Nice People Thread Number 11 - A Treasury of Nice People

Spirit_2

LydiaJ wrote: »

Glad you've found one friend for her so quickly. Hope she can start feeling less lonely soon.

I am going to out myself with a POSH ALERT.

The seller of my chook this morning is a Lady, as in wife of a baronet not as in not a bloke.

Chewie I know has POSH people at work, but I thought Pastures might enjoy my tenuous connection via very small chicken to the aristocracy.

Spirit_2

In the nicest possible way could NP please wish that my OH has wind tomorrow.:)

I will post at the other place to explain if anyone cares.

PasturesNew

Spirit wrote: »

I am going to out myself with a POSH ALERT.

The seller of my chook this morning is a Lady, as in wife of a baronet not as in not a bloke.

Chewie I know has POSH people at work, but I thought Pastures might enjoy my tenuous connection via very small chicken to the aristocracy.

... doesn't count - she's been reading the newspapers and all the doom/gloom about the "little people" - and she's sold you that thinking you've really not eaten for a week

lostinrates

Remember when strawberry the chicken fell in the muck heap/pit?

Today one of my parents did.

The long version is a very funny story which were I up to it would have told very, very well, but I know PN in particular likes hearing of scantily dressed rescue missions in poop, so rather than just not say anything, I thought I'd mention it.

( I got the lawn cut, so not nothing done. And some early lavender cuttings. ( we're going to need dozens at least, of cutting sessions, but I have picked our young plants bare today and not got many)

Dogs should have eaten by now but I need some time to recover and DH is watering.

chewmylegoff

PasturesNew wrote: »

That's one of my current car criteria - car before had a 1 cubic litre boot capacity, with the usual sloping sides etc.... this one's got a full 3 cubic litres with the seats dropped down - and straight sides and no boot lip. I can carry everything I need in one load to start a new life ..... that's need.... anything else would be in storage, but the idea is that I could put everything in storage at any point and head off with all the basics in one load.

If I had a mini, in your position I'd be looking at van hire. A weekend rental can work out quite MSE as you're not charged for two whole days if they're closed Sundays.

There is a big and competitive "man with van" market in London - we've just hired a van with two men and they will do it all for us for about £20 more than it costs to hire a van and drive it ourselves. Just wanted to go over to storage unit and "check in" today so there is no waiting around on Tuesday when we have to move out.

Spirit_2

PasturesNew wrote: »

I've just expanded my leisure assets ..... got one of those M's loungers for £20

You mad extravagant fool:)

That is great, delighted to hear that you are treating yourself, having things just for the pleasure you will get from it. Although vicariously I am enjoying it too.

chewmylegoff

Spirit wrote: »

I am going to out myself with a POSH ALERT.

The seller of my chook this morning is a Lady, as in wife of a baronet not as in not a bloke.

Chewie I know has POSH people at work, but I thought Pastures might enjoy my tenuous connection via very small chicken to the aristocracy.

Yes, my line manager is a lord, proper posh to the point that all his clothes are falling apart and he always looks like he has been dragged through a hedge backwards.

Spirit_2

PasturesNew wrote: »

... doesn't count - she's been reading the newspapers and all the doom/gloom about the "little people" - and she's sold you that thinking you've really not eaten for a week

Yeah. I look underfed:rotfl:

If anything I may look like I ate the four chickens:o

PasturesNew

chewmylegoff wrote: »

There is a big and competitive "man with van" market in London - we've just hired a van with two men and they will do it all for us for about £20 more than it costs to hire a van and drive it ourselves. Just wanted to go over to storage unit and "check in" today so there is no waiting around on Tuesday when we have to move out.

Neighbours will see you arriving with your "cheap men/van" and think "OMG ... there goes the neighbourhood!"

chewmylegoff

PasturesNew wrote: »

Neighbours will see you arriving with your "cheap men/van" and think "OMG ... there goes the neighbourhood!"

Well this is just to move it into storage. Obviously when we move from storage to the house in a few weeks we will have to arrange for a prestigious moving service with all the staff dressed up in top hats and that.