Little Things That Make You Smile 7: The Joy Department

[Hirst]

I used to get about 4-6 hours out of my Game Gear on reasonable batteries. The problem is that back then, you couldn't just go into Poundland and get a decent size pack of usable branded batteries for a quid. Cheap batteries in the 90s were those useless leaky ones where they would rarely even power-on something much more powerful than a TV remote or torch. If you could get a Game Gear to even turn on with those, it would probably be blinking low batteries immediately and then be off in 10 minutes tops.

[Neon Ignition]

[Anpanman]

Loads of great content for the 2022 NFL schedlules;

https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-teams-get-creative-for-2022-schedule-release

My personal picks are the Chargers who go anime and the Falcons, put it on repeat to get a perfect loop;

[fuse]

Been riding the TFL rail trains that got rebranded for some time, but took my first ride on the actual Elizabeth Line last night. Got on at Tottenham Court Road, next stop Paddington! PADDINGTON! In one stop! The new stations are big and very nice, the trains are spacious, and the central part of the line covers a very good (but crucially quite small) selection of stations.

Outside of the zone 1 parts there's still the pain of having to change at Paddington / Liverpool St, but once it's direct all the way through (still slated for '22!) my journeys in/out of town will be so much quicker and more pleasant.

[wakka]

Man, wish we got included in that. We got passed over for Woolwich

[Neon Ignition]

Imagine how much faster travel would be if the Government weren't wasting nearly £96bn on HS2

[fishbowlhead]

At least all the mp’s that set up temp fake companies to milk that 96B have done well.

[wakka]

We will all have died of climate death by the time HS2 opens. They're only supposed to have the London-Birmingham leg open by 2033. Lol

[QualityChimp]

It's the smiles thread, lads - keep it light in here, please!
It's the only thread without moaning!

[wakka]

Sorry!

[wheelaa]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-61655327

More at

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/01/what-the-hell-australian-scientists-discover-biggest-plant-on-earth-off-wa-coast

[Colin]

I held my first craft beer festival this year which had been delayed two years due to Covid.(It was meant to celebrate my first year in business) I put tickets on sale for the next one last Thursday, and all 600 have already been snapped up, which is massive for a wee independent shop like me! People had said they loved this years, but I really didn't expect this big a response to the next one.

[Colin]

Regular visits from [MENTION=8265]CMcK[/MENTION] at my shop for beer and videogame chat is pretty cool.

[CMcK]

Your shop is the reason Dunfermline got city status I reckon!

[Colin]

I bought the Twinbee.