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Not The Trivial things that make you happy

All Hail President Murphy

Following on from the trivial things that annoy you, I hope we can start a thread on trivial things that make you happy.

I love pushing the button for the lift and the doors open right away.

Being able to walk straight down an escalator or up it without people standing in the way.

Being bale to sail down the driving lane and use the passing lane without lane-hoggers or slow drivers.

A good thread on boards.ie

when the bus is there as soon as i arrive at the bus stop or train as soon as I arrive at the platform.

when the parking spot that I usually park in in the local shopping centre is free.

What makes you happy??

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Hammer Archer

Waiting at the lights with my indicator on. The clicks of the indicator synced up perfectly with the beat of the jazz tune on the radio. Actually considered not turning it off when I moved off.

[Deleted User]

So, I'm pricing the bejaysas out of the world and its mother. Was quoted around €28 per sqm for flooring (not sure exactly how much as the chancers were pricing in the smaller sqyd). I emailed various businesses and when they saw the quantity the lowest price I got back was precisely €14.50 per sqm (including delivery). For the exact same product. I went back to yer man with the €28 price and said it to him.

Me: Can you beat €14.50 per sqm?
Yer man: Jaysas, that's a good price (after looking at his screen); that's a great price.
Me: Listen, I'll leave it with you and sure come back if you can beat it.
Next morning, yer man: I've just been on to our supplier and between me and you I ate the bollocks off him. Not happy with him at all, and I'll tell you that for nothing [I could feel his anger - mar dhea!]. We've been loyal customers of his for years and to be honest I couldn't believe he'd do that to us (there followed a massive story on a stick about how well yer man's company looked after his supplier in the tough days). Listen, seeing as I know you (!!) the best we can do and you know I've tried really hard, is match the other fella's price.

Just like that, he could take thousands off the price he was willing to charge me last week for the exact same product. Just like that.

The amount of acting, pulling the wool over the eyes, beguiling, shenanigans and complete and absolute roguery in business is hugely entertaining. Totus mundus agit histrionem, to paraphrase Pythagoras. You wouldn't get it in the Abbey Theatre; acting is the biggest business in Ireland! Still, despite the entertainment from little robbing bastard (who is part of a massive, hugely profitable [understandably!] company) down the road here in Dublin I think I'll give my business to the smaller company on the other side of Ireland just for forcing the rest of them to be a bit more honest.

Bredabe

Hands up, I dont like the person that has been elected mayor of the city im in this weekend, or his politics.

He has decided that he is going to regenerate the area he's "from", even tho he went to boarding school and uni in other places.
So what makes me TH about that? my neighbour asked him in response to a comment he made before he was elected to the cll, where he lived in the area, he said the name of the road they were on, his response to "what no?" was "Oh, it was such and such road"(1 estate over).
Love to see over fed and not very bright politicians make twits of themselves in public, esp if they do it regularly.

Bredabe

TH, an acquaintance I hadn't seen for a while remarked on me losing a lot of weight.

This conversation I overheard in a train station, two older man sitting on one of the seats were talking, one stopped to ask a staff member where that member was from, he responded that he was a dub and walked off. The first man turned to the second and said, "you would have to be so nice to them(train staff) as you never know where you'll meet them down the town" awww, made me homesick for the times I lived in small towns and we had to mind P&Q's as it would be all over the place in a nano if i didn't, even tho the mobile hadnt be invented yet.

retro:electro

Trivially happy that I am not a mother yet. Spent the last 48 hours minding two kids under 4. Holy shiz. Tired isn't the word. (So tired that I just posted this in the wrong thread, twice) I will enjoy my uninterrupted sleep tonight and will continue to be selfish and carefree for another few years!

madmaggie

I got my dog groomed yesterday. She is lepping around like a daft puppy, delighted to be rid of her heavy coat.

northgirl

Was slightly late for a hair appointment today so called to say I was running slightly late. Turned out they had me booked in with the wrong person and 15 minutes earlier than my appointment was supposed to be. Really wanted to get it done so called somewhere else and got an appointment which was really efficient, the hairdresser was sound and I came out with a much better result than I have done previously with the first salon! Delighted with it.

Colser

When I was coming off the slip road today this fella in a jeep wouldn't let me in,we glanced at each other briefly and I had to slow down and pull in behind him,I then went into the other lane and as I was about to pass him he decided he was in the wrong lane and tried to pull over right in front of me but I kept going and he was behind me approaching the lights where I just got through but he had to stop.

Very childish I know but it did make me happy.ðŸ˜

Rubberlegs

I'm the least observant person I know but I have realised that a former poster is back under another guise:)

LynnGrace

Bought a pair of shoes with a flowery pattern all over them

. They are so cute!

TrustedApple

Today is my last day in my job to i have 9 days off before i start my new role.

So 9 days holidays !!!!.

