YES!!! The "I'm So Happy!" thread - 2011

[jandals]

Please follow this link and be amazed ...

http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/09/most-alien-looking-place-on-earth.html

Thanks for that Cliff . I also followed a few links from there .

Ate breakfast whilst looking at Socotra , Tristan da Cunha , St.Helena and then somehow back to Barry , Wales to find out that Alistair Reynolds listens to NZ music (Ladyhawke) . Don't know how I kept up the pace

[Darren]

Back to happiness - a parcel of lovely autumn flowering Pleione pseudobulbs turned up from Paul Cumbleton today!

[Maggi Young]

Back to happiness - a parcel of lovely autumn flowering Pleione pseudobulbs turned up from Paul Cumbleton today!

Oh yes, that would come under the happy banner.


Ian got a parcel with a HUGE book about Willem de Kooning ( the artist).... nearly needed two folk to lift it off the van...  not good for bedtime reading! With that and the lovely book he was given as a present in Gent at the weekend.... and me with Belgian chocs to munch... we're both happy! 

[art600]

I bought 4 bags of Arthur Bowers Seed Compost.  The compost was supposed to be finely textured for seeds - it was not.

I took phots of the compost in my seive, after seiving - 3 samples - and sent them to Sinclair.

Within 2 days I was in receipt of a letter of explanation and vouchers to the full value of the 4 bags of compost.

The explanation for the hard lumps was "In 2010 we had a problem with a hole in one of our screens on the production line.  This screen would normally have sieved out the lumps from the compost.  Instead the hole allowed some of the lumps to pass through the screen into the compost mixes.  In October 2010 we shut the factory for a week to allow for necessary machine maintenance - one of the jobs was to replace this faulty screen."    I wonder how many tons of compost was made before the maintenance was performed? 

Moral is - a polite complaint gets rewarded.

[Peter Maguire]

I always like discovering new music, and it's been a while since we had any music-related posts here, so I thought I'd share this one, incredibly moving.

[David Nicholson]

I bought 4 bags of Arthur Bowers Seed Compost.  The compost was supposed to be finely textured for seeds - it was not.

I took phots of the compost in my seive, after seiving - 3 samples - and sent them to Sinclair.

Within 2 days I was in receipt of a letter of explanation and vouchers to the full value of the 4 bags of compost.

The explanation for the hard lumps was "In 2010 we had a problem with a hole in one of our screens on the production line.  This screen would normally have sieved out the lumps from the compost.  Instead the hole allowed some of the lumps to pass through the screen into the compost mixes.  In October 2010 we shut the factory for a week to allow for necessary machine maintenance - one of the jobs was to replace this faulty screen."    I wonder how many tons of compost was made before the maintenance was performed? 

Moral is - a polite complaint gets rewarded.

Arthur,

You're not the only one

http://www.srgc.org.uk/forum/index.php?topic=7748.0

[David Nicholson]

I always like discovering new music, and it's been a while since we had any music-related posts here, so I thought I'd share this one, incredibly moving.

Agreed Peter. Well worth a listen-again, and again and again and ..............

[ranunculus]

Absolutely beautiful Peter ... as are some of his other songs on You Tube.  Another magnificent blind singer graces our planet.

[Anthony Darby]

I could listen to that. So different.

Got this email from "English Corner Shop" today:

