Today I'm happy about......

Salford Trotter · **Posted:** Sun Jul 08, 2012 10:11 pm

I'm happy tonight as I've just been sitting next to Usain Bolt in a London (Heathrow) restaurant, we were both waiting for our takeaways. He is one BIG fella!

jaffka · **Posted:** Sun Jul 08, 2012 10:18 pm

Salford Trotter wrote:

I'm happy tonight as I've just been sitting next to Usain Bolt in a London (Heathrow) restaurant, we were both waiting for our takeaways. He is one BIG fella!

Did he do a runner?

Salford Trotter · **Posted:** Sun Jul 08, 2012 10:24 pm

jaffka wrote:

Salford Trotter wrote:

I'm happy tonight as I've just been sitting next to Usain Bolt in a London (Heathrow) restaurant, we were both waiting for our takeaways. He is one BIG fella!

Did he do a runner?

not quite but he is one BIG bloke though. He must have just flown in because I struggle to understand why he (and his several minders) was there.

officer_dibble · **Posted:** Mon Jul 09, 2012 11:47 pm

What did he have? Hopefully nothing that gave him the runs :roll:

Bijou Bob · **Posted:** Thu Jul 12, 2012 12:52 pm

Im amused by the fact that whilst the "Today I'm angry about...." thread is updated several times a day every day, this thread goes days without any of you miserable bar stewards counting your blessings!

Anyways, today I'm happy about 2 things.

1. My youngest has reached the grand age of 16 and he's a great lad of whom I'm really proud

2. I've had the morning off with above son and my Spaniel who loves it that his dad is home and has spent all morning bringing a selection of things for me to throw into the garden for him to fetch.

The above 2 may however be slightly dampened by the fact that I now have to drive to Barrow in Furness (Or 1974 as it's known) for an evening meeting

Bruce Rioja · **Posted:** Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:00 pm

Bijou Bob wrote:

Im amused by the fact that whilst the "Today I'm angry about...." thread is updated several times a day every day, this thread goes days without any of you miserable bar stewards counting your blessings!

I'll be happy tomorrow, at exactly 15:30. That do ya, Laughing Boy?

TANGODANCER · **Posted:** Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:34 pm

Not having anything to be angry about ('cept the weather of course, but that doesn't count) :wink:

Salford Trotter · **Posted:** Thu Jul 12, 2012 10:30 pm

officer_dibble wrote:

What did he have? Hopefully nothing that gave him the runs :roll:

Not sure what he ordered but it was fast food......I'll get my cost :oops:

Little Green Man · **Posted:** Fri Jul 13, 2012 7:54 pm

Halle-fecking-lujah! The sun has just come out. Must be at least two weeks since it last made any effort.

TANGODANCER · **Posted:** Fri Jul 13, 2012 8:19 pm

Little Green Man wrote:

Halle-fecking-lujah! The sun has just come out. Must be at least two weeks since it last made any effort.

Drat, missed it. What time did it happen?

TANGODANCER · **Posted:** Sat Jul 14, 2012 4:47 pm

Finally got a pic (not very brilliant) of our resident bullfinch. Titania - one of those who know birds - tells me the other is a greenfinch. Tons of goldfinches and bluetits about right now. Regular aviary our house, witnessed by the amount spent on birdseed. Lovely little things though.

Montreal Wanderer · **Posted:** Sat Jul 14, 2012 5:06 pm

And what is the other bird?

TANGODANCER · **Posted:** Sat Jul 14, 2012 5:52 pm

Montreal Wanderer wrote:

And what is the other bird?

Quote:

Finally got a pic (not very brilliant) of our resident bullfinch. Titania - one of those who know birds - tells me the other is a greenfinch.

thebish · **Posted:** Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:16 pm

My new journey home from work takes me over this bridge (Shaldon Bridge over the Teign estuary) - it is a stunning view.. (photo doesn't really do it justice)

wider view...

and then up a steep and windy cliff-road with awesome views of labrador bay

(not my photos - else the horizon would be straight!! ;-)

)

Montreal Wanderer · **Posted:** Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:20 pm

Seen any of those rare cirl buntings yet?

thebish · **Posted:** Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:22 pm

Montreal Wanderer wrote:

Seen any of those rare cirl buntings yet?

ahh - you're up with the local bird rarities! not yet - but you can see them from just about the place where that last photo was taken - out over labrador bay...

it's certainly on my list! (apparently easier to spot in winter when there is less greenery for them to hide in!)

Montreal Wanderer · **Posted:** Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:32 pm

thebish wrote:

Montreal Wanderer wrote:

Seen any of those rare cirl buntings yet?

ahh - you're up with the local bird rarities! not yet - but you can see them from just about the place where that last photo was taken - out over labrador bay...

it's certainly on my list! (apparently easier to spot in winter when there is less greenery for them to hide in!)

Not that up I'm afraid. :oops:

I thought Labrador Bay should, by rights, be in Canada. So I looked it up and was informed that it was home to the protected and rare cirl bunting.

Bruce Rioja · **Posted:** Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:38 pm

Montreal Wanderer wrote:

Not that up I'm afraid. :oops:

I thought Labrador Bay should, by rights, be in Canada.

When I saw a Canadian discussing Labrador Bay with an Englishman I did fear some confusion.

Annoyed Grunt · **Posted:** Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:58 pm

Just picked up my new phone.

Bruce Rioja · **Posted:** Tue Jul 17, 2012 3:26 pm

Annoyed Grunt wrote:

Just picked up my new phone.

Had you dropped it?

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