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

PasturesNew

Once, after I moved to the area, I took a long walk along the beach promenade.... it was just 2 miles and I was wearing my fake crocs. I knew there was a bus stop at the other end and I thought if my feet were rubbing I could get the bus back... feet started to BURN .... got to the bus stop and the last bus left at 6pm ... so I had no choice but to walk back.... bl00dy nuisance that sort of unexpected event is.

SingleSue

I solved the issue of joining groups for walks....I started to need a wheelchair and then the boys beggared off to university, so no-one to push it!

GDB2222

PasturesNew wrote: »

Once, after I moved to the area, I took a long walk along the beach promenade.... it was just 2 miles and I was wearing my fake crocs. I knew there was a bus stop at the other end and I thought if my feet were rubbing I could get the bus back... feet started to BURN .... got to the bus stop and the last bus left at 6pm ... so I had no choice but to walk back.... bl00dy nuisance that sort of unexpected event is.

I've also missed the last bus in Norfolk, which was far earlier than I imagined. Very annoying!

Note to self: Don't go for long walks wearing crocs.

michaels

PasturesNew wrote: »

They do start to get all "precious" and "better than you" these days as they're all wearing "all the proper gear", from pricey shops... and I've not got anything like the relevant gear to be honest.... and sourcing a "waterproof/windproof coat" in my size would prove to be a challenge too far as few clothes are made in my size/fit.

And I get chronic ear-ache if it's windy/cold - so that discounts 8 months of the year. I feel faint if out in direct sunlight for more than 2 minutes - so that discounts a couple of weeks of the year... and if it's raining/cold it could take me days to warm up/dry out - and, with a house on "viewer alert" where'd I be drying all this dripping wet stuff?

AND ... they're pretty pricey, especially as the Ramblers has an Anti-Single policy of charging them so much more "per head" than any other members

£35.85 for a single
£23.92 for each of a couple.

You are my sister from another mother.

It doesn't even need to be cold for me, just a bit of a breeze and my ears are agony after 2 mins. Hoody goes up and if it is also cold then a hat goes on too and then the hoodie and often also the hoodie of my waterproof (tenner from sports direct but it does amazingly keep most of the rain out).

Same with the sun, if I don't have my cricket hat with me then hoodie has to go back up to try to stop burning/allergic reaction. It is not unusual for both issues to be active at once.

Best time for walking outside would be the spring...except that from early Feb till end of May I am horribly allergic to pollen so can't go outside at all.

Not surprisingly most of my walking is done on the treadmill in front of the telly (cost 89 quid 3 years ago and takes up most of the room before I get a posh alert)

SingleSue

When I could walk more than the distance to the loo, I was a solitary walker, walking has never been a social thing for me. I absolutely loved a good stomp, a chance to think things through, calm my mind, feel the wind on my face. Quite often on holiday, I could be found on the cliff somewhere, just sitting there contemplating life.

It was soul destroying as the distances I could do became shorter and shorter, the ramifications of doing the walks greater until it became clear that going for walks was not the best idea (had to be rescued a fair few times with no feeling/function below the waist before I gave in though)

Going on a good stomp and dancing are the things I miss most and it breaks my heart when I see others doing it.

GDB2222

Oh, Sue! Hugs.

SingleSue

It is what it is though, not much a person can do apart from just adapt and get on with things...I'm not one to do a pity party easily.

Mind you, it was that attitude that was a part reason for not being allowed a power chair through the wheelchair service, apparently I had too much of a still try/not admit defeat attitude despite physically meeting the criteria! Someone asked me what I would do when I could no longer walk up the stairs (walk as in use my legs, what I do now doesn't really bear any resemblance to 'walking' up the stairs), I said I would go up/down on my bottom if I had to.

In our family, we adapt to our surroundings/circumstances rather than sit there and go woe is me.

Pyxis

GDB2222 wrote: »

I've also missed the last bus in Norfolk, which was far earlier than I imagined. Very annoying!

Note to self: Don't go for long walks wearing crocs.

Several years ago I discovered Crocs, and wore them all the time, indoors and out. Then one day, I was out in them when it rained, and suddenly they became as slippery as walking on ice. It was so scary, I never wore them outside again.

Pyxis

SingleSue wrote: »

It is what it is though, not much a person can do apart from just adapt and get on with things...I'm not one to do a pity party easily.

Mind you, it was that attitude that was a part reason for not being allowed a power chair through the wheelchair service, apparently I had too much of a still try/not admit defeat attitude despite physically meeting the criteria! Someone asked me what I would do when I could no longer walk up the stairs (walk as in use my legs, what I do now doesn't really bear any resemblance to 'walking' up the stairs), I said I would go up/down on my bottom if I had to.

In our family, we adapt to our surroundings/circumstances rather than sit there and go woe is me.

So, give up, and you get helped.
Don't give up, and you're left to struggle.

Jeez.

GDB2222

I am helping some family members let out a property. We have found a very nice tenant through advertising privately, so there's no agent involved.

We are going to get to the stage pretty soon where I am going to ask the tenant to send some thousands of pounds to my bank account to cover the first month's rental and deposit. This will be before she gets the keys and can move in.

If it were me sending this money, I'd be really worried. There's bags of scope for fraud here. At the very least, I'd be checking the owner's names on the Land Registry. But, I think I'd also be asking the LL for proof of ID. AFAIK, the tenant has done none of these things. Is there a list of precautions tenants should take?