Things that ur happy about

[grumpyhack]

Off tomorrow afternoon to the Steelhouse Festival in Ebbw Vale.  First festival with my new (well new but still second hand) caravan, which I only was able to collect and try towing for the first time today.  It's a big twin axle Dethleffs with two full sized fixed beds as well as the usual singles/double at the front.  Also got a new awning which I'll have to discover how to put up on my own as the rest of the gang aren't arriving till Friday night/Saturday.

Here's hoping I'll manage to tow it up a bit of a mountain (Steelhouse claims to be the highest altitude festival in the UK).

[OneLittleFish]

Bought a wood fired pizza oven/smoker for my back garden today - half price. Not the best one in the world but looking forward to having a few pizza and beer evenings whilst there's still some summer left.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

On 24/07/2016 at 10:34 PM, OneLittleFish said:

Bought a wood fired pizza oven/smoker for my back garden today - half price. Not the best one in the world but looking forward to having a few pizza and beer evenings whilst there's still some summer left.

I didn't know that such a thing existed. I'd like to make a pizza that way, so will look in to it. Thanks.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

I've just bitten the bullet and self published a children's book on Amazon. I suspect that it's highly probable that it'll not sell a single copy. I'm just happy that it's 'out there' now and not languishing in a file on my computer.

[feral chile]

2 hours ago, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

I've just bitten the bullet and self published a children's book on Amazon. I suspect that it's highly probable that it'll not sell a single copy. I'm just happy that it's 'out there' now and not languishing in a file on my computer.

Oh brilliant, hope it does sell.

Even if not, I wish i'd kept up with my writing, instead of letting the mundane take over.

Good luck with it, and keep those creative juices flowing

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

10 hours ago, feral chile said:

Oh brilliant, hope it does sell.

Even if not, I wish i'd kept up with my writing, instead of letting the mundane take over.

Good luck with it, and keep those creative juices flowing

Thanks feral. To be honest with you i wrote the book about 30 years ago and then also let the mundane take over. It was something that was always at the back of my mind though and has kept niggling me over the years. Anyway, I've done what I can with it now so maybe that I can stop scratching that itch.

In my dreams I'd like to write more stuff but life does indeed seem to get in the way - well, life and procrastination.

[Spindles]

2 weeks into quitting smoking, couple of days off work and the first time I've been able to be around the house all day without fiending for a fag.  Going to pick up a pen and do something creative for a change.

[eFestivals]

the phone replacement bit that's part of my phone contract - my phone had stopped getting a signal, and after a few days of faffing to prove it had died they're sending me a new one tomorrow.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

Shambala is getting closer. It'll soon be play time. The thought of this is making me happy right now. Plus I'm going to hook up tomorrow night with some of my family and friends. Really looking forward to tomorrow evening/ night. I'm going to have a fire in the back garden. Two of the trees already light up at night because they are drapped in solar powered fairy lights. A few candles here and there, a few drinks etc - should be good. Unless it's pissing down, of course.

[feral chile]

8 hours ago, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

Shambala is getting closer. It'll soon be play time. The thought of this is making me happy right now. Plus I'm going to hook up tomorrow night with some of my family and friends. Really looking forward to tomorrow evening/ night. I'm going to have a fire in the back garden. Two of the trees already light up at night because they are drapped in solar powered fairy lights. A few candles here and there, a few drinks etc - should be good. Unless it's pissing down, of course.

I'm a sucker for fairy lights. I didn't even think of getting solar powered ones.

It sounds fantastic.

I'm just back from France where I met up with my son and his girlfriend's family - my son announced his engagement there - did the whole traditional thing - asked for her hand in marriage - father, bended knee, the lot.

Don't know whether to admire his romantic streak or deplore his lack of feminist awareness

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

15 minutes ago, feral chile said:

I'm a sucker for fairy lights. I didn't even think of getting solar powered ones.

It sounds fantastic.

I'm just back from France where I met up with my son and his girlfriend's family - my son announced his engagement there - did the whole traditional thing - asked for her hand in marriage - father, bended knee, the lot.

Don't know whether to admire his romantic streak or deplore his lack of feminist awareness

The solar powered lights are fab. All the kit is waterproof so (during the summer) they light up the trees every night.

Congratulations to your son. I was standing when I proposed to my wife. If I'd gone down on bended knee she would just have taken the piss out of me.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

 

Have had a glorious evening, which doesn't look like stopping anytime soon. Well happy.

Edited August 7, 2016 by Yoghurt on a Stick

[feral chile]

48 minutes ago, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

 

Have had a glorious evening, which doesn't look like stopping anytime soon. Well happy.

