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Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2023 7:55 pm
by KungFooBob
Noggin wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 7:54 pm
This makes me very happy - meeting up with like minded people (one's a biker and the other one loves bikes) and having easy chat and eating cake
Coool
EFA
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2023 8:02 pm
by Noggin
KungFooBob wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 7:55 pm
Noggin wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 7:54 pm
This makes me very happy - meeting up with like minded people (one's a biker and the other one loves bikes) and having easy chat and eating cake
Coool
EFA
I suspect I'm being blonde tonight, but - EFA??
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2023 8:03 pm
by KungFooBob
Noggin wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 8:02 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 7:55 pm
Noggin wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 7:54 pm
This makes me very happy - meeting up with like minded people (one's a biker and the other one loves bikes) and having easy chat and eating cake
Coool
EFA
I suspect I'm being blonde tonight, but - EFA??
Edited For Accuracy.
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2023 9:01 pm
by Wossname
Skub wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 5:26 pm
Finding an old Summer pic.
Lovely pic, but where is it, zackly?
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2023 9:05 pm
by Skub
Wossname wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 9:01 pm
Skub wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 5:26 pm
Finding an old Summer pic.
Lovely pic, but where is it, zackly?
Ah you'll know that road man!
It's the run down to Balintoy from Ballycastle direction.
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2023 9:26 pm
by mangocrazy
Looks very Isle of Man-ish, but then I guess Norn Iron does...
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2023 9:42 pm
by cheb
Being near home after a short trip south. Left on Monday, back home tomorrow, having been as far south as Exeter and then back via Goring, Herne Hill and Edinburgh.
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2023 10:03 pm
by Wossname
Skub wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 9:05 pm
Wossname wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 9:01 pm
Skub wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 5:26 pm
Finding an old Summer pic.
Lovely pic, but where is it, zackly?
Ah you'll know that road man!
It's the run down to Balintoy from Ballycastle direction.
... And I do! Didn't recognise it, as I'm usually 3m to the left of your bike and going a bit quicker!
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2023 12:14 pm
by Noggin
KungFooBob wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 8:03 pm
Noggin wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 8:02 pm
I suspect I'm being blonde tonight, but - EFA??
Edited For Accuracy.
Ah yes. My reading skills were lacking last night!!
Not sure they'd want to eat cake - they are both chalet hosts, so they make and have access to enough of it!
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2023 1:08 pm
by gremlin
Free stuff!
B-I-L came around the other night with a two rib joint of beef from Waitrose, where he works, which was given to him. Alas he didn't have the freezer space so it now resides in mine. The only caveat is that he wants an invite to Sunday dinner when it's cooked. Fair dos.
He also gave me two 750g slabs of panettone from the Waitrose cafe that they've now stopped selling as it's gone Christmas. They'll make an excellent panettone bread and butter pudding for afters.
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2023 1:40 pm
by Felix
Skub wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 9:05 pm
It's the run down to Balintoy from Ballycastle direction.
As thew sea looks like its on the right would that not be the run up from Ballycastle to Balintoy?
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2023 1:45 pm
by Skub
Felix wrote: Fri Jan 06, 2023 1:40 pm
Skub wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 9:05 pm
It's the run down to Balintoy from Ballycastle direction.
As thew sea looks like its on the right would that not be the run up from Ballycastle to Balintoy?
Picky picky picky.
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2023 1:47 pm
by Felix
Skub wrote: Fri Jan 06, 2023 1:45 pm
Felix wrote: Fri Jan 06, 2023 1:40 pm
Skub wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 9:05 pm
It's the run down to Balintoy from Ballycastle direction.
As thew sea looks like its on the right would that not be the run up from Ballycastle to Balintoy?
Picky picky picky.
Just found that spot on street view. Always wanted to visit Ireland properly and if i ever do it on a bike that road looks fun
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2023 3:07 pm
by Skub
Felix wrote: Fri Jan 06, 2023 1:47 pm
Skub wrote: Fri Jan 06, 2023 1:45 pm
Felix wrote: Fri Jan 06, 2023 1:40 pm
As thew sea looks like its on the right would that not be the run up from Ballycastle to Balintoy?
Picky picky picky.
Just found that spot on street view. Always wanted to visit Ireland properly and if i ever do it on a bike that road looks fun
Worth avoiding at the weekends,but very quiet on a normal weekday.
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2023 4:05 pm
by Wossname
Larne to Portrush, in both directions - via Torr Head road, Cushendun and Ballintoy harbours. Then the Bishops road above Benone. Magic.
Looking fwd to May and 10 days NW200 trip already.
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 8:18 am
by Jody
It's been pretty cold here recently (-11) and my snowboard was not liking it one bit, despite having been serviced!.
I had the skishop wax it with cold weather wax and now it goes like stink
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 8:51 am
by gremlin
Jody wrote: Wed Jan 25, 2023 8:18 am
It's been pretty cold here recently (-11) and my snowboard was not liking it one bit, despite having been serviced!.
I had the skishop wax it with cold weather wax and now it goes like stink
Meh. Nuffink is quicker downhill in the snow than a wheely bin lid liberally sprayed with Pledge. Fact.
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 3:15 pm
by Noggin
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 4:16 pm
by gremlin
Had a circular from our HR dept. Paternity leave has been increased from two weeks paid to 16 weeks paid and 10 weeks on half pay, if wanted. I recall that when the Gremlinette was born I was given two days discretionary leave. I would have loved to have been off longer, but didn't have the holiday and we couldn't really afford to take unpaid.
Nice to see that things have moved on.
(My vasectomy and age precludes any chance to have another, and adoption agencies would run a mile, so not a snowball's chance in Hell of taking advantage, but luckily I get 1 weeks paid leave if I become a grandparent
)
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 8:47 pm
by Ant
gremlin wrote: Thu Jan 26, 2023 4:16 pm
Had a circular from our HR dept. Paternity leave has been increased from two weeks paid to 16 weeks paid and 10 weeks on half pay, if wanted. I recall that when the Gremlinette was born I was given two days discretionary leave. I would have loved to have been off longer, but didn't have the holiday and we couldn't really afford to take unpaid.
Nice to see that things have moved on.
(My vasectomy and age precludes any chance to have another, and adoption agencies would run a mile, so not a snowball's chance in Hell of taking advantage, but luckily I get 1 weeks paid leave if I become a grandparent
)
I'd put a complaint in about that.
How very archaic to call it Paternity leave, they need to get woke with the times, it's Parental leave.
