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Nice People Thread Part 9 - and so it continues

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  • LydiaJ
    LydiaJ Posts: 8,083 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Nikkster wrote: »
    I can see this bit too, you know.

    I know! ;)

    I was trying to put ideas into your head (and his) - or remind you of an idea that's been suggested on here before. I'm afraid you're going to find that the NP take about as much interest in your search for a bloke as in your house-hunting.

    Perhaps to be fair I should mention that I tried to do some speed dating on holiday but they didn't have enough men sign up to make the over-40s category worth running. In the course of the holiday I did meet three eligible men, although there's no indication that any of them are interested in me. There Nikkster - that might draw the fire of the NP's interest in my direction and away from you for at least a minute or two.
    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.     :)
  • Spirit_2
    Spirit_2 Posts: 5,546 Forumite
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    michaels wrote: »
    with no more days off until Christmas :-(

    Why no more days off until xmas? Poor you.

    How much holiday do you get?

    Including Bank Hols I get 41 days:), Mr S gets 6 weeks 3 days.
  • michaels
    michaels Posts: 29,137 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Same as Mr S 25 plus 8 bank hols. However any I don't take I get paid for which may help to offset some of the fortune we have spent fixing the car this year. Have used 12 so far and will use 4 at Xmas plus a few bits and pieces for school nativity etc.
    I think....
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    OH's Dad always used to work Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, and got 4 x normal pay AND days off in lieu. He said it really paid to be Jewish.....
    ...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'.
  • LydiaJ
    LydiaJ Posts: 8,083 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    neverdespairgirl wrote: »
    OH's Dad always used to work Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, and got 4 x normal pay AND days off in lieu. He said it really paid to be Jewish.....

    What kind of job did he do?
    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.     :)
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    LydiaJ wrote: »
    What kind of job did he do?

    Media analysis

    Plus - PM-ed you (-:
    ...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'.
  • lostinrates
    lostinrates Posts: 55,283 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    neverdespairgirl wrote: »
    OH's Dad always used to work Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, and got 4 x normal pay AND days off in lieu. He said it really paid to be Jewish.....

    Christmas Eve is a normal working day!

    My dad worked religious days too, because he hated them:D no extra money or anything. In fact, I don't think my father ever took his full holiday allowance even. :(. But he did feel that if he were asking other people to work those sorts of holidays he should show his face at least too.
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    lostinrates wrote: »
    Christmas Eve is a normal working day!

    My dad worked religious days too, because he hated them:D no extra money or anything. In fact, I don't think my father ever took his full holiday allowance even. :(. But he did feel that if he were asking other people to work those sorts of holidays he should show his face at least too.


    Where he worked there were a lot of Americans, who all wanted to take time off to visit family, etc, over Christmas. So Christmas Eve counted as a paid-a-fortune day!
    ...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'.
  • lostinrates
    lostinrates Posts: 55,283 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    neverdespairgirl wrote: »
    Where he worked there were a lot of Americans, who all wanted to take time off to visit family, etc, over Christmas. So Christmas Eve counted as a paid-a-fortune day!

    Ah! DH often seems to get on files with heavy Russian client presence at Christmas, and they think its a normal working day here on 25th.
  • Spirit_2
    Spirit_2 Posts: 5,546 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    michaels wrote: »
    Same as Mr S 25 plus 8 bank hols. However any I don't take I get paid for which may help to offset some of the fortune we have spent fixing the car this year. Have used 12 so far and will use 4 at Xmas plus a few bits and pieces for school nativity etc.

    michaels life is too short. Your children are children for such a short time. Take the time off. There is more to life than money, even for a super savvy shopper.
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