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Re: Little things that make you happy
« Reply #460 on: July 16, 2014, 11:09:24 pm »
No fluorescent in there to better admire your hardware?

Nope, the garage is last on the list for the next reno  :(

You could bang that off in an afternoon if you were so inclined...the lights I mean.  Not a reno.   ;)

Yeah, I need better lighting in there for sure.

Actually, you could just put an 8 footer in place of the current incandescent if it will fit...Barring that a 4 footer.  One hour job.
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Re: Little things that make you happy
« Reply #461 on: July 17, 2014, 07:12:46 am »


Clean cars
I would be more happy driving the cars instead of cleaning the cars  ;D

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Re: Little things that make you happy
« Reply #462 on: July 17, 2014, 11:59:20 am »
Taking a moment to enjoy the movement on my automatic watch as I put it on today...tiny gears and springs, cool.

Driving to work I got to wondering how many other things I own that are worth looking inside of to see how they work...

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Re: Little things that make you happy
« Reply #463 on: July 17, 2014, 12:17:40 pm »
Taking a moment to enjoy the movement on my automatic watch as I put it on today...tiny gears and springs, cool.

Driving to work I got to wondering how many other things I own that are worth looking inside of to see how they work...

It's always fun taking things apart.  Getting them back together, however...      :rofl2:
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Re: Little things that make you happy
« Reply #464 on: July 17, 2014, 01:05:09 pm »
The smell of french fries coming from the old tdi jetta sitting in front of me at a traffic light instead of the putrid stench normally associated with that vintage.  :thumbup:

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Re: Little things that make you happy
« Reply #465 on: July 17, 2014, 01:14:14 pm »
Our boss just left, and isn't back until Tuesday morning.  The mood is lighter in here already!  ;D
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Re: Little things that make you happy
« Reply #466 on: July 17, 2014, 01:14:52 pm »
The smell of french fries coming from the old tdi jetta sitting in front of me at a traffic light instead of the putrid stench normally associated with that vintage.  :thumbup:
Biodiesel fuel?

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Re: Little things that make you happy
« Reply #467 on: July 17, 2014, 02:45:22 pm »
Hearing the turbo whine in the C30.
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Re: Little things that make you happy
« Reply #468 on: July 17, 2014, 04:36:37 pm »
Searching for the bicycle pump this morning and not finding it. Eventually resort to waking and asking Lady O only to be told "It's in the lilac bush." as if that was the most logical place for it.

 :rofl: :rofl2: :rofl: :rofl2: Thrown in a fit of anger?  I don't know why, but that makes me laugh... :rofl2:

Thrown, I could see. But, the pump had its hose neatly placed in its clamps and the pump was propped upright pretty much in the centre of the fairly sizable lilac bush. I have no idea why.
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Re: Little things that make you happy
« Reply #469 on: July 17, 2014, 04:37:38 pm »
It was abducted by aliens and then they replaced it on Earth.
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Re: Little things that make you happy
« Reply #470 on: July 17, 2014, 04:53:44 pm »
Coming across a brain-worm of a song that is actually fun to sing / hum / dance to.

Like this very thread-appropriate song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Sxv-sUYtM

(Pharrell Williams - Happy)
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Re: Little things that make you happy
« Reply #471 on: July 17, 2014, 05:11:43 pm »
The smell of french fries coming from the old tdi jetta sitting in front of me at a traffic light instead of the putrid stench normally associated with that vintage.  :thumbup:
Biodiesel fuel?

Yeah, it had a bunch of stickers on it that i didnt get to read, but the funny thing is that it had Maine plates.  Made me wonder how they go about getting fuel while travelling.

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Re: Little things that make you happy
« Reply #472 on: July 17, 2014, 05:23:06 pm »
Coming across a brain-worm of a song that is actually fun to sing / hum / dance to.

Like this very thread-appropriate song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Sxv-sUYtM

(Pharrell Williams - Happy)
Seriously catchy tune! I've had this song stuck in my head for the last 2 days. Our son's preschool used it during their end of year slide show. So the song always reminds me of my little guy. Which makes me...

....Happy!!! ;D

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Re: Little things that make you happy
« Reply #473 on: July 17, 2014, 08:35:54 pm »
Mangoes from Israel... :drool:

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Re: Little things that make you happy
« Reply #474 on: July 17, 2014, 10:39:07 pm »
Coming across a brain-worm of a song that is actually fun to sing / hum / dance to.

Like this very thread-appropriate song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Sxv-sUYtM

(Pharrell Williams - Happy)
Seriously catchy tune! I've had this song stuck in my head for the last 2 days. Our son's preschool used it during their end of year slide show. So the song always reminds me of my little guy. Which makes me...

....Happy!!! ;D

Weird Al's version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsWo8apgLys

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Re: Little things that make you happy
« Reply #475 on: July 18, 2014, 01:36:45 am »
and listening to his "word crimes" made me happy

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Re: Little things that make you happy
« Reply #476 on: July 18, 2014, 05:17:13 pm »
Downtown Oakville Midnight Madness tonight.

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Little things that make you happy
« Reply #477 on: July 19, 2014, 03:21:02 pm »
 Empty trails to mountain bike on because it's raining

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Re: Little things that make you happy
« Reply #478 on: July 19, 2014, 03:22:30 pm »
Knowing it raining in the COTU, and not here  ;D

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Re: Little things that make you happy
« Reply #479 on: July 19, 2014, 03:25:09 pm »
Taking the top off the Jeep  ;D
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