Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.

[Count Steer]

Are all these places mentioned on the losing side of the Penines?

Well, they might be losing, but they have captured an 'n'.

+ I'll see your Leeds and Bradford and raise you a Blackburn, Preston, Burnley....but I expect you're thinking Manchester is in Lancs these days.

[cheb]

It's all the grim north anyway, either side.

Or so far south it might as well be France.

[Horse]

I wasn't massively impressed with the year one accommodation - there's only 3 or 4 on campus The rest are 2, 3, even 4 miles away and they also seemed a bit economical with the truth when it came to the bathroom arrangements in the ones that we visited.

We looked at 5 Unis, and Halls at 3 of them. Quality varied, to say the least.

Foal has just returned home from a year in [privately run] Halls in Bristol. £10k for a grim room in a shared flat in a massive block.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Or so far south it might as well be France.

The English city I grew up in used to have a little market selling stinky cheeses, baguettes and wines every other Saturday. Not any more though

[Count Steer]

It's all the grim north anyway, either side.

Or so far south it might as well be France.

Life on a small island as an immigrant suits some, life in London as an immigrant suits some. (Let's face it a lot of the people that claim to be Lahndaners were born in/live in Kent and Essex and most of the people I lived and worked with there were 'incomers'...it's a city of transients).

When I was applying to Uni I was just bedazzled by the possibilities of, well, everywhere....and everywhere has possibilities. Heck, some people like Barnsley. I even applied to Exeter!

France? Oh yeah (but pref not Dordogneshire), Paris? Yes please. Cities are good at soaking people up into the melting pot.

I think if you don't get excited by the idea of living in new places you've got old. It happens.

[Horse]

I think if you don't get excited by the idea of living in new places you've got old.

Funnily enough, it was getting old (along with retirement and the the mortgage paid off) that gave us the opportunity to move.

But after a lot of thinking, driving around, and thinking more about what we actually wanted, we decided that 'here' can't easily be bettered

[Cousin Jack]

I think if you don't get excited by the idea of living in new places you've got old.

Funnily enough, it was getting old (along with retirement and the the mortgage paid off) that gave us the opportunity to move.

But after a lot of thinking, driving around, and thinking more about what we actually wanted, we decided that 'here' can't easily be bettered

Yes, having made the move back to Cornwall it ain't all sunshine. The 2 nearest branches of my bank have closed, my car main dealer is now 80 miles away rather than 30, the nearest John Lewis is 80 miles away (that is a MAJOR concern fir Mrs CJ), theatre is miles away, etc etc etc. Better the devil you know, especially if it is near civilization.

[Count Steer]

I think if you don't get excited by the idea of living in new places you've got old.

Funnily enough, it was getting old (along with retirement and the the mortgage paid off) that gave us the opportunity to move.

But after a lot of thinking, driving around, and thinking more about what we actually wanted, we decided that 'here' can't easily be bettered

We pretty much quartered most of England in the quest to find 'more house and land for less ££ in a place we'd like to live'. Went on holidays based on 'what would it be like to live here?' etc. In the end just thought 'sod it, here we are, here we stay, we landed in a sweet spot'.

The joke is, when we were jumping for the jelly beans, career-wise, we'd have gone wherever the jelly beans were and, probably, had a fine time wherever.

Once you have too much choice it's easier not to make one at all.

[Horse]

Yes, having made the move back to Cornwall it ain't all sunshine.

Filly was keen, for several reasons, to be down there.

But, after visiting the area and viewing it as potential residents, the 'holiday memories' shine soon tarnished.

[cheb]

This place suits me well enough. If I was minded to I could be happy.

[weeksy]

[Skub]

I was cringing at all the water being hosed under the tank and all around the electrics etc.

[weeksy]

I was cringing at all the water being hosed under the tank and all around the electrics etc.

I'm assuming he blows it all off with a line before drying.... it's a good clean, if not perfect mechanicing

[Skub]

I was cringing at all the water being hosed under the tank and all around the electrics etc.

I'm assuming he blows it all off with a line before drying.... it's a good clean, if not perfect mechanicing

Or blows water into all the electrical connectors for future fun...

[weeksy]

I was cringing at all the water being hosed under the tank and all around the electrics etc.

I'm assuming he blows it all off with a line before drying.... it's a good clean, if not perfect mechanicing

Or blows water into all the electrical connectors for future fun...

TBF that's way less of a factor that it was 40 years ago... it's just not really a thing now.

I wouldn't do it on a 1990's Ducati.. or an Aprilia... but a modern bike, i wouldn't worry

[Skub]

I'm assuming he blows it all off with a line before drying.... it's a good clean, if not perfect mechanicing

Or blows water into all the electrical connectors for future fun...

TBF that's way less of a factor that it was 40 years ago... it's just not really a thing now.

I hear some Aprilia RSV4 Tuono owners get a management light on just riding by a car wash.

[weeksy]

Or blows water into all the electrical connectors for future fun...

TBF that's way less of a factor that it was 40 years ago... it's just not really a thing now.

I hear some Aprilia RSV4 Tuono owners get a management light on just riding by a car wash.

See my edit... Aprilias... Mmmmm yes..

[Felix]

Must be three weeks since i bought the Fazer 600. Today was the first chance i have had to ride it properly. It gets to licence loosing speeds rather fast. Handles better that it should for a budget bike. Brakes are amazing up front. Back needs work but apart from bending my key i came home with a huge grin on my coupon.

Oh and my step daughters neighbour has one he is doing up to sell. It has a luggage rack what he has offered me as a swap for my Grab rail

[mangocrazy]

When my cat greets me he does the normal cat thing of sticking his arse in the air and pushing his front paws out and using my boots as a scratching post. He does this with trainers, work boots, bike boots etc.

When I'm wearing slippers he just pats my foot with his paws as he know his claws would cause discomfort to me.

I appreciate this small token of care.

[Felix]

When my cat greets me he does the normal cat thing of sticking his arse in the air and pushing his front paws out and using my boots as a scratching post. He does this with trainers, work boots, bike boots etc.

When I'm wearing slippers he just pats my foot with his paws as he know his claws would cause discomfort to me.

I appreciate this small token of care.

Cat came home then?