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

michaels

vivatifosi wrote: »

How exciting, which windows? Did you meet Hamble and Big Ted and Little Ted? Oh, the joy!

It was so good they showed it more than once over the years so probably all the windows. We had in the house Big Teds, Hambles, Jeminas etc that had been on the show. You lot are lucky I deign to talk to you really.

vivatifosi

michaels wrote: »

It was so good they showed it more than once over the years so probably all the windows. We had in the house Big Teds, Hambles, Jeminas etc that had been on the show. You lot are lucky I deign to talk to you really.

misskool

chewmylegoff wrote: »

You never get to talk to the bride or groom at a wedding for more than 5 minutes anyway. Even when I was best man I hardly saw the groom so not liking the groom much isn't really a problem. However of you don't want to go, then slack it off.

it doesn't help there's 300 people for this wedding

I'm feeling rather stupid as have had to move loads of things for these tickets Going to sleep on it as have big day tomorrow to go through first

silvercar

misskool wrote: »

it doesn't help there's 300 people for this wedding

I'm feeling rather stupid as have had to move loads of things for these tickets Going to sleep on it as have big day tomorrow to go through first

Noting that you have ignored the dress question!

Would it cost a lot to move the tickets so you were back in time?
Would that leave you with an inconceivably short holiday?

misskool

silvercar wrote: »

Noting that you have ignored the dress question!

Would it cost a lot to move the tickets so you were back in time?
Would that leave you with an inconceivably short holiday?

Not bought dress but have plans. I have dresses in my cupboard that haven't been worn to anything yet.

And it looks like £100/person, just need to ring them tomorrow. would turn a 14-day holiday to a 12-day one. friend has said she doesn't mind either way as it's a marriage not just a wedding etc etc but feeling v guilt tripped.

this is to see my parents that we haven't seen in 2 years so it's really difficult. stupid stupid stupid.

zagubov

Good news on the DS front. He's now geting geared up to travel to school by bus (not regularly but it's a start). He's already coming home by bus twice a week and we're looking to expand this to four times.

A big advance in the personal autonomy side of things and also thinking selfishly (and guiltily) from the point of view of less parental time spent in chauffeuring on some mornings and most afternoons.

silvercar

misskool wrote: »

Not bought dress but have plans. I have dresses in my cupboard that haven't been worn to anything yet.

And it looks like £100/person, just need to ring them tomorrow. would turn a 14-day holiday to a 12-day one. friend has said she doesn't mind either way as it's a marriage not just a wedding etc etc but feeling v guilt tripped.

this is to see my parents that we haven't seen in 2 years so it's really difficult. stupid stupid stupid.

If she says she doesn't mind then....

On the other hand a 14 day holiday becoming 12 days is manageable. A 7 day becoming 5 days is less so. (Depending on the length of the flights of course).

vivatifosi

OK Herts NPs, time to be angry:
http://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/news/9922224._His_colour_makes_no_difference_/

Why would anyone say that?????????? aaarrrrrrrrgggggghhhhhhh

michaels

vivatifosi wrote: »

OK Herts NPs, time to be angry:
http://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/news/9922224._His_colour_makes_no_difference_/

Why would anyone say that?????????? aaarrrrrrrrgggggghhhhhhh

As you know this sort of thing might directly affect my family...and do you know what, I don't think it is that terrible, the youth worker probably hoped it might encourage the young man to put in the effort and go to school, not realising that his over sensitive over protective mother would rather make a big 'its racist' deal out of it than accept it was a mistake made with good intentions and get on with life - may be she is hoping for some compensation?

The funny thing is most employers I know tend to bend over backwards to improve their employee racial diversity for PR reasons and to reflect their customer base.

vivatifosi

michaels wrote: »

As you know this sort of thing might directly affect my family...and do you know what, I don't think it is that terrible, the youth worker probably hoped it might encourage the young man to put in the effort and go to school, not realising that his over sensitive mother would rather make a big 'its racist' deal out of it than accept it was a mistake made with good intentions and get on with life - may be she is hoping for some compensation?

Interesting take on things michaels, I hadn't thought of it like that. Aside from the !!!!!! aspect, I just thought, at times this can be true and we know that, but why tell that to a kid who probably has esteem issues to start with? Thanks for showing me a different angle. On reflection you're probably right.