Nice People Thread Part 9 - and so it continues

PasturesNew

Doozergirl wrote: »

I don't mind doing that. Would that work with LEDs, do you think?

Why not... it's glass and glass paint. Just practice for thickness of paint on a glass bottle you're about to chuck in the recycling....

LED is the light generating method, not the material of the casing.

lemonjelly

PasturesNew wrote: »

I have NEVER bought any men's pants. Ever.

You don't know what you're missing!:D

michaels

I find that on lots of sites these days, logout is always well hidden - almost feels deliberate....

lostinrates

silvercar wrote: »

Six points?

Actually, I cannot remember,:o. But rather than referring to Star of David I was thinking book of numbers

lostinrates

lemonjelly wrote: »

You don't know what you're missing!:D

Have you bought women's knickers? Buying men's pants is MUCH simpler to buying women's underwear. We tend to be fussier about.....everything from style to shape. DH is also buying me underwear for my stocking. I chose it.....its just better that way.

lemonjelly

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

It's incredibly heavy, with the thick oak, and this metal system for extending it. Still seems like Granny's table to me - she was very proud of it. It's only actually used for eating on about 4 times a year, really - a lot of the rest of the time it's buried under my Dad's papers.

We have a table like that. I suspect it is used 1 day a year - boxing day, when brother & his family visit.

It's always confused me - families save certain things for "best", yet this merely seems to mean they never get used. Pointless?

lostinrates

I think spirit has inspired me. I was going to decorate a future Christmas tree for the cheese room with food and sweet type decorations, but now I think I'm going to go for wooden ones, I love them.

lemonjelly

PasturesNew wrote: »

I wonder if the way Xmas used to be done compared to nowadays is robbing kids of future memories.

Back when I was a kid, the stuff was used/re-used for years - so it becomes embedded in your memory banks as nostalgic memories. Nowadays, with so much bling and purchasing overload, I wonder if many people are disposing of previous years' decorations on a regular basis.... thus kids won't have memories of the grotty/old bits and bobs that were omnipresent over the years.

Xmas seems more about the parent/s following some celeb's whims or the latest purchase .... and not about creating a Xmas that will be the family tradition.

Great post!:)

lemonjelly

Generali wrote: »

They just introduced Xmas closedown at our place. You get 6.5 days off for taking 5 days paid holiday so not too bad a deal.

You don't have to take it if you can demonstrate a 'business need' for you to be there (e.g. you're an accountant as our financial year end is Dec 31).

Personally I think it's a pretty good idea. I can take the best part of a fortnight out of the office without worrying that there's going to be a ton of work piling up.

I see your 6.5 days for 5, & raise you 10 days for 1 days annual leave!:j

lostinrates wrote: »

Ok, I'm still on tree decorations.....stars or angels on top?


I think angels are 'nicer' but stars are more aesthetic. Here we have a star....tis the perfect compromise between his ancestors and mine

Star.

lemonjelly

lostinrates wrote: »

Have you bought women's knickers? Buying men's pants is MUCH simpler to buying women's underwear. We tend to be fussier about.....everything from style to shape. DH is also buying me underwear for my stocking. I chose it.....its just better that way.

Having read through the last 3-4 pages, I have to say it is a lot more fun when you lot are chatting about what underwear to buy for yourselves, rather than what your husbands wear!;)