Small pleasures.Things that please you more than they should

[anonymous-user]

Birds chirping, couldn't imagine living anywhere without bird noise.

Edited by Thesprucegoose on Tuesday 11th February 00:45

[wibble cb]

Junction 14 of the M4, taking the roundabout under the roadway to then drive to Lambourn, I may have been guilty of changing down and revving the engine of my Boxster, just to hear it bounce off the carriageway above....

[james-witton]

Turning over the pillow and enjoying the cool side.

[RDMcG]

Scratching the ears of my Great Dane when she comes over to my bed to remind me it’s time for a walk at 6am

[The Hypno-Toad]

nikaiyo2 said:

Popping the new coffee jars cherry

100% this. A tiny pleasure but one that makes my day. Speaking of which it will be new jar time when I get to work. Awesome.

[Last Visit]

SCEtoAUX said:

Clicking an RJ45 connector into place.

Agreed, very satisfying.

[cheddar]

Lovely thread.

The simple things.

Keep them coming.

[Newky Brown]

The sound of a Skylark when out walking the dog. I always stop and listen, a real sound of the summer.

[CallMeLegend]

My trusty Opinel No6.

[Bobberoo99]

A few of mine have already been mentioned but,
Opening a fresh jar/bag of coffee.
Using a very sharp kitchen knife.
Waking up and hearing birdsong.
Fresh cut grass.
Fresh bedclothes.

[Gary29]

Going downhill on a bicycle

[RizzoTheRat]

Red traffic lights that change to green just as you're about to brake.

Feeding leftover veg to the goats down the road.

Thesprucegoose said:

Birds chirping, couldn't imagine living anywhere without bird noise.

The seagulls outside my place can fk right off though!

[DocJock]

Last Visit said:

SCEtoAUX said:

Clicking an RJ45 connector into place.

Agreed, very satisfying.

On a similar theme, getting a USB connector the right way up first time.

[Monkeylegend]

Medieval Knievel said:

Monkeylegend said:

Today is Palindrome day 02/02/2020.

The last one was 11/11/1111 and the next will be 12/12/2121.

This pleases me

Edited by Monkeylegend on Sunday 2nd February 21:54

Wasn’t there one 01/02/2010

The palindrome dates mentioned in the BBC article were rarer because they applied to both the UK format for writing dates and the American format for writing dates.

There are more like the one you have mentioned but it doesn't work over the pond using their format.

[Baldchap]

DocJock said:

Last Visit said:

SCEtoAUX said:

Clicking an RJ45 connector into place.

Agreed, very satisfying.

On a similar theme, getting a USB connector the right way up first time.

Impossible!

Though USB C only needs turning over once, which is nice.

[Riley Blue]

The smell of freshly ploughed soil.

[irocfan]

Big-Bo-Beep said:

Yes, compared to bad ones when the kickdown on the autobox goes in the huff and
time stands still as the pantechnicon hurtles towards you and you think " well, I haven't had a bad life ".

TwigtheWonderkid said:

And a fear of palindromes is aibohphobia.

finding out new words (or indeed using a favourite word - mine is defenestrate)

SCEtoAUX said:

I prefer bath towels to be rough. Dressing gowns should be fluffy, not bath towels.

I thought I was the only one who thought this!



Also:

putting on new socks - Euromillions jackpot and it'll likely be a new pair of socks every day!
Hearing my car engine explode into life

[RizzoTheRat]

irocfan said:

or indeed using a favourite word - mine is defenestrate)

How often to get the opportunity to use it (other than when you tell people it's your favourite word)

SCEtoAUX said:

I prefer bath towels to be rough. Dressing gowns should be fluffy, not bath towels.

irocfan said:

putting on new socks

Especially when your feet are wet and cold. That feeling if peeling off your wet trainers and socks and putting on a nice warm dry pair of socks and shoes

[Shakermaker]

irocfan said:

TwigtheWonderkid said:

And a fear of palindromes is aibohphobia.

finding out new words (or indeed using a favourite word - mine is defenestrate)

What do you call a fear of parrots?

[P5BNij]

The aroma of creosote emanating from old railway sleepers in the Summer and the sound of insects buzzing about in the nearby rose bay willowherb. Lovely.