Things to be grateful for...

Gummy Panda

Biggins wrote: »

Signing up to BT seeing as Eircom is going to start blocking sites!
See here.

Can eircom block BT users access aswell since they're eircom resellers?

Terry

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Can eircom block BT users access aswell since they're eircom resellers?

Take it elsewhere. This is for happy things.


banshee bones, being a godparent is great. You get the uncontional love from a child without the hassles of being a parent.

midlandsmissus

*Just got engaged
*Going to canada with my fiance this summer
*have a lovely mammy!
*Really like where im living
*like my job
*like all the good chat on after hours!!

Biggins

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Can eircom block BT users access aswell since they're eircom resellers?

Not sure. is the honest answer.

There might be legal stuff blocking them (ironic) from doing that.
Seeing as BT lease the lines and I presume Eircom haven't bothered to included in the leasing contracts the rights to automatically block sites on BT lines, I'd say not.
Besides BT would be pissed and rightly so. It would mean Eircom could in theory block any site they consider not in their favour to have up and running.
No, I'm not talking or hinting towards Eircom taking out the opposition sites but it could be the start of the thin end of a wedge!

Taking it elsewhere - back to topic...

Glad I'm over 18 - I'd hate to be a teen again going through another recession!
The first time was hell, truly hell.

Gummy Panda

Biggins wrote: »

Taking it elsewhere - back to topic...

Indeed. Thumbs up to porn industry for not blocking piracy of their movies :pac:

stovelid

My little boy.

Friends.

Having a sense of perspective in spite of the depressing economic news.

Not being ill.

The nascent stretch in the evenings. I'll never get tired of the lift you get at this time of the year.

Football starting again next month: summer evenings in the new stadium with friends, pints before and after.

useful_contacts

longshanks wrote: »

steak for half price
chicken for half price
veg for half price
special offers on beer
i got a shirt on saturday, half price
albums, films, porn, books, all free

I smell "supervalue"

useful_contacts

• My sister- shes my best friend and has given me 2 gorgeous nieces
• My partner- hes all kinds of brilliant:)
• Cheese
• Aldi- its around the corner and nice and cheap
• Family guy- it can cheer me up no end
• Mushy Peas- Yummy yummy yummy
• Heat - My boiler was broken all over xmas and we had no heat or hot water - And now its all fixed yay!!!
• My landlord - The soundest landlord ive ever had

Thats all for now...

Oh wait i forgot HAVING NO DEBTS yay!!!!!

Abi

Xanax

Alcohol

Sex

family(sometimes)

friends
(only the looneys, fúck the others)

Xanax (worth another mention)

AH. When the real world is boring the tits off me- I drink up, drug up, log on to AH and amuse myself, not giving a flying fúck if I make any sense.

I'll have my fun.. Thats all that matters.. *sarky grin* [/Fr Ted]

Beruthiel

1. Chateau-margaux
2. Chateauneuf-du-pap
2. Marques De Riscal
2. Chianti Classico
3. Faustino I
5. Sauternes
6. Monbazillac
7. Saint Emilion
8. Bordeaux
9. Rioja
10. Beaujolais

Latchy

Marquis De Sade - wine


tea , tea and more tea.

consultech

Beruthiel wrote: »

1. Chateau-margaux
2. Chateauneuf-du-pap
2. Marques De Riscal
2. Chianti Classico
3. Faustino I
5. Sauternes
6. Monbazillac
7. Saint Emilion
8. Bordeaux
9. Rioja
10. Beaujolais

hahaha... jeysus!

is_that_so

The sun on your face on a winter morning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlBiLNN1NhQ

Nephews and nieces joyfully destroying your home.
Your health
Your family
A pat on the back(Do it yourself if there's no-one to do it:))
Knowing that things do get better
PMA(Positive Mental Attitude)
Smiling uses less muscles than frowning. (Doesn't matter if it's not true it makes you feel better.)

