The small things in life that bring you joy

[egg]

3 hours ago, whelk said:

Being allowed to replace the tomato with another sausage FOC at cafe breakfast 

 

2 minutes ago, whelk said:

Josies - have a few scattered round. Winchester, Romsey, Chandlers Ford and a couple more 

The Romsey one are normally miserable about that. Tomato to sausage is a proper upgrade. Good work. 

[Turkish]

4 hours ago, whelk said:

Being allowed to replace the tomato with another sausage FOC at cafe breakfast 

 

1 minute ago, egg said:

 

The Romsey one are normally miserable about that. Tomato to sausage is a proper upgrade. Good work. 

Is Eggs to sausage an upgrade? I dont do Eggs so some places let me swap them for a sausage others are not so generous.

[egg]

1 minute ago, Turkish said:

 

Is Eggs to sausage an upgrade? I dont do Eggs so some places let me swap them for a sausage others are not so generous.

A decent banger will cost more than an egg. I go the other way - try to keep the processed meat light, but go heavy on the eggs. 

[Turkish]

6 minutes ago, egg said:

A decent banger will cost more than an egg. I go the other way - try to keep the processed meat light, but go heavy on the eggs. 

i cant stand eggs, i dont know what it is, i want to like them but it turns my stomach. I can do an omlette or anything where you cant see or smell them but an egg, fried, scrambled and particularly boiled really makes me feel sick

[egg]

2 minutes ago, Turkish said:

i cant stand eggs, i dont know what it is, i want to like them but it turns my stomach. I can do an omlette or anything where you cant see or smell them but an egg, fried, scrambled and particularly boiled really makes me feel sick

I have that effect. 

[Weston Super Saint]

Just now, egg said:

I have that effect. 

Chatgtt says your wife agrees.

[egg]

Just now, Weston Super Saint said:

Chatgtt says your wife agrees.

AI knows!! 

[badgerx16]

Seeing so many motorway bridges decked out with flags celebrating the life of a Turkish mercenary who fought in the Roman army. We are such a welcoming country for people from overseas.

Edited August 27 by badgerx16

[skintsaint]

Photo's like this :

 

[badgerx16]

Listening to my wife doing her DuoLingo Dutch course. This morning she has learnt the phrases "The elephant is concerned about his toes" and "The ducks are concerned about the rhinoceros' clothes".

You never inow when this sort of thing will come in handy.

 

[rallyboy]

She's clearly landed her dream job as a keeper at The Amsterdam Zoo for Paranoid and Needy Animals.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

On 30/08/2025 at 10:01, rallyboy said:

She's clearly landed her dream job as a keeper at The Amsterdam Zoo for Paranoid and Needy Animals.

Darn Duolingo! I was going for that. I figured a Steve McClaren accent would see me through. 

[Winnersaint]

A cold beer and a pitta gyros on the first lunchtime of a Greek holiday.

[badgerx16]

One of the group of men putting up England flags around Salford has a conviction for people smuggling.

 

https://manchestermill.co.uk/manchester-flags-lee-twamley-salford-smuggler/

[AlexLaw76]

Great British Bake Off - new series on now

[Whitey Grandad]

Not watching the Great British Bake Off. Or any cooking programme come to that. Or any programme involving candidate eliminations. 

[badgerx16]

28 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

Not watching the Great British Bake Off. Or any cooking programme come to that. Or any programme involving candidate eliminations. 

Where the contestants have been pre-selected by the producers to provide "the right mix".

[badgerx16]

When the local chip shop gives you your tea for free because you are loyal customers.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Sitting with a cup of tea watching a squirrel scoot in and out of the cat flap to collect peanuts (I'd left a bag out to fill the bird feeders).

[egg]

26 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Sitting with a cup of tea watching a squirrel scoot in and out of the cat flap to collect peanuts (I'd left a bag out to fill the bird feeders).

A cute red one, or the rat with better publicity? 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

9 minutes ago, egg said:

A cute red one, or the rat with better publicity? 

A gray one. But this one and it's partner both sneak in, with different techniques before playing in the garden until they annoy the cat enough. Cute.

[Hamilton Saint]

On 30/08/2025 at 03:42, badgerx16 said:

Listening to my wife doing her DuoLingo Dutch course. This morning she has learnt the phrases "The elephant is concerned about his toes" and "The ducks are concerned about the rhinoceros' clothes".

You never inow when this sort of thing will come in handy.

 

"My hovercraft is full of eels."

[Hamilton Saint]

On 06/09/2025 at 03:42, egg said:

A cute red one, or the rat with better publicity? 

Where I live in Ontario, we usually only get red squirrels, but this summer there has been a grey squirrel (more black than grey, if you ask me) hanging about on our country road. It seems to me that if the grey squirrels ever got established they would slowly bully the red ones out of the area. Indigenous species getting squeezed out by the aliens. 

[Hamilton Saint]

Not really a "small thing", but I get joy from watching England play cricket on the TV. 

Just watched some of the amazing stuff that happened today at Southampton in the 3rd O.D.I.

[egg]

The commitment and humour of football fans. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK8FDwQzI3a/?igsh=NnRvZDBueG05YjR0

Brilliant. 

[AlexLaw76]

2 hours ago, egg said:

The commitment and humour of football fans. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK8FDwQzI3a/?igsh=NnRvZDBueG05YjR0

Brilliant. 

Seen that before, makes me chuckle. Daft, but brilliant.

Edited Wednesday at 09:54 by AlexLaw76

[badgerx16]

When our Evertonian SiL refers to Pompey as The Skates.