Things that make you smile..

This Man.............

You may talk of Columbus's sailing
Across the Atlantical sea,
But he never tried to go railing
From Ennis as far as Kilkee.
You run for the train in the morning,
The excursion train starting at eight.
You're there when the guard gives the warning,
And there for an hour you'll wait.

And while you're waiting in the train,
You'll hear the guard sing this refrain:

Are ye right there, Michael, are ye right?
Do you think that we'll be home before the night?
Ye've been so long in startin',
That ye couldn't say for certain'
Still ye might now, Michael,
So ye might!

They find out where the engine's been hiding,
And it drags you to sweet Corofin;
Says the guard: Back her down on the siding,
There's a goods from Kilrush comin' in.
Perhaps it comes in two hours,
Perhaps it breaks down on the way;
If it does, says the guard, be the powers,
We're here for the rest of the day!

And while you sit and curse your luck,
The train backs down into a truck.

Are ye right there, Michael, are ye right?
Have ye got the parcel there for Mrs. White?
Ye haven't, oh begorra,
Say it's comin' down tomorra -
And well it might now, Michael,
So it might!

At Lahinch the sea shines like a jewel,
With joy you are ready to shout,
When the stoker cries out: There's no fuel,
And the fire is teetotally out.
But hand up that bit of a log there -
I'll soon have ye out of the fix;
There's fine clamp of turf in the bog there.
And the rest can go gatherin' sticks

And while you're breakin' bits off trees,
You hear some wise remarks like these:

Are ye right there, Michael? Are ye right?
Do ye think that you can get the fire to light?
Oh, an hour you'll require,
For the turf it might be drier,
Well it might now, Michael,
So it might!

Kilkee! Oh, ye'll never get near it,
You're in luck if the train brings you back.
For the permanent way is so queer, it
Spends most of its time off the track.
Uphill the oul' engine is climbing,
As the passengers push with a will.
You're in luck when you reach Ennistimon,
For all the way home is downhill.

And as you're wobbling through the dark,
You'll hear someone make this remark:

Are ye right there, Michael? Are ye right?
Do you think that we'll be there before it's light?
Oh, it's all depending whether,
The oul' engine holds together,
But it might now, Michael,
So it might!.....................................................:guitarist:guitarist:guitarist
 

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kittens.
soft fried eggs that are just right.
rainbows.
little kids that ask if they can sit on your Bike and then get this deadly serious look on their face... you just know it's a memory that will stick with them to adulthood ;)

ooh - that's enough, i'm goin' all soft and fluffy now :pullface
 
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Miles and miles of twists and bends in front of you.


And the kids, of course, when you arrive home from work. (for about 5 minutes and then they start riving you insane:D)
 
and this certainly made me smile! :)
warm summers evening around 22:00 just as its getting dark.... quiet B road on the south downs very quiet no one around...... slip helmet off and go for it... 15 miles of laughing like a loony wind in my hair, tears streaming from my eyes ) flies in my teeth...... then pull over slip helmet back on and ride quietly home.....................
taken from this thread;
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2440489#post2440489

:clap
 
things that make you smile

sitting at 95 and a on coming car flashing to slow down you slow down turn the corner and the police standing with a camera, you smile and say thank feck for that
 


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