Nice People Thread Number 11 - A Treasury of Nice People

tomterm8

Forums do have a tendency to ban entire blocks of IP addresses indiscriminately. Basically, because it's the only way they can stop someone whose been a trouble maker getting back onto the site. It doesn't work for more than about two seconds, though.

Try turning your router on and off. That often helps me, when I've been banned somewhere:D

The fact that your user name hasn't been banned means you are not the target.

Anyway... how I spent my day: Locked myself out of the house so did some gardening.:D

Cycling isn't pain for me at the moment, Cycling is stopping at random intervals because I've forgotten to breath. Working on getting to my first mile still. Going slow because I'm trying not to kill myself. Also wondering how you can get the mileage up without going on the road because I think I'd probably be a bit of a hazard to traffic right at the moment.

tomterm8

Have you got anyone sympathetic who can drive you there / take care of you IRL? Because it'll probably be very tough.

Hope you get through it okay.

Nikkster

LydiaJ wrote: »

different town,

Anywhere near to any NP? (Would guess not, figured it was worth asking)

Nikkster

I've been looking forward to today for months.

Today is a special payday - the first one where I have not just received my normal pay.

I had spent every penny of my extra money before 7:30 am :eek:

I know this isn't the place for a MFW diary, but I'm looking forward to my mortgage balance being updated. I'd guess that this should take over a year off (although I think my head is going to win and I'm going to ask for my overpayments to be used to lower the monthly payments so I'll be better prepared for any disasters/ rate rises after the fix ends).

I am reminded how fortunate I am that I'm in a position to choose to do this. Today has lived up to my anticipation

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

Have silverware ( by which I guess they mean flatware? - joke......pastures, joke.....is it flat ware in America or here.

Never heard of flatware
Must be a furren thing

Spirit_2

We received an invitation to a christening today. It is near saffron walden. I have just looked at the AA route as OH will be away, so I need to figure out if I will be away 1 or 2 nights.

Oh joy. The route goes past the heart of NP country.:T

PasturesNew

tomterm8 wrote: »

... wondering how you can get the mileage up without going on the road because I think I'd probably be a bit of a hazard to traffic right at the moment.

There are things called cycle trainers that get the wheel off the ground. Quite simple .... ebay will have lots. Or, if your name is Heath Robinson, you can concoct your own rolling road ..... just keep the phone in reach to call the ambulance.

e.g.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PEDALPRO-TURBO-TRAINER-INDOOR-FOLDING-EXERCISE-BIKE-FOR-CYCLE-BICYCLE-TRAINING-/350658072611?pt=UK_SportGoods_CyclAcces_RL&hash=item51a4d99023

Nikkster

LydiaJ wrote: »

My dad had black hair and a ginger beard for much of his life. Both the hair and the beard have been grey since his mid sixties, though.

Not very long ago, when asked why he was using a 'blonde' shampoo (it was reduced to clear), he replied that it was because he used to be blonde. He has had white hair for as long as I can remember. And before that he had Celtic red hair. This response therefore caused much hilarity for the rest of us, and now is a 'classic dad' anecdote (there are a few)

PasturesNew

Never seen a post like this one - I found it as I was randomly scanning "new posts".
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4950243

Fag smuggler caught..... seems to run like a usual post until he posts the letters he received

tomterm8

PasturesNew wrote: »

There are things called cycle trainers that get the wheel off the ground. Quite simple .... ebay will have lots. Or, if your name is Heath Robinson, you can concoct your own rolling road ..... just keep the phone in reach to call the ambulance.

e.g.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PEDALPRO-TURBO-TRAINER-INDOOR-FOLDING-EXERCISE-BIKE-FOR-CYCLE-BICYCLE-TRAINING-/350658072611?pt=UK_SportGoods_CyclAcces_RL&hash=item51a4d99023

I'm porky. The max weight on that thing is 90kg, and I am nowhere near 90kg. All the other trainers I've looked at are either not suitable for the laterally challenged, or very expensive.