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

chewmylegoff

LydiaJ wrote: »

See - I can do sympathy *and* ideas.

watch and learn gen, watch and learn. this is that legendary concept of female multi-tasking in action, i think!

chewmylegoff

GDB2222 wrote: »

We have four ordinary fluorescent fittings in our kitchen. This will upset some folk, I fear, but it probably conforms to Silvercar's view of me.

it has made me both angry and upset.

michaels

My less have a wider angle than halogens 3.3w is about the same as 35w and we have 16 in the new bit of the kitchen bulbs are aabout 3 quid from ebay but probably about 15 percent have failed in first year despite claims of 10 year average life. No this is not the time to discuss standard distributions.

PasturesNew

MiddyMum wrote: »

In an attempt to get to know you all (and since this thread is in the house prices section) has everyone here now bought their house, or are you all still looking to buy? I wont be buying for a few years yet, but I am interested to know what part of the country people are buying in, as there seem to be a lot of londoners on this forum.

I'm lodger scum... in Dorset.

Will be buying a house, but don't know the area yet, so waiting, while looking.

Budget = 40% smaller than ideal
Wants = too many

PasturesNew

I've no idea what's in the kitchen here, but I do know it's like the black hole of Calcutta.... complete with black/shiny/dangerous flooring and black worktops (which are already on my hate list) and a black sink/draining board (again, add to hate list). No natural light in it - and outside are 1001 100' dense green trees (conservation area).

This room is one tiny/miniature energy saving lightbulb, in the original ceiling fitting.... can't see Jack .... and it flickers annoyingly. Most of the time though I live without turning lights on, so that's OK as it's rarely on.

Wheezy_2

LydiaJ wrote: »

Pastures, he didn't say two thousand, he said two dozen thousands. That's £24,000. To me, that would be not so much a posh alert as an insane alert. I cannot imagine any circumstances whatsoever in which I would decide that a light fitting was the best use I could make of £24k.

We spent £300 on a ceiling light recently and I thought it was a lot of money. :rotfl:

MiddyMum wrote: »

In an attempt to get to know you all (and since this thread is in the house prices section) has everyone here now bought their house, or are you all still looking to buy? I wont be buying for a few years yet, but I am interested to know what part of the country people are buying in, as there seem to be a lot of londoners on this forum.

Bought in 2009, Surrey/Middx borders, 2 bed end of terrace. I had a flat in Belgium, but with prices here the way they are, the sale of that was just a top-up for the deposit.
Mrs. Wheezy thinks it's our 'forever house', but I'd like a bit more garden/land.

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

Some people are a lost cause

It's cheaper than I thought, I thought maybe £2,700-£3,500.

I'll never enter the LIR world of prices..... so I don't tend to do too many posh alerts any more (it'd be a full-time job). I have to google most of the food that's craved.... just to find out what it is

For £2,000 I'd expect a whole new kitchen, including lights, flooring, window dressings, some new bits and bobs .... and still have change for an indian takeaway.

I reqd two dozen thousands as £24k. If its two grand i'll have it.

Yeah, i know, i know.

lostinrates

Generali wrote: »

I'd like to apologise in front of all of the nice people for having an idea rather than sympathising. Mrs Generali hates that I do that.

Oh, no, its wonderful. I love you for it.

lostinrates

chewmylegoff wrote: »

could you light your house by releasing a few hundred fireflies every evening around dusk? do make sure the windows and doors are shut though.

Have you seen fire fly jars? I want a few of them. And white fairy jars and orange sun jars.

Lots of jars of fake victorian style whimsy. Normally it would make me vomit, but i seem to want this atm.

GDB2222

LydiaJ wrote: »

See - I can do sympathy *and* ideas.

The NP should make you an honorary man, then?