Nice people thread 2 - now even nicer

carolt

Thanks, lir.

You're swell.

lostinrates

Malcolm. wrote: »

One way is by looking at those the person chooses to associate with.
h.

sigh, I suppose that rules ALL of us out, what with all our punch ups and shenanigans.

Malcolm.

lostinrates wrote: »

sigh, I suppose that rules ALL of us out, what with all our punch ups and shenanigans.

Not the punch ups and shenanigans.

Best friends can often appear very mean to one-another from an 'outsiders' point of view.

wageslave

lostinrates wrote: »

For carolt:

Cream legbars have a little hat of feathers, like smart ladies in the fifties. My legbar chick got hers today, it looks a little like a mohican at this early stage.

The chick I call Pet, who better be a girl!, came outside with me tonight. She peeped and squeaked in my hands until she saw the big chickens when her beak dropped open. I put her in a roomy pocket and she remained head out bt big eyed and silent. On the way back in I let her have just a moment on the grass: she's little still and mustn't get too cold, but her mther would be showing her the world wel before now. She stood still, then turned to ace me, lifted her wings and peeped. The peep sounded worryingly like ''Carry!''

Meanwhile the broody who started all this business then wen off the nest, is broody again. Lord love a duck,...because he needs a change from all these baby chikens!

Aww hinney. Carolt is right. A roomy pocket.......

mark55man

wageslave wrote: »

:rotfl:

Primordial soup thingy. Carolt has been reading about the origins of life again.

Is niceness a genetic advantage?

hi wageslave

that is a very excellent question to ask. i think niceness must be an advantage as its still here in the gene pool - however, there do seem to be about 3 times as many ba$tard$ so it must be recessive -

its probably not an advantage when people are out hunting and killing, but like the groups of chimps - it benefits the flange (of chimps) and makes them stronger as a group

although as an individual recessive nice person you are still likely to get some nasty alpha chimp clobbering or rogering you - so not all good

SingleSue

Sorry I've not really been taking part in this bit, still reeling from eldests' diagnosis last week and the impact it could have on the other boys (and indeed myself).

Appointments have gone mad, next week is going to be a week of driving from one to another and only one of them is local and more are piling in all the time (eldest has 3 of them!) ....also being added are ones for my dad where I am needed to drive them up and back again.

Eldest after initially taking the diagnosis well has been on a bit of a downer the last few days, wondering why he should bother doing well in his GCSE's, if it is worth going onto 6th form and then Uni when he has a disability that could well put employers off employing him in the long run....I'm feeling a little out of my depth handling that as I didn't go either (it just wasn't the thing back then) and did very well without the qualifications, so can't talk from experience.

Saying that though, his political aspirations have increased since the election...he wants to join the young conservatives (or Conservative Future as they are now known) and make a difference!

Youngest not well at the moment, middle son got a cold just before the weekend which he shrugged off pretty easily but youngest has never been able to do that....his asthma is not that good at the moment and he is off school.

Wageslave - I even put on a suit, do my make up and take my portfolio of bits and pieces to my lone parent advisor appointments....I look very out of place!

LydiaJ

wageslave wrote: »

Seriously, how do you work out peoples moral values?

What questions do you ask (in the nicest possible way) that reveal their inner !!!!?

It might be easier to answer that if you told us a little more about what kind of moral values you are thinking of. I mean, "morals" covers a huge area - truth, money, sex, loyalty, power, etc, etc. Are you equally concerned about them all, or do you want workplace compatibility in some areas of morality more than others?

morag1202

wageslave wrote: »

Vivas advice is spot on.

How do you work out if you will fit in though?

I am really tired of working for [STRIKE]companies[/STRIKE] people with different moral values from mine.

How do I avoid making the same auld mistakes?

wageslave wrote: »

Seriously, how do you work out peoples moral values?

What questions do you ask (in the nicest possible way) that reveal their inner !!!!?

Congratulations on the interview. Are you by any chance asking for tactful ways to rephrase any or all of the following questions?


1. Do I need a PPE degree to cope with the office politics?

2. How many (unpaid) extra hours will I have to work to cover for the work shy?

3. Do I need to wear a stab proof vest?

4. How many of the management wanted to vote National Front?

5. Will I need a padlock for my [STRIKE]knickers [/STRIKE]handbag?

6. Will I be asked to provide alibis for anyone?


I'm afraid tact is not my strong suit

Good luck.

dopester

tomterm8 wrote: »

Hot water bottles

Ok, an odd question, but does anyone have any ideas on the best brand of hot water bottles? My mother bought one recently, after her old one split, and the one she bought started leaking right off. Since I don't use them, and her old brand is long since dead, i was wondering if anyone has any recommendations?

We were lucky enough to find 4 brand new (with tags) year 2008 Fashy (German) hotwater bottles, with covers, for 20p each last year at a car-boot-sale. Meets German standard and latest British Standard.

Don't skimp on £ for your hot water bottle purchase. I've done plenty of research. Get one with a recognisable brand name on it, as well as the latest British Standard . Buy it from somewhere reputable - like Boots. It's suggested to replace every 4 years, but we hold for about 6 years. Don't keep using an 18 year old rubber hot water bottle. I personally prefer old stone hot water bottles, as they give out heat for ages - but you've got to be careful with them.

Last year when I investigated there was little British data available about hot water bottles, apart from basic British Standard info. Separately I found a lot of Australian data to confirm I was right to be fearful of imports sold here at cheaper prices. Some snippets below from a 2008 indepth Australian document - highlighting deaths/injury, risks and much more - with hot water bottles.

• Some hot water bottles are also failing the British Standard in regard to the diameter of the bottle's filling aperture being too small (should be 18mm at a minimum). These inspections/tests have also confirmed that some hot water bottles on sale are being misleadingly/fraudulently marked as complying with BS 1970:2001when in fact they fail - particularly the rubber thickness requirements.

• Based on the identification of hot water bottles claiming to meet the British Standard but in fact do not, random testing by product safety authorities in their jurisdiction, and the large range of hot water bottles which bear no reference to the British Standard, it is estimated that up to 40% (or around 200,000) of hot water bottles sold each year in Australia may be potentially unsafe.

• Market data indicates that an estimated 500,000 hot water bottles are sold annually in Australia. Most appear to be imported from/made in China and many claim compliance with the British Standard on hot water bottles BS 1970 which is internationally recognized as the foremost safety standard for hot water bottles.

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/num_reg_es/tppsswbr2008n17o2008862.txt/cgi-bin/download.cgi/download/au/legis/cth/num_reg_es/tppsswbr2008n17o2008862.txt

Latest British Standard = British Standard 1970:2006

lemonjelly

wageslave wrote: »

Seriously, how do you work out peoples moral values?

What questions do you ask (in the nicest possible way) that reveal their inner !!!!?

wageslave, for the interview dress as smartly as possible.

If your interview is with a charity, have a scoot around their website. Check out their aims & principles. Mention in your interview you've looked at the website. Mention how you sympathise with their aims. (eg they wish to eradicate poverty locally - mention how poverty in your area affects the area). Whatever comments you make - be positive. How things can be improved by the organisations work.

Smile.

Be friendly.

A charity generally has to be very careful with resources. They will be looking for a motivated person with something to offer. Blow your trumpet.

Regarding your quote above, difficult one. As Dr Gregory House reliably tells us...everybody lies.