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Nice People Thread Part 9 - and so it continues
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I'm reminded of the story of the company that randomly pulls out half of the applications and dumps them in the bin to weed out the unlucky ones.
:rotfl::rotfl:chewmylegoff wrote: »So...viewed another house tonight. Because there is so little on the market we went to look at a "project" house. I thought it was about 50s build from the outside picture and street view but it was actually more like 20s/30s. There were no internal pictures on rightmove so I was expecting the very worst but actually it wasn't that awful.
Back garden needs digging out and the downstairs needs a wall knocking out so the kitchen / second reception can be merged into one space. Doesn't appear to need major rewiring or new windows though, no sign of damp and most of the floors were level which is a good start.
In a sense, our flat was a "project" - no structural work, because the building itself is the responsibility of the freeholders (of whom we are 1/13th). But it did need new floors throughout, new plaster, new bathrooms, new kitchen, etc. So it was a fair bit of work all in all.
But we simply couldn't have afforded anything like the amount of space we have here if someone else had tarted it up first - there is a big premium in central London for what estate agents rather pretentiously call "turn key" flats and houses, where all you need to do is move in with your toothbrush.
My parents did the ultimate project - they bought their Kent house in 2002, and were first able to move in at Easter 2006. And the work is still on-going. It has no running water, apart from a well and pump in the scullery, an out door loo, electricity in one room, etc. The walls also needed jacking up and strengthening at the bottom in places, and all sorts of stuff doing. One staircase needed replacing in full.
The main house was finished a few years ago, and the attics are now done. The outdoor oast house is now converted into a 1 bedroom separate dwelling, and my sister has moved into it. Next on the list is the dairy, which is to become a Dad-Pad....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'.0 -
Speaking of books that looks like an interesting one you've found, Lydia.
I found it very interesting. It messes with your mind, though. It makes you see that a lot of your own decision making is deeply flawed to the point of being basically wrong, which is quite unsettling.I'm safely back after a lovely evening out with some very nice people. Hope everyone else has equally safe and easy journeys back to their homes. Night night x
What a coincidence! I had a lovely evening out with some very nice people too.
Journey home involved an excessive number of roadworks, including one with a very long diversion, but otherwise uneventful. V glad not to be going to work today, though.
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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.0 -
We have just been to Nobu in celebration of OH's birthday.
For someone who doesn't like sushi and doesn't eat shellfish, I found it remarkably enjoyable. Considerably helped by a waitress who ordered everything for us.
Hope the NP enjoyed themselves.
A perfect choice for the Kosher couple!
Have you decided on OH's birthday present?lostinrates wrote: »NDG, dear, dear person! I got your text when I turned my phone back on after five!
. Thank you.....I actually went to fir's digs where I was too excited to sleep and just wriggled around on the bed a little with my legs up like a kid pretending too nap.
You'd always be very welcome, shoudl you need a crash pad in central London....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'.0 -
lostinrates wrote: »This morning dog dog was unwilling to get up, but kiwi totally refused. In his crate where he sleeps (his choice) he's difficult to get at too, and so he was safe from any physical cajoling. He just lay their, his fussy little arms over his ears and eyes going 'this is a bad dream, its not morning, she was just here a couple of hours ago'..
They're going to get a late breakfast. Its such a grim morning here..
My parents' border collies would practically revive from the dead if offered breakfast!
Doglet, when very tired, lies on his back with his legs propped up on the wall. It looks extremely uncomfortable, and my sisters say that a horse lying that way would be thought to be in extremis. But he chooses to do it, so it must be oddly OK....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'.0 -
Thank you NDG.. You are a darling! And I'd love to see your home and you again, and I were he about, whether I nap or not! 0
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Itismehonest wrote: »Bike, quad, motor or truck?
All of the above.
As money is unlimited, I'll clone myself in advance and have 4 times the fun.
A team of Hamishes, all in Tartan rally suits, romping across the desert and playing Rod Stewart songs at full blast through large loudspeakers in the Bivouac areas, just to ensure our competitors get no sleep.
Ahhhhh..... Heaven. :rotfl:
Edit: Actually, as money (and therefore my ability to wage psychological warfare on competitors) is unlimited, we'd have Rod Stewart play live every night in the Bivouac, and hire the Proclaimers to wander round, minstrel style, singing "Well you will walk 500 hundred miles, and you will walk 500 more...."“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”0 -
I found it very interesting. It messes with your mind, though. It makes you see that a lot of your own decision making is deeply flawed to the point of being basically wrong, which is quite unsettling.
What a coincidence! I had a lovely evening out with some very nice people too.
Journey home involved an excessive number of roadworks, including one with a very long diversion, but otherwise uneventful. V glad not to be going to work today, though.
I do wish I could have come, and met you - however, I was glad to be safely tucked up in bed by 10pm, so I'd have made a poor dinner companion....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'.0 -
neverdespairgirl wrote: »My parents' border collies would practically revive from the dead if offered breakfast!
Doglet, when very tired, lies on his back with his legs propped up on the wall. It looks extremely uncomfortable, and my sisters say that a horse lying that way would be thought to be in extremis. But he chooses to do it, so it must be oddly OK.
We've had wolfhounds that lie like that, but the current lot don't. Kiwi lies in some funny positions, but he's so small it looks more normal.
Big dog is very food motivated, the other two not so much. Kiwi actually looks at his food for a couple of minutes before eating it. He is very food possessive, but he just takes a while to get his apatite whetted I guess. Not sure what that is about tbh.
Both dog dog and he do a common sight houndy thing of just not eating sometimes. Just a couple of missed meals, a couple of days, then they'll eat again. Dog dog is worse, she'll go a few days and end up caving long before she does and slipping something 'delicious' into her supper to tempt her apatite.
Big dog doesn't hold with any of this nonsense and almost eats the bowl it comes in. In fact, she is such a fast eater we have, at times, fed her off the grass, to try and slow her eating. We carful about this because of parasites and disease. Its not happening ATM for example.0 -
lostinrates wrote: »
Big dog doesn't hold with any of this nonsense and almost eats the bowl it comes in. In fact, she is such a fast eater we have, at times, fed her off the grass, to try and slow her eating. We carful about this because of parasites and disease. Its not happening ATM for example.
It's something of a spectacular understatement to say that border collies don't require their delicate appetites to be tempted.........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'.0 -
lostinrates wrote: »Personally ( not taking it personally, but if you want to look at it that way.....) having watched DH and close friends go through rounds and rounds of interviews with 'imaginative' questions the correct answers of which are the interviewers whim and rarely sincere I just find it a little......aggravating. While I rarely, or rather do not always, agree with PN on the 'jobs for people just like us' I do essentially feel that's what that sort of question finds in its answer, and a lack of sincerity. That's what I dislike about it. A sincere, and well thought out answer that might actually give you the answer you like is less favourable because it doesn't fit a personal idea of fun.
We sometimes do that in our questions because we are reliant on team work to get things done. If a team is tight knit because they have similar outlook, interest and drive to get the job done then they will work efficiently rather than the person who could get the job done.
It's a bit weird the hiring process. I'm going through the blender at the moment with it and I can read pretty much when it's going well and when it's not. And sometimes, it's just as much about how you fit into the general working environment compared to the other candidate.0
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