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

lemonjelly

lostinrates wrote: »

After stubbing the left toe and breaking the nail (not very ouch now, but bet it will be as the silly nail grows back!) I fell this morning and have cut the top of the other foot to shreds on the ground.

:kisses3: is the closest I can get to kissing it better lir.

You are in the wars at the moment!:(

Watch out for paper cuts! (Was thinking about them when we talked yesterday about little things hurting!)

GDB2222

Davesnave wrote: »

Nasty!:eek: But where were the steel toe capped wellies? Surely you weren't out this morning in your nightie & slippers? (OK I'll admit I did the hens in PJs and a coat thrown over the top.:D)

What do you do to the hens in the morning?

Wheezy_2

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

I've not been to either N Ireland or Scotland. I have been to outer Mongolia, though....

I've been to Scotland. Did a 4 day drive starting in Edinburgh, then up to Perth, Dunkeld (sp?), Loch Ness, Inverness, then the West Highlands, Ullapool, Gairloch, down to Ft. William, Glencoe and back via Glasgow. Loved it.
Still haven't been to Devon and Cornwall, but it's on our places to visit list.

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

vivatifosi wrote: »

marauding hordes, travelling across the Steppes.

You don't need to go to Mongolia to see that.

Just find a new Primark opening in your area.;)

sss555s

I have to admit to having a bit of a secret map fetish

I have two big ones right here in my office :A

I just like knowing where what country is and I'm flabbergasted when you hear people on TV not knowing where France is :huh:

Anyways, this site is good if you like testing your global knowledge....

http://www.scale18.com/canvas4.html

I can do Europe, South America, Scandinavia, Middle east and Asia but struggle a bit on Africa, USA states and some of the Island groups.

It can get addictive though

lostinrates

GDB2222 wrote: »

What do you do to the hens in the morning?

If dave is anything like me he opens a door or pop hole for them, and feeds and checks water.

lostinrates

sss555s wrote: »

I have to admit to having a bit of a secret map fetish

I have two big ones right here in my office :A

I just like knowing where what country is and I'm flabbergasted when you hear people on TV not knowing where France is :huh:

Anyways, this site is good if you like testing your global knowledge....

http://www.scale18.com/canvas4.html

I can do Europe, South America, Scandinavia, Middle east and Asia but struggle a bit on Africa, USA states and some of the Island groups.

It can get addictive though

I like maps. When I was a kid I spent a lot of time looking at old hardbook street maps we had, because when you move a lot it helps you get your bearings. But also I like to make or mark my own...not proper to scale or anything, but on the biggest piece of paper I can fine with a biro! but on my own I don't always make north north (but I do mark north so I can flip it to see it.) By making my own I can put things in relation to where I have walked or driven them in a way that makes better sence to me. e.g. road maps don't mark landmarks such as ''that funky blue and green tiled building with the funny windows'' or ''where that cute dog sometimes is''.

One of the best ways I find to do this is on a tourist map..but not a glossy one, a nice paper one which you can get photopied to a bigger size and mark on bits. That way its kinda accurate too

Wheezy_2

lostinrates wrote: »

I like maps.

Another map lover here!
As a kid I used to sit in the back of the car with my finger on the map tracking where we were, providing my dad with extremely useful info like 'we're now 32 kilometres from the coast' or 'in 5 kilometres we'll be crossing the Rhine'. :cool:

GDB2222

lostinrates wrote: »

If dave is anything like me he opens a door or pop hole for them, and feeds and checks water.

That's roughly what I was expecting. So, onto next question: why not provide some remote control for this? It would save going out in pjs in the cold.

michaels

Probably deserves a longer answer as I share your 'fetish' but at this point I'd just like to thank you (not) for posting that link and wasting a lot of my life.

Edit: So far I am 100% on Europe but can't remember which order Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania come in...

sss555s wrote: »

I have to admit to having a bit of a secret map fetish

I have two big ones right here in my office :A

I just like knowing where what country is and I'm flabbergasted when you hear people on TV not knowing where France is :huh:

Anyways, this site is good if you like testing your global knowledge....

http://www.scale18.com/canvas4.html

I can do Europe, South America, Scandinavia, Middle east and Asia but struggle a bit on Africa, USA states and some of the Island groups.

It can get addictive though