# The small joys today thread (a bit of Yang for FoA Yin of late) **URL:** \ **Category:** Pub\ **Created:** [September 19, 2013, 4:09am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/the-small-joys-today-thread-a-bit-of-yang-for-foa-yin-of-late/62730 "2013-09-19T04:09:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 750
**Author:** ![lukemarkof](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/lukemarkof/32/905_2.png) [@lukemarkof](https://fixed.org.au/u/lukemarkof)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 7:14am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/the-small-joys-today-thread-a-bit-of-yang-for-foa-yin-of-late/62730/14985 "2020-09-02T07:14:44Z")
its been a wild 18 months and a lot of it doesn’t belong in the Small Joy thread. There’s some big joys - was laid off in March (a very desirable outcome) after 12 years there and the plan was for a sabbatical not a pandemic. Bought a mountain bike (just in time for Stage 4!) and replaced my single speed (magnificent failure in the Colossi frame) and was just starting to fall back in love with riding again ---
**Author:** ![MikeD](https://fixed.org.au/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@MikeD](https://fixed.org.au/u/MikeD)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 8:07am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/the-small-joys-today-thread-a-bit-of-yang-for-foa-yin-of-late/62730/14986 "2020-09-02T08:07:32Z")
Our neighbours have also moved out over the back fence and left a laden lemon tree ---
**Author:** ![geoff\_tewierik](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/geoff_tewierik/32/1067_2.png) [@geoff\_tewierik](https://fixed.org.au/u/geoff_tewierik)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 10:06am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/the-small-joys-today-thread-a-bit-of-yang-for-foa-yin-of-late/62730/14987 "2020-09-02T10:06:59Z")
How long did it take you to jump the fence and grab the lot? ---
**Author:** ![P\_N20](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/p_n20/32/177_2.png) [@P\_N20](https://fixed.org.au/u/P_N20)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 11:03am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/the-small-joys-today-thread-a-bit-of-yang-for-foa-yin-of-late/62730/14988 "2020-09-02T11:03:21Z")
> [@geoff\_tewierik](#): > > How long did it take you to leap the fence and collect the lot? Fixed that to keep the alliteration going. ---
**Author:** ![AL9000](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/al9000/32/7_2.png) [@AL9000](https://fixed.org.au/u/AL9000)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 10:59pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/the-small-joys-today-thread-a-bit-of-yang-for-foa-yin-of-late/62730/14989 "2020-09-02T22:59:51Z")
> [@geoff\_tewierik](#): > > How long did it take you to leap the fence and liberate the lot? more ---
**Author:** ![dallimor](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/dallimor/32/3248_2.png) [@dallimor](https://fixed.org.au/u/dallimor)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 11:36pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/the-small-joys-today-thread-a-bit-of-yang-for-foa-yin-of-late/62730/14990 "2020-09-02T23:36:11Z")
How long lapsed before you leaped the laneway to liberate the lot ---
**Author:** ![Damo](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/damo/32/3560_2.png) [@Damo](https://fixed.org.au/u/Damo)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/the-small-joys-today-thread-a-bit-of-yang-for-foa-yin-of-late/62730/14991 "2020-09-03T01:01:10Z")
Preserved lemons! ---
**Author:** ![beercyclist](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/beercyclist/32/3244_2.png) [@beercyclist](https://fixed.org.au/u/beercyclist)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 1:32am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/the-small-joys-today-thread-a-bit-of-yang-for-foa-yin-of-late/62730/14992 "2020-09-03T01:32:23Z")
![](https://wompampsupport.azureedge.net/fetchimage?siteId=7575&v=2&jpgQuality=100&width=700&url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.kym-cdn.com%2Fentries%2Ficons%2Ffacebook%2F000%2F023%2F946%2Flemon.jpg) Take the tree and if your new neighbors complain, tell them you’re parched and do this. ---
**Author:** ![swuzzlebubble](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/swuzzlebubble/32/3766_2.png) [@swuzzlebubble](https://fixed.org.au/u/swuzzlebubble)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 11:45pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/the-small-joys-today-thread-a-bit-of-yang-for-foa-yin-of-late/62730/14993 "2020-09-04T23:45:40Z")
Wife’s cousin in Albury texted last night to ask if we were home and said something might be arriving. Ten minutes later Uber Eats deSSert turned up - waffle treats and donuts. It was their little lockdown treat for us. ---
