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Nice People Thread Number 10 -the official residence of Nice People
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lostinrates wrote: »We feel some guilt because we have not put the painting of downstairs lobby or upstairs corridor on the list:o.
We'll see, but I think he should take at least half as actual do nothing practical time. That's unheard of totally...a week of nothing practical.
Do not feel guity. Invest the time in each other, and enjoy.
(Err... will resident parent be around all the time???)lostinrates wrote: »E.g. Whether DH gets his two weeks we'll see durin the two weeks. Its no way to relax really. Knowing they can call on you at any time. ATM the likely hood is not small because his department is understaffed, severely, and though they are saying they are trying to recruit, no one new is joining. The latest person left because......of overwork! So now DH will be more overworked as his work load is divided out....
This illustrates what you said earlier about the relative importance of time and money. Everybody's different. I could not and would not tolerate being owned by a job the way fir's job owns every minute of his life. I don't know what he gets paid, except that it's a lot more than I do, but there is no level of salary that I would feel was adequate compensation for the loss of control over my time to that extent.
Not that I am a "work to rule" kind of person. I couldn't do the job properly if I stuck to fixed hours. But I do have limits. I am employed to do 50% of full time equivalent. This year, it's Tuesdays with an early finish, all day Thursdays, and Fridays with a slightly later start (and work to take home to do in the evenings). So I will go in to get work done on a Wednesday, or a Monday, but never both in the same week, for example, and on the Monday/Wednesday that I'm "definitely not working", I don't check emails, work in the evenings, or anything.PasturesNew wrote: »What's your standard of living value? This map looks handy.
By clicking on it, my preferred area has 2-3 different colours and values. The area I am currently looking at has a Quality of Life value of 29... but I can see that two areas 2-3 streets away have a much higher value.
Quality of life 94
Total crime rate 27.1
Where I lived up until 3 years ago
Quality of life 36
Total crime rate 55.7
Where I grew up
Quality of life 78
Total crime rate 49.2Do 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 -
Do not feel guity. Invest the time in each other, and enjoy.
(Err... will resident parent be around all the time???)
This illustrates what you said earlier about the relative importance of time and money. Everybody's different. I could not and would not tolerate being owned by a job the way fir's job owns every minute of his life. I don't know what he gets paid, except that it's a lot more than I do, but there is no level of salary that I would feel was adequate compensation for the loss of control over my time to that extent.
Not that I am a "work to rule" kind of person. I couldn't do the job properly if I stuck to fixed hours. But I do have limits. I am employed to do 50% of full time equivalent. This year, it's Tuesdays with an early finish, all day Thursdays, and Fridays with a slightly later start (and work to take home to do in the evenings). So I will go in to get work done on a Wednesday, or a Monday, but never both in the same week, for example, and on the Monday/Wednesday that I'm "definitely not working", I don't check emails, work in the evenings, or anything.
Quality of life 94
Total crime rate 27.1
Where I lived up until 3 years ago
Quality of life 36
Total crime rate 55.7
Where I grew up
Quality of life 78
Total crime rate 49.2
Resident parent will be away for at least five days of it. In cluding Christmas.
One of your 'jobs' is parenting, 24 /7. And no option of quitting! you are owned.
. Different way, different rewards, Different stresses. Different joys. . 0 -
lostinrates wrote: »Resident parent will be away for at least five days of it. In cluding Christmas.
lostinrates wrote: »One of your jobs is parenting, 24 /7. And no option of quitting! you are owned.. Different way, different rewards, Different stresses. Different joys.
So I am. Maybe another way of putting what I was trying to say is that since I am owned by my parenting job, I wouldn't take a paid job that wanted to own me too.
Oh, and I wasn't really suggesting you should have let the pale cashmere jumper put you off helping the mother who needed you. I'm with NDG, though - I wouldn't wear such a garment shopping, or to anything where I was likely to eat/drink anything, or... or... or... perhaps it's a good idea I don't have one. :rotfl: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 I am. Maybe another way of putting what I was trying to say is that since I am owned by my parenting job, I wouldn't take a paid job that wanted to own me too.
Oh, and I wasn't really suggesting you should have let the pale cashmere jumper put you off helping the mother who needed you. I'm with NDG, though - I wouldn't wear such a garment shopping, or to anything where I was likely to eat/drink anything, or... or... or... perhaps it's a good idea I don't have one. :rotfl:
Cashmere washes way better than people think. Just chuck in the machine on a delicates wash with a delicates washing liquid after stain treating. My main gripe is having dry flat stuff lying about at this time of year when I am busy and the house isn't warm. Drying outside stuff on dry days is fine, but 'woollens' take up space, so spots and stains rather than needing a clean make washing a pain.0 -
I bet you looked really lush in that. Blue is such a nice colour to wear too.Oooh, FC - that dress is gorgeous! The ones posted yesterday were also v nice but I could never ever have worn them ever. That one on the other hand, with some serious diet and exercise...
