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Nice People Thread Number 10 -the official residence of Nice People
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That sort of thing would be great if they came big enough, but it's a rather large utility room. If anybody knows where you can get bath mats about twice as long and twice as wide as usual, I'd love to hear about them.
Hmmm - is that a posh alert, perhaps? the "room" where our washing machine and dyer live couldn't take more than a teeny bath mat (-:...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 -
lostinrates wrote: »
My word problems...today I told DH we really did need to sort out screwing tori Amos over the hatch in the loft. ( I'd turned insulation in to tori Amos somehow). DH was amused.
Sounds more fun than insulating, perhaps?...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 -
neverdespairgirl wrote: »And the generations can get out of synch in terms of actual age, too.
So my Dad (the younger son of the youngest of 5 sisters) is only 2 years older than his closest "cousin", who is actually his first cousin once removed. Her children and pretty much the same ages as the four of us are.
OH has a more extreme example - his uncle had twins when well into his 50s, and his wife only a decade younger, via IVF. They are 3-4 years younger than Isaac, but the same generation (in family terms) as OH, rather than Isaac.
For common usage, though, Isaac calling those twins "my cousins" seems sensible enough.
Yet another way in which your family is like mine.
My grandfather lost his first wife, remarried some time later and so had two families. My mother therefore had half nieces who were closer to her in age than her half sister was. Some of the children of my mother's half nieces are older than me, although a generation down. When we were little we took delight in referring to each other as "half first cousins once removed" but now I just call them cousins.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 -
Lir, did you ask fir if he'd tried horchata de chufa while in Spain? Just curious..Please stay safe in the sun and learn the A-E of melanoma: A = asymmetry, B = irregular borders, C= different colours, D= diameter, larger than 6mm, E = evolving, is your mole changing? Most moles are not cancerous, any doubts, please check next time you visit your GP.
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lostinrates wrote: »I just asked DH what Tuscan for aperitivo is and he went pale and said he doesn't know.
So is there no word in Tuscan or has he for gotten?.
My word problems...today I told DH we really did need to sort out screwing tori Amos over the hatch in the loft. ( I'd turned insulation in to tori Amos somehow). DH was amused.
She is 70 now so she may not be so flexible.;)There is no honour to be had in not knowing a thing that can be known - Danny Baker0 -
neverdespairgirl wrote: »Hmmm - is that a posh alert, perhaps? the "room" where our washing machine and dyer live couldn't take more than a teeny bath mat (-:
Probably. It's an extension. The people before the people before me filled in the courtyard that used to be between the house and the separate garage with an extra room, and then stuck the utility room on the back of the garage to join on, so the long side of the room is the width of the garage plus the width of the door into the family room. The EA listing from when I bought the house says it's 11'8" x 7'3".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 -
vivatifosi wrote: »Lir, did you ask fir if he'd tried horchata de chufa while in Spain? Just curious..
Lol, just have...
No,
Told him about tiger nuts from your description he says
'We need them'.
Edit, he's emailing his brother to ask sil about them.0 -
Yet another way in which your family is like mine.
My grandfather lost his first wife, remarried some time later and so had two families. My mother therefore had half nieces who were closer to her in age than her half sister was. Some of the children of my mother's half nieces are older than me, although a generation down. When we were little we took delight in referring to each other as "half first cousins once removed" but now I just call them cousins.
I'm closer in age to nieces than sibling, but just really.
Because I was such a late arrival to the party I am totally behind the rest of my cousins / sibling, though my sibling was the first that side of the family, I was the last.
Families confusions are much more accepted now I think.0 -
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
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