OS Singlies - We Do It Our Way!

Byatt

Well, I got my ka yesterday and less than 24 hours later, I reverse over a small wall whilst reversing into client's drive :eek::eek:...reversed dozens of times before even with the large Astra, was not aware there was a wall hidden by hedges and looks flat from street level. To say I wanted to cry was an understatement.

Couldn't drive forward or back, horrible scraping noise...called my rescue people but said I wasn't covered, called the insurance people but they kept me on the line too long...called my nephew who was happy to come and look, and with a lot of ingenuity on his part, me driving, we got it free! No real damage, just a bit, well...dented. :cool:

More damage to my confidence to be honest...:( Made myself reverse in afterwards.

But apart from that, I love the little car. Just don't like driving right now!

LavenderBees

JustKeepSwimming wrote: »

I wouldn't mention that you'd like a massage on the dating site

Quite like the internet relationship idea - then you can do as mum2one & I do...

:rotfl: Ah dear, Your whole post made me rock with laughter :rotfl:

I de-haired my legs last weekend, and realised I hadn't bothered since about October. Ah yes, the joys of being a singlie .

I haven't really been on what i'd call a date for 21 years...well, I have, but it doesn't count if you really cba with the blokey, does it? So, in 9 years, I reckon no date with anyone I've really been remotely interested in...out of practice or what!

I have been swamped in, mostly inappropriate (in that they aren't for me), messages from blokeys all over the country. But I'm currently "chatting" with someone who seems really quite a cutie. I suspect it's my chickens he's really after, though.

LB xx

ETA - he likes DIY...could he be my man in the cupboard?? :eek:

JustKeepSwimming_2

Byatt wrote: »

Well, I got my ka yesterday and less than 24 hours later, I reverse over a small wall whilst reversing into client's drive :eek::eek:...reversed dozens of times before even with the large Astra, was not aware there was a wall hidden by hedges and looks flat from street level. To say I wanted to cry was an understatement.

Couldn't drive forward or back, horrible scraping noise...called my rescue people but said I wasn't covered, called the insurance people but they kept me on the line too long...called my nephew who was happy to come and look, and with a lot of ingenuity on his part, me driving, we got it free! No real damage, just a bit, well...dented. :cool:

More damage to my confidence to be honest...:( Made myself reverse in afterwards.

But apart from that, I love the little car. Just don't like driving right now!

Oh Byatt, that is rubbish news but glad you've managed to get it sorted. I don't drive, & walking/public transport in a PITA sometimes, but at other times I'm glad I don't have to "deal" with a car. I see so many silly drivers that I know I'd get frustrated, & I do quite like being able to listen to the radio & suddenly be where I want to be without thinking too hard.

LavenderBees wrote: »

:rotfl: Ah dear, Your whole post made me rock with laughter :rotfl:

I de-haired my legs last weekend, and realised I hadn't bothered since about October. Ah yes, the joys of being a singlie .

I haven't really been on what i'd call a date for 21 years...well, I have, but it doesn't count if you really cba with the blokey, does it? So, in 9 years, I reckon no date with anyone I've really been remotely interested in...out of practice or what!

I have been swamped in, mostly inappropriate (in that they aren't for me), messages from blokeys all over the country. But I'm currently "chatting" with someone who seems really quite a cutie. I suspect it's my chickens he's really after, though.

LB xx

ETA - he likes DIY...could he be my man in the cupboard?? :eek:

Oh - exciting! A man-in-the-cupboard would be handy, depending on how often you let him out :rotfl:

You're right, it doesn't count at all if you CBA about the chap. Part of me loves the idea of dating again, but then my sensible side kicks in & shrieks "But when would you have the time?" back at me. Never mind the shenanigans of finding something decent to wear, defuzzing, make up etc. :eek: then scoring a babysitter & getting to wherever the date was (here public transport is definitely a PITA as you need to plan a safe escape route too in case he's a weirdo :rotfl:) - if I ever have a free night I'd rather slob in my PJs & be in bed by 9. So I'm hardly exciting dating material....

And that's assuming I'd found somebody who actually wanted to date me - which has often been the trouble in the past.

Still LB (& I hope I've not put you off ) - I'm happy to cheer you on from the side-lines :T

I haven't defuzzed my legs since September - I have to wear trousers & boots at work so I've got away with it since then. Looking forward to the sunnier days but not to the upkeep of smooth legs (surprised I'm still single anyone?).

