Nice people thread part 5 - nicely does it

LydiaJ

Hi CKhalvashi - have we seen you on the NPT before? If you're new, then welcome.

I am sitting in my conservatory as I type this. The sun is streaming in, and I love it. This was one of the reasons I bought this house - lots of south facing windows and the south facing conservatory. I'm so glad I've finally got it clear of junk so I can use it for sitting in.

zagubov

CKhalvashi wrote: »

I’d disagree with you on this one Zag.

We’re saving money (seemingly) since we’ve been doing Morrisons on a Weds morning instead of Tescos on a Sunday.

May be something to do with not having the kids with us on that, but about £15 cheaper on a shop, then 15p/l off a tank of diesel (I make sure its on the red line on a Weds) is not too bad. Works out a total of at least £25 off! :eek:

Hi CK- haven't seen you here for ages. All well?

I can save money in Morrisons against Tesco, but Asda beats them hands down. But neither of those two do petrol I'm sorry to say.

There's a big Hertfordshire contingent in this thread you'll be pleased to know (not me - I'm the other side of London).

mishmogs

how do all

I mostly shop at sainsburys and do a bit of a mid week top up eg milk at tesco and that only as I can walk to it. Really not keen on Tescos and mine rarely has bargains in

Use Aldi for their special offers, again as its walking distance and its next door to Tesco! We had a good co-op but it closed down in November and I miss it.

No morrisons, asda or lidl anywhere near.. probably why tescos rarely have bargains..

Planted a couple of apple trees today and wondering if I can fit in a plum tree, need to see how tall they grow first.

Been a cracking day here in Suffolk, went down town on my bike as the local constabulary were postcode marking cycles, as it turned out, the very nice young CSO gave me a pen and a sticker and you have to do it yourself! Last time they punched it on my frame but not anymore:(

The NZ ref for the england v wales rugby game is rather delish.....:D wouldn't turf him out of my bed... england 12 v wales 6

John_Pierpoint

Doozergirl wrote: »

I'm watching Birdsong. Was a little bit worried about watching an adaptation of such a great book, but no one does it like the BBC.

I fell asleep in front of the box one night recently and woke up a few minutes into "Birdsong" - OK it had someone practising their semaphore in the bottom left corner - but I thought it was brilliantly done

All smouldering suppressed Edwardian passion, with flawed characters, not cardboard cut outs.

I had to make a date with this week's second half.

Now perhaps this was something to do with having explored Arras, visited Vimmy Ridge (appropriately in the rain), watched an archaeology programme where they dug up a very similar tunnel complete with the air pump as demonstrated in "Birdsong" and then this Autumn visiting the "Wipers" area of Belgium, including "Toc H" at Poperinghe. The padre in the programme was definitely modelled on (Tubby) Clayton, who ran "Talbot House".

Such attention to detail by the BBC.

Now here is the question - would I enjoy reading the book?

Having read the book I was disappointed to see the film of "Catch 22" [I can imagine what a lump of shrapnel does once it has got inside a flack jacket]

At the age of 15, I was forced to read "Mansfield Park" (Jane Austen) for GCSE. The teachers failed to explain what it was really all about and I certainly did not have the experience of life to work it out for myself
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My only conclusion was "What is this silly woman twittering on about at a time when the country was locked into a war with Napoleon".

So would the book be a disappointment

zagubov

mishmogs wrote: »

how do all


Planted a couple of apple trees today and wondering if I can fit in a plum tree, need to see how tall they grow first.

We've only got one tree (a plum tree) and it's between 15-20 feet tall (and not growing much). Had one three houses ago, reached a bit over 20 feet I think.

Our yucca's catching up with it fast but that's not a proper tree IIRC.

CKhalvashi

LydiaJ wrote: »

Hi CKhalvashi - have we seen you on the NPT before? If you're new, then welcome.

I am sitting in my conservatory as I type this. The sun is streaming in, and I love it. This was one of the reasons I bought this house - lots of south facing windows and the south facing conservatory. I'm so glad I've finally got it clear of junk so I can use it for sitting in.

Lydia - You haven’t seen me before, I saw Zag pop up on the forum page and thought I’d gatecrash

zagubov wrote: »

Hi CK- haven't seen you here for ages. All well?

I can save money in Morrisons against Tesco, but Asda beats them hands down. But neither of those two do petrol I'm sorry to say.

There's a big Hertfordshire contingent in this thread you'll be pleased to know (not me - I'm the other side of London).

Zag - Я работаю в Кройдоне, поэтому время от времени использовать массивный "Tesco" там.

I live in Hertfordshire, but work in Croydon, is a rough enough translation for that :cool:

mishmogs

zagubov wrote: »

We've only got one tree (a plum tree) and it's between 15-20 feet tall (and not growing much). Had one three houses ago, reached a bit over 20 feet I think.

Our yucca's catching up with it fast bit that's not a proper tree IIRC.

thanks for this.... looking at a victoria plum tree (basically as its the most popular and heaviest cropper) not to be confused with roy cropper from corrie st.

england 12 v wales 19 still like the ref tho.:D

misskool

michaels wrote: »

Several trips to the tip?

There's a LOT. like more than what would seem reasonable to do on trips to the tip

Doozergirl

John_Pierpoint wrote: »

Now perhaps this was something to do with having explored Arras, visited Vimmy Ridge (appropriately in the rain), watched an archaeology programme where they dug up a very similar tunnel complete with the air pump as demonstrated in "Birdsong" and then this Autumn visiting the "Wipers" area of Belgium, including "Toc H" at Poperinghe. The padre in the programme was definitely modelled on (Tubby) Clayton, who ran "Talbot House".

Such attention to detail by the BBC.

Now here is the question

I'd be disappointed if you didn't enjoy the book. I've read it at least twice, it's incredibly evocative and if anything, the adaption didn't feel as grimy as the book. I've never experienced anything else that gave me a sense of what it would have been like in the trenches.

I'm off to Stoke tonight, so that may change...

zagubov

CKhalvashi wrote: »

Lydia - You haven’t seen me before, I saw Zag pop up on the forum page and thought I’d gatecrash



Zag - Я работаю в Кройдоне, поэтому время от времени использовать массивный "Tesco" там.

I live in Hertfordshire, but work in Croydon, is a rough enough translation for that :cool:

You're more than welcome here CK anytime you want to drop in!
You've got a heck of a long commute to work, though! :eek: I don't envy you.