What made you happy today?

[windymiller]

so dad did one side of the gantry and a millwright did the other and what they did was fit a joist at a time then the floor boards then the handrail then repeat !!!! 🙄

[ChrisJ]

My son build his first PC today - I have tried a couple of times in the past, but I ended up putting it together. For this one, we have been talking about the specification since September - after he came out with some parts he wanted.

There are still a couple of things that he wants to upgrade, but that will have to wait a few months - especially as he can now play some games he couldn't do before as one of the major upgrades was a new graphics card.

 

[Bibs]

Doh, I've got some RAM and a graphics card here gathering dust if you want to build another sometime. I think it's 2 x 8GB and a 6GB gfx. Lemme know if you could use them at some point and I'll pop 'em in the post

[johnpwalsh]

to think, it's now 7 years since I worked on this project freezing my nuts off for 3 month of the year in up to -50 Deg C. Do I miss it. Not a bloody hope. 

 

[johnpwalsh]

So, last night the Mrs say's, lets send out 2021 with a BANG.

So we crank up the sound system, get all the Christmas lights on at the same time. And yes, they go out with a BANG.

Bloody fuse gone. No problem says I as the house gets cold (heating goes off with electric) we can light a fire. Kindlers on, bit of paper and some coal. And it's roaring.

Then I thinks. Which bright spark had that Idea, our chimney has been capped off so now we have a house full of smoke.

Call the fire brigade she say's.

Bloody phone wont work without power. No signal on the mobiles. Oooop's say I. Ding Dong, the clock strikes midnight. Well just as the small gas cannister which is lighting the stove near the fire goes out with a BANG. I say. Well Mrs, you got that one right.

Only joking.

Hope you all have a great, happy, healthy and prosperous 2022

From both Wendy, myself, all at Club Lotus North East Scotland. And of course LotusRescue.

[Mark Blanchard]

One year no booze.  Haven’t touched a drop since New Years last year.  Lost 2 stone and all is good 😊.

[ChrisJ]

More of a made me laugh than made me happy.

Just looking at ordering a new tumble dryer. I've added a dryer to the basket and had these as related products. The iron I can understand, but the others 

I guess I could make a coffee and a toasted sandwich, then clean my teeth while waiting for the dryer to finish.

 

 

[C8RKH]

Where I live makes me happy every day. A picture from my daily walk (one of the few benefits of COVID has been the opportunity to be at home more and appreciate the area I live in).

 

[Bibs]

It's muddier down south! 

[ChrisJ]

A good new story.

#The 86-year-old runner who refuses to slow down - BBC News

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An 86-year-old athlete has vowed to keep up the sporting pace.

Tony Bowman, from Guiseley in West Yorkshire, has been taking part in athletic events since he was a child.

Despite having two heart attacks and suffering heart failure three times, Mr Bowman holds numerous records for sprinting in his age bracket.

The veteran sportsman's ambition is to run the 100 metres aged 100 and to live to 120.

When asked if he still got a buzz from competing, Mr Bowman explained that in the moments before a race the "adrenaline rush is unbelievable".

We've got a chap at my hockey club still playing at 85. Last year when I played a match with my son (who is the youngest male hockey player at the club) on the team he plays for, there's a 73 year age gap.

 

[Dave Eds]

So your 3rd best out of the 3 you mentioned Chris - keep trying mate you'll get there soon.....

[march]

Finally had our wood burner fitted in our new living room to be after over a year wait. Amazing bit of kit. It's T shirts and shorts all the way now!

 

Internet piccy - not our living room as it is still a work in progress (all be it a very toasty work in progress)

[DDubya]

Just taken the GT430 off SORN, heading up to Bucks tomorrow for the Sunday Scramble at Bicester Airfield. 

[100th_Idiot]

Finally  got our veranda built after some covid related delays and the supplier going bankrupt. Happy now we have a combined open and closed space. Already had a barbecue in the pouring rain (6 hour slow cooked pulled pork).

 

 

[Mysterae]

That looks great @100th_Idiot I didn't know such a thing existed!