Hope all are well - I'm having an early night when my S/C chicken is done & my HM bread has finished. By which time I'll have eaten too much as the smell is driving me bonkers even though I've already had tea. Must remember to leave the house next time they're both on.

LavenderBees

Well, Potential Man in a Cupboard seems quite happy to be Man in a Cupboard providing he gets fed regularly. Of course, having found him, I'll gladly share him around. Get those lists of jobs written up...;)

Funnily enough, a blokey responded telling me about his healing hands...and I SWEAR I hadn't even mentioned I need a massage. Naturally, he went in the delete pile as I cba with a smart alec who thinks he's god's gift...give me strength :cool:

Still working my way through zillions of contacts....lost the will to live soon after potential Man in a Cupboard contacted me. If you like a clear in box, like wot I do, don't go on a dating website! If I got so much attention and don't even de-hair my legs, how much attention does an attractive woman get? :rotfl:

Bless them :cool:

LB xx

JustKeepSwimming_2

LavenderBees wrote: »

Well, Potential Man in a Cupboard seems quite happy to be Man in a Cupboard providing he gets fed regularly. Of course, having found him, I'll gladly share him around. Get those lists of jobs written up...;)

Funnily enough, a blokey responded telling me about his healing hands...and I SWEAR I hadn't even mentioned I need a massage. Naturally, he went in the delete pile as I cba with a smart alec who thinks he's god's gift...give me strength :cool:

Still working my way through zillions of contacts....lost the will to live soon after potential Man in a Cupboard contacted me. If you like a clear in box, like wot I do, don't go on a dating website! If I got so much attention and don't even de-hair my legs, how much attention does an attractive woman get? :rotfl:

Bless them :cool:

LB xx

Certainly whiles away the time sorting out the nutters...

Not sure how much attention attractive women get (not being one as attested to by the lack of interest/horrible comments I received while on a dating site :rotfl:). I've kept my Plentyoffish account open simply because its more hassle to delete it (& its free) & I log on about once a month to see if I've any messages etc. - usually nada, so even the nutters don't bother me any more

My organised night has descended into utter chaos . My bread hasn't risen so I have about 3 slices :rotfl: for the morning & not really enough time to make another loaf. My chicken in the S/C has somehow burnt & doesn't now taste too good, although I'm attempting to rescue it with a tin of chopped tomatoes & some Worcester sauce....

I'm no S/C expert but I did think the recipe didn't have much liquid in it (only 225ml). My S/C lid also tends to lift off & spit occasionally when its been on for a few hours, so maybe that's why its got too dry & burnt.

I'm cross as I have a hospital appointment tomorrow & was hoping to just leave tea for DD & DS to heat up as I'll be late & sore after being prodded & treated for a few hours - if I can't save it then they'll have to fend for themselves, which will mean eating all the ham for this weeks sarnies in one go, with several yogurts & snacks thrown in!

Sometimes I really don't know why I bother :mad:

Byatt

JKS, sorry about the food disasters, I seem to go through phases of things going wrong, always when I'm trying extra hard to save money!

I don't think your SC should be spitting though :eek:, liquid shouldn't evaporate so 225ml, along with the meat juices should have been ok.

My DD used to regularly raid the fridge and eat all the things that were meant to last a week! :cool:

Hope your hospital appt goes ok...:)

Sorry you had horrible comments from your dating site experience, :mad:, horrible men!

I'm not sure how long I will keep a car, I don't want to be one of those old dears, peering over the steering wheel as they ignore all road signals and other people, pootling along at 20mph.:o

mcculloch29

What carp news over the car, Byatt... ah well!
Most intrigued to read of your experiences L.Bees. The very first week the Grauniad did SoulMates I was in - this was the summer of '95. I've made some lovely friends online of both sexes and had a long-term relationship too, without going near a dating site. I don't wish to go that way for myself, but like to hear of others' experiences.
I'm very glad I don't run a car, it would have bankrupted me by now - my lovely trike costs very little to run and can be parked outside every shop I visit in my town. I cannot manage my walking sticks and lots of bags, so this is a Godsend.

moneyistooshorttomention

McCulloch...now about that trike. Wonders whether I should get one...

