😃 The Little Pleasures of Everyday Life

Agreed - nothing quite like an Indian take-away.

But! For the times in between the take always, the only solution is to marry an Asian lady. Certainly works for me - we have veg curry every week, and chicken, beef, mutton and goat curry for those in between moments. Accompanied by either/or home made flat breads and rice.
Mutton - get from International Stores down Derby road area, diced or on the bone goat you can get at Sunnyfields.

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When you go into a meeting expecting a ball singe but end up selling three things, two of which you’ve already made, anticipating the need.

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Mrs TB mentioned that I had not told you where to get an Asian lady!
Well, I got mine from sitting next to her at a choral society, but can’t really give you much advice about other methods of acquiring one. You might consider borrowing one (no you can’t borrow mine!)
Mrs TB also mentioned that it might have to be an Asian gentleman (for tigger and others of her persuasion on this site).

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Going on to the Echo website, and realising that recent articles are not short, you only get to see two paragraphs, and to see the rest you have to pay them.

Ha ha ha ha ha! (A Smash moment!) Why would anyone pay money to read the crap they write?

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Ordered

Shall share how I get on once I have a bash at it :+1:

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The Echo website has been completely unfit for purpose for a long time.

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To be fair, the only time I ever visit it these days is if a reprobate on here posts a link.

It’s click-bait city. If you’ve an iThingy click on the AA on top left of the screen to see the trackers that get blocked.

friends of mine are the only people I know who still get it delivered, along with their Grauniad. (He claims its only for the letters page.) Anyhow, they’ve got away to Germany to see their new Grandchild, along with the parents and supposedly cancelled their papers.

When I broke in, under the guise of watering their garden, I discovered 3 days worth and took them home. Christ its even worse than I could imagine. I read the 3 in 20 mins max and fuk me, that hurt!

Why can’t they go back to publishing it in the afternoon, with news that broke in the morning? That way they aren’t competing with the dailys and would have more time to report on the previous night’s sport.

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It took you that long? Did you run your finger along each sentence and mouth the words?

My mum used to send me copies when it had Saints related pullouts. I put her right on that. :roll_eyes:

There were a lot of ads!

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Tbf she only bought it to see who she knew had died recently (& there were a lot of them) and sent them on to me as an afterthought ( the papers, not the dead people btw).

Two days earlier this year, with two flowers opening tonight and another which looks likely to open in about a week.

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What is it?

A moonflower, or Queen of the night. The flowers only open for one evening in a year, then droop away by the morning. I’m a lot like that.

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You’re a Queen of the Night?

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Soundtracking your flowers…

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Life is good.

  1. Struggling to take down an old bike shed, then suddenly remembering you have an electric screwdriver with a reverse on it.
  2. Mrs T B saying that my feet must be really hot & uncomfortable in “those heavy trainers”, which sent me rummaging only to find some sandals with the toe bit covered which I can wear with socks (so I don’t look like some latter day hippy or Jesus freak!).
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My favourite Santana album. :+1: :+1:

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Me and a mate at the OS used to do Audio/Visuals for other Camera Clubs in the south. That was the soundtrack for a sequence we did on San Francisco. Fitted very well. :lou_lol:

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Looking after grandson.
Losing at Snakes & Ladders (twice) & Scrabble.
Getting permission for a trip to the park, village shop AND a “secret big boy trip” to the Pub when it gets cooler later

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