Nice People Thread Number 11 - A Treasury of Nice People

PasturesNew

purch wrote: »

All we know is that the Cyclone is the size of Wales :eek:

That reminds me of a stand up comedian I was watching once (Welsh) who remarked that everything bad is always associated with "the size of Wales".

Generali

lostinrates wrote: »

I think Wales can be a plural like fish or sheep. when estimating size, or just a big fish.


I am having a morning of mixed frustration and hope.

Frustration is my silly house. Hope is that......I am told my tests are potentially preliminary for surgery. . I would be overjoyed if they went in and tried to do something.

Wales is well known as a unit of measurement as are both the double-decker bus and Wembley Stadium.

New Scientist has a unit of measurement featured months. This month was the Reindeer Wee.

A Reindeer has highly acidic wee and must stop to do it. If they are forced to continue they die apparently.

In places where Reindeer are used to pull sleds, the distance between these necessary stops translates into English as a Reindeer wee and is 7.7km apparently.

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

Hope is that......I am told my tests are potentially preliminary for surgery. . I would be overjoyed if they went in and tried to do something.

This is good,..... there's nothing worse than the endless waiting, getting to appointments, tests, only to come away with nothing new.

In the future there'll probably be a box you sit in for 10 minutes and it does a full print out of what's wrong, then a little door will open and you'll be given 1 tablet to take and it'll just cure whatever it was instantly

purch

PasturesNew wrote: »

That reminds me of a stand up comedian I was watching once (Welsh) who remarked that everything bad is always associated with "the size of Wales".

Rhod Gilbert

PasturesNew

purch wrote: »

Rhod Gilbert

LOL - never heard of him, but taking your word for it. When I am watching comedians a lot are on that Apollo Live programme, never know who is who on that sort of programme... I randomly stumble across the programme and think "that'll do" and have it on in the background.

Spirit_2

lostinrates wrote: »

These mornings are beautiful.


I am filled with the hope of possibility this morning. .

I am filled with scrambled eggs and smoked salmon:)

I need to be filled with the motivation to do some chores. Will have to make a list and get pleasure from ticking things off.


Have been invited out to dinner tonight by the Chairman of OHs organisation but have declined as I am too wiped. I have not met him before (he is over from Canada) and I feel as if I am being lazy. Husband is fine as he knows long term conditions, latest acute stuff and tricky work stuff meaning I have worked a lot more this week has taken its toll. OH has chosen the venue, a gastro pub a couple of miles from home, so the chap gets olde english pub and I got a short journey. The guy has had to shift hotels from a city to a village, I hope he enjoys the change of environment, as I really do feel I have let them down.

Driving a courtesy car this week as mine was carried away to be repaired . All I can say about it is that I like the seat position, as unlike in my car I can reach the car park ticket machine at work without contorting myself.

lostinrates

Wary of bringing up a Scottish thread but Its being rumoured that some residents of a small village in wiltshire are eligible to vote in the yes / no thing.

Something to do with twinning.

lemonjelly

lostinrates wrote: »

I think Wales can be a plural like fish or sheep. when estimating size, or just a big fish.


I am having a morning of mixed frustration and hope.

Frustration is my silly house. Hope is that......I am told my tests are potentially preliminary for surgery. . I would be overjoyed if they went in and tried to do something.

Fingers & everything else crossed!:)

Generali wrote: »

New Scientist has a unit of measurement featured months. This month was the Reindeer Wee.

A Reindeer has highly acidic wee and must stop to do it. If they are forced to continue they die apparently.

In places where Reindeer are used to pull sleds, the distance between these necessary stops translates into English as a Reindeer wee and is 7.7km apparently.

New Scientist is a brilliant read!

lemonjelly

Just bought tickets to go and see James, yet again!:j
Small venue/warm up show for a festival they're doing.

Brilliant!:)

Generali

lostinrates wrote: »

Wary of bringing up a Scottish thread but Its being rumoured that some residents of a small village in wiltshire are eligible to vote in the yes / no thing.

Something to do with twinning.

Sounds unlikely TBH. I could see that there's a village in Northumberland or something that is still part of Scotland in some notional way that could vote but I don't think Wiltshire has ever been part of Scotland.

If the twinning contract made a village in Wiltshire part of Scotland, whoever drew up the papers needs firing!