No matter how big or small
I paid a bit more for a bike than I expected. Nothing compared to a Dutch person’s weekend bike from what I hear. I got it used but the parts are all high quality, I think.
My life changed to being much more bike centric and I’m really happy with the purchase. The frame is carbon and I carry it up and down 5 flights of stairs 2-3 times a week.
Got myself a worldclass mountainbike for 100€, renovated it (in a shop) for 260€ more, use it to roam around in the city, it’s light, fun, and the breaks are from anorher world!
Why was it so cheap? It’s from like 1998…
But I mean if it was good for world champs then, it’s good enough for me today.
The repair shop has a 5 star only rating on google, the guy: oh yeah it was 26" back in the day, the three gears in front, the parrallax breakes, oh the bomber fork, the … and on and on, every thing with “they don’t do that any more” but he managed to find replacements for everything worn out. 5/5 !
Wireless noise cancelling headphones.
Dinner at a Michelin starred restaurant. It was an incredible experience and one I frequently look back on with fondness.
The back story: for our 25th wedding anniversary, nearly a decade ago now, my wife found a B&B deal at this wonderful hotel which was simply too good to pass up; the only catch was we’d have to pay separately for our evening meal. Well, how expensive could that be, I wondered, especially if we were careful. Reader, we were not careful!
It was wonderful, from the petit-fours, amuse-bouche and starter (a salad, the likes of which I’ve never eaten before or since), into the main course (“how did they do that to a carrot?”) through to dessert and the cheese trolley (“please have as much as you like!” we were told), and finally the petit fours, coffee and port from an ancient dusty bottle. The wine (we chose the second cheapest from the massive wine list, not that this saved us much) was similarly fantastic. I enjoyed every bite and happily signed off the bill with a smile using our emergency credit card.
It was a once in a lifetime treat but one I’ve never regretted.
I’ve always wanted to go somewhere with a michelin star so you’ve lived my dream! I’m really pleased you’ve got such a lovely memory and its a perfect way to honour your marriage
A steam deck!
Larry, I’m on ducktales.
