooky. Talking heads are on the radio as i read this :shock:
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Eating my body weight in ripe, plump, delicious blackberries when walking the hound.

The sloes are coming along well, too. :thumbup:
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gremlin wrote: Sun Aug 20, 2023 4:37 pm Eating my body weight in ripe, plump, delicious blackberries when walking the hound.

The sloes are coming along well, too. :thumbup:
My chocolate lab used to pick his own blackberries
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gremlin wrote: Sun Aug 20, 2023 4:37 pm Eating my body weight in ripe, plump, delicious blackberries when walking the hound.

The sloes are coming along well, too. :thumbup:
I wish I could find sloes here!! I miss making sloe gin (then sloegin cider :1 :1 )
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