# Nice Little Things **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 10, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-things/939752 "2021-04-10T15:26:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-things/939752/21 "2021-04-12T17:14:17Z")
First bike ride of the year. Fresh coat of wax on the car. Planting all the new things after a trip to the garden center. A haircut. A rainy weekend with no plans but movies and delivery for dinner. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-things/939752/22 "2021-04-12T17:16:33Z")
I’m working on a project. My inventory of tools is small (no table saw, chop saw, recip saw, drill press). After measuring each piece of said project a googol of times and making all the cuts, I fit in the last piece and IT FITS PERFECTLY!! WHOO-HOO! Project finished and it works! And I step back to admire it. A corollary is when the project looks stupid as sin but works like gangbusters. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-things/939752/23 "2021-04-12T18:12:20Z")
The smell of air after the rain Having the windows open, clearing the house Playing in the dirt (technically, gardening, but realistically…) Sitting in the sauna after a good workout (miss it terribly) Trying a new recipe and it turns out better than expected Going grocery shopping and _not_ forgetting anything Freshly cleaned floors / vacuumed rugs A cold beer after working outside My cat’s face ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-things/939752/24 "2021-04-12T19:12:27Z")
> [@TRC4941](#): > > The cooked variety of chocolate pudding and eating it while it’s still warm (and then eating the skin!) When it’s chocolate pudding, it’s still warm, and you pour a little cold heavy cream on top. Yum! ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-things/939752/25 "2021-04-12T20:49:42Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Home from the dispensary with four different strains, trying to decide which to open first. I’m going to live vicariously through you for a while. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-things/939752/26 "2021-04-12T23:27:17Z")
Having the Jeep start without having to bang on the starter with a 4 foot metal pipe. Simple pleasures! ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-things/939752/27 "2021-04-12T23:35:19Z")
The first hamburgers of the season coming hot off the charcoal grill and set up with all of your favorite toppings… ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-things/939752/28 "2021-04-13T02:10:21Z")
Tossing something unbalanced and not aerodynamic perfectly into the trash can or hamper without hitting the sides. The gaze of a loving non-human friend…especially one of my special needs girls. When the home-mixed salsa is just right. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-things/939752/29 "2021-04-13T14:48:43Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > > [@TRC4941](#): > > > > The cooked variety of chocolate pudding and eating it while it’s still warm (and then eating the skin!) > > When it’s chocolate pudding, it’s still warm, and you pour a little cold heavy cream on top. Yum! After I replied I thought of that! Although I’ve never used heavy cream, just cold milk. MMM ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-things/939752/30 "2021-04-13T20:10:11Z")
> [@TRC4941](#): > > After I replied I thought of that! Although I’ve never used heavy cream, just cold milk. MMM I’ll second that MMM and add another MMM. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-things/939752/31 "2021-04-13T20:34:14Z")
The smell and taste of freshly baked bread. The smell of fish and chips on a cold winter day\*. j \* - the taste is never _quite_ as good. Oh, but the smell… ---
**Author:** ![velomont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8491ac/32.png) [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-things/939752/32 "2021-04-13T23:41:16Z")
When I was in the navy (Royal Canadian version) standing bridge watches in the middle of the night, every few days one of the cooks would bring a tray of freshly baked cookies around to all the watchkeepers. You’re bloody tired, it’s damp and chilly and you’ve got a couple of hours left on watch then fresh cookies appear - priceless! ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-things/939752/33 "2021-04-14T02:42:44Z")
^ That’s a class act, truly! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-things/939752.md?page=1)