Author Topic: The Good News Thread (Read 1164546 times)

interzen · « **Reply #5675 on:** 07 February, 2013, 11:36:55 am »

Along similar lines to the above, not only did my new temperature-controlled soldering iron turn up this morning, the large reel of Solder of DETH¹ turned up as well

¹ - 60/40 tin/lead, as God intended. I really hate working with lead-free solder - RoHS can go and pound sand up its arse.

mcshroom · « **Reply #5676 on:** 07 February, 2013, 03:58:58 pm »

It's taken five months and paperwork coming from places as disparate as Leeds and Thailand*, but I've finlly been invited down by my solicitor next week to start signing stuff for my new house

*This is for a house I can almost see out of my current front window

LindaG · « **Reply #5677 on:** 07 February, 2013, 04:01:29 pm »

Quote from: mcshroom on 07 February, 2013, 03:58:58 pm

It's taken five months and paperwork coming from places as disparate as Leeds and Thailand*, but I've finlly been invited down by my solicitor next week to start signing stuff for my new house

*This is for a house I can almost see out of my current front window

Hurrah! When's the housewarming party? Can I come? Is there a garden for my tent?

LindaG · « **Reply #5678 on:** 07 February, 2013, 04:04:11 pm »

Quote from: Lindagordinho on 07 February, 2013, 04:01:29 pm

Quote from: mcshroom on 07 February, 2013, 03:58:58 pm
It's taken five months and paperwork coming from places as disparate as Leeds and Thailand*, but I've finlly been invited down by my solicitor next week to start signing stuff for my new house

*This is for a house I can almost see out of my current front window
Hurrah! When's the housewarming party? Can I come? Is there a garden for my tent?

Also I am very pleased for you M

mcshroom · « **Reply #5679 on:** 07 February, 2013, 06:47:12 pm »

Quote from: Lindagordinho on 07 February, 2013, 04:01:29 pm

Quote from: mcshroom on 07 February, 2013, 03:58:58 pm
It's taken five months and paperwork coming from places as disparate as Leeds and Thailand*, but I've finlly been invited down by my solicitor next week to start signing stuff for my new house

*This is for a house I can almost see out of my current front window
Hurrah! When's the housewarming party? Can I come? Is there a garden for my tent?

Some time in March, Of course, and er - it's a bit gravelly: -

There's a bramble taken up residence in the back corner in the 18 months since they took that picture as well.

Kim · « **Reply #5680 on:** 07 February, 2013, 07:46:30 pm »

Quote from: mcshroom on 07 February, 2013, 06:47:12 pm

There's a bramble taken up residence in the back corner in the 18 months since they took that picture as well.

Just needs a couple of NCN signs (pointing in different directions) really.

Bledlow · « **Reply #5681 on:** 07 February, 2013, 07:47:53 pm »

How much does gravel removal cost?

Arch · « **Reply #5682 on:** 07 February, 2013, 08:54:00 pm »

Quote from: Bledlow on 07 February, 2013, 07:47:53 pm

How much does gravel removal cost?

Judging by our gravelled area in front of the building at work, you don't need a special effort, you just bring it indoors onto the floor, and thence into the bin, one or two bits at a time in the treads of your shoes.

(I do the cleaning at work, so I sweep the damn stuff up...)

Clare · « **Reply #5683 on:** 07 February, 2013, 09:06:46 pm »

Yay, we haz caek and, as an added bonus, wine which goes well with the cake.

Huge thanks to two forumistas.

barakta · « **Reply #5684 on:** 07 February, 2013, 10:08:17 pm »

I have new glasses, I can see! I was tired and eyestrained before I started wearing them yet I can still see pretty well. Tomorrow ans onwards I hope they'll help with stopping the eyestrain at all!

And vision express actually SMSed and didn't try and voicecall me which is win!

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #5685 on:** 09 February, 2013, 10:57:22 am »

The old knackered cleats that I thought were going to be a right sod to get the allen bolts out of, weren't.

tiermat · « **Reply #5686 on:** 09 February, 2013, 01:14:15 pm »

One frame sold, just 2 more frames and three bikes to go now

Wowbagger · « **Reply #5687 on:** 10 February, 2013, 09:06:58 am »

I've just had an email from someone watching Aus v WI at the MCG.

