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Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2025 5:00 pm
by Newey
gremlin wrote: Tue Apr 29, 2025 8:39 am I think the Gremlinette has been kidnapped by aliens and a doppelganger put in her place. This doppelganger hasn't realised that the real Gremlinette wouldn't rub down woodwork, paint it nor would she clean off crap from the summerhouse roof... :think:

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When do I call the authorities to report this heinous intergalactic crime?
Why would you report it when the works not finished.

Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2025 7:09 pm
by Sunny
Neurologists have decided that the dog's Pituitary Gland is 'just a big one'😆 and not a tumour after all🥳

So it'll be checked again in three months just in case, but the working assumption is that he had a TIA (mini stroke), that caused a Vestibular episode (vomming, walking like he was drunk). And as he's showing signs of improvement, we're just to keep an eye on him.

Plus, he's got some bothersome discs in his spine, unrelated to the current problems, but found on his CT scan, so he's now on some anti-inflammatories for that too 👍

£8,500ish of vet bills later, I'm very glad he's still insured. And no longer mildly annoyed that he cost more than the car to insure this year 🤣

And VERY glad he doesn't appear to have a brain tumour after all. Dogs, eh.

Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.

Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2025 5:53 am
by ZRX61
Earlier this month the price of a MegaMillion lottery ticket went from $2 to $5... & they added a random multiplier (2x, 3x, 4x, 5x or 10x)

The prize for matching a Mega # on the $2 ticket was $2, so you broke even.

Now it's $5, plus whatever the multiplier is.
Tonight the Mega # was 10, which I had on both lines. One was 2x for $10 & the other was 5x for $25... So I spent $10 for two lines & won $35. In the old game I would have spent $4 & won $4.

Very gruntled & somewhat chuffed. :banana-dance: :banana-dance: :banana-dance: :banana-dance:

Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.

Posted: Thu May 01, 2025 11:21 pm
by Felix
Man U and Tottenham match. :thumbup:

Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.

Posted: Fri May 02, 2025 9:16 am
by Silly Car
After many years in the Financial Services industry, jumping through various qualification hoops and exams, I have received confirmation this morning that I have passed a recent exam and I have achieved Level 6 Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning and can now be referred to as a:

Chartered Financial Planner

which puts me at the highest level of nationally recognised qualification putting me on a level platform with Chartered Accountants and Solicitors.

I may celebrate with a beer or two tonight! :obscene-drinkingcheers:

Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.

Posted: Fri May 02, 2025 9:43 am
by Sunny
Silly Car wrote: Fri May 02, 2025 9:16 am After many years in the Financial Services industry, jumping through various qualification hoops and exams, I have received confirmation this morning that I have passed a recent exam and I have achieved Level 6 Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning and can now be referred to as a:

Chartered Financial Planner

which puts me at the highest level of nationally recognised qualification putting me on a level platform with Chartered Accountants and Solicitors.

I may celebrate with a beer or two tonight! :obscene-drinkingcheers:
Congrats mate! 🥳

Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.

Posted: Fri May 02, 2025 9:56 am
by weeksy
Funnily, on that sort of note, i became a Synology DSM Architect after a course and exam this week...

Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.

Posted: Mon May 05, 2025 11:45 am
by Docca
I mentioned earlier in the thread that after our dog died, I’d commissioned one of the bronze leaf things you can get permanently installed at the Eden project.

It’s now complete. They have just sent me this pic and will contact to arrange a viewing of the installation.

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Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.

Posted: Mon May 05, 2025 6:05 pm
by Stig
That’s a lovely thing to do!

Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.

Posted: Mon May 05, 2025 7:43 pm
by Yorick
Was having a pleasant lunch in the sunshine at Famara today.
I heard a very distinctive noise then I looked up the road and saw the rectangular headlight. Bingo

YPVS350 full fairing :obscene-birdiedoublered:

Not seen one for donkey's years. My fellow lunchers were impressed I identified a bike from the noise.

:obscene-birdiedoublered:

Nearly 40 years since I raced mine :obscene-birdiedoublered:

Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.

