Nice People Thread No. 14, all Nice and Proper

lemonjelly

I had the pleasure of a visit from doozergirl yesterday.

Have to be honest, was a delight to see her smiling a lot. Plus, for her to see chez jelly having discussed it so much yet not seen it.

In other news, I have found alternate employment. Not something I desperately wanted, but pays the bills. Celebrated by ordering 8 cd's

Generali

Nice one lemonjelly.:j

Let's see what Martin thinks: :money: Martin always thinks that. I think the sale of the website has finally gone to his head.

Seriously, I'm really pleased for you.

michaels

PasturesNew wrote: »

I've said in the past that a certain Uni doesn't allow undergrads to have cars, even if they're kept miles away.

It's cropped up in the news today: http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Meet-Cambridge-University-Motor-Proctor-Tony/story-27941521-detail/story.html



£175 fine.

Of course when I was there most students (well the normal pleb ones I associated with) couldn't afford a TV let alone a car so it didn't really matter (and for that matter there were no mobiles and I don't think laptops, my kids see me as a living history lesson)

michaels

PasturesNew wrote: »

I had no idea you were there!
Which years?

Don't worry I was part of a couple all the time I was there so we never did anything unsuitable (not of course that you could possibly have forgotten me if we had!)

ivyleaf

Maggie Thanks for sharing that with us I love the photo of your Mum and Dad.

I have a photo of my parents out and about in about 1938, in which my Dad is obviously saying something to my Mum and she's determinedly striding on. I asked her about it once, and she said my Dad was saying "Come on, let's stop and smile for that photographer!" and she was saying "NO!!" :rotfl:

But Dad bought the photo anyway

Spirit I love the sound of the good neighbour scheme in your village and how lovely that it's brought you a new friend!

lemonjelly So pleased to hear you've got a new job even if it's not quite what you'd like.

CK Bon voyage! Enjoy your flight

zagubov

PasturesNew wrote: »

I've said in the past that a certain Uni doesn't allow undergrads to have cars, even if they're kept miles away.

It's cropped up in the news today: http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Meet-Cambridge-University-Motor-Proctor-Tony/story-27941521-detail/story.html



£175 fine.

When I was at uni in the 70s, nobody would own up to having a car. If anybody did have one they'd hide it in another street, so they wouldn't be put upon to chauffeur their housemates to the shops/pubs/wherever. Having said that, my uni had a city centre campus so you could get by without.

Loanranger

Nottingham University doesn't allow students to bring their cars on campus.
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/estates/security/carparking/student-parking.aspx

Loanranger

I was at a Poly for a year in the 70s and I bought a brand new car with the latest registration letter and was embarrassed about it and hoped none of my fellow students noticed. I was a bit older than most of them and they were all over 21 anyway and I was a sponsored student and I had had the good fortune to have an inheritance which bought the car. Mostly they didn't have cars whereas today that has changed.

silvercar

We've not allowed our kids to take a car to university. Mainly because I don't like the idea of them driving 200 miles on the motorway in an Aygo, but also because they lived near a main bus route with buses literally every 2 minutes and an annual student bus pass costing £200. Parking near where they live is easy and the Halls all have half empty car parks, but parking in the city centre, where lectures are, is a nightmare.

silvercar

Weekend all planned, DS2 coming[STRIKE] home[/STRIKE] to London to see GF, family meal out booked for Saturday night to celebrate OHs upcoming birthday. First time DS2-GF meets DS1.

Then a cousin sadly passes away today . Funeral is tomorrow (refer to previous posts for how easy it is to arrange). So now my mother will arrive tomorrow. Saturday night with DS2-GF and mother will be difficult. Don't want to cancel because DS2 is not home that often and OH is away with work next week so can't be rearranged.