Reasons to be cheerful!

[Biggus Dickus]

Went fishing with my dad again. Not only was the weather fantastic, but this time we hit the mother load. The beast in the picture is 8,5kg. And there were 6 more where it came from.

Man that is some fish you got there Gman, how awesome...wow! I would love to reel something like that in.

How long did it take to reel it in, and is this while trolling and using live bait, or did you just harpoon the beast?

Also, can I come fishing on your Dad's boat as well?

[Buddy]

Wow, that is exciting Buddy!  How far is Philadelphia from where you are now?

701 miles from here

[Firebird]

Wow, that is exciting Buddy!  How far is Philadelphia from where you are now?

701 miles from here

A good start, though that still means you have to move to Philly  Ok, I'm sure it's a decent place, I've been there a few times myself. But their sports fans are such assholes. The only time I've been legitimately nervous at a concert/sporting event was when I went to an NFL game at old Veterans Stadium, Giants vs. Eagles. I saw multiple fights break out directly around me. And that was just among the Eagles fans. (Ok, that last part was made up, but it was pretty screwed up)

But hey, you're getting out of Indiana and coming to the Northeast, and that's awesome. Congrats!

[Claireliontamer]

Wow, that is exciting Buddy!  How far is Philadelphia from where you are now?

701 miles from here

A good start, though that still means you have to move to Philly  Ok, I'm sure it's a decent place, I've been there a few times myself. But their sports fans are such assholes. The only time I've been legitimately nervous at a concert/sporting event was when I went to an NFL game at old Veterans Stadium, Giants vs. Eagles. I saw multiple fights break out directly around me. And that was just among the Eagles fans. (Ok, that last part was made up, but it was pretty screwed up)

But hey, you're getting out of Indiana and coming to the Northeast, and that's awesome. Congrats!

I've spent in a day in Philadelphia City when I had a lot of time between flights.  I wasn't in the best frames of mind as I was on my way home from Virginia so sad about having to be there in the first place and it was raining really heavily the whole time.  It seemed okay, had a bit of character about the place and a good atmosphere, lots of touristy things around the bell and constitution.  I was disappointed with the cheese-steak I had though, was expecting to be blown away by it.  Oh and the other thing that got me, more than any other American city I've been too was the amount of beggars on the street.  It could be that they were targetting the touristy areas I was in but every few steps I seemed to be asked for money. 

However, moving away from home for college is exciting and a big milestone in anyone's life.  I'm sure you'll have an awesome time Buddy.  I loved being a student in a big city

Oh and you get some pretty good flight deals from the UK to Philadelphia airport so you can come back here

[Buddy]

I just got to 75,000 miles on Charlie!

[Firebird]

I just got to 75,000 miles on Charlie!

15, 000 miles more than I've gotten on my 12 year old car.

[Bad Penny II]

I just got to 75,000 miles on Charlie!

So why is this post in the cheerful?
It's near 120,000km  130 is time to sell.
I don't want to suggest grumpy, the new owner has let it go so.
But if you want to talk to god about it I'll put a word in for you.

[Buddy]

I just got to 75,000 miles on Charlie!

So why is this post in the cheerful?
It's near 120,000km  130 is time to sell.
I don't want to suggest grumpy, the new owner has let it go so.
But if you want to talk to god about it I'll put a word in for you.

Considering that most cars the same age have well over 100k on them having 75k is a good thing. My last car had almost 200k before it was totaled.

[Bad Penny II]

I just got to 75,000 miles on Charlie!

So why is this post in the cheerful?
It's near 120,000km  130 is time to sell.
I don't want to suggest grumpy, the new owner has let it go so.
But if you want to talk to god about it I'll put a word in for you.

Considering that most cars the same age have well over 100k on them having 75k is a good thing. My last car had almost 200k before it was totaled.

Sorry

Humans shouldn't put their birthdays in the Cheerful after their 24th.
Car odometer advances should be met with a feeling of ill ease, not a cheerful post.
That's just me though

[Guardian85]

Well, the Sweden Rock Festival is over. I am now in a hotel in Copenhagen reflecting on the benefits of sleeping in a place with walls and running water. But the festival was still awesome! I'll post some highlights whenot I have a proper computer to work with.

Man that is some fish you got there Gman, how awesome...wow! I would love to reel something like that in.

How long did it take to reel it in, and is this while trolling and using live bait, or did you just harpoon the beast?

Also, can I come fishing on your Dad's boat as well?

Since I have a motorboating licence now I could take any of you out whenever. Just find your way here during summer.

The fish was caught while casting with a metal lure and took about 10 minutes to reel in. We were in pretty shallow waters.

[Asmodean]

Since I have a motorboating licence now I could take any of you out whenever.

Context? Fuck context. This is just better without.

[OldGit]

Sorry Humans shouldn't put their birthdays in the Cheerful after their 24th.
Car odometer advances should be met with a feeling of ill ease, not a cheerful post.
That's just me though

No, me too.  Any mileage is bad mileage for people and for cars.

[Firebird]

I got a nice raise. And a promise of a forthcoming promotion later this year 

[xSilverPhinx]

That's great, Firebird!

[Buddy]

That's wonderful Firebird!!