Author Topic: The Good News / Bad News Thread (Read 393477 times)

L CC · « **Reply #2600 on:** 22 February, 2020, 03:14:32 pm »

Quote from: CrinklyLion on 22 February, 2020, 02:42:18 pm

BN: EldestCub's beloved Triban was nicked from the bike stands while he was 10 pin bowling. Poor sod had just put his shiny new Christmas present tyres on the Triban last week, and spent a couple of hundred quid on a new rear wheel and service for it just before Christmas
GN: A while ago a very kind forumite donated a mtb to him, which we stuck in storage as it was a squeak to big for him
More GN: Granny Annie had her second cataract op this am, which went well, and my sis dropped the bike off on their way home from the hospital
BN: No saddle, clipless pedals (and he has no suitable shoes) and in need of a service
GN: I found a saddle in the bits box, his Bedstemor sent him some cash which he is going to use to buy some flats, and we've got a workshop slot tomorrow

We could pop some flats in the post?

CrinklyLion · « **Reply #2601 on:** 22 February, 2020, 03:55:34 pm »

Thank you

We're hoping to get him on the road by Monday, if not he's going to have to take my bike to get to college!

Clare · « **Reply #2602 on:** 22 February, 2020, 04:03:36 pm »

Hope the lowlife scum tea leaf gets an incurable, embarrassing and pustulent disease.

Glad to hear GA is doing well.

andrewc · « **Reply #2603 on:** 29 February, 2020, 09:15:32 pm »

GN: I finally got around to replacing the spotlights in my kitchen.
BN: the new ones are a tad fierce, and show up in embarrassing detail how filthy & untidy the kitchen is

Wowbagger · « **Reply #2604 on:** 06 March, 2020, 12:29:00 am »

GN: I just received my first ever instalment of my state pension.

BN: see above.

PaulF · « **Reply #2605 on:** 06 March, 2020, 05:46:31 am »

GN got a £15 ÜberEats voucher

BN the only local place that takes is is the “Scottish restaurant “

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #2606 on:** 06 March, 2020, 06:14:51 pm »

BN: Somebody spilled red wine on the carpet last night.
GN: I found an old tin of carpet cleaner lurking in the wash house which seems to have improved it somewhat (or maybe it's just the sun is going down so the stain is harder to see).

ian · « **Reply #2607 on:** 08 March, 2020, 05:50:04 pm »

Dr Beckman's patent carpet cleaner works on red wine (and cat sick, it's primary use in our house). Getting a 'distressed' hardwood floor also helps.

Regulator · « **Reply #2608 on:** 12 March, 2020, 12:24:18 pm »

Bad News: Our boiler is on the fritz. We have no heating or hot water. It's OK for Jon - he's in a nice warm office at the hospital. I'm stuck in a cold house, with a grumpy dog, waiting for the gas engineer to arrive.

Good News: The good news is that the gas engineer is Perry... a veritable Adonis of eye candy.

andrewc · « **Reply #2609 on:** 12 March, 2020, 12:36:34 pm »

Quote from: Regulator on 12 March, 2020, 12:24:18 pm

Bad News: Our boiler is on the fritz. We have no heating or hot water. It's OK for Jon - he's in a nice warm office at the hospital. I'm stuck in a cold house, with a grumpy dog, waiting for the gas engineer to arrive.

Good News: The good news is that the gas engineer is Perry... a veritable Adonis of eye candy.

Isn't this the start of most cheesy porn movies ?

chrisbainbridge · « **Reply #2610 on:** 12 March, 2020, 01:17:51 pm »

cleaned the pipes
restored the power
injected the fernox
all hot and bothered

the comments go on and on!

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #2611 on:** 13 March, 2020, 01:56:29 pm »

Hurrah: a shiny new copy of "Traveling (sic) The Lewis & Clark Trail", which I had thought lost in transit, has landed on the doormat

Bah: With worldwide anti-Lurgi restrictions steadily ramping up I'm in two minds as to whether even to book flights and motor-cars at all

ian · « **Reply #2612 on:** 13 March, 2020, 02:10:18 pm »

Quote from: andrewc on 12 March, 2020, 12:36:34 pm

Quote from: Regulator on 12 March, 2020, 12:24:18 pm
Bad News: Our boiler is on the fritz. We have no heating or hot water. It's OK for Jon - he's in a nice warm office at the hospital. I'm stuck in a cold house, with a grumpy dog, waiting for the gas engineer to arrive.

