Have you had a priceless day?

[Timber020]

We have been having ongoing sagas on a developers worksite, its steep enough for a goat to break its neck on, never NEVER gets any sun, is just loose rock and dirt and they always expect us to cut trees and haul them 100m up a basically unclimbable slope. (we call it the valley of darkness)

This morning, 100kmph winds my phone goes "hi timber its X, the wind and rain has brought down a slide with trees on it, can you deal?"
Seriously thought about pretending not to hear him, my guys sick anyhow, Im by myself and weather sucks. tempted to claim my phones dying but find myself stupidly saying "Sure, will be right there."

Load up 2 chainsaw winches, cables, power pruners, pulleys, ropes for africa, tirfir, ladder, GRCS amongst the usual tree gear.

Get to the job, look down the bank and theres at least a couple tonnes of trees, rootball and ALOT of mud and rock in a mess down there.shit.

Theres a digger down in the hole, and apparently the guys doing the stablising have to get a new big compactor fitting down there, so just as im trying to work out how I am going to do this by myself a fucking great beautiful CRANE show up.

Cost of setting up chipper, truck, winch, rope, pulleys, redirects, climbing lines, cables....$190

Having a crane come in and pull the whole lot up in 2 goes and dropping it beside chipper and letting me get the job done in less than 5 hours and not break my ass doing it

PRICELESS

[gijoe1313]

Reading about EJ's pricless experiences while riding my little ol'hornet is priceless ... thats about what happens on an average day riding my little ol'hornet!

Actually, being in class working with a student who suddenly has the penny drop ... and the change in their look and bearing ... is priceless. It's the sort of thing that keeps pulling you back in when you're thinking "damn, I should give up teaching..."

Update : mmmm scored a free piece of chocolate mud cake, I have a non contact period now (not teaching) and the sun is out and I have a hard working student doing her assessment .... priceless!

[vifferman]

w00t.
Today is much better than that other day. I was late for work, because despite getting up at 5:45, I let the vifferbabe get in the shower first, and went back to bed because it was cold. I could have still made it to work early (I was planning to noisify the zorst and park in front of the whingey lady downstairs's office), but I had instructions to get #2 Son to do some whasing, owing to the shiny big thing in the sky (StrongBad it's called, according to the boys). Huh - that wasn't going to happen, so I did some myself, and it was after "the time I was supposed to be at work" before I even got out the door.
It's sunny!
So, there I was, riding to work, late, and I didn't get a ticket and lose my licence, even though I exceeeeeeeded the speeeeeeed limit by a goodly amount, and eeeeeven though I passed four cops here'n'there (though I wasn't speeding then coz I saw them).
But (however!) and EXCELLENT start to the day, when I'd gone past cops #1 and #2, and then noticed my front wheel had encountered a local gravity anomaly.
It wasn't deliberate - I was pootling along in first, and gave it a moderate handful of throttle, and noticed the steering had gone all light, and I was now sitting in a backward-leaning position! Not my first wheelie on the CakeMixer, but quite unintenional, and easily the best ever.
If I'd expected it, or known that was going to happen, I would've given it more throttle! Nothing like a stuntingly good start to the day.

And my computer and server now have twice the RAM, so they now work properly!
And everything is going well (except I dunno if my Dear Old Mum is at Death's Door or not.)

And it's FRIDAY (a.k.a. POETS day). Not at all like those two execrable days Monday and (especially) Tuesday.

[DarkLord]

I was riding home from work on the motorway on the North Shore the other day. I'd just gone past Wairau Park and was heading south. I was pretty grumpy as it had been a long day and I just wanted to get home.

A white car came alongside me on my right and I didn't notice it until I saw a lot of movement from inside the car and realised that there were 3 kids in the back seat who were looking at me and waving and smiling, so I grinned at them and waved back, much to their delight.

Seeing their reaction to my wave was pretty priceless, gave me something to feel good about.

[vifferman]

...there were 3 kids in the back seat who were looking at me and waving and smiling, so I grinned at them and waved back, much to their delight.

Seeing their reaction to my wave was pretty priceless, gave me something to feel good about.

Yeah, that's always a goodun.
On the way to work this morning, I stopped at the traffic lights on Onewa Road by the school, just before the pedestrian buzzer went. The kids were quite interested in my bike. Pity I forgot to wave...

[martybabe]

Just come back from spending all day being tested in Hospital and have received the all clear.

That is really really priceless.

Thanx No1 and mom, for the threats and encouragement, Bless ya both. Priceless. X

[wysper]

The day my son was born and now coming home every day to see his reaction when I walk in the door. That to me is priceless

yep, that is the best! and when they can shout out daddy as the come charging towards you too is awesome

Just come back from spending all day being tested in Hospital and have received the all clear.

That is really really priceless.

Thanx No1 and mom, for the threats and encouragement, Bless ya both. Priceless. X

Congrats martybabe!!

Hope the weather is fine for some good riding this weekend too.

[Number One]

Thanx ...... for the threats and encouragement,

DAMN and I was so loooking forward to man candying up your place too.

Seriously though - fab news...you've just given me something to smile about been a terminally boring day of housework and grocery shopping, being COLD and not being able to get on my bike...even though it ain't raining and I know it will be tomorrow and Sunday

Brunch was nice though, hubby and I hob nobbed with the lunchtime lot at a local cafe...blardy gorgeous corn fritters with bacon and sour cream and sweet chili and salad...FARK I'm hungry! Time to get the tea on...housewifes work is never done

[Mom]

Just come back from spending all day being tested in Hospital and have received the all clear.

That is really really priceless.

Thanx No1 and mom, for the threats and encouragement, Bless ya both. Priceless. X

Must spread myself apparently, is that what the Doc said too?

[martybabe]

Must spread myself apparently, is that what the Doc said too?

Nah, the doc said, don't forget to thank your mom for them genes, your a goddamn sexual tyrannosaurus.

Thing is my moms in heaven with Elvis, so he must mean you!

Thank you mom. mothers-day bling on route after I've spread em.

[EJK]

Hmm last night wasn't that good... I guess no price is too high for what I got on the "Priceless" day.

Time has healed the worst, I bet it will def heal this one