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Nice People Thread Part 9 - and so it continues

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  • Spirit_2
    Spirit_2 Posts: 5,546 Forumite
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    vivatifosi wrote: »
    I am behind with reading atm but that did make me laugh. I am imagining in about 20 years hearing of a house in Herts exploding under the built up pressure of all the boxer shorts inside.

    There was an episode of Father Ted where they had an 'under pants hamper'.

    A laundry basket for the dirty washing.

    SCs post brought it to mind. Euwww.
  • silvercar
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    Spirit wrote: »
    There was an episode of Father Ted where they had an 'under pants hamper'.

    A laundry basket for the dirty washing.

    SCs post brought it to mind. Euwww.

    Typical student house I guess. Washing baskets aren't left to fester at home.
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  • Generali
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    lemonjelly wrote: »
    Where's your exit strategy?
    I worry that no1 is no1. Is that really all life is about?

    No 2 was meant in jest, at least in part.

    As for No 1? I have a fiduciary duty to shareholders so it's what I have to do.
  • Nikkster
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    Delighted to hear NDG's update :)
  • Spirit_2
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    I am getting old.

    I have been making enquiries as to the interests of small nephews. I understood the not into cars, into wooden trains. Then I thought deadly 60 was a typo.

    Now I know it is a cbbc prog about deadly critters and I am on the hunt for lego that is themed to it.

    In my day you build a lego crocodile out of..lego.
  • LydiaJ
    LydiaJ Posts: 8,083 Forumite
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    Spirit wrote: »
    I am getting old.

    I have been making enquiries as to the interests of small nephews. I understood the not into cars, into wooden trains. Then I thought deadly 60 was a typo.

    Now I know it is a cbbc prog about deadly critters and I am on the hunt for lego that is themed to it.

    In my day you build a lego crocodile out of..lego.

    The manufacturers of lego have worked out that you can make much more money out of selling kits with instructions to make a specific thing rather than general blocks for children to use their imaginations.
    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.
    :)
  • PasturesNew
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    Spirit wrote: »
    There was an episode of Father Ted where they had an 'under pants hamper'.

    A laundry basket for the dirty washing.

    SCs post brought it to mind. Euwww.
    I watch loads of those, randomly as I discover them when flicking round the channels.... seen loads of them multiple times, but I don't think I've seen that episode!
  • PasturesNew
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    Doozergirl wrote: »
    This tax year you would probably need to start pulling in a couple of thousand a month from now until 6th April to have to repay anything. Is that going to happen?
    Not unless Google roll back all their changes and Facebook and Twitter shut down overnight :)
    Doozergirl wrote: »
    When people mentioned Countil Tax help, I think they meant with those big bills you're looking at when you buy your new place next year ;)
    Oh, yeah. Once I've got a house I'll be penniless, so no savings to prevent anything. However, once I've got a house I'll know where I'll be and will most likely look for work. While I don't know where I'll be living it's hard to even think about roots/work.... on the other hand, it's hard to choose a house if I don't know where a job might be. I am not able to travel far for work - these last couple of years I've discovered I am unsafe driving at night really as the other lights blind me, so a job needs to be just 2-3 miles from home, not 20-30 like it used to be, or even the 8 miles I tried last year (before I moved).
  • PasturesNew
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    I would like to experience something new soon. :) I think that would be wonderful.
    Ikea meatballs.... not like the posh stuff you're used to eating :)
  • chewmylegoff
    chewmylegoff Posts: 11,469 Forumite
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    Ikea meatballs.... not like the posh stuff you're used to eating :)

    Lovely horsemeat meatballs...mmmm

    There is a Swedish restaurant near us which sells meatballs. £12.50, and they tasted exactly the same as the Ikea ones as far as I could make out. Next time I'm going to drive to Croydon instead.
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