**Author:** ![P\_N20](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/p_n20/32/177_2.png) [@P\_N20](https://fixed.org.au/u/P_N20)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2020, 12:59am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/the-small-joys-today-thread-a-bit-of-yang-for-foa-yin-of-late/62730/14994 "2020-09-05T00:59:51Z")
> [@swuzzlebubble](#): > > Uber Eats desert turned up Was it a bit dry? ---
**Author:** ![swuzzlebubble](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/swuzzlebubble/32/3766_2.png) [@swuzzlebubble](https://fixed.org.au/u/swuzzlebubble)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2020, 1:22am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/the-small-joys-today-thread-a-bit-of-yang-for-foa-yin-of-late/62730/14995 "2020-09-05T01:22:05Z")
It was like an oasis ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Commuter](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/captain_commuter/32/16_2.png) [@Captain\_Commuter](https://fixed.org.au/u/Captain_Commuter)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 1:57am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/the-small-joys-today-thread-a-bit-of-yang-for-foa-yin-of-late/62730/14996 "2020-09-09T01:57:52Z")
SJ: Father’s Day scented beard oil makes social/outdoor mask wearing almost tolerable. ---
**Author:** ![HeavyMetalCyclist](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/heavymetalcyclist/32/209_2.png) [@HeavyMetalCyclist](https://fixed.org.au/u/HeavyMetalCyclist)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 3:40am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/the-small-joys-today-thread-a-bit-of-yang-for-foa-yin-of-late/62730/14997 "2020-09-09T03:40:07Z")
im grateful for the warmer weather, as it minimises the glasses fogging up. Still cursed tho. ---
**Author:** ![rolly](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/rolly/32/280_2.png) [@rolly](https://fixed.org.au/u/rolly)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 7:06am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/the-small-joys-today-thread-a-bit-of-yang-for-foa-yin-of-late/62730/14998 "2020-09-09T07:06:46Z")
taught myself to sew after a few bevs sunday night. so far i have repaired: 2 x shirt buttons 1 x shirt hole 1 x tee shirt armpit hole 1 x jeans pocket 2 x jacket pockets 1 x pair boxers (tbh, this was mainly for practice, i’m not that cheap) 1 x face mask. so i’m either being more productive in lockdown than i realise, or i’ve started to fkn lose it. ---
**Author:** ![Bigadz](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/bigadz/32/374_2.png) [@Bigadz](https://fixed.org.au/u/Bigadz)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 9:56am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/the-small-joys-today-thread-a-bit-of-yang-for-foa-yin-of-late/62730/14999 "2020-09-09T09:56:51Z")
I’ve got so many socks you can practice on… ---
**Author:** ![rolly](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/rolly/32/280_2.png) [@rolly](https://fixed.org.au/u/rolly)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 10:22am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/the-small-joys-today-thread-a-bit-of-yang-for-foa-yin-of-late/62730/15000 "2020-09-09T10:22:52Z")
my rates are very reasonable. edit - i’m as shocked as you are that the 15000th post in this ‘thread’ was about sewing… ---
**Author:** ![heavymetal](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/heavymetal/32/69_2.png) [@heavymetal](https://fixed.org.au/u/heavymetal)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/the-small-joys-today-thread-a-bit-of-yang-for-foa-yin-of-late/62730/15001 "2020-09-09T21:51:53Z")
> [@rolly](#): > > taught myself to sew after a few bevs sunday night. Hand sewing? It’s very satisfying when you get it right. I’ve mended a few pairs of cycling gloves that came apart at the seams and the last few repairs have been pretty much invisible. ---
**Author:** ![rolly](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/rolly/32/280_2.png) [@rolly](https://fixed.org.au/u/rolly)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/the-small-joys-today-thread-a-bit-of-yang-for-foa-yin-of-late/62730/15002 "2020-09-09T22:32:42Z")
yeah by hand. no idea if i’m getting it right, hopefully the stitches don’t all come apart within a week or two, but it’s definitely satisfying! ---
**Author:** ![P\_N20](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/p_n20/32/177_2.png) [@P\_N20](https://fixed.org.au/u/P_N20)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/the-small-joys-today-thread-a-bit-of-yang-for-foa-yin-of-late/62730/15003 "2020-09-09T22:42:26Z")
Hand sewing is the new fixie. ---
**Author:** ![rolly](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/rolly/32/280_2.png) [@rolly](https://fixed.org.au/u/rolly)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 10:51pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/the-small-joys-today-thread-a-bit-of-yang-for-foa-yin-of-late/62730/15004 "2020-09-09T22:51:54Z")
it’s very zen. [Previous page](https://fixed.org.au/t/the-small-joys-today-thread-a-bit-of-yang-for-foa-yin-of-late/62730.md?page=749) [Next page](https://fixed.org.au/t/the-small-joys-today-thread-a-bit-of-yang-for-foa-yin-of-late/62730.md?page=751)