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Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2023 11:46 am
by Demannu
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!
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2023 11:50 am
by Noggin
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
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2023 5:44 pm
by Noggin
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2023 11:23 am
by Jody
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
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2023 4:02 pm
by Yorick
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
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2023 5:27 pm
by Taipan
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
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...
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2023 5:27 pm
by Yorick
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
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...
I do play Planet Rock quite loud
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2023 9:42 am
by Ant
Opposites attract and similarities repel, as they say.....
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2023 7:48 pm
by Yorick
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
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 11:15 am
by gremlin
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.
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 2:23 pm
by Skub
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?
*thud*
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 12:17 pm
by 636mick
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.
Mick
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 2:26 pm
by Skub
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.
Mick
Maybe the driver needed the blood?
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2023 1:38 pm
by mangocrazy
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...
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2023 8:16 pm
by Felix
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...
Spooky. Talking heads are on the radio as i read this
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2023 4:37 pm
by gremlin
Eating my body weight in ripe, plump, delicious blackberries when walking the hound.
The sloes are coming along well, too.
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2023 7:26 pm
by Druid
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.
My chocolate lab used to pick his own blackberries
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2023 10:43 am
by Noggin
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.
I wish I could find sloes here!! I miss making sloe gin (then sloegin cider
)
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2023 2:49 pm
by gremlin
Mrs. Gremlin on morphine. Picked her up from the hossie and every time the car pulled away she went, 'Neeee-owww!'
She's a bit spaced out.
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2023 3:15 pm
by gremlin
Druid wrote: Sun Aug 20, 2023 7:26 pm
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.
My chocolate lab used to pick his own blackberries
Syd's eats the leaves from brambles. I swear she's a reincarnated cow.
Also means that some of the other jeans in that pile could be wearable soon 