Nice People Thread Part 9 - and so it continues

neverdespairgirl

By way of light relief:

neverdespairgirl

PasturesNew wrote: »

While it's nice and it's "your granny's", in a way it's a shame it's not a direct line .... there must be other descendants from the original purchaser who coveted it when they missed out on having it at the time.

Actually, Granny (and Mama, and me and my siblings) are direct descendants - because although her step-father inherited it and his great-grandfather bought it, her mother and step-father were cousins, and the great-grandfather who bought it was a common ancestor.

There are other descendants, too, but Granny was among 'em.

Granny's mother started with name M, married and changed to W (Granny's deadbeat father) and then back to the same name M when she married her cousin.

Yorkie1

lostinrates wrote: »

Any one know where good places for men's pants are? Preferably in bright but not lurid colours? I'm wondering if somewhere like h and m are worth looking at? He doesn't want ones that go baggy ( who does? ) or are ' too thick' again, who does?

Silvercar? Your son might be and expert in the underwear purchase iirc?

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

OH claims that only M & S do proper men's pants. But he buys his own, I've never bought men's pants. I have bought boys' pants, for Isaac, though. Does that count?

Mum has been on the phone this evening, telling me the saga of buying Dad some replacement pants from M&S. I think they're on the third type now ... one of them seemed to be anatomically impossible (or at least, he apparently couldn't work out how to extricate, er, those bits which needed to be extricated on a regular basis)

This is my mother's idea of hallway / staircase decoration:



and a partially-laid Christmas dining table:

I love the way that the partially laid table already has a couple of bottles of wine on it. Priorities indeed :T

PasturesNew wrote: »

Michaels suggested that - but I don't understand how it can be a one off £20 and no more money ever......

I suspect that it's £20 until you've used up the allowed minutes / texts / data? Perhaps someone else can confirm - you're asking all the questions I will need to ask if I make the change you're doing!! (So thanks for doing so )

LydiaJ

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

Actually, Granny (and Mama, and me and my siblings) are direct descendants - because although her step-father inherited it and his great-grandfather bought it, her mother and step-father were cousins, and the great-grandfather who bought it was a common ancestor.

There are other descendants, too, but Granny was among 'em.

Granny's mother started with name M, married and changed to W (Granny's deadbeat father) and then back to the same name M when she married her cousin.

And people think complicated family relationships are a recent development....

That's a lovely story, though, NDG. Thanks for sharing it.

GDB2222

LydiaJ wrote: »

My ideal would be to have a real tree with roots, in a huge pot that could live in the garden during the year and come into the house for Christmas. We used to have a small one like that when I was a child. Some time in the next few years I'm going to get one of those. In the meantime, we have a cut one, and then LNE's fake one because DD wants it.

I really love the real trees (in gardens) that have lights in.

PasturesNew

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

Actually, Granny (and Mama, and me and my siblings) are direct descendants - because although her step-father inherited it and his great-grandfather bought it, her mother and step-father were cousins, and the great-grandfather who bought it was a common ancestor.

There are other descendants, too, but Granny was among 'em.

Granny's mother started with name M, married and changed to W (Granny's deadbeat father) and then back to the same name M when she married her cousin.

That's brilliant then

When I see big/posh houses on the telly - stately homes, or Buck House etc .... I always think how 'lovely' it is, living in those big houses, that they've got enough rooms that when somebody dies they can still keep all their stuff and have stuff going back generations.... along with knowing where it came from.

My parents have nothing from their families. Although, having said that, I'd never know if a knick knack had come from her own grandmother (who brought her up) as my mum's not [a] somebody who remembers somebody who will tell you where it came from. Indeed, even if asked outright, my parents wouldn't answer a direct question about anything..... most frustrating.

Lots went missing when they last moved; I think they packed up everything in a hurry .... then, having unpacked it all, they continually took bits and bobs (weekly) to the local charity shops. So, things like the blue bowls that were always on the sideboard.... no longer exist. Stuff we remember from our childhoods just "disappeared".... yet my parents managed to retain all their worthless clutter and junk. I did keep 2-3 small/random items during the house clearance; I have the household small mantlepiece clock I remember from the 1960s, even though it doesn't work, estimated value (if working) about £10 - but I remember being asked to tell them the time from it when I was learning to tell the time.

PasturesNew

Yorkie1 wrote: »

...you're asking all the questions I will need to ask if I make the change you're doing!! (So thanks for doing so )

Oh thank god.... I feel such a "nuisance" and in the way of "a proper good chat".... now I don't feel so guilty

I'm such an idiot about these things

GDB2222

PasturesNew wrote: »

Michaels suggested that - but I don't understand how it can be a one off £20 and no more money ever......

I agree that it looks decidedly odd. However, it's very popular. Most people take the view that, even if it turns out to be a Ponzi scheme, it's a good bet for £20. You'd pay more than that for a decent package for 2 months at Giff Gaff. I just wouldn't transfer your number to Ovivo, as you might not get it back if they collapse.

Wheezy_2

Another vote for M&S underpants.

Especially the pure cotton "cool and fresh" boxers

PasturesNew

GDB2222 wrote: »

I agree that it looks decidedly odd. However, it's very popular. Most people take the view that, even if it turns out to be a Ponzi scheme, it's a good bet for £20. You'd pay more than that for a decent package for 2 months at Giff Gaff. I just wouldn't transfer your number to Ovivo, as you might not get it back if they collapse.

Thanks for adding in a new level of fear and worry .... I wanted to keep the old number as it's on CVs and the only number I've ever had .... so anybody/everybody's got it as my one contact number.

Ergo - I probably have to give Ovivo a miss then!

While I could give friends my new number .... the number's out there with others over the years. CVs, old employers, old/random 'friends', old online friends, just 'everybody'.