Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.

[Felix]

Williams Brothers Brewing Co.

I discovered them a few month before being diagnosed at Coeliac and was working my way through the range of beers. Gutted it was taken away from me and he only real choice of beers was Shitty lagers out supermarkets or expensive mail order stuff. Anyway i was in Aldi the other night drooling at the beers and picked up a bottle from Williams Brothers. Turned to read the back and in big letters Gluten Free As was the next flavour and the next Bought some and came home to look at the web site only to find out they are slowly making them all Gluten free

Two cases are in the post for Christmas

[gremlin]

Gremlinette coming home from uni. She struggled settling in and being away from home, etc.

But she's back to her old self now. I told her this afternoon that she's got her sparkle back. She agrees.

[Taipan]

Gremlinette coming home from uni. She struggled settling in and being away from home, etc.

But she's back to her old self now. I told her this afternoon that she's got her sparkle back. She agrees.

I used to do a lot of work at Unis and its a known thing that a lot of Freshers really struggle. There was supposedly a big move for more support for them with more inclusion and noob groups etc. Its a tough time for a lot of them, first time away from the love and luxuries of home etc.

[Mr. Dazzle]

In an example of the weird way human brains work, Christmas is my mind is now indelibly linked with my Fresher's year at Uni.

Its not even like something particularly unusual or memorable happened, outside the obvious moving out thing etc.

But yeah, one of the first things I think of regarding Christmas was being sat in my halls in the last week of term waiting to leave

Come Jan 2nd I was dying to get back to Uni and get pissed.

[Count Steer]

My Headmaster was v reluctant to support applications to local-ish Uni's that pupils could live at home and attend. His view was it was 'formative' to go off into the big wide world and fend for yourself. It was easier then though because there was plenty of accommodation available at reasonable £s. I went off with a spring in my step, constrained by a large holdall, with clothes and books in, on a bus having found accommodation in a shared, rented house, through the Uni. (Imagine! Organised it remotely without Internet, mobile phones etc. Just land-line phone and letter ).

I'm not sure that school prepares pupils for that approach any more and, tbh, Uni life sounds a bit pants these days, if you're not flush with cash.

[Cousin Jack]

Gremlinette coming home from uni. She struggled settling in and being away from home, etc.

But she's back to her old self now. I told her this afternoon that she's got her sparkle back. She agrees.

My daughter struggled for the first term too. It is a bit of a shock for many kids. She will be OK, just make sure she knows M & D have her back.

[gremlin]

Kids. Miss 'em when they're gone, despair at the mess and inconsiderate behaviour when they're back.

It's what being a dad (and mum) is all about, i suppose. Love 'em to bits.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Cats + Laser Pointers

Bought one 'cause my two kittens/small cats are going stir crazy in the house and need some "enrichment". They've not been fixed yet so they can't run around outside. I've basically got my cats on the end of a shiny red string now, they can't help themselves. As soon as they see the dot, they're off.

Best bit is though, I've got two cats, so I can race 'em like greyhounds

[Yorick]

I don't know how many public holidays in UK, but there's 14 here. Don't affect me much, but my working pals love it

https://gazettelife.com/news/public-holidays-2024/

[Pirahna]

I don't know how many public holidays in UK, but there's 14 here. Don't affect me much, but my working pals love it

https://gazettelife.com/news/public-holidays-2024/

There are 8 in the UK. The problem with Spanish holidays is that if it falls on a weekend it's not carried over, you get a day off that you probably would have had off anyway.

[Gregor]

Seeing the Kingsferry bridge up for the first time.

[Count Steer]

Seeing the Kingsferry bridge up for the first time.

What was going to go under it?

[Gregor]

The big blue and orange floaty thing

[Count Steer]

The big blue and orange floaty thing

Meh. I'd have thought it would be a full rigged tea clipper or something special to lift a road and a railway. That's just a glorified barge.

[Gregor]

Meh. I'd have thought it would be a full rigged tea clipper or something special to lift a road and a railway. That's just a glorified barge.

It’s the Isle of Sheppey not St Tropez

[gremlin]

It’s the Isle of Sheppey not St Tropez

I spent a month on the Isle of Sheppey one weekend.

[Mussels]

It’s the Isle of Sheppey not St Tropez

I spent a month on the Isle of Sheppey one weekend.

I had a holiday on the Isle of Grain, makes Sheppey look exotic.

[KungFooBob]

Seeing the Kingsferry bridge up for the first time.

This, or something very much like it was on an episode of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em on BBC2 earlier tonight.

Frank was doing his driving test and ended up parked at the top!

[Dodgy69]

2 winter nights in a Welsh cottage with wifey and a log burner.

[Noggin]

Skied with my nephew before work this morning I was knackered before skiing and I'm extra knackered now after work and going out with the kids. But the skiing bit did make me very very happy - both the skiing and the fact that I was skiing with my nephew, who is pretty darned good on planks