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I have (very mostly) Good and Bad news.
Bad news: I can't start my bonfire of papers tonight
Good news: had a very nice email - supervisor will look over what I've sent, asked me to pester, said he is glad I'm settled (in my Monday email I'd said that I still felt overwhelmed by the writing, but that I could act like a normal person for most other things - have held down a job for 2yrs, pay mortgage on time, meet deadlines - sometimes even do things early and above expectations).
I will submit a thesis this year. I will.
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Hooray for nice email from helpful supervisor. Make sure you do pester him as instructed.lostinrates wrote: »Irony:
The partner who makes the biggest fuss about people being contactable at all times is taking a load of people, inc fir, to supper tonight........in a restaurant in a basement.
Fir said to him he'd have to pop upstairs and get someone to cover his emails. Did that then had to phone me and laugh for two minutes.
:rotfl:PasturesNew wrote: »It's cold out there... just checked current/live temp.
3 degrees here
5 degrees at Nikkster's and in Herts
6 degrees at LIR's
Rest of you .... if you're that interested. Look it up yourself as I'm not 100% sure where you live
http://www.accuweather.com/en/gb/united-kingdom-weather
Can I remind all northern hemisphere NP who have cars that with the colder weather setting in, tyre pressures drop and need to be checked and inflated back to the right value? I've just done mine this morning. (Underinflated tyres perform worse on wet roads.)Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.0 -
lostinrates wrote: »My cats were pitaes last night. Mauve tried to sleep in some strange yoga position expecting my hand and the duvet to support her back all night and pink wanted to lie under the extra pillow I'd put there because of nose. I soon decided pillow was untenable but pink had made a sort of den and wanted the weight of my head on her for a sort of squashing pleasure so complained if I tried to move.
I'm meant to sleep upwards anyway as its meant to help my head, but it doesn't, they keep telling my living flat is when my head hurts worse but lying flat is when it feels BEST. If I could lie flat all the time I might lose the head ache, lol.
Anyway, I slept propped up, squashing pink and propping up mauve...who kept tapping my chin with an outstretched back foot.
This is where I found the cat a short while ago
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hl2fl2iecgiawn5/2014-11-06%2008.56.22.jpg?dl=0When using the housing forum please use the sticky threads for valuable information.0 -
mystic_trev wrote: »No, I'm retired, so apart from when I'm Traveling, I'm at home most of the time. I like to stay warm in the House, but reckon I do it fairly economically. As I say I turn the thermostat down to 15c at night, as I don't like sleeping in a hot room.
Ah, that makes sense then.I'm curious how that one is self install but British Gas's similar offering requires an engineer. think it's called Hive if anyone has it.
With Hive you can control it remotely from your phone, but you have to remember to do so, which I wouldn't. The thing I like about the Tado is that I wouldn't have to remember to do anything - it would just detect whether I'm at home, out, or even out but on the way towards home, and react accordingly.Why is it a rental?
It saysWhy should I rent the tado° Smart Thermostat?
If you live in a rented apartment and don't know when you'll move, renting tado° might be the perfect option. Or maybe you'd just like to try it out first at lower costs. By the way, you can always switch to the buy option later. Totally relaxed.It would be impossible/expensive. I'd take a selection of perhaps 3. Do French one week, curry another.
If you're going to have 3 for people to try, then have 3 completely different ones. People don't need to know how good each of 3 curries are; they need to know that you can do a great curry, a great French dish, and a great something else.Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.0 -
Kiwi just caught a rat of reasonable size. Skip post GDB
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lostinrates wrote: »Kiwi just caught a rat of reasonable size. Skip post GDB
I'm so squeamish I couldn't touch/be near Kiwi without thinking about that, for months.... I'd want him immediately scrubbed down, sprayed, showered, scraped.... as he's touched something that crawls in sewers and is potentially diseased. He'd not come inside/near my food prep areas!
