[Closed] Today is a good day because...

If you have a foreign Xmas trip planned, the exchange rate has improved

My dark beer and black treacle bacon is ready and I have a sough dough loaf in the oven.

Kegging my first all grain brew today.

Getting my fly fishing kit ready for a meet up tomorrow on the local canal, plus a pub lunch. Never met any of the guys I am fishing with, so be great meeting new people with a common interest. Fishing.

Its actually not raining here and were off to Porlock to ride.

It's Friday. I'm getting over this awful cold, my new frame is due to arrive and for the first time in ages I've a weekend with minimal commitments.

I'm having a steak pie tonight.

The local has Purple Moose Elderflower ale on

The birds are still singing in my trees.

Even if you pooled the UKIP vote it probably wouldn't have won a constituency.

Farage's vanity project got less than 2% of the popular vote.

Finally feel my Arrymthia might be calming down. Time to get back into some work, and at the weekend find out how cycling on beta blockers go (34 year old female, with good BP and 60 resting HR). This feels like a turning point after a pretty rubbish last 2 weeks.

* My new bike is arriving
* Its the anniversary of my mothers death and we are going to Eskdale to visit the footbridge we sponsored in her memory.
* I've got haggis for supper

I'm going to see Santa this afternoon with my 5 year old girl

I just got a ticket to see Girl Band next year. Superb.
And the sun is shining and I rode against the wind into work and made it (just).
And Beck's new album is better than I remembered.

@ahsat...have PM you.

Take care on your first outing. Have you run this past your GP/cardiologist?

Ian

It’s our work Xmas booze up.

The local has Purple Moose Elderflower ale on

Robin Hood?
Was in there last night.

I'm taking a trip to see some mates that I've not seen for ages tomorrow.
There will be beer and curry. 😁

Today is the last day at work for me in 2019. But downside is no job lined up for 2020 yet! But the positives, kids are at school next week so I have a week to ride without having to do family duties!

Im off to Edinburgh with the wife for a night out followed by xmas markets tomorrow.

I'm going to work from home today as there's nobody here because they all took the day off to watch the election last night
I'll get a wee cake for my daughter on the way home
I can go for a cycle over lunchtime
I've nearly hit my weight goal of losing 4 stone
I'm listening to Aphex Twin

Yup, Robin Hood (was in there for a cob late afternoon yesterday)

It's our work xmas meal/booze up today it's all on them, and we're heading next door to here...
http://www.whiskyinn.com/whisky.html
I think I'll have a large dram of something strong 🙂

I can now stop wasting precious mental energy on that thing Boris is going to get done for the good of the whole country.

We are doing our annual Christmas bike ride tomorrow. 15 Santa's leaving Stourbridge at about 9 am in the morning passing through kinver over the Severn at arley then into the wyre forest for a play then food and beer in Bewdley.
So if anyone is on the Severn Valley railway you might see a bunch of muddy santas wobbling past the station at arley.

Partying with my local tri club this evening
My family and I are healthy and doing well
I have two lovely bikes I thoroughly enjoy riding
We have some nice holidays booked in 2020
Two full weeks off at Christmas

I’m at work tomorrow so will keep a look out for you all Sargey

Out on the bike at Innerleithen.
Having a pizza out of the uuni oven when I get back
Out to see an Iron Maiden tribute band with my pals after all that

Today is Friday, which is reason enough for it to be a good day but I'm going to have a chip & cheese bap for lunch, because I can. Which makes it even better 🙂

And tomorrow I will finish off my shopping for Mrs.P's birthday present so I can then spend the rest of the time between now & Christmas/her birthday in a warm state of contentment.

At last, we're going to get blue passports.

My brother-in-law and his family have just arrived from Australia, it's their daughter's 10th birthday today, my girls (also 10 and they all adore each other) are besides themselves with happiness so have baked and decorated a huge Unicorn Birthday Cake for her. And we are all going to the Panto together tomorrow.

Therefore I have declared Christmas officially open at our house so I have opened a bottle of Limoncello that I purchased in Milan last week.

Let's all forget politics until the new year.

