Nice People Thread Part 9 - and so it continues

PasturesNew

Spirit wrote: »

....

I have absolutely NO idea whatsoever what the implications of this mean.

So all I can take from it is: I said my bit, they replied .... I had a drink.

PasturesNew

michaels wrote: »

Do you and DH know why he has been losing weight?

He's not been eating all the pies.

lostinrates

[QUOTE=michaels;63715774



Do you and DH know why he has been losing weight?[/QUOTE]

Yes, we know why he has been losing weight, He's fine, He's perfect weight, even slightly heavy in the scales, but he's also not small boned and has decent amount of muscle.

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

He's not been eating all the pies.

Very close. When he gets stressed or overworks he stops eating properly. He's been stressed. So he eats at weekends. He'll eat after the gym, and he makes time for that. He goes at least daily, sometimes twice, and occasionally three times a day.

Twice a day at the gym with insufficient intake when you usually eat like a horse is bound to see you lose weight. He is in fact fairly stable now, but he'd put some on after losing some (hapily) on secondment, and lost it all in a very short space of time.

He looks fantastic actually, but I don't tell him that too much, because I don't support poor eating habits....he's too precious to be silly with his body.

PasturesNew

My left leg suddenly felt funny below the knee - so I touched it and it's weird; it's like cold, but also like pins and needles without the sensation. As I touched it, I couldn't really "feel" it.

Moved it and it's all back to normal now.

Odd. Never had that before.

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

Very close. When he gets stressed or overworks he stops eating properly. He's been stressed. So he eats at weekends. He'll eat after the gym, and he makes time for that. He goes at least daily, sometimes twice, and occasionally three times a day.

Twice a day at the gym with insufficient intake when you usually eat like a horse is bound to see you lose weight. He is in fact fairly stable now, but he'd put some on after losing some (hapily) on secondment, and lost it all in a very short space of time.

He looks fantastic actually, but I don't tell him that too much, because I don't support poor eating habits....he's too precious to be silly with his body.

Surprised he finds the time to go! You need to identify an easily portable snack/treat that he can dip into without realising.....

LydiaJ

PasturesNew wrote: »

I answered, but the site went into maintenance mode and gobbled my reply.

It's frustrating when it does that.

Spirit wrote: »

As work days go yesterday was definitely one of "those days".

Oh Spirit. Sounds like a day to knock you sideways. Hope you find the right way forward, whatever that is. Hugs.

Would like the NP's opinions about something. There's a Chinese takeaway near us - not actually our nearest but we go there sometimes. DD likes it because sometimes there used to be Chinese girls (one DD's age and one younger) playing behind the counter in the shop for her to talk to while waiting for our food. Last time we went there, the bigger girl (I think she's 10) was helping. The adult was there, but the girl took our order, entered it into the computer system, operated the credit card gadget and took the order slip through to the kitchen. This time, she was doing it again, but the adults were all out in the kitchen. The whole time we were there, the adults only appeared very briefly to deliver food through from the kitchen. The girl took all the orders (both in person and on the phone) and all the payments (both cash and card). She seemed very competent and clearly does it a lot. I don't think she's just "helping". It looks as though she's working. And surely a girl of 10 shouldn't be alone out the front dealing with the customers by herself at past 10pm, even if there is a counter between her and the customers and even if the adults are just the other side of a swing door, should she? Am I worrying unduly, or is this a problem? And if so, what if anything should I do about it?

Yorkie1

My local Chinese takeaway owner has a daughter of similar age and she occasionally helps out - probably not to the extent you've described there, and they don't use cards etc. TBH I'd never thought about it before but now you come to mention it ...

vivatifosi

Doozergirl wrote: »

Link, please?

I have/had/have a corner sofa in that colour. It used to be beautiful. I now have one half in my lounge, the other half is upside down on the skip as it smelt of dog and was ripped to shreds. I feel guilt every time I see it because it's structurally so well made and it was originally incredibly expensive (I got it second hand as well) but I had a fit about it and out that half went

But how are the new dining chairs and are you pleased with them?

Could you get a furniture craftsperson to repair sofa? There have traditionally been small furniture factories in your area and to south,so wondered if you could find someone to fix.

LydiaJ

Yorkie1 wrote: »

My local Chinese takeaway owner has a daughter of similar age and she occasionally helps out - probably not to the extent you've described there, and they don't use cards etc. TBH I'd never thought about it before but now you come to mention it ...

It didn't occur to me until this evening either. Helping when the adults are there is a normal thing for children to enjoy doing. Running the show seems different. DD commented on how good she was at doing it, and I said "I expect she's done it lots of times." The girl replied "All day!" with a sigh. Clearly she's not working all day - or not during the week anway - because when she talks to DD they compare notes about school. I've never met a Chinese parent who didn't value their kids' education, anyway. But maybe she is working a lot of evenings???