Good Morning Thread - Come say good morning, tell us what you've got on today. :)

We have this thread on TilersForums.com and it's just been restarted because the old thread had 20,000 replies and 500,000 views. And there were 700 pages. Started to lag a bit on slow connections.

I think we had a bash of this before, but I can't find the thread, so thought I'd start another one off.

If you have time in the mornings, come post in the thread before you head off to work, let us know what you've got on and what the weather is like in your area etc. Anything at all is fine.

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So GOOOD MORNING PEOPLE - WEATHER IS NICE TODAY IN STOKE. I'M THANKFUL IT'S FRIDAY, HAD A RUBBISH WEEK. THANK GOD IT'S OVER.

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[littlespark]

Sun?! Sun?

When we were young we didn’t get “sun”… You’de be lucky if we got a flicker of a candle flame to get a tan…..


Anyway… making the most of this week, then off up to aviemore for a few days. Just me, the wife and the dog. Have my birthday up there, then back for the election.

 

[littlespark]

Daughters driving test didn’t go well yesterday. Only 5 minors, but they said she didn’t check her mirrors enough while reversing.
I thought that was a bit strict, as I know she is very particular.
Hopefully she gets to resit soon.


I mentioned a few weeks ago when the sun came out that I don’t work in shorts. Work trousers should give some protection.
Last night I proved my own point.

Nipped out after 6 to swap over a neighbours hob. I had already had a shower and was wearing shorts around the house… didn’t bother getting changed again.

Whatever cowboy had fitted the hob on the first place had used Araldite or something to stick the hob down onto the worktop… it would not budge.

Homeowner went at it with a knife, trying to get under the glass hob to cut away whatever it was… ended up smashing the glass in several places, showering the worktop, the floor, my tools with tiny shards.

As good as he was at cleaning it all up… he didn’t find every shard of glass…. my knee did, though.

Warm trickles of blood running down my leg. Nice.

 

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Daughters driving test didn’t go well yesterday. Only 5 minors, but they said she didn’t check her mirrors enough while reversing.
I thought that was a bit strict, as I know she is very particular.
Hopefully she gets to resit soon.


I mentioned a few weeks ago when the sun came out that I don’t work in shorts. Work trousers should give some protection.
Last night I proved my own point.

Nipped out after 6 to swap over a neighbours hob. I had already had a shower and was wearing shorts around the house… didn’t bother getting changed again.

Whatever cowboy had fitted the hob on the first place had used Araldite or something to stick the hob down onto the worktop… it would not budge.

Homeowner went at it with a knife, trying to get under the glass hob to cut away whatever it was… ended up smashing the glass in several places, showering the worktop, the floor, my tools with tiny shards.

As good as he was at cleaning it all up… he didn’t find every shard of glass…. my knee did, though.

Warm trickles of blood running down my leg. Nice.

My family used to live a few doors down from the driving test centre, I also used to repair a lot of stuff for them, strangely enough all 8 of us passed our tests first time


You should have said I'll come back when it's out.

Would have then had time to put your trousers on

 

[Mike Johnson]

Talking of glass, the inside pane on one of our conservatory glass roof units crazed and deposited all over the inside of the room the other day, could understand if it was the outside pane due to impact, but this was the inside pane, it was a recent replacement unit so can only think it was a manufacturing fault, it is being replaced free of charge.

 

[Lou]

Gosh glass disasters all overr the place! Everyone try not to injure themselves today!

 

[Mike Johnson]

I did not touch the glass bits, I have an twin turbine industrial vacuum cleaner that is powerful enough that I don't let small children or pets near when using it.

 

[littlespark]

Last night, I was just sitting jumping up through the higher up sky channels, got to the 350’s… music videos.
MTV, meh….
Found “The Box” and the screen said the channel closing down today!
(Also Kerrang)

Nostalgia memory incoming



When I first moved away from home in the mid 90’s, my little rented bedsit in not the best area of Dundee… my only entertainment was a Nintendo snes and a “fixed” Telewest cable tv box

“The Box” was one of the only music channels on at the time, and was advertised as “music television you control”
Every video had a 3 (or 4) digit code… and viewers could text in with the code and a message that would be printed on screen.

Of course, back then….. an hour would consist of repeated showings of the same song…… usually Robson and Jerome.

 

[Moley]

Kerrang closing??? Nooooooo......

 

[Moley]

Well, today I'm still in Great Yarmouth. Already done todays work and cant start anything else until tomorrow so quiet day for me. Came down for breakfast and it looks like the whole of the town is here. Told theres a long wait for cooked food so its just a bowl of porridge for me. There's a car show on the seafront so going off to see that. Maybe aquarium afterwards.

 

[littlespark]

Kerrang closing??? Nooooooo......

Yep… kerrang, the box, kiss, 4 music and Magic are all shutting down.




2 days to go, and the wife has decorated already…

 

[Lou]

I had a good weekend - I went to visit my family in York, had a nice catch up and ate some good food!

@littlespark I have a big birthday this year too!! (I was in the robson and jerome fan club so it was probably me getting it played all the time!! Oh the shame!)

How was the car show @Moley ?

 

[Moley]

@littlespark 50? Still a youngster. I can't even remember my 60th but that could just be me going senile
@Lou Car show wasn't bad. A few nice cars. Loads of American motors. Took me back 40 years when I was single and bought myself a Camero

Today has been slow. I'm at Snetterton. Waited over 2 hours for the permit. Only just started work.

 

[Lou]

Ugh slow Mondays - The WORST!! But hey it is nearly lunch time!

I went to an awesome vintage flea market yesterday in York it was huge and had all sorts of stuff! Got a few bits and pieces, glad dan stayed at home, he would have hated it lol we did three laps of the place!

 

[Moley]

I've never understood why people want to buy vintage fleas

 

[davesparks]

I've never understood why people want to buy vintage fleas

They built them properly back then, none of your modern fleas with their 'made in China' plastic parts!

 

[brianmoooore]

50th birthday? I remember it well, although it was a looooong time ago.
Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but that's about when the long decline starts.

 

[littlespark]

We’re up at aviemore, and the site has a quad bike course.



The stupid tufts of pink in the helmet were added because my darling wife told them it was my birthday.

 

[DPG]

We’re up at aviemore, and the site has a quad bike course.

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The stupid tufts of pink in the helmet were added because my darling wife told them it was my birthday.

Happy birthday!

 

[Moley]

We’re up at aviemore, and the site has a quad bike course.

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The stupid tufts of pink in the helmet were added because my darling wife told them it was my birthday.

The way you are dressed it looks like typical Scottish summer weather.
How does it feel to be an old fart?

 

[Lou]

Aw Happy Birthday!! My feet haven't touched the ground much these past few days, did you have a good one? Looks fun on the quads!

Is everyone ready to go and vote tomorrow??