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Nice People Thread Number 11 - A Treasury of Nice People

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  • Nikkster
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    So, my update for the day.

    If anyone is wondering if you can fit a 210 L water butt into a Mini, the answer is yes you can! (phew).

    In honour of St. George's Day, dinner tonight chez Nikkster is curry. Sadly not Chicken Tikka Masala, but curry all the same.
  • Doozergirl
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    That makes at least three NP Mini owners :)
    Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
  • Nikkster
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    Doozergirl wrote: »
    That makes at least three NP Mini owners :)

    I'm sure I've mentioned before?

    I bought my mum's car from her just before I moved over here. It's my first car, she's called Miniver :)
  • chewmylegoff
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    I once got 2 bags of shopping in our mini but never a 210L water butt.

    I'm home, thank god. I feel like a used ash tray.
  • Nikkster
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    chewmylegoff wrote: »
    I once got 2 bags of shopping in our mini but never a 210L water butt.

    I'm home, thank god. I feel like a used ash tray.

    Welcome back :)
    How is your knee?
  • chewmylegoff
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    Nikkster wrote: »
    Welcome back :)
    How is your knee?

    Thank you. It is pretty ropey to be honest. I have a doctor's appointment first thing tomorrow so hopefully I'll know more then. Perversely I want him to think it is really serious because this is the third time it has happened and I don't want to be fobbed off with some ineffectual physio again.
  • zagubov
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    I wish I'd known about this programme before it was on tonight. :(
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  • vivatifosi
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    Nikkster wrote: »
    So, my update for the day.

    If anyone is wondering if you can fit a 210 L water butt into a Mini, the answer is yes you can! (phew).

    In honour of St. George's Day, dinner tonight chez Nikkster is curry. Sadly not Chicken Tikka Masala, but curry all the same.
    Doozergirl wrote: »
    That makes at least three NP Mini owners :)

    I had one of the old minis. Loved it. Owned it for a few years, trashed it. I haven't had one of the new ones though. It was the car I owned when I first left home. It signified my independence. It was blue. My friends had white and red ones. So we'd go out and park them outside the pub like the Italian job. Naff, but happy days.

    From experience, I will tell you that you can get a mattress in a mini too, but only if you do the whole journey in 2nd gear.
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  • silvercar
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    vivatifosi wrote: »

    From experience, I will tell you that you can get a mattress in a mini too, but only if you do the whole journey in 2nd gear.

    Why? Does the corner fit under the clutch pedal?
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  • Nikkster
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    vivatifosi wrote: »
    From experience, I will tell you that you can get a mattress in a mini too, but only if you do the whole journey in 2nd gear.

    I'm hoping not to have to try.

    Was thinking of putting the downstairs double divan + mattress on freecycle (it isn't great, but help someone temporarily), but on Sunday when I moved it for the first time I found that the drawer that had been hidden was broken. So I think it's just going to have to go to the tip.

    Looking at the local council website they will collect up to 5 items of bulky waste for a fixed fee. I'm hoping they'll take a large piece of chipboard (such as may have been used to block off a door), a crappy old bed and a rusty old swing frame. The only problem is that I'm not sure how to get the swing frame to the front of the house (all of the bolts are rusted on)...
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