Good news thread..

[Ayrshire Chris]

Just back from a very warm camping break in the Lake District. This looks like a summer scene of an Italian lake, It’s Keswick in September. The weathers gone mad. 

[Sawdusty surfer]

This

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/sep/12/ban-ticket-resellers-from-making-profit-in-uk-say-musicians-managers

 

[Skip997]

Finally got the badly patched (by me) hole in my Luton roof properly repaired, hopefully no more leaks. Hole caused by me hitting a tree branch on a very narrow Cornish lane.

Even better! I may have found a reasonably secure winter park up for the afore mentioned van.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

2 hours ago, Skip997 said:

Finally got the badly patched (by me) hole in my Luton roof properly repaired, hopefully no more leaks. Hole caused by me hitting a tree branch on a very narrow Cornish lane.

Even better! I may have found a reasonably secure winter park up for the afore mentioned van.

Nice one. Good luck with the park up.

I accidentally ripped the skylight off our now very much off the road (SORN) campervan. I'll not go into the details, but I was f**king angry (a bit) before I managed to rip the f**ker off the roof! And then I had to spend a long holiday weekend trying to enjoy myself (and be pleasing to others) - all the while 'knowing' what 'I' had done!  I'm over it now though, as you can tell. 

[Avalon_Fields]

I’m a massive fan of the street artist Akse who’s paintings of musicians and others (famously the Marcus Rashford one) in Manchester and the North are very well known, so delighted we have a replacement to the tragically painted over Ian Curtis image, which I find very evocative and moving 

[Avalon_Fields]

…and the amazing original one

[Ayrshire Chris]

Remember these stickers?  They’ve started appearing in our town again!😊

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

13 hours ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

Remember these stickers?  They’ve started appearing in our town again!😊

I had to look up the word 'Gouranga' and why is would appear on stickers, and I received conflicting interests from;

(1) "Gouranga" is a Hare Krishna mantra meaning "be happy".

to

(2) In the infamous-at-the-time computer game Grand Theft Auto the award for sucessfully running down an entire group of Krishna followers was known as the 'Gouranga bonus'. I'm only guessing, but it wouldn't surprise me if this is part of the marketing campaign for the third game in the series, which is scheduled for release in time for Christmas. *

* Not sure when that was dated, so the third game could have come out a year / years ago - as I don't follow such things.

So, are the stickers benevolent, or a cynical marketing ploy?

[Ayrshire Chris]

19 minutes ago, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

I had to look up the word 'Gouranga' and why is would appear on stickers, and I received conflicting interests from;

(1) "Gouranga" is a Hare Krishna mantra meaning "be happy".

to

(2) In the infamous-at-the-time computer game Grand Theft Auto the award for sucessfully running down an entire group of Krishna followers was known as the 'Gouranga bonus'. I'm only guessing, but it wouldn't surprise me if this is part of the marketing campaign for the third game in the series, which is scheduled for release in time for Christmas. *

* Not sure when that was dated, so the third game could have come out a year / years ago - as I don't follow such things.

So, are the stickers benevolent, or a cynical marketing ploy?

The stickers were around decades ago but have made a sudden reappearance in my area. Looks like I’m not the only old hippy in town.😉😊

[Ayrshire Chris]

Watching the Tory conference, Richis wife on now

Nothing like standing up for the working man by getting your billionaire wife to introduce you! 😉😊

[Guest]

Very true. The sad thing is that next week the multi millionaire leader of the opposition will also be claiming to stand up for the working man. The end result is the working man gets poorer.

Probably the wrong thread to put this in.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

[guypjfreak]

Better call Saul

Better than the breaking bad IMO

Have a good weekend all..

 

Easter Island head's made for brothers and sisters all with my dads Ashe's in COVID testtubes shoved inside..

Edited November 6, 2023 by guypjfreak

[Ayrshire Chris]

Just watched Howard Goodalls Sgt Pepper documentary on BBC . Wonderful insight on how this spellbinding innovative album was constructed.  Well worth a viewing 

[guypjfreak]

Watched a Netflix series called ferry

The inspiration for breaking bad..worth a watch 

[Armourman]

More of an interesting fact than good news but Glastonbury is EAST of Edinburgh….

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

23 hours ago, Armourman said:

More of an interesting fact than good news but Glastonbury is EAST of Edinburgh….

That's for lay line reasons!

[Ayrshire Chris]

A break today in the recent monsoon season so I headed back to the hills. So invigorating!

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

55 minutes ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

A break today in the recent monsoon season so I headed back to the hills. So invigorating!

 

You have the most beautiful vista. *

 

* - and I bet your pins ain't that bad either! 

[Ayrshire Chris]

20 hours ago, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

 

You have the most beautiful vista. *

 

* - and I bet your pins ain't that bad either! 

Ooh you are awful

anyway glad I did the hills yesterday, it’s absolutely pissing down today😊😉     Actually the valley below the hill I’m on is where some scenes for the recent Shetland tv series were filmed

Edited December 12, 2023 by Ayrshire Chris

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

6 hours ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

Ooh you are awful

 

 

 

6 hours ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

anyway glad I did the hills yesterday, it’s absolutely pissing down today😊😉     Actually the valley below the hill I’m on is where some scenes for the recent Shetland tv series were filmed

I come from an Irish background, and am 'supposed' to have total allegiance to it's natural beauty. However, I have visited Scotland a few times ( I have visited a few of the west coast islands) and nothing compares to the scenery in Scotland. It is truly awesome / breathtaking. It is one of my ambitions to get my campervan back on the road and do the NC500. 

[Skip997]

On 9/14/2023 at 12:47 AM, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

Nice one. Good luck with the park up.

Sadly the park up "fell through", most annoying.

However, although the van failed it's MOT, it's relatively minor and not too costly, should be sorted by tomorrow.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

2 hours ago, Skip997 said:

Sadly the park up "fell through", most annoying.

However, although the van failed it's MOT, it's relatively minor and not too costly, should be sorted by tomorrow.

Sorry to hear about the park up falling through, but pleased to hear about the van. Have you an alternative park up now?

[Skip997]

Just now, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

Sorry to hear about the park up falling through, but pleased to hear about the van. Have you an alternative park up now?

No, but I'm not actually living in the van ATM.

I'm "stuck" in a flat and a job that I hate.

It's literally killing me - mental health problems causing physical illness.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

5 hours ago, Skip997 said:

 

I'm "stuck" in a flat and a job that I hate.

I hated my last job, at the end ie before, fortunately, being made redundant. I was very much holding on by my fingertips. I had been there 28 years, and was 'institutionalised' / bored out of my skull. I'm not advocating leaving your job (that's your decision to make, one way or the other), but will say that I'm glad I didn't do another 20 years on top of what I had already done. 

That 'may', or 'may not' help. It is well intended, anyway.