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Nice people thread part 5 - nicely does it

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  • lemonjelly
    lemonjelly Posts: 8,014 Forumite
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    misskool wrote: »
    really? seriously? FROST this morning?

    I was going to start hardening tomatoes and have 4 gherkins that have popped their heads :(

    I brought all my plant pots in the day before the severe winds. Not because of the winds, but because frosts were forecast. Really glad I did though.

    On the greenfingered board there are a few threads about blown away greenhouses!

    Frosts are forecast up to & including the weekend I think. Weather forecasts are predicting its going to be a little colder - max temps of 7 degress sat & sun.

    I'm desperate to get everything back out of the house, but I'm too fearful of the frosts at the mo. I've commandeered 4 window sills, the kitchen table & part of the worktop in the kitchen. I'm getting more & more annoyed looks as its been that way for a week and a half!
    It's getting harder & harder to keep the government in the manner to which they have become accustomed.
  • lemonjelly
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    Doozergirl wrote: »
    In as much as we have George Clooney & Steve Jones frequenting this board now, yes.

    I was thinking it might attract a bottle of champagne, some flowers, or a pint of Hobgoblin.

    It attracted a little bit of sick up into my mouth...

    I prefer the original instantly loveable doozer.:o
    It's getting harder & harder to keep the government in the manner to which they have become accustomed.
  • LydiaJ
    LydiaJ Posts: 8,083 Forumite
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    edited 12 April 2012 at 12:11PM
    Doozergirl wrote: »
    If you go M40/M42/M5/M6 you'll pass within half a mile of me. Much cheaper than a service station :) If you go M40/M42/M6 you'll only get as close as an 11 minute motorway ride.
    I think you'll miss LydiaJ.

    I'm about 60miles north of Bristol, Wheezy. I was there on Sunday.

    Indeed, the M40/M42/M5/M6 route is too far north and east to come near me. Wheezy has got me right when he did his map.
    sss555s wrote: »
    No problem, send them over. :)

    The key to book keeping in my case is to have a good Excel sheet that automates as much as possible. All i do is put in my gross bill and it splits it into vat, net, totals, vat quarter and year end all by it's self. I realise this is how they all [STRIKE]should[/STRIKE] work but it seems far easier when you make your own bespoke "yearbook" rather than trying to use Sage or the likes.

    Oh, I forgot to mention, I also have a numbers fetish :A

    Yes yes yes. I always prefer to get excel to do what I want it to do rather than put up with some package that thinks it knows what I ought to want it to do.
    SingleSue wrote: »
    Let's see how the list suits me.... My answers in red

    Six feet tall - Not too worried about height, although would probably prefer average-ish rather than extremely tall/short, not least because I have a bit of a dodgy neck and don't want kissing to keep landing me back in the chiropractor's consulting room.
    Muscly, toned and athletic - Doesn't really bother me
    Brown eyes - Don't really mind about eye colour
    Short dark hair - Prefer short hair but don't much care what colour
    Smart dress sense - Hmm, I suppose so.
    A beer / lager drinker - Not fussed.
    Non smoker - Yes would prefer this
    Wears smart jeans, shirt and a V-neck jumper - In what context? Anything reasonably well-presented will do.
    Gets ready in 17 minutes - Not fussed
    Stylish - Would be nice but not important
    Wants a family - Only an immediate one, just like Sue
    Earns £48,000 a year - Not bothered how much they earn, but want someone with responsible attitude to money.