I'd keep him outside from now on.0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »I'm so squeamish I couldn't touch/be near Kiwi without thinking about that, for months.... I'd want him immediately scrubbed down, sprayed, showered, scraped.... as he's touched something that crawls in sewers and is potentially diseased. He'd not come inside/near my food prep areas!
I'd keep him outside from now on.
He's not meant to linger in the food prep end of the cheese room any way. ( sometimes I let them in through the door at that end, and he is of the opinion short dogs who cannot reach surfaces should be exempt from the rule, but they are not)
He's due a bath, he gets he's teeth brushed at the weekend. I probably won't be rushing to kiss him on the lips before then.
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Umm, congratulations, Kiwi. Well done! Sort of.No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0
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Not feeling very clever this morning and it's a really humid day too, horrid hangover weather. At least it's only 26C so not too hot. I also managed to drink a litre of water before bed and another litre in the night so no dehydration. :beer: (groan).
Think I might work on 15 dishes for the new business today. Get a menu going. So far I've thought of:
- Thai chicken curry
- Boeuf Bourgignon
- Chicken Cacciatore
- Coq au vin
- Lamb tagine
- Beef daube
- Chicken arrabiata
- Lavender ratatouille
- Vegetable curry
- Aubergine stew with almonds
- Summer pasta (pasta with lemon, herb, peas, a few tomatoes and prawns or bacon)
- Ginger scallops with veg and bacon (not sure if that can be done in budget)
- Prawns in bouillabaisse sauce
- Couple of Indian curries
Thoughts?
The idea would be you can pick 10 for $90 or perhaps 5 for $50. Comes with rice, cous cous and spuds.
I really want to get out there and meet customers to understand exactly what it is that they want.
Most things that I would have said have now been said (I must be more efficient on here as I am several pages behind the conversation)
...the 2 in bold would intrigue me and, though we hardly buy any prepped foods (apart from the odd M+S thing on a Saturday), I would 'buy and try' to taste something new (and then I would read your ingredient lists and try to make it myself at home as I am a tight wad) but it all looks interesting but everyday as well.
I would strongly recommend doing individual costing's for each dish and advise against selling at one price point using mixed costing's (by doing 10 for $x) as they can really backfire.
You could then group them up into a series and do an offer. Say all those that cost $1 - £1.25 then make those into a bulk offer and so on.
Tons to catch up on here....
Malm; yup we have some white Malm (2 high narrow drawer units).0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »It says 95% of people install it themselves. I think I can safely say that even if they'd said 99.99% of people install it I know I'd still be the 0.01% that needed a little manI probably am too. I know this is pathetic of me considering my qualifications and profession. TBH I'd be more scared of drilling the holes to mount the box on the wall than connecting up the wires.
I've read a bit more, and I could do this myself. It look to be much easier if you happen to have the kind of control system that I've got in situ than if you have various other heating control options. No drilling or wiring needed in my case. Just turn off the mains power, remove the box that turns the CH/HW on and off, and fit the new thing onto the existing wiring to the industry standard backplate. That's within my capabilities.
[Goes off to read some reviews about it.....]
OK, I've ordered it. If the installation is as easy as it looks, I'll do it myself, and if it turns out not to be, then Helpful Builder from down the road will be happy to sort it out for me, I'm sure.
Will keep you all posted.Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.0 -
expect a cat shaped parcel to be delivered this afternoon. she is called meg. no point us both being kept awake by cats who put their own comfort first.lostinrates wrote: »My cats were pitaes last night. Mauve tried to sleep in some strange yoga position expecting my hand and the duvet to support her back all night and pink wanted to lie under the extra pillow I'd put there because of nose. I soon decided pillow was untenable but pink had made a sort of den and wanted the weight of my head on her for a sort of squashing pleasure so complained if I tried to move.
I'm meant to sleep upwards anyway as its meant to help my head, but it doesn't, they keep telling my living flat is when my head hurts worse but lying flat is when it feels BEST. If I could lie flat all the time I might lose the head ache, lol.
Anyway, I slept propped up, squashing pink and propping up mauve...who kept tapping my chin with an outstretched back foot.0
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