The 1st time i have had more then 4 days off in a row in nearly a year i cant wait !!!.

I am like what am i even going to do ?. HA

team_actimel

Fellow motorists who put on their hazards to thank me this morning put a smile on my face.
Decent manners and gratitude can really make someone's day!

Doctor Nick

It's almost 12 and I finish work at 12.30. I love this time - the longest time possible till work again on Monday morning.

Ol' Donie

Just discovered that my local run of the mill Italian chipper does really nice pizzas, way nicer than any of that Domino cheese-in-the-crust-and-ganky-gloop-to-dip-because-more-has-to-be-better-right? style rubbish.

Way cheaper, too.

northgirl

Had a really crappy day and I'm just showered, tucked up watching trashy Bravo TV

ohnonotgmail

Received my new passport in the post this morning. I only applied online last thursday morning. pretty impressive turnaround.

TrustedApple

Love helping mummys in clothes shops.

The zara sale started and I ran over from work and all the muumys are asking me what size do you wear and what would fit my son as there about the same build as you ha

LadyMacBeth_

I go to the hospital every six weeks or so but I have an in depth review with lots of tests once a year, bit like a human NCT. I don't have all of the results yet but so far they are very happy with me and there has been no deterioration in the last year

Winterlong

Having breakfast in the garden. A nice cool 15 degrees and the birds for company.

TrustedApple

2nd last day in the office to I am complete free !!!!!

[Deleted User]

A toddler's imagination. So gorgeous just to sit in the same room as your 2-year-old and hear her playing away on her own. It's such a serious business. Deadly serious, as she positions her dolls and all their utensils (if that's the word) in particular places and then reflects on various aspects of how her toys are arranged.

There are big sighs, nods in frustration, nods in satisfaction and even giggles to herself. There are tut, tuts to various dolls over something which they presumably did, and there are extravagent introductions between dolls. All with a hilarious lisp from still using her soother and from her Spanish lessons (!) [most of the carers in the crèche are Spanish and they have officially designated Spanish lessons, creid é nó ná creid].

There are dolls sitting on imaginary toilets, with herself doing toilet sounds. The faces on her as she thinks through things are a language in their own right. Her lack of verbal skills are definitely being compensated for by a massive range and intensity of facial and body expressions. And then she needs me urgently to help change her doll's nappy and she's very concerned about this. So I get down and change (!) the doll's nappy and during this deadly serious operation (it's completely disrespectful to smile in an emergency like this) herself looks at me and passes a little smile as if to say 'Thanks for playing my game.'

Blessed, beautiful, sacred days.

Ol' Donie

Getting changed to go for a run only to realise I've already got my running socks on.

Been wearing 'em all day.

Huzzah!

PaddyWilliams

stuboy01 wrote: »

plucking out the weird wiry hairs from your eyebrows that look like daddylonglegs legs,
and yes, I'm a man and admit to selectively plucking hairs from my eyebrows, not to shape them mind you, just so I dont look like this:
http://www.therobotsvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Thufir_Hawat.png

I do the exact same thing!

PaddyWilliams

Rogueish wrote: »

I got the job!!!

I am more than trivially happy. It ends up that it is for the maximum hours that I could do alongside my current job and family commitments. I could nearly do cartwheels :-D

Congratulations, delighted for you!

Lady is a tramp

My friend has just asked me to house-sit and dog-sit for her for the foreseeable future.

I'm so scared it won't transpire, but god, if it did ... I've not had a home since June 2015. The thoughts of going back to the same familiar bed one night after another ... I'm just ... overwhelmed. I wish it could happen. I hope it will happen! It looks like it will.

Fingers toes and everything crossable crossed. It's beyond my wildest dreams, to even spend a week not living on couches and out of the boot of my car. Two nights in a row in the same place is such a luxury, the odd time it happens. Let alone weeks on end!

Thinking happy happy happy thoughts ... I'm a good person, I deserve this break! I do! It WILL happen!

stuboy01

plucking out the weird wiry hairs from your eyebrows that look like daddylonglegs legs,
and yes, I'm a man and admit to selectively plucking hairs from my eyebrows, not to shape them mind you, just so I dont look like this:
http://www.therobotsvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Thufir_Hawat.png

Winterlong

FanadMan wrote: »

Now that would be worthy of a pic

Here is mine.

FanadMan

LadyMacBeth_ wrote: »

Mine too, really in full bloom :P

Now that would be worthy of a pic

LadyMacBeth_

FanadMan wrote: »

Just looked outside and all my plants and bushes look lovely. Spent weeks with a soldering iron modifying solar lights and now everything is bathed in colour. Spent so much time matching LED colours to plant colours to show them off.

Mine too, really in full bloom :P

FanadMan

Tell me how wrote: »

Pic perhaps?
Sounds cool.

Tried a few but my phone doesn't seem to do night very well

All that comes out is blurred blobs of light.