steveperryman
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Was about to pop off to the shops. Missus pipes up, "'You've got your shirt on back to front.' Doh!
Haha steve, so you have joined the club, thought I was the only prick who did that sort of thing, lol!Was about to pop off to the shops. Missus pipes up, "'You've got your shirt on back to front.' Doh!
So i'm not alone. Thank goodness.Haha steve, so you have joined the club, thought I was the only prick who did that sort of thing, lol!
So i'm not alone. Thank goodness.
I did my good deed today and contributed £ 15 to the Mind Charity. I went into one of their charity shops and spotted a large 1960s teak mirror hidden behind some crap ones. No price on it. I asked how much....£ 15 the old lady said.
I walked away with a mirror worth £ 150 and helped a charity.
Earlier I picked up 2 King George VI folding directors chairs, possibly military or Royal use. Stamped GR VI with a crown. Very rare. £ 10 each, worth over £ 100 each. Date to 1940s/ 50s, possibly WW2.
Later I'm picking up a van load of mid century teak furniture from an old lady, I'm paying her asking price, not even bidding her.
My mother had an old saying as well. 'If you don't do as i bloody tell yer i'll give you a whack.'Morning all ,
we were talking the other day about weird phrases people use ,
My dear old nan and grandad had a few .
When dark clouds came over , they were said to be as “ black as Newgates Knocker “
When they were blowing away , it was
“ looking better over Wilf’s Mothers “
When an argument couldn’t be won if was classed as “ six of one , half a dozen of the other “
If me and my sister were arguing , my Nan would threaten to “ knock us into the middle of next week “ if we didn’t calm down .
One of my mums favourites was , “ put that in your pipe and smoke it “ when she was sorting out a bit of confusion about who was right or wrong .
weird ennit .
Take care , look after each other
Nick , you certainly are a weird one , let alone a wrong un .
you pipe up about helping a charity by paying £15 for a mirror you know to be worth ten times that amount .
If you were serious about helping the charity , why not help them properly by spending a bit of time with them and valuing the goods for them so that they may get a bit more for their hard work and a great cause , and then offering three times what you paid as a great gesture .
I’m not sure how you think you were helping Mind .
Morning 80, talking of thongs, ask Mrs PY what occurred when I put a thong of hers on, her quote, whats going on all I can see is a ball either side, as you can guess a thong never to be worn again by either of us lol!As long as your thong is on the right side of your jeans you're OK.
Morning Walt, them quotes were probably said to most of us old uns lol, quickly thinking, what about....its raining over uncle Toms, mmmm! weird.Morning all ,
we were talking the other day about weird phrases people use ,
My dear old nan and grandad had a few .
When dark clouds came over , they were said to be as “ black as Newgates Knocker “
When they were blowing away , it was
“ looking better over Wilf’s Mothers “
When an argument couldn’t be won if was classed as “ six of one , half a dozen of the other “
If me and my sister were arguing , my Nan would threaten to “ knock us into the middle of next week “ if we didn’t calm down .
One of my mums favourites was , “ put that in your pipe and smoke it “ when she was sorting out a bit of confusion about who was right or wrong .
weird ennit .
Take care , look after each other
Morning steve, heard that many a time, lol! what about....don't do as I do, do as I say.My mother had an old saying as well. 'If you don't do as i bloody tell yer i'll give you a whack.'
That’s not what I was on about and you know it .The mirror was buried in a stack, covered in dust and unpriced. So it was my own expertise that contributed the £ 15 to their coffers, who knows how long it would have sat there uncovered ?
I had travelled to Hinkley in Leicestershire to collect something else and was being an opportunist while in the area.
For sure I could earn charities a lot more money but I would need paying for my time. There are plenty of people earning a living out of charities, the shop ms
Everything else in the shop was either undesirable or too expensive so there was little else I could have advised them on.
If I was financially secure I would donate money back into charities but I'm barely surviving at the moment.
There are plenty of people earning a living out of charities including the shop managers, administration staff in head offices etc.
If you like you can tout me around the charities as an advisor/ appraiser. I will charge a small fee for each item. Then you can feel really good about yourself knowing you introduced me and gave earned them more money !!
Morning Nick, people who make money out of charity are for me and Mrs PY, are the lowest of the low, as you know Mrs PY runs a charity for Serving and ex-Vets, she must raise about £300 a week, not a penny, zilch for herself, every bit of dough raised goes to them who deserve/need it, that's the way to do it.The mirror was buried in a stack, covered in dust and unpriced. So it was my own expertise that contributed the £ 15 to their coffers, who knows how long it would have sat there uncovered ?
I had travelled to Hinkley in Leicestershire to collect something else and was being an opportunist while in the area.
For sure I could earn charities a lot more money but I would need paying for my time. There are plenty of people earning a living out of charities, the shop ms
Everything else in the shop was either undesirable or too expensive so there was little else I could have advised them on.
If I was financially secure I would donate money back into charities but I'm barely surviving at the moment.
There are plenty of people earning a living out of charities including the shop managers, administration staff in head offices etc.
If you like you can tout me around the charities as an advisor/ appraiser. I will charge a small fee for each item. Then you can feel really good about yourself knowing you introduced me and gave earned them more money !!
Morning Nick, people who make money out of charity are for me and Mrs PY, are the lowest of the low, as you know Mrs PY runs a charity for Serving and ex-Vets, she must raise about £300 a week, not a penny, zilch for herself, every bit of dough raised goes to them who deserve/need it, that's the way to do it.
That's why its called charity, off your own back helping others.
Morning Nick, people who make money out of charity are for me and Mrs PY, are the lowest of the low, as you know Mrs PY runs a charity for Serving and ex-Vets, she must raise about £300 a week, not a penny, zilch for herself, every bit of dough raised goes