Things That Gladden The Heart

[BubbaP]

Pics! Jeez it'd be like being an article in the daily mail. I can just see the headline....
Breaking News: Some fat fella got off his arse, moved about a bit and stopped stuffing his face, all to lose weight (oh and gained about 20 yards per club through the bag)

Made me think, what inspired the forum name ? ?

 

[Slab]

Made me think, what inspired the forum name ? ?

That's easier to answer, early version of predictive text on blackberry's meant I got lots of SMS/email addressed to 'slab'

 

[BrianM]

Just bought a flat at auction, was £500 over my maximum bid, I wasn’t going any further, so genuinely thought I’d lost it.
Full renovation required but looking forward to it and hopefully let me enjoy my job more.
Hopefully I’ll never need to rent again!!

 

[fundy]

Just bought a flat at auction, was £500 over my maximum bid, I wasn’t going any further, so genuinely thought I’d lost it.
Full renovation required but looking forward to it and hopefully let me enjoy my job more.
Hopefully I’ll never need to rent again!!

good luck Brian, as someone one year in to a renovation I wish you well!

 

[Blue in Munich]

Mrs BiM receiving cards from two of her work colleagues congratulating her on a significant birthday... which she doesn't reach until next year!

I'm getting the impression I should be sympathising and not laughing.

The best bit is they both work in payroll so have access to her date of birth.

 

[fundy]

Mrs BiM receiving cards from two of her work colleagues congratulating her on a significant birthday... which she doesn't reach until next year!

I'm getting the impression I should be sympathising and not laughing.

The best bit is they both work in payroll so have access to her date of birth.

if she gets really lucky payroll have got the wrong dob and she can retire a year early

 

[Blue in Munich]

if she gets really lucky payroll have got the wrong dob and she can retire a year early

That's cheered her up

 

[Fromtherough]

My massive and usually clumsy Lurcher gently nudging up our 18 month nephew after he fell over. Following up with a huge lick that stopped the crying and resulted in lots of giggles.

 

[ColchesterFC]

Received a letter from a debt recovery agency this morning. Ordinarily not something that would gladden the heart. However this one had a cheque attached. Refund of overpayment of £355 plus interest of £365. They did deduct 20% tax but still left with a little under £650 which is a nice little unexpected bonus.

 

[GG26]

On the way back from the Leicester v Man City match earlier stopped for a burger with my son at a place on the Queens Road that we hadn’t tried before. When the burgers arrived we were handed a complementary box of 12 Krispy Kreme doughnuts! A doughnut each would have been a welcome surprise, but a box of 12!

The burgers were good too.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

This could be on the football thread but I thought I'd put it here. A statue to Jack Charlton was unveiled today in his home town of Ashington.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-63426118

I live near to Ashington and so have heard many a Jack story. He is universally loved up here, not an easy feat in a time where people can take offence so easily at the slightest thing. I think the statue is also very Jack Charlton, simple, accurate, unfussy. An excellent addition to the town and a fitting tribute to a man who was very proud of where he came from.

 

[Imurg]

This could be on the football thread but I thought I'd put it here. A statue to Jack Charlton was unveiled today in his home town of Ashington.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-63426118

I live near to Ashington and so have heard many a Jack story. He is universally loved up here, not an easy feat in a time where people can take offence so easily at the slightest thing. I think the statue is also very Jack Charlton, simple, accurate, unfussy. An excellent addition to the town and a fitting tribute to a man who was very proud of where he came from.

Glad it looks like him...

 

[Blue in Munich]

This could be on the football thread but I thought I'd put it here. A statue to Jack Charlton was unveiled today in his home town of Ashington.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-63426118

I live near to Ashington and so have heard many a Jack story. He is universally loved up here, not an easy feat in a time where people can take offence so easily at the slightest thing. I think the statue is also very Jack Charlton, simple, accurate, unfussy. An excellent addition to the town and a fitting tribute to a man who was very proud of where he came from.

Never realised their Uncle was Jackie Milburn.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Glad it looks like him...

Very rare for football statues, as we all know ?

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Never realised their Uncle was Jackie Milburn.

Not a bad family lineage ?

 

[PJ87]

Submitted the wife's application for a job closer to home today.

It's 18 months earlier than she said she would consider but when a Job came up in our daughter's school that she has done for 14 years at another job you just have to take the opportunity and make it work.

Part time will finish if she gets it and we will have to juggle things a bit more until the twins go nursery but it would be lovely for her to be 5 min walk from home rather than 1 hour on the train.

 

[Imurg]

After nearly 20 years of putting up with grief from other drivers, numerous near-whiplash injuries from stalls, asked fingers from grabbing the wheel to avoid instant death and, worst of all, dealing with the DVSA.......that's it.
I'm done.
My name has officially been removed from the Register of Approved Driving Instructors
I'm a free man.
And it feels good.
Since the decision was made 6 weeks ago I've never felt better, a weight off my shoulders and a chance to clear my head of all the BS that DVSA spread.
And now....I feel even better!
Imurg is in a happy place.

 

[Pin-seeker]

After nearly 20 years of putting up with grief from other drivers, numerous near-whiplash injuries from stalls, asked fingers from grabbing the wheel to avoid instant death and, worst of all, dealing with the DVSA.......that's it.
I'm done.
My name has officially been removed from the Register of Approved Driving Instructors
I'm a free man.
And it feels good.
Since the decision was made 6 weeks ago I've never felt better, a weight off my shoulders and a chance to clear my head of all the BS that DVSA spread.
And now....I feel even better!
Imurg is in a happy place.

Onwards & upwards mate ??

 

[Pants]

After nearly 20 years of putting up with grief from other drivers, numerous near-whiplash injuries from stalls, asked fingers from grabbing the wheel to avoid instant death and, worst of all, dealing with the DVSA.......that's it.
I'm done.
My name has officially been removed from the Register of Approved Driving Instructors
I'm a free man.
And it feels good.
Since the decision was made 6 weeks ago I've never felt better, a weight off my shoulders and a chance to clear my head of all the BS that DVSA spread.
And now....I feel even better!
Imurg is in a happy place.

So, apart from even more golf, what plans have you for retirement?

 

[Imurg]

Er.........................
To be fair its not full retirement yet.
Come the New Year and I'll start thinking about finding something that doesn’t get in the way of the golf too mich