Author Topic: The Good News Thread (Read 1164712 times)

Valiant · « **Reply #4675 on:** 04 December, 2011, 03:10:51 am »

Team England just beat France 383 to 13 at the Rollerderby World Cup.

We also beat Ireland 199-64 and Argentina 273-31. Tomorrow we face 2nd seed Canada. It's going to be a bit full on me thinks!

GrahamG · « **Reply #4676 on:** 04 December, 2011, 09:36:30 am »

I now have a job, no internet (hence hardly any forum time

) and not much more than minimum wage.... but it pays the bills! Also off to the club christmas dinner today and will be picking up two trophies: the 'tourist trophy' for most points/distance accrued through audax/sportives etc. and the 'long distance' trophy for doing PBP!

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #4677 on:** 04 December, 2011, 08:12:41 pm »

Yeay Graham!

jogler · « **Reply #4678 on:** 06 December, 2011, 10:01:07 pm »

In support of g.d.'s Girl Guides fund raising efforts we bought 3 raffle tickets.One won a large teddy bear & one won a box of Heroes chocolates.
I reckon we should buy a lottery ticket this week

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #4679 on:** 07 December, 2011, 08:03:27 am »

Bobb'll be here later.

Juan Martín · « **Reply #4680 on:** 07 December, 2011, 09:40:27 am »

Quote from: jogler on 06 December, 2011, 10:01:07 pm

In support of g.d.'s Girl Guides fund raising efforts we bought 3 raffle tickets.One won a large teddy bear & one won a box of Heroes chocolates.
I reckon we should buy a lottery ticket this week

I initially read that as Herpes chocolates, that's not much of prize I thought.

Perhaps I should start using reading glasses.

jogler · « **Reply #4681 on:** 09 December, 2011, 05:42:42 pm »

I've just found a portable c.d.player I'd forgotten that I'd lost

It was amongst the winter-cycling-gear box in the garage.

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #4682 on:** 09 December, 2011, 06:33:01 pm »

I think I have a job from January. We're negotiating at the moment & it's a long way away, but I like the sound of the company and the two people I've met seem decent.

After "working" at home for the DfE/DCSF for two years & 8 months unemployed, I was beginning to get institutionalised!

Ray 6701 · « **Reply #4683 on:** 10 December, 2011, 03:59:53 pm »

I have just opened a letter from HMRC & it was a tax rebate for the princely sum of £23

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #4684 on:** 12 December, 2011, 09:08:03 pm »

I commuted by bike *and* went to bouncy bouncy gym class today, hurrah!

[grumble] All this travelling to the land of Nog malarkey is putting my fitness regime right up the spout [/grumble]

PaulF · « **Reply #4685 on:** 13 December, 2011, 01:24:18 pm »

I've finished work until Christmas

tiermat · « **Reply #4686 on:** 15 December, 2011, 08:29:34 am »

Quote from: PaulF on 13 December, 2011, 01:24:18 pm

I've finished work until Christmas

It looks like we are ramping down for Xmas, but being a ~~money grabbing scumbag~~ contractor, I will hold out until the boss man says "Go home"

tiermat · « **Reply #4687 on:** 15 December, 2011, 02:44:28 pm »

My coffee has arrived, WWIII averted.

Clare · « **Reply #4688 on:** 16 December, 2011, 11:55:33 am »

We have a new electric meter, it is dual metering so we are no longer paying full rate for heating, we get bills even three months and they don't include somebody else's debt. We also get a credit of £98 because we have been paying somebody else's debt for the past month and a half.

1gear · « **Reply #4689 on:** 16 December, 2011, 05:57:32 pm »

I have been quiet on here recently, I've been busy sorting stuff out and revising. I will soon be in a new job. A job I've always wanted to do. I will be doing my HGV licences next month hopefully and when completed, diving into a lovely truck.

I already know what truck is. I'm working for a small company, I'll be away from Monday to fri/sat and basically having my 'own' truck so I can keep it tidy and keep some stuff in there without the worry it will be taken.
I'll put a picture up somewhere of the truck when ive completed my licences so if anyone sees me they know it's me(you won't be able to miss the truck anyway, but it will have a 1gear plate in the window)
Jolly excited and happy now the multiple choice questions and hazard perception is passed and out of the way

but nervous for the practice tests to come.
Although it does mean a lot less time to cycle.
For me at 20 to be offered a job driving trucks is quite something

Got offered the job a few weeks ago, but I've kept quiet and now I've done the theory part I'm starting to feel slightly closer to driving

Auntie Helen · « **Reply #4690 on:** 16 December, 2011, 06:08:14 pm »

Congratulations Joe!

Canardly · « **Reply #4691 on:** 17 December, 2011, 12:46:02 pm »

' but it will have a 1gear plate in the window'

Shouldn't that be 1gear YACF? (good luck with the tests)

LindaG · « **Reply #4692 on:** 17 December, 2011, 12:48:00 pm »

That's great news. Congratulations.

jogler · « **Reply #4693 on:** 17 December, 2011, 02:51:06 pm »

Quote from: Lindagordinho on 17 December, 2011, 12:48:00 pm

That's great news. Congratulations.

+1

tiermat · « **Reply #4694 on:** 23 December, 2011, 12:39:38 pm »

My boss has just sent me an IM saying we can all knock off at 14:00 today.

Countdown clock has started....

interzen · « **Reply #4695 on:** 23 December, 2011, 12:53:38 pm »

Quote from: tiermat on 23 December, 2011, 12:39:38 pm

My boss has just sent me an IM saying we can all knock off at 14:00 today.

Countdown clock has started....

I'm waiting for a similar message - hopefully it won't be too long in coming as there are a grand total of 5 of us in today and I really want to get home and grab a bit of shut-eye¹

¹ - the one downside of this job: no handy, unused conference room to slope into and have a half-hour nap.

Quint · « **Reply #4696 on:** 23 December, 2011, 06:08:02 pm »

Isn't it nice when somebody says/does something and you remember how good a friend they are

mcshroom · « **Reply #4697 on:** 23 December, 2011, 08:03:53 pm »

I am always happily amazed how generous people are when charities are involved. Our male voice choir did just over 2 hours of carol singing at the local Morrisons, and even though everyone was busy, the shops were packed and queues were miles long, we got lots of nice comments, and looks like more than £800 for 'Hospice at Home'.

We also had a 9 year old soloist (grandson of one of the choir) for a few of the carols who was really good and incredibly confident

Ashaman42 · « **Reply #4698 on:** 23 December, 2011, 08:56:31 pm »

My girlfriend and I have been together for five years today and are still very happy with each other. And we have Cava to celebrate with.

And we both finished work early.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #4699 on:** 23 December, 2011, 11:10:34 pm »

awww!

Author Topic: The Good News Thread (Read 1164712 times)

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