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The smell of laundry fresh from the line.
Finding a really good new patch of ripe brambles to pick.
The fact that some graffiti artiste saw fit to tag his name on the dog poo bin near the field up the road.
Getting home from a long ride and having a bath ready filled by the missus.
Discovering a great cafe with quality sausages
Finding paper money in a pair of trousers you've just put on
Cloudy morning turning into a sunny day.
Fail blog always cheers me up.
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Remebering my re-usable carrier bags, so when the cashier says 'Do you need a bag?' I can say 'no its o.k I bought my own' and smile happily hoping that I'm doing something to reverse the train wreck that is global warming.
Dogs leaning out of the passenger windows of moving cars with that delighted dopey expression on their faces.
riding my bike and seeing wildlife i never would have seen any other way.beautiful vistas.just riding my bike full stop.
Puppies.
my two new chickens:
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(sorry for bad pic). Pretty insignificant in the grand scheme of things but utterly hilarious to watch.
Oh, and the moonlit ride to the station this morning that included cycling past a barnowl which sat at the side of the road and watched me cycle past without as much as blinking...
a big mug of tea
hot sunshine
swimming in the sea
Waking my kids up each morning.
Having a poo that needs no wiping.
Mister P that is so funny!!
For me its the smell of opening a new packet of coffee!
Cheddar cheese and pickle, the Vincent motorsickle
Slap and tickle
Woody Allen, Dali, Dimitri and Pasquale
balabalabala and Volare
The feel of the sun on my back
Beans on Toast
Waking up after a really good sleep without the aid of an alarm clock
The sound of a distant aeroplane that's so far off it just makes the quietness seem even quieter
snoozing
Really moist carrot cake
sitting eating a whole packet of cheese singles
a really loud rasping fart
the look on my 2 year olds face as she does a really loud rasping fart
A big glass of red wine after a cold night ride
Kick starting angela.
making a cup of tea, getting distracted, and then coming back to it to find that not only hasn't it gone cold, it's actually now at the perfect drinking temperature.
One i haven't had for ages now, since i retired from the game in fact but.... spending a hot summer afternoon in the field at cricket, the fizzy sensation on your tongue of a pint of lager shandy that is waiting for you once you get these last 2 wickets.
Climbing into bed to find that MrsV has adopted the perfect shape to spoon up to, and then not getting protesting noises that you've woken her up 😉
A smile - given or recieved
My twins.
Seeing rare wildlife, watched a big 'ole red woodpecker a while back at Cymcarn, stopped us dead in our tracks.
Fresh Mocha coffee in the morning
A lie in.
labia
hearing that a mate you havent seen for ages is still out riding, in fact spotted, in the FoD, by other like minded individuals.
I quite like having a w*nk.
Second dogs leaning out of car windows
Dogging - leaning into the car window.
😉
watching the dog chasing the squirrels in the park, and barking at them when they climb a tree
the little 'samples' you get at the deli counter/ good bakers shops
British anything, because I still think its the best country on the planet, anyone who dissagree's with me can fek off abroad and complain about our imigration/the NHS/schools/police from a safe, distance. In fact this may improve the country by getting rid of the daily mail too.
mastiles_fanylion - Member
My twins.
Hardly insignificant!
[i]racefaceec90 - Member
riding my bike and seeing wildlife i never would have seen any other way.beautiful vistas.just riding my bike full stop.
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And how, prey tell, is RIDING A BIKE a [i]petty, insignificant thing[/i]???!
That Fruitshoot advert makes me smile. Is it real or CGI?
Hardly insignificant!
Well yes, very true. Perhaps I should have elaborated - any small thing either of my twins do right now (at 13 weeks I see them do new things every time I am near them).
This has cheered me up no end: http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/tattoo-fail
British anything
you sure about that?
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A perfect spinnaker set, gybe or peel. Packing a spinnaker away 'just like that' with no hassles or annoying twists.
Fixing something right the first time with no appreciable effort.
Making a brace of perfect espressos.
The sound of cleats clicking into SPDs.
Manualling
Riding more than two berms smoothly in succession.
Fade jumps.
