The Good News / Bad News Thread

[Ruthie]

GN:  My friend gave me a box of chocolates this morning!   


BN:  I ate the whole top layer in one go 

[Kim]

"GN: There's a bottom layer"?

[Ruthie]

"GN: There's a bottom layer"?

I actually checked as soon as I opened the box 

[mrcharly-YHT]

"GN: There's a bottom layer"?

BN: both layers contain strawberry cream

[clarion]

GN: There's always a friend who likes strawberry cream.

[Ruthie]

I like strawberry cream!

This was strawberry and mascarpone, in both layers, and it was nom.

The vicar came round but she only had one chocolate, gosh darn it.

[Torslanda]

So it's not really a sin then.

[Asterix, the former Gaul.]

It could happen to any one:

A couple booked a dream holiday to Las Vegas, only to discover when they arrived at Birmingham Airport they had mistakenly booked to fly from Birmingham Alabama.

Richella Heekin saved for two years for a surprise £1,200 holiday for boyfriend Ben Marlow's 30th birthday last month.
But the excited couple arrived to find the airline's desk closed.
Staff confirmed the BHM airport code on their tickets meant Birmingham Alabama, not the UK's second city.
Read live updates from Birmingham, plus more stories
The airport code for the British Birmingham is BHX.

But the couple, from Sutton Coldfield and both carers for children with special needs, were devastated when they turned up to see no flights on the board.

However..

Since attracting media attention, the couple have been offered a free five-day holiday to Las Vegas by Virgin Holidays.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-36150328

Yeah, I know it's 'Bad news/Good news' but still...

[PaulF]

Good news: my broadband speed appears to have doubled overnight.

Bad news: it was 0.5Mb/s yesterday

[clarion]

Asterix, do you think that's because Virgin value particularly thick patients customers

[Ham]

GN: The intense workload I've been under for the last few weeks, less over the last few days, is now pretty much over and I can skive off home early, whoop!

BN: But it's raining

GN: Not that much

BN: Enough to provoke a visitation

GN: But there's a station entrance I can shelter in

BN: I probably didn't want to hoik out the brake pad, this is going to take a little longer than planned

GN: At least I'm in shelter when the heavens opened

[Bledlow]

BN: I couldn't find my phone this morning, It didn't ring when I called it from the land line. I realised I must have dropped it when I went to the allotment last evening.
GN: It was safe & sound in the grass by where I'd left my bag while fiddling around on the allotment.

[Vince]

BN: Returned from a Scout camp in Belgium with about 20 mosquito bites
GN: No tic bites but I did find one marching across the back of my hand towards my coat sleeve

[mcshroom]

BN - The garage couldn't fully straighten out my bent rim so it'll need replacing.

GN - There's no damage to the rest of the car from whacking that rock, and they've fixed the wheel so I'm safe again.

The plan is to get a new wheel and tyre fitted next week when I get back from France and chuck the old wheel in the boot as a full size spare. Better than a can of foam

[Basil]

BN - The garage couldn't fully straighten out my bent rim so it'll need replacing.

I really should pay attention.
When I read that I thought, "I didn't know he had a 'bent, and why was he asking a garage to fix it?"   

[Tim Hall]

BN - The garage couldn't fully straighten out my bent rim so it'll need replacing.

I really should pay attention.
When I read that I thought, "I didn't know he had a 'bent, and why was he asking a garage to fix it?"   

He might have changed into Von Broad.

[Legs]

BN: I've lost my excuse to buy another Garmin Forerunner to replace my ancient (well, 3 year old) FR110.
GN: I managed to fix the strap with trusty old superglue - seems pretty sturdy.
BN: Superglue fingers... 

[PeteB99]

GN Just got a letter saying the government want to give me £200 taxfree later in the year.

BN I'm eligible for the winter fuel allowance next winter.

[Basil]

GN Just got a letter saying the government want to give me £200 taxfree later in the year.

BN I'm eligible for the winter fuel allowance next winter.

In Brum, I was very good.  I spent the money on keeping warm.   

In the pub.   

[CAMRAMan]

BN: the posh bog roll holder kept falling to pieces. A very poor design where the grub screw kept coming undone. A triumph of style over substance.
GN: the very functional replacement cost £1.45.
GN: the screw holes for the old one almost exactly matched the new ones. No drilling needed. Job done in 2 minutes.

[perpetual dan]

GN: I went for a bike ride.
GN: I, just, outpaced the rain on the way home.
BN: My overall speed, once multiple stops for both making my brakes stop squeaking and eating ice cream are taken into account, was barely more than walking pace.

[ElyDave]

GN - M5 frame finally arrived
BN - loads of bits, no instructions (I don't think Bram does instructions), cranks not back yet, need to swap front derailleur
GN - I can start to play meccano
BN - too much work next week

[Si S]

GN: I found me e-cig charger, I don't have to buy a new one
BN: I found my e-cig charger, I've got my first nicotine craving for days 

[CAMRAMan]

BN: the posh bog roll holder kept falling to pieces. A very poor design where the grub screw kept coming undone. A triumph of style over substance.
GN: the very functional replacement cost £1.45.
GN: the screw holes for the old one almost exactly matched the new ones. No drilling needed. Job done in 2 minutes.

BN: You can't reach over and put a bog roll onto it whilst seated on the throne.

[peliroja]

BN I've done my shoulder/ neck in (over)doing Pilates exercises and can't lift my head upright, or do anything without pain really.
GN our sports massage chap can fit me in on Monday to try to sort it out.
BN I've had to cancel a dog grooming taster course I was due to go on on Monday. Yes, that's bad news in my book.