Nice People Thread No. 14, all Nice and Proper

kabayiri

Generali wrote: »

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Onwards and upwards though. My cancer went and that's a lot more than a lot of other people can say, sadly.

Good luck Gen. One of my sister's colleagues is using 3D scanning to research new automated tests for Cancer. There are so many things they can do now which would have been pure scifi a decade or 2 back.

There were people running in the NY marathon with a Mesathelioma badge, and it struck home with us. If we get back there next year I will definitely be running for this and other Cancer charities, particularly Macmillans [brilliant].

bugslet

CKhalvashi wrote: »

Do not quote after first comma.

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ETA: Thanks guys, I'm going home shortly anyway

Missed it CK, sorry, but reading between the lines and thinking back to a previous worry, I think I've got it. Best wishes to you.

PasturesNew wrote: »

Ooh you're so posh!

I really fancied one of Mr T's curries this afternoon. They do one, with rice, a Chicken Korma, for 95p. That one's really tasty. The trouble with me fancying anything though is it's not economic to go out and get one item.... the fuel'd cost me £2. They're not £3s worth of loveliness. If I had £3 to throw away on a nuked meal I'd probably walk down to M&S and investigate their food (for the first time).



Maybe you need a mini oven.... then you can cook/reheat pies

Don't like pies that much, maybe a nice one when I'm out and I don't eat meat much. That bits difficult when relying on a microwave, i am eating more than I normally would and I don't like it.

Generali wrote: »

Tomorrow is a massive day for the Generalis. We finally pay off the last of the debts incurred by me having cancer and the other bad stuff that happened last year. So relieved.

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:T Another milestone done and dusted. I have had critical illness for some time now and whilst it's an expense I could do without, our family have a history of heart attacks and strokes:(, and then there is the 1 in 3 cancer stat, I think it might be useful, hope it won't.

bugslet

kabayiri wrote: »

The kitchen worktop element gave me a lot of worry when we did the house project a couple of years back.

There were constant reminders of how it is important to find the right firm when you are dealing with granite or quartz.

We ended up with quartz worktops which are great, but the large sections were so heavy, I guess I didn't expect it when it came to installation.

It'd be good to know your plans

I have a brilliant builder, he did my fence and soffits/gutters last year, wetroom this year and now the kitchen. I'm going with his recommendation of worktop supplier, which will be quartz.

One thing about the kitchen being entirely on a sideboard now, it makes you wonder how much of that kitchen you actually need:rotfl:

kabayiri

bugslet wrote: »

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One thing about the kitchen being entirely on a sideboard now, it makes you wonder how much of that kitchen you actually need:rotfl:

I went a bit mad and specified some floating kitchen cupboard/shelves in one part of the kitchen. They are topped with a quartz worktop which is entirely pointless.

All the power and wiring for lighting etc is hidden inside them, and in reality it's a right pain! I just thought it looked nice.

Luckily, the mess I made with stupidly expensive patio lights distracts DW from the internal mistakes

SingleSue

Start the uni open days trekking on Saturday with youngest, we are off to the one and only uni that turned James down.

Think youngest is keen, he is already preparing stuff for his portfolio, interviews would be another at least a year away!

bugslet

kabayiri wrote: »

I went a bit mad and specified some floating kitchen cupboard/shelves in one part of the kitchen. They are topped with a quartz worktop which is entirely pointless.

All the power and wiring for lighting etc is hidden inside them, and in reality it's a right pain! I just thought it looked nice.

Luckily, the mess I made with stupidly expensive patio lights distracts DW from the internal mistakes

If it makes you happy, don't worry about the practicalities! I have no upper cupboards or shelves planned. There is one larder cupboard, but that is there to hide the boiler.

This is the extractor hood



The builder calls it the space ball:o

Singlesue, can't prepare enough! You probbly have said already, but I've been AWOL, what subject is he doing?

SingleSue

He wants to do Games design, the uni on Saturday is offering Games art design which is also within his own personal parameters now he is back doing and enjoying his art work again.

He is currently studying ICT at college and getting all distinctions and distinction*, something which he (and I) is immensely proud of after the mess at the end of his time at high school. He has also gone back to his creative writing and researching history, this time combining it with his art and his love of computer games as an idea for an extension/add on to a main stream and very popular game.

He would have loved to have also been doing history and/or government and politics A level at the same time as his ICT but his current course is very full on and they advised against it (the ICT course is equivalent to 3 A levels)....good thing really because it really is very full on, for once it wasn't being overstated and he would have struggled to keep up with everything.

michaels

kabayiri wrote: »

I went a bit mad and specified some floating kitchen cupboard/shelves in one part of the kitchen. They are topped with a quartz worktop which is entirely pointless.

Do you wear waders to reach them or just get your feet wet. Sounds very 'pimp my crib' to have an indoor river on which to float things.

bugslet

SingleSue, that sounds fantastic, he's really doing well:T

Now puddings with custard, we have a meeting point PN!

I will have one big cupboard. used to have a pantry under the stairs, but it was difficult to squeeze in and out of, so it's getting blanked off in the kitchen and will be cupboards accessed from the hall.

I don't have a toaster, I have no idea what an SC is and if it wasn't for visitors, I'd have no kettle.

bugslet

Don't prepare meat in any form or fashion, ewww.

Don't eat toast either.

Frankly, I may as well not bother with a kitchen, just go out a lot!