Nice People Thread No. 14, all Nice and Proper

Nikkster

PasturesNew wrote: »

Unless somebody's going to invent one the size of a PC mouse.

A 'mouse' scooting across the carpets of it's own accord? :eek:

bugslet

Generali wrote: »

I don't know about you but I don't clean those places often.

Maybe I'm more slovenly than you.

5 dogs = tumbleweed effect. Three of them allegedly don't moult. The other two make up for them.

PasturesNew wrote: »

When did you last vacuum the crease in the carpet on each stair tread? I hate doing the middle ones as you're neither half way up, nor half way down - and vacuums rarely reach to all the stairs from one socket.

Always a small furry tumbleweed on every tread - I have no idea how or why, but it leads to regular brushing and hoovering.

michaels

PasturesNew wrote: »

Just slovenly in different ways. We've all got the parts we do daily/weekly .... and the things we never touch/do. The little jobs that bring us a pleasure/joy from "doing them right", even though 99% of everything else is abandoned until critical.

When did you last vacuum the crease in the carpet on each stair tread? I hate doing the middle ones as you're neither half way up, nor half way down - and vacuums rarely reach to all the stairs from one socket.

I like to stick the pipe under the sofa and into the corners weekly, to prevent the potential for any random spiders to think it's a good place to live. It must work as I don't have any spiders

If you don't have a suitable crevice tool you are welcome to borrow mine any time.

WE bought one of those ear thermometers shortly after DD1 was worn. The instructions had so many frightening warnings about not damaging the ear canal etc that we never dared use it.

What's happened to Sydney since Gen moved there?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3430102/Matt-Barrie-s-scathing-review-Sydney-s-nightlife.html

kabayiri

michaels wrote: »

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WE bought one of those ear thermometers shortly after DD1 was worn. The instructions had so many frightening warnings about not damaging the ear canal etc that we never dared use it.
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You should never wear your children IMO.

(Yes, I accept the leafy Southern shires might be ahead of trend, but there are limits ... )

ivyleaf

viva I asked my DD if she knew about the library service app, and to my surprise she didn't! Thanks very much.

Re: vacuum cleaners, we've recently bought a Miele Compact Cat & Dog to replace a worn-out Sebo. I was so pleased to find that it will sit on the stairs! As it's aimed at pet owners I'd expected it to have an anti-allergy filter, but it hasn't (I can of course buy one and swap it over). Also, the picture of the "small turbo brush" you can buy for it is identical to the picture of the turbo brush I've got for the Sebo (except of course for the name printed on it) but to my annoyance the Sebo one doesn't fit the Miele's pipes, which are slightly narrower. I need to either work out a way of making it fit, or buy a new one, which doesn't appeal.

ivyleaf

Is this to do with the Mary Anns, Pastures? I can see how it could get a person hooked

vivatifosi

PasturesNew wrote: »

Research is free "If your enquiry takes longer than 30 minutes to research a charge will apply."

I know that what I am asking for is a max 10 minutes' work to find/convey information to me.

Win!

EDIT: Filled in their form. Requested three items. Then it comes up, giving me a reference number and saying it can take up to 10 days to get a result
I hope that's for "harder things". Mine's a simple lookup that could be given to the work experience child.

10 days is probably the service standard. Set deliberately long so that it isn't missed. That way lots of boxes get ticked when they get the info to you quicker.

If you were asking my lot, they would probably do it and answer you the same day. They are a v good team where I am. Extremely knowledgeable and want to help. When I experience other public services it can be a bit of a shock when they aren't the same.

vivatifosi

PasturesNew wrote: »

When did you last vacuum the crease in the carpet on each stair tread? I hate doing the middle ones as you're neither half way up, nor half way down - and vacuums rarely reach to all the stairs from one socket.

Erm... if I told you that's precisely why I bought a Dyson cordless handheld, would that be indicative of OCD? In answer to your question, last weekend.

Spirit_2

PasturesNew wrote: »

Starving .... got half a tin of creamed rice in the fridge .... so I'll go nuke that

EDIT: All done. Heated, eated.

Yesterday afternoon I hosted a couple of elderly neighbours for afternoon tea.Not strictly traditional.

Prossecco
Tea
Smoked salmon and cream cheese sandwiches
Egg mayonaise sandwiches,
scones
clotted cream, jam
Pannetone
Ameretti

Served on a bone china tea set that was my grandmothers. Probably not been used in anger for about 70 years. The italian stuff, was deliberate because this couple lived in naples for a number of years.

They are a fascinating couple who have enjoyed life and hearing about things they had done, made me think that later generations have not had as much fun, and was a reminder that you have to take the opportunity to see great artists when you can.

He had seen Maria Callas at la Scala in her prime, She had seen her in a concert when she was past her best. They had seen Fontayne/ Nureyev' s Romeo and Juliet and Nureyev in other performances that were not so good nearer his retirement.

Their recall was a wonderful insight into a bygone period. I told them we had been in Taormina in October last year. They were there in 1961 and described it well , reminding me of things from only 5 months ago.

They have been seeing New Year in with the same group of friends for over 50 years. They described huge parties when all had young families, and the now small house parties all over the UK as their numbers dwindle .

They had to be away by 5.45pm for another social engagement.

If that is what being 80+ can look like, I much prefer it to the prospect of a care home.

I was exhausted when they left, and went to bed by 8.30pm, which is why I am now wide awake and downstairs drinking mint teas and eating left over scones with jam and cream.

ivyleaf

That sounds really lovely, Spirit They sound a delightful couple!

On another subject, it's time for us to choose a new Motability car. At the moment we have a Vauxhall Antara. We both like it a lot, and would have simply extended its lease for another 2 years....but my hips have started to complain when I get into it - I'm 5 ft 5in, and it's a fairly big step up and a big step across IYSWIM. So we've been looking for a replacement that's (a) on the current Motability list at an affordable advance payment (i.e. less than £500), and (b) a bit easier for me to get into.

We narrowed the shortlist down to 2 possibles; the Ford C-Max and the Citroen C4 Picasso (a new model came out last year.)

We've sort of decided on the Citroen, as when we had a test drive there was loads of knee room between the first and second row of seats, which would mean we could go out/on holiday with DD1, DSIL who's a tall chap, and DSIL's big Guide Dog. My OH is 6ft 3in so needs the driving seat a long way back, and DSIL would sit in the front passenger seat, as Guide Dogs are trained to sit in the front footwell. So the front passenger seat needs to be a long way back too, when he's in the car.
There was plenty of room in the back seats when both front seats were all the way back!

So far so good!

But. But. We had the test drive in the 7-seater version, and we don't really need 7 seats, so would rather have the 5-seater version.

I asked if the 5-seater really has as much room between the first and second row of seats as the 7-seater does, and the saleslady said it has; but there was no 5-seater one available there, so we couldn't compare the two, and she didn't offer to get one from somewhere else (not sure how feasible that would be anyway as the dealership's an independent firm) so we could sit in it and check.

My query was prompted by noticing that the 5-seater C-Max is much tighter for space between the first and second row of seats than the 7-seater version. (Again, the test drive was in the 7-seater.) So I suspect the same may be true of the Citroen.

Mr ivyleaf seems happy to take the saleslady's word for it, and seems to think I'm fussing about nothing, but when that space between the rows of seats is so important for us it seems very unwise to me to order a car that we haven't had a chance to sit in, based on the salesperson's word that there's an equal amount of space.:(

What do the NP think? Am I just being silly?