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Butteredparsnips · 19/07/2016 08:31

My Neighbour is mowing their grass. They have been at it since 8am.
I don't think this is outrageous. It's a good idea to do it before it gets hot.

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ellenanora5 · 19/07/2016 17:14

My ds2 is disabled, sometimes people comment and stare, I don't think they are disablist arseholes, they don't get a second thought to be honest, once a lady rubbed his head because Jesus had made a very special boy, one of a kind she said, I smiled, said thankyou and went about my business.

Ds1 has several tattoos, I like them, he is 24, it's his body.

I can't spell disablist, I don't care Grin

DiamondInTheRuff · 19/07/2016 17:18

Someone at work asked if I know the gender of my unborn baby. I happily said it was a girl. She then commented that it's lovely I'll have one of each and my family is complete.

I didn't tell her she meant sex
I didn't rant about only caring if my baby is healthy.
My family will be, hope, complete.

OhNoNotMyBaby · 19/07/2016 17:20

Has anyone else on this thread screamed CLASSICS yet?! Halo

AllMyBestFriendsAreMetalheads · 19/07/2016 17:23

I know what I'm going to buy in Aldi.

Destinysdaughter · 19/07/2016 17:30

This thread is brilliant! However if everyone was as calm and level headed as you all, MN would have to close down and then where would we all be...?😁

mailfuckoff · 19/07/2016 17:32

It's very hot
I've turned the hose pipe on DT and getting dh to blow up the slip and slide. I don't care it's a weekday it's too hot

CigarsofthePharoahs · 19/07/2016 17:39

My 5 year old told me that when he moves to year 1 he will be in a different class to all his friends.
I didn't freak out and shout at the teacher. I asked him about how the trial year 1 day went and he told me he played with his friends X and Y.
He just got confused initially.
I was supposed to go grocery shopping yesterday afternoon but due to only getting about 2 hours sleep due to a cold I was too tired to go. DH did it after he got in from work. He bought a different type of bread to what I usually get.
I don't care. I was feeling so ill I could barely stand up and he saved me a lot of bother. We ended up having to eat very late too.
Also met a lovely lady in a pub restaurant at the weekend. My toddler was being rather awkward and despite my best efforts he was making a bit of noise. I tried taking him outside for a minute but he kept trying to jump into a small waterway right outside the pub. Had to come back in.
I thought she was going to have a go at me, but she just came over to tell me that my son was a handsome little chap. I apologised for the noise, she said it didn't matter, he was a toddler. She chucked him under his chin, he laughed.
Love this thread!

motherinferior · 19/07/2016 17:42

There is a message on the house answerphone for DP from a woman. I assume she's a friend of his from his t'ai chi group. If I remember, I shall tell him she asked him to call.

My neighbour texted me urgently to borrow various things to wear to a wedding on Sunday. I was very pleased to lend them to her because I am very fond of my neighbour and I'm sure she looked lovely.

Doik · 19/07/2016 17:53

I went to a pub beer garden yesterday. There were lots of children running around and being noisy. It was a little bit irritating so I sat at the furthest table from them.

dudsville · 19/07/2016 17:59

People got anxious at the bus stop and crammed on to a stifling hot bus for a long journey. I stood aside. There were enough seats.

Kariana · 19/07/2016 18:05

My dh was due home at 6 and we were supposed to be going to one of my favourite restaurants for dinner. He has just text to say he won't be back till 10 for the second day in a row. I'm mildly disappointed and have nothing in to eat. I will not be starting an argument/accusing him of having an affair/initiating a divorce. I will get on with my evening thankful that I don't work that late and knowing he would rather be at home. It's too hot to eat anyway.

Also I love this thread Grin

Hassled · 19/07/2016 18:08

I've observed that it's a good year for the Gladioli. Mine are going to be spectacular.

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Butteredparsnips · 19/07/2016 18:09

The boiler man was supposed to come today. He cancelled because his earlier appointment had over run.

I rebooked the appointment for Thursday. I can cope without central heating at the moment Grin

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ClashCityRocker · 19/07/2016 18:11

I opened the window that must never be opened (because the locks dodgy and sometimes it won't shut again).

The lock broke and it wouldn't shut.

DH was Most Perturbed and may have raised his voice.

I fixed the lock. The window closed. DH was joyful and said 'let's get a kebab for tea to celebrate'. I concurred and told him he was paying.

Lules · 19/07/2016 18:15

My NDN was doing some very loud chainsawing at 8.30 last night. I didn't care even though I was desperate to get my baby to go to sleep because we both have a terrible sickness bug

KurriKurri · 19/07/2016 18:20

I've been invited to a bring a food contribution garden party tomorrow night.
I thought about it for ten seconds and decided I'm buying two big punnets of strawberries - it's too hot to cook, I don't do faffy canape type stuff and there will be far too much food there anyway.

OohMavis · 19/07/2016 18:22

DS' school are extremely strict with attendance. I got a snooty letter because his attendance was way below their acceptable level (he has awful tonsils), reminding me that attending school regularly is the only way to ensure he makes the very best of his education and that missing even two days a term will absolutely, most definitely, have a negative long-term impact.

This week all they're going to do watch DVDs and I am totally ok with this Grin

ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 19/07/2016 18:32

I'm getting dh to blow up the slip and slide Is that a euphemism? Grin

Our neighbours had a loud drunken garden party last night and I didn't complain, even when one of the guests left and shouted "wow, look at the moon" at the top of his voice. What a twat. It's the moon, get over it and stop waking my kids up.

motherinferior · 19/07/2016 18:32

DP stays in another city about once a week for work. I believe he has some attractive female colleagues. I quite like it when he's away as nobody snores in my ear and/or gets up at sillyoclock to catch a train up north. I think it's quite unlikely he's having an affair but can't be arsed to read his texts to check.

CuboidalSlipshoddy · 19/07/2016 18:34

Someone said something stupid on Facebook. I didn't pay much attention.

MuseumOfHam · 19/07/2016 18:49

A man was shouting really loudly in a foreign language in our street last night. It went on for ages. It didn't wake my DS up. DH said I expect he'll go away soon. He did.

Witchend · 19/07/2016 18:53

I got my report through for my 7yo. It says that instead of doing KS1 SATS they decided to give her the KS2 ones instead and she scored 130 (top mark 120) in all three. Is that good?

paxillin · 19/07/2016 18:59

I got the school report for ds. It says he has the attention span of a fruitfly. They said it nicely in teacher speak. I didn't complain, because it's true.

Charley50 · 19/07/2016 20:28

I don't fancy Tom Hiddleston. I'm not even sure if that's his name.

FastWindow · 19/07/2016 20:33

Someone let me through in my car and i waved thanks. They didnt acknowledge me or wave back at all. They were probably thinking about something else or didnt see me.

I let someone through and they didnt say thanks. See above.

I will in all likelihood not be at all offended all day, and continue to be a considerate driver.