Small pleasures.Things that please you more than they should
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Going to cut wrapping paper, and the scissors just slide perfectly thru the paper without you having to cut it.
Playing vinyl. Selecting the LP, the smell as it comes out of the sleeve, giving it a clean and placing it on the turntable. Queuing up the arm and dropping it down, the strobe flicking on the turntable dots and the dots moving as you power it up and then coming to a halt as it hits the speed, the slight crackle and pops as it's about to start. The arrival of the sound, and that warmth (imagined or not) you don't seem to get on digital formats.
And my kids saying "look at the size of that, all for 20 mins of music. I've got 15000 tracks on my micro SD card, and it's only half full."
Playing vinyl. Selecting the LP, the smell as it comes out of the sleeve, giving it a clean and placing it on the turntable. Queuing up the arm and dropping it down, the strobe flicking on the turntable dots and the dots moving as you power it up and then coming to a halt as it hits the speed, the slight crackle and pops as it's about to start. The arrival of the sound, and that warmth (imagined or not) you don't seem to get on digital formats.
And my kids saying "look at the size of that, all for 20 mins of music. I've got 15000 tracks on my micro SD card, and it's only half full."
Wombat3 said:
Approaching a bend on a (private) road that you can see right through, dropping a cog, using the whole road on entry & exit, clipping the apex & unwinding the lock as you exit whilst feeling the car go slightly light in your hands with your foot on the floor 
as the great tony hancock once said " i didn't understand a word of that but it sounds fantastic ". 
back to topic, a crazy b
h-troll up the road puts two traffic cones on the road outside her house to secure a parking space, my day is not really complete till i experience the warm glow of satisfaction as I place them back on the pavement.Edited by Big-Bo-Beep on Monday 10th February 21:06
TwigtheWonderkid said:
Going to cut wrapping paper, and the scissors just slide perfectly thru the paper without you having to cut it.
Playing vinyl. Selecting the LP, the smell as it comes out of the sleeve, giving it a clean and placing it on the turntable. Queuing up the arm and dropping it down, the strobe flicking on the turntable dots and the dots moving as you power it up and then coming to a halt as it hits the speed, the slight crackle and pops as it's about to start. The arrival of the sound, and that warmth (imagined or not) you don't seem to get on digital formats.
And my kids saying "look at the size of that, all for 20 mins of music. I've got 15000 tracks on my micro SD card, and it's only half full."
Drawing attention to spelling mistakes. But, I am an arse.Playing vinyl. Selecting the LP, the smell as it comes out of the sleeve, giving it a clean and placing it on the turntable. Queuing up the arm and dropping it down, the strobe flicking on the turntable dots and the dots moving as you power it up and then coming to a halt as it hits the speed, the slight crackle and pops as it's about to start. The arrival of the sound, and that warmth (imagined or not) you don't seem to get on digital formats.
And my kids saying "look at the size of that, all for 20 mins of music. I've got 15000 tracks on my micro SD card, and it's only half full."
glenrobbo said:
Gromm said:
Big-Bo-Beep said:
The soft fluffiness of a new bath towel, never the same after the first machine wash.
It helps if you use a quality fabric softener and tumble dry them.Oh, and ice cold glass of Coke Zero with slice lemon still bubbling in a tall glass. Never fails.
Thanks a bunch!
Edited by glenrobbo on Tuesday 4th February 09:31
Frank7 said:
Andeh1 said:
A cheap petrol station when you are low on fuel! 
Seeing any open petrol station when you’re running on fumes is a whole lot better.
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