Nice People Thread No. 15, a Cyber Summer

PasturesNew

There was just a HUGE thump that made the house rattle.... so I trotted up to my viewing platform. Nothing going on near me - it was about 30' away ... that's all OK then, whatever it was doesn't concern me. There's a dumper-sized super skip just 6' from my fence, so keen to monitor that activity/spot.

Then I popped outside to get my post... and I realised there are TWO JCBs today. And I saw one had it's arm hooked over/past a phone line - and I saw him moving ... and it got caught up and I thought "I hope he knew/intended to do that" as I saw the wire ping and break free. Then I wondered "hope that's got nothing to do with my Internet" .... so here I am testing

I'm still online - and the phone works.

PasturesNew

chris_m wrote: »

Despite this, he was posthumously nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Just goes to show - the richer you are, the more you get rewarded when you didn't even turn up for work.

PasturesNew

I've just eaten my tea - as I can't decide whether I'm going out or not.

On balance, I don't see the point.

It's Xmas Lights Switch on. Now, I'm not overly bothered - and most are disappointing. Plus, it's just a massive crowd-fest and all the shops will be open to sell you stuff; stuff I don't want, don't need, etc.

So - I don't particularly like xmas lights, nor switch ons, nor crowds - and have no need/desire to go shopping.

So, should I bother to drive 8 miles to the town, to then find and pay for a parking spot ... to then stand in the crowded cold until there's a cheer and some bulbs light up .... followed by plodding aimlessly round a town looking at things I have no intention of buying ....? Then finally driving home again, probably on crowded roads as everybody else leaves the area.

Or should I stay in?

So I had my tea early just in case I do change my mind and do fancy it.

chris_m

PasturesNew wrote: »

So I had my tea early just in case I do change my mind and do fancy it.

You had it very early, even for afternoon tea. I'd have called it lunch and skipped tea, unless I decided to stay in - in which case I'd have tea as well

Pyxis

chris_m wrote: »

You had it very early, even for afternoon tea. I'd have called it lunch and skipped tea, unless I decided to stay in - in which case I'd have tea as well

Yes, I'd have said it was lunch.
Then have afternoon tea/tea.
Then have dinner.
Finish off with a nice light supper before bedtime.

silvercar

chris_m wrote: »

Of course

Having slaved away for BT for 29 years, i took early retirement so I'm now a [STRIKE]gentleman of leisure[/STRIKE] layabout :rotfl:

In the world of coincidences, I worked for BT 1989-93.

Pyxis

silvercar wrote: »

In the world of coincidences, I worked for BT 1989-93.

I once asked on a thread if anyone had ever discovered that someone they knew was a username they had conversed with on a forum, but not realised.

It would be even funnier if it turned out that their mortal thread-enemy was someone they knew!

michaels

It would appear that there is a twist to the T&Cs i this year's Sainsbury's Nectar double promotion (on now). Previously if you returned an item you would get back the points you had spent. This year the T&C suggest you get back in cash the cost of what you purchased. So buy a £40 item using £20 of nectar points and return it for £40 of C A S H.

I have £500 of Nectar points - it looks like Christmas may have come early

Pyxis

michaels wrote: »

It would appear that there is a twist to the T&Cs i this year's Sainsbury's Nectar double promotion (on now). Previously if you returned an item you would get back the points you had spent. This year the T&C suggest you get back in cash the cost of what you purchased. So buy a £40 item using £20 of nectar points and return it for £40 of C A S H.

I have £500 of Nectar points - it looks like Christmas may have come early

Are they mad?

I predict a mad flurry of items being returned!
They might just as well let you exchange the points for cash and cut out the having to buy something bit!

GDB2222

PasturesNew wrote: »

To eat all the pies I fancy, I need to grow to be 10 feet high - that means eating 2000 calories/day.

The 1300 sounds about right if you are sedentary. Doing 700 calories exercise in order to eat more pies is pretty hard work - around two hours a day brisk walking for me, but probably a bit more for you.