Posted: Wed May 07, 2025 9:24 pm
by ZRX61
Roomie recently bought herself some rather splendid Haagen Dazs lollipops (vanilla milk chocolate almond). She limits herself to one per day.

I bought an identical box & buried it under bags of frozen veg etc in another freezer. Every 2 or 3 days I add one from my box to hers. She hasn't realized yet. :shhh:

Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.

Posted: Wed May 07, 2025 9:26 pm
by KungFooBob
ZRX61 wrote: Wed May 07, 2025 9:24 pm Roomie recently bought herself some rather splendid Haagen Dazs lollipops (vanilla milk chocolate almond). She limits herself to one per day.

I bought an identical box & buried it under bags of frozen veg etc in another freezer. Every 2 or 3 days I add one from my box to hers. She hasn't realized yet. :shhh:
Are you fattening her up?

Are you a cannibal?

Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.

Posted: Thu May 08, 2025 10:25 am
by Count Steer
Not sure if this belongs here or in the BYP thread. It certainly amused 'er indoors.

Was just looking, in a rather distracted fashion, at a magazine. Saw a smallish image of a product and thought , 'Ooh, is that the same stuff they don't stock in my local supermarkets any more?'.....

...so I put 2 fingers on the image and tried to enlarge it.

:oops:

Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.

Posted: Thu May 08, 2025 12:01 pm
by Rockburner
Count Steer wrote: Thu May 08, 2025 10:25 am Not sure if this belongs here or in the BYP thread. It certainly amused 'er indoors.

Was just looking, in a rather distracted fashion, at a magazine. Saw a smallish image of a product and thought , 'Ooh, is that the same stuff they don't stock in my local supermarkets any more?'.....

...so I put 2 fingers on the image and tried to enlarge it.

:oops:
BWAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHHAH

Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.

Posted: Thu May 08, 2025 4:12 pm
by Saga Lout
Count Steer wrote: Thu May 08, 2025 10:25 am Not sure if this belongs here or in the BYP thread. It certainly amused 'er indoors.

Was just looking, in a rather distracted fashion, at a magazine. Saw a smallish image of a product and thought , 'Ooh, is that the same stuff they don't stock in my local supermarkets any more?'.....

...so I put 2 fingers on the image and tried to enlarge it.

:oops:
I do a lot of reading using an ereader (Sony, then Kobo). At least once I've swiped my finger across the page of a real book expecting it to turn the page. :?

Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.

Posted: Thu May 08, 2025 6:19 pm
by Gregor
Finding an adjuster that was hidden behind the radiator on my clutch cable :P No more dragging clutch.

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Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.

Posted: Thu May 08, 2025 6:28 pm
by David
weeksy wrote: Fri May 02, 2025 9:56 am Funnily, on that sort of note, i became a Synology DSM Architect after a course and exam this week...
On a (not very) similar note I became an ADI about 45 years ago.......

Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.

Posted: Thu May 08, 2025 9:59 pm
by Yorick
Yorick wrote: Thu Apr 17, 2025 10:56 pm Been a Man Utd fan since 1968 European cup final.
Seen loads of insane games.

Tonight's was definitely the most insane :obscene-birdiedoublered:
Wowsers. 4 goals in last 15 mins.

:obscene-birdiedoublered:

Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.

Posted: Thu May 08, 2025 10:46 pm
by Jody
MOT and service

£140


Get in.

I was expecting more like twice that!

Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.

Posted: Thu May 08, 2025 10:59 pm
by Rockburner
Saga Lout wrote: Thu May 08, 2025 4:12 pm
Count Steer wrote: Thu May 08, 2025 10:25 am Not sure if this belongs here or in the BYP thread. It certainly amused 'er indoors.

Was just looking, in a rather distracted fashion, at a magazine. Saw a smallish image of a product and thought , 'Ooh, is that the same stuff they don't stock in my local supermarkets any more?'.....

...so I put 2 fingers on the image and tried to enlarge it.

:oops:
I do a lot of reading using an ereader (Sony, then Kobo). At least once I've swiped my finger across the page of a real book expecting it to turn the page. :?
Swipe with enough force and it'll work.