Nice People Thread Part 9 - and so it continues

lostinrates

chewmylegoff wrote: »

Oh dear. 7 year anniversary on Friday and I forgot to do anything about it. I don't think Heston or Gordon will have any availability at their chefs' tables at this late notice. Any suggestions (fleeing the country is not an option)?

Deluxe supper at home, with jewellery, scented things, and something barely wearable from agent provocateur *Planned, luxury stay in.

*edit...not for you.

chewmylegoff

lostinrates wrote: »

Deluxe supper at home, with jewellery, scented things, and something barely wearable from agent provocateur *Planned, luxury stay in.

*edit...not for you.

No. I have to take her out somewhere it is compulsory. Even if I cooked the greatest meal ever and then let her watch CSI she would still be disappointed with a night in.

chewmylegoff

I have panic booked some overpriced job with a 15 course tasting menu. That should kill off any passion nicely. Wrong side of London though so the taxi home is going to be a bit steep!

LydiaJ

chewmylegoff wrote: »

I have panic booked some overpriced job with a 15 course tasting menu. That should kill off any passion nicely. Wrong side of London though so the taxi home is going to be a bit steep!

You seem very confident that she will never find your comments on here. Does she not know about the NPT?

misskool

chewmylegoff wrote: »

No. I have to take her out somewhere it is compulsory. Even if I cooked the greatest meal ever and then let her watch CSI she would still be disappointed with a night in.

hire a private chef for the evening.

chewmylegoff

LydiaJ wrote: »

You seem very confident that she will never find your comments on here. Does she not know about the NPT?

She knows that I hadn't booked anything so it wouldn't come as a surprise to her. She posts on MSE sometimes so I suppose she could find and read this thread if she wanted to.

lostinrates

chewmylegoff wrote: »

No. I have to take her out somewhere it is compulsory. Even if I cooked the greatest meal ever and then let her watch CSI she would still be disappointed with a night in.

I'd be disappointed if staying in was watching csi too.

silvercar

chewmylegoff wrote: »

Oh dear. 7 year anniversary on Friday and I forgot to do anything about it. I don't think Heston or Gordon will have any availability at their chefs' tables at this late notice. Any suggestions (fleeing the country is not an option)?

7 year anniversary of.....?

For the unmarried I suppose there are a number of options. first date/ first xxx/ first becoming "an item"/ moving in together/ for the married it is much simpler.

I suppose the pressure is on unmarrieds more as there is always the possibility that an anniversary of some kind will lead to a proposal.

lostinrates

silvercar wrote: »

7 year anniversary of.....?

For the unmarried I suppose there are a number of options. first date/ first xxx/ first becoming "an item"/ moving in together/ for the married it is much simpler.

I suppose the pressure is on unmarrieds more as there is always the possibility that an anniversary of some kind will lead to a proposal.

For us its all the same, all the same date ( sort of ) , different years Well, apart from one....

silvercar

For the NP country folk.

In The Times today, Matthew Parris declares your attitude to ragwort to be a class issue.,

"What I have learnt....is that ragwort is a class issue.
It is horse people who are convinced of the weed's toxicity;cattle people are less bothered, sheep people hardly at all."

Not being a country dweller, I was amused that people can be classified according to the animal they identify with, rather than their attitude to ragwort.

I would link to the whole article, but its behind a paywall.