CHOCOLATE   
Beech's Coffee Creams 90g    $4.95
Beech's Lime Creams90g    $4.95
Beech's Mint Creams 90g    $3.95
Beech's Orange Creams 90g    $3.95
Beech's  Raspberry Creams 90g    $4.95
Beech's Rose Creams 90g    $4.95
Beech's Strawberry Creams 90g    $3.95
Beech's Violet Creams 90g    $3.95
Beech's  Marzipan Fruits 150g    $13.69
Bendicks Mingles 300g    $8.49
Cadbury Heroes 800g    $22.95
Cadbury Heroes 350g    $9.95
Cadbury Roses 350g    $9.95
Cadbury Roses Tin 850g    $22.95
Galaxy Minstrels Tube 126g    $3.95
Malteser Tube 75g    $3.95
Mars Celebration Tub 855g    $22.95
Milkyway Magic Stars Tube 75g    $3.95
Nestle Milkybar Button Tube 100g    $3.95
Nestle My Purple Bar 40g    $1.32
Nestle Quality Street Tin 1kg    $22.95
Nestle Smarties Penguin 100g    $5.49
Nestle Smarties Tube 170g    $3.95
Quiggins Brandy Truffle Yule Log 50g    $3.95
Quiggins Rum Truffle Christmas Pudding 50g    $3.95
Terry's Chocolate Orange Milk Chocolate 175g    $4.95
Terry's Segsations 330g    $9.95
Thornton's Chocolate Collection 413g    $15.95
Thornton's Christmas Collection 180g    $14.95
Thornton's Classic Collection 660g    $26.49
Thornton's  Jolly Santa 90g    $4.49
Thornton's  Mini Reindeer 45g    $3.49
Thornton's  Mint Collection 316g    $9.95
Thornton's  Reindeer & Penguin 140g    $6.95
Thornton's  Reindeer Lollipop 28g    $1.49
Thornton's  Santa Lollipop 28g    $1.49
Selection Boxes   
Cadbury Selection Box Medium    $6.49
Cadbury Selection Pack Medium    $2.95
Cadbury Selection Box Santa 174g    $6.75
Cadbury Selection Box Snowman 100g    $5.49
Galaxy Collection Selection Box 225g    $9.95
Malteser Selection Box Medium 179g    $7.49
Mars Selection Box Medium 192g    $7.95
Nestle Selection Box Kids 172.5g    $5.95
Nestle Selection Box Large 273g    $10.49
Sweets   
Barratt Jelly Christmas Shapes 125g    $1.95
Bassetts Jelly Babies 600g    $7.95
Bassetts Liquorice Allsorts Tin 800g    $13.95
Bassetts Liquorice Allsorts 600g    $7.95
Maynards Wine Gums 600g    $7.95
Revels Tube 108g    $3.95
Rowntree Fruit Pastilles Tube 142g    $3.95
Rowntree Jelly Tots Tube 160g    $3.95
S/Matlow Drumstick Tube 120g    $2.95
S/Matlow Love Hearts Tube 120g    $2.95
S/Matlow Refresher Tube 120g    $2.95
Taveners Barratt Sweet Shop 477g    $16.49
Toffee Selection Hammer 400g    $9.49
Walkers Nonsuch Treacle Trad Slab 400g    $9.49
York Fruits Jelly 200g    $5.95
BISCUITS   
Cadbury Collection Tin 380g    $14.95
Cadbury Finger Assortment Carton 375g    $7.95
Foxs Fabulously Special Tin 730g    $14.95
Foxs Wonders Tin 400g    $13.95
Jacobs Heritage Selection 500g    $14.49
Jacobs Savoury Favourites 200g    $3.95
McVities Victoria 725g    $17.95
McVities Yard of Jaffas 750g    $12.95
Royal Edinburgh Tin 500g    $15.95
CAKES   
Golden Crown Dundee Cake 681g    $13.95
Golden Crown French Brandy Cake 681g    $13.95
Golden Crown Iced Xmas Cake 681g    $13.95
CRISPS   
Jacobs Cheeselets Caddy 230g    $6.95
PUDDINGS   
Coles English Privilege Pudding 700g    $34.95
Coles Black Cherry & Amaretto Pudding 450g    $20.49
Coles Indiviual Brandy Christmas Pudding 110g    $6.49
Lewis & Cooper Traditional Plum Pudding 450g    $20.49
Walkers Glenfiddich Fruit Cake 400g    $19.95
Walkers Luxury Mince Pies 6s    $9.49
HOME COOKING   
Robertsons Brandy & Date Mincemeat 411g    $6.49
Robertsons Classic Mincemeat 411g    $4.95
Robertsons Rum, Raisin & Cherries Mincemeat 411g    $6.49
Robertsons Sweet Mincemeat Polypot 1.36kg    $13.49.

 

[angie]

Oh my god there isn't anything on that list that I wouldn't like to have. Now I am hungry just looking at the list. Away off to have a chocolate biscuit.

Angie 

[Lesley Cox]

Why don't I get emails like that?

Is this an Auckland shop? I though maybe an email from the UK but for the dollar prices.

[maggiepie]

I don't see the chocolate coated aniseed rings.

[Anthony Darby]

Why don't I get emails like that?

Is this an Auckland shop? I though maybe an email from the UK but for the dollar prices.

Just 15 minutes down the road from us! They have Tetley tea bags, Robinson's diluting juice, ham stock cubes and Black Sheep ale.  http://www.theenglishcornershop.co.nz/

[art600]

The English Corner Shop seems expensive.

[Anthony Darby]

Welcome to New Zealand Arthur. A box of Shredded Wheat is nearly $12 in the local supermarket (Pack 'n' Save). Petrol, however, is $2.06/litre and after this week's shop, we'll save 25c/litre.