Celebrating Positives (offset of the Gripes Thread)

[nomadpete]

10 hours ago, red750 said:

My mother used to say, "You're never happy till you're miserable."

Just wondering.....

Was your mum looking at her children when she said that?

 

My mother-in-law gets quite depressed when she avant find a calamity to worry about.

[nomadpete]

Today's positive - going into town to see my physiotherapist. I look forward to things that make life a bit better.

[facthunter]

That's nice. They need the money.   Nev

[nomadpete]

13 minutes ago, facthunter said:

That's nice. They need the money.   Nev

Do I detect a note of sarcasm, Nev?

[nomadpete]

I'll try again.

Today's  positive is....

 

Waking up and looking out across the valley. It's peaceful, quiet, not too hot, not raining, the tanks are full, the grass is short, there is food in the fridge. The car, tractor and mower all run sweetly and the wife made me breakfast before she went to work.

 

Life is great.

[facthunter]

Just my warped sense of humour.  Nev

[spacesailor]

You sent your Wife off , to earn money !.

Now , there is a Huge Positive .

spacesailor

[old man emu]

3 minutes ago, spacesailor said:

, there is a Huge Positive

That's Gender Equality. 

 

Pete! What ya' cookin' for dinner. And don't forget to shower, shave and put on a snappy outfit for when she gets home. Women don't like to come home to a dowdy husband.

[facthunter]

A "real Man" doesn't  send his wife out to work, was the thing in the old days. and He's such a rotter he'd put his Grandma on the street was the final condemnation one could level on somebody.   Nev

[old man emu]

Pete,

Study this very helpful training film:

 

[nomadpete]

4 hours ago, spacesailor said:

You sent your Wife off , to earn money !.

Now , there is a Huge Positive .

spacesailor

Better yet, my darling wife tells everyone that she has got me well trained!

 

And no, I am not a used car salesman.

[facthunter]

Does she mean TOILET trained? My Wife loves the Zero turn Mower. How good is that?  Nev

[nomadpete]

25 minutes ago, facthunter said:

My Wife loves the Zero turn Mower. How good is that?  Nev

Mine does too.

Can't reverse a car even without a trailer. But can reverse a trailer when it is on the zero turn.

I don't try to understand this.

[facthunter]

Well you DO get a better view of what's  going on.. Get her to do a forklift driving course. Nev

[octave]

Sitting in an aluminium tube in a relatively comfortable seat drinking Shiraz and travelling at 859km an hour at 36000 feet and connected to the net. Life is pretty f****"" good ehh?

[facthunter]

You need a good steak with Shiraz. Where are you heading?   I watched the beginning of  the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race  on 7 .  Nev

[octave]

Adelaide to home (Melbs) Just a 1 hour flight but there is a backlog due to earlier storms in Melbourne. Apparently we have to circle for 30 minutes. Fine by me but can I have another miniature bottle of Shiraz????

[facthunter]

Get it in a coffee cup and the other Pax won't notice. Nev

[octave]

[facthunter]

There has been a fair bit of active weather come through.   Nev

[Jerry_Atrick]

Well, I had a little positive today. Taunton is the nearest major town and let's say it isn't the best serviced town, beside being the market town of Somerset. But, I decided I was gettig back into cycling after watching some fantastic vids on YT, and gave the bike and its accessories a once-over. Dang it, the front light wasn't coming to life for love nor money, including changing out the bulb... and I couldn't find my gloves. Bloody kids were playing with them as few years ago (for a long time, I have only done fair weather cycling). There is a branch of the Bicycle Chain; a chain of more upmarket bikes and accessories/parts. M previous light was suitable for the well lit streets of London, but around here, I want a high quality bright light (angled down, of course). I settled on a Cateye AMPP1100 - 1,00 Lumens and I can say, it is bloody bright. I got some brand named windproof gloves with gel palm liners for that inevtiable spill. ll my other kit works fine, and I am surprised all my high-vis gear stiull fits - just.. No lycra, though gents, so no need to spit out your morning porridge at the vision.

 

Well, the light was marked at £80, and the gloves £35. Not cheap at all, but what price safety? So, I took them to the counter, and the sales assistant mentioned, without any prompting that they do price matching, and did I have proof of a better price. I said I didn't, but of course, I would not begrudge a discount. He then pulled out his phone, looked up the internet for prices on the light and the gloves, showed them to me and saif, "Thanks sir.. we will do the lights ofr £63 and the gloves for £30; Now, it may well be in their repetroire to do this, but given the bloke next to me was buying a bike close to a small ICE car's price, something tells me they don't need to. Didn't make my day, per se, but will defo go back for the first refusal when I need more things.

[Jerry_Atrick]

BTW,  this is the fourth episode of a seies of biking the Mawson trail that got me back into it:

 

And, what an advernture this looks like:

 

 

Edit.. And no, I am notone of those commie riders...

 

Edited January 6 by Jerry_Atrick

[Jerry_Atrick]

What a great day I had today. Despite the reports of foul weather over the country, we had a gin clear winter day today.

 

A small bike ride to blow the cobwebs away and test the new light - and my word it is bright..

 

Then muych a resting day, but we met some friends at their new place for a combined dog walk and tea. We haven't seen them, nro the outher couple that were invited for some time, and it was perfect weather... the dogs all got on beautifully (mine took a particular liking to a bitch who wasn't on heat, but couldn't have been too far from it). Then back to a cosy livving room for some tea and cake (well, I don't drink tea or coffee, so it was some freshly squeezed lemonade).

 

Doesn't get much better that that.

[old man emu]

53 minutes ago, Jerry_Atrick said:

Despite the reports of foul weather over the country,

I'd hardly call the flooding that is being shown is as mild as "foul". 

 

How are you faring?

[pmccarthy]

9 hours ago, Jerry_Atrick said:

 Despite the reports of foul weather over the country, we had a gin clear winter day today.

 

 

I haven't heard of a gin clear day before. As distinct from a Scotch mist, or a wine-dark sea?