Nice People 12: Nice in Nice

lostinrates

Pastures...

I just checked, that paint CAN be used outside!!!!!

vivatifosi

All caught up...

Doozergirl wrote: »

The Nice People Thread. Writing the news before journalists since 2010 (ish?)

You were saying yesterday, Generali:
http://politicalscrapbook.net/2014/08/sexy-a-levels-2014/

I tried to do a scientific experiment on this (science and I are strange bedfellows). I watched all of the breakfast news channels this morning to see who they put up. Unfortunately only caught Sky at the right time. A bunch of guys from ethnic minorities. Made a nice change as there wasn't an 18 year old girl in sight.

bugslet wrote: »

I'm a baby Baby Boomer, if you take it that Boomers end at 64. Or I could be a really old Gen Xer, like me, it's all a bit vague.

We must be the same sort of age bugs. I am probably a young boomer, but being married to a Gen Xer, I'd say that my life experiences were more in line with the latter. Having bought my first house at the height of the market in 1988, I certainly didn't benefit from all that 1970s (when I was at school) and early-mid 80s house price inflation. I don't read the boomer threads any more. I bite too easily.

lostinrates wrote: »

Salukis and their cross breeds are very popular with travellers too.

Are they good at rabiting?

Doozergirl

PasturesNew wrote: »

What is 150 points worth? 15p or £1.50?

£1.50 or £3 in Tesco, sometimes. £6 if spent in other places, but possibly no use to you. I tend to buy pizza with ours.

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

I don't think it needs to match, Your living room will be white and it is its own room....

On the paints doozer linked to there is a group of four colours ( I know they are the wrong paints but the group is 'beachy' IMO, not bold nor pastel. The pale greeny colour, the grey, the yellow cream, the sandy yellow. I'd want a washed out creamy white and a blue too. I'd do the shed in either the grey and washed out white or the creamy yellow.

I'd do the furniture in the yellow, and then, blue, the green, the white / yellow you didn't use. ( how many chairs?) I'd do the shed in simple stripes. If the furniture is wood in slats I'd do it in modern irregular stripes. Mainly the dark sandy yellow for sand and joie de vivre, the the others for other beach colours. This would call to mind the sea and also modern take on deck chairs. Quite funny.

All sounds a bit complex.... couldn't you just pick a colour?


Four chairs....

This is what I think the table looks like, but in a dark brown wood (and very weather beaten). http://www.gardenoasis.co.uk/images/ATT25_MANHATTAN_90CM_ROUND_TABLE.jpg and about 4' diameter.

lostinrates

vivatifosi wrote: »

Are they good at rabiting?

They are fast, they are sight hounds.

But they get tired easily, so you see them as the sight hound bit of a lurcher often. Lots of people tell me their dogs are greyhound crosses and I smile and nod and silently scream 'Saluki, Saluki, Saluki' in my head. Little thinks give it away even if the colouring or coat doesn't. Most often front legs, and FEET.

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

All sounds a bit complex.... couldn't you just pick a colour?


Four chairs....

This is what I think the table looks like, but in a dark brown wood (and very weather beaten). http://www.gardenoasis.co.uk/images/ATT25_MANHATTAN_90CM_ROUND_TABLE.jpg

No, but you could. . I suggested a good beachy palate though, that you can play with. Instead of stripes ( which would be a labour of love) you could do the table one colour and the chairs different ones, or just pick one. But often its the way colours work together that is evocative of a place or memory.


Another idea. Paint the furniture the sandy yellow, then paint on in the other colours shells, Star fish etc. I 'm not artistic enough for that:(.

Nikkster

GDB2222 wrote: »

Indeed, two and a half months.

Pomodoro timer may help. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique

Quite frankly, just making a really, really detailed list of what needs to be done may help. At least I find it helps. Plus I reward myself with a nice cup of Earl Grey at 25 minute intervals or something stronger, but only after crossing at least one item off the list.

Yup. I do lists. And lists of lists. And I like those sticky index tabs - one for each thing that needs doing so they can be ceremonially removed.

The NPT will be my Early Grey. (I'm eating my dinner, then I'll begin - before anyone says anything:)).

Might be a good time to buy shares in 3M. And crisp manufacturers. And coffee producers.

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

Another idea. Paint the furniture the sandy yellow, then paint on in the other colours shells, Star fish etc. I 'm not artistic enough for that:(.

That's what rubber stamps are for

I'll keep an eye out for some..... or I could even make my own stamps using potatoes....

Or I could find some appropriate seaside paper and cut pictures out, then do a varnish to top it off.

PasturesNew

I see michaels got a new job as a graphic artist:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-28783990

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

I see michaels got a new job as a graphic artist:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-28783990

I don't really understand the problem. They say 'we should have spotted it ' but if the place is that shape, its that shape.....what are we to do? Change the boundaries because it causes a moment of mirth?