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Nice People Thread No. 15, a Cyber Summer

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  • silvercar
    silvercar Posts: 49,682 Ambassador
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    PasturesNew wrote: »
    Ah, I missed the start bit and assumed he was living in the van.

    I looked into that guardianship once - even visited one property to look (100 miles away from where I lived).

    They never had enough places .... it's mostly a big city thing.

    Not even in the big city. DS1 looked into it, people are required to move on at a few days notice (doable) and can't spend an evening out. Seems the occupants can be quite vunerable to break-ins.
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  • Doozergirl
    Doozergirl Posts: 34,078 Forumite
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    silvercar wrote: »
    Not even in the big city. DS1 looked into it, people are required to move on at a few days notice (doable) and can't spend an evening out. Seems the occupants can be quite vunerable to break-ins.

    Lynzpower lived in one and worked for them for a while. She was allowed out. A lot of the properties have space for more than one guardian.

    She wasn't impressed with the company's standards by the time she'd left. I don't think she'd do it again, but she had a huge flat at the Elephant & Castle when I visted her. Stunning views from the roof, worth a huge amount!
    Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
  • CKhalvashi
    CKhalvashi Posts: 12,134 Forumite
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    600g of strawberries for £2.75 in Mr T. Just gone in there as the office has run out of milk, and taken 4 boxes back which have been gratefully received.
    💙💛 💔
  • vivatifosi
    vivatifosi Posts: 18,746 Forumite
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    Lynzpower.... that's a blast from the past name. I hope she is well and happy. Our forum paths haven't crossed for ages.
    Please stay safe in the sun and learn the A-E of melanoma: A = asymmetry, B = irregular borders, C= different colours, D= diameter, larger than 6mm, E = evolving, is your mole changing? Most moles are not cancerous, any doubts, please check next time you visit your GP.
  • chris_m
    chris_m Posts: 8,250 Forumite
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    CKhalvashi wrote: »
    600g of strawberries for £2.75 in Mr T.

    Hmm, so my 3/4 hour spent picking this morning was only worth £5.50.
    What the heck, they still taste good ;)
  • GDB2222
    GDB2222 Posts: 26,333 Forumite
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    chris_m wrote: »
    Hmm, so my 3/4 hour spent picking this morning was only worth £5.50.
    What the heck, they still taste good ;)

    The stuff you picked was wild fruit, growing in hedgerows and on public land?
    No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
  • ivyleaf
    ivyleaf Posts: 6,431 Forumite
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    GDB2222 wrote: »
    The stuff you picked was wild fruit, growing in hedgerows and on public land?

    I think it's growing in his garden :)
  • chris_m
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    ivyleaf wrote: »
    The stuff you picked was wild fruit, growing in hedgerows and on public land?
    I think it's growing in his garden :)

    Yep, in my garden - if "growing" is the right word, going rampant is more like it. :rotfl:
    All I've done with the raspberry patch since moving in was to weed it once, make some netting frames to keep the birds off and spend ages picking the fruit.
    I do wonder if, had I'd attempted any more attempt at cultivation, I'd have got a single berry off them ;)
  • PasturesNew
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    chris_m wrote: »
    Hmm, so my 3/4 hour spent picking this morning was only worth £5.50.
    What the heck, they still taste good ;)

    You need to pick quicker.... then it'd be just 5 minutes' work to 'earn' £5.50's worth of strawbs :)
  • co-op_lover
    co-op_lover Posts: 151 Forumite
    Doozergirl wrote: »
    At 2am, that looks like a booty call!

    love a good booty call
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