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Nice People Thread Number 10 -the official residence of Nice People
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How lovely to see you Lydia......has work picked up with a whizz pop or a grind?0
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brrr... it's turned a little nippy today - and it's wet/raining a bit too.
Fence fixed. New panel installed.
Been food shopping, got some goodies
No houses have come to market that pique my interest. As a rule of thumb, my budget gets me a 2-bed mid terrace, sometimes with a garage in a block, in a non-special area .... and doesn't stretch to a 1930s council house on an estate with a dodgy reputation. Looking at sold prices last year, they show I should be able to afford something "OK" in the areas I am looking... if/when they come up. In the meantime, I get to see dross in the results, overpriced dross too.0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »My socks just go on the bottom rung of my airer, with my knickers.
Knickers and socks always go on the bottom rungs and the inner/bottom rungs, perchance somebody should visit and I don't want any visitor (stranger or friend) to be trying to have a conversation with me while my knickers/socks are 3' from their face
Now, I put knickers on the bottom rung for the reason you mention, but I'd be happy to put socks at any height - although they normally do go at the bottom because they don't need much space between the rung and the floor and other things do.Not great if I'm honest.
Hugs. I wish I could say something encouraging and understanding and supportive, but I don't think I could put it better than lir already has:lostinrates wrote: »If you ever need to talk you know where we are ( I'm sure any number of us are happy to listen private
Y too.....I am, but dearest...you might want someone with a little more tact than I. If not.....I'm your gal for tactless listening.
Otherwise we'll all listen. You ARE cared about Dear man.Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.0 -
ukmaggie45 wrote: »Thank you. All completely messed up now of course as we still have Too Much Stuff!
I think it will be easier to get rid of more when we've finished clearing old home, but in the meantime we've still got a load of my parental china etc that I haven't decided what to do with - don't think the girls are interested in it, but some of it is part of my young days so don't want to just chuck it out or sell it yet... I'm something of a hoarder I suppose. 
We love the thermaskirt.
We have the "too much stuff" problem too. DS and I have some tendencies towards hoarding, and DD is the real deal - full on pathological hoarding in a 10-year-old.
What is this thermaskirt?Most other diets don't seem to be evidence-based as far as I can tell.
Dietetics always seems to be the least evidence-based of sciences.neverdespairgirl wrote: »I agree, and I'd go further and say that, in my view, a bedroom has to have a window which opens. You might not want to open it all that often, but you should have the option.
As I find cooking smells so tricky ATM, I particularly agree with you about keeping food smells out of bedrooms, too.
We have the same engineered oak throughout the bedrooms, living room, studies and downstairs hallway here, and slate in the bathrooms, kitchen and entrance hall. I agree that I like continuity of floors through different rooms, but I couldn't cope with wood in kitchens or bathrooms, I'd be paranoid about it warping or something.
It's one of the few things I don't like about my house. The kitchen is linked to the hall by an open archway, and the hall to the dining room by an open doorway with no door in it (although I think it must have had one at some point in the past), and the dining room has the stairs in it. At least the all bedrooms have doors and windows.
I don't fancy wood in kitchens or bathrooms either. If I was doing a kitchen and/or bathroom myself, I'd have sealed cork.Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.0 -
How long will you take off work?
Not entirely sure yet - I'm due on 12th or 14th May, depending which due date I take as gospel, so I'm going to give up going to court out of London mid to end of March, and pack in court work altogether towards the end of April. I have absolutely no real worry that the baby will come early, I'm sure he won't.
Last time, with Isaac, he was due on 12th June, born on 17th June, and I had one day back in court when he was 5 weeks old (something very hard to get out of, in the High Court) and then back part-time when he was 3 months old, building up to full-time after the next Christmas, when he was between 6 and 7 months. I imagine I'll do about the same, all things being equal....much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
It's one of the few things I don't like about my house. The kitchen is linked to the hall by an open archway, and the hall to the dining room by an open doorway with no door in it (although I think it must have had one at some point in the past), and the dining room has the stairs in it. At least the all bedrooms have doors and windows.
