What made you happy today?

[Camberman]

While I can't take credit for it, this was posted elsewhere. Applies to the station and the month at the same time. Made me laugh.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if you were on a train approaching March Station in March, whilst you were sitting next to your friends April, May and June......

 

[Hadlow Road]

What about July? Spelt July and pronounced Julie? A most August gathering.

 

[Sun Chariot]

Augustus says move over folks...

 

[johntea]

Took about 15 seconds to get that one!

Had an old Amiga A1200 in my shed for about 25 years, booted up first time - you would have thought the hard drive would be shot by now.
I took the A1200 to bits first though, to check if there was any battery leakage (it didn't, coin type), just dead insects inside.

When my Dad passed away a few years ago and we were clearing out the garage we found our old Amiga, our old Atari St, our old Spectrum and so on! (He was a typical rather than get rid stick it in the garage in case we might need it for something 100 years later type of Dad!)

I didn’t actually find myself thinking about if they worked or not or potential financial value just seeing them brought back so many memories back (the intense battles between my Mum and Dad on computer Scrabble for example!) which are priceless!

 

[bleeder4]

When my Dad passed away a few years ago and we were clearing out the garage we found our old Amiga, our old Atari St, our old Spectrum and so on! (He was a typical rather than get rid stick it in the garage in case we might need it for something 100 years later type of Dad!)

I didn’t actually find myself thinking about if they worked or not or potential financial value just seeing them brought back so many memories back (the intense battles between my Mum and Dad on computer Scrabble for example!) which are priceless!

It's surprising how much those early consoles are worth now as well. There's a shop near me that sells retro consoles from the era that I grew up in. It continually amazes me whenever I walk past to see things like the NES, Spectrum, Gamegear etc listed in the window with price tags of hundreds of pounds. It makes me wish I hadn't chucked all mine out years ago.

 

[wilbers]

I've kept my Amiga 500+, but don't think any of the few console games I had are still around (had a SNES and a mega-drive in the 90s). I did buy a SNES classic mini a couple of years ago - some of the games on that are ridiculous prices for the original versions.

 

[SuspectUsual]

Getting out on my bike in the sunshine

 

[Scotrail344Lad]

Receiving My New Railway Book And Going Trainspotting In This Glorious Weather

 

[Camberman]

Getting out on my bike in the sunshine

Definitely good to see the sun at last!! And all that vitamin D! It really does make me much happier when the sun comes out - a very simple pleasure in life....

 

[Ashley Hill]

Wetherspoons beer festival. Several winners and now time for a good snore

 

[Trackman]

When my Dad passed away a few years ago and we were clearing out the garage we found our old Amiga, our old Atari St, our old Spectrum and so on! (He was a typical rather than get rid stick it in the garage in case we might need it for something 100 years later type of Dad!)

I didn’t actually find myself thinking about if they worked or not or potential financial value just seeing them brought back so many memories back (the intense battles between my Mum and Dad on computer Scrabble for example!) which are priceless!

Have you tried firing them up? (I'd look have look inside and check the PSU voltages first).
Do you know what models they are or issues?

 

[Forty29]

Sitting outside having lunch at work with my best friend, first time since September. Still got attacked by a wasp but soon flew off!

 

[philthetube]

Reading this post in the scams thread.

My late mother who never had a computer received one of those 'it's about your computer' calls. 'Oh yes' she said, 'it's a Russian make, a bugerov', 'a what?', 'I'll spell it for you, B U G G E R O F F'. They hung up!

Thanks for Cheshire Scot for making me smile

 

[Camberman]

Although I finished the refurbishment of my flat recently, the second bedroom had to be used as a store room while the work elsewhere was being done. I admit to having a tendency to keep things I don't need but today I took the bull by the horns and cleared at least some of the stuff out, and now I can at least walk to the far end of the room without tripping over on something. My main motivation for clearing the room is so I can build a model railway, probably 7mm narrow gauge, so I feel happy that I'm making progress towards that.

 

[SuspectUsual]

A trip to Manchester and a few pints with my ex-colleagues from an old job.

What made me less happy - the Mancunian rain

 

[Howardh]

Mr Blue Tit arrives to inspect the nest, and he looks happy enough! When he's not there I'll adjust it as it's a little slanted, looking forward to Mrs arriving and being an uncle again!!

Picture of Blue tit inspecting nest

 

[Camberman]

Mr Blue Tit arrives to inspect the nest, and he looks happy enough! When he's not there I'll adjust it as it's a little slanted, looking forward to Mrs arriving and being an uncle again!!

Picture of Blue tit inspecting nest

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Well done for doing your bit in helping to increase our wild bird population.

 

[Harvester]

Heard a chiffchaff this morning, as I walked round part of the local nature reserve in warm spring sunshine. Resident species were very vocal too, including a song thrush, now quite rare locally.

