Nice people thread part 8 - worth the wait

silvercar

SingleSue wrote: »

It would have been my 23rd wedding anniversary earlier this year......

My parents will celebrate their 53rd next month.

Women remember. I bet half the men (NP excepted) would not remember the date even if they were still married.

silvercar

PasturesNew wrote: »

I think the oldest couple have recently got to their 80th. They made it to the news and I saw a re-run of that interview on the Russell Howard comedy program where he was laughing at the way the woman was talking to/of her bloke

This is them http://www.matlockmercury.co.uk/news/local-news/matlock-couple-are-set-for-80th-wedding-anniversary-1-5586800

Their trick was never to have children!

silvercar

When looking at old family lines, one thing that sticks out is that as soon as a spouse is dead, the widow/er remarries asap in most instances. This'll have been because you had to live somewhere and get money to live on from somewhere.... rather than a burning desire to marry somebody you loved.

My great grandparents did that, second wife and step-mum to my grandfather was only 2 years older than my grandfather's brother - caused a slight falling out. Then my grandfather married my grandmother who, we later found out, was the second wife/ step-mum's niece. So that would make my grandfather's half brothers my grandmothers cousins. Not that it mattered as there is no blood line and my grandfather ran away from the evil step mum and joined the air force. So no joyful family get togethers.

GDB2222

silvercar wrote: »

Women remember. I bet half the men (NP excepted) would not remember the date even if they were still married.

Wedding anniversary is a repeating event in my diary!

Plus a reminder a few days beforehand. Sadly, DW hardly ever gets anything nice from me. She did get rather a nice watch for our 20th anniversary, and nothing memorable since then - just some costume jewellery. My excuse is that she doesn't want to be at risk of mugging, but really it's me being MSE. (Aka mean!)

She dragged me off to the other side of town to look at some jewellery she wanted from Alice Menter. It consisted of £5 worth of M4 nuts strung together with elastic, being sold for £195. Ridiculously not MSE! Maybe one of the NPs wants to make one?



http://www.alicementer.co.uk/collections/bracelets/products/isla-rose

bugslet

michaels wrote: »

Hmm - Decided we were all healthy enough to visit D Sis 1 today. Got on the M25 at J22 to be told it was solid from J21 to J15 then when we finally got to J15 it said severe delays J13-J12 - yes it was raining cats and dogs but this was 11-1 on a school holiday weekday.

Then came back up the M3 meeting the M25 about 7.30 and our choices were clockwise - delays J10 to J16 or anti-clockwise delays J10 to J5. IN the end we decided on the scenic route through London, waved in the general direction of Zag and GDB at appropriate moments but it does just take ages that way

That's a day in the life of my drivers michaels, we are only ten miles up the road from you. Iusually think in terms of overtime:(

Nikkster wrote: »

I think I might have seen a clip of them on some other (or maybe the same) comedy programme... right at the end, the husband said something along the lines of... wife had an op, and didn't want a stranger to help her get dressed so her husband did. To think that all those years ago I was trying to get her knickers off and now I'm helping to put them on. He started chuckling, and said they'd better not put show that bit. I've not relayed the story very well, but there was something very very sweet about them giggling together

Aww, that is sweet and lovely. Made me chuckle:)

PasturesNew wrote: »

While driving round the coast of England seems a great idea, I bet a lot of it is quite boring bits, with no view, cr4ppy beaches and driving rain

I checked out the beach 2 miles from here the other day .... twas 'orrible, won't be going to that one again.

There are a few people doing blogs about walking round the coast of the UK. I think the main trick is to plan for the north of Scotland during the summer months. Some are doing it bits here and there, and others have taken a year or so off and done it in one hit. I rather fancy doing that, but can't ever see how given everything else I want to do.

bugslet

silvercar wrote: »

Women remember. I bet half the men (NP excepted) would not remember the date even if they were still married.

One of my drivers got married on his birthday, specifically to get round that problem!

PasturesNew

bugslet wrote: »

There are a few people doing blogs about walking round the coast of the UK. I think the main trick is to plan for the north of Scotland during the summer months. Some are doing it bits here and there, and others have taken a year or so off and done it in one hit. I rather fancy doing that, but can't ever see how given everything else I want to do.

The UK coastline is about 7,700 miles - but that goes in and out and in and out, which isn't where one'd drive. So, if you say it's 6,000 by road there's probably only 200 miles where you've actually got a good view and/or can park and stare .... the only way to actually SEE the coast is to do it on foot, which can be dull in stretches. Need to cherry pick the lovely bits

lostinrates

silvercar wrote: »

Women remember. I bet half the men (NP excepted) would not remember the date even if they were still married.

I don't remember unless dh reminds me. .

GDB2222

Michaels, it was nice that you waved. If I'd known, I'd have waved back. Also, I had no idea that Zag is a Londoner.

PN, yes, these are just steel nuts that have been plated. I am pretty sure they are M4 size, but you could experiment. Alice Menter does Gold and silver plated versions, and she does some with wing nuts, etc. It's worth a look on her website for ideas on how, literally, to turn base metal into gold.

zagubov

GDB2222 wrote: »

Michaels, it was nice that you waved. If I'd known, I'd have waved back. Also, I had no idea that Zag is a Londoner.

PN, yes, these are just steel nuts that have been plated. I am pretty sure they are M4 size, but you could experiment. Alice Menter does Gold and silver plated versions, and she does some with wing nuts, etc. It's worth a look on her website for ideas on how, literally, to turn base metal into gold.

Yep on the SW London/Surrey borders. When i walk the dog I sometimes cross the boundary. Actually before we chose our house we looked at one house whose back fence was the city boundary.

I'm from very much further north originally but have lived in Nikksterland/ that there London for 30 years.

I doubt I'd be mistaken for a native londoner once I start talking!