Our kitchen / living room upstairs don't have a door before the stairs descend, but there is a door at the bottom, shutting off the tiny hallway off which lead doors to the 3 bedrooms, bathroom and laundry cupboard. Cooking smells don't seem to go downstairs as easily as up, anyway, all the thing about warm air rising, I suppose.
If I were with my darling Mama, and trying to wind her up, I'd have said, "heat rising" just to get her attention. It definitely would, one of her hobby horses. If she hears it on the TV or radio, she gets very cross....much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
What is this thermaskirt?
Heating pipes in skirting boards. So no need for radiators. And as heat rises (;)) they seem to work well.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0 -
neverdespairgirl wrote: »Not entirely sure yet - I'm due on 12th or 14th May, depending which due date I take as gospel, so I'm going to give up going to court out of London mid to end of March, and pack in court work altogether towards the end of April. I have absolutely no real worry that the baby will come early, I'm sure he won't.
Last time, with Isaac, he was due on 12th June, born on 17th June, and I had one day back in court when he was 5 weeks old (something very hard to get out of, in the High Court) and then back part-time when he was 3 months old, building up to full-time after the next Christmas, when he was between 6 and 7 months. I imagine I'll do about the same, all things being equal.
So all your reduced earning months are in the same tax year.:(
Sounds very nice to have the flexibility to choose a graduated return to work. I'm assuming that you will keep your nanny on full time for the duration, so help on hand and continuity.
When I started my second maternity leave there was a real question of when and how I would return to work, so it didn't make sense to keep DS1's place going, plus he was due to start primary school before I was due back at work, so second time round meant searching for new childcare.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0 -
lemonjelly wrote: »I'm not a fan of tumble dryers. We don't have one. We did, but in reality there wasn't room for it. We sold it for £20, & it packed up in a week1:rotfl:
I actually like air dried towels etc. I love towels off the washing line. I don't feel the need for all that excessive softness. Laundry on the line is great, & I'm always super keen to get the laundry outside whenever possible.
Am I alone in that? seems so glancing at the comments.
I used to dry outside but I kept forgetting to keep an eye out for rain. Also, I frequently want to hang stuff up in the evening and leave it until the following morning, which is better indoors. I do still mostly dry stuff by hanging it up, even if indoors (and in the conservatory in the summer). I tumble stuff when it's urgent - run out of school uniform shirts, etc - and briefly before hanging to soften shirts and towels and avoid the need for ironing.Nothing wrong in letting friends know that you are burdened, even if you need to hide it from the person you are supporting.
What silvercar said.So does this mean only the upstairs bathroom has a window, not the bedroom. Why on earth didn't they do it the other way round- window for the bedroom and not the bathroom. Many places nowadays make the bathroom/shower-room totally internal. Nobody seems to be bothered much by it.
Well, I agree that a bedroom window's more important than a bathroom one, but I much prefer bathrooms with actual windows that can be opened (for ventilation, not for seeing out of) to ones with extractor fans.Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.0 -
So all your reduced earning months are in the same tax year.:(
Sounds very nice to have the flexibility to choose a graduated return to work. I'm assuming that you will keep your nanny on full time for the duration, so help on hand and continuity.
When I started my second maternity leave there was a real question of when and how I would return to work, so it didn't make sense to keep DS1's place going, plus he was due to start primary school before I was due back at work, so second time round meant searching for new childcare.
Yes - my tax year starts on 1st May (or is that my accounting year? Same difference, whatever it's called).
We're keeping Sam on, yes - I think that'll be important for Isaac. He misses her when he doesn't see her for a while, such as over Christmas - New Year. And the fewer changes the better, for him, I think. It'll also mean OH doesn't need to take as long off work, if I need another c-section, which will help with the old cashflow, too....much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0
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