Nice people thread part 4 - sugar and spice and all things

lostinrates

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:DH just got asked if this was his parents house.

lostinrates

silvercar wrote: »

A friend has asked me to be a referee for her application to be a magistrate.

Now the form has arrived and it asks questions about how she deals with people, how they judge other people and how they get on with people whose opinions differ from their own.

My friend is a typical Daily Mail reader, stable but capable of rash judgements. I don't know what to write...

I've often thought it would be something I'd really like to do, and then I think that every one I've known (just a handful) who have been magestrates have been braodly middle aged people, all but one women, who are ''comfortable''. I don't think my experience would significantly breadthen then collective experience. But then I thought also it was wrong when they appointed the very very young woman with little/no life experience....I think she was 18.

lostinrates

oh, and, a question probably silvercar is best placed to answer...but not sure....anyone have any ideas for a thank you gift for a 16 year old boy who wants for nothing?.....oh for the days of HMV vouchers!

morag1202

iTunes voucher

Belated Happy Birthday Lydia.

silvercar

lostinrates wrote: »

oh, and, a question probably silvercar is best placed to answer...but not sure....anyone have any ideas for a thank you gift for a 16 year old boy who wants for nothing?.....oh for the days of HMV vouchers!

amazon/ play.com/ itunes (the latter if he is the type who pays for legal downloads;) )

tomterm8

lostinrates wrote: »

oh, and, a question probably silvercar is best placed to answer...but not sure....anyone have any ideas for a thank you gift for a 16 year old boy who wants for nothing?.....oh for the days of HMV vouchers!

Pair of socks?



Er... what does the boy in question like?

lostinrates

great ...thanks both very much!

ok......this shows what a cave dweller I am...but....where do you buy an itunes voucher? What's the ''cheapskate'' but acceptable gift amount.....like £20? How much music does that get someone??

lostinrates

tomterm8 wrote: »

Pair of socks?



Er... what does the boy in question like?

Tractors. Can't afford one of them!

tomterm8

lostinrates wrote: »

Tractors. Can't afford one of them!

Tractor driving lessons voucher.

lostinrates

tomterm8 wrote: »

Tractor driving lessons voucher.

He can drive one. His dad has just bought a new one which he's trying out in my field. Hence need to thank for a job done. Never met him before, a neighbour phoned and asked if he could cut for me as he had nothing left to cut. They's the people from ''up the big 'ouze'' and neighbour realised he could keep 'em happy with some weeds to top and do me a favour (which he owd me as I did him one earlier in the year). But I want to say thank you and not put on a back foot IYSWIM. i Tunes sounds ideal..not too personal but a nice but not OTT ''cheers''.