Despite my crushing disappointment and disillusionment, it's a lovely day here and the £ to $ exchange is slightly better now; I needed a front caliper for my motorbike and found one in the US for £30 inc. postage and customs duty- winner! And it's dahl for tea tonight- silver lining and all that, what 😁

The headwind forecast for this morning's commute didn't materialise and I had a rather pleasant 28 miles on the bike in great conditions for the time of year. It tipped me over 4600 so only 400 miles to go to hit my target of 5000 for the year.

Many, many reasons.

Because still alive
Because sky=blue
Because this week managed to sell some bits and pieces and then got a deal on some replacement front tyres for the car
Because this means can now make plans to collect unicycle from Lungeton and deliver to Gnusmasville

My vote counted and Caroline Lucas increased her majority in my ward.

The Ex Pants, no wait, The Expanse!

Many, many paperclips.

Fixed that for you CFH 😉

By the way - the Seiko SNDF57 you recommended to me - the battery finally ran out, that was nearly 7 years ago!

Fixed that for you CFH 😉

By the way – the Seiko SNDF57 you recommended to me – the battery finally ran out, that was nearly 7 years ago!

🤣

By way of coincidence, mine also ran out last week! Same sort of age. Battery only meant to last three years as well.

If you have a foreign Xmas trip planned, the exchange rate has improved

Yeah, I'm visiting the UK next week 🙄

Anyway, it's Friday, I've got a swim class this afternoon and I'll be finally meeting my new(ish) nephew when I'm in the UK.

this weekend is gonna be a full on beer weekend. and is including a bike ride around Hebbers.

I'm significantly richer than I was yesterday.

I’m perilously close to getting a job, despite my aversion to the idea, but new job means new bike, so cant complain too much...

I don't work Fridays!

Cracking day here. Great works night out last night at Black Isle Brewery. Limited work today. Wife out tonight so can crack on with stuff (or fall asleep on the sofa).

Got 8hrs and 2mins sleep last night.

Think I'm winning so far.

We get to finish early today, so maximum effort at the brewery tap later.

I commuted by bike today.

My friend Mark is baking his awesome sourdough today so a breadtastic supper awaits later.

going to have an awesome pizza tomorrow at above mentioned Marks new place.

Zoe in the office (who deals with all your subs payments, and my wages) got a distinction in an exam she was super nervous about.

I have a few more days before my partner flies home (that will not be a good day).

We're all going to put up the Christmas tree tonight.

I have prosecco in the fridge.

Police just raided the cannabis farm next door and the extractors are no longer funnelling skunk fumes down my chimney and into my dining room!

I got up at half 3 yesterday and drove non stop back from Leeds to the South Coast to see my youngest in her last ever nativity play. She didn't know I was coming and had been very disappointed. Made it with 2 minutes to spare. The look on her face!

I found a reasonably large amount of money in a pension fund I from the eighties I had completely forgotten about. Even the probing letter from the company asking if I could say where I used to live triggered no memories as the original company had been bought out.
A fleet of Santa Cruzs await...
Well actually just a new FS of some sort in the sales (Stumpjumper - I'm looking at you!).

Sort of makes up for never being missold PPI.

I'm not working in an understaffed hospital today - I'm off to Wilkinsons HiFi to buy a new cartridge. And possibly some headphones to drown out the rest of the world.
Samosas later.

My youngest is three today. Him and his brother piling into our bed this morning, opening presents turned out to be the perfect antidote to what should have been an thoroughly depressing awakening. All out for tea tonight and Thomas Land tomorrow for his birthday treat.

I’m significantly richer than I was yesterday.

Me too.

Given that most of my constituency are convinced Brexit and the Conservatives are going to make Calderdale a wonderful place to live I have cancelled all my direct debits to local charities I've been supporting.

I personally think that things are going to get much worse so the cash needs to stay with the family.

... I've just accepted a job north of the border starting in feb, moving back home after 10 years in the deep south. happy.

I still have another month paid off before I need to think about a job of some description. Much needed chill time.

