Nice people thread part 3- Nice as pie

PasturesNew

One of the worst things about working full-time and all the time that commuting takes, if you live alone, is that everything's down to you. Nobody else has ever cooked, or put the kettle on, or thought of you. Nobody's popped your 1-2 items in the wash with theirs, nobody's collected stuff, or dealt with stuff. And there are many things that can only be done on a Saturday morning. e.g. hairdressers closing at 12, Post Office closing at 12, garage closing at 12.... so if you manage to plan a trip to any of those, one of the others randomly occurring can cause mayhem. Like when your car's dying and you need the little man to give it the once over on Saturday morning, or the postman's dropped a card through the door saying there's a random thing to collect.

And deliveries/repairmen... there's only one of you to try to book a day off work to deal with it, which can mean wasting valuable annual leave on trivia. Not that you're going on holiday because of the cost of single supplements and it's not much fun on your own

GDB2222

PasturesNew wrote: »

Not that you're going on holiday because of the cost of single supplements and it's not much fun on your own

You seem very chatty over the internet and very popular here. Are you sure you couldn't manage a holiday where you meet people?

PasturesNew

GDB2222 wrote: »

You seem very chatty over the internet and very popular here. Are you sure you couldn't manage a holiday where you meet people?

People are annoying. And I have problems when asking for anything/about anything. I'm also confused by what to do/instructions. So it could all turn out quite hideous. Anyway, I've never had the spare cash for a holiday before

Need to get a passport though, got a few 'local' trips to make this/next year, but need a passport for that. I'll be staying with family there... never had the money/time/b4lls to go before.

neverdespairgirl

PasturesNew wrote: »

Need to get a passport though, got a few 'local' trips to make this/next year, but need a passport for that. I'll be staying with family there... never had the money/time/b4lls to go before.

Where are you going?

PasturesNew

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

Where are you going?

Not far .... C.I.

lostinrates

PN, how exciting...see how you feel about this trip then maybe you'll get the travel bug. Its not uncommon for people to travel alone. Because of the course issue locally, maybe it would be worth seeing if there are any courses that interest you as a holiday? I there are then its likely you wouldn't be the only person going alone, which might make you feel more comfortable.

silvercar

PasturesNew wrote: »

One of the worst things about working full-time and all the time that commuting takes, if you live alone, is that everything's down to you. Nobody else has ever cooked, or put the kettle on, or thought of you. Nobody's popped your 1-2 items in the wash with theirs, nobody's collected stuff, or dealt with stuff.

Even if you live with others, no-one has ever cooked, or put the kettle on or put the washing on, or done any shopping, or collected stuff or dealt with stuff. And the pile of stuff is 3 times as large, the pile of dishes 3 times as large the amount of groceries consumed at least 3 times as large, the washing heap 3 times as big, the requirements for neatly ironed shirts 12 times as big......

chewmylegoff

I hate level crossings. I swear they just operate randomly. 45 minutes on the wrong side of it watching train after train go past. Seems to have created a 17 mile traffic jam.

Doozergirl

silvercar wrote: »

Even if you live with others, no-one has ever cooked, or put the kettle on or put the washing on, or done any shopping, or collected stuff or dealt with stuff. And the pile of stuff is 3 times as large, the pile of dishes 3 times as large the amount of groceries consumed at least 3 times as large, the washing heap 3 times as big, the requirements for neatly ironed shirts 12 times as big......

SO true! :rotfl:

At least if you're alone you know roughly what to expect. We've got the survey tomorrow and husband is coming with the surveyor so it needs to be good again. Before I got up this morning I was mentally making a list. I went to sleep quite early last night. The mess the kids made in their rooms between bedtime and actual sleep last night has made my list considerably longer!

vivatifosi

michaels wrote: »

Careful what you wish for - I now work 9-5.30 2 days a week and only 5 minutes from home but the reduction in income is a bit of a shock.

Similar situation here, love the freedom in terms of time but hate the lack of income! I don't know that I want to go back to a "normal" commuting job though, especially after you lot talked me out of it.

michaels wrote: »

(did 6-9 this evening and completed 10 questionnaires - and got the email address of a very attractive veterinary student)

Mmmm..... You are quite the Leslie Phillips of this board;). I'm now imagining you saying "ding dong" while pretending to press the bell as a gorgeous vet answers.