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

PasturesNew

Popped into Iceland, but didn't want to stock up on "food that looks lovely" as the first stuff I want to try is microwaveable.... and the m/wave's broken... so god knows how long that'll be before the LLdecides to replace it. If she doesn't use it often, then maybe weeks

But, while in there, I spotted a frozen bag of kebab meat.... which you can nuke or bake .... so I thought I'd give it a go .... I plan to make my own, but to do that I need to have everything bought in and ready - and I'd rather not do it while the LL's about as I don't want to have to explain what I'm cooking..... as I fear I'll have to.... if it moves, she has to know about it.

chewmylegoff

PasturesNew wrote: »

That works if you're with people... but if you are on your own, the minute you leave your table/the bar you've lost your seat. In fact, as a single person it's best to sit at the bar (looking like a bar tart) else you'll lose your seat anyway when you want a 2nd drink.

true, although if i was doing that i would just leave my drink there and my coat there, and if someone was sitting there when i came back i would stand next to them looking angry until they moved. unless they were bigger than me.

it's immaterial though as i wouldn't go to a pub on my own, or indeed ever drink alcohol except in a "social setting".

fc123

michaels wrote: »

FC great that you are moving forward with your extension and it will definitely be worth it when done...you just may have to keep telling yourself that at times when the work is going on.

...we are doing the front 1st. It's going to be a bit like one of those letter/word puzzles where you move the letters about.

The garage becomes a room but we are nicking bits off it to add a wetroom to the downstairs loo, an inset coat cupboard off the hall and a new long hallway running alongside it. Hard to explain. The front will be rendered and we are having probl;ems finding a swishy front door that suits the age of the house within budget.
The one we love is 5k and no way can we spend 5k on a door.....1k tops.

Once that is done, one of us can sleep in it so then the back of the house can come off and extension be built.

We might run out of money before it's finishd or an opportunity may come up so we decide to swipe the extension ££ to put into the business insetad. We will see but got to start at the beginning.

zagubov wrote: »

There's a Burning Man festival in Nevada I think. The Wickerman's a smaller music festival in Scotland
DD's off to Bestival in a few days.

Myself, always wanted to go to Glastonbury but queuing for rubbish toilets is a horrible idea considering I would obviously be living on curry and lager. :eek:

doh, must have been the Nevada one as he was in US. I'll look on his FB later.

LydiaJ wrote: »

My dad switched to a pipe first (with occasional cigars) and gave up later, too.



I understand that nicotine is much more addictive for some people than for others. It depends on how much you have of some hormone or protein or something, or else on how much the nicotine you personally need in order to raise/lower your level of some neurotransmitter to a particular level, or something of that kind. Sorry I forget the details. But it's genetic, I'm fairly sure. So please try not to hate yourself.

I have read similar things and dopamine levels/seratonin are affected OR those that have lower levels are more likely to get hooked. I think my neuro transmitters are shot, I wore them out

fc123

chewmylegoff wrote: »

true, although if i was doing that i would just leave my drink there and my coat there, and if someone was sitting there when i came back i would stand next to them looking angry until they moved. unless they were bigger than me.

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Couldn't do that down our way..it'd be gone in a flash

JonnyBravo

fc123 wrote: »

Once that is done, one of us can sleep in it so then the back of the house can come off and extension be built.

Just make sure you're covered on insurance. Just read this and confess it never occured to me when we did this house up!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19422609

chewmylegoff

fc123 wrote: »

Couldn't do that down our way..it'd be gone in a flash

you haven't seen my coat...

PasturesNew

chewmylegoff wrote: »

you haven't seen my coat...

Nor would you .... if you left it round fc's way

PasturesNew

I was working away once and the hotel booked was attached to a bar/food place. Now, they thought they had the system sussed. It's one of those awful ones where you get a table, then you go and queue at a till to give your table number and order - those don't work for single people.... but this place had a Flip Over Sign that flipped over all the menus saying "Gone to Order A Meal", so I flipped it over and went to order. When I got back there were two women sitting there, so I pointed to the sign and said it was my table and they were all huffy with me.....

I did get the table though.

When I ordered, I ordered a main and a sweet (that's a super treat for me!) they asked me "Do you want them together?" and I thought it bizarre and said No as the dessert was a pudding with hot custard. I finished my meal and waited.... and waited.... waited. .... and waited... afters never came. Eventually I'd lost the will to live so went over to ask and they said I should have gone and asked for the dessert. Apparently "Do you want them together" is the difference between you letting them know when you're ready for it, or not. Bad system, poorly worded.

PasturesNew

chewmylegoff wrote: »

it's immaterial though as i wouldn't go to a pub on my own, or indeed ever drink alcohol except in a "social setting".

You might have to when she leaves you

For me, it's drink alone, or not at all. Mostly it's not at all.... but sometimes you just fancy a cold half on a scorching day at the coast.

Spirit_2

Long before no smoking in pubs became normal a local pub instituted this - sadly for them they lost their advantage when the law changed. Although I know the LL well and Mr S and I go in there I do not usually go in there on my own - it does not feel right.

The other pub in the village had to smarten up once smoking was outlawed - and to be honest has done this pretty well.

I would/do now go in there on my own for a soft drink, coffee or beer whilst reading the newspaper or waiting for someone. It feels cosy and OK.

I have never reflected on this before but now think it strange - because they do not know me in the second pub at all. Maybe there is a singleton ambience.