2010 YES!!! The "I'm so happy" thread.

[Gail]

I have just got an email telling me that I have won the Euromillions lottery in Spain,   considering I don't partake any lottery's I think that is very generous.
All I have to do is send them my Bank details and they will lodge €25million straight into my account. Isn't that very kind

There are still some very generous people in the world.

I've just received notification from a magazine publisher that they have paid £775.00 into my bank account and they have indeed done so.  Strange thing is I haven't written anything for them for ages (and they usually only pay around £100 for an article anyway).

So sadly there must be a mix up somewhere and the money must go back - and I could have had such fun at the Harlow show on Saturday with £700!

[Maggi Young]

Gail, we find that some publications are so slow in paying that when the money does finally arrive the work done is but a distant memory  .... perhaps we should sharpen up our invoicing? 

[TheOnionMan]

As an IT (Information Technology) guy, I do not recommend clicking on .swf (ShockWave Flash) files on the web, as they can harbour viruses.  Basically, a .swf is an "executable" file (runs and executes computer commands in the background).  These files are typically legitimate, but there's evidence that the file format has been hacked and some .SWF files can contain virus code.  I never click on such things, as my clean computer is more valuable that a few chuckles, I hope everyone here considers this advise.
See: http://community.mcafee.com/thread/3217


Edit by Maggi: This post was in reference to a post made earlier  with a link which McMark warns us to be cautious about... that post was removed by the Forumists.... just in case!

[art600]

Another miserable day, so I thought I would cheer you up - even those who might be enjoying glorious sunshine.

Getting Married

Jacob, age 92, and Rebecca, age 89, living in   Devon , are all excited about their decision to get married.
 
They go for a stroll to discuss the wedding, and on the way they pass a chemist. Jacob suggests they go in.

Jacob addresses the man behind the counter: "Are you the owner?"

The pharmacist answers, "Yes."

Jacob: "We're about to get married. Do you sell heart medication?"

Pharmacist: "Of course we do."

Jacob: "How about medicine for circulation?"

Pharmacist: "All kinds "

Jacob: "Medicine for rheumatism?"

Pharmacist: "Definitely."

Jacob: "How about suppositories?"

Pharmacist: "You bet!"

Jacob: "Medicine for memory problems, arthritis, and Alzheimer's?"

Pharmacist: "Yes, a large variety. The works."

Jacob: "What about vitamins, sleeping pills, Geritol, antidotes for Parkinson's disease?"

Pharmacist: "Absolutely."

Jacob: "Everything for heartburn and indigestion?"

Pharmacist: "We sure do."

Jacob: "You sell wheelchairs and walkers and canes?"

Pharmacist: "All speeds and sizes."

Jacob: "Adult incontinence pants?"

Pharmacist: "Sure."

Jacob: "We'd like to use this store for our wedding presents list..."

 

[Anthony Darby]

I would think most of the guests would qualify for all these free on the NHS. A pharmacist friend just sold his shop for 2.4 million GBP so they don't need the extra business.

[Hristo]

On a day trip out to see Colchicum biebersteinii flowering, found a FAB slope with several hundred flowering bulbs, pic in the Colchicum thread.

[Lesley Cox]

A friend of mine went to a wedding last weekend. The bride was 84 and the groom a juvenile 62. Can't imagine what would have prompted such a marriage but apparently a good time was had by all.

[Anthony Darby]

Shortly before Vivienne and I got married a friend overheard a conversation between to ladies of a certain age: "I hear they are going to Bali on honeymoon"; "that won't be cheap"; "well at their age they won't be having any family!".

[Michael J Campbell]

 A  Scottish couple decided to go to Spain to thaw out

  during a particularly icy winter. They planned to stay at

  the same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20

  years  earlier.   

  Because of hectic schedules, it was difficult to

  coordinate their travel schedules. So, the husband left

  Glasgow and flew to  Barcelona  on Thursday, with his

  wife flying down the following day. The husband checked into

  the hotel. There was a computer in his room, so he decided

  to send an email to his wife. However, he accidentally left

  out one letter in her email address, and without realizing

  his error, sent the email.   

  Meanwhile, somewhere in Blackpool , a widow had just

  returned home from her husband's funeral. He was a minister

  who died following a heart attack.   

  The widow decided to check her email expecting messages

  from relatives and friends. After reading the first message,

  she screamed and fainted. 

  The widow's son rushed into the room, found his mother on

  the floor, and saw the computer screen which read:   

  To: My Loving Wife

  Subject: I've Arrived

  Date: October 16, 2008 

  I know you're surprised to hear from me. They have

  computers here now and you are allowed to send emails to

  your loved ones. 

  I've just arrived and have been checked in. I see that

  Everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow.   

  Looking forward to seeing you then! Hope your journey is as

  uneventful as mine was.
 

  P...S. B****ing hot down here! 

 

[Gail]

Wonderful, thank you! 

[Ragged Robin]

What a great story Michael 

[angie]

Enjoyed that one Michael.
Angie

[TC]

A good reason for drinking !!

[David Nicholson]

Pour me a very large one Tom!

[angie]

I am happy today finally got my car back, remember my car broke down on the 3rd January in freezing conditions. I wonder if this is the longest time a repair has took to be carried out. Can anyone beat this, maybe this will be the first time I will win
Angie