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Nice People Thread No. 15, a Cyber Summer
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Oh poor Josh
I hope he'll be all right once he's safely on the train.
We were planning to go and see DD1 this afternoon - not seen her for a while as we've all been unwell - but she rang to say their road has been blocked off due to an underground fire on the corner of their road, with steam coming out of a manhole! It sounds similar to what has happened in central London a few times. Hopefully it wont take too long to sort out!
Then a little while ago she texted to say that the close at right angles to their road is now flooded. all sounds great fun :eek:
She's just hoping they don't have a power cut, as her DH is registered blind and needs plenty of light! They do have good torches etc, and he has a head-torch.0 -
Oh dear, Sue! How worrying for you!
It's awful, isn't it, when you're miles away and they ring you in some degree of distress and there's b all you can do from where you are, except calmy give lots of soothing reassurance, while internally you are having heeby-jeebies!
Big hugs when he gets home for having achieved it! :T
The big hugs will have to wait until just before Christmas, he is at uni and he was on his way back there....although it was probably what he needed at the time!
He also texted, he doesn't use the phone to call...ever. He will talk on the phone to someone he knows well like me but only if I call him and not the other way around which can be blooming annoying if it is something urgent and I don't notice/hear the text come in.
Still he has come a long way, he can now book his own train tickets without me having to talk him through it, next stop, actually talking to his lecturers :rotfl:We made it! All three boys have graduated, it's been hard work but it shows there is a possibility of a chance of normal (ish) life after a diagnosis (or two) of ASD. It's not been the easiest route but I am so glad I ignored everything and everyone and did my own therapies with them.
Eldests' EDS diagnosis 4.5.10, mine 13.1.11 eekk - now having fun and games as a wheelchair user.0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »Just watching the programme on telly about Christie's auction.
A Chinese man landed at the airport 1 hour before and went to Christies, not to buy anything - and just bought a picture for $2.8million.
Not only had he not intended to buy anything, he was just there for a look - but - he also hadn't seen the picture, he just saw it as the bidding was about to close and stuck his hand up with his bid .... but .... what was this fabulous painting?
It was just a plain blue rectangle, not even A3 sized.
!!!!!!??
http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/yves-klein-1928-1962-untitled-blue-monochrome-ikb-5994645-details.aspx
The thing is that Yves Klein invented that particular shade of blue. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Klein_Blue
Plus, the photo doesn't show any of the fine surface detail.
Still, paying a couple of million Pounds for it seems decidedly odd. Presumably, it's based on the assumption that it will appreciate in value.No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0 -
I had to carry a pile of empty cardboard boxes downstairs, glanced over the banister and saw there was nobody there, so chucked them over.
Unfortunately, the mutt is almost exactly the same colour as the hall carpet.
Just missed her, fortunately.No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0 -
I had to carry a pile of empty cardboard boxes downstairs, glanced over the banister and saw there was nobody there, so chucked them over.
Unfortunately, the mutt is almost exactly the same colour as the hall carpet.
Just missed her, fortunately.
Oh dear, i bet she wasn't impressed :eek:0 -
I had to carry a pile of empty cardboard boxes downstairs, glanced over the banister and saw there was nobody there, so chucked them over.
Unfortunately, the mutt is almost exactly the same colour as the hall carpet.
Just missed her, fortunately.
Another coincidence! :cool:
That is exactly what I was doing, a bit earlier! And I chucked some down too! No muttling to worry about at the moment though!(I just lurve spiders!)
INFJ(Turbulent).
Her Greenliness Baroness Pyxis of the Alphabetty, Pinnacle of Peadom and Official Brainbox
Founder Member: 'WIMPS ANONYMOUS' and 'VICTIMS of the RANDOM HEDGEHOG'
I'm in a clique! It's a clique of one! It's a unique clique!
I love :eek:0 -
The thing is that Yves Klein invented that particular shade of blue. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Klein_Blue
Plus, the photo doesn't show any of the fine surface detail.
Still, paying a couple of million Pounds for it seems decidedly odd. Presumably, it's based on the assumption that it will appreciate in value.
You could understand him paying that for a red one.
But a blue one ? I wouldn't bother.Liverpool is one of the wonders of Britain,
What it may grow to in time, I know not what.
Daniel Defoe: 1725.
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Well it's about to start..... the results are in.
What's the betting on Ed being here next week.Liverpool is one of the wonders of Britain,
What it may grow to in time, I know not what.
Daniel Defoe: 1725.
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Well it's about to start..... the results are in.
What's the betting on Ed being here next week.
Ed?.
.(I just lurve spiders!)
INFJ(Turbulent).
Her Greenliness Baroness Pyxis of the Alphabetty, Pinnacle of Peadom and Official Brainbox
Founder Member: 'WIMPS ANONYMOUS' and 'VICTIMS of the RANDOM HEDGEHOG'
I'm in a clique! It's a clique of one! It's a unique clique!
I love :eek:0 -
Liverpool is one of the wonders of Britain,
What it may grow to in time, I know not what.
Daniel Defoe: 1725.
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