Nice People Thread No. 14, all Nice and Proper

Nikkster

Yes, I'm very much a bag lady. But I'm reusing then and using at least one a week as my bin bag. I'll get there in the end. At least I've got a big house (for me) to spread them around in until then

zagubov

When the children were younger we used to spend a lot of time by the Thames. One relative had a house on an island in the river and our kids used to play in the garden and sit fishing at the end of the garden.

But the house was flooded out twice.

There was also a club on the Thames we used to use back in the day as several family members worked for a large company that believed in looking after its workforce, Cadbury-style; but it stopped being a perk for the workforce and just became a leisure venture for the company and the workers were priced out for paying customers. So it goes.

Nikkster

PasturesNew wrote: »

When I go away (in the car) I take a smallish wheelable suitcase that contains my regular clothes - and a big Ikea blue bag for "everything else". I put the blue bag on the bed and walk around the bedroom, then the house, picking up anything I think might be handy and lobbing it into the blue bag. It starts with bras/knickers/socks ... kagoul, scarf, gloves, any jacket/coat ... camera ... slippers .... and then there's stuff that gets lobbed in in a plastic bag. I put my toiletries in one bag; I put my walking shoes in another bag; I lob in an empty bag to contain my used underwear/socks as my visit progresses. If I take any food with me (e.g. sandwiches/crisps/a drink) that also goes into a plastic bag and gets lobbed into the blue bag.

I pack into plastic bags. Not just because I have a surplus, but because it's handy in case something leaks in my bag. Is a hangover from my days going to festivals/ camping where it wad a good defence against the rain.
I've never thrown away a plastic bag 'just because'. If it's reusable then it will get reused at least once.

zagubov

Nikkster wrote: »

I pack into plastic bags. Not just because I have a surplus, but because it's handy in case something leaks in my bag. Is a hangover from my days going to festivals/ camping where it wad a good defence against the rain.
I've never thrown away a plastic bag 'just because'. If it's reusable then it will get reused at least once.

I'm the same; can't stand the throwaway society. Everything's overpackaged and ephemeral. Plastic bags should be used till they fall apart (and these "bags for life" can be traded in- at least the Sainsbobs ones can be IIRC).

Nikkster

PasturesNew wrote: »

One great thing about plastic bags is that once you've got a LOT of them - you can shove them in another plastic bag to store them
And lob that in the corner.

Most of my collection (spot tonight's efforts in the background... ):


And whilst I'm posting pics some very important slippers, excuse the cankles:

Nikkster

The slippers are doing a grand job of getting me through some tough times at work. Can't be too miserable when you slip those babies on.

I've got more carrier bags elsewhere, but that's most of them. I throw away approx 1.1 a week. Think I have about 10 'bagfor life's. I'm expecting them to last at least my lifetime

Spirit_2

Have read through todays posts and have some common themes.


No hangover here but I did a good job in trying to get one, last night. Awoke at 11.15 just in time to get ready to go out for lunch.

Bought Christmas tree this afternoon and decorated it this evening. Last night OH photographed the window of the local pharmacy decorated with knitted nativity scene. Al-qaeda looks a lot less threatening in wool.

Scented candles alight, house smells lovely.

I too have a carrier bag sleeve, although no great stock of carrier bags.We used them for disposing of dirty cat litter. We now have pedal bin liners for this purpose.

Great update about Josh.

Enjoy your new wheels Viva.

Only food shopping and cooking to do now for Christmas, and get flowers, Poinsettias and make wreath. Will decorate the cake this weekend. It used to be a Christmas eve job, along with everything else, as I always took Christmas Eve off to get everything done at the last minute.

If I get Poinsettias now they won't have a leaf left by Christmas.

We have set up our nativity figures in their stable. The baby Jesus goes in in his manger on Christmas eve. Tee three wise men are making their way across the sitting room( currently on the TV stand) and should get to the stable on epipheny,they make progress every weekend, however they will get a spurt on and arrive on Christmas eve. They are thinking of stopping off on the Christmas cake this year to save me making a very amateur looking marzipan poinsettia (Delia Smith circa 1981).

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

Nikkster wrote: »

The slippers are doing a grand job of getting me through some tough times at work. )

Much empathy.

Nikkster

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

Much empathy.

Sadly I can't afford to jack it all in and drive off into the sunset

Though I have got one very exciting holiday planned for 2016 and possibly a second if I can bite the bullet and book it.

I truly hate office politics though. What a waste of everyone's time and energy.

SingleSue

I actually ran out of carrier bags about 2 weeks ago (used for cat litter, small rubbish as easier for me to carry out to main bin and other general things), so had to buy some more! Mum did give me some pedal bin bags but they have no handles and are not quite so easy to manhandle out to the bin with my crutch and the step outside the door, I tried it and ended up with the contents of the bag on the step outside my front door.