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Nice people thread part 8 - worth the wait

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  • lostinrates
    lostinrates Posts: 55,283 Forumite
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    Tomorrow I have a work chum senior to DH visiting for lunch with his new to uk wife and kids. Sounds fun. Then he mentioned he's now bringing another more senior colleague, and his girlfriend. And his in laws.

    To our house which is a building site. :). And currently had no dining room.

    I was cleaning the house earlier this week then got split reacted, so I only really have tonight to finish that off!
  • GDB2222
    GDB2222 Posts: 26,342 Forumite
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    lostinrates wrote: »
    Long weekend from the nice builders this weekend. I like them, but it will still be nice. :)

    Good for you! However nice the builders, freedom from builders is miles better! Besides that, it takes some pressure off you to choose tiles, valves, taps, etc

    Good luck with lunch for DH's colleague. Get DH to do the cleaning. Or can you get someone in to help? :)
    No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
  • lostinrates
    lostinrates Posts: 55,283 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    GDB2222 wrote: »
    Good for you! However nice the builders, freedom from builders is miles better! Besides that, it takes some pressure off you to choose tiles, valves, taps, etc

    Good luck with lunch for DH's colleague. Get DH to do the cleaning. Or can you get someone in to help? :)

    D won't be home till late, they will be here early. He does floors. I get it to floor level. It's not so bad as I thought looking around. (Ignoring the room the dogs are sleeping in because the builders are using it. :D. I'll also ask DH to spot something about that I think. :)
    I might also ask him to remove the several dozen tins of paint from the downstairs loo.

    Upstairs is obviously all a building site! But no need to go up there. :).
  • silvercar
    silvercar Posts: 49,685 Ambassador
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    lostinrates wrote: »
    Tomorrow I have a work chum senior to DH visiting for lunch with his new to uk wife and kids. Sounds fun. Then he mentioned he's now bringing another more senior colleague, and his girlfriend. And his in laws.

    To our house which is a building site. :). And currently had no dining room.

    I was cleaning the house earlier this week then got split reacted, so I only really have tonight to finish that off!

    I hope that you only have to provide one meal and not B&B!

    I assume it is not the one person that is bringing his wife, kids, girlfriend and in laws.
    I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.
  • lostinrates
    lostinrates Posts: 55,283 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    silvercar wrote: »
    I hope that you only have to provide one meal and not B&B!

    I assume it is not the one person that is bringing his wife, kids, girlfriend and in laws.

    It's one person bring his wife, his in laws, his kids and his sort of boss and his sort of bosses girlfriend.

    Lunch and tea. I think I'm ok....cool, calm, covered. It's not going to be a banquet. You want a banquet, you give me at least twenty four hours, With about 18 hours you get about 75% of what I could provide in 24 hours. :D
  • lostinrates
    lostinrates Posts: 55,283 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    Woah.....so train in France , plane problems and now dh line is suffering incident. Any conspiracy theorists about?
  • silvercar
    silvercar Posts: 49,685 Ambassador
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    lostinrates wrote: »
    Woah.....so train in France , plane problems and now dh line is suffering incident. Any conspiracy theorists about?

    Things always happen in 3s.
    I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.
  • GDB2222
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    lostinrates wrote: »
    Woah.....so train in France , plane problems and now dh line is suffering incident. Any conspiracy theorists about?

    Has Heathrow reopened?

    Absolute worst case scenario: You'll do a great job of entertaining on your own. Or would you like some NPs to pop over to help? (I can clean the dining room whilst you cook. Oh, and NDG will run up some curtains. :D)
    No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
  • HAMISH_MCTAVISH
    HAMISH_MCTAVISH Posts: 28,592 Forumite
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    GDB2222 wrote: »
    Could I just ask the NP to think negative thoughts about Gold, please?

    You really don't need to ask.....:D
    “The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.

    Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
    -- President John F. Kennedy”
  • lostinrates
    lostinrates Posts: 55,283 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    GDB2222 wrote: »
    Has Heathrow reopened?

    Absolute worst case scenario: You'll do a great job of entertaining on your own. Or would you like some NPs to pop over to help? (I can clean the dining room whilst you cook. Oh, and NDG will run up some curtains. :D)

    I actually think, with some surprise, I'm getting stuff under control.

    I had a lunch menu planned, so with some adaptation that's going to work for everyone. The dogs won't get a brush, Ok. So what.

    A couple of cakes are now cooling. I'm working my way through the dining room clutter.....

    Think the trains might be running less than an hour late looking at expected arrival times.....

    I'll do a shop late late tonight (avoiding any queuing).

    Oh, and wash something to wear. :)
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