Good News: The good news is that the gas engineer is Perry... a veritable Adonis of eye candy.

Isn't this the start of most cheesy porn movies ?

I'm sure I did the if porn movies were real-life post before, but if it were real life, the lady of the drama would spend the day sitting in her lingerie waiting for a tradesman to fail to turn up.

And if he did, he'd not have the appropriate tool and have to promise to come back next week.

Kim · « **Reply #2613 on:** 13 March, 2020, 02:28:03 pm »

I prefer the one where the lady of the drama puts some clothes on and fixes the fucking boiler.

ElyDave · « **Reply #2614 on:** 13 March, 2020, 02:51:30 pm »

I thought it was the fucking washing machine.

The boiler's normally wall mounted

Hot Flatus · « **Reply #2615 on:** 13 March, 2020, 03:04:31 pm »

Quote from: andrewc on 12 March, 2020, 12:36:34 pm

Quote from: Regulator on 12 March, 2020, 12:24:18 pm
Bad News: Our boiler is on the fritz. We have no heating or hot water. It's OK for Jon - he's in a nice warm office at the hospital. I'm stuck in a cold house, with a grumpy dog, waiting for the gas engineer to arrive.

Good News: The good news is that the gas engineer is Perry... a veritable Adonis of eye candy.

Isn't this the start of most cheesy porn movies ?

Regulator is currently polishing his pipework to a backing tune of 1970s disco electric guitar

perpetual dan · « **Reply #2616 on:** 13 March, 2020, 08:43:04 pm »

Quote from: Kim on 13 March, 2020, 02:28:03 pm

I prefer the one where the lady of the drama puts some clothes on and fixes the fucking boiler.

The boiler's already fucking? Unusual narrative approach (or so I'm told).

Ham · « **Reply #2617 on:** 14 March, 2020, 07:58:06 am »

Quote from: perpetual dan on 13 March, 2020, 08:43:04 pm

Quote from: Kim on 13 March, 2020, 02:28:03 pm
I prefer the one where the lady of the drama puts some clothes on and fixes the fucking boiler.

The boiler's already fucking? Unusual narrative approach (or so I'm told).

You are right, boilers are most frequently buggered.

DrMekon · « **Reply #2618 on:** 17 March, 2020, 12:25:45 pm »

Bad news - I've got lung disease, so full on iso / working from home.

Good news - I'm besotted with my GF, and she's off work too!

Bad news - the trials I work on are all being delayed.

Good news - see previous good news.

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #2619 on:** 21 March, 2020, 01:21:37 pm »

GN: I found a buyer for my e-bike at a very good price
BN: On the day he showed up, the battery decided to die
BN: The local Bosch LBS were unable to even diagnose the issue
GN: I found a higher capacity battery on fleabay at a really good price
GN: Fleabay were having a 10% discount sale
GN: I told the potential buyer about the new battery & he arranged to pick it up
GN: He turned up on time today & paid cash.

Canardly · « **Reply #2620 on:** 21 March, 2020, 02:14:44 pm »

GN found a good heating engineer

BN he is ignroring all my messages.

rafletcher · « **Reply #2621 on:** 23 March, 2020, 10:21:57 pm »

GN: I brought everything I needed to wfh home this evening.
BN: I don’t expect the job to last for long.
GN: Thank f**k we have a garden.

Basil · « **Reply #2622 on:** 30 March, 2020, 03:51:56 pm »

The National Eisteddfod moves (is awarded to) a different location each time.
GN. This year it is Ceredigion.
BN. Cancelled/postponed until 2021.

canny colin · « **Reply #2623 on:** 30 March, 2020, 11:37:00 pm »

Good news I have finished the year end tax books .

BAD NEWS The plumbers I sub contract for & have a bill for shut up the shop .

Good news tonight I have been asked to help lay 20 cubic meters of concrete at the local bog roll factory. Starting at 7 am Tomorrow morning

Bad news I will have to re cook the books .

perpetual dan · « **Reply #2624 on:** 31 March, 2020, 08:03:40 am »

Quote from: canny colin link=topic=45576.msg2482134#msg2482134

Good news tonight I have been asked to help lay 20 cubic meters of concrete at the local bog roll factory. Starting at 7 am Tomorrow morning

Fortifications?

Author Topic: The Good News / Bad News Thread (Read 393477 times)

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