The Nice People Thread, No.16: A Universe of Niceness.

michaels

Doozergirl wrote: »

I didn't see the very beginning properly but they mentioned a problem with a gable wall before they cut to the next purchase. Not sure he managed to address anything there and fit the massive kitchen on the £5k he spent.

"Developing" on those terms doesn't sit easily with me at all.

I have to agree, whenever there is damp it has apparently been sorted by fixing the guttering, whenever there are cracks they are always resolved by fixing the drains or caused by 'old movement' and sorted by plastering over.....

PasturesNew

I bet the stories of those who refused to do the final filming and pulled out would be a hilarious show .... those where things went hideously wrong for the 101 reasons they could do.

I've seen some really shabby work on there, where even the agents valuing it "after" were struggling to even voice the opinion that "the quality isn't the best" and you can see everything's lumpy and bodged over

I like it when they use a stock phrase something similar to "refurbished to rental standard".... you know that's just uber-shyyte.

Pyxis

Lights out at 8.30, folks! :D

michaels

Pyxis wrote: »

Lights out at 8.30, folks! :D

I was thinking I know it is the hour change but that is a very early bedtime but then I remembered....

michaels

I dislike hour change this way so much. It is part of the reason I don't holiday to the us anymore.

GDB2222

Chance of having a heart attack is up 10% this morning and tomorrow morning.

Pyxis

michaels wrote: »

I dislike hour change this way so much. It is part of the reason I don't holiday to the us anymore.

I'm mixed.

I like the darker mornings, and I love the lighter evenings.
It's much easier to put my (clockwork) clocks forward than back.

I don't like that loss of the hour, though, although it doesn't affect me as much as it used to when I worked. Also, because I wake really early anyway, the hour loss doesn't make a huge difference.

vivatifosi

I don't like getting up earlier either, but I love getting home while it is still light. I wouldn't want them changing it to BST all year though. Going to work in the dark, coming home in the dark, and sitting away from natural light all day would destroy my soul.

chris_m

I only had three to do - one 18th century grandfather clock and two battery powered things - oh, and the microwave. All my other clocks and watches updated themselves. I haven't been to the car yet but that will update itself once I switch it on.

The only problem I find with the clock change is that, for a few days, in the evenings I think it's much earlier than it really is - especially with the beautiful weather we had yesterday. I thought it must be getting on for half six but the clocks told me it was nearer eight

GDB2222

Pyxis wrote: »

I'm mixed.

I like the darker mornings, and I love the lighter evenings.
It's much easier to put my (clockwork) clocks forward than back.

I don't like that loss of the hour, though, although it doesn't affect me as much as it used to when I worked. Also, because I wake really early anyway, the hour loss doesn't make a huge difference.

I love the longer evenings. It makes a huge difference to how I feel. It's just the transition that takes a toll. If you are not having to get to work by a set time, you can phase in the transition and let your body clock adjust slowly.

It's the people who have to get to work by a particular time, who are rushing and have the 10% higher heart attack risk. Interestingly, there's a 10% reduced risk of heart attacks on the Monday and Tuesday following the clock change the other way in the autumn.