Nice people thread part 6 - thrice by twice as nice :)

Nikkster

chewmylegoff wrote: »

the only issue is that his salary might not have been credited to his account, in which case he may not be able to draw any money out by any means.

I think some people have been saying that if they have been able to show that they are expecting a regular payment (such as a salary), they have been allowed to withdraw sometimes up to £300. What people have been told varies.

Obv none of this reall matters if someone doesn't really try in the first place...

lostinrates

silvercar wrote: »

I would feel to exposed to have a massage.

Really?

It doesn't bother me at all, prefer it really, though actually, i had a shiatsu based treatment today, for which you normally stay dressed..its half way to physio therapy really. I feel about three inches taller and i can stand up straight (which has been an increasing problem recently, as my core which lasted all these years through illness and weight gain, has finally stopped supporting my back. .

Having a massage is glorious!

chewmylegoff

zagubov wrote: »

Back in the 80s the Times (well rather their readers) put together a list of 10 books everyone should have read if they wanted to be well-read. I didn't agree with it.

Wonder what the NPs would have included?:)

Personally, if I was going to put together a list of 10 books which would, in my view, make someone well read, then all of them would be non-fiction. I suppose I might stick something like all quiet on the western front, or storm of steel on there, because although they are works of fiction, they are basically, at least in part, first hand accounts of a key point in history which are a more useful source for understanding what it was like than reading a factual history.

chewmylegoff

lostinrates wrote: »

Really?

It doesn't bother me at all, prefer it really, though actually, i had a shiatsu based treatment today, for which you normally stay dressed..its half way to physio therapy really. I feel about three inches taller and i can stand up straight (which has been an increasing problem recently, as my core which lasted all these years through illness and weight gain, has finally stopped supporting my back. .

Having a massage is glorious!

i have never had one and i doubt i ever will, i really don't like the idea of it. mechanical physiotheraphy seems a different matter - more like a matter of fact business transaction.

lostinrates

chewmylegoff wrote: »

i have never had one and i doubt i ever will, i really don't like the idea of it. mechanical physiotheraphy seems a different matter - more like a matter of fact business transaction.

Well, i don't end mine with 'something special' or whatever they call it. :rotfl:

It is a business transaction, not that disimilar fom silvercar's beautiful manicures, and not disimilar from straight forward physio. Ime a really good massage based therapy is in some ways more beneficial to me than physio because i feel....more relaxed, more able to yield mentally as well as physically. One of the characteristics of my neurological condition is that my muscles switch on but not off very well, so are often pretty tense, and it doesn't help that i seemto have the personality type that 'braces' too. I find relaxing quite difficult, both physically and mentally, and when you are meant to let someone manouvre you i find that quite 'hard work' to yield in all senses. A less 'medical' feeling really helps me with the latter which helps who ever is 'treating me' address the former.

chewmylegoff

vivatifosi wrote: »

Hi chewy. Audio books (and ebooks) can now be downloaded from home and free of charge from many library websites. All you need is a valid membership and a pin code. Also, library authorities have different rules, but many don't have "you have to live or work in this county" type criteria, so you may be able to join one with a really good selection without living there. Worst case scenario, you'd only have to visit the library to sign up and join.

For example, if you were a member of Surrey, here's their webpage:
http://surreycc.lib.overdrive.com/9341922D-BC03-4570-B8F0-9FEE7734FAAF/10/596/en/Default.htm

Chose them because in my mind they may be one of the closest big ones.

thank you for this - had no idea. i had looked into this sort of think for ebooks, but discovered that for some reason it is all incompatible with kindles, and so you have to buy some sort of turgid thing made by amstrad to read them on. i am out...

anyway, i have joined up, seemed relatively easy, although will need to download an app when i get home to get started!

SingleSue

Nikkster wrote: »

I think some people have been saying that if they have been able to show that they are expecting a regular payment (such as a salary), they have been allowed to withdraw sometimes up to £300. What people have been told varies.

Obv none of this reall matters if someone doesn't really try in the first place...

His pay is not due until Monday so not too much for him to worry about there at the moment, ...but payments due to go out from his account today have not gone despite having enough money in the account.

If the problems persist beyond the end of today, he can at least get over the weekend using his wife's pay and child maintenance!

Eldest son came to my rescue with regards some fuel for the car, he gave me a fiver from his EMA and of course, I always have the option of going cap in hand to my parents, it's not as if it is a huge amount of money but it does make the difference in my budget between coping with the weekend and not, especially as this week has been an extremely tough one financially as it is!

SingleSue

I love having a massage, really de stresses me and helps my joints...alas not been able to afford one for some time.

misskool

wow. the eu needs more women in it's offices, that's for sure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZtMmt5rC6g&feature=share

just that....

Nikkster

SingleSue wrote: »

If the problems persist beyond the end of today, he can at least get over the weekend using his wife's pay and child maintenance!
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I'm more bothered about you and the boys to be honest.