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    Philippa York

    in Anything Goes - Other topics not covered elsewhere

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    On 09/07/2017 at 1:30 AM, Eisegerwind said:

    Ok, I'll say it. Good luck to her. Not convinced that a shit load of drugs,surgical operations,a desire to be a woman and physioclogical treatment makes you a woman,worthy of the the dfinition 'she'.

     

    All of that doesnt make you into a woman, she already was a woman to start with. A big diffrerence.

    Wedding lists

    in Anything Goes - Other topics not covered elsewhere

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    On 06/03/2017 at 6:57 AM, Huddersfield said:

    Apologies to anyone I offend massively here, but I think that they are up there with the most awful, greedy, consumerist aspects of modern life. I couldn't ever imagine myself plotting how to get thousands...nay, tens of thousands of pounds worth of gadgets & guff that most likely never get used.

    It's nearly 31 years since I got married (on the dole & on the cheap), & we've managed just fine without whatever the 'must have' was in 1986.

    I genuinely worry when I see people preparing for weddings these days. Spending years, 5-figure sums & every bit of mental energy you possess for 1 single day really feels like a recipe for disaster, & it seems like the wedding becomes an end in itself, rather than a meaningful life transition.

    So, it's a no from me.

    Agree 100%

    Especially pointless if you're already living together, and have all the shite already.

    For my (waste of time) wedding, we spent about £1500 in all, and had 80 folks to the reception – a BBQ.

    The backlash down south

    in Anything Goes - Other topics not covered elsewhere

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    I'm more a lurker in here these days, but still feel that the TAMB is the best banter of all the forums i contribute to and folk speak from the heart. No more so than on political matters. Folk call it like it is so I thought i'd post this and share it with you.

    Went into work yesterday morning, nothing soecial, just a regular Friday, alas having just heard David Cameron's resignation speech on the radio on the way into work. Not many of my workmates really discuss politics, even less so with me as I'm pretty on the ball, but folk do ask my opinion genuinely on issues now and again, I'm known for my views on IndyRef and it pops up in lighthearted banter occasionally still.

    Was walking through office reception where we have the radio on, Radio 4 had a piece on the possibility of IndyRef2 and the consequences of Brexit. Senior manager chucked some banter about "you guys will be out then" to which I replied "Definatly looking that way". The company MD launched into a epic rant merely yards away.

    "We're supposed to be a United Kingdom", "You've been here (England) all your life and call yourself Scottish, and you've barely ever lived there, if you don't like it down here then why don't you just go home"

    ...you could hear a pin drop. Everyone in the room scuttled off.

    Now...I'm pretty thick skinned. But this really shook me all day. It wasnt banter. It was properly abusive in tone and in delivery and I'm not happy about it. Not happy one bit.

    This is the company MD, my employer. So guessing theres a choice. Remain or Leave.

    Am I missing soemthing.

    Creepy, Or Just Being Daft?

    in Anything Goes - Other topics not covered elsewhere

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    Sounds like he is quite well-adjusted to the whole thing, in a 'well out of it' way. I have mates who can laugh about their mental ex, but say they wouldn't change a thing as they now have children from the relationship that they adore. If the guy is willing to laugh about it, good for him.

    You hit the nail bang on the head.

    If you don't laugh about it.... there no hope really. Laugh at the irony, despair at the situation.

    Kids first always.

    Creepy, Or Just Being Daft?

    in Anything Goes - Other topics not covered elsewhere

    Posted · Edited by Stevie_Notts

    Are you serious ? How would you have seen the photos ?

    Do you have an amicable relationship with your ex ?

    How does anyone, male or female, have the energy to have an affair, with a small child to look after ? Genuine question.......even if I wanted to, I would be physically and mentally incapable of conducting any secret liaisons due to my 2 and 4 year olds running me absolutely ragged.

    I got told by one of the other recipients of some 'inappropriate' photos he was sent...(more my friend than hers so he felt duty bound to tell me)

    The same pics went a few different places too, she confessed :ok: when she was confronted with the evidence.

    Creepy, Or Just Being Daft?

    in Anything Goes - Other topics not covered elsewhere

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    I had a great laugh checking out the miserable state my exwife's new beau lives in as his house is up for sale on Rightmove across the street from me, and I couldn't stop myself having a peek....as you do.

    What i found particularly creepy was some ­frame­d prints of my daughter who is about 1 or 2 years old in the prints (she's 5 now), that I guess he'd took on days out, etc, which would have been taken before our separation/divorce.

    Does anyone else find that rather odd, having photos up in your house of another mans child? No pics of the ex-wife or anyone else of family or friends of any significance, just my wee one.

    Whaddya think?

    Electric Boilers

    in Anything Goes - Other topics not covered elsewhere

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    Thought this might be the worlds best forum for asking random stuff – the quality of replies on here is un-rivalled so heres one.

    I've moved into a flat which is all electric, which is new to me and i've got an huge electirc boiler with an economy 7 programming box thingymajig.

    Now, I get the idea that between 0000 and 0700, its cheaper rate electricty, and it can be programmed to heat up in the wee hours, that bit I'm ok with,

    but as I'm a single bloke, and I only have showers, not baths, the huge 210 litre tank would take days to get through so here's my thinking. Hope any

    of you folks who own one and know the strategy to keep costs down can follow this....

    • Theres this 'boost' button, which gives a one hour blast. Is this length of time enough to heat a full tank?

    • If I'm using say 50 litres a day in the shower, dishwashing, etc, this oughta last 4 days or so technically, but

    .....is cold water being added to the tank at one end to top it up whilst the hot stuff is coming out the other (so im cooling a smaller amount of hot water)

    .....what determines this? Is there some sensors which stop the tank running dry and feed from the cold (like a kettle)

    • Does it really need all seven hours of running through the night to heat a full tank? Can I save a few £££'s by programming a 5, 4, or 3 hours of running?

    Any other ideas welcomed...the more I think about it, the more confused my two brain cells get.

    Glasgow Buses

    in Anything Goes - Other topics not covered elsewhere

    Posted · Edited by Stevie_Notts

    Hope someone here knows something about Glasgow buses...

    I'm coming up for the GE2015 in a few weeks and arriving by plane (...as you do) and I've got to end up in Clydebank with a friend. I see the 500 bus heads into town

    and the 2 heads out where I want to be according to the bus website, but can I use an all day ticket or some saver ticket for that journey? I know a lot of the airport

    buses its a seperate service, so any advice welcomed for those in the know...

    Edit....Is the 747 a regular bus?

    Shared Ownership - What You Know?

    in Anything Goes - Other topics not covered elsewhere

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    Am thinkin about a house at last, heck, time to move on I think.

    Someone I know has a shared ownership house on an estate I like and is looking to move. I'm kinda interested in it as he needs something for his growing family. Anyhow, usually when folk sell a house, if you can keep estate agents away, the seller can save thousands, but would I be doing my friend a favour as his property is 50/50 shared ownership or does it not matter??

    Not really considrered it that deeply so any useful tidbits or things you know now / recollections / pitfalls, do let me in on it.

    Cheers

    Stevie

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