Nice people thread part 7 - a thread in its prime

LydiaJ

lostinrates wrote: »

I may be going off line for a while. Power out today, and winds picking up more, our electricity supply is very likely to go out. If it does know that we are fine, just without electric, which might be quite fun this weekend. .

GDB2222 wrote: »

In our house, everything stops without electricity, even the gas central heating. We have no other means of heating, so brrrr.

lir hasn't had central heating for the last 2 or 3 years, so that aspect of electricity-less-ness won't bother her.

Doozergirl wrote: »

I was at an event last week where there was a lady that runs a dating website specifically for (single) Christians. Would you dare try that kind of thing?

Already on one such site. silvercar is right - it makes sense to start with some of the important boxes already ticked.

Met a couple of guys so far but nobody I'd want to see beyond a second date. Well, not so far, anyway. Among 20-somethings there are a few more Christian women than men, but as lots of them get married off the ratio among those who are still single gets much more unbalanced. Once you get beyond 40 the single Christian women outnumber the men by about 10 to 1.

chewmylegoff wrote: »

All men are total bast4rds. I think women need to learn to just deal with it and then the world would be a much better place!

Actually I know plenty who aren't like that at all. And not commitment-phobic either. However, they are all married already.

lostinrates

silvercar wrote: »

I know some people who have tried the jewish dating site, jdate, some successfully, some not so. But it does mean you are starting from a base with certain boxes already ticked.

SMe one in dh's family met through a Jewish network or something on a sort of Internet precursor. I don't know what that would be.

I think ipn a very small way having a history of arrangement or matching, even for those who would never consider that, makes it less....'out there'.

It seems sensible to me to use all media. Afterall, many of us have become close over time talking in this medium, with frankness, and little coyness. It seems to scrape a layer off communication at times, because of the concealment it adds.

lostinrates

Re men beiong !!!!!!!s. I think I know more genuinely simple, kind and straightforward men than I know women I could describe similarly.

Nikkster

So... I stupidly said I would step in for someone who was due to bake cakes for tomorrow's 'Fat Friday'. I have gone for chocolate and courgette and carrot cakes. Next time I must pick things that don't involve grating.

Or just get Lord Sainsbury or St. Michael do the hard work for me. Although I think the point is to actually bake its oneself as someone brought in a semi-liquid cake a couple of weeks ago :eek

Nikkster

lemonjelly wrote: »

Booooo!

You should mean you've been put off certain types of blokes.

Leave hope for some of us out there, eh Nikkster?;)

LydiaJ wrote: »

Maybe she's lost confidence in her ability to tell which blokes are the type you can trust and which aren't. I know I worry about that for myself. Not that I actually manage to meet any possibles, so it's purely academic.

I thought I was already ruled out lemonjelly, as I like curry? :cool:

That's about right Lydia - though I'm not sure I'm a great chooser of potential blokes anyway (which is frustrating as other than that I'm a fairly good judge of character).

I would say it was only certain types of blokes, but to be honest I've found things out about too many blokes who seem to be lovely and genuine. To be honest I think I'd make a terrible partner for a lot of reasons, at least in the near future.

Generali

Re the poll, I have pretty small breasts. They are reasonably pert though, given my age and the facts that I have 2 kids and rarely wear a bra.

misskool

tonight's dinner was rather strange. we had rice and curry. followed by oysters.

it was tasty but doubt anyone else bar us would have had it that way.

vivatifosi

Re the poll... Dogs

Generali wrote: »

Re the poll, I have pretty small breasts.

Ok, now I'm confused. I definitely need to stop jumping around the thread. How did we get from pets to breasts? Or was it the other way round?

michaels

Doozergirl wrote: »

I was at an event last week where there was a lady that runs a dating website specifically for (single) Christians. Would you dare try that kind of thing?

I hope Mr Nice Builder knew all about this...

PasturesNew wrote: »

Troglodytes could teach the ones I've met some lessons in manners, etiquette and good behaviour.

Hmm - you have met me

Generali wrote: »

Re the poll, I have pretty small breasts. They are reasonably pert though, given my age and the facts that I have 2 kids and rarely wear a bra.

Me thinks someone is still 'flying' on a natural life is good high. I have to work very hard on being pleased for you rather than being jealous

The news is all full of storms and floods but the SE for the last few weeks has had a bit of drizzle and the odd breeze. I bought an inverter for the car so hopefully we could have the boiler on and a light and the router and a couple of computers if the power went out although I do quite fancy the idea of having a generator but I can't claim we really need one given I think the power has only gone out here about once since we have been here and was back on in less than an hour. Still perhaps we could have another dopesters dog type thread and I could go out and buy some survival gear...

Spirit_2

We lose power here quite frequently. If we have the woodburner alight we stay cosy, but no other facilities.

When we first moved here (18 years ago) we lost power for days but we used to quite enjoy it. We had a large candelabra in the sitting room and a woodfired stove in the kitchen so we had light, heat and hot food and drinks.

The trees that used to take the power lines down have all had lots of trimming so that is why things are better.