Awwww glad you're having a good weekend

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

4 hours ago, feral chile said:

Awwww glad you're having a good weekend

Cheers feral. Have had a good day too - plenty nonsensical interaction with friends. Just what it's all about.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

I'm happy because today could have been a lot worse than it was. I got fantastically pissed yesterday.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

1 hour ago, joseline said:

Have planned for a romantic weekend, currently happy and excited about that!!!!

It's nice to have something to look forward to. The knowledge that I'm going to the Shambala Festival at the end of this month is keeping me going.

[feral chile]

I'm happy that I've been feeling human this last week, instead of some rusty android that needs oiling.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

9 hours ago, feral chile said:

I'm happy that I've been feeling human this last week, instead of some rusty android that needs oiling.

I shower in DW40 to keep going!

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

My wife has opened  a shop (of sorts) and it's proving to be very interesting in terms of the punters that go in there. They would appear to come from all walks of life and have universally indicated that they would like the shop to succeed. People have given us their own stuff to sell without wanting anything in return - except to be able to shop in the shop. We've had complete nutters in, people trying to fence stuff come in, poor people come in, wealthy people come in - the whole plethora. But today beat it all - we've had a guy so nice to us (a young lad) that he bought in a couple of bags of food for us because he knows the shop is not fully supporting us. Then he tells me about a skank which has already reduced a certain expense by two thirds (fuck you energy provision company). There's whole swathes of comraderie and also a feeling that there's a community there - something I've never really experienced before. This is making me happy right now.

[feral chile]

9 hours ago, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

My wife has opened  a shop (of sorts) and it's proving to be very interesting in terms of the punters that go in there. They would appear to come from all walks of life and have universally indicated that they would like the shop to succeed. People have given us their own stuff to sell without wanting anything in return - except to be able to shop in the shop. We've had complete nutters in, people trying to fence stuff come in, poor people come in, wealthy people come in - the whole plethora. But today beat it all - we've had a guy so nice to us (a young lad) that he bought in a couple of bags of food for us because he knows the shop is not fully supporting us. Then he tells me about a skank which has already reduced a certain expense by two thirds (fuck you energy provision company). There's whole swathes of comraderie and also a feeling that there's a community there - something I've never really experienced before. This is making me happy right now.

That sounds really good. I hope this works out for you.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

4 hours ago, feral chile said:

That sounds really good. I hope this works out for you.

Thanks feral

I've just come from the shop (it's open on a Sunday) and met another really nice friendly bloke there. My wife tells me that he bought two basques off her (it's not that kind of shop - it's a vintage clothes shop) last week, only that they weren't for his girlfriend but for himself. Apparently he likes clothes to fit really tight and is obviously not adverse to wearing a basque or two. I got talking to him and he has travelled and lived in various parts of the world. Really interesting bloke on the whole.

[feral chile]

3 hours ago, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

Thanks feral

I've just come from the shop (it's open on a Sunday) and met another really nice friendly bloke there. My wife tells me that he bought two basques off her (it's not that kind of shop - it's a vintage clothes shop) last week, only that they weren't for his girlfriend but for himself. Apparently he likes clothes to fit really tight and is obviously not adverse to wearing a basque or two. I got talking to him and he has travelled and lived in various parts of the world. Really interesting bloke on the whole.

Wish I did something that brought me into contact with an interesting group of people. can't afford to give up my secure job though.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

5 minutes ago, feral chile said:

Wish I did something that brought me into contact with an interesting group of people. can't afford to give up my secure job though.

I know what you are saying. I worked for one employer for 25 years and apart from one person (who is now a dear friend) I never found anybody around me interesting - well, not in a good way.

[eFestivals]

What makes me happy?  My own stupidity, eventually.

On Thursday, a warning light came on in my campervan - the oil light. That's terminal for the engine, unless it's an electrical fault.

I've spent the last few days trying to get a garage to change the oil pressure switches in the hope one of those (there's two) has failed, but so far they've been too busy.

This morning I managed to persuade a VW specialist to give it a quick look over, who quickly pointed out it wasn't the oil light but was the water light - so a quick top up, and it's sorted.

I'm such a fucking numptie.

But I have a working van.

 

[The Nal]

11 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

What makes me happy?  My own stupidity, eventually.

On Thursday, a warning light came on in my campervan - the oil light. That's terminal for the engine, unless it's an electrical fault.

I've spent the last few days trying to get a garage to change the oil pressure switches in the hope one of those (there's two) has failed, but so far they've been too busy.

This morning I managed to persuade a VW specialist to give it a quick look over, who quickly pointed out it wasn't the oil light but was the water light - so a quick top up, and it's sorted.

I'm such a fucking numptie.

But I have a working van.

 

And you got your pound back from the water dispenser at that petrol station.