Nice People 12: Nice in Nice

Wheezy_2

I honestly never noticed any diesel or fuel oil smells on a ferry..maybe it's my nose

Last summer, we used the channel tunnel, the car in front of us thought it was a good idea to idle so the aircon would blow cold, the car behind was blaring out scottish traditionals ("the bonnie banks of loch lo-mond!!") and several smelly kids running around clipping my wing mirrors. I'd have preferred PN's boat!

Wheezy_2

Doozergirl wrote: »

I've been cleaning. I'm now involved in a stand off situation with a massive spider.

The Executioner (TM) Fly Swatter works on spiders also.

lostinrates

Wheezy wrote: »

The Executioner (TM) Fly Swatter works on spiders also.

But the smell on big things is awful.

I like spiders.

I think putting them outside effectively kills them anyway, but its what I do.

PasturesNew

Doozergirl wrote: »

I've been cleaning. I'm now involved in a stand off situation with a massive spider. Doozer needs to get home now.

I'm not exactly afraid of it as long as he stays where he is, but he's so big that hoovering him up would almost certainly feel like murder.

You need the PN unpatented spider disposal system.

Take a 4 litre milk bottle (or smaller, depending on what you have/how big the beastie is) ... it must have a side handle.
Cut the top off - straight as possible, but can be at an angle to maximise the open area.
Get a long extending pole - vacuum cleaner one's ideal for this - and shove the last 2" of it through the handle.

Now you have a big mouthed scoop, at long-arm's distance .... and can scoop him in.

Then jiggle it - while you are jiggling he can't get a grip to climb out.

Now where do you want him.....? Down the garden....? Up the road ....? You choose.

silvercar

GDB2222 wrote: »

When my son was about 10, his ball got stuck in a tree. So, he popped round to the local fire station to ask them to get it down for him, which they did. It must have been a quiet day for fires.

I read that so wrong I had to read it 3 times.

lemonjelly wrote: »

Recall my mother watering white paint down years ago (back in the day mse style!).
My bedroom was a very light/pale blue.
After 7 coats she started regretting the watering down of the paint...

I picked trade paint that said dilute with 10% water and didn't dilute.

Doozergirl wrote: »

I've been cleaning. I'm now involved in a stand off situation with a massive spider. Doozer needs to get home now.

I'm not exactly afraid of it as long as he stays where he is, but he's so big that hoovering him up would almost certainly feel like murder.

Upside down glass on top of it until someone more capable is available.

ukmaggie45

chewmylegoff wrote: »

I think fever tree do a light light tonic is aspartame free - it is expensive though, relative to bog standard tonic.

Thanks for that Chewy - will check it out. Though if it's expensive OH might balk at it... While I pay for the gin, he pays for the tonic! :rotfl:

PasturesNew wrote: »

Bobbling around round the edges, gawping at rich people's houses and landing on random/isolated (and even private) beaches.... and eating crisps is FULL of WIN!

I just have no interest in going "out to sea" as any one bit of water round the boat for 1-2 miles is pretty much the same as any other bit of water round the boat for 1-2 miles.

I want to kayak/SUP as a way of reaching inaccessible bits and bobs.... and doing some bobbling.

Lots of folks kayak round here too. But sometimes a boat is better in terms of getting further and faster. At least we're not spitting out diesel fumes - wind power only! Or I think we have oars in case of being totally becalmed - since the rebuild the rollocks prob fit again (the rollock holes were rotted before). Oars are terribly heavy though. so not our mode of choice.

lostinrates wrote: »

But the smell on big things is awful.

I like spiders.

I think putting them outside effectively kills them anyway, but its what I do.

I'm sure it doesn't kill them - they are just looking for warmer and more comfy home. I'm reckon they're genetically thingy to manage in the great outside?

PasturesNew

silvercar wrote: »

.... until someone more capable is available.

That wouldn't work in my house ... not for spiders, or anything

silvercar

PasturesNew wrote: »

That wouldn't work in my house ... not for spiders, or anything

OK.....until you are having a braver moment

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

That wouldn't work in my house ... not for spiders, or anything

I know an old lady who swallowed a fly ...........

neverdespairgirl

Doozergirl wrote: »

I've been cleaning. I'm now involved in a stand off situation with a massive spider. Doozer needs to get home now.

I'm not exactly afraid of it as long as he stays where he is, but he's so big that hoovering him up would almost certainly feel like murder.

As you're stuck for further moves, and in a cleaning frame of mind, feel free to pop round.

You can have some lamb shanks, peas, wild rice and carrots, too.

PasturesNew wrote: »

No, the worst thing that can happen is it's boring, windy, sun's burning me, boat's wobbling, there's nothing to eat/drink and the boat owner's going on and on and on and on about this, that, the other and some bit of old rope ....... and I can see a Wetherspoons on the shoreline and know they're serving lunch, but can't reach it from where I am ... and I have to duck every 4 minutes.

That's the worst (reality) of it.

Yes - but you could also feel utterly wonderful, enjoy the motion and activity, and take a fab picnic?

lostinrates wrote: »

I think I balance the thread out NDG.

I also think I have to buy a new dress to go to dh's gaudy in. Pfft.

You looked utterly lovely at Ikea - rather a pearl in a dung heap, given the surroundings!

What sort of dress do you need? What kind of event is it?

I lowered the average recently when one of me divided my weight into two (unequal) portions.