Author Topic: What's filled you with joy lately? (Read 19795 times)

Gassoon · « **Reply #60 on:** January 20, 2015, 10:47:03 »

Quote from: "Locky"

You've got to much spare time Gassoon

I wish

trouble is I was watching them from about 11-30 pm into the wee hours! Had to kip in the 'huffy bed' a couple of times...

Greywolf - you know the gubberment can remotely take over control of that system whenever they want?

tallpaul · « **Reply #61 on:** January 20, 2015, 11:11:47 »

Quote from: "greywolf"

Limited with Eyesight.

Sounds like most of the drivers on Britain's roads.

bigpie · « **Reply #62 on:** January 20, 2015, 16:54:19 »

Their eye sight is usually fine, it's just that they are using it to text/tweet/Facebook/email/angry birds. I've seen a kindle in use too at 50ish mph.

greywolf · « **Reply #63 on:** January 20, 2015, 18:33:16 »

Just for fun, I came home from going to dinner in Wisconsin entirely on the adaptive cruise control. I set it for the speed limit in each area when it changed. It will follow any vehicle ahead with the two second gap I set it for if said vehicle went below the speed limit or go back to the setting if I moved to an open lane. In city traffic it even stops and holds position if the vehicle in front stops. If I stop, I just have to move the switch to Resume when the front is clear to get moving again. I can't see doing that again, but it was fun to see it work.

It's going to take a while to get used to all the bells and whistles on the navigation/infotainment/back up camera unit. It will probably take at least as long as getting used to the word "infotainment". I'm shocked the computer didn't mark that as a misspelled word.

SnowStrom · « **Reply #64 on:** January 22, 2015, 12:25:06 »

Edutainment doesn't get c
corrected either...

SnowStrom · « **Reply #65 on:** February 14, 2015, 17:57:46 »

I've been playing baseball now for 20 years, first for Bournemouth and then for Guildford. Following my unplanned dismount last year, I decided to retire. There's a tradition in American sports of taking a player's number out of circulation when a popular/good player retires so that nobody else will use it.

My team honoured me with this at the end of season do last year, and then they went and did this:

http://www.guildfordmavericks.co.uk/mav ... l-of-fame/

:')

Snow aka Hevra

tallpaul · « **Reply #66 on:** February 14, 2015, 18:07:16 »

Great to earn such recognition! Way to go, Hevra!

Ridaz · « **Reply #67 on:** February 14, 2015, 18:26:42 »

What a fantastic gesture and a huge mark of respect for you.

Well done

greywolf · « **Reply #68 on:** February 14, 2015, 18:34:30 »

Jackie Robinson's 42 was the only number retired by all major league clubs. You're exactly twice his number.

That's quite an Honour to accompany hanging up the tools of ignorance. (Look it up. Not a bad thing) Not a bad way to go out though probably a bit premature for your liking.

MartinW · « **Reply #69 on:** February 14, 2015, 18:42:58 »

:beer: and repeat many times.

Well Done

SausagesDad · « **Reply #70 on:** February 14, 2015, 20:16:58 »

Nice! What a lovely write up. Well done you.

Ptarmigan · « **Reply #71 on:** February 16, 2015, 00:08:29 »

Now, that really is something to lift your spirits Snow!

Well done......

obalanga · « **Reply #72 on:** February 16, 2015, 02:13:22 »

I was going to laud my new hjc lid obtained at half price but there are far more better stories here so I will sit this one out

tallpaul · « **Reply #73 on:** February 16, 2015, 06:24:47 »

If it works for you obalanga, then I'm happy for you!

Brockett · « **Reply #74 on:** February 16, 2015, 20:33:01 »

Only a players peers can appreciate their true value.

MartinW · « **Reply #75 on:** November 27, 2015, 10:19:07 »

Filled up with petrol for under £1 a litre. Much joy.

Get to the pay booth to find (not unusually) that the price for my tank is 1p higher than it says on the pump. This is something I always find to be annoying.

grumps · « **Reply #76 on:** November 27, 2015, 15:14:32 »

Hello Snow
I know diddly squat about baseball but I do know you don't get that sort of recognition lightly.

Well done indeed.

Andy M · « **Reply #77 on:** November 27, 2015, 17:13:31 »

Quote from: grumps on November 27, 2015, 15:14:32

Hello Snow
I know diddly squat about baseball...:

Think about the rockets you had as a kid. Imagine what the Yanks did to rockets. Now imagine they did the same to rounders while spending all day drinking beer.

Well done Snow

Andy

Gassoon · « **Reply #78 on:** November 30, 2015, 18:03:32 »

Can't believe I missed this from last Feb, Hev! Belated congratulations to you!

A great honour! Players' player

StromGeeza · « **Reply #79 on:** November 30, 2015, 19:27:25 »

My youngest is turning out to be a demon footballer, and plays for a team in the age group above, more than holding his own. This season he's hit a run of scoring that puts a certain Mr Vardy to shame.

He's cool as a cucumber and celebrating his goals in a dignified low-key way. Unlike his Dad whose jumping with joy like a loon on the touchline! Proud dad.