Probably my favorite cat we ever owned would sit attentively next to me whenever I was opening and installing something new. I would be undoing wires and would just absentmindedly put a wire twist tie on the carpet. In no time he would be playing like a kitten again. He loved those things.
@tweezak My (and most cats) do as well.The other thing is the small to medium cardboard box.Even if it came full of cat toys and you scattered them all around the room,put down the empty box and see what the cat(s) go for first.
Many decades ago, I was given a brand new bicycle. It wasn’t anything particularly special, but it was new, and properly assembled, the right size for me, a color I liked, and comfortable. And for several weeks, I rode it everywhere.
And then I left it in a friend’s backyard while we were inside doing something. And when I came out, both it and their two bikes had been stolen. I never had another bike that I felt that way about. I couldn’t. Because if I got too attached to it, the pain when it was taken away from me would be too much. And I wasn’t going to go through that again. So, ever since, as that message of “don’t get to attached to things because somebody is going to ruin them, take them away from you, or find a way to be little you for having something that you’re actually proud of” has been redelivered and reinforced so often that I have very few things that are capable of providing me with a good experience of acquisition.
I don’t dare.
Unfortunately, this also makes it very hard for anyone to find a gift for me. Because I dread getting nice things. I know, it doesn’t make any sense, but it’s there, and I really can’t fix it.
Walking on the beaches of your recently purchased private South Pacific island to get back to your magnificent estate overlooking the beach and have a sumptuous meal with the family.
That first drag of a cigarette in the morning. God, how I miss it. When I turn 60 I’m going to start smoking again. I figure by that age something is going to kill me soon.
@j37hr0
And the first one after a meal you’ve overstuffed just a little to bit from.
My first morning cigarette hasn’t been that good lately (think it’s getting time to quit). It’s my second cigarette that is bc I usually wait hours to smoke again.
Putting on a brand new pair of socks. Sometimes I will keep a pair in reserve for when I know it might be a tough day, because then at least I’ll know I’m wearing a new pair of socks.
@falseaccount Socks don’t mean quite that much to me, but I think I understand where you’re coming from. And they do feel nice. If I everwhen I get new socks again, maybe I’ll try keeping a couple pairs in reserve.
Popping the bubbles on the bubblewrapers.
Gliding the knife across the freshly opened peanut butter.
Paying for a massage?
Booting up a new phone with an OS you’re unfamiliar with. I miss the days of wonder when smart phones were debuting.
Finding room in the trunk for new hookers.
@yakkoTDI
BLAME for the lame
gross unfunny joke.
/youtube that smell
That new car smell. Now you are the driver for lunch, and the envy of your co-workers.
First day with a new skateboard deck.
Probably my favorite cat we ever owned would sit attentively next to me whenever I was opening and installing something new. I would be undoing wires and would just absentmindedly put a wire twist tie on the carpet. In no time he would be playing like a kitten again. He loved those things.
@tweezak My (and most cats) do as well.The other thing is the small to medium cardboard box.Even if it came full of cat toys and you scattered them all around the room,put down the empty box and see what the cat(s) go for first.
When you turn on a new device and it actually works.
Changing the default browser from Edge to Firefox.
@ThunderChicken Edge has replaced Internet Explorer as the browser used the most to download a browser.
@2many2no @ThunderChicken
Microsoft begs you to stop using Internet Explorer
https://www.engadget.com/2019-02-08-microsoft-internet-explorer-technical-debt.html
Hey, you caused the problem, MS.
The Smell of Tires in a Tire shop as you purchase 4 new ones.
Opening a new container of "flower^… ooh, that smell
Smelling a freshly opened can of tennis balls. Nothing else like it!
@sicc574 rubber and glue!
Opening up a brand new inflatable and smelling the fresh vinyl.
What? I’m biased.
Many decades ago, I was given a brand new bicycle. It wasn’t anything particularly special, but it was new, and properly assembled, the right size for me, a color I liked, and comfortable. And for several weeks, I rode it everywhere.
And then I left it in a friend’s backyard while we were inside doing something. And when I came out, both it and their two bikes had been stolen. I never had another bike that I felt that way about. I couldn’t. Because if I got too attached to it, the pain when it was taken away from me would be too much. And I wasn’t going to go through that again. So, ever since, as that message of “don’t get to attached to things because somebody is going to ruin them, take them away from you, or find a way to be little you for having something that you’re actually proud of” has been redelivered and reinforced so often that I have very few things that are capable of providing me with a good experience of acquisition.
I don’t dare.
Unfortunately, this also makes it very hard for anyone to find a gift for me. Because I dread getting nice things. I know, it doesn’t make any sense, but it’s there, and I really can’t fix it.
Flying to Vegas to buy a new car, and driving it home 400 miles, grinning & laughing all the way.
@blaineg Or buying a new motorcycle in the early spring, and having to wait for a sudden snow squall to blow over to ride it home.
It’s the smell of a new pair of shoes
as a kid…ooh that new leather smell!
New car smell~~
Walking on the beaches of your recently purchased private South Pacific island to get back to your magnificent estate overlooking the beach and have a sumptuous meal with the family.
@mike808
Who are we, george Clooney or Leonardo DiCaprio lol
@Star2236 Who says I can’t be both? lol
I love the smell of a newly acquired South Pacific Island.
The poll doesn’t say you have to have actually experienced said experience, no tense was specified - past, present, or future.
Opening an IRK box.
@mike808 Or starting to open it, because at that point anything could be in there… once it’s open the excitement usually subsides.
@Kyeh … and transforms into … regret?
@mike808 As promised!
That first drag of a cigarette in the morning. God, how I miss it. When I turn 60 I’m going to start smoking again. I figure by that age something is going to kill me soon.
@j37hr0
And the first one after a meal you’ve overstuffed just a little to bit from.
My first morning cigarette hasn’t been that good lately (think it’s getting time to quit). It’s my second cigarette that is bc I usually wait hours to smoke again.
Putting on a brand new pair of socks. Sometimes I will keep a pair in reserve for when I know it might be a tough day, because then at least I’ll know I’m wearing a new pair of socks.
@falseaccount Socks don’t mean quite that much to me, but I think I understand where you’re coming from. And they do feel nice.
If I everwhen I get new socks again, maybe I’ll try keeping a couple pairs in reserve.