Nice people thread part 8 - worth the wait

lostinrates

Bertie, I really like frome. It is so near, yet has a whole host more going on. A cute old fashioned cinema where you can buy a g and t to drink while watching the film. There are independent arty shops, nice places to buy clothes and gifts and home wear.

Notably.....much cheaper fuel than over this way too ( we get fuel there when passing).

One of my very favourite new restaurants is there ( owned by a Hollywood actor but really rather lovely). Decent market( and smaller foods market for olives, bread cheese) and places we go out in evening to.

Frome really was not so nice a decade and a half ago and is a prime example of how 'in comers' money inspiring a regeneration has made a place which is now a draw.

BertieUK

lostinrates wrote: »

Bertie, I really like frome. It is so near, yet has a whole host more going on. A cute old fashioned cinema where you can buy a g and t to drink while watching the film. There are independent arty shops, nice places to buy clothes and gifts and home wear.

Notably.....much cheaper fuel than over this way too ( we get fuel there when passing).

One of my very favourite new restaurants is there ( owned by a Hollywood actor but really rather lovely). Decent market( and smaller foods market for olives, bread cheese) and places we go out in father evening to.

Frome really was not so nice a decade and a half ago and is a prime example of how 'in comers' money inspiring a regeneration has made a place which is now a draw.

All makes very interesting reading to my OH and myself. We had our eye on a property in the Frome area, the SW part in fact which we will check out tomorrow on our trip to Trowbridge the only negative point was that it was oil fired which we have never experienced. It does not have a gas supply in the house but most of the Bungalows in the Close are on gas so it must be in the street.

You have now kindly given us a good honest picture of the areas and we appretiate this.:)

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

Bertie, I really like frome. It is so near, yet has a whole host more going on. A cute old fashioned cinema where you can buy a g and t to drink while watching the film. There are independent arty shops, nice places to buy clothes and gifts and home wear.

But is there a 99p shop, some good charity shops, an Iceland/Lidl/Aldi, an indian takeaway and a good chippy?? Need to be near an Asda too as they've got the best/biggest range of food at the best prices.

michaels

SingleSue wrote: »

Well, youngest has got to 15 and still he can't cope with birthdays...you would think he would have been used to the routine by now.

Open other presents down at my parents, blow candles out on cake, simple! Nope, open other presents under duress and try to escape before candle blowing commences and be in a thoroughly bad mood the entire time.

He doesn't 'do' social gatherings....

Two negatives on my new job hunting push already, bums! Who the blooming hell is going to take me on when a minimum wage retail job who are not particularly fussy about who they have says no?

Both DW and I try and let our birthdays pass unnoticed. Does it really make you 'special' not to want to celebrate (or even think about) birthdays?

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

But is there a 99p shop, some good charity shops, an Iceland/Lidl/Aldi, an indian takeaway and a good chippy?? Need to be near an Asda too as they've got the best/biggest range of food at the best prices.

An award winning chippy. Best I have been to. Yes to Indian and Chinese to. An Iceland, an old fashioned shop for things for the kitchen and house at keen prices (a hardware shop minus the hardware if you know what I mean). An asda, a sainsburies a lidl. (And an m and s food). .

Excellent charity shops.

lostinrates

Hmmm.

I have just received a gift from la perla from a straight male friend (via the post). Not sure what one says about that...er, thanks but not sure my husband would be thrilled? That said, haven't spoken to husband yet...he might not give a damn

bugslet

I haven't got a husband, does your friend want anymore friends:rotfl:.

Actually, that is a trifle odd and I think I'd stick to saying I bought it myself to Mr lir! Was it the right size?!

lostinrates

bugslet wrote: »

I haven't got a husband, does your friend want anymore friends:rotfl:.

Actually, that is a trifle odd and I think I'd stick to saying I bought it myself to Mr lir! Was it the right size?!

Dh trusts me. . I would not consider not telling him. It's a negligee, so there is some sizing room, not a a bra. (Phew). I haven't tried it on, but my guess it will fit....just.

It's in one of my vary favourite colours. Which is thoughtful. Just maybe a bit too thoughtful. My imagination is creating normalising scenarios and this is the one I like best:

Friend is buying underwear for some girl and sees this and thinks, oh, lir likes that colour I'll get that for her.


Edit: even odder, I have had a look and its neither this season nor in the outlet of the la perla website. Hmmm.

Oh well, be grateful for gifts I guess. My la perla buy of choice might have been this set though http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/trends-mental-oriental-8495478.html?action=gallery&ino=5

SingleSue

PasturesNew wrote: »

I had my last cake/candles on my 10th birthday. Maybe he also just grew out of that. 15 - give me the presents, now I'm off out. Bye.

He never grew into them either...he would run away screaming :rotfl:

SingleSue

michaels wrote: »

Both DW and I try and let our birthdays pass unnoticed. Does it really make you 'special' not to want to celebrate (or even think about) birthdays?

The 'special' thing is not just about birthdays, he doesn't like the whole social thing of life....he would be perfectly happy never leaving the house and never talking to another human being ever, he doesn't like people.

Unfortunately, other people think that everyone else should like people and take part in normal life (school, doctors etc) and this is where the problem occurs...to youngest, how he wants to live is normal and everyone else is weird.

We prefer the term ' eccentric' to special.