Edit: this its the dress I wore last week to my work xmas party. It was a bridesmaids dress from last yr: http://www.jjshouse.com/A-Line-Princess-One-Shoulder-Floor-Length-Chiffon-Bridesmaid-Dress-With-Ruffle-007004153-g4153
..and a bit of compromise as none will tick every box but 6 out of 10 could be OK, or tick the top 3 specs.PasturesNew wrote: »While a nice gesture, I think I need miracles more than luck
Don't want to pry but I thought that was for 'wayward yoof' not immigrant yoof who haven't committed a crime. I know it's quite hard-core as son visited our ex foster teen there some years back.neverdespairgirl wrote: »Off to Feltham - today, and also Monday. Lucky me!
I am never ever accosted by stray men, sober or drunk but I know of my OH had been at the bus stop he would have butted in,( in a nice reasonable way) as that is the one thing he absolutely detests, that 'don't get involved in the tricky situation' moment, especially with women. We are drinking some very nice luxury tea at the mo that a lady who he 'recsued' sent us to say thanks.
She insisted on getting his mobile then texted for our address the next day.
*edit still got 2 pages to read but may not get to do until later and the 3 quotes is my limit*0 -
Don't want to pry but I thought that was for 'wayward yoof' not immigrant yoof who haven't committed a crime. I know it's quite hard-core as son visited our ex foster teen there some years back.
There is an immigration tribunal thingy at Feltham that is, I think, nothing to do with the young offenders place, other than happening to be in the same geographical area.I am never ever accosted by stray men, sober or drunk but I know of my OH had been at the bus stop he would have butted in,( in a nice reasonable way) as that is the one thing he absolutely detests, that 'don't get involved in the tricky situation' moment, especially with women. We are drinking some very nice luxury tea at the mo that a lady who he 'recsued' sent us to say thanks.
She insisted on getting his mobile then texted for our address the next day.
Awww. He is such a lovely man, your OH. (And, now I come to think of it, rather like my dad in respect of stepping in when faced with situations like that. I wonder if my dad would still try, despite being 87, or if he would be more hesitant than when he was younger....??)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 -
Don't want to pry but I thought that was for 'wayward yoof' not immigrant yoof who haven't committed a crime. I know it's quite hard-core as son visited our ex foster teen there some years back.
Two different places, both in Feltham. There's the Young Offenders' (Feltham YOI) which is indeed for criminal yoof, and there's also the First Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) to give its snappy title.
I go to the latter, generally, rather than the former. And rather too many trips of late - and looking at my diary for next week, I'm in Feltham Tribunal on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 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 -
neverdespairgirl wrote: »It also depends very much on the area, I think.
The City of London, for example, has a low resident population, but an absolutely vast population arriving every day for work. So crime per resident is probably a lot higher than the reality, because so many crimes affect the massive numbers of people who aren't residents.
Similarly, Westminster, or Leicester Square, or Covent Garden.
When I worked in ranking police forms many years ago we just ignored city of London for this very reasonneverdespairgirl wrote: »Actually, I know you are right. There are lots of roads in London like that - there's one I know of that runs from near Lewisham Station up a very steep hill to Blackheath, and over to join the A2.
Houses costing £2.5 million at the top end, and a sink estate at the bottom.
But the road we live on is pretty similar all the way along, to the naked eye.
My sister rented on that road abotu 10 years ago - half way up....PasturesNew wrote: »What's your standard of living value? This map looks handy.
By clicking on it, my preferred area has 2-3 different colours and values. The area I am currently looking at has a Quality of Life value of 29... but I can see that two areas 2-3 streets away have a much higher value.
1] Click here: http://illustreets.co.uk/explore-england/
2] Find your area/street. Zoom in and click on it.
It also gives "Total Crime Rate", which says 138
"It has a low standard of living rank, due to its deprivation levels as recorded in the Indices of Deprivation 2010, and a very high crime rate, although with the latter you should also consider whether the location is a city centre or a touristic area, in which case high crime figures are to be expected."
99 and 16.8 - is that good?
Edit: Our other house just round the corner is 100 and 10.4 I think....0 -
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Our Christmas dinner starts at 8.00 but we are still bathing the kids as their youth club Christmas Party didn't finish till 8 - I guess we have missed starters....I think....0
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