     Loves shopping - Don't want somebody who loves shopping as a recreational activity, because I don't, but one thing I did appreciate about LNE was that he was sufficiently interested in what I wore to want to come with me to have input into choosing things.
    Eats meat - That would be preferable.
    Clean shaven - Preferably. Beard would do. Don't like designer stubble - or any stubble, actually.
    Smooth chest - Not fussed
    Watches soaps - Not fussed
    Enjoys watching football - Prefer not, but happy to accept it as long as he doesn't want me to watch it with him
    Drives an Audi - Would prefer someone who drives a car of some kind, but don't care beyond that.
    Educated to degree level - Not specifically fussed about his qualifications, but need someone who's not intimidated by mine!
    Earns more than you - Attitude to money is more important than actual earnings.
    Jokes around and has a laugh - Maybe. Want generally upbeat person, but not specifically a joker.
    Sensitive when you are upset - Yes please. Also sensitive to my kids when they're upset, please.
    Tells you he loves you only when he means it - Of course
    Admits it when he looks at other women - Yes
    Holds a driving licence - Yes.
    Can swim - Yes-
    Can ride a bike - Yes
    Can change a tyre - Yes, I suppose. If he can't, I'll teach him how!
    Rings mum regularly- as long as it is not all the time to the point where she is dictating our lives - couldn't put it better than Sue!

    Phew! Took a long time to catch up on all last night's postings. You lot were busy, weren't you?
    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.     :)
  • Doozergirl
    Doozergirl Posts: 34,082 Forumite
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    edited 12 April 2012 at 12:00PM
    Just got car insurance renewal through the post. £1021.

    Note to husband. Do not leave the handbrake off the car ever again! :mad:

    EDIT: One comparison website and we're down to £595 but I've never heard of half the insurers on this list.
    Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
  • LydiaJ
    LydiaJ Posts: 8,083 Forumite
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    edited 12 April 2012 at 12:20PM
    Wheezy, I love your map. Can you update it with everyone's comments and repost it?

    If Doozer is where you've put her, then I'm surprised. I thought she was further north and east than that (but not as far as Jelly). I had no idea Jonny was over my side of the country. lir is further south than that - has she said so already? I'm losing track. She's due south of me and sort of level with the middle of the Bristol channel.

    Any more men want to compare themselves with the so-called ideal list? And has anybody got a list of what men are supposed to be looking for, so us girls can see how we measure up, or otherwise?
    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.     :)
  • lostinrates
    lostinrates Posts: 55,283 Forumite
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    edited 12 April 2012 at 1:01PM
    LydiaJ wrote: »
    Wheezy, I love your map. Can you update it with everyone's comments and repost it?

    If Doozer is where you've put her, then I'm surprised. I thought she was further north and east than that (but not as far as Jelly). I had no idea Jonny was over my side of the country. lir is further south than that - has she said so already? I'm losing track. She's due south of me and sort of level with the middle of the Bristol channel.

    Any more men want to compare themselves with the so-called ideal list? And has anybody got a list of what men are supposed to be looking for, so us girls can see how we measure up, or otherwise?

    Men's list:

    Tits
    Backside
    Clean

    Edit and dirty. :)
  • mystic_trev
    mystic_trev Posts: 5,434 Forumite
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    Doozergirl wrote: »
    Just got car insurance renewal through the post. £1021.

    Note to husband. Do not leave the handbrake off the car ever again! :mad:

    EDIT: One comparison website and we're down to £595 but I've never heard of half the insurers on this list.

    Look at who the Underwriters are, not the Insurer's, as often they're only Front men i.e. Hastings Direct - Underwriters are AXA

    If you need to know who are the better Underwriters give us a shout.
  • lemonjelly
    lemonjelly Posts: 8,014 Forumite
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    Doozergirl wrote: »
    Just got car insurance renewal through the post. £1021.

    Note to husband. Do not leave the handbrake off the car ever again! :mad:

    EDIT: One comparison website and we're down to £595 but I've never heard of half the insurers on this list.

    I had similar. Got a renewal which was way too much imo. Did a comparison, & a) didn't know most of the companies, and b) recieved a telephone call almost immediately from the top one or two trying to talk me into taking out the cover!:eek:
    It's getting harder & harder to keep the government in the manner to which they have become accustomed.
  • Doozergirl
    Doozergirl Posts: 34,082 Forumite
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    lostinrates wrote: »
    Men's list:

    Tits
    Backside
    Clean

    Are you sure about the clean bit? From the back of white vans I've seen, the opposite may be true!
    Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
  • lostinrates
    lostinrates Posts: 55,283 Forumite
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    Doozergirl wrote: »
    Are you sure about the clean bit? From the back of white vans I've seen, the opposite may be true!

    Lol, just edited. :D
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