Nice people thread part 5 - nicely does it

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

Not that bothered.... not responding seems to work well

Remember that my 'disability' actually helps in these instances. If I've deemed somebody is a fool I have no feelings of guilt at not responding.... indeed, responding is a difficult thing for me in ANY PM, so not responding is lovely.

Thats good. If it does become offensive do report though.

I have had some colourful Pms here, and don't respond because mainly i feel sorry for the author/s. if i felt offended or upset i would not hesitate. I have had another sort of colourful which is quite funny. I keep my smut impersonal and on board...banter rather than invitation....i am actually good online chum now with someone who had misinterpreted that initially.:D

But seriously, if ignoring feels not an option, report, i think mse take it quite seriously, to their credit, when in a PM.

PasturesNew

vivatifosi wrote: »

I have a PM at the moment from an NP that I need to answer but I need to clear out my inbox first as I'm up to the limit again. Hopefully they will read this and know I'm not ignoring them:o. I'm v bad at spring cleaning my pm inbox.

Don't believe this ... whoever you are, she's adopting my "ignore them and they'll go away" strategy

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

Thats good. If it does become offensive do report though.

I have had some colourful Pms here, and don't respond because mainly i feel sorry for the author/s. if i felt offended or upset i would not hesitate. I have had another sort of colourful which is quite funny. I keep my smut impersonal and on board...banter rather than invitation....i am actually good online chum now with someone who had misinterpreted that initially.:D

But seriously, if ignoring feels not an option, report, i think mse take it quite seriously, to their credit, when in a PM.

Oh, the PMs I get are more "friendly" - but I can't tell if they want to be friends or are after a bit of hanky panky. And I figure, if they want to be friends then they're probably a bit needy/desperate - and I don't need people like that. So, needy or hanky panky seekers = ignore, don't need them

That sounds awful really .... it's not meant to, but I can't judge what people's intentions are, I therefore have to assume they're up to no good and dismiss them. IYSWIM.

I'm kind of 'vulnerable' through my 'disability' for not being able to judge things at all.

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

It's still taking up space though isn't it .... and you can see it every time you open that door.

Freezer inventory.....i make stupid mistakes without mine, and it makes planning much easier!
The trouble with that is I use a small pack to start with, then add in a tin of red kidney beans, a medium onion, tin of tomatoes. So if I used half a pack I'd then be wondering what to do with half a tin of red kidney beans and half a tin of tomatoes

Toms become tomato soup, or part of a bolognese sauce, or a meat free tomato sauce for pasta, or to have with meat balls. Kidney beans become bean salad, a toast topping, Most commonly part of a salad. Plus, both will freeze for when any of these eventualities arise!
The trouble with mac cheese is it uses milk and I don't buy milk. If I had milk (which I don't) then I can make mac cheese instantly as I make the cheese sauce in a microwave in 2 minutes flat. So actually, it's easier for me to just buy a reduced "serves 1" macaroni cheese every now and then. My mac cheese is met with utter surprise that you can make a cheese sauce/dish that's so tasty in a microwave so quickly. I made it 5x last year as the old was an audience and a sibling ... and it was at the old's house and the old has milk.

See, you did cook and eat with someone. Maybe you and the sibling should arrange to do that once a year from now on? I do keep milk, but i suppose one could keep powdered milk? Also good to bathe in if you go somewhere with a bath in the future.:D
I could do .... won't though will I

I think there was a splash of mayo in there too probably ... maybe some pickle.

I do like salad cream and cheese.

I would have to try making it. I gind sarnies quite difficult to love, i get bored very quickly....but have some fav fillings. I never thought ten years ago i would like cheese and onion sandwich, but its delicious.

vivatifosi

PasturesNew wrote: »

Don't believe this ... whoever you are, she's adopting my "ignore them and they'll go away" strategy

COW!!!!!! Did you have to do that? I've only had my laptop back a couple of days after spilling fizzy drugs over the keyboard and now I've laughed so hard I've got half melted Yorkie spat out on the screen.

Sorry for calling you a cow BTW but that's what I involuntarily shouted while spitting Yorkie.

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

Oh, the PMs I get are more "friendly" - but I can't tell if they want to be friends or are after a bit of hanky panky. And I figure, if they want to be friends then they're probably a bit needy/desperate - and I don't need people like that. So, needy or hanky panky seekers = ignore, don't need them

That sounds awful really .... it's not meant to, but I can't judge what people's intentions are, I therefore have to assume they're up to no good and dismiss them. IYSWIM.

I'm kind of 'vulnerable' through my 'disability' for not being able to judge things at all.

Hmm....so maybe i won't pm you again?:D

lostinrates

I have two unanswered pms atm too. But the thing is full. It fills quickly, then i keep it ful, because cannot catch up with exisiting ones. Pming is almost as demanding as like, having a job or somfink.

zagubov

You can watch all the old RI Christmas lectures at this site but you need to register(it’s free).
There’s some great speakers there like Carl Sagan but my fave was 1984 Walter Bodmer ‘The message of the genes’We're all different
It was the one that showed what it looks like to be colourblind and I haven’t seen it in years

Edit. Wow- I had a internet interuption for a short while when I was trying to post this and it's now two pages further along from where I was trying to post it! Honestly, it is relevant to something we were discussing a while back!

silvercar

I get 3 types of PM:

1. NP giving or asking for more info than can go on a public thread - which is fine.
2. Peeps who've seen a response to something I've written and only want to hear opinion that agrees with them so asks for my opinion knowing what it will be, or alternatively asks for detailed advice, that I wouldn't want to be responsible for. I usually respond by saying they are better to post on a thread to get varied opinions.
3. Peeps who want detailed opinions when I've posted local knowledge about something - which is fine.

lostinrates

Speaking of smut, i am surprised so many peope, lounge while wearing pants. Some parts of a body get little enough air as it is and lounging seems the perfect oportu ity to do that.