Nice People Thread Number 11 - A Treasury of Nice People

PasturesNew

Just had to transfer money from savings into my current account to pay the rent.

Rent day is the 23rd, but they changed that to something like the 20th - their change of rules so they get more 'warning' when somebody's late with rent, I guess it gives them a few days to issue a quick notice if required.

However, as this month the 20th is Easter Sunday I wasn't sure when it'd be taken ..... so transferred the money over today to be sure.

There might now be only one more rent day to go after this one .... who knows, maybe this time next month I'll be holding my notice letter and talking of dropping it off at their offices.

lostinrates

michaels wrote: »

So I phoned the gas man....who was in Telford with no record in his diary. He did admit it was his mistake and is coming at 9 tomorrow.

I am chilling, it looks beautiful out, DW and kids are at play in the park.I hate hay fever although feel guilty for doing so as the rest of you have much more to put up with and accept with much more grace. Should be doing filing, emails, arranging plumber and cleaner, decorating but somehow these days when I am not at work I just want to relax and veg out.

Doesn't hay fever feel a bit like drowning? Or suffogating? Or at least claustrophobic?

I really get cross with frame of mind ( in cluding mine )that say 'f eel bad others have it worse' . Rather than 'feel pleased and grateful its only....' Your crosses are as heavy as anyone's when you carry them IMO.
Instead please try and reframe thought ' hate this, but thankful its not x, y or z and I also have this good in my life' and come up with strategies for other stuff.

Did you say you were seeing the doctor about prescription remedies? .

I've spent morning heating and rubbing 'cast thighs' and giving up and going out now for weed killer. and maybe metal paint, we got a table and chairs on ebay yesterday and they are RED and very much need not to be!

PasturesNew

Generali wrote: »

The biggest problem with cycling as not suffering is you can't give up halfway through. If I've ridden 50km (30 miles) out somewhere then I'm committed to riding the 50km back home again!

Not a problem for wealthy people ... they just pop out the iPhone and call a taxi that's got room for a bike.

neverdespairgirl

Sister 2's particular bug-bear is medics who say you are "lucky" in a particular regard - such as breaking only one leg when you could have broken two. She regards not breaking any legs as distinctly luckier!

Generali

PasturesNew wrote: »

Not a problem for wealthy people ... they just pop out the iPhone and call a taxi that's got room for a bike.

I have once called out Mrs Generali to pick me up. That was because the weather got crazy very suddenly and it wasn't safe to ride a road bike.

PasturesNew

michaels wrote: »

... these days when I am not at work I just want to relax and veg out.

I think that's part of the joy of sliding into middle age.... I love doing nothing

lostinrates

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

Sister 2's particular bug-bear is medics who say you are "lucky" in a particular regard - such as breaking only one leg when you could have broken two. She regards not breaking any legs as distinctly luckier!

I think I'm really lucky. I was meant to die, I haven't. Most days I am perfectly independent, which is important to me.

I think I have pretty phenomenal luck tbh.

Unlike your sister I hate it when doctors shrug and say its unlucky, because what they mean is,.....there is nothing we are prepared to try but conservative treatment. Or we cannot do anything.

PasturesNew

I am looking forward to going car booting ..... and being able to take random tat back to my house ... obviously random tat that I perceive as having a use .... and having a shed to put random tat into is a real bonus

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

I am looking forward to going car booting ..... and being able to take random tat back to my house ... obviously random tat that I perceive as having a use .... and having a shed to put random tat into is a real bonus

I'm fighting all the time to get random tat out of house and 'shed'

Its so good to hear you looking forward to it. :j

Generali

lostinrates wrote: »

Unlike your sister I hate it when doctors shrug and say its unlucky, because what they mean is,.....there is nothing we are prepared to try but conservative treatment. Or we cannot do anything.

I do find it very strange when you read in the newspaper about someone who fell out of a plane and broke his arms and legs and is then described as "Lucky".

Lucky isn't falling out of the damn plane.