Nice people thread part 5 - nicely does it

PasturesNew

chewmylegoff wrote: »

fill a plastic bottle with water, freeze it, and then stick it on the floor and roll your foot backwards and forwards on it. works a treat.

If only I had a plastic bottle.... good idea though. Pain's finally wearing off now (4.5 hours) so I'll go and see what I can use instead. No idea how long water takes to freeze in this freezer.

Would have got cold water in a bowl earlier but I've no bowl.

Minimalism works

misskool

lostinrates wrote: »

Sorry...it late, i was up all last night with a sick cat, and running around today with sick and dying chickens (rip sir tweed, who founded an eggnation ). I am always a little slow off the mark, but just do mot follow that at all!

Hope cat is ok?

and how are the salvationists?

thanks to your encouragement, I dug out my big RHS book of plants and will spend some time tucked in bed, drawing little figures of plants

lostinrates

Do you have a bath pn, cold water in that? Failing that, i bet you can get your foot in the sink!

chewmylegoff

misskool wrote: »

you get a bonus? *spit*

I got a backdated payrise, after tax, it was £62.50 from Aug 2011. I'm not sure whether to laugh or be insulted. (It was for £150pa)

same happened to me a few years ago when i was in the civil service. pay negotiations were stalled by 13 months and then i got a backdated payrise of about £150 after tax.

we all just went and got p!ssed, and that was that.

lostinrates

misskool wrote: »

Hope cat is ok?

and how are the salvationists?

thanks to your encouragement, I dug out my big RHS book of plants and will spend some time tucked in bed, drawing little figures of plants

The salveggtionists are crop bound. I have never dealt with that so been getting help on here. If starving them doesn't work tomorrow it might be a home surgery....which i would prefer not to do as i have never seen it done. I asked vet on the phone and they just feel its a bit of a waste of time/money, but will show me...next time they are here....hmm. Might nit have the chickens then! Otherwise they are adorable. One has really feathered up, one not far behind. They are so cheeky and friendly. I am smitten...not good for the heartstrings with this crop issue.

Misskool i also love crocus.com for planning. Yet to buy anything there.:eek:

lostinrates

Dh gets a bonus. Ha cost us money...now has to pay an acvountant, lol. The before tax amout would have paid architect. Acc. Says to buy something for the business that costs about ten grand with a loan. Just cannot face the extra debt plus it feels wrong. If i could build the stables with it i might feel better, a it would mean i could employ someone five days a week quite swiftly!

PasturesNew

I improvised. I had two sheets left on the kitchen paper roll, so took those off and cut the cardboard tube in half neatly. I then got a sandwich bag and shoved it down, then very carefully filled it with cold water, adjusting the bottom and topping it up until it was level with the top. I then secured the top with the ziplock action and added an elastic band (to be doubly sure).

I've now got two tubes of water turning into ice in the freezer.

BUT .... there was a bonus find! I had completely forgotten that about a week ago I'd picked up a bag of Birds Eye Fusion Egg Fried Rice, containing two individual portions. So I'm now microwaving one of those. Intriguing things they are - never had them before.... it turns out the bags are a pyramid and you snip off the top/corner and stand it up in the microwave for 3.5 minutes .... and that's a meal

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

Do you have a bath pn, cold water in that? Failing that, i bet you can get your foot in the sink!

LOL... ha ha bath .... no. Most places don't have baths these days. Tiny shower thingy, with the head "trapped" up the wall in some contraption.

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

Sorry...it late, i was up all last night with a sick cat, and running around today with sick and dying chickens (rip sir tweed, who founded an eggnation ). I am always a little slow off the mark, but just do mot follow that at all!

Awww kitties. i luffs kittiz.

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

Awww kitties. i luffs kittiz.

I love them too, especially mine. Poor mauve squeaker was so ill, and came and woke me up to help her, so i cleaned her up and then she started again....on the ruddy bed....she tried to leave the bed but wasn't fast enough. She has got better through the day, but now wants to stay up and chat instead of going to sleep, becuase she slept so much today. So we are watching two weeks notice and settling down slowly.