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

lostinrates

vivatifosi wrote: »

Even zag's Cluedo has got rid of the library:(. Must be the cutbacks.

spent an hour or so with a list of books to check the library for. All require an inter library loan, and double checking amazon counting the ones available for 1p it works out cheaper to buy my list.

how much are kindle ''books''?

purch

Whilst I'm not sure any "real nutters" would actually turn up to a mass meet you can never be sure. Nutters are unpredictable.

Yes, they'll totally ruin the atmosphere at the orgy.

Davesnave

zagubov wrote: »

Wheezy identified many people by photo many moons ago
:cool:

Hmmm....I think I did rather badly there, compared with the others.

Lucky that Wheezy was caught on video back in the 90s, when he was fondly known as 'Bob'.....:D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVGxpjXUuWo&feature=endscreen&NR=1

vivatifosi

lostinrates wrote: »

spent an hour or so with a list of books to check the library for. All require an inter library loan, and double checking amazon counting the ones available for 1p it works out cheaper to buy my list.

how much are kindle ''books''?

Lir there is a company called Better World Books that sells a lot of books for 1p as well as plenty for a lot more. Through BWB you can buy old library books. Some of the sale price goes back to the library authority, so they can use it for running their libraries and buying more books; part of the money goes towards literacy charities. Plus it means books don't end up in landfill. Here's their website if you are interested:

http://www.betterworldbooks.co.uk/

Also, I sense you are close to a couple of different counties. You may find you can join libraries in more than one and avoid the fees for inter library loans. Give them a shout if you think it will help (well, a whisper might be more appropriate but you know what I mean).

lostinrates

thanks viva, thats a great link, thank you.

This year I want to read some Giordano Bruno, find out what he was really about. Anyone else got any plans?

vivatifosi

lostinrates wrote: »

thanks viva, thats a great link, thank you.

This year I want to read some Giordano Bruno, find out what he was really about. Anyone else got any plans?

I'd never heard of him but he was certainly an interesting character. I love this thread for the way you find out stuff that's quirky and not mainstream.

treliac

lostinrates wrote: »

If we met up and there was a murder do we count as known to each other? What is ''knowing''?

If we met up we would know each other. If we hadn't met up we wouldn't realise who we were murdering...... or something like that ???

PasturesNew

silvercar wrote: »

Is there a real risk of infections in hospital, or is that Daily Mail reporting?

It's a main thing they keep saying.... get the old out before they pick up an infection.

treliac

PasturesNew wrote: »

It's a main thing they keep saying.... get the old out before they pick up an infection.

That's a bed emptying ruse you know.

treliac

silvercar wrote: »

Anyway, I'm not coming. Its a bit like seeing the film after reading the book, you all may not turn out to be how I imagine you.

It's part of the fun... wondering. Though it may be amusing to arrive in the room and have to guess who's who (though I know some of you have already met).