Nice People Thread No. 15, a Cyber Summer

GDB2222

Generali wrote: »

Every day I am thankful that I managed to get a job that I genuinely enjoy. I did so many jobs I hated, albeit well paid ones.

It's going to be Scortchio today, the sun has that feel about it. And I made a delish tarte aux prunes to take to work today. Nom, nom, nom.

The Boy has homework to make dinner for the family this fortnight. We're doing garlic prawns, slow roast pork with all the trimmings and chocolate fondant for pudding. NOM!!!

I thought homework is meant to take an hour or two? Making dinner for a fortnight seems rather a big deal.

Generali

GDB2222 wrote: »

I thought homework is meant to take an hour or two? Making dinner for a fortnight seems rather a big deal.

Haha. It's only one dinner he has to make. Homework is given fortnightly.

He's changed his mind and wants to make something more 'Mastercheffy' for main course. Any suggestions anyone?

Spirit_2

vivatifosi wrote: »

Scary stuff spirit. Thank goodness you are safe. On a positive note, your hair sounds fab. I had alopecia when I was younger, so know how important it is to have your hair grow back and how big a part of feeling better it us. Getting it styled is the icing on the cake.

Green house frame is twisted. totally wrecked:(

Last night and this morning friends and neighbours have been telling me how well I look, that I look "great" and "amazing". It is as if I have had nothing wrong with me that a good hair cut could not fix. A sort of year long bad hair day.

I have a date for my driving test. I have only told OH, as I am going to put myself under plenty of pressure without the interest, enquiries, and concerns of my wider family and beloved friends.

I have lessons, drive with OH and am drilling myself in the principles of bay parking etc via the university that is youtube, as my close up spatial awareness is a bit shot coupled with accustomising myself to one handed steering the lollipop.

silvercar

I have lessons, drive with OH and am drilling myself in the principles of bay parking etc via the university that is youtube, as my close up spatial awareness is a bit shot coupled with accustomising myself to one handed steering the lollipop.

Confession: I can only bay park using the reversing camera.

Spirit_2

silvercar wrote: »

Confession: I can only bay park using the reversing camera.

Trying not to use aids at the moment, but I might just be making things harder for myself. I thought I might find the camera a distraction from doing all the observation points expected.

Pre-everything I was good at bay parking and parallel parking.
Now I have to learn a technique.

My car parallel parks itself although we have not tried it yet.

ivyleaf

Spirit Your post about being able to have your hair styled made me , as did PN's about her baguettes!

Good luck re the bay parking.

We didn't get any sleet or hail here yesterday, just wind and rain.

GDB2222

Little bit of sleet yesterday, but it's gorgeous today.

CKhalvashi

GDB2222 wrote: »

Little bit of sleet yesterday, but it's gorgeous today.

I've just been stood in aneighbours doorway and something was coming down.

It's stopped when I've walked home, so I don't know what it was. Off to the pub shortly

SingleSue

Uni day today at youngest's college, he has come home armed with the prospectus' from the universities he had already shortlisted and is fired up ready to get to more open days....I have got the feeling this is going to get expensive!

Anyone in the vicinity of Northampton on the 22nd of this month, Josh and the rest of his 1st year music cohorts, are playing a gig at the Roadmender. It is completely free entry.

zagubov

Spirit wrote: »

Trying not to use aids at the moment, but I might just be making things harder for myself. I thought I might find the camera a distraction from doing all the observation points expected.

Pre-everything I was good at bay parking and parallel parking.
Now I have to learn a technique.

My car parallel parks itself although we have not tried it yet.

When I took my test we had to do a weird manouvre where you reversed around a corner. i don't know if it's still in the modern test but I doubt I've ever had to do it in the many decades since I took the test.

On the other hand we didn’t have parallel parking; I was a complete Reginald Molehusband, and if you remember those TV adverts on how to parallel park you’re clearly as old as I am. Oddly n the US , parallel parking was part of their test, although their car parks were so spacious you’d never need to use that skill.