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Nice people thread part 3- Nice as pie

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  • misskool
    misskool Posts: 12,832 Forumite
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    JonnyBravo wrote: »
    :rotfl:

    If only a simpler solution existed.....

    it does, its called a spork
  • fc123
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    Davesnave wrote: »
    Blame the "Add On Effect." ;)

    I'm sure there was never a Father's Day when I was a lad. :p

    Nor when we were small....so we ignore it. My dad always said to ignore it as it was a 'manufactured' date invented by Clintons in order to sell more cards.....and OH agrees so it's a nothing day tomo for us.
    urgh. Today hasn't been good. dog-dog has been at emergency vets having emergency treatment from running around and breaking a bone. Vet was mightily impressed at how good she was (greys aren't known to be stoic dogs but mine was champion). Now we have to work out how to get her in/out for the loo with a cast on and how to keep her still for the rest of summer. :( Poor dog-dog.


    Awww poor Dog dog....is DH going to spend tomo making a low trolley thing so you could wheel him out for his business?
    How did he break a bone? Chasing the postman then banging into a wall or is it just one of those things?
  • fc123
    fc123 Posts: 6,573 Forumite
    silvercar wrote: »
    My schools had Infants 1,2 & 3, followed by juniors 1,2, 3 & 4, followed by secondary 1-5 + two years in 6th form.

    Now it seems to be reception followed by years 1 to 13 with 12 & 13 denoted as the sixth form.
    I never ever remembered the new years but DD last school had 'proper' ones like we had years ago. Much easier.

    Son is out at a post exam ball @ The globe. He looked absolutely lush :D
    He had an induction day today for the S store Pop up opening next week (he'll do the some of the 4 weeks for us as has a summer scheme in the middle somewhere)......said to me when he came back that it was a 'cut above'.
  • Doozergirl
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    Poor dog dog :( I'm sure thought that she will work out how to get around much quicker than you think. Does she really have to keep still? I can't imagine trying to keep ours still, he bounces off the walls, us and the kids!
    Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    silvercar wrote: »
    My schools had Infants 1,2 & 3, followed by juniors 1,2, 3 & 4, followed by secondary 1-5 + two years in 6th form.

    Now it seems to be reception followed by years 1 to 13 with 12 & 13 denoted as the sixth form.

    My primary school had Kindergarten, Transition, Form I, Lower II, Upper II and Lower III. If you then went on to my secondary school, you went to Lower IV, and missed Upper III altogether.

    the primary only had 6 years, so most people did two years in the first class, Kindergarten. Others, like me, just did 6 years instead of 7, so I left just after I turned 10. My sister did too, so she had her 15th birthday in the middle of her GCSEs, and her 17th birthday mid-A levels.
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    silvercar wrote: »
    No a red brick "oop north", couldn't go to a London Uni or I would suggest he lived at home, particularly when there are no student loans for masters.

    tell him to have a look at SOAS - they do very highly-regarded masters in international relations, AIUI.
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    Davesnave wrote: »
    Blame the "Add On Effect." ;)

    I'm sure there was never a Father's Day when I was a lad. :p

    My Dad's very sniffy about father's day, says it's a greetings-card-manufacturer's rip-off of Mothering Sunday.
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    Poor Dog-Dog!
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • SingleSue
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    We had infant 1st, 2nd and 3rd year, junior 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year and then senior 1-5 years with an attached 6th form.

    My boys have done the reception through to year 11 and eldest is now in 6th form...confuzzles the life out of the kids when we talk about 6th form as it doesn't naturally follow the numbers.

    The boys have not sent a card for their father and I have now reached the point where I refuse to do it for them, he never bothered to get anything for me for any of the Mother's days or my birthday/Christmas from the boys, so why should I do it for him (even though this is the first time I have not since we split up..he only got a birthday present this year because I rushed out the day before and got something). I did remind them about Father's day but their view is that only proper fathers should receive a Father's day card...and he isn't a proper father.

    I'll probably get it in the neck from ex mother in law during the week but hey ho, I can't force them to like him.

    Eldest has a girlfriend, not sure I approve to be honest, going by current standards, she would be seen as middle class as two parent family, both working, own their own home and she goes to a private school but boy my standards are way higher than hers. She swears, she smokes, she quite happily called middle son fatty and couldn't see the problem, she thinks there is no problem in having fights with teachers, or a parent punching a teacher and has no respect for her education.

    It just goes against everything I have strived for in my children and I am concerned that her attitude will rub off on eldest and muck up his studies.....or maybe I am just being a snob (I am very prone to that) but I can't help myself, she just seems so chavvy and not very bright.
    We made it! All three boys have graduated, it's been hard work but it shows there is a possibility of a chance of normal (ish) life after a diagnosis (or two) of ASD. It's not been the easiest route but I am so glad I ignored everything and everyone and did my own therapies with them.
    Eldests' EDS diagnosis 4.5.10, mine 13.1.11 eekk - now having fun and games as a wheelchair user.
  • Davesnave
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    Sue, are you sure you're not confusing middle class with middle income? ;)

    Eldest will be like most lads, so needs to go out with a variety of lasses before he decides what he is looking for. He may even kick over the traces a bit, just to prove that he can.

    Whatever happens in the short term, your strong parenting will shine through in the end. :)
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