 

[styles]

Probably not the expected kind of post.

I had a family member pass away today.

She has struggled with a chronic illness which has left her in a lot of pain both physically and emotionally.

She signed a 'DNACPR' form a few days ago, which I always assumed was a bit of an American thing. Anyway, it all came to a close today.

I'm happy because she's no longer in pain, and no longer feels the burden on her family. Sounds odd to be happy about it, but it's better than the past year or so has been, and her children have closure and can move on. I think they're quite 'happy' in some sense.

 

[Camberman]

Probably not the expected kind of post.

I had a family member pass away today.

She has struggled with a chronic illness which has left her in a lot of pain both physically and emotionally.

She signed a 'DNACPR' form a few days ago, which I always assumed was a bit of an American thing. Anyway, it all came to a close today.

I'm happy because she's no longer in pain, and no longer feels the burden on her family. Sounds odd to be happy about it, but it's better than the past year or so has been, and her children have closure and can move on. I think they're quite 'happy' in some sense.

I am sorry to hear of your loss and are taking at least some comfort in the knowledge that they are no longer in pain. I feel sure that better days will come in time.

 

[Trackman]

I'm happy because she's no longer in pain, and no longer feels the burden on her family. Sounds odd to be happy about it, but it's better than the past year or so has been, and her children have closure and can move on. I think they're quite 'happy' in some sense.

Sorry to hear about your loss, but I understand what you mean without going into personal experiences of this situation.

 

[Ken X]

Probably not the expected kind of post.

I had a family member pass away today.

She has struggled with a chronic illness which has left her in a lot of pain both physically and emotionally.

She signed a 'DNACPR' form a few days ago, which I always assumed was a bit of an American thing. Anyway, it all came to a close today.

I'm happy because she's no longer in pain, and no longer feels the burden on her family. Sounds odd to be happy about it, but it's better than the past year or so has been, and her children have closure and can move on. I think they're quite 'happy'

It is still a traumatic experience though and I wish you well. Takes time to adjust to the new reality.

So often death is a happy release from illness.

My mum nursed our dad through six months of cancer until he died in 1999. She did all her grieving in this time and was relieved and happy when it was all over. You could really feel the joy in her mood the morning after he died, peacefully in a hospice, with her holding his hand.

When mum had a sudden heart attack after seven years of dimentia, having got to a point where she did not understand how to eat or drink, we were equally relieved and happy that her suffering was over.

You care for them enough to let them go happy that the memories remain.


On a brighter note, life has a way of biting you on the bum.

A month after dad died, I picked up a new client, a company dad had worked for many many years ago. I made an appointment and turned up to find one of dad's old cars proudly displayed in the centre of the showroom. "Bugger" I thought, took a walk round the block, composed myself and carried on. You couldn't make it up.

 

[High Dyke]

Missed out posting this on Wednesday night. Grantham Town winning the Lincolnshire Senior Trophy. Beat Louth Town 2-0

 

[Howardh]

...the news that Morrison's have extended their "quiet hours" where there's no "musak" or ads to one per day, in the afternoon. Well done, and a quiet shout for Lidl who have listened to us and stopped their flaming musak too (at least at my store). It's 2 - 3pm every weekday.

If I shout loudly enough maybe rail companies can take note!!! Anyway, I'm happy!!

 

[Mr. SW]

I don't know if it's the same for all Tesco Local stores but whoever is choosing the music seems to have a liking for 70s/80s jazz funk, disco and soul.
I sometimes don't know whether to look at milk and potatoes or get up to get on down.

 

[eastwestdivide]

the news that Morrison's have extended their "quiet hours"

It's so much less stressful shopping when it's quiet like that.
Meanwhile I'm currently enjoying a pizza in an Italian restaurant which isn't playing cheesy (or any other kind of) music. Lovely.

 

[Camberman]

"Enjoying a pizza....cheesy music...." - that made me smile!

 

[Railwaycat]

In Morrisons today... customer in front of me remarks to chatty cashier about how nice some blossom looks, to which he tells her that at the turn of the 19th century an English man went to Japan and reintroduced some trees that they'd lost because of selective cultivation, to which she replied:

"it's nice that there's still some kind people around"!

 

[Camberman]

In Morrisons today... customer in front of me remarks to chatty cashier about how nice some blossom looks, to which he tells her that at the turn of the 19th century an English man went to Japan and reintroduced some trees that they'd lost because of selective cultivation, to which she replied:

"it's nice that there's still some kind people around"!

That is such a brilliant example of a seemingly small random interaction between two people making the world a little bit for the better.

 

[eastwestdivide]

Helpful Eurostar staff at Lille letting me change my booking to an earlier train at the last minute (well if not a minute, with an hour to departure time), and even offering a choice of seats (window please).