Nice People Thread Part 9 - and so it continues

lostinrates

Doozergirl wrote: »

Can you knit yourself a hat with his shearings?

Well.....I suppose I could.........:rotfl:

I have asked my mother to make dog dog some machine washable leg warmers an snood this winter. . After all that surgery in her legs her joints get a bit stiff, and I think its worth trying.

Kiwi is also well over due his 'big boy collar' ( the puppy one still fits him :rotfl: but he is not going to grow any more) and I just don't know what to get him.

Mine don't wear collars at home -part from when people are here, so through the day sometimes. Dog dog we went crazy for and she got a few. For the kiwi I just want a nice walking collar and lead set, probably smart brown leather and brass fixings. But its which style to go for exactly. If he does take to ratting the idea of putting him in a martingale collar appeals so I can slip it off him quickly. Originally I wanted something rolled so as not to damage his coat, but he sometimes pulls against himself (not against me) so something thicker would be better for his spine health. He could even wear a little whippet collar to match dog dog.

He also needs a simple but very effective reflective collar that can double as a collar for grooming (leather obviously doesn't like being bathed). We bought a reflective one from the pet shop but its useless.

There is way too much choice.

I chucked dog dogs most worn coat last week because it was missing a strap and I started thinking about repairing it and then realised its just another thing on the to do list. Unfortunately finding her a good greyhound coat we all like is also proving tricky!

John_Pierpoint

GDB2222 wrote: »

I assume that you have a smoke detector and CO monitor? If so, don't those give you some comfort? If not, well then you are just being plain difficult.

Can I suggest getting An Owl - no not one of those antique jugs:



But something that looks like this:


Then you would know your total electricity consumption all the time (or the consumption in a particular circuit) and before long you would get to know what happens when you switch on each appliance.

You would feel in command and would not need to worry about things left on or overloading.

[Or be like me and say there is something wrong with this meter, because I had left an electrical radiator plugged in for the spare bedroom!!]

John_Pierpoint

Silver or Gold - serious question - perhaps needing the advice of "misskool";

I have had a light bulb moment: people from the Indian subcontinent, especially the fair sex, can go deolali over owning gold.

However the most important market for expensive metal could be China; do the Chinese have a particular taste for precious metal?

If so which one and why?
What is the matter with the other one?
Can one say "Chinese" or should that term be broken down to something more specific?

PasturesNew

Just found another house that went on in Dec 2011 at £199950, sold for £187,500 in April 2012 - and is now back on the market (with the same EAs) for £222,500.

PasturesNew

GDB2222 wrote: »

I assume that you have a smoke detector and CO monitor? If so, don't those give you some comfort? If not, well then you are just being plain difficult.

I am in the room where a problem might break out - I live in one room most of the time. But I'd rather not have to deal with it

PasturesNew

Doozergirl wrote: »

What would you lot choose to be doing for a living if you weren't doing what you do?

A successful and highly paid loookalike for somebody gorgeous, rich and famous ....

PasturesNew

chewmylegoff wrote: »

Actually they don't seem to have a finance director. Perhaps I'll send them my c.v.

I will tailor it obviously. Something like:

Gender: male
Hair: thinning
Interests: perving

When can you start? You're hired.

PasturesNew

chewmylegoff wrote: »

My perfect job would involve shouting my mouth off in meetings but never having to actually do any real work.

I used to be paid highly for work similar, but not as hard, as that.

When I was a Project Manager the work consisted of attending meetings where everybody said what they were doing. I'd get to ask questions where I could spot the project was wandering or their answers weren't telling everything.

Then I'd do the Minutes and distribute them.

As a PM my role was to ensure the project was delivered on time, to budget - and fitted the users' needs. The end users and IT had no idea what each other meant most of the time - so were using a common language to mean different things.

My biggest successes were where IT were delivering what they thought end users wanted - and end users thought they were getting what they asked for. I'd simply spot the errors of English and put them back on track.

So, no "real work" - and no shouting either!

£50k/year .... and that was 13 years ago.

And everybody loved me as they didn't ever have to deal one-to-one with the other side. I even got awards

Biggest payday was £56/hour for doing nothing - except sitting in a chair - and ordering pizza when I could see the job was 30 minutes from the end.

PasturesNew

bugslet wrote: »

I do wish I had known when I was young and slim that it's possible tomake a living as a bellydancer. Bit late now.

There's probably a fetish group for that ... and you can do it on webcam for a fat fee.

PasturesNew

mystic_trev wrote: »

They've taken it off their site, and it now reads….



Hmmmmmmm

I thought you were lying - so I checked - and you're not lying!

cellularsol.co.uk/news/press-release