There's young mum gets on the train I catch home from the office, juggling her own bag, a toddler, maybe 18 months old, a buggy and the toddlers bag. Looks like little one goes to nursery while mum is at work. If I'm there at the right time I'll give her a hand with the buggy to get it on the train.
Daughter is maybe 18 months old. Walking fairly confidently, words starting to come clearly. If she is tired after a tough day at nursery she will sit with mum and watch something on a phone. This last week she was more awake and wanted to do some drawing. Mum produced a note pad and a pen, and the little one happily draws away trying to explain to her mum what she is drawing. It's really sweet to watch. I can't imagine how hard it is juggling work, nursery and a train commute on your own, but they are nailing it.
It's the final session of the snooker on tele tonight. MrsS has just announced that she is unexpectedly working an out of hours shift so she will be out of the house until 11pm. So I get to watch the snooker all evening without anyone telling me how boring it is and what an old man I am for enjoying it.
I might even get a curry delivered and open a few beers for peak happiness.
I'm DC that driving to a work 'away day' (that's proportionally made me cross) my car keeps warning me of 'Danger! Roads may be icy!', however, what has made me very joyful in it all is seeing the rising sun illuminate the fields of rapeseed. There is an abundant brilliant yellow glow surrounding me on my drive. 🌞🌞😁
There's a stretch of road near my house that I drive along most days. It has a steep sheep pasture above it, and some horse paddocks below. There's nearly always a kestrel perched on the telegraph lines or hovering over the fields either side of the road. I hadn't seen the kestrel for a while, but for the last three or four days it has been replaced by a Little Owl, easily one of my favourite locals.
Today I saw a personalised plate "Y 600GLE" which as a question I think works on a number of levels
South Tyneside council have been going a bit cycling crazy over the last 12 months.
First was the upgraded cycling path, a 2 mile stretch along the coast road, which move the cycle lane near the grass instead of along the parking lay-by
Then, there was the toucan crossing installed on NCN Route 1. Which gets you straight over a main road safely without having to take a dog leg diversion onto a path near shops, and use a risky island in the middle of the road.
Very much like this one, but without the bit in the middle
And finally, a new pump track is due to be finished soon. I might have a go when the kids are at school
Bass. The boy convinced me that our Celica really needed a dirty big subwoofer in it so a quick call to my sounds man who happened to have a Deathbox enclosure with a 12" driver in it to arrange an install later and we were both sat in the car giggling like school kids as the car rattled itself apart.
Everyone who's heard it has come out with a big grin in their face.
Never got into the Max Power scene when I was younger - think I'm making up for it now...
(Don't worry, all the wiring is all neat tidy now)
My grandson . He's six, and he appears to worship me regardless of my faults. I can't play football properly because I am a cripple, and he says “That's okay. I'll take it easy with you. You're really good considering how old and broken you are”. He has such high expectations and wonderful belief in me. It actually makes me want to live up to his expectations.
I am being made a better person by the adoration of a six-year-old. I love it.
WCA it's great being a grandad isn't it? My grandson is 15 now and he still worships me even though he wouldn't admit it. He hasn't had the most stable life and I am his stability and enabler for his passion for football. I never realized that I would be doing something I am so proud of in my 70s
You submit your gas meter reading and it takes them a day to work out the gas bill.
don’t they have computers nowadays, or even calculators?
Finding this thread, thinking it's new and I've never seen it before, reading the first few posts, smiling, realising I already liked it.
Also, lying in the garden staring at the blue sky. Wisps of clouds forming and tearing up in the wind. Seagulls aimlessly riding the currents.
I turned chatgpt into a bit of a potty mouth.
It keeps saying arse because i told it to stop being so uptight.
Nature. Being in woodlands. Taking my own garden and creating a wildlife sanctuary, after eight years it's coming together really well.
Wildlife watching, caring for the wildlife and supporting many wildlife charities.
Watching road bike racing. Still learning all the intricacies after 15 years.
Being with 'some' family members :o)
Skiing. Being in the mountains with like minded friends. Snow.
Finally, a secure pair of earbuds
nothing worse than the feeling of your music being jettisoned.
Procrastination.
Reading glasses😊😊😊
Vivaldi 's mandolin concerto being played in McDonald's while killing time before ferry boards. 🙂
Clearing up the mystery of where the goldfinches that visit my garden are nesting. Spotted one using the top of my roof as a queueing platform while the other nipped into the ivy on my neighbour's gable end.
Oh, and the Roe doe that clattered over the fence while I was weeding, came to a dead stop 10 yards away as she figured out what I was, then strolled down the garden and hopped over into next door.
Not sure if it's been mentioned but I'm enjoying the new swear filter and figuring out what the word was actually meant to be.
Someone was excited to ride their S****y new Gravel Bike which pleased me.
I got my road bike back from service last week and FINALLY managed to get out on it after the long list of things were fixed. Sooooooo happy with the work, totally the best money I have spent in a while, had a smile on my face the whole 20km. It's amazing what a bike ride can do for you
Carrying my breakfast items from the kitchen, I foolishly tried to push things to the limit and tried to carry my lunch box too in my already loaded hands.
The inevitable happened and one of my slices of toast started losing traction on the plate and slid off, plummeting to the floor below.
But today, the toast gods were smiling down upon me and my toast, much like an adept cat, landed firmly on its dry feet!
I was of course able to invoke the official 5-second rule, pop it back on the plate and enjoy it to its fullest.
Very happy 😊
£25 to upgrade my return tickets from Derby to London and back to first class. Good sized comfy seat, working wifi and charging, and every 20 minutes a nice man comes to see if I want more complimentary coffee, cold drinks, breakfast or snacks.
20% extra for a 50% nicer travel experience? Hell yes!