What are your experiences of that? How far can you ride on it? Is it tiring? etc etc

Feels like I should be humming that song "I've got a brand new combine harvester and I'll give you the key.....I've got 20 acres and you've got 43":rotfl: as if I got onto a dating website for this area I reckon it would probably be down the local pub with a Welsh hill farmer one night and doing something "arty" with an English incomer the next. Well, they do say variety is the spice of life....and can amuse myself with that thought as to likely prospects if I copied Lavender Bees. Wonders if inviting yourself round for coffee or offering to lend a personal possession to you counts as "Can I have a date with you please?" round here (as I've had both of those happen here):rotfl:

JustKeepSwimming_2

Byatt wrote: »

JKS, sorry about the food disasters, I seem to go through phases of things going wrong, always when I'm trying extra hard to save money!

I don't think your SC should be spitting though :eek:, liquid shouldn't evaporate so 225ml, along with the meat juices should have been ok.

My DD used to regularly raid the fridge and eat all the things that were meant to last a week! :cool:

Hope your hospital appt goes ok...:)

Sorry you had horrible comments from your dating site experience, :mad:, horrible men!

I'm not sure how long I will keep a car, I don't want to be one of those old dears, peering over the steering wheel as they ignore all road signals and other people, pootling along at 20mph.:o

Thanks Byatt - managed to rescue it somewhat, although I doubt DD & DS will enjoy it tonight. I've had to hide a lot of the snacky food I keep for making up sandwiches for school in the outhouse as they'd chomp through the lot in no time. I loathe making (& eating) sandwiches but my 2 would quite happily spend £5/day at school :eek:, so I've no choice really. The school operates a cash card system, so the kids don't ever see the money being spent, & also the prices are only displayed on the door of the dining hall & not by any of the products - not surprised they don't have a clue how much things cost.

I think my SC only spits on high, so I'll have to try a few more things on low (which means I'll have to be even more organised to get the darn thing on in time :rotfl:). I've had quite a few successes, but recipes from this book that I used last night sometimes just don't work. From what I've read the main idea behind SCs is that there is no evaporation of fluid & that it remains a closed unit until you take the lid off - not what is happening with mine then :mad:. The lid isn't a particularly good fit & does lift off quite easily, but its an odd shape & I can't think of anything to weight it down with.

My trust old BM lid has to be weighted down (currently with a tin full of old batteries that I meant to recycle but probably won't now) otherwise the pan won't stay put when it is mixing. Very little works as it should in my universe :rotfl:

Re the comments - online dating helped me develop a thicker skin! But I did chat to some genuine men for a while; mostly about how awful our online experiences had been, but also about other things. If those men had been nearer to me then we may have met up as friends, but as the nearest was over 200 miles away then it was never going to happen. Did encourage me that there were some decent men left, so that is hopeful for anyone considering it.

Thanks for the good wishes about my appointment - hopefully all will be well but I won't know until I'm there.

MTSTM - inviting yourself round for tea/coffee is a Welsh thing which has often horrified my English friends, although you may be in luck if its a single man inviting himself round :rotfl: so keep us posted!

When I lived in the Valleys many moons ago it was common to come home & find a friend in your kitchen already drinking your tea - no body ever locked their doors & no one minded coming home to guests. Does that still go on?

moneyistooshorttomention

JustKeepSwimming

Inviting yourself round for tea/coffee is fine by me...as long as they don't mind my English habit of it might take me a while to get myself out of a dressing gown and into "proper" clothes of a morning sometimes. I find other English people very "formal" for expecting to give/receive specific invites and not drop round unannounced, so that's fine by me.

So one up side there. The downside is a *****Y dog is outside a house barking AGAIN today:mad:. Dogs outside barking is something that is totally new to me....and I really don't like it at all that it happens here (has googled this morning to try and get an estimate of how long dogs live for and then googled for pictures of different breeds, so that I can work out how much longer Offender Neighbour is going to have that particular blimmin' dog being antisocial for). I do hope its an old dog....and won't be much longer. Wonders if the local Council round here would be just as useless at shutting up Antisocial Neighbours dog as they are at dealing with reports of flytipping/rubbish anywhere:cool: (they've yet to respond to any reports of some at all....).

So, swings and roundabouts of living here.

Am alternating between "That's nice..its friendlier/less formal here...prefer it" and "Why do they let those blimmin' dogs bark? <puzzled smilie>".