The Good News Thread

[matthew]

Mercian just called to say that my frame is ready for dispatch. 

Payment now processed so I should receive it during next week and then just have to rebuild all the bits in the garage back onto it.

Photos will follow

[Wowbagger]

Is that a new frame or a refurbishment? Either way, very exciting!

[Manotea]

A rear end shunt has stashed my car.

The good news apart from the flashbacks, I'm ok. Heigh ho.

[Feline]

A rear end shunt has stashed my car.

The good news apart from the flashbacks, I'm ok. Heigh ho.

Good news you're OK. It's only a great chunk of metal after all. At least with rear end shunts it's pretty clear who's at fault usually.

[Sergeant Pluck]

A rear end shunt has stashed my car.

The good news apart from the flashbacks, I'm ok. Heigh ho.

Oh bugger. Glad you are ok.

[matthew]

Is that a new frame or a refurbishment? Either way, very exciting!

refurb of the British Eagle Touristique to replace a bent chain stay. Also allows the paint job I wanted when the seat stay repair was required.

[Cudzoziemiec]

I was thinking to myself that it was proper 'city centre living'.... only in a city the size of a large village...

So which cloister is yours? 

Of course while this is undoubtedly good news for you, it does seem that suddenly there's an exodus of Bristol YACFers.

[rogerzilla]

Logging the Dun Run miles has lifted me into the "legend" category on the Active Swindon Cycle Challenge for June 

[Auntie Helen]

You legend, Roger!

[interzen]

My father was discharged from hospital yesterday - not only that, he's no longer taking a mind-buggering number of antibiotics¹ which, it turns out, caused his kidneys to go on strike.
Double win! 

¹ - he already takes a staggering number of diabetes-related medications. The antibiotics increased his pill load from 'stupid' to 'bloody ludicrous'

[Feline]

My father was discharged from hospital yesterday - not only that, he's no longer taking a mind-buggering number of antibiotics¹ which, it turns out, caused his kidneys to go on strike.
Double win! 

¹ - he already takes a staggering number of diabetes-related medications. The antibiotics increased his pill load from 'stupid' to 'bloody ludicrous'

Great news 

[LindaG]

Patti Smith is guesting at End of the Road!   

[gordon taylor]

I've had an email today from a Hotel In Krakow. In April, I left my tent in their garage whilst I had a day's ride to Auschwitz... and when I came back, the garage had been filled with builders' rubble from a renovation. My tent was buried!

They've now found it, and Iwona will post it home this week.

 

[clarion]

Patti Smith is guesting at End of the Road!   

*swoon*

[peliroja]

We have company for a few days of the next installment of our Pacific Coast cycle tour... The Things!!!   

[Butterfly]

We have company for a few days of the next installment of our Pacific Coast cycle tour... The Things!!! 

Cooooool! Have lots of fun .

[Moultonaught]

I've got a new job!

After 5 and a bit years in my current one, and an unwelcome move of office giving me a 2 hour each way commute    I sent my CV on spec to a firm who do interesting stuff and it turns out they needed a 'me'. 

The day I sent my CV (at 10pm) they'd spent the day interviewing shortlisted people for a job that was made for me, so 6 days & 2 interviews later I have a new job. Turns out the MD initally thought my CV was a spoof sent by a friend of his, so close a match was it to his needs...

Woo hoo!  One happy Moultonaught. 

[Pingu]

You legend, Roger!

I knew something was afoot.

[Mr Arch]

I've got a new job!

Woo hoo!  One happy Moultonaught. 

\o/ Yay!  Well done!

[hellymedic]

I've got a new job!

After 5 and a bit years in my current one, and an unwelcome move of office giving me a 2 hour each way commute    I sent my CV on spec to a firm who do interesting stuff and it turns out they needed a 'me'. 

The day I sent my CV (at 10pm) they'd spent the day interviewing shortlisted people for a job that was made for me, so 6 days & 2 interviews later I have a new job. Turns out the MD initally thought my CV was a spoof sent by a friend of his, so close a match was it to his needs...

Woo hoo!  One happy Moultonaught. 

Ooooh! Wonderful!

[Feline]

I've got a new job!

After 5 and a bit years in my current one, and an unwelcome move of office giving me a 2 hour each way commute    I sent my CV on spec to a firm who do interesting stuff and it turns out they needed a 'me'. 

The day I sent my CV (at 10pm) they'd spent the day interviewing shortlisted people for a job that was made for me, so 6 days & 2 interviews later I have a new job. Turns out the MD initally thought my CV was a spoof sent by a friend of his, so close a match was it to his needs...

Woo hoo!  One happy Moultonaught. 

Excellent 

[lou boutin]

I've got a new job!

After 5 and a bit years in my current one, and an unwelcome move of office giving me a 2 hour each way commute    I sent my CV on spec to a firm who do interesting stuff and it turns out they needed a 'me'. 

The day I sent my CV (at 10pm) they'd spent the day interviewing shortlisted people for a job that was made for me, so 6 days & 2 interviews later I have a new job. Turns out the MD initally thought my CV was a spoof sent by a friend of his, so close a match was it to his needs...

Woo hoo!  One happy Moultonaught. 

Fabulous, congratulations.

[Nuncio]

My boy had his International Baccalaureate diploma results today.  42 out of a maximum 45 and comfortably more than the 36 required for his first choice of Edinburgh, to study French and Linguistics.  Top marks in French, German and Psychology, 6/7 in English, Easy Maths and Environmental Something  (I was losing concentration by the end).  And max 3/3 for Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge essay.  I'm a very proud father.   

[why1040]

 

I did part of the IB, got 20 points out of a maximum of 21, but no Extended Essay, thank heavens!  Well done younger Nuncio, that's some good work there!

[interzen]

I've just finished building my Mk2 GPS logger - not only did it fire up without any magic smoke escaping, the firmware I wrote for it worked first time without a hitch 

Now if only I could find the microSD card that catapulted itself across the room when my finger slipped whilst trying to eject it