Author Topic: The Good News Thread (Read 1164879 times)

lou boutin · « **Reply #4250 on:** 11 August, 2011, 11:17:42 am »

My lovely, new, shiny Trek Pilot is ready for it's first outing.

Greenbank · « **Reply #4251 on:** 11 August, 2011, 11:34:04 am »

Condor just rang, my bike is ready to be picked up.

Hot Flatus · « **Reply #4252 on:** 11 August, 2011, 11:35:49 am »

Which high rise estate have you got to collect it from?

clarion · « **Reply #4253 on:** 11 August, 2011, 12:18:43 pm »

Quote from: Raminphrikesh Pharghangitalivati on 11 August, 2011, 11:35:49 am

Which high rise estate have you got to collect it from?

Stroud.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #4254 on:** 11 August, 2011, 12:21:48 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 11 August, 2011, 12:18:43 pm

Quote from: Raminphrikesh Pharghangitalivati on 11 August, 2011, 11:35:49 am
Which high rise estate have you got to collect it from?

Stroud.

No, that would be a Volvo estate. Or a Morris Minor.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #4255 on:** 11 August, 2011, 12:25:59 pm »

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 11 August, 2011, 12:21:48 pm

Quote from: clarion on 11 August, 2011, 12:18:43 pm
Quote from: Raminphrikesh Pharghangitalivati on 11 August, 2011, 11:35:49 am
Which high rise estate have you got to collect it from?

Stroud.
No, that would be a Volvo estate. Or a Morris Minor.

On the telly the other night there was a clip featuring a burned-out Minor. "Bastards" I thought, until I realised it was archive footage from the 1981 Brixton riot

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #4256 on:** 11 August, 2011, 03:14:22 pm »

Tiny Miss AWL was in hospital in Hungary today having her adenoids out. I have to admit I was worried sick.

Anyway, she's had the op, woken up, screamed for a while as the anaesthetic wore off, but then calmed down and mum read her a book. She's in overnight tonight and out tomorrow. Yay!

Andrij · « **Reply #4257 on:** 11 August, 2011, 04:09:15 pm »

1) Employer FINALLY launching Bike to Work* at tomorrow's staff meeting

2) n+1 should be delivered from the painters in the next few days. Then it will only be a few days for the bike to be built up. Now just need to figure out when I can get up North to collect...

* yes, I'm aware of the upcoming changes re: taxation, etc.

Greenbank · « **Reply #4258 on:** 11 August, 2011, 05:00:08 pm »

(n-1)+1

http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=12390.msg1019425#msg1019425

Hot Flatus · « **Reply #4259 on:** 11 August, 2011, 05:34:21 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 11 August, 2011, 12:18:43 pm

Quote from: Raminphrikesh Pharghangitalivati on 11 August, 2011, 11:35:49 am
Which high rise estate have you got to collect it from?

Stroud.

There are no high rise estates in Stroud. The nearest one is on the hill near Minchinhampton, overlooking me. It's called Gatcombe.

Roger has that hill etched into his psyche

hulver · « **Reply #4260 on:** 14 August, 2011, 10:13:19 pm »

Ordered N+1 on Saturday.

A Revolution Trailfinder.

Cheap, but looked pretty good in the shop. The clearance looks good enough to take winter tyres as well. Not bad for £200.

why1040 · « **Reply #4261 on:** 15 August, 2011, 12:33:28 am »

I just found out that I qualified for the local dressage championships when I competed a few weeks ago!

That's Preliminary at our first competition last year, and Novice at our first registered competition this year (we'd have qualified at our first competition, but I forgot to register us)! Clever pony!

Regulator · « **Reply #4262 on:** 15 August, 2011, 07:01:57 am »

A little late but...

At Newmarket nights last Friday, our firend Kim placed two bets on two races. Both were rank outsiders. Both came in first place. She won £900!

BrianI · « **Reply #4263 on:** 15 August, 2011, 07:35:59 am »

Quote from: hulver on 14 August, 2011, 10:13:19 pm

Ordered N+1 on Saturday.

A Revolution Trailfinder.

Cheap, but looked pretty good in the shop. The clearance looks good enough to take winter tyres as well. Not bad for £200.

Nice looking bike, especially in "Ascot Green". It reminds me a lot of my old Claud Butler Cape Wrath that I replaced it's worn out suspension fork with a Surly 1x1 steel fork. A lovely ride. Eventually all the components wore out a few years ago, so, foolishly in retrospect I stripped the bike down, removed the 1x1 fork and donated the frame to local bike recycling company. Kind of missing it now

Butterfly · « **Reply #4264 on:** 15 August, 2011, 11:10:08 am »

Quote from: Lou Boutin on 11 August, 2011, 11:17:42 am

My lovely, new, shiny Trek Pilot is ready for it's first outing.

Fab! Mine is brilliant.

Have fun.

Quint · « **Reply #4265 on:** 15 August, 2011, 11:36:06 am »

My VDO MC 1.0 cycle computer is working again, buttons were sticking making the stopwatch kick in every time I tried to change modes, out of warranty so nothing to lose, took back off and sprayed with WD40, shake then left in sun to evaporate.
Highly chuffed, (same trick worked on a much abused AU1100 rear light)

Red · « **Reply #4266 on:** 15 August, 2011, 03:09:30 pm »

Jake the Cat came through his hip surgery just fine, and we get to bring him home this evening!

interzen · « **Reply #4267 on:** 15 August, 2011, 03:17:23 pm »

Quote from: Red on 15 August, 2011, 03:09:30 pm

Jake the Cat came through his hip surgery just fine, and we get to bring him home this evening!

Woot!

In other news, it looks like I may well have an interview (well, phone interview) for an iPhone development gig in York, paying twice my current salary (admittedly not difficult) ... here's hoping.

Canardly · « **Reply #4268 on:** 15 August, 2011, 07:05:12 pm »

Good luck with it IZ.

Red · « **Reply #4269 on:** 15 August, 2011, 08:57:21 pm »

Thanks! And good luck yourself!

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #4270 on:** 15 August, 2011, 09:00:09 pm »

Yay, hope Jake has a speedy recovery and is up on his paws soon.

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #4271 on:** 16 August, 2011, 09:22:41 am »

Yay! Half Man Half Biscuit will be releasing a new album in mid-September. 90 Bisodol (Crimond)

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #4272 on:** 16 August, 2011, 10:42:07 am »

Though if the 19 September version of the release date is correct I shall be on mine holibobs and 5,000 miles away from Probe Plus Records. Still, when you order a CD from them Geoff e-mails you to make sure you got it, which is something you don't get from EMI.

woollypigs · « **Reply #4273 on:** 16 August, 2011, 12:53:17 pm »

I grinked and got £10 from a big supermarket \o/

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #4274 on:** 16 August, 2011, 05:34:51 pm »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 16 August, 2011, 10:42:07 am

Though if the 19 September version of the release date is correct I shall be on mine holibobs and 5,000 miles away from Probe Plus Records. Still, when you order a CD from them Geoff e-mails you to make sure you got it, which is something you don't get from EMI.

Well, just to rub it in, I'm seeing them in Cardiff next week, then in Leamington on the 15/9 (a year to the day since Dean Friedman appeared in Bilston). Oh, and talking of Bilston, I'll be there in January too. Three times in 5 months - unheard of! Na, na, na, na, naaa!