Here we can all be heard for a little while. Part 2

codemonkey

jobbingmusician wrote: »

eeeeew! Does anyone else suspect that only a foot fetishist would pay £15 for an old pair of slippers? (Reminds me of Orange is the New Black )
PS Well done code! xxxx

Was thinking exactly that JM. Maybe I should start selling all my manky, stinky shoes.

Kitty777

Good luck codemonkey!

It looks like I am going to be making a big purchase tonight in buying a new phone...eeek..I do want a new one after my, very old one, broke a few weeks ago..and a chance to buy the one my partner has recommended has come up...it is £200 which to me is a lot of money....I am starting to learn that it is okay to spend some of my wages on myself, not just savings and bills :P

Pyxis

codemonkey wrote: »

But I also feel sorry for my old phone, like I'm abandoning it!

Every one of my old phones is in the loft, complete with box, case, charger and manual. I told them that one day they would be antiques, and so they're quite happy up there!
I also have an orange iMac and a blue iMac plus keyboards and accessories up there, for the same reason. I just love their shape!

I did draw the line at keeping my old Mac Performa computer, and StyleWriter II printer, which date from the 1990s! So I'm not a complete hoarding freak!

I used to have a drawer full of assorted cables, and wires, but most of them did go during a clearout. Of course, then I found I'd cleared out a cable I needed for something.



Best of luck, Code.

Gird your loins, Tea. (The carrot just changed loins to lions. So gird your lions as well, Tea.)

"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it." - Steve Jobs

whitewing

Another pressie suggestion

https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/product-range/christmas/christmas-food/confectionery-chocolate/product-detail/ps/p/handcrafted-bars/

Georgiegirl256

Good find WW! They look very posh and have a look of Hotel Chocolat about them.

My MIL said that Aldi's champagne truffles are the nicest she's ever had, even beating all the top names.

Waves_and_Smiles

I have all of my old phones, including one that is ten years old and pretty much a brick. I am with you Code, I can't just abandon them for a shiny new model. It feels cruel! Well done on the weight loss! My Christmas dress and leggings are despatched and I am waiting for them excitedly.

Big hugs to tea and code for the work situation, wish I could help.

Thank you so much for the gift ideas! I haven't looked at the links for ideas for me, I have just emailed them straight to WaSp. Hopefully it will help him!

Today I am being totally irrationally upset because my american friend's professor received a bad evaluation from an outside agency. All of the students adore him and get top marks but this evaluator decided he was useless and now his job is under threat. This man has really helped my friend outside of classes both professionally and personally in dealing with her work whilst suffering with depression, she cannot fault him. He cried when he told the class his evaluation and apologised for letting his students down. My friend is really upset for him and because I'm me now I am too, and cannot stop thinking about how sad he must feel.

I know it's silly to be upset over someone I have never met but I put myself in his shoes and imagine how I would feel. I get far too invested and upset over things like this, particularly if a friend is upset, too. It feels like it is someone I know who has helped me. Silly I know.

elsien

tea_lover wrote: »

Not just me that gets weirdly attached to things then?! :rotfl: I've been meaning to throw out a v knackered pair of slippers for ages but I can't quite bring myself to do it!

Send them to Gitdog. It might stop him from murdering my new ones.

(PS Only put used footwear on eBay if you don't mind unusual messages from foot fetishists asking if you're sure they smell and please can you model them.)

whitewing

How do you know that elsien?

Georgiegirl256

elsien wrote: »

Send them to Gitdog. It might stop him from murdering my new ones.

(PS Only put used footwear on eBay if you don't mind unusual messages from foot fetishists asking if you're sure they smell and please can you model them.)

And you know this how?!

whitewing

Same thing happened to my college tutor, WaS. I think they appealed. She was brilliant, actually. Ayway, she's still at the college and I still recommend her course.