Nice people thread part 8 - worth the wait

michaels

Spirit wrote: »

Yesterday evening DD sent me a text to say Simone the bunny had died. There was rabbit on the menu:(.

We now of course have to go (after a respectful interval) and get another bunny from a rescue to keep the bereaved boy bunny company

I didn't dare order the rabbit though....

Spirit_2

lostinrates wrote: »

They'd be hidden. Better with his sheep outfit may be?

I shall always wonder why that sheep has two pairs of ears. And a zigzag belt of red and blue. It's hilarious that sheep suit. If you thought the doge outfit was 'interesting' ......

His wardrobe and the secret dwarf room do worry me. Anyone wandering on to this thread might think you are... nuts.

Just explained this to my husband, of everything he thinks the cowboy boots sound positively normal.

lostinrates

Spirit wrote: »

His wardrobe and the secret dwarf room do worry me. Anyone wandering on to this thread might think you are... nuts.

Just explained this to my husband, of everything he thinks the cowboy boots sound positively normal.

Oh, didn't the others tell you? We are nuts. Positively barking of the safe and eccentric type. He has funny outfits and I barely get dressed. . We do a decent nearly sociably acceptable.

We were both brought up in quite adult environments,, its quite often people like us go a bit weird. We're harmless though. Children and animals like us rather than cower in fear, Bosses don't notice....clients love DH.

Although I did try and do a n online test today about 'am I a sociopath'. It started with a question about loosing your rag if things didn't go the way you wanted and I couldn't answer because the right answer wasn't available, so I.......got bored and did some thing else. (In actual fact I am trying to finish a terribly boring kindle book....first book for ages that's taken a day to read, and its very insubstantial....it's just terminally boring so I keep drifting off to do something else

neverdespairgirl

Spirit wrote: »

I liked the NP play date. Much missed were those who were not there.

Mr S had given me a good talking to about "stranger danger" with a warning that I had no need to be trafficked for household drudgery or s*x as that was available at home if I was interested.

Mr. S says great, I like the idea you can be a sex-and-domestic slave without leaving home (-:

Spirit wrote: »

I travelled up late afternoon and as I wanted to stay out late on a school night, and get just too tired, stayed somewhere non MSE. Took some time off today, so only worked a short day.

DId you have to start horribly early in the morning?

Spirit wrote: »

What struck me is how those who live in/around London are so familiar with the routes/districts that it is bit like listening to directions in a foreign language. I boldly set off in the direction pointed at the end of the evening, walked to the end of the road and hailed a cab.

I mixed beer and red wine with drinking a lot of water. So I will not be able to hide behind the demon drink.

Sorry if we were being bossy! Glad you got a cab safely.

Spirit wrote: »

It has reinforced for me that t'internet is a valid way of making new and lasting freindships.

It most certainly is.

bugslet

lostinrates wrote: »

I thought it was funny.

michaels, I work with truck drivers - I can cope!

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

I arrived last, and no pinstripe jackets or private eyes were in evidence. So I had to assess the tables, and pick the one most likely to be the NPs.

I guessed right! Good thing, otherwise the table I'd barged into might well have thought I needed the men in white coats.

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Did that on 'my' other forum's meet - arrived early with another lady knowing that a new person was joining a group. Spotted a lady on a table set for 10 ( our booking number), on her own, bowled over, beamed brightly and said xxxxxxx forum; nope, nothing to do with us, looked at me as if I really should get a life.:o

Spirit wrote: »

We have in our midst delightful people, touchingly self effacing, humourous, self doubting, unaware of how clever, kind or beautiful they are.

As well as putting faces to names (and real names to NP names) I will 'hear' posts, where I now know what people sound like.

It has reinforced for me that t'internet is a valid way of making new and lasting freindships.

I feel somewhat inadequate as I definitely don't match up there! It really is a great way to meet people. As I said before I've met a lot of people via the web and a couple of them have become close friends. I do have friends in real life, but it is true that the more people you meet, the greater the chance of finding someone you get on with particularly well.

bugslet

misskool wrote: »

i have a quick question. i have been invited to a support group for something which i had surgery for. i have a mild/almost non existant version (i only need prescription painkillers sometimes and can be at work) but it affects me in a hidden way that makes me pretty upset and angry at the world. what affects me happens in around 50% of people who have the same condition.

wondering whether to go as I won't be as bad as some of the others there but just need someone to talk to that understand what it feels like. Friends are great but i just think they don't understand (and get bored after a while)..

I'd go on the grounds that you might find something useful or as you say, you get the understanding that people who aren't in the same boat can never really provide. Worst that can happen is that you walk away thinking that was a waste of a few hours.

vivatifosi wrote: »

Mine did that last year... I'm not sure if it is a protective husband thing as IIRC fir said similar.

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Mr Bugslet has always liked independent women ( the previous wife he met when she hitchhiked from the Middle East when her truck broke down), and there have been many times I have scurried out in the middle of the night for work or out in the evening to meet completely random people and he would never have even thought to worry about me. Or maybe he just didn't dare tell me he worried:rotfl:

zagubov

michaels wrote: »

Doesn't your oven have a 40/50 degree setting?

I was once in a workplace where they needed to get a fridge, but weren't allowed (presumably as they thought it would just be used as a storage area for everybody;'s food asnd drink). They got it approved by putting it through the budget as a "low-temperature oven".;)

vivatifosi

bugslet wrote: »

Mr Bugslet has always liked independent women ( the previous wife he met when she hitchhiked from the Middle East when her truck broke down), and there have been many times I have scurried out in the middle of the night for work or out in the evening to meet completely random people and he would never have even thought to worry about me. Or maybe he just didn't dare tell me he worried:rotfl:

Mine works in health and safety for a living. Therefore I think he would have been happier if he could send a consultant along to assess the venue and suitable exits, background checked the participants and got them all to fill out a questionnaire first. I am more independent minded than that, and just do what I want to do. After being together 23 years I can anticipate that will be his response - and I know that he only wants to ensure my safety - whereas he can anticipate that I will say "I'm going to do it anyway".

lostinrates

vivatifosi wrote: »

Mine works in health and safety for a living. Therefore I think he would have been happier if he could send a consultant along to assess the venue and suitable exits, background checked the participants and got them all to fill out a questionnaire first. I am more independent minded than that, and just do what I want to do. After being together 23 years I can anticipate that will be his response - and I know that he only wants to ensure my safety - whereas he can anticipate that I will say "I'm going to do it anyway".

I vaguely remember independence, But its a dim and distant memory.



I don't really blame DH. Pills, memory problems, getting tired suddenly. He wouldn't try and stop me going out, he'd enable it, but sometimes its been hard to enable. (E.g. If I'd felt up to driving to London he would have met me so I could meet up so I'd had fun and he'd feel he was being protective enough). ATM he is also having a really busy time at work though.

I used to say sometimes 'I miss being a wild thing' now I feel more like a zoo animal. I miss the IDEA of being a wild thing, but I've grown too used to captivity.

Spirit_2

michaels wrote: »

Dinner for 8 tonight - and for the next 2 weeks.

New students are both 16, not very tall ...

This reads as if for a future meal you will be eating the two students. The only thing to consider is whether they are big enough to feed eight.

Perhaps if you served the two at once.