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

zagubov

Dropped DD off after buying her a meal at a nearby restaurant. Took two hours to get there and the streets were surprisingly empty and parking was easy to find (as Chewie had predicted). Took an hour to get home.

Wish the shorter journey had been on the way there so she wouldn't have felt it was far away; we'd taken her to Cardiff before and that only took half an hour longer.

Hope she doesn't feel isolated. Now there's three of us.

chewmylegoff

dinofabio wrote: »

Just had to google moules mariniere.

I wouldn't even know where to start cooking that.

I would start in the kitchen personally

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

Its a diddy city.

What sprt of horses do you like looking at?

.... dunno really.... just things to look at and places to shuffle round....

I don't buy stuff.... and there's not a lot I like looking at

I like shuffling along water features.... rivers, boats..... and seeing really old buildings, wibbly wobbly places .... especially if there's dates/information or something special about them.

Dislike: Paying to look at/around stuff.... I walk away.

lostinrates

Water way, check, old things check.....winnly wobbly buildings, check.

kabayiri

misskool wrote: »

moules mariniere here for dinner tonight. we're having fried rice and veg with it.

That dish is a bit of a speciality in Brussels. I used to have it whenever there was a work need to stay over. I'm not quite sure why a place like Brussels gets linked with a sea food dish mind.

Oh, and my personal view....L'escargot in Brussels are often better than the same dish served in Paris. (Sacre Bleu I here you say )

PasturesNew

Trying to watch X Factor liveonline's like pulling teeth.

25 seconds buffering
25 seconds viewing
10 seconds buffering
10 seconds viewing
... and so on, constantly.

I've managed 10 minutes so far.......

And this is on "full/proper" broadband! Appalling. Probably my laptop spec I guess.

vivatifosi

PasturesNew wrote: »

Trying to watch X Factor liveonline's like pulling teeth.

25 seconds buffering
25 seconds viewing
10 seconds buffering
10 seconds viewing
... and so on, constantly.

I've managed 10 minutes so far.......

And this is on "full/proper" broadband! Appalling. Probably my laptop spec I guess.

To be fair though, that does sound better than watching it live.

vivatifosi

Pastures, forgive me for asking, but any reason you haven't bought a new laptop yet? I wondered if it would help you rebuild your empire, irrespective of where you're living. I will shut up now, for fear of sounding like your ll.

PasturesNew

vivatifosi wrote: »

Pastures, forgive me for asking, but any reason you haven't bought a new laptop yet? I wondered if it would help you rebuild your empire, irrespective of where you're living. I will shut up now, for fear of sounding like your ll.

What I really need is a new desktop... laptop was really only ever intended as a backup and/or for when travelling or out/about occasionally .... it's just turned into being the handiest due to the vast number of addresses I've tucked under my belt since I bought this in about 2008.

So .... I need a new PC, but don't want to create belongings that have to be carted about .... new PC will be bought when I'm a little more settled.

So, living with what I've got.

New laptop/PC alone wouldn't help me rebuild my empire; I need space, more space, a proper space for the PC (aka a desk) .... and, more importantly, my own head space.... unfettered by LLs.

chewmylegoff

PasturesNew wrote: »

Trying to watch X Factor liveonline's like pulling teeth.

25 seconds buffering
25 seconds viewing
10 seconds buffering
10 seconds viewing
... and so on, constantly.

I've managed 10 minutes so far.......

And this is on "full/proper" broadband! Appalling. Probably my laptop spec I guess.

You didn't miss much, it was awful tonight.