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

lostinrates

Nikkster wrote: »

I don't think we'd dare in real life! And we'd all be too busy swooning (that is him in his avatar isn't it?)

I would probably dare, but n rl he would see i am grinning.

George doesn't do it for me i am afraid.

Nikkster

lostinrates wrote: »

Thought it might be geography, but tplaces do not match relevant points in history iyswim.

Either that or he thinks i need disaster insurance or something. Which would be a fair point too.

Cats was just a guess. Was most likely completely wrong and will just go to show how simply my mind works

I hope GBD comes back to enlighten us!

zagubov

Nikkster wrote: »

I hope GBD comes back to enlighten us!

Speaking of coming back, has allthesss been around recently?:)
And on another matter has anyone here used an external hard drive they could recommend?

John_Pierpoint

lostinrates wrote: »

My bathroom is the pits. Watert comes out of the bath because of its crazy design. This goes either towards the loo, the continues on round the bath downa slope back to the door, or alternatively, just by the door.

Today i notice toadstool growing out from under the loo.

I am being serious: Beware of "dry" rot - given a source of water (eg a leaking loo) in the right warm conditions it will spread that dampness through it own internal network and can grow 3 feet a year.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_rot

GDB2222 wrote: »

On cat bonds, I was expecting a comment from LIR. I thought she'd be fond of them. I had a 1hr webinar on them this afternoon. Until then I hadn't much idea what they are. Sounds quite interesting. In case anyone is interested http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catastrophe_bond

I suppose as money now yields very little, it is becoming like real estate - a lot of "wealth" but no yield.
Just like owning a farm - so now is time to bet the farm by becoming "a name at Lloyds" and pledging the farm for an additional return from successful risk insurance.
At least the "cat bond" has a limited liability, you can only lose your stake (unlike the 1980s Lloyds "asbestos spiral" bankrupts).

CKhalvashi

silvercar wrote: »

For PNs benefit, the iphone 5 is expected out towards the end of the year, the current model is the 4S.

No, no, no...

Leave it a few months for the hype to cool down, then get one

I'll get mine after Christmas when there's some hope of a small-ish discount.

I want my new MacBook desperately! New one with Retina display. I've got a Sony atm that I've borrowed from DD1.

Any techies on here? Downloaded a game that DD's want and can't get the pin code on entry to work

lostinrates

zagubov wrote: »

Speaking of coming back, has allthesss been around recently?:)
And on another matter has anyone here used an external hard drive they could recommend?

And wheezy and westy.

Big dog has been ill overnight so i have to go to the vets with her this morning (its not a wait and see symptom). We have seen te vet more since i moved than in the rest of my life added up. Beginning to wonder if we should just set dh's salary to be paid direct to vets.

CKhalvashi

lostinrates wrote: »

And wheezy and westy.

Big dog has been ill overnight so i have to go to the vets with her this morning (its not a wait and see symptom). We have seen te vet more since i moved than in the rest of my life added up. Beginning to wonder if we should just set dh's salary to be paid direct to vets.

GWS LiR's dog! :cool:

vivatifosi

Good luck Big Dog.

Just watched Tony Bennett on BBC breakfast. There was a recording of him doing a duet with Lady Gaga. The fun they were having recording it jumped out, worth catching if you're interested: it's their duet for The Lady is a Tramp. He described Gaga as the Picasso of music, he says he's never in his time in music met anyone else like her, with her talent or who thinks like her. Really interesting.

misskool

if anyone is on facebook, they just changed everyone's email addresses on your profile. You might not want your @facebook.com email address.

lostinrates

Pn, can your sibling not let you use. There address as a permanant postal address under the circumstances?