The Happiness Thread

It's finally over.

UPS succeeded where DPD failed, and everything has arrived, including the goodwill gesture on the part of the seller.

To add icing to the cake, DPD seems to have deployed a different driver for our area, and they succeeded where the other guy failed.

 

Time to celebrate methinks. With cake, naturally!

 

The scary thing is that UPS in the UK score worse on Trustpilot than DPD do. 93% 1 star ratings and no feedback on the UK arm.

 

The mixer has been inspected, tested and the parts washed. I'm looking forward to working with it

 

I don't have to go to work until 2 pm tomorrow! Wooo!

Also, My Sweet Talker is settled back into the flock nicely and she still runs up to me to give me cuddles.

 

For the first time in eight days, the Castel Aschendellio has hot water!

The repairman says the hot water heater crapping out had nothing to do with the typhoon, although it happened right in the middle of it. Just one of them things, I guess.

Spoiler

Or an imp with a sense of humor presenting me with an opportunity for damnation. Fortunately for me, it's one of those things I'm pretty laid back about.

 

Yeah, but it's a unicorn, not a horse.

 

So I just got my electricity bill. For 2 months of electric...I have used only 68 euro and 3 cents worth!!!
Just to put this into context, my previous bills were for 131.64 and 173.41! So naturally, I am pretty fucking ecstatic about this.
I had put aside 200 euro in preparation for this bill too. Oh man, now I can actually get a tumble drier with that remaining cash. Double happiness!

 

I don't know about whether horses are cleaner than dogs. I'd need to see some evidence of that to believe it to be honest. That said, I also wouldn't set foot in a hospital that allowed dogs in. They are actually only allowed in specific areas by the way; there's no way they'd be allowed on a ward like the horse in that photo posted earlier. You're not even allowed to take flowers in.

 

Yeah, but dogs are generally trained not to drop their cargo unless it's outside. I don't think I've ever seen a horse, pony, or unicorn that didn't just let fly when they felt the urge. Not only that, but fairly harmless isn't completely harmless. E. Coli, the type that causes serious problems in humans is frequently contracted from cow feces. So yeah, I don't know what to think, but I'm suddenly angry at myself for trying to kill whatever magic is left in this world. Thanks Dave.

 

Not to mention the goddam Pegasi. You think pigeonshit is bad on your shoulder?

 

Horse shit.

 

One for the Daily Five!

 

Nurses in NHS hospitals don't even have the time to clean up patients who have soiled themselves. I doubt they would be willing to scurry round shovelling up horse shit.

 

Service animals are trained to wait until they are given a command that tells them they can relieve themselves if needed. Shetland ponies are trained as alternatives to guide dogs, so I doubt the 'unicorn' will poop on the hospital floor.

 

I dunno, I've heard unicorns are notoriously difficult to train.

 

"...ou just stick a cattle prod up their... ... you can teach a unicorn to deal cards... " - Crimson Tide

Never mind (hangs head in shame and walks away)

 

Boy, the Happiness Thread has gotten weird...

 

Eccentricity is the key to happiness - me, 2018