We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

Debate House Prices


In order to help keep the Forum a useful, safe and friendly place for our users, discussions around non MoneySaving matters are no longer permitted. This includes wider debates about general house prices, the economy and politics. As a result, we have taken the decision to keep this board permanently closed, but it remains viewable for users who may find some useful information in it. Thank you for your understanding.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

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

1…514515517519520…1000

Comments

  • lemonjelly
    lemonjelly Posts: 8,014 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Silvercar, I am fortunate enough to have not lost a parent (yet). I've lost others close to me though. Watching my grand-dad go downhill so quick hurt a lot. I also think it is a bit wierd that we have to organise the funeral/burial, wake, contact people, then go through with it (& everything associated with it) that sometimes we don't properly get chance to mourn.

    A lot depends on your character too. I recall I refused to be emotional in front of others when grand-dad died, but blubbed like a baby a day or 2 after he passed when I was alone.

    Make sure you look after yourself at this time. & take PN's advice.
    It's getting harder & harder to keep the government in the manner to which they have become accustomed.
  • lemonjelly
    lemonjelly Posts: 8,014 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    lostinrates wrote: »
    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.

    That is one of those catch 22 situations isn't it?

    I have a friend who has had ongoing problems with their foot/walking in recent years. I'm not sure why, but they ended up buying some Clarke's shoes recently. From what I hear, all foot problems have since disappeared, & so has any talk of [STRIKE]cheap[/STRIKE] bargain shoes.
    It's getting harder & harder to keep the government in the manner to which they have become accustomed.
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    lemonjelly wrote: »
    PN - muchos gracias for the chippy recommendation! Very tasty.
    Glad you enjoyed them.... I'm always wary of recommending things as other people have different tastes/expectations and even a good place could be having a bad day :)

    What else did you do apart from eat chips?
  • zagubov
    zagubov Posts: 17,939 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Right. We're going to see the Olympics in September. To see the grounds more than any particular event, and mostly so that DS will be able to say he's been. Reminds me of being dragged around the Tutankhamun exhibition in London in '72.
    There is no honour to be had in not knowing a thing that can be known - Danny Baker
  • lemonjelly
    lemonjelly Posts: 8,014 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    PasturesNew wrote: »
    Glad you enjoyed them.... I'm always wary of recommending things as other people have different tastes/expectations and even a good place could be having a bad day :)

    What else did you do apart from eat chips?

    You can't beat local knowledge PN. The day after your recommendation, went there & had the hugest piece of fish (even the staff commented on the size!)

    Tuesday - arrived. Unpacked, went to the beach. Chilled for a little while. Went back to room & changed. Went for a walk to fistral & met a friend who moved there 10 years ago.
    Wednesday - went pasty shopping & took pasties to fistral. spent the day on the beach/in the sea. Went for an aimless meander in the evening.
    Thursday - went to sennen cove in the day. Went to Lands End in the evening. Watched the sunset, walked about, admired the views, listened to a beatles covers band & then watched a firework display (pretty good one too!)
    Friday - Towan beach for the morning. Walk around the harbour & then round little fistral & then an afternoon on fistral. Walked up to lusty glaze in the evening.
    Saturday - pretty mush as per friday, excet the evening was spent getting gifts for family etc.
    Sunday was spent on Towan again, eventually dragging myself away from there at 7pm to drive home.

    At a lot of pasties(!), a baguette from Out to Munch (nice, & friendly people, the owners), another baguette from upper crust (ok, not enough salad & overdid the mayo a bit) but went back for a hot baguette (spit roast chicken, stuffing & gravy!)
    It's getting harder & harder to keep the government in the manner to which they have become accustomed.
  • Wheezy_2
    Wheezy_2 Posts: 1,879 Forumite
    Sounds like a good time off, jelly!

    We left the UK the 14th, it was p1ssing down with rain, then on to the eurotunnel, drove to belgium to overnight at mammy's, then onto some B&B near the German/Polish border, next day to Lithuania, where we spent lovely days at the lake, doggie loved it also although he picked up 3 ticks, two on his chest and one on his bum depsite wearing a flee and tick collar. :o
    Good food, lots of drinks, lots of swimming, walking, lazying,...
    Driving back it was HOT (scorchio! even) and of course, that was the moment the car A/C broke down :mad:
    Poor doggy needed a shower with water bottle every 200 miles or so :) On the way back we overnighted in Poznan (Poland) and another at mammy's and back on the Eurotunnel yesterday to these Isles of Wonder....
  • chewmylegoff
    chewmylegoff Posts: 11,469 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Olympics watch: the 15.33 seems considerably less busy than the 06.45...I am the only person in the front carriage.
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    chewmylegoff wrote: »
    Olympics watch: the 15.33 seems considerably less busy than the 06.45...I am the only person in the front carriage.
    Well, you and the driver.
  • chewmylegoff
    chewmylegoff Posts: 11,469 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    PasturesNew wrote: »
    Well, you and the driver.

    to be fair when i posted that the driver hadn't got on the train yet. annoyingly some other passengers got on at vauxhall.
  • purch
    purch Posts: 9,865 Forumite
    chewmylegoff wrote: »
    annoyingly some other passengers got on at vauxhall.

    Tell them it's 1st Class and ask to see their tickets !!!
    'In nature, there are neither rewards nor punishments - there are Consequences.'
This discussion has been closed.
★ ★ ★ Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 352.1K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253.5K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 454.2K Spending & Discounts
  • 245.1K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 600.7K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 177.5K Life & Family
  • 258.9K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.6K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.
Update Your Picture