What Cheered You Up Today?

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Going to pick up a new meat smoker this evening. One that holds temps better than my current one and is more portable so I can take it to the park, camping, hunting etc...

The bad news is I've got a cold and my sense of taste is gone so anythign I would cook on it this weekend would be a waste of time;(
 
Getting the company car ready for monday:
Filled 'er up, checked the rims pumped 'em a bit, checked the various fluids - brakes, cooler, servo, sprinkler, oil - and washed the poor thing. A dry warm week in the Copenhagen had made the Focus dusty and dirty, it looked very nice when I was finished. Checked the lights, brakes and all, it's ready to roll on monday alright.
I had already vacuumed it inside the other day, so that wasn't needed just yet.
And since I didn't have much else to do today, I took my time and enjoyed the process thoroughly, relaxing and having a good time. *happy smile*

EDIT: Dayum!! Forgot to check the spare wheel! Gotta do that the next time I'm off to tend to the car!
I bet it hasn't been done even once, ever since the car left the dealer!
 
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Today is the last day of my busiest week of the year at work. Last day for the Supernationals dirt track event in Boone Iowa. Hell week for sure.
 

Wow, your company car gets more love than mine ever did! Driving round the M25 every day in the winter, I rarely bothered to have the outside cleaned as it would return to a muck-streaked mess in about 5 minutes flat. It got washed if I happened to catch a van cleaner at work. I was lucky enough to have a Clio with electronic everything, including dipstick, so fluid checks were done while sat inside in the warm Sadly, after I racked up nearly 10000 miles in four months, they decided to take it off me and give me a Corsa, which was the worst thing I have ever driven in my life. It lasted three weeks, only to be replaced by... another Corsa
 
was driving home about 1.30 today, saw a smoke trail in the sky ahead of me then my hair stood on end as i realised it was a Vulcan flying along quite low !!!!!

havn't seen a vulcan in the flesh since i was about 10 years old, only downside was i was in the car and couldnt hear that amazing sound she makes

cheered me right up after working 24 of the last 32 hours
 
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Well, I rather like to know that everything in and on the car has been thoroughly checked and made ready for everyday use, so that I don't have to worry about that.
Plus I also think that it makes a car a lot more comfy to drive around in, knowing and feeling that it's clean and nice and everything's been checked.
But then again, I have the luxury of having the garage at the central police station in Copenhagen at my disposal, which means that everything's there, ready for use when you need it:
Car wash, motorcycle washing room, truck wash, all kinds of fluids that you need to keep a car running, air pumps for the tyres, huge industrial size vacuum cleaners, one on each side of the car so that you don't have to drag the vacuuum cleaner all over the place in order to clean the car - well...everything's there, except spare parts. They're stored in the mechanic's storage area of the huge garage building.
And that makes life a lot easier when you want to make a car ready.

You also have my deepest sympathy, having to deal with a Corsa. I can only imagine that a Punto would be worse...or something like that.

My good thing for today?
Spent the day at the museum, which means that I get 1½ day off in the other end of the week = short week, long weekend.
 

Corsa.............Holden Barina here.............you have my sympathy...............
 
Watching a TV programme, via i-player on my computer, which my just-turned 17 years old daughter 'phoned me about, excited that it was so good, and must tell Dad!
Apart from being happy to know I can get some programmes on my PC now, and enjoying the show very much, I was really pleased to learn that my daughter was so interested, and amazed, by this programme on the Battle of Britain.
Don't know if you can get it in other parts of the world other than the UK, but it was called 'David Jason - Battle of Britain', and was on ITV. Go to itv.com, and check the i-player listings. I think it was first screened on Saturday, 11th September, and is available for 7 days.
For those who don't know, David Jason is a well-known actor in the UK, now 70 years old (hence his showing the BoB from the year of his birth), and known for his comedy roles, mainly 'Only Fools and Horses', and more recently, the more serious acting in 'A Touch of Frost'.
The above programme is well laid-out, and he visits various locations, in the UK, prominent in the Battle, talks to three veteran pilots of the Battle, and others involved, such as plotters, Observer Corps, ground crew and so on, and sees the BBMF, with the programme ending with his flight in the two-seat 'Grace' Spit MkIX, over the White Cliffs of Dover, and the Channel, including the BoB Memorial.
Well worth seeing, and sorry for the long post. But getting this from my daughter really cheered me up and I forgot the pain for a while !
 
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