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

GDB2222

chewmylegoff wrote: »

that's exactly what i did. i applied to accountancy firms because i started reading the university careers guide in alphabetical order, and i didn't have a maths degree so had to flick past "actuary".

Surely actuary comes after accountancy? Anyway, you don't need a maths degree to become an actuary.

When I started in 1974, unemployment was 300,000, and it was dead easy to get a job if you wanted one.

chewmylegoff

GDB2222 wrote: »

Surely actuary comes after accountancy? Anyway, you don't need a maths degree to become an actuary.

When I started in 1974, unemployment was 300,000, and it was dead easy to get a job if you wanted one.

maybe i couldn't become an actuary because i can't do the alphabet then?

PasturesNew

chewmylegoff wrote: »

i only eat complex carbs after lunch time on wednesday.

I have absolutely no idea what that means..... sounds like pie/chips to me though

PasturesNew

My first job was in 1979, £3k/year, PA to an MD of a metal/chemicals brokers. That basically meant take shorthand dictation and use the telex... oh and filling in some paperwork so the courier could collect samples. And filing two copies of everything I typed (one under the customer name, one in date order).

There was the MD, two blokes at desks (doing the selling/trading), me and a flouncy receptionist.

Just Googled them - they went into liquidation in 1986.

GDB2222

chewmylegoff wrote: »

maybe i couldn't become an actuary because i can't do the alphabet then?

I'd say steer clear of filing.

zagubov

Wheezy wrote: »

Back from holidays
Any juicy nice people gossip to share?

There was a road race that probably went near your house. and probably Chewies. Bit further away from me but went past Putney where I first lived when I came to London, so far back you couldn't have used the word internet in a game of Scrabble

Anyone else here old enough to remember the car on the roof of one of the buildings in between Putney Bridge/east Putney underground?

chewmylegoff

PasturesNew wrote: »

I have absolutely no idea what that means..... sounds like pie/chips to me though

basically bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, or anything else starchy. usually i try not to eat any at all during the week but it gets a bit boring sometimes, so occassionally cheat at lunchtime.

and then i spend the whole weekend eating baguettes and drinking lager...

chewmylegoff

zagubov wrote: »

There was a road race that probably went near your house. and probably Chewies. Bit further away from me but went past Putney where I first lived when I came to London, so far back you couldn't have used the word internet in a game of Scrabble

Anyone else here old enough to remember the car on the roof of one of the buildings in between Putney Bridge/east Putnely underground?

i went to watch the men's road race come through richmond park on saturday. the pelaton was all together still and they went past in about 10 seconds. i'm glad i didn't have to pay to watch it. would have tried to get somewhere on the box hill loop if i hadn't been busy losing all my money on horses in the PM.

it was raining on sunday so we watched the women's race on the telly!

lostinrates

That armchair pillow looks just the ticket pn but i don't want to spend money on it til i know if it will work. Of ot does i probably will buy something like that.

lemonjelly

LIR look after yourself.

Zag - how could I forget House? Brilliant character!:D

PN - muchos gracias for the chippy recommendation! Very tasty.

As per wheezy's post - back off holiday.:(

Am feeling all :mad: as person who said they'd look after & water the plants clearly hasn't, & got back to excessive wilting, very dry soil/pots, & plants looking half dead. The neighbours must've thought I was a right loon, as first thing I did was went & had a look & promptly started watering everything.

If people aren't going to do it, why offer?:(