Turd Ferguson

Beruthiel wrote: »

1. Chateau-margaux
2. Chateauneuf-du-pap
2. Marques De Riscal
2. Chianti Classico
3. Faustino I
5. Sauternes
6. Monbazillac
7. Saint Emilion
8. Bordeaux
9. Rioja
10. Beaujolais
11. Buckfast

You forgot one

Abi

Turd Ferguson wrote: »

You forgot one

You deserve a stoning from the villagers, and dragged around a field by a tractor for that.

Latchy

Only now after all these years do I see the innuendou in Buckfast .:D

Red Hand

Tea
Chatting with one or two people who usually make me laugh
Comedies like Family Guy/Blackadder/Fraiser/The Office...many many more
Tea again...it cannot be emphasised enough
Going for a hike in the mountains to clear my head
Books-I never be bored once I have a book in my hand
Strong tea
Chocolate, biscuits and cake
Happy family

TequilaMockingBird

My health and wellness.
My lovely, funny, kind kid.
My family, who are closing ranks and becoming much closer because of the recession. We had drifted apart.
My first car. (Got it yesterday - can't drive yet - v. exciting)
Being well enough to work/having a job.

S.I.R

GuanYin wrote: »

This could well be my first AH thread.

In recent weeks I've noticed a level of negativity on boards that I've never ever seen here. People seem to be very down and I see alot of anxiety and panic everywhere* (look at the type of forum requests as an example).

So I'm going to try and instill some positivity**.

Anytime I am anxious or worried about what the week will bring (and I mean big stuff like will someone die, will I get sued, my job security and injuries) I try and calm myself with a good bottle of wine and some times to reflect on the positive and good things in life. That is... well at least I have this to be grateful for.

So how about this as a thread to focus on the small or big things in life that make a positive difference in your day.

So mine:
1. The aforementioned good wine.
2. Supportive family.
3. Being able to see the turning point ahead.
4. New friends that turn up and make life more interesting.
5. Random compliments from strangers.
6. Egyptian cotton sheets after a long day.
7. Sushi.
8. Remembering the last silver lining.
9. Setting a goal and reaching it.
10.That Amelie moment with a spoon


* I will admit, in many cases, with good reason

** I am, however, a cynic and am posting this in a small part as a bet to myself that people can actually focus on the good things rather than just use it to be mean or take their frustrations out on others....

remove the murray and insert your own name :pac:

GuanYin

Heeey! I was being positive... I don't need cheering up

Oh and I'm grateful for flight of the conchords! I have tickets to see them!

Tchaikovsky

We don't live in Paraguay

mental07

A stretch in the evenings
A nice cuppa tae
Hang sangiches

The guy

Cheese, I'm pretty Grateful for it. :pac:

/leaves room.

free-man

Being debt free!
Tea
Good mates
Meeting new & cool people
Australia in the summer
My appt.
My LCD TV
My Xbox
The ability to have your mood changed instantly by an uplifting track
The resolve to stop looking at depressing threads / news (really makes a difference!)
The knowledge that things will get better and one day i'll have a place looking over the sea and waking up to the sunshine and sound of crashing waves every morning

Abi

free-man wrote: »

Being debt free!
Tea
Good mates
Meeting new & cool people
Australia in the summer
My appt.
My LCD TV
My Xbox
The ability to have your mood changed instantly by an uplifting track
The resolve to stop looking at depressing threads / news (really makes a difference!)
The knowledge that things will get better and one day i'll have a place looking over the sea and waking up to the sunshine and sound of crashing waves every morning

Gtfo

mental07

Not having this guy's name

Mmcd

Im thankful for the one letter and 6 months!

thebigcheese22

mental07 wrote: »

Not having this guy's name

LOL! Only in Nationwide

John Mason

for having soft feet

Wurly

Health, health and health.

Someone close to me is terminally ill. Nothing matters a bollix if you're not healthy enough to appreciate it. Or worse still, not alive...

It's the one thing that practically everyone takes for granted and yet it's one of the most important and precious things you'll ever possess.