Nice People 12: Nice in Nice

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

You can collect conkers this week......of course, I have no idea if rats eat them. Rats eat concrete so I don't see why they wouldn't eat conkers.

I've had a pile on my lawn for the past week..... they were in their cases and I left them out and they've ripened/opened on there. As they've started to split I've moved them from one pile to another. There are now 18 open ones lying on the lawn ... at no point have these been touched.

One pest control website suggested lots of smells they don't like, but time's short now. One thing they said was "grow mint". That could be a long-term plan.... lob some mint seeds (is that how they happen) up the gap.

Another website says they don't like walking on gravel - so I could tip a load of that down round the shed too. On the other hand, Guildford website says they're happy to gnaw on gravel.

You can't win!

Nikkster

PasturesNew wrote: »

You can't win!

Maybe only Guilfordian ones eat gravel?

I guess they might like eating it, but not like the sound of it (because that means a predator might be on it's way) - e.g. they hide when your neighbours are walking over their gravel.

Hope you manage to get it all sorted nice and quickly PN.

lostinrates

Keeping it sorted basically means keeping it under control, which is why I cautioned being aware of what council are using and what the level of resistance in your area is.

Nikkster

I have a dilemma (of my usual standard of importance).

On the way to and from work I pass a supermarket. Sometimes I pop into the supermarket on the way home.

I am most definitely a tightwad. I definitely try and eat only yellow stickered food. I don't impose this on anyone else (why would I want to increase the competition?), and fully accept that not everyone else is into this idea.

Due to the usual timing of my visit, I often end up bumping into the reduction man. I don't grab stuff, I don't stop anyone else from looking, and I don't shove stuff under his nose to ask for it to be reduced further. Usually I go away and wait for him to finish then return. I don't feel I breach 'yellow sticker ettiquette' (I've certainly seen much worse).

I don't think it's me being paranoid, but if he see's me I think he points me out to his 'mate' colleagues with a bit of a laugh (and not in a good way!). I certainly don't go in there every day. And some weeks I don't go in there at all. It happened this evening, (I didn't even pick up anything with a yellow sticker this evening - but I happened to be in the same aisle deciding whether I wanted some garlic bread - answer: no, I don't need the extra carbs/ calories).

As I was walking out, it occurred to me that I should say something. Nothing too confrontational, just if it happens again ask something like 'Is there a problem?'. I think I would prefer this to raising a complaint without trying to address it first.

I am almost certain I'm not misreading the situation. He is pointing and laughing. Part of me doesn't care (I have as much right to be there as anyone else, it's not like I spend a lot of time in there), I've been doing my own yellow sticker shopping for over 10 years, and much longer with my parents. But equally I don't think it's right. It's almost enough to put me off shopping there (if it wasn't so convenient on the way home). Quite frankly I'd rather go to Waitrose (and I've not noticed anyone laughing at me there!).

What do you think I should do?

Doozergirl

I'd go to Waitrose and work on eating stuff in the freezer or complain to the manager by telephoning the store.

I would not engage him. Why should you have to? He gets paid to do a job, he should do it professionally. If he's that much of a moron, you won't get sense out of him anyway.

Edit: In second thoughts, couldn't you befriend him instead? If you recognise each other, why don't you ask him how he is and use his name? People like being called by their name. It always gets a surprised look and a smile when I do it.

PasturesNew

Nikkster wrote: »

What do you think I should do?

I'd do nothing, but then I'm a wuss. It's awful that they make you feel like that.... although maybe he's saying "She's the one I'm nuts about" ... although if there's merriment it's more likely to be about another co-worker. Is there another co-worker that's often present, but not present tonight?

Nikkster

Doozergirl wrote: »

Edit: In second thoughts, couldn't you befriend him instead? If you recognise each other, why don't you ask him how he is and use his name? People like being called by their name. It always gets a surprised look and a smile when I do it.

Interesting idea. Maybe even just looking him in the eye and flashing him as best a smile as I can muster, in a kind of a 'I don't care if you think I'm stingy' stylee. That might be enough to scare him off. I don't particularly care if he laughs about me behind my back, just don't do it in front of me!

I always hated customers calling me by my name when I worked in a shop. They didn't know me and I didn't know their name.

PasturesNew wrote: »

although maybe

I guess it's possible, but no. It's not that.

Edit: not sure who else was around tonight, I scuttled off after that. Will pay more attention next time (if I do go in again)

PasturesNew

BBC2 - programme started at 9pm about Traders/£millions.

Traders: Millions by the Minute.

chewmylegoff

PasturesNew wrote: »

BBC2 - programme started at 9pm about Traders/£millions.

Traders: Millions by the Minute.

My favourite is the American chap with the Bluetooth headset. He might as well just be randomly slapping his keyboard with his eyes shut.

chewmylegoff

Nikkster wrote: »

Interesting idea. Maybe even just looking him in the eye and flashing him

No, I think that's going too far.