Nice People Thread Number 10 -the official residence of Nice People

CKhalvashi

lostinrates wrote: »

Edit: personally I think delaying parenthood is not most prudent and a worrying social trend for health reasons. But its my personal opinion, others have the right, the absolute right to feel and do different.

I'm in agreement, however at the same time I've grown up in an environment where people have married and had children young.

The main reason for this was the Soviet housing system, where (and this is extremely simplified) once you were married, you didn't have to meet a population quota where many places were well over (Tbilisi was double, even after Rustavi was built, whilst Moscow in 1980s was about 3x the maximum people per sq.m of accommodation).

Children were partly to do with permenant housing, as only then could you get a 3/4 room apartment. Most cities were 3 room maximum (and the pre-fab buildings were designed this way), although in some cases (and we lived in Vake, one of the old parts of Tbilisi) there were much larger (ours was 7 room, partly because it was family property before the USSR's existence)

As to other points.....I don't really feel lots of you are strangers tbh. Helped by the fact I have met some, but tbh, lots I met didn't feel like 'strangers'. I think I just feel able to relate here differently because most peoe don't give a monkeys if someone's third cousins dog is snoopy or whatever. We're just people, who might or might not be somehow connected, but the obvious 'nickname' removal even those of us who 'know who each other is' in real life, seems some how more ...to the heart of the matter at times. Does that make sense?

I've met a few NP, and you seem like nice people, again mainly as we've been reasonably open with each other online.

I'd like to meet some more of you at some point to see if you're same personality as those I've met, but I have no doubt you'd all be easy to get along with!

vivatifosi

Generali wrote: »

She thinks it's a Warthins Tumour, a benign tumour. She told me to Wiki it. It'll need cutting out.

The alternatives are very bad. Unlikely though.

Wishing you the very best Gen. The word tumour is horrible isn't it? Thank goodness so many are benign. Good luck with the biopsy, my thoughts are with you for a good result and hope that the process doesn't take too long.

If you want to sound off during the process, there are many of us here who have been on similar journeys so just say. I need to empty my pm box, but pm if it helps.

All the best.

neverdespairgirl

Nikkster wrote: »

I'm lead to believe it is when people who are in a relationship celebrate the fact that they are in a relationship by buying flowers, chocolates, cards, new outfits, meals out, city breaks, tickets to concerts, perfume and numerous other things if my email inbox is anything to go by.

That's what people flogging all those things would have you believe, anyway.

Valentine's day stinks, as far as I'm concerned. It implies it's fine to be a grump pain in the neck, or screwing your secretary, or other such charming habits, while forking out unnecessary amounts of cash yearly for over-priced, unseasonal flowers, pointless future recycling, and so forth.

OH and I haven't ever celebrated it, nor did either of our families.

vivatifosi

CKhalvashi wrote: »

Anyone that's flooded, I have genuine sympathy, but the government really need to look at the road network (especially A/B/M roads) and see where the drainage system isn't working!

CK

Having got stuck in various places yesterday, and DH the same, someone showed me the Twitter feeds for highways which are quite handy in showing what is and isn't open. Herts Highways has quite a good one for example. Yesterday it took me an hour and a half to get to work, a journey that, in light traffic, I can do in quite a quarter of an hour.

I feel your pain and hope that the journey home will be a better one. I'm def staying home today. Yesterday I met someone who had to be rescued from their car, they'd driven into a deep patch of water and it came up to the seats inside. That's not far from here either.

lostinrates

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

That's what people flogging all those things would have you believe, anyway.

Valentine's day stinks, as far as I'm concerned. It implies it's fine to be a grump pain in the neck, or screwing your secretary, or other such charming habits, while forking out unnecessary amounts of cash yearly for over-priced, unseasonal flowers, pointless future recycling, and so forth.

OH and I haven't ever celebrated it, nor did either of our families.

We do, but not In a big way. A suggestion from Mse was to swap the same cards back and forward adding a massage each year. Its actually lovely thing to do, you see old messages. DH is a sentimental hoarder and keeps all old love letters so cuts down on that kind of accumulation too, win win. Mid week its a bit of a nothing for us, but weekends we celebrate. Any excuse here:D


Any one who bought me a teddy, or something lurid plastic would be shown the door, so I consider it a service to cut to the heart of how well a lover with ambitions of real love actually knows me.


Hating this dylan farrow / woody allen thing going on.

vivatifosi

We send each other cards each year for Valentines day, it's only a couple of quid each, sometimes less. Nothing else. Avoid going out for a meal then as the restaurants are over-full, food often more expensive and they are full of people looking sad rather than loved up.

lostinrates

vivatifosi wrote: »

We send each other cards each year for Valentines day, it's only a couple of quid each, sometimes less. Nothing else. Avoid going out for a meal then as the restaurants are over-full, food often more expensive and they are full of people looking sad rather than loved up.

Food more expensive and less good, because churned out theme food.

I like cooking churned out theme food, why pay someone else:rotfl:

I have a hankering to make a chiffon cake this year. But not sure what else.

lostinrates

Generali, fir most particularly wants me to send you his good wishes not just mine.

ukmaggie45

Generali wrote: »

Unfortunately it turns out that the cyst is a tumour, probably. They're doing a biopsy the results of which we'll get on Wednesday.

Very sorry to hear that. Hope the probability is proved incorrect. Positive vibes heading your way.

Edit: Glad to hear it's likely to be benign, replied before reading further.

SingleSue

lostinrates wrote: »

I wish I had a friend with garden design experience. .

I have a brother with garden design experience...he designed my garden and what an amazing job he did too.

Shame he then got distracted and now it doesn't look quite so good.

He is also one of those annoying people who can take cuttings of anything and make them grow, I can tend a plant and all I give it is a death sentence! :rotfl: