Nice people thread part 7 - a thread in its prime

PasturesNew

michaels wrote: »

did you hear her squeak/creak?!

No I didn't ... but I was slightly in "jumpy mode" due to meeting a real person in a town I didn't know and it was in the rain

GDB2222

lostinrates wrote: »

.I wore the drizabone with a hole in it that looks as if I sleep in it on a park bench.

I'd never even heard of these, but they look like the sort of thing proper country folk wear to go and attend to the horses at 3 in the morning when it's bucketing down. Do you have the bona fide hat to go with it?

For the city folk, here's a preview:

BertieUK

GDB2222 wrote: »

I sold a Wax Drovers coat last year on Ebay, very similar to the one you pictured, to a Gent from Braemar in Scotland and it was a beauty, very durable and warmly lined. The weather there can be very wet and the need for one of these is standard.:)

I had not worn it for some time being down here in Southern England where the need is not so great. The one that I had was made by a company in Pitlochry Scotland.

lostinrates

I have two drizabone a, a winter weight and a summer weight. ( most people just have the heavier ones, not sure they even make two weights in modern times!) Haven't seen the winter one for years.....I hope I still have it.

I do wear a waxed hat occasionally, but not a branded one. I don't like wearing waxed hat, so only do when it's too wet for an alternative and I have to be country smart.

Edit....oh, and fwiw, I wear a washable fleece lined jacket most of the time, and especially at three am in the barn...more practical, warmer, easier to deal with any stink. Usually with fleece pjs or track suit trousers and hideously bright gloves.

silvercar

lostinrates wrote: »

I wore a different bra.:)

But I wore the socks I prefer to wear with the creaky bra so I feel a bit all at odds with my self. PN looked very smart.....I wore the drizabone with a hole in it that looks as if I sleep in it on a park bench.

The thought of socks to match your bra I find strange. Surely socks need to match your shoes?

silvercar

meljm2 wrote: »

I've tried them at home, and they are really cool but I hear noises.

Are the noises in my head or can other people heart them?

Not sure they are meant to make you feel "cool", excited/ flustered/ hot is the aim surely?

Is there any risk of them falling out?

lostinrates

silvercar wrote: »

The thought of socks to match your bra I find strange. Surely socks need to match your shoes?

Nope, I wore boots. Socks are underwear. . If I hadn't been wearing boots the ideal would be underwear coordinating or matching the outerwear. Today my socks were the odd men out.

mystic_trev

GDB2222 wrote: »

I'd never even heard of these,

Best way to describe them, is a Aussie version of a Barbour.I expect Gen dons one when it's !!!!ing down in Sydney! :rotfl:

LydiaJ

lostinrates wrote: »

So good to hear from you, I was getting a little concerned.

Thank you. But you could have emailed me or even rung my mobile if you were worried. You are a real person whom I have met several times so you don't need to adhere to levels of unstalkerishness appropriate for those who are merely pixels.

lostinrates wrote: »

Heating...they called a solicitor first. Which gives us permission to do what dh does rather well:o.

Doozer boy was worried this would be stressful for me, but I had to admit I am am quite scrappy and when you can so easily 'win' its almost not sporting....but so be it.

Tee hee hee. Do they know what they are up against? I don't think you should worry about considerations of sportingness. I think foundinrates should throw the book at them, if only because otherwise they may mete out the same despicable treatment to other rural dwellers who are less able to fight back.

PasturesNew wrote: »

Got the telly working, bizarrely by using the TV remote (which I never touch and it's at the back of the table)... but it's only got radio... gonna press some buttons and see if I can get the setup menu up

Edit: GOT IT!!

Excellent news. Enjoy this evening's viewing.

I have got to go out and buy black paint for some homework project of DS's. We tried Sainsbury's yesterday and got the PVA glue that has to be mixed with the paint, but no paint. Tesco is known to stock kids' paint, so I'll go there. Just hope they have some of the black in stock.

Meanwhile, we have got to improvise some kind of superhero costume for DD to wear to school on red nose day. What is it with these primary school teachers that they feel they have a licence to inflict this kind of suffering on parents? We secondary teachers don't do that - or at least I never have and never will.

lostinrates

LydiaJ wrote: »

Thank you. But you could have emailed me or even rung my mobile if you were worried. You are a real person whom I have met several times so you don't need to adhere to levels of unstalkerishness appropriate for those who are merely pixels.

Ok, next time I will. .

Tee hee hee. Do they know what they are up against? I don't think you should worry about considerations of sportingness. I think foundinrates should throw the book at them, if only because otherwise they may mete out the same despicable treatment to other rural dwellers who are less able to fight back.

I think they do have a small idea, which is why they ran for a solicitor.....who sent the most helpful letter we could have asked for from them. :rotfl: Tbh, dh is not a litigator. But his best legal friend in the city is. :T. They are having great fun.

Then of course is the fact we record an alarming number of conversations . I know this sounds mad to many people, but it's been relevant to us in the past and old habits die hard. These are something we almost never refer to...for example, we don't sweat the small stuff, ever....not with people who do work for us nor with each other (and how useful it would be sometimes to say....look.....look what the tape says....) but in such circumstances they are extremely useful, and parent and I have been transcribing a few of the conversations:cool:

Meanwhile, we have got to improvise some kind of superhero costume for DD to wear to school on red nose day. What is it with these primary school teachers that they feel they have a licence to inflict this kind of suffering on parents? We secondary teachers don't do that - or at least I never have and never will.

Urgh. Is it meant to be 'real' superheroes or made up ones?