Small pleasures.Things that please you more than they should

Small pleasures.Things that please you more than they should

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Wombat3

11,976 posts

205 months

Thursday 20th February 2020
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Budflicker said:
Last Visit said:
Just crimped my first ever RJ45. Extremely satisfying and has been the highlight of my evening.
So fiddly
....but so satisfying when all 8 lights on the tester go on one after the other as they should!

talksthetorque

Original Poster:

10,815 posts

134 months

Thursday 20th February 2020
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When you put a new screen protector on your phone and the contact patch spreads slowly and evenly up the screen leaving no bubbles or fibres.

csd19

2,170 posts

116 months

Thursday 20th February 2020
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A really decent cup of tea, and conversely, the way the first cold pint just slips down.

(At this time of year) - being able to drive on a dry road for once, even if it is covered in salt dust. And when you get home the tyre treads are all white compared to the sidewalls.

I agree with the diy tasks and having the right tools for the job, same as when doing something on the car and the tooling makes it a much shorter and easier job than otherwise - most satisfying biggrin

The cold side of the pillow

Scabutz

7,482 posts

79 months

Thursday 20th February 2020
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Warm summers evening, comfy chair, ice cold glass of white wine, music, some nibbles.

Crappy winter day, hot fire, glass of red wine..

The hot shower after a cold or wet ride/run.

Monkeylegend

26,226 posts

230 months

Thursday 20th February 2020
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Stripping wallpaper when you get that bit that just keeps on pulling off without tearing.

ChevronB19

5,737 posts

162 months

Thursday 20th February 2020
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The smell of Castrol R racing oil.

But in all honesty, the one that gets me the most is the day you step out of the house and you can ‘smell’ spring

glazbagun

14,259 posts

196 months

Thursday 20th February 2020
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Monkeylegend said:
Stripping wallpaper when you get that bit that just keeps on pulling off without tearing.
yes And cutting wrapping paper when the scissor just glide all the way.

Roofless Toothless

5,613 posts

131 months

Friday 21st February 2020
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csd19 said:
A really decent cup of tea, and conversely, the way the first cold pint just slips down.

(At this time of year) - being able to drive on a dry road for once, even if it is covered in salt dust. And when you get home the tyre treads are all white compared to the sidewalls.

I agree with the diy tasks and having the right tools for the job, same as when doing something on the car and the tooling makes it a much shorter and easier job than otherwise - most satisfying biggrin

The cold side of the pillow
The dry side of the bed.

bristolracer

5,528 posts

148 months

Friday 21st February 2020
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Wombat3 said:
Budflicker said:
Last Visit said:
Just crimped my first ever RJ45. Extremely satisfying and has been the highlight of my evening.
So fiddly
....but so satisfying when all 8 lights on the tester go on one after the other as they should!
I went to a client's house where the sparks had wired one end to configuration A and the other end to configuration B, about 20 ports in all.

MockingJay

1,311 posts

128 months

Friday 21st February 2020
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Getting out on a bike ride, even if just once a week to leave everything behind and just relax.

Desiderata

2,330 posts

53 months

Friday 21st February 2020
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Putting down all 7 letters in Scrabble to make a nine letter word.
Did it last night, first time in a few years. Still went on to lose the game but that didn't matter, I was still buzzing .

tobinen

9,184 posts

144 months

Friday 21st February 2020
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New shoe laces

sinbaddio

2,357 posts

175 months

Friday 21st February 2020
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Sunshine

anonymous-user

53 months

Friday 21st February 2020
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Going to bed knowing you have nothing you need to get up for and can justify spending hours watching YouTube before going to sleep.

Being tucked up in bed when it’s stormy outside and knowing all the cats are in and also safely tucked up.

The noise of a distant lawnmower in the middle of summer, ditto the smell of a barbecue even if it isn’t yours.

Leaving work on the last day before going on leave (particularly at Christmas).

Spending every last penny of your subsistence allowance when away with work laugh, and also checking into your hotel room after a long day travelling/in meetings.

Locking the bathroom door before your evening poo and shower, knowing that you are alone and aren’t going to be disturbed.

The smell of ground coffee, the noise it makes as it drips into the cup when using an aeropress and how easy said device is to clean.

Walking into work, checking the team calendar and seeing that most people are out and it’s going to be a quiet day.

When a st meeting gets cancelled.

When an email comes round, subject: cakes lick

Getting home after a long day and seeing my lad’s face light up, him shouting DADDY and coming running over for a hug cloud9

Remembering that you bought a chocolate bar the other day and left it in your bag for your future self to enjoy during a particularly st day.

Meeting up with your best mate from school who just so happens to work in the same place and going for a walk around site. Try to do this most days if we can, he’s off travelling and probably not coming back to this place in November frown

The day every month when I meet up with more friends from school and we all go to an incredibly council eatery. Don’t know what it is, but nothing could make one of these days bad. I even enjoy fighting through the traffic to pick 2 of them up from work.

Simple pleasures like these are, imo, the best kind. It’s the novelty factor I think.

Edited by JDB96 on Friday 21st February 10:46

apotek

647 posts

184 months

Friday 21st February 2020
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Pulling the correct fuse and replacing it to reactivate my SL merc soft close on the boot even if only temporary.
Chatwins fruit danish.

Cotty

39,389 posts

283 months

Friday 21st February 2020
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Shutting your work computer off at 1pm knowing your have the rest of the afternoon in the pub with your mates.

RicksAlfas

13,355 posts

243 months

Friday 21st February 2020
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Peeling a satsuma in one piece.

Monkeylegend

26,226 posts

230 months

Friday 21st February 2020
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RicksAlfas said:
Peeling a satsuma in one piece.
And making a the shape of male genitals with the skin.

irocfan

40,154 posts

189 months

Friday 21st February 2020
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Roofless Toothless said:
The dry side of the bed.
hehe

Gary29

4,131 posts

98 months

Friday 21st February 2020
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I've very recently (last night) discovered Garibaldi biscuits, never tried them before in my life, they're a revelation, had to stop myself from eating the whole pack last night in one sitting.