[Chillidoggy]

18 hours ago, march said:

Finally had our wood burner fitted in our new living room to be after over a year wait. Amazing bit of kit. It's T shirts and shorts all the way now!

 

Internet piccy - not our living room as it is still a work in progress (all be it a very toasty work in progress)

 

Smartest looking wood-burner I've ever seen. Most of them look like they're from the 15th century and at odds with modern house decor.

[100th_Idiot]

23 minutes ago, Mysterae said:

That looks great @100th_Idiot I didn't know such a thing existed!

We found it by chance on Facebook. They are just arriving in the UK and there's only 2 (now one) supplier. More common in Europe and mostly used on commercial premises (bars and restaurants). We are really happy with it.

They are not considered permanent structures so don't need planning permission like a conservatory. On the other hand you have to think of them as open spaces as they are not thermally sealed.

https://www.verandair.com/fr/

We are getting some heating installed which will take the edge off the cold if we wish

[eeyoreish]

That wood burner looks like a fire vending machine 🔥👍

Edited January 15, 2022 by eeyoreish

[ChrisJ]

All week rather than just today.

My wife and I were heavily involved in hockey when we lived in Africa, and currently, the Africa Cup of Nations is being played in Accra, Ghana - with "our" country involved in both the men's and women's competitions. This is being broadcast live over the internet, so we have been watching the matches. There has been a lot of shouting at the monitor

 

 

 

[andydclements]

Mixed emotions, so not entirely happy: The scales indicate my weight as 18st 13lb this morning, 6 days after the diet started and the scales indicated 19st 5lb. The weight loss is making me happy but how far I let it go before addressing the situation and how far I now need to continue, less so.

What was frightening was using an app to track calories & weight etc, when I entered my height it indicated my target should be 18st based on the "average" for my height.  NHS website indicates a healthy weight of 10st 9lb - 14st 5lb, FFS, I can remember being c15st and less than a 30 inch waist, what the heck would I look like at less than 11st? I'd hide behind telephone poles. So, aiming 17st for now, then maybe keep going to 16st.

[Chillidoggy]

On 15/01/2022 at 15:02, 100th_Idiot said:

We found it by chance on Facebook. They are just arriving in the UK and there's only 2 (now one) supplier. More common in Europe and mostly used on commercial premises (bars and restaurants). We are really happy with it.

They are not considered permanent structures so don't need planning permission like a conservatory. On the other hand you have to think of them as open spaces as they are not thermally sealed.

https://www.verandair.com/fr/

We are getting some heating installed which will take the edge off the cold if we wish

 

There is guidance for the sizes of new conservatories, up to which they don't need planning permission. It depends on house type/size. For detached, it can go out up to 4 metres without permission. And as far as I know, you are not allowed to heat a conservatory, this is due to the poor insulation value of the glazing.

Your verandah looks very nice, the most versatile I've seen! 

[exeterjeep]

Saw this story, made me smile.....

Robot vacuum cleaner escapes from Cambridge Travelodge

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-60084347

A robot vacuum cleaner made a break for freedom after giving staff the slip at a Travelodge hotel.

The automated cleaner failed to stop at the front door of the hotel in Orchard Park in Cambridge on Thursday, and was still on the loose the following day.

Staff said it just kept going and "could be anywhere" while well-wishers on social media hoped the vacuum enjoyed its travels, as "it has no natural predators" in the wild.

It was found under a hedge on Friday.

Staff at the hotel posted the story of the robot vacuum's great escape on social media, asking for it to be returned, if found.

"Today we had one of our new robot vacuums run for its life," the assistant manager wrote.

"They normally sense the lip at the entrance [to the hotel] and turn around, but this one decided to make a run for it."

While some readers joked about the robot's adventures, one feared for its safety in the great outdoors, pointing out that "nature abhors a vacuum".

[Barrykearley]

Terminator is real.

[exeterjeep]

14 minutes ago, Barrykearley said:

Terminator is real.

Not as scary though.

[eeyoreish]

So long sucker…