Klopp just extended his Liverpool contract until 2024
I've got the day off work and house to myself
I 've just been out on my bike
I am going out and getting drunk with an old mate tonight

Only nine days til the nights start drawing OUT!
Yesterday is over, the sun will shine, the family are fine, I might have an ale tonight, and MAYBE open the christmas malt...

Some science I provided was accepted and I found out who it helped.

...we finally have a doctor's diagnosis: Stockholm syndrome!

Finally finished an 8 week bathroom project for a client
I can see the light at the end of the work tunnel and its huge and bright and warm too !
Bacon and Egg butty for lunch and Cottage pie for tea.
Starting to feel festive.

After a cracking bout of D&V and 5 days of living off toast and soup, I finally have my appetite back and have just been to my favourite chippy and had a lovely bit of fish covered in lashings of lovely salt and vinegar. My world is back!

The rest of the office finish today for xmas, which means I'm on my own for a week.
Happy days.

I had sex last night

Also, my beard is coming on lovely.

Today is a good day because…

I don't feel that cold even without switching on the central heating.😀

>10 working days till retirement.
..and as an NHS employee thak fk I'm away before the lying Blowhard starts really screwing with us

Only nine days til the nights start drawing OUT!

Even better than that... Sunset will be later tomorrow, than it is today, only 2 seconds, but the Sun has started her slow return to us! The lazy sun rise will be a few weeks yet.

In other news, I've avoid having to deal with our LL who we're not getting on with, by fixing my own Central Heating, it was a COLD night in the Jay household last night.

Due to the collapse of my former employer, I don't have to pay for my R2W bike anymore, it was £3400, I paid £260 for it, it's not real compensation for all the stress, worry and graft, but it's better than a quick hoof in the slats.

But as someone said above, the Sun will still rise tomorrow, the earth continue to turn. My belly is full (more than it should be really) and so are our Children's, we've got a roof over our heads and I'm grateful for that. Even if Boris really is the Devil incarnate he won't change that, as much as he might try.

my poo test for colon cancer came back negative.

my poo test for colon cancer came back negative.

For Poo or Cancer?

(But seriously, happy for you).

I think the fact that this mess is likely to lead to a united Ireland is probably a good thing too.

Having Boris Johnsons smarmy face over every TV in the gym led to a new best for leg press!! I think it was an anger thing, i went full John Paul Sigmasson

Pub lunch (sort of christmasy) and learnt a bit more of Rogate in my quest to skill up a bit.

Had a great walk round the Tate Modern today 👍

Two working legs, arms, eyes n ears. Health is wealth 😁

Realised that while I've found parts of the Christmas build up quite tough, this is my first meds free pre-christmas in 3 years. Go me!

According to the car's outside temp guage, it was 20° today, it's a bit windy in Southern Cataluña but planning a day out on the bike tomorrow when it calms down. My poo test came back negative the other day too.

My hangover has gone (may have been caused by last night's horror)

I am home with my family after two challenging but interesting days working away. I'm bloody exhausted, I'm eating some very tasty leftovers and have a decent cup of tea in front of me.

The weekend starts here.

Sailing is sadly canned due to weather forecast tomorrow so I will be sorting out the crap hole spare bedroom/home office and making it a nicer place to be for odd days working at home and domestic admin. So that should be a result. May even get to the gym but let's not put a dampener on things.

Yeah ..me too!( considerably richer than I was yesterday )..
Early finish at work ..and a rare Saturday out with the missus tomorrow ..down to York Christmas shopping..with a nice meal somewhere !

I walked away from the organisation for whom I’ve worked for the last 16 and a bit years, and now have six weeks off (during which time we are moving house from Hampshire to Suffolk, from a 3 bed semi to a 5 bed detached house for the same money) before we start with a brand new job and a brand new life in the countryside - closer to my family, closer to work (and I can cycle commute) and closer to the sea.

Both Labour Party candidates I have canvassed for over the last few weeks were both elected - one was a bit worried about whether he would get elected as there was a strong Tory vote in a number of wards in his constituency. So all those days and nights of getting cold and soaked have been worth it despite the national result. We are now in a little red island with 4 Labour MPs surrounded by a sea of blue!