The sender will be coming to see us on Wednesday and staying a few days.

PS Aus were 66 for 3.

Andrij · « **Reply #5688 on:** 10 February, 2013, 10:03:12 am »

Quote from: Wowbagger on 10 February, 2013, 09:06:58 am

I've just had an email from someone watching Aus v WI at the MCG.

The sender will be coming to see us on Wednesday and staying a few days.

PS Aus were 66 for 3.

The Women's Institute fields a cricket team?!?

Wowbagger · « **Reply #5689 on:** 10 February, 2013, 10:14:32 am »

Quote from: Andrij on 10 February, 2013, 10:03:12 am

Quote from: Wowbagger on 10 February, 2013, 09:06:58 am
I've just had an email from someone watching Aus v WI at the MCG.

The sender will be coming to see us on Wednesday and staying a few days.

PS Aus were 66 for 3.

The Women's Institute fields a cricket team?!?

Isn't that about all the Australians can manage these days?

tiermat · « **Reply #5690 on:** 12 February, 2013, 10:38:57 am »

Got my car back from the garage last night, after a full service (including replacing the pollen filters).

Two bits of good news about that:

1) It no longer STINKS inside
2) It goes like the proverbial again.

Vince · « **Reply #5691 on:** 12 February, 2013, 04:25:19 pm »

The car has just passed its APK (MOT)

L CC · « **Reply #5692 on:** 13 February, 2013, 11:08:35 am »

Either I won 2nd prize in a beauty contest, there's been a Bank Error in my favour or the Tax Credits People have just realised I wasn't lying when I said I earned £very very little last year.

Toys! Bike Toys!

Feline · « **Reply #5693 on:** 13 February, 2013, 12:43:13 pm »

Quote from: boabacca on 13 February, 2013, 11:08:35 am

Either I won 2nd prize in a beauty contest, there's been a Bank Error in my favour or the Tax Credits People have just realised I wasn't lying when I said I earned £very very little last year.

Toys! Bike Toys!

It's great when that happens, enjoy!

I fucked up in the opposite direction by not telling them my son had gone to Uni in September so will end up owing them money instead. If I still had it then it wouldn't matter, but of course it disappeared into the black hole that is my current account

L CC · « **Reply #5694 on:** 13 February, 2013, 12:49:53 pm »

Quote from: Feline on 13 February, 2013, 12:43:13 pm

Quote from: boabacca on 13 February, 2013, 11:08:35 am
Either I won 2nd prize in a beauty contest, there's been a Bank Error in my favour or the Tax Credits People have just realised I wasn't lying when I said I earned £very very little last year.

Toys! Bike Toys!

It's great when that happens, enjoy!

I fucked up in the opposite direction by not telling them my son had gone to Uni in September so will end up owing them money instead. If I still had it then it wouldn't matter, but of course it disappeared into the black hole that is my current account

I definitely told them.

(Phew, had momentary panic! )

Riggers · « **Reply #5695 on:** 13 February, 2013, 01:33:48 pm »

All clear from the colonoscopy yesterday, and no need for a return unless I feel like it. Hhhmmm, do I feel like having another one. No thanks.

I was was all clear prior to the colonoscopy with thanks to Mr. Picolax. Whooooooooooooooosh, and the poo is gone.

clarion · « **Reply #5696 on:** 13 February, 2013, 02:48:44 pm »

Good news there, if a slight splatter of overshare.

Riggers · « **Reply #5697 on:** 13 February, 2013, 03:40:28 pm »

rogerzilla · « **Reply #5698 on:** 13 February, 2013, 08:03:32 pm »

The boiler fired up when I came home from work, so I don't have to go to bed early, wearing a hat.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #5699 on:** 13 February, 2013, 08:11:53 pm »

The geezer who bent the front end of the Pingumobile coughed up, so I can stop stressing about that now.

Author Topic: The Good News Thread (Read 1164546 times)

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