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

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  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    lostinrates wrote: »
    something I have noticed happens in marriage is that people want bigger beds. DH used to say he always wanted to sleep in a single bed with me, which I quickly scaled up to a 4ft6 bed. Then we spomehow inherited a five foot bed, and it made life more comfortable with cats and dogs on it, now we only share the bed with the cats and yet a six foot bed looks really good. I wonder if this trend goes on long enough if its why some plder couples end up in twin beds.

    OH and I shared a single bed quite often when we were students, etc.

    Now I want a nice big one (-:
    ...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
    zagubov wrote: »
    I need this - my car's just a cheap model and water sticks in all the wrong bits of the windscreen!
    It's actually a silver car and I'm realising I mght be the only person here who has that colour.:D

    I have a silver-blue coloured car - and it's decidedly un-posh. A 13 year old Fiat Brava.
    ...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'.
  • lostinrates
    lostinrates Posts: 55,283 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    neverdespairgirl wrote: »
    I think our new bed is super king size - 6 ft wide, 6.5 long.

    can you get electic blankets to fit a bed that size?

    After years of not using them as I read somewhere they are associated with female cancers and also because I had a little incident with one in the past, I'm in love with mine. I think tomterm suggested it, and he was SO RIGHT.
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    GDB2222 wrote: »
    Whoooosh! That totally and utterly lost me. Is it something to do with football, maybe? In which case, please don't bother to explain, as I won't understand. I can understand the fun in playing football, but watching it? I'd rather watch the washing machine.

    I like playing (some) sports. Don't have much time for watching them, though.
    ...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
    lostinrates wrote: »
    can you get electic blankets to fit a bed that size?

    After years of not using them as I read somewhere they are associated with female cancers and also because I had a little incident with one in the past, I'm in love with mine. I think tomterm suggested it, and he was SO RIGHT.

    I don't know - I've never fancied electric blankets.
    ...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
    sss555s wrote: »
    Yes silvercar, i agree.



    Stop it NDG. That is just too endearing :o

    To me it could have been spelt< either way.

    Blimey, what's endearing about dyslexia?
    ...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'.
  • LydiaJ
    LydiaJ Posts: 8,083 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    neverdespairgirl wrote: »
    Lydia, that sounds horrible for you. Hope you're feeling better today, snugged up with the kids at home.
    Thanks NDG. Now I come to think about it, I wasn't really scared for myself, but for my kids (who weren't with me), because I don't want them to go through any more losses for a long long time.

    In other news, DS has agreed to start keeping a diary of the bullying if I will buy him a notebook for the purpose, "but not a girl's notebook with flowers or anything, Mum - get a boy's notebook, like black with flames or something." :rotfl:
    Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
    Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
    Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.     :)
  • silvercar
    silvercar Posts: 49,929 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Name Dropper
    The M5 pile-up is suspected of being as a result of a fireworks display nearby.

    Don't know if that is a result of drivers being distracted by the bangs or the sight of the display or smoke billowing across the road.

    51 injured and 7 fatalities.:(
    I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.
  • zagubov
    zagubov Posts: 17,939 Forumite
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    lostinrates wrote: »
    After years of not using them as I read somewhere they are associated with female cancers .
    Hmmm :doh:
    Joe Jackson knows a song about that
    There is no honour to be had in not knowing a thing that can be known - Danny Baker
  • zagubov
    zagubov Posts: 17,939 Forumite
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    lostinrates wrote: »
    Upstairs we can see the fireworks from a couple of villages, and only hear them from one. The cats...who love fireworks, can't decide which direction to look in. They are loving it.
    My dog's not loving this. Can't be let near the kitchen or he'll go barmy when he hears the fireworks. :eek:
    There is no honour to be had in not knowing a thing that can be known - Danny Baker
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