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I checked the Oxford English Dictionary, and they say the plural of ghetto is ghettos or ghettoes. On the other hand, they say the plural of concerto is concertos or concerti. English is not very consistent.
Its funny, I never thought of is as an English word for pluralisation.
The old joke...two ( girls from names less county in England associated with up intelligence in jokes) visiting France decide to go to the cinema one afternoon and approach the ticket booth, one turns to the other and says 'eh, Sharon, what's the French for matinee?)
There are other odd ones too. Fir and I were wondering about a plural some years ago and agreed it had the Greek ending. The point is I only had to talk about one, will only ever have to talk about one and the gynaecologist didn't seem to want to chat about plurals as bedside chat to help break the ice.0 -
They tend to look pretty tired by the time the heels wear down enough to need redoing. Locally they seem to charge 10-20 quid for reheeling.
Ten is a fraction of thirty. And if you rested them between wears and cleaned them they'd look less tired.
I wear cheap shoes too, fwiw. They last me a season generally. 0 -
How about this for quick service, applied for Josh's passport last Wednesday evening using the check and send service at the Post Office. His passport arrived today!We made it! All three boys have graduated, it's been hard work but it shows there is a possibility of a chance of normal (ish) life after a diagnosis (or two) of ASD. It's not been the easiest route but I am so glad I ignored everything and everyone and did my own therapies with them.
Eldests' EDS diagnosis 4.5.10, mine 13.1.11 eekk - now having fun and games as a wheelchair user.0 -
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vivatifosi wrote: »Lydia, would it be easier on you all to tackle it in bite sized chunks, maybe a box a day? The end result would take longer to achieve, but the direction of travel would still be the right one. Plus there's less to feel bad about if you don't achieve what you want in the time you want.
One would think so. I don't manage to stick to a box a day during term time, though. Not enough self discipline, and too tired after a working day. Box a week, yes, but only since I've had my counsellor to make me tell her every Thursday whether I did one.
Two days during half term when none of us has to go anywhere or do anything else, after we've already had several days off to recoup our energy - much more possible. Even so, it's only happening because (a) I told the counsellor we would, and (b) we have to get the house sorted because if we want to get a dog from a rescue centre they'll want to inspect the house.lostinrates wrote: »Or timed chunks. I tidy / clean to best tv programmes I can find my preference. Its amazing how much you can get done in a furious three minute advert break.
Then you get a good long recovery period.. But you can do something during the programme and feel its a bonus....quiet sorting ready to shift in breaks, or polishing a table, or cleaning a window. Leaving things like vacuuming for breaks.
I like having a repeat of something I've seen many times and know fairly well going on in the background. I can follow the drama by listening, and just look at the screen for the best bits. It only works if I'm doing it on my own or with DS, though. Tidying with DD involves way too much talking.
Chunks are good, but timing them doesn't work for me. I don't stick to the times I've predecided. We really have done quite a lot today, though - well, I have, and DS has done lots on sorting out all the DVD/CD/VHS chaos and getting things back into the right boxes on the right shelves, and DD has, err, helped a bit when she wasn't in a strop about the DVD etc job having been given to DS. She promises to be better tomorrow, though.Will delete:
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Sounds infuriating. No wonder you are extolling the virtues of living alone. I've not been paying proper attention, though - whom have you got staying with you and for how long?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.
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lemonjelly wrote: »Got an email today inviting me to an interview for the second position!
Will await to see if bugslet's prediction comes true!
Congratulations! And good luck!
When's the interview?lemonjelly wrote: »Tomorrow, at 11.29am it'll be exactly 1 year since I got the call to pick up the keys...
First of many years happily living there, I hope!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 -
Bin'em cos they are cheap, 30 quid a pop or less. I guess I don't walk very far either
OH buys good shoes, he has them reheeled at a local cobbler if needed. He polishes them regularly and they tend to last him for years. This month he bought a new pair of deck shoes-Dubarry, and a new pair of tennis shoes as the current pair had lost some of the impact protection at the ball of the foot.
My footwear is a bit more variable in quality ,nothing very highend, favourites are a pair of well worn black knee length boots that have been reheeled several times, Bought for a few hundred euros in Florence about 10 years ago and still look good.
I have had to buy several pairs of new shoes as my weight loss and stroke have meant most old shoes are too big or I need shoes that splint my foot or help me control my tone in my foot to keep my balance and gait. new nude Mary janes for going out in, timberland deck shoes for pottering about, multi coloured flat sandals, flat shoes with a velcro strap that I recycled after only a few weeks of wear as they became too wide for me.0 -
lostinrates wrote: »Feet sweat. Shoes are enclosed. They should be left a day ( or so) between wearing ( for whole days) to be worn again. Otherwise things like athletes foot and other ailments of skin and nails are more likely to occur.lostinrates wrote: »You could re heel for a fraction of new cheap shoes.
Fir has found quite good shoes in the past at tk Maxx, though i think fewer come through now. Would be worth considering two pairs then reheeling for moneysaving reasons alone.
I found a pair of Jeffrey West shoes in TK Maxx quite recently. Not the diffusion range either.
They had no price on and I was charged £25 because the supervisor didn't arrive at the till. I had palpitations. So much fun buying those as I knew Doozer would love Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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There's a German saying:
Visitors are like fish. After three days they stink.
I think I would prioritize my list of complaints, and try only to make the first couple.
I'd take the window issue off the list. Window frames don't rot because someone didn't put the shower curtain in the right place over the period of a few months. It will get a lot more wet from
whatever occurs outside, and occurs over years of neglect. A new window is needed because it is a maintenance issue that can potentially lead to worse problems.
If you don't have a proper cooker, it probably goes without saying that the sockets are going to be used by random cooking gadgetry. Obviously irritating when the person using those sockets isn't the homeowner wanting a cup of tea, but if one doesn't providea particular service, it might be unfair to place blame for trying to work around it.
I think some things on the list are probably a case of one problem manifesting itself as another. You can paint over cracks, as it were, but unless you fix the root cause the symptoms will show in other ways.
The solutions to those two lie in replacing the window and the cooker, or kicking the lodger out so one can operate one's own quirks in peace. Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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