Author Topic: The Good News / Bad News Thread (Read 399273 times)

hellymedic · « **Reply #2300 on:** 12 March, 2017, 08:42:31 pm »

Police are very reluctant to enforce 20mph in some areas.

clarion · « **Reply #2301 on:** 13 March, 2017, 11:56:21 am »

Quote from: Basil on 12 March, 2017, 06:01:07 pm

I'm assuming there will be a period of 'grace' before the speed camera vans are deployed.

No more than about thirty years, I imagine (to be extended if required)

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #2302 on:** 13 March, 2017, 03:37:29 pm »

GN: I knew I had 75 Euros in my old wallet at home. However, when I went to count them, I found they had multiplied to 130.

BN: I have no trip scheduled on which to spend them.

woollypigs · « **Reply #2303 on:** 13 March, 2017, 03:42:52 pm »

Quote from: A Warwickshire Lad on 13 March, 2017, 03:37:29 pm

BN: I have no trip scheduled on which to spend them.

Well, send them here and I'll find a way to spend them for you and with that your bad news just went away ... poof ... just like that

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #2304 on:** 13 March, 2017, 08:15:22 pm »

How very kind of you, Woolly! Let me get back to you on that one...

andrewc · « **Reply #2305 on:** 14 March, 2017, 03:45:52 pm »

GN: strolling around Venice a woman stopped me & called me "Mr Elegance"

BN: she was only trying to get me to sign a petition

Si S · « **Reply #2306 on:** 17 March, 2017, 03:30:08 pm »

BN: I left my house keys hanging in the back door

GN: Miss S noticed and retrieved them

GN: My director has just declared a POETS day

BN: I can't get in the house until Mrs S is home

Ashaman42 · « **Reply #2307 on:** 17 March, 2017, 03:52:00 pm »

GN: You'll have to go for a nice bike ride then.

woollypigs · « **Reply #2308 on:** 17 March, 2017, 04:38:47 pm »

GN: or the pub?

PaulF · « **Reply #2309 on:** 18 March, 2017, 03:05:17 pm »

GN free tickets for a concert in Oxford tonight.

BN timing means I'll have to miss the end of the England game

Ashaman42 · « **Reply #2310 on:** 23 March, 2017, 08:07:16 pm »

BN Got distracted and cook my steak somewhat more than intended.

GN The distraction was adding a couple spoonfulls of red pesto to the veg (brocolli, brussel sprouts and asparagus) I was stir frying alongside. Verdict delicious

GN The steak was still yummy indeed.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #2311 on:** 01 May, 2017, 08:24:20 pm »

Hurrah: booked me holibobs

Bah: 33% more expensive than last year

Thanks, Mr Cameron, you gammon-faced pig-botherer.

clarion · « **Reply #2312 on:** 02 May, 2017, 02:51:36 pm »

Ah, but at least you have taken back control!

*runs....

Salvatore · « **Reply #2313 on:** 17 May, 2017, 05:00:55 pm »

GN: I've been asked to provide 2 photographs for an exhibition in Dublin (at the National Photographic Archive gallery)

BN: One of them has to be of the "real life" me, by which I assume some sort of portrait is required.

But I might send this one

(click to show/hide)

Nuncio · « **Reply #2314 on:** 17 May, 2017, 09:17:43 pm »

Quote from: Salvatore on 17 May, 2017, 05:00:55 pm

GN: I've been asked to provide 2 photographs for an exhibition in Dublin (at the National Photographic Archive gallery)

BN: One of them has to be of the "real life" me, by which I assume some sort of portrait is required.

But I might send this one

(click to show/hide)

Photo by Oriol Boleda Riba

That's landscape.

fimm · « **Reply #2315 on:** 22 May, 2017, 09:47:16 am »

Bad news: the airline managed to loose my O/H's hand luggage.
Good news: they found it and got it back to him within 24 hours.

(This isn't quite as bizarre as it seems - they'd asked for people with large items of hand luggage to offer to check it in, and the bag somehow didn't go on the plane with him. Fortunately he'd taken most of the really valuable stuff in his pockets - it was just his house keys that were an issue.)

Kim · « **Reply #2316 on:** 02 June, 2017, 05:05:26 pm »

GN: I went to the shops. Onna bicycle.

BN: Discovered that there's rather less shoe on one of my bike shoes than I remember.

Tim Hall · « **Reply #2317 on:** 03 June, 2017, 10:30:31 pm »

GN: I'm off on a short tour to ABROAD on Friday
BN: I pumped up the tyres of my steed of choice this morning, shortly followed by a BANG as thee back tyre exploded caused by the rim peeling off.
GN: DCR Wheels may well have a replacement
More GN: My chum Dave, who groks wheel voodoo, is available to help

I could really do with this holiday.

Ruthie · « **Reply #2318 on:** 03 June, 2017, 10:36:03 pm »

Have fun! If all else fails, grab a Boris bike and stump up for the fine when you get back home

Tim Hall · « **Reply #2319 on:** 07 June, 2017, 11:26:05 pm »

GN: Got a replacement rim and, with much help from my friend Dave, turned it in to a wheel.
BN: Got home and tried to fit tyre and tube. Bloody valve hole hasn't been properly drilled out, so the valve won't go through.

I really really need this holiday.

T42 · « **Reply #2320 on:** 08 June, 2017, 07:59:26 am »

GN: Just parcelled up our professional Internet kit to go back to Orange, therewith despatching the last of the bothersome oughts that have been darkening my days. After a good 6 months of sending in declarations, requests, plaints and panic phone-calls, full & adequate pensions are rolling in and I am now free to ride my bike and build guitars.

BN: Can't quite believe it. There has to be something waiting to clobber me on the back of the neck...

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #2321 on:** 08 June, 2017, 07:41:24 pm »

Enjoy!

MalRees · « **Reply #2322 on:** 23 June, 2017, 02:36:30 pm »

Most excellent news; started new chemotherapy regime yesterday, and had no allergic reaction to the new "cocktail". Pass the ice please waiter!

Even better news; I am awake today - the previous cocktails knocked me out of action for at least a day and a half. Hello World!

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #2323 on:** 23 June, 2017, 02:56:22 pm »

Quote from: MalRees on 23 June, 2017, 02:36:30 pm

Most excellent news; started new chemotherapy regime yesterday, and had no allergic reaction to the new "cocktail". Pass the ice please waiter!

Even better news; I am awake today - the previous cocktails knocked me out of action for at least a day and a half. Hello World!

Time to raise a pint at the rally?

MalRees · « **Reply #2324 on:** 23 June, 2017, 03:18:38 pm »

Absolutely! Can't waste such an opportunity. I seem to recall doing quite a lot of that last time we were there!