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Post by Scrubb on Apr 15, 2013 2:28:22 GMT 2
Thanks, all! And mapletree - I think that's *exactly* the definition we're talking about!
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Post by tinier_dragon on Apr 15, 2013 3:09:30 GMT 2
i don't know, mapes, but i'm pretty excited. i wish we could watch mad men, but it looks like i'll have to settle for merlin and a vodka tonic. poor me.
btw though i found out that we missed like the last ten minutes of mad men last week due to our rather cheapo downloading method. and it sounds like they were kind of important.
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Post by mapletree3 on Apr 15, 2013 3:42:49 GMT 2
Hmmm, what did you miss? Did you see that Don is having an affair with his neighbour?(the doctor's wife). There was nothing in the last ten minutes that explained the weirdness of the other 50. We'll see how it goes tonight.
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Post by tinier_dragon on Apr 15, 2013 4:30:57 GMT 2
yeah, we missed that don was having the affair with the neighbor. i assume that was in the last ten minutes. if it was in the middle, then it's REALLY weird that it wasn't in the show. but if i hadn't happened to have read a recap, i'd never have known!
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Post by mapletree3 on Apr 15, 2013 4:39:22 GMT 2
Yes, that was at the very end. I don't think you missed much else.
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Post by shrjeff on Apr 15, 2013 4:55:29 GMT 2
happy birthday, scrubbie...
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Post by itsasmallworld1 on Apr 15, 2013 14:27:32 GMT 2
Feliz Cumple, Scrubb! Good morning everyone
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Post by auntieannie on Apr 15, 2013 15:17:40 GMT 2
afternoon, everyone! I might get a working fridge tomorrow...
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Post by Peromyscus on Apr 15, 2013 16:46:18 GMT 2
Morning all. Annie, will the fridge also be able to write papers for you?
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Post by mapletree3 on Apr 15, 2013 16:58:29 GMT 2
Good morning, world.
Sending annie working fridge vibes!
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Post by auntieannie on Apr 15, 2013 17:31:41 GMT 2
don't think so, pero.. do you know a model that would? I might not get it, though... really depends on what the owner says when they visit.
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Post by Peromyscus on Apr 15, 2013 19:08:34 GMT 2
Here's hoping your next fridge will be just what you want.
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Post by auntieannie on Apr 15, 2013 19:40:30 GMT 2
well.. I just hope the owner is not planning on taking the flat back.... I don't particularly want to move now.
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Post by Peromyscus on Apr 15, 2013 20:02:25 GMT 2
Oh dear, is there a possibility that could happen?
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Post by auntieannie on Apr 15, 2013 22:23:34 GMT 2
anything's possible. I'll know tomorrow. I won't worry until then. They might just want to have a look at their property.
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Post by mapletree3 on Apr 16, 2013 4:07:49 GMT 2
Well here's hoping you will have a working fridge and a flat to keep it in!
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Post by itsasmallworld1 on Apr 16, 2013 15:20:49 GMT 2
Good morning all, annie, any news on your flat inspection?
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Post by auntieannie on Apr 16, 2013 15:23:56 GMT 2
yeah, they looked around and will order a fridge... so it will be delivered sometime. We'll see what happens next. I need to study now but don't feel like it. How's you and your family, itsa?
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Post by itsasmallworld1 on Apr 16, 2013 16:18:36 GMT 2
annie why do you need your landlord permission to buy a fridge? (or is it that THEY PAY for it since you are renting and they decide when to do it? sounds weird).
Things are AMAZINGLY complicated. My mum is recovering but she is a terrible patient, doesn't follow instructions which makes taking care of three tasmanian demons easy peasy:D
She was just going out with the car and an idiot collided with her and run away at full speed.
What's the saying? it never rains but..
I will meet an old friend from Italy on Saturday most prob, very excited about it, we never met but for in a chatroom and he is extremely funny. The funny thing is he doesn't understand my Spanish and I do not understand his Italian so we got to speak in English.. hehe
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Post by shrjeff on Apr 16, 2013 16:20:53 GMT 2
but argentinian is closer to italian than spanish ;D
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Post by Peromyscus on Apr 16, 2013 16:47:37 GMT 2
Yay annie.
The trees are leafing out here.
Time to get back to work.
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Post by auntieannie on Apr 16, 2013 17:30:33 GMT 2
yes, itsa, they're paying for a new fridge, they had a look at the flat today and are ordering it so it's not them it's whichever company they buy the fridge from who will have the most input as to when the fridge will be delivered.
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Post by auntieannie on Apr 16, 2013 17:34:20 GMT 2
and Pero... I AM studying... typing away some inane rubbish because that particular lecturer just wants to lecture in peace and not discuss things such as current valuable research findings that differ from his point of view, etc... so I need breaks... lots of breaks...
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Post by Peromyscus on Apr 16, 2013 18:26:35 GMT 2
Annie, I dislike lecturers like that.
I'm going to wash the dishes. Oh the joys of working from home.
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Post by auntieannie on Apr 16, 2013 18:38:38 GMT 2
yes, I can totally relate... It seems either I am washing the dishes, or I've just washed the dishes or there is a mess of cutlery/crockery/pans that need washing.... endless nightmare!
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Post by itsasmallworld1 on Apr 16, 2013 19:31:55 GMT 2
That system sucks, annie.. If anyone rents a flat here, as long as there is nothing illegal involved they can put inside whatever they buy or get or want as long as it doesn't damage the property. No landlord will buy a fridge or anything for the person who rents ( lodger? not sure about the word).
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Post by auntieannie on Apr 16, 2013 20:55:19 GMT 2
I actually like that the white goods of the kitchen are provided. that would be a mess moving around with even more stuff. but I have my own furniture otherwise.
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Post by slowcoach on Apr 16, 2013 21:21:17 GMT 2
In the UK, many moons ago, there was a culture whereby it was common for everything to be provided as part of the let.
The law was very much different then. If you stayed in unfurnished accommodation for long enough you gained a more or less permanent tenure and a controlled rent. You became a "sitting tenant" and provided you paid the rent almost impossible to get rid of.
This led to a lot of unpleasantness particularly with developers and slum landlords who might use certain methods to force you out. If you can imaging no end of shit that they could get up to including, yes shit, you would still be only close to an understanding of what was reported, albeit some was certainly apocryphal. There were of course legal accommodations that they could apply such as rehousing you or compensating you with your consent but that is so boring and expensive. Frighten the living daylights out of one and there is a good chance the rest will leave "voluntarily".
We had a word for it "Rackmanism" after the slum landlord Peter Rackman.
Anyway, in some cases the custom for furnishings lives on in a half and half fashion, e.g. a fully fitted kitchen, there is no longer a legal distinction AFAIK.
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Post by tinier_dragon on Apr 17, 2013 15:40:48 GMT 2
hi.
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Post by mapletree3 on Apr 17, 2013 15:59:21 GMT 2
Good morning! The sun is shining!
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