Nice People 12: Nice in Nice

Spirit_2

silvercar wrote: »

she thought it was quite fun being a grandmother.

I want to be a grandma.:) It would be lovely (unless they lived in Australia/far side of world when I think I would feel a bit sad) .

No chance on the horizon so better keep my views to myself.:)

OH also wants to be a grandad at some stage too.

silvercar

Spirit wrote: »

I want to be a grandma.:) It would be lovely (unless they lived in Australia/far side of world when I think I would feel a bit sad) .

No chance on the horizon so better keep my views to myself.:)

OH also wants to be a grandad at some stage too.

My boys have strict instructions I want grand daughters.

SingleSue

My parents had 4 children and they have 9 grandchildren plus 3 step grandchildren and 2 step great grandchildren.

Breakdown is: Eldest brother 0 (he sadly died whilst an infant), brother 3 children, 3 step children, 2 step grandchildren, me 3 children, sister 3 children.

At one stage they were getting really worried that they wouldn't be getting any grandchildren and were quite jealous of their friends who already had quite a brood...then me and my sister started having them (Josh and sister's eldest are only 10 weeks apart) and were followed a little later by our brother.

vivatifosi

silvercar wrote: »

Really is a mess.

It really is. Unimaginably bad mess. I have no clue what the answer is, but I hope an answer is found by people with more knowledge and understanding of the situation than me.

For the last several months I've been reading books on the Mid East, the rise of Islamism, the Arab Spring etc to try to understand what is going on behind the headlines. I soon realised that as a non-Muslim, non-Jew reading books by western commentators (mostly Brits) that I am still none the wiser.

bugslet

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

In my entirely biased opinion, Kermie's lovely - he's getting bigger, chunkier, and learning to do astonishingly clever things such as holding his own head up (mostly) and grabbing things with is own hands. He did that with OH this evening, and grabbed his chest hair and pulled.

Babies have a surprisingly strong grip, so it was 2 month old baby 1, 35 year old man nil!




It's a bit like that poem When Albert was Et by the Lion, in which there is a line something like:

she said, "No! Someone 'as got to be summonsed" / So that were decided upon

If you can't be biased when you a mother, then the word bias needs to be obliterated. I'm quite sure that he is that smart/adorable in reality.

Only a barrister could make the leap between the Israeli/Gaza shenanigans and Albert.....:D

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

Hamas' missiles are so rubbish that AIUI they don't even always hit the right country. They aren't targeted in any real sense, just fired off, a bit like V 1s or V 2s in the Second World War.

I'm sorry, but that not even hitting the right country just made me laugh:o

Generali wrote: »

Heard an interesting piece of behavioural economics: why David Lee Roth insisted on having no brown M&Ms backstage.

The band had a very complex, heavy and potentially dangerous stage set which needed to be constructed correctly or it could damage the set or even kill someone. Of course if you ask someone if they put the set up correctly they say, "Yes, of course", regardless.

So what to do? You put a dumb clause in the contract asking for a bowl of M&Ms backstage with the brown ones removed. Any brown M&Ms mean that you can cancel on the spot. If you see a brown M&M in the bowl what you are really seeing is a contract that hasn't been read properly. You then do a full check of every part of the set to see what else they missed. The set apparently weighed "the same as a 747", according to DLR.

It was once set up on a rubberised basketball court with predictable results (the court was trashed). There were brown M&Ms in the bowl.

That's really smart thinking and absolutely right. I love that kind of lateral thought process.

vivatifosi

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

Does it come with free naked bloke wielding it, or is that extra?

Here's my issue. I've fitted fly screens. Therefore I don't get many insects. But I just had to have the bat and gave it to DH with a look of glee on my face. I can only hope he sees something and plays his part. Eventually. I may have to leave a screen open, accidentally of course;).

GDB2222

. "We have to do SOMETHING. Here's something. Let's do it."

It happens all the time, but occasionally with more devastating consequences than others. Bush declaring war on terror was one of them. Let us say we name the unit of doing something incredibly stupid and devastating the Bush.

So, 1 Bush = declaring war on terror and invading 2 countries. Then what's going on at the moment in gaza is probably around 10 to 20 milliBushes.

zagubov

Generali wrote: »

How many insects must a cyclist inadvertently swallow before the damage from insect accumulation is worse than the CV benefits from cycling?

What are the best and worst tasting?

If they are hornets, or stag beetles, relatively few. If they are tiny nothings somewhat more! There I knew that Biology degree would come in handy one day! :j

zagubov

silvercar wrote: »

My boys have strict instructions I want grand daughters.

Supposedly, the secret is to have handsome sons. On average, better-looking men are more likely to produce daughters first.;):whistle:

bugslet

zagubov wrote: »

Supposedly, the secret is to have handsome sons. On average, better-looking men are more likely to produce daughters first.;):whistle:

Well I always thought my Daddy was handsome!

This amused me greatly, the 'best' reasons the Highways Agency heard for being on the hard shoulder of a motorway. The first reason is just, well, what can you say?

• One motorist pulled over because they saw fire” on their dashboard display, it later turned out it was the name of the Adele track they were listening to.
• One motorist parked up and fell asleep on the M6.
• People stopping to read a map or check their sat-navs.
• Traffic officers stopped with two cars on the hard shoulder – the owners were half way through the selling and buying process for one of the cars.
• One driver realised their car insurance policy was up for renewal – they were ringing around for quotes to renew.
• Parents feeding children.
• Taxi drivers waiting on the hard shoulder around Heathrow airport for their client’s flights to arrive.
• A mobile phone operator, stopping at regular intervals in their private car carrying out signal tests on the hard shoulder.
• A driver who stopped to pick flowers.
• Have you broken down Sir? No, came the reply, we are taking pictures of our new born grandchild (in their open top sports car) as it is a lovely day.