Author Topic: The Good News Thread (Read 1164370 times)

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #5125 on:** 15 May, 2012, 11:05:48 am »

Quote from: arabella on 14 May, 2012, 07:59:35 pm

Some lovely wonderful person has sent me a yacf buff, just like that.
I can haz anonymous parsaals (this is a bilingual joke, not a misspelling).
They iz vewwy nice.
Thank you, o anonymous person.

Urdu?

arabella · « **Reply #5126 on:** 15 May, 2012, 11:27:57 am »

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 15 May, 2012, 11:05:48 am

Quote from: arabella on 14 May, 2012, 07:59:35 pm
parsaals (this is a bilingual joke, not a misspelling).
Urdu?

Farsi, so probably works in Urdu as well

Gus · « **Reply #5127 on:** 15 May, 2012, 11:53:54 am »

I've just been given a Brooks B77 from 1979.
It have spend +25 years hidden a shed, but I think some proofide will bring it back to life.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #5128 on:** 15 May, 2012, 01:02:06 pm »

Quote from: arabella on 15 May, 2012, 11:27:57 am

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 15 May, 2012, 11:05:48 am
Quote from: arabella on 14 May, 2012, 07:59:35 pm
parsaals (this is a bilingual joke, not a misspelling).
Urdu?
Farsi, so probably works in Urdu as well

Don't know, but probably not. The alphabet is the same but not the language. An Urdu speaker I used to work with liked to describe Urdu as "this funny language that looks like Arabic and sounds like Hindi". Yes, it's not exactly Arabic script, but near enough.

L CC · « **Reply #5129 on:** 17 May, 2012, 10:04:07 am »

I AM ALLOWED ON THE TANDEM

clarion · « **Reply #5130 on:** 17 May, 2012, 10:05:57 am »

Yay! Great news.

CrinklyLion · « **Reply #5131 on:** 17 May, 2012, 01:48:07 pm »

Quote from: fboab on 17 May, 2012, 10:04:07 am

I AM ALLOWED ON THE TANDEM

Fan-boabwording-tastic news

interzen · « **Reply #5132 on:** 17 May, 2012, 01:58:16 pm »

Quote from: Feline on 14 May, 2012, 09:22:33 pm

I've overpaid my gas and electricity bill by a staggering £270 and am getting a refund. Clearly freezing our bits off all winter to save dosh and the environment has reaped dividends

Aye, but are they jacking your payments up to compensate?
My gas and electricity accounts are in credit to the tune of a significant proportion of an n+1 and past experience has made me reluctant to press them for a refund.

<fx: quick check on British Gas website>
Looks like I'm in credit to the tune of around £330 (gas+electricity) .... hmmm ...

jogler · « **Reply #5133 on:** 17 May, 2012, 03:02:56 pm »

Quote from: fboab on 17 May, 2012, 10:04:07 am

I AM ALLOWED ON THE TANDEM

best news of the ~~day~~ week.
Pilot or stoker?

Butterfly · « **Reply #5134 on:** 17 May, 2012, 04:23:03 pm »

Quote from: fboab on 17 May, 2012, 10:04:07 am

I AM ALLOWED ON THE TANDEM

FANTASTIC

Chris S · « **Reply #5135 on:** 17 May, 2012, 04:24:32 pm »

I am finally starting to feel better. Looks like I'd better blow the dust off the tandem...

dasmoth · « **Reply #5136 on:** 17 May, 2012, 04:26:34 pm »

Quote from: fboab on 17 May, 2012, 10:04:07 am

I AM ALLOWED ON THE TANDEM

jogler · « **Reply #5137 on:** 17 May, 2012, 06:35:58 pm »

There is a ~~bun~~ bread pudding in the oven.

With this & a pile of Arch's slices our kithchen is a ~~weight watcher's nightmare~~ jogler's delight.

There are also chocolate digestive biscuits & Eccles cakes.

Don't imagine there will be much weight loss hereabouts for a while

Arch · « **Reply #5138 on:** 17 May, 2012, 07:43:15 pm »

Quote from: jogler on 17 May, 2012, 06:35:58 pm

There is a ~~bun~~ bread pudding in the oven.

With this & a pile of Arch's slices our kithchen is a ~~weight watcher's nightmare~~ jogler's delight.

There are also chocolate digestive biscuits & Eccles cakes.

Don't imagine there will be much weight loss hereabouts for a while

'Ere, wot you doing wiv MY slices!?

jogler · « **Reply #5139 on:** 17 May, 2012, 08:53:14 pm »

I have then in ~~custardy~~ custody,a.k.a. eating 'em

+paul · « **Reply #5140 on:** 17 May, 2012, 09:14:19 pm »

I have a colony of bees in my new hive (first colony for me!)

Wowbagger · « **Reply #5141 on:** 17 May, 2012, 09:17:27 pm »

Quote from: +paul on 17 May, 2012, 09:14:19 pm

I have a colony of bees in my new hive (first colony for me!)

Splendid! What sort of hive are you using?

clarion · « **Reply #5142 on:** 17 May, 2012, 09:26:22 pm »

Hey fab

+paul · « **Reply #5143 on:** 17 May, 2012, 09:32:23 pm »

It's a standard national. I am very interested in "Natural Beekeeping", top bar hives etc, but it is challenging learning the ropes, so I am staying more mainstream conventional at the moment, where I can get help from the local association. I will be trying to do things in a bee friendly way - I want to keep bees because (1) I am fascinated by the principle, (2) bees are under threat, and a bit more support wouldn't go amiss, and finally (3) I like honey. (3) is not the priority!

Do you keep bees?

+paul · « **Reply #5144 on:** 17 May, 2012, 09:34:09 pm »

I am so behind with my mileage this year - seeing my signature should be motivation!!! Grrr. At least I have booked in for my first Audax... (Clywd Gate).

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #5145 on:** 18 May, 2012, 02:50:21 pm »

54" is my good news today. No, it's not that good news

It's that I rode up Cotham Brow in a 54" gear whereas usually I'm in about 41". And I had a pannier full of fruit and veg! Mind you, I did the other side in 61" yesterday but I had a much lighter load.

The other good news is that my cheapo Wilkos thermos actually seems to fit quite snugly in one of my bottle cages. Tea whenever I want now!

Andrij · « **Reply #5146 on:** 18 May, 2012, 03:32:02 pm »

I haven't posted here for quite some time...

Tonight, the office bar is OPEN!

Butterfly · « **Reply #5147 on:** 18 May, 2012, 09:32:01 pm »

I've got my phone back

. They've changed everything and stuff, but it seems to know the gist of what's happening and I should sort out most of the apps again eventually

. Life can continue now

.

LindaG · « **Reply #5148 on:** 19 May, 2012, 02:52:49 pm »

Hurrah! I'll be cycle camping in the Dales for a week in July, finishing with a map reading and navigation course. With a friend for company on the course, how marvellous.

jogler · « **Reply #5149 on:** 19 May, 2012, 02:55:43 pm »

Quote from: Lindagordinho on 19 May, 2012, 02:52:49 pm

, finishing with a map reading and navigation course.

I'll be able to follow you in future.

the view will be marvellous

Author Topic: The Good News Thread (Read 1164370 times)

Chris S

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