Early morning mist.
Making someone smile.
Being made to smile.
"A perfect spinnaker set, gybe or peel"
That is nice- seeing the competition faffing behind as you power off.
Waking up thinking its Monday then realising its only Sunday
the smells of either cut grass, hot crossed buns, or a barbeque
weeing in the shower
A bit like this?
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🙂
A kiss from my young Nephew.
Seeing any wildlife.
Seeing a full moon on a clear night.
A favourite old song coming onto the radio.
Someone saying thankyou.
The smell of fresh bread.
Getting first tracks in powder.
Gosh I could go on and on.
I have to agree with TJ on this!! 😯 😉
An unexpected smile from a complete stranger can really cheer me up!!
And chatting to friendly people. We were at Lee Quarry at the weekend and at the end of the race chatted to a few poeple we've seen at Meridas over the years. WHAT LOVELY PEOPLE MOST MOUNTAIN BIKERS ARE!!!
There's so many ain't there? Some of my faves...
Marmite on toast.
Riding in the rain (once you're already there).
Pee stops in the spring sun.
The banter on a club run.
My wife's bum when she descends in front of me. 😉
SB
The faces llamas pull when they eat green apples.
The first pint mug of tea after a long, cold, wet ride.
Seeing shooting stars (not those nobs on the telly).
Having a bothy all to yourself.
Watching my 2 lurchers running flat out just because they can.
A hug from either of my children, the one which reminds you how special you are to them. Nothing compares.
The silence you get just as your bike leaves the trail. No Chain slap, no pinging rocks, just silence...
Carving smoothe turns in white powder snow.
When I'm servicing a customer's bike, scraping the caked on oily gunge off a jockey wheel and getting a complete circle of muck
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I get loads of random smiles, waves, beeps and flashes when I drive my car around, which always makes me happy that other people are happy.
Coming home and seeing the dog jump up on the window ledge and start to get excited because I'm home, on-one else in the house does that, even the cat wants food or stroking, the dog is just happy because I'm back home.
A bacon buttie with a big mug of tea in the morning, bliss.
That first time I put a pair of skis on when stood on snow at the start of a way cool holiday in the alps.
Not done this for ages now but starting up a motorbike. Rockin!
Starting up an engine properly, none of this poncey ECU business, one where you have to ballance the throttle, choke and ignition just right, resulting in a huge roar followed by that rythmic thudding modern engines just can't match.
Bonus points if you have to use your third arm to fiddle with the advance at the same time.
And Zip-ties, hours of fun!
Sunshine and Full Moons
Marmite on toast.
Now that is just plain sick...
There was a rainbow on my drive home a few nights ago. A complete arch in really bright colours. It put a big smile on my face.
DezB And how, prey tell, is RIDING A BIKE a petty, insignificant thing???! ah didn't read question properly. 😳
Bubble wrap and the popping thereof.
The first spd pedal/cleat click as you roll off on a ride that signifies it's time to get moving.
A random smile/look from a stranger.
The first swig of a properly cold lager on a hot day sat outside.
Taking a photo & knowing it's gonna be a corker without having to check it on the display.
etc.....etc.....there's more than I thought.
Half way home on my commute, the tarmac ends and the grit track starts with a satisfying sound of tyres on grit. Aural bliss.
Bus drivers from rival companies waving at each other.
A great shuffle sequence on my Ipod.
A headwind shifting to behind me.
The first beer on a Friday night.
Plus quite a few of the above.
The faces llamas pull when they eat green apples.
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getting a cheeky flash of a womans thong/knickers when your walking/cycling/shopping behind them.
the random weirdo's in your town who compleatly go against convention/sense.
second the random odd shuffle sequence on ipod that just keeps playing the exact songs your in the mood for.
hearing a two stroke mx bike on full chat in the distance
the smell of chipshops in the distance, on the evening air.
top fuel dragsters launching
when a classic tune comes on the radio,that you havent heard for donkeys
as your driving along and it brings memorys back as you crank it up and just grin 🙂
come on, there must be more!
Gf's dog jumping in my pond after the frogs, makes me smile just thinking about it.