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Nice people thread part 8 - worth the wait
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I know a Norlander. She does v. well for herself. 2 bed Barbicam flat, car, £plenty, 'looking after' teens now, 2xholidays with the family each year (Med & Carribean), car and will most likely be given the flat when youngest goes to Uni. Plus she works a second job in the day when the kids are at school.
These days her job is make breakfast, packed lunch and dinner plus pack for holidays.
I guess the quid pro quo is she can't have kids of her own and do the job.0 -
I nearly wet myself laughing at that hamish:rotfl:0
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I think the difference is most men would be quite pleased to be oogled by a woman. Most women are basically not pleased. It's a threat.
Good manners mean not doing something that upsets others.I'm sure that is true however if you wear a low cut top on micro shorts/skirt is it really that much of a surprise that you get looked at? Sorry if this sounds misogynistic and I do honestly try not to look but it is hard not to be curious when things are put on display.Well, it depends on the person. Obviously there are some women who like to be oogled. This is where experience kicks in. If the person looks like they are uncomfortable then you stop.
Maybe I am wrong but a lot of people wearing that kind of clothing seem to be quite young and inexperienced. They are doing it out of peer pressure to fit in with their group.
I recall working with a lady who was, as you say, very well endowed. I'd just started working there & was doing a promotional event next to her. She was/is a very attractive woman & naturally we started chatting to get to know each other. I can recall the one thing running through my mind whilst talking to her was "don't look down, look her in the eye" as I'm sure she gets the oogling all the time.
Have to say it was hard work!
Since getting to know her better, I learned she does get it all the time & it is a gripe for her. Which is quite a relief!It's getting harder & harder to keep the government in the manner to which they have become accustomed.0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »And quick/easy access to Land's End area .... for visiting mum if/when suddenly things change. e.g. I had to dash there last month to accompany for surgery. Current journey is about 3.5 hours door to door.
I also need to consider options for getting a job that pays more than NMW, so an area where there are a lot of IT-focussed companies.
And I have a budget smaller than would afford your links.
House also needs to have a garage, south facing garden. Utility would be nice. And it must have been built since about 1990 or so as I dislike older houses (fears of the unknown hidden bodge jobs).
Nowhere's handy for Land's End - that's the whole point of Land's End (-:...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »That's the thing .... we're all trapped by something/somebody. I don't want to go up North because it's colder there
And they talk funny.
Where does "the North" begin by your standards, PN? The M4? Growing up in Bristol, I felt that anything further than Birmingham was "North" to me.PasturesNew wrote: »And quick/easy access to Land's End area .... for visiting mum if/when suddenly things change. e.g. I had to dash there last month to accompany for surgery. Current journey is about 3.5 hours door to door.
I also need to consider options for getting a job that pays more than NMW, so an area where there are a lot of IT-focussed companies.
And I have a budget smaller than would afford your links.
House also needs to have a garage, south facing garden. Utility would be nice. And it must have been built since about 1990 or so as I dislike older houses (fears of the unknown hidden bodge jobs).
Yes, being within reach of elderly parent(s) is a consideration for me too. But then my elderly parent isn't at Land's End. Currently it's about an hour door to door for me.
Can you remind us what your budget is so we can all look for houses for you?Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.0 -
vivatifosi wrote: »I was thinking about that and generally agree with you, then I started thinking... Well, actually I want mixer taps on all sinks and basins so I can't get get scolded. I also like ones with ceramic discs as they are less likely to need a plumber call out when they start leaking. Oh, and then they can't be pig ugly or stupid. I know some people like them, but I find waterfall taps fundamentally stupid and they look like there was a metal shortage and they couldn't be finished.
Don't want much, do you?:pIt's getting harder & harder to keep the government in the manner to which they have become accustomed.0 -
lemonjelly wrote: »I recall working with a lady who was, as you say, very well endowed. I'd just started working there & was doing a promotional event next to her. She was/is a very attractive woman & naturally we started chatting to get to know each other. I can recall the one thing running through my mind whilst talking to her was "don't look down, look her in the eye" as I'm sure she gets the oogling all the time.
Have to say it was hard work!
Since getting to know her better, I learned she does get it all the time & it is a gripe for her. Which is quite a relief!
The fact that you made the effort was a relief for her, I'm sure, and is yet another example backing up what we are all trying to tell you - that you are a decent bloke and you shouldn't be removing yourself from the market because there's a shortage of nice guys like you.Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.0 -
Visited Lands End last year. Had a fantastic evening there!
Looking at holidays for this year. Weymouth is looking quite possible...It's getting harder & harder to keep the government in the manner to which they have become accustomed.0 -
The fact that you made the effort was a relief for her, I'm sure, and is yet another example backing up what we are all trying to tell you - that you are a decent bloke and you shouldn't be removing yourself from the market because there's a shortage of nice guys like you.
It's not an intentional thing!
You ladies are scary!
actually, in honesty, it is the perceptions in my head that are scary. I know it is illogical, irrational or whatever. It is just the way I am I guess...:oIt's getting harder & harder to keep the government in the manner to which they have become accustomed.0 -
lemonjelly wrote: »It's not an intentional thing!
You ladies are scary!
That's not a very nice thing to say about the 'nice' ladies - however having met a few of them you could be right
Joking aside, talking to women is scary unless you are in a relationship and not looking in which case approaching them is much easier.
I wonder what 'hit' rate the oft mentioned 'slimeballs' have in their scattergun aproach? DW told me the guy on the Fiat service desk kept propositioning her both in the garage and when he happened to pass her in the street but that she didn't fancy him. She hasn't told me about any others so I assume he was the only one she didn't fancy....I think....0
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