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

neverdespairgirl

lostinrates wrote: »

There is little as lovely as snuggling down with a cat for a hot water bottle. They fit perfectly in to curves of a body and purr at you if you wake up.

They can be very annoying, though. If you have a cat which hunts duvet mice, that can hurt and be rather a shock awakening, and one which changes its mind in the middle of hte night about location and makes a fuss isn't ideal, either.

Have you seen Simon's Cat? Those cartoons are great.

bugslet wrote: »

Ha, knew one day I'd find a flaw in NDG's parents. OK, so not much of a flaw and possibly a plus point for some.;)

Dogs in kitchens at night is their rule. The collies are used to it, to the extent that when my mother starts turning lights off and so forth, they climb into their beds if not already in them.

Spirit wrote: »

Pets observing marital activity is one thing, worse was twenty odd years ago when a very small voice was asking why daddy was on top of mummy:eek:

Ouch!

Does she remember that.....?

Better, I suppose, than asking why Daddy and Mummy are swinging naked from the chandelier. Just.

lostinrates

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

They can be very annoying, though. If you have a cat which hunts duvet mice, that can hurt and be rather a shock awakening, and one which changes its mind in the middle of hte night about location and makes a fuss isn't ideal, either.

Have you seen Simon's Cat? Those cartoons are great.
I love Simons cat. The trick is to refuse to respond to that behaviour when they are wee. I know it sounds easier said than done, but mine responded.


Dogs in kitchens at night is their rule. The collies are used to it, to the extent that when my mother starts turning lights off and so forth, they climb into their beds if not already in them.

milne love routines, dogs and cats have bed time routines. I think it makes good adaptation, other people see it as trained dependancy. I think the collies , like big dog, are likelier happier in their routine than they would be with what dog dog would see as as a treat...or rightful entitlement

Ouch!

Does she remember that.....?

Better, I suppose, than asking why Daddy and Mummy are swinging naked from the chandelier. Just.

It must be reasonable common kids see too much. Better IMO to see a glimpse loving consensual something than bickering or no love. I think there are some complexities of some people's love life that would be best unseen too.

vivatifosi

lostinrates wrote: »

DH had a part time job in Denmark st. He used to have people come in and hum something tune less at him and ask if they has the music for it......every single hour. They wouldn't know the name, the band, a line of lyrics.....or seemingly a hares of the music.....just 'dad a da dum dee dee dad da ' and the staff had to guess. .

We couldn't work out the name of a song we'd heard. We were pretty sure it wasn't a hit in the UK but that it was in America. When we were in New York, we went into this tiny record store where DH sang it to a guy with fab hair and the most stylish dungarees I've ever seen (the words stylish and dungarees are not natural bedmates in my opinion). He got it straight away: More today than yesterday by Spiral Staircase. This was in the 1990s. Since then it has been remade by Bruno Mars so more people would recognise it here now.

It was part of a fantastic weekend. We went to NY on Concord, had a corner suite at the Plaza and it was our wedding anniversary. At the top of the Empire State Building we looked over through the early morning sun to the twin towers, and said we'd make a point of visiting them when we go back. We haven't been back since.

vivatifosi

Spirit wrote: »

I posted the above a week ago (not usual to quote oneself I know) .

This morning I have been copied in to email from my immediate boss, where she has presented this proposal as her own idea to a wide group of people who would not have been sighted on my original work, including the Chairman.

I have replied to her to note the lack of acknowledgment. I would not dream of doing it and I am not prepared to let her do it to me.

Sorry a bit of a rant about poor behaviour in the workplace.

That happened to me and my former boss. We'd spent the whole weekend working up a business plan for something only for the country head (my boss's boss) to steal it and present it internationally as his own. The strangest part was that he honestly believed it was.

Sorry to hear that it has happened to you Spirit.

vivatifosi

Gen, good luck tomorrow with the biopsy. I don't think you will, but something to think about... will you need stitches? If you do, it may be worth looking out a shirt or two with a grandad style collar so that it doesn't rub your kneck. My tumour was removed from my arm and the worst bit was the scar on clothing (even through a dressing), as I twisted my arm it would rub, or feel like rubbing. Also, if you wear a lanyard for ID at work, it may be worth looking at whether you can get a badge style holder instead.

Hope you don't mind me saying that. I've had another mole removed from my neck too and found that most lanyards are fine but wide ones rub, even now.

neverdespairgirl

lostinrates wrote: »

It must be reasonable common kids see too much. Better IMO to see a glimpse loving consensual something than bickering or no love. I think there are some complexities of some people's love life that would be best unseen too.

Couldn't agree more. I don't remember anything more intimate, but my parents always kissed and hugged and touched around us when we were children, and that's reassuring, not threatening or scary. But complexities are better left until later (-:

Collies do get bothered if things change for no reason - put their breakfast plates on the wrong part of the kitchen floor, and they'll still scoff everything, but in a reproachful, "this is wrong" way.

Nikkster

vivatifosi wrote: »

The strangest part was that he honestly believed it was.

Sorry to hear that it has happened to you Spirit.

Yes, sorry you've not had the credit you deserved, Spirit. Good on you for calling them out on it.

I have encountered some people who also do the above. At the moment (at least), I'm content that it means that what I want to happen more or less happens (eventually). I'm sure that won't last though.

On the other hand, I was in a room of people described as 'international thought leaders' the other day. Granted it was part of a talk meant to gee us up, and there were people in the room who befit that kind of title, but it was all I could do not to literally laugh out loud. I struggle enough to lead my own thoughts anywhere :rotfl:

lostinrates

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

Couldn't agree more. I don't remember anything more intimate, but my parents always kissed and hugged and touched around us when we were children, and that's reassuring, not threatening or scary. But complexities are better left until later (-:

Collies do get bothered if things change for no reason - put their breakfast plates on the wrong part of the kitchen floor, and they'll still scoff everything, but in a reproachful, "this is wrong" way.

Lol, funny collies.


I feed in three different places regularly. I am certainly here for big dog s's life, and probably the others too, but io like to keep a distinction between routines and places. Because of my dogs big dog will always be fed closest to a door, or outside but not necessarily the same door. They get fed in the same order and generally are asked to sit down like ladies (and a kiwi fruit) because its a routine we could do anywhere.

Kiwi took his own bed to non RP's house and is eating alone, but he is having wee breaks at the same times and walks ( though different sorts) at sort of same time. Most importantly he is having his 'bed time biscuit' . He didn't 'to take his crate, and its the first time he hasn't slept in that (first time we've used a crate and mainly because he was so tiny compared to the others) but despite hating the way it looks:o. I have to say it really works for him, he likes his little crate den. But he liked cuddling up with non RP too.

lostinrates

DH bought a rare recording on ebay this week. He has only seen in once before and it shot up to the hundreds. This one he was only bidder and got for 99p.

I said, well, its rare, but...is it any good, he said, I don't know, well, of course it will be, but that's not the point. I just am not a natural collector like him but I am very happy for him.

Otoh, YET again! the weekend is threatened. He had Monday off to come to an appointment with me but now something at work is coming to a crescendo and that looks unlikely. Pretty annoying.

Nikkster

lostinrates wrote: »

Otoh, YET again! the weekend is threatened.

Boo! It must be so tough on fir too - I bet he really wanted to go along with you. Having said that, I think I'd find the uncertainty the worst bit of it