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Nice People Thread Number 11 - A Treasury of Nice People

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  • Nikkster
    Nikkster Posts: 6,391 Forumite
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    michaels wrote: »
    Bothered me too - if you had time to do online banking before 7.30AM you could have had at least 5 more minutes sleeping...

    I woke up fairly early (aka on time) - was at work today, had been in a slightly different time zone the past couple of days, was very much looking forward to pay day...

    If it helps, I only got out of bed at 7.45 am :)
  • sss555s
    sss555s Posts: 3,175 Forumite
    Well done Nikki. :T
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    Pay day - one of those "get money in regularly, on schedule, predicted amount" jobbies. Not something I ever experience, myself.

    OTOH, I did get paid yesterday for the first legal aid trial I did in my college case, which took place in May - June 2012. I have great hopes that I will, eventually, get paid for the Jan to mar 2013 trial in full, too. I've had part of it so far.
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • michaels
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    sss555s wrote: »
    Well done Nikki. :T

    Hello Stranger. Where have you been?
    I think....
  • sss555s
    sss555s Posts: 3,175 Forumite
    neverdespairgirl wrote: »
    Pay day - one of those "get money in regularly, on schedule, predicted amount" jobbies. Not something I ever experience, myself.

    OTOH, I did get paid yesterday for the first legal aid trial I did in my college case, which took place in May - June 2012. I have great hopes that I will, eventually, get paid for the Jan to mar 2013 trial in full, too. I've had part of it so far.

    Sounds dreadful if most of your payments are like that. Not so bad if it's just the very odd one.

    A lot of mines can be 3 months form end of month, which is bad enough. I feel your pain :)
  • LydiaJ
    LydiaJ Posts: 8,083 Forumite
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    sss555s wrote: »
    Well done Nikki. :T
    michaels wrote: »
    Hello Stranger. Where have you been?

    Nice to see you sss! :hello: How are you?
    Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
    Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
    Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.     :)
  • LydiaJ
    LydiaJ Posts: 8,083 Forumite
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    I have just received some emails confirming a hotel booking that I didn't make. A few phone calls later and I have ascertained that although the name and email address are mine, the postal address, credit card number and phone number are not. Am hoping this is somebody with the same name as me and a similar email address who's just typed it incorrectly.

    ETA Have just checked. The person's area code indicates that she lives in Aberdeenshire. Hamish - what are you up to????
    Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
    Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
    Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.     :)
  • sss555s
    sss555s Posts: 3,175 Forumite
    michaels wrote: »
    Hello Stranger. Where have you been?

    Very busy work wise and the Scottish independence thread (boo/ hiss) has been getting most of my time on MSE.

    I've also been watching Breaking Bad on my TV through Chromecast and listening to the likes of the excellent Madilyn Bailey< on Youtube.
  • sss555s
    sss555s Posts: 3,175 Forumite
    LydiaJ wrote: »
    Nice to see you sss! :hello: How are you?

    I'm good thanks. Also meant to say that I go to a gym three times a week so it does impact on the things I was doing before I re-joined.

    The NY resolution of 2013 (eat well, keep fit) is still holding up well :)

    How are you all?
  • Nikkster
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    sss555s wrote: »
    Well done Nikki. :T

    Thank you :)
    Lovely to see you around
    sss555s wrote: »
    Sounds dreadful if most of your payments are like that. Not so bad if it's just the very odd one.

    A lot of mines can be 3 months form end of month, which is bad enough. I feel your pain :)

    I found it stressful enough being on fixed-term contracts (as is usual in science/ academia), even though I'd more likely than not have a savings buffer (I heart saving), I think it would stress me out a lot not to have a regular income. I am a creature of habit, I like my monthly money rituals.
    sss555s wrote: »
    Very busy work wise and the Scottish independence thread (boo/ hiss) has been getting most of my time on MSE.

    I've also been watching Breaking Bad on my TV through Chromecast and listening to the likes of the excellent Madilyn Bailey< on Youtube.

    It's just occurred to me that I think I have an idea what most NP do for a living, but I have no idea what you do (that isn't me asking btw, just commenting).

    I've never seen Breaking Bad, I'd really like to get the boxset, but I''m not allowing myself as I should be doing other things with my time. Perhaps it will be my self-bribing tool for this round of writing...
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