Nice People Thread No. 14, all Nice and Proper

michaels

Nikkster wrote: »

That's the thing, I don't think I do. Sadly its justified! Could be worse though

Presumably biology created that whole hormone infatuation thang to get relationships over that initial toilet lid up on flush period by the time it wears off commitment and practicality have kicked in instead...

Lydia

I think we are going to go down the solar PV is a good investment route. DO you have any top tips? DO you have a diverter to try and store excess production as hot water? Thanks

Spirit_2

We have had a really fabulous eveningout. We went here https://www.watermill.org.uk/ to see The deep blue sea. It was a gripping story, well acted, and kept our full attention throughout.

The theatre is tiny and very attractive with lovely gardens to sit out in during the interval. We had their pre theatre buffet and it was excellent value.

I first went there in 1979 when I was a student to see Hedda Gabler and have visited infrequently over the years. For NP in striking distance this is worth a journey both for the venue and the play. On getting home Mr Spirit booked us tickets to see The Ladykillers in September.

LydiaJ

michaels wrote: »

Lydia

I think we are going to go down the solar PV is a good investment route. DO you have any top tips? DO you have a diverter to try and store excess production as hot water? Thanks

Get several quotes (but I know you'd do that anyway). I got my panels from EvoEnergy and was impressed with them - the salesman knew his stuff and was informative without any hard sell, and the guys doing the installation lived up to high expectations created by the salesman. I say that because it's true, but if you'd be interested in getting a quote from them, then I can refer you and get a bonus for it if you end up going with them, please?

I don't have a diverter, but then I'm getting a much higher FiT than is available now, so it doesn't matter quite so much. If I was more organised, I would invest in timers and things for appliances like the washing machine and dishwasher, so as to run them when sunshine is forecast. However I am not that organised, so I usually run them when we have run out of clean things to wear and/or eat off, regardless of the weather.

Generali

mystic_trev wrote: »

Further to this posting, I went to look at this yesterday.

http://www.cliveemson.co.uk/index.php/properties/178/79/

Previously sold Nov 2013 for £167,000

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/detailMatching.html?prop=48305989&sale=50435801&country=england

Nothings been done to it, and it's still a dump and might also need some structural repairs. I wouldn't be surprised if it makes £210,000 at the Auction. So someone could pocket a 25% profit for the 18 months they've owned it. If it sells for any more it'll be Auction fever.

Tonbridge is a funny town really. A bit of a dump in a very nice part of the world.

There was an article in the paper here recently about flipping houses where the advice was not to do it too fast or the market wouldn't have gone up enough for you to make a profit. What they were really saying was that you don't make money from doing up a house: its value rises by the cost of the renovations. You just make money from the value of the house going up as the market rises. It rather begged the question, why bother with the renovations?

Generali

michaels wrote: »

Given how hard you found it living with a lodger where you set the rules I am a little concerned about your tolerance for being in a relationship where it is give and take....

My experience of give and take is I give and Mrs Generali takes!

Spirit_2

Generali wrote: »

My experience of give and take is I give and Mrs Generali takes!

How is the Generali family at present you seemed to have a number of health issues rumbling around? News of mil, Mrs Generali's wellbeing, your fatigue and back?

Wheezy_2

Bought a car yesterday.:)
I'll be sad to see Wheezy Mazda go.

Generali

Spirit wrote: »

How is the Generali family at present you seemed to have a number of health issues rumbling around? News of mil, Mrs Generali's wellbeing, your fatigue and back?

MIL is out of hospital and [STRIKE]malingering[/STRIKE] still unwell but recovering quickly. TBH I suspect that all her other health issues got too much for her to cope with (she's had a cataract op and probably sees a medical professional 4-8 times a week).

Actually it's something that makes me quite cross about the medical service over here. There are a lot of people making money out of not making people better but instead keeping their ill-health at bay.

Chris Rock describes the situation very well WARNING: CONTAINS FILTHY LANGUAGE BUT IS VERY FUNNY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7P4iFg048k

They ain't gonna cure AIDS 'cos they gotta make back all the money they lost from curing polio.

As for me, the fatigue seems to have mostly cured itself. No idea what was wrong. I had a pretty full set of blood tests when I saw the rhumetologist and that didn't show anything.

I saw a specialist physio on Thursday. I get 6 heavily subsidised sessions on Medicare and another 6 on my health insurance. She has given me some exercises to do and they are doing wonders. I still need the pills but can see a day when I won't which is brilliant.

We are starting with flexibility. I could get my fingers in the classic 'touch your toes' position 5cm from the floor. After 3 days of exercise I can touch my toes again. I reckon after 2 weeks I'll be able to touch the floor. I can't begin to describe how much better it feels. We have a long way to go but it's been a great start.

Mrs Generali is okay. She's quite depressed still but chugging along as best she can. Her Mum being sick probably didn't help much.

Generalissimos are very well. Both got merit awards last week and both are excelling at school. It has been suggested that The Girl try out professional acting (ads and so forth). She has a small amount of talent but, crucially, looks young for her age. She's 8 but could credibly be cast as a 5 y/o but takes instruction much better than a typical 5 y/o. I think she might have an audition some time soon. We'll see what comes of that. School comes first of course.

There's a child actor at her school who comes from a fairly famous acting family. There's also a couple of child models. Lots of attractive mums at the school who tend to have good looking kids. (One was a moderately successful bikini model).

CKhalvashi

lemonjelly wrote: »

The story was bad enough, but I got heartily annoyed with twitter on the day of the accident. Seeing a feed like the following with the press doing all they can to use the photo:
https://twitter.com/princesshelen15/status/605726243288457218/photo/1

I know, it's disgusting.

I usually refer to the press as vultures, and it would seem I'm right.....

Generali

Wheezy wrote: »

Bought a car yesterday.:)
I'll be sad to see Wheezy Mazda go.

Quel marque vieil pingouin?