Nice people thread part 7 - a thread in its prime

GDB2222

lostinrates wrote: »

It's an unusual system and I am not yet convince this won't end up as a dispute so I don't really want to invite professional opinion at this stage. However, we have decided today to have an independant third party come and evaluate the system and set up.

I think that that is very wise. You seem to have lost faith in the heating contractors, and an independent expert is the way to go in those circumstances. Looking at it positively, an independent expert can reassure you that these are just teething problems, or he can help your current contractors to sort out the bugs in the system. Hopefully, you can avoid a dispute, but if you need to bring in a new firm to sort the system out, an independent expert is just what you need first.

As DH is a solicitor, I am sure that he is advising you to try to avoid the law at all costs.

Doozergirl

Watching The Abbey on BBC2

It brings back the emotion of church being such a mystical place and God such a reality when I was young. I wish it were still like that. I would buy a pellet boiler from the Dean of Westminster immediately.

lostinrates

Nikkster wrote: »

American Express are still offering money back when you spend £x in various places. One of which is Liberty. Visited for the very first time on Saturday (what a beautiful shop, I can't believe I've never been in for a wander round before).
Went to buy a gift card to take advantage of the Amex offer and as well as the standard gift card they also do gift coins:
http://www.liberty.co.uk/fcp/categorylist/dept/gifts_coins-and-vouchers
Which added to the Harry Potter feel of the place. The wrapping took just short of forever (like the scene in Love Actually http://www.workingtitlefilms.com/features/video/id/221/gift-wrap-clip), but it is really quite special.

It's certainly one of the most wonderful places to shop in the world. Clearance there is also very special...I think that's the only time I have spent. The haberdashery is beautiful.

I haven't been for years and years.

lostinrates

GDB2222 wrote: »

I think that that is very wise. You seem to have lost faith in the heating contractors, and an independent expert is the way to go in those circumstances. Looking at it positively, an independent expert can reassure you that these are just teething problems, or he can help your current contractors to sort out the bugs in the system. Hopefully, you can avoid a dispute, but if you need to bring in a new firm to sort the system out, an independent expert is just what you need first.

As DH is a solicitor, I am sure that he is advising you to try to avoid the law at all costs.

Thank you.

The main reason to try and resolve amicably and successfully is because......well...it's obvious.....we want the system to work. I lost faith in the contractors on day one when I overheard some stuff, but, despite frustration on both sides the main guy is trying to ge things right, and on that I have been pleased. However, more fundamentally, what we have trouble having faith in now is the system itself, the machinery etc. It's going to take,...well, some period of working with out fault or rubbing on the tummy to convince us otherwise. And when it has normal mechanical needs I imagine we shall have to resist the technophobe urge to conflate those with 'more failure'.

vivatifosi

Generali wrote: »

If we're going down the road of unlikely acoustic cover versions, I bring you Nouvelle Vague:

Too Drunk to F...
Guns of Brixton
This is Not a Love Song
The Killing Moon

We do a regular nursery rhyme session for babies. In the staffroom - and certainly not front of house - we get a kick out of singing very unlikely songs in a nursery rhyme style to see what we think the babies will like. Pretty Vacant works very well as a nursery rhyme. The one that the others sing, that I really don't like, is Sandman by Metallica:eek:.

However when the session comes around for real, it is strictly Wheels on the Bus and Twinkle Twinkle.

lostinrates

The joiner is here top fit all the window and door furniture, so like kids on christmas morning we start opening the long awaited delivery only to find they have sent the wrong stuff.

The joiner and I tried to determine who was more cross, and he won, so he has gone out to his van so he can speak in terms he doesn't think a woman should hear.

Generali

vivatifosi wrote: »

Pretty Vacant works very well as a nursery rhyme.

IIRC the Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle featured a soul version of Pretty Vacant.

lemonjelly

Generali wrote: »

If we're going down the road of unlikely acoustic cover versions, I bring you Nouvelle Vague:

Too Drunk to F...
Guns of Brixton
This is Not a Love Song
The Killing Moon

I have most Nouvelles Vagues albums, after hearing their cd at a lemon jelly gig (Somerset House!)

Generali

lemonjelly wrote: »

I have most Nouvelles Vagues albums, after hearing their cd at a lemon jelly gig (Somerset House!)

I first heard it just a few miles from there in The Peasant on St John St, my favourite street to eat on in the world I think!

lemonjelly

sss555s wrote: »

I mainly agree with all of that.

I'm not so keen on James as I only know Sit Down and I haven't gave them a chance.

LJ says they are really different and good, I expect they are.

For James, I reccommend starting with the Laid album.
I first borrowed that on cassette. I Loved side one so much it took me 6 months to listen to side 2, as I'd get to the end of side 1 & rewind it!