Nice People Thread No. 14, all Nice and Proper

lostinrates

I'd like to take credit for it, jelly, but its a simple truth. . Buddleia....is a weed on rail lines ( and in my herb garden, thank you seed) but when its transplanted from my herb garden to somewhere more appropriate its a plant again. I love forget me nots too. So cheerful.

We have a 'weed' that is white in the white garden. I let it flower then pull it out before it seeds each year. No idea what it is, but it fills holes for now. I just don't want it to seed.

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

SingleSue wrote: »

The most dangerous it got for me with work was having to drive on the A14.....I've obviously led a very boring life! :rotfl:

To be fair, driving on a lot of British roads is probably almost as dangerous as living in some real hell-holes!

Generali

lemonjelly wrote: »

Cracking stuff fella. Makes me feel a lot better about things hearing news like this.

Good, I'm glad.

These days when I feel down I think about the people I met in the cancer ward. There are a lot of people that are f8cked, just dying alone and in pain. And those are people who live in one of the richest countries in the world.

Imagine having cancer in Poland or Mexico let alone a poor country.

Spirit_2

Generali wrote: »

Went to the docs today. Still don't have cancer and if I can stay cancer-free for the next 14 months this one is highly unlikely to come back.

that sounds like very good news. How frequently are you followed up? I imagine anticipated reviews bringtheir own strains.

Nikkster

mystic_trev wrote: »

Funnily enough I've had an email from Apple saying me gadgets arriving today! I'm beginning to feel like a kid waiting for Christmas :rotfl:

And Phil is on his way with my woodpecker :j

purch

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

That we find it fairly normal to keep a go-bag around to this day is proof enough of that.

You keep that just in case you wake up one morning and find Nicola is rebuilding Hadrian's Wall

Nikkster

lostinrates wrote: »

I'd like to take credit for it, jelly, but its a simple truth. . Buddleia....is a weed on rail lines ( and in my herb garden, thank you seed) but when its transplanted from my herb garden to somewhere more appropriate its a plant again. I love forget me nots too. So cheerful.

We have a 'weed' that is white in the white garden. I let it flower then pull it out before it seeds each year. No idea what it is, but it fills holes for now. I just don't want it to seed.

I have two Buddleias in my garden. they are very pretty, but also very effective at growing seedlings (not helped by the fact that I was lazy at deadheading...). I am not sure whether to keep them or get rid...

lostinrates

Nikkster wrote: »

I have two Buddleias in my garden. they are very pretty, but also very effective at growing seedlings (not helped by the fact that I was lazy at deadheading...). I am not sure whether to keep them or get rid...

I like them for butterflies and privacy. I don't find then that attractive tbh. I prefer the globosa type, but have never grown one, don't know if they are less prolific. We are moving ours to the back boundaries. We had one, we have a few now, but they are valuable. When we have ample privacy we can reduce numbers.

kabayiri

Generali wrote: »

Good, I'm glad.

These days when I feel down I think about the people I met in the cancer ward. There are a lot of people that are f8cked, just dying alone and in pain. And those are people who live in one of the richest countries in the world.

Imagine having cancer in Poland or Mexico let alone a poor country.

There is a lot of research into bringing early diagnosis of a lot of illnesses to a wider base of people, and much earlier. Hopefully this will cover cancer as much as the other illnesses.

I heard a school of thought that says new innovative tools and practises will be first adopted in these poorer countries, where there isn't a genuine traditional alternative.

For me it's a genuine cause for hope. New medical technology companies get to fast track using a wide range of patients, and in return these countries benefit. This is a complete contrast to the classic drug development, where it has to be really expensive when first released to recuperate development costs.

PasturesNew

Nikkster wrote: »

And Phil is on his way with my woodpecker :j

I hope he's wearing the toolbelt .. and you've the cheesy 1970s music playing