Nice People Thread Part 9 - and so it continues

michaels

Happy Birthday Lydia and 'Hi' to the DKs from our DKs.

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

Michaels hasn't been on this thread since you posted that, but be prepared for his response once he does see it.....

Ahh, you see LIR obviously wrote her post including the double-entendre on purpose so there was no need for me to add anything to her joke.

I have never had any bits waxed and intend to keep it that way.

chewmylegoff wrote: »

My sister is nearly 36 and my parents are still paying her an allowance. She doesn't live at home though.

Would your parents like to adopt me?

Did you have your birthday before, guessing as you say you are a Leo that wither you had it or are just about to so Happy Birthday.

lostinrates

michaels wrote: »

Ahh, you see LIR obviously wrote her post including the double-entendre on purpose so there was no need for me to add anything to her joke.

I have never had any bits waxed and intend to keep it that .

Actually, uncharacteristically, I wrote with no double entendre:o

You could always use veet. For the less inclined to baldness, there is always dye.

Spirit_2

chewmylegoff wrote: »

My sister is nearly 36 and my parents are still paying her an allowance. She doesn't live at home though.

Why?

Nikkster wrote: »

Oooh - just remembered. My brother and I still get pocket money.

£30 a month. I think that is more in pocket money territory than an allowance

Why?


I need to know. DD is paying housekeeping, and apart from gifts from us and (when the time comes) help with a deposit I expect, I was not anticipating any allowances.

michaels

Not content with giving family michaels £35 per month, Halifax have decided to give us another £200 - yes they have given us several similar switching bonuses in the past but luckily none for the past 20 months. :beer:

http://www.halifax.co.uk/bankaccounts/

Spirit_2

Yesterday DD walked past me with her arms laden with clean, but crumpled clothes.

" Dad has said he will do my ironing to give me more time for my dissertation.... Well if he wants to think that."

DD now has a rack of starched pressed clothes that should do her for a couple of weeks.

lostinrates

michaels wrote: »

Not content with giving family michaels £35 per month, Halifax have decided to give us another £200 - yes they have given us several similar switching bonuses in the past but luckily none for the past 20 months. :beer:

http://www.halifax.co.uk/bankaccounts/

DH did that one, I am loathe to switch because it brings the while name thing up again and the drama of that. Open yes, switch...drama ensues,:o

SingleSue

silvercar wrote: »

Shall I disillusion you? They come back needing more help with different things. and I'm still looking for evidence that they are completely off the payroll.

Hehe, funny you should say that...my parents are still waiting! :rotfl:

Nikkster

Spirit wrote: »

Why?


I need to know. DD is paying housekeeping, and apart from gifts from us and (when the time comes) help with a deposit I expect, I was not anticipating any allowances.

I have no idea. My brother now earns more than my mum and dad combined. I was getting £5 a month before I went to Uni (I have no idea why I got that either, its nice enough, but really...). Then we both got a 'payrise' at the same time (which didn't really seem very fair to me). We only started getting pocket money (at the same time) when I was about 14.

I think we still get it because the standing orders haven't been cancelled. My dad is the kind of person who keeps all his receipts and checks them off against his statement though, so I'm sure he's aware of this.

Whenever myself or my brother have been living back at my parents we've never been charged rent/ housekeeping - they say that it's all family money anyway. The food at my parents is pretty much all 'whoopsies' (or yellow stickers as we call them), and when I'm back there, they have a live in cleaner/ lawn mowerer (not sure it works the same when my bro has been back).

I don't think its at all unfair to charge housekeeping. It wouldn't have bothered me at all.
I've been told many times that my mum isn't going in a home and that she will be coming to live with me. I guess I will repay her hospitality then.... (not sure what my bro will do, but that's life).

misskool

Spirit wrote: »

Yesterday DD walked past me with her arms laden with clean, but crumpled clothes.

" Dad has said he will do my ironing to give me more time for my dissertation.... Well if he wants to think that."

DD now has a rack of starched pressed clothes that should do her for a couple of weeks.

would mr spirit like to come and press clothes here?

12 hour day at work today. ugh.

neverdespairgirl

Spirit wrote: »

:rotfl:
This made me laugh out loud. I have only partially explained to OH as he might install controls to stop me reading this stuff if he knew the truth.

He has never waxed any bits ever. Me on the other hand.

I've never, ever waxed anything either.

On the other hand, I do have an epilator. So that's still ripping hair out by the roots. OH has never waxed, although perhaps I ought to persuade him to give it a go?

Spirit wrote: »

I need to know. DD is paying housekeeping, and apart from gifts from us and (when the time comes) help with a deposit I expect, I was not anticipating any allowances.

My parents (very generously) gave me an allowance when I was at university and bar school and pupillage, and paid my bar school fees (£8,500) but haven't since I started work. I do think my mother sees Christmas / birthday presents as a transfer of assets between generations, though.