Author Topic: The Good News / Bad News Thread (Read 394386 times)

rower40 · « **Reply #250 on:** 11 January, 2012, 08:51:47 pm »

Good news: I'm going home. (I've left Didcot!)
Bad news: I've got to change trains at Mordor.

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #251 on:** 11 January, 2012, 10:20:06 pm »

Good news: bobb and I are going for a little holiday on Skye in February
Bad news: we won't see each other for another 36 sleeps

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #252 on:** 13 January, 2012, 09:52:54 am »

Bad news: Little Cudzo is ill. Not terribly ill, but it's his first day off school since he started there. And it's swimming today, his favourite part of the whole school week!
Second bad news: This means I'm stuck at home and we'll probably run out of food!

Good news: This explains why he was so upsettable and weepy at school yesterday.

Tim Hall · « **Reply #253 on:** 13 January, 2012, 02:15:23 pm »

Good news: Cheque received for large amount of beans from ins co of the woman who knocked me off in November.

Bad news: Can't decide which colour for the new Bob Jackson.

CrinklyLion · « **Reply #254 on:** 13 January, 2012, 02:36:13 pm »

Hurray! And oh, how my heart bleeds for you.....

rusky · « **Reply #255 on:** 13 January, 2012, 04:31:12 pm »

Bad news: There's been a horrible acrid smell of popped electronic components in the room all week.

Good news: Just found out it's the scent of the flowers on the sideboard!

LindaG · « **Reply #256 on:** 14 January, 2012, 11:16:31 am »

Good news: Crusty is building up my old Viking into a singlespeed/fixed, with a view to taking it to India, using bits obtained mostly from MSeries OTP, so it has added Cool.

Bad news: there's a chance it might have to stay in India when he comes back.

jogler · « **Reply #257 on:** 14 January, 2012, 05:25:09 pm »

Quote from: Lindagordinho on 14 January, 2012, 11:16:31 am

Good news: Crusty is building up my old Viking into a singlespeed/fixed, with a view to taking it to India, using bits obtained mostly from MSeries OTP, so it has added Cool.

Bad news: there's a chance it might have to stay in India when he comes back.

can he not ride it back?

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #258 on:** 14 January, 2012, 10:12:47 pm »

It would be a shame to have to leave it there. If the problem is the bag or box he'll be using on the flight out, it might be possible to leave that either in some left luggage facility quite cheaply or find a friendly bike shop in Delhi, make contact with them now and ask if they'll store it for a week or two, however long he's going to be out there.

But if he does have to leave it there, I advise also the friendly bike shop, or some club. A bike like that should go to someone who will appreciate it.

LindaG · « **Reply #259 on:** 14 January, 2012, 11:25:16 pm »

Hmm, I suspect that bike has value, but only to me. I must get Crusty to take some photos

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #260 on:** 16 January, 2012, 10:53:29 pm »

That's all the more reason to bring it back to the person who values it. But if you don't want it, I might be able to relieve you of it.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #261 on:** 17 January, 2012, 10:19:52 pm »

I won a huge box of Thornton's chocolates in the choir's raffle this evening.

We are all trying to lose weight.

clarion · « **Reply #262 on:** 18 January, 2012, 09:32:42 pm »

Bad News: I left my phone at home this morning

Worse news: It's Our Kid's 21st birthday, so I couldn't ring him or text him congratulations

Also bad news: The phone wasn't left at home; I'd proper lost it

Good news: TGL came home from school with a name and phone number of the person who had found my phone and done some detective work.

Gooder news: I've just been to pick it up

In exchance for a bottle of booze.

Gooderer news: That added to my commute makes today another unnecessarily 50km day

Andrij · « **Reply #263 on:** 19 January, 2012, 03:18:59 pm »

Good: The meeting I had schedule for Friday is now a teleconference, so I don't need to be suited and booted!

Bad: One of my managers is out of the office tomorrow and I've been asked to cover for him at a contract negotiation, so the person who has been shadowing me at the meetings ref'd on 'Good' above will cover my teleconference - and I'll have to be suited and booted for the contract meeting.

I suspect I may find myself in full business clobber on Fridays quite a few times this year. $:-\$

clarion · « **Reply #264 on:** 19 January, 2012, 03:23:58 pm »

Bad news: I am at an extremely tedious meeting to discuss mental health service redesign (not to invite our input, but to tell us what we have to shut up and endure), and the current presentation is highly clinical.

Good news: I got to ride my bike here.

lou boutin · « **Reply #265 on:** 20 January, 2012, 12:55:44 pm »

Bad News: Sickness/upset tummy has reared its head again.
Good News: But as a result of the above I am now back into size 8 clothes.

jogler · « **Reply #266 on:** 21 January, 2012, 03:19:30 pm »

Bad news : It's apparent that my knee is going to be a permenant issue & my long distance aspirations will not be fulfilled

Good news : I've found a guitar shop that is very convenient & economic for kit & lessons.I can leave my guitar there at the end of Lesson 1 & subsequently ride there&back on my bike.

Julian · « **Reply #267 on:** 21 January, 2012, 03:53:28 pm »

Good news: it is my besht mate'sh birthday & I am v much looking forward to a night out in celebration of her continued existence.

Bad news: I have to leave this terribly comfortable sofa and comfortable cohab and comfortable cat.

Kim · « **Reply #268 on:** 21 January, 2012, 06:26:28 pm »

Good: I've just been for a proper bike ride, at more that Birmingham traffic / barakta pace for the first time this year.

Bad: It was bastard windy, and my knee is chuntering.

jogler · « **Reply #269 on:** 21 January, 2012, 07:11:22 pm »

I am begining to wonder if chuntering knee is a contagious condition

Butterfly · « **Reply #270 on:** 21 January, 2012, 08:16:39 pm »

Quote from: jogler on 21 January, 2012, 07:11:22 pm

I am begining to wonder if chuntering knee is a contagious condition

I think it must be...

interzen · « **Reply #271 on:** 21 January, 2012, 08:32:16 pm »

Good news: I may well be going to India in March (at work's expense)
Bad news: It looks like I've got a metric fuckton of vaccinations to get done first

I'm pretty used to having blood taken now, but vaccinations still give me the heebie-jeebies ...

perpetual dan · « **Reply #272 on:** 21 January, 2012, 10:34:52 pm »

Re Interzen:
Good news: Wasn't that many injections when I went. I come over faint with injections as often as not. Nurses seem to prefer me saying in advance and being on the bed already and coming prepared with a mars bar.
Bad news: In the end the gut-rot from the anti-malarials was worse than the injections.

But, lucky you!

Valiant · « **Reply #273 on:** 22 January, 2012, 01:35:28 am »

Good: Coming this week is our latest mobile sound system. It's a wide departure from the universally loved Beatrix but here's some stats to salivate over. 110ah Ultra Deep Discharge power supply, SMPS power amp, 8" carbon fiber drivers, titanium compression drivers, built in 230v charging. It should be pushing on for 130db with a runtime longer than Paula Radcliffe.

Bad: I have a week to design and build it. And it'll have a big advertising space.

Arch · « **Reply #274 on:** 22 January, 2012, 10:54:01 am »

Quote from: jogler on 21 January, 2012, 07:11:22 pm

I am begining to wonder if chuntering knee is a contagious condition

We have two staff members at St Nicks currently recovering from knee operations. Knees are just a bit rubbish generally.

Author Topic: The Good News / Bad News Thread (Read 394386 times)

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