Nice people thread part 7 - a thread in its prime

vivatifosi

misskool wrote: »

87% Jill Stein (?), 83% Barack Obama, 75% Rocky Anderson (??), 44% Mitt Romney...

I'm a socialist who want lower taxes impossible.

I was a little disappointed that there was a key question missing. The one that asks "Which candidate would you most like to take you to a candlelit dinner and sing 'Let's Stay Together' to you?" There can only be one winner there:o. I am biased.

Nikkster

I got 72% Jill Stein, 71% Barack Obama, 67% Gary Johnson and 23% Mitt Romney.
Similarly to missk, I have no idea who the two who aren't Obama or Romney are...

lostinrates

We cracked and plugged in portable heaters yesterday. It was too cold.

Parent has one in bedroom any way. It was lovely last night, but this morning, about three quarters of an hour after the timer for the one in our room came on I can a dream I was burning in hell.

Cats enjoyed it though.

Needless to say, the dogs have one already too.

The wet plaster colour looks super dark this morning. I'm surprised by it.

SingleSue

Just found out by the dreaded Facebook that one of my uncles has died. In one way it was a hell of a shock but in another, it saved dad the difficult job of breaking it to us kids.

StevieJ

This brought a smile to my face

Amancio Ortega, the billionaire founder of Zara, goes into a blue collar bar in Barcelona. Three men drinking at a table see him, stand up — and cheer. “Why?” asks Amancio. “Have you any idea,” one of the men replies, “what you have just done for our average income?”

http://www.artemisonline.co.uk/investor/in-sights/issues/issue191

Well the big race today Gen, any idea what is going to win?

Doozergirl

Sorry to hear that, Sue.

PasturesNew

SingleSue wrote: »

Just found out by the dreaded Facebook that one of my uncles has died. In one way it was a hell of a shock but in another, it saved dad the difficult job of breaking it to us kids.

When I got a call the other week, with the same news, I looked at Facebook (deceased's daughter's, we've been in contact since I tracked her down earlier this year.... - and deceased was living with her) I could see she'd posted on there within 1-2 days of the death, but had been too busy playing bingo 6x a day every day to click and let me know..... and, with the minimal info she'd posted, you'd have to have known as it was cryptic....

lostinrates

Sorry to read your news Sue, I hope your parents are ok. We're they close with this brother?

lostinrates

So, our postal vote stuff came today and I started reading gumph on who the candidates are for the police commisioner here. One stands head and shoulders above the rest, shows knowledge of crime prevention ( having discussed this with people who know) and gives actual figures of aim and research. It's a no brainer. On the main party candidates look like puddings in comparison, with vague aims and wishes.

Easiest tick ever.

silvercar

SingleSue wrote: »

Just found out by the dreaded Facebook that one of my uncles has died. In one way it was a hell of a shock but in another, it saved dad the difficult job of breaking it to us kids.

PasturesNew wrote: »

When I got a call the other week, with the same news, I looked at Facebook (deceased's daughter's, we've been in contact since I tracked her down earlier this year.... - and deceased was living with her) I could see she'd posted on there within 1-2 days of the death, but had been too busy playing bingo 6x a day every day to click and let me know..... and, with the minimal info she'd posted, you'd have to have known as it was cryptic....

I think that is better. When I had sad news, I just put a message on FB asking people not to post on my wall. Those that were in the loop twigged that something had happened and got in touch via private message or outside of facebook.

Putting direct messages on facebook runs the risk of kids finding things out before they can be told by an adult. I know of kids who have found out that their dog/ cat/ rabbit/ goldfish has gone to animal heaven on the school bus.

Personally I cannot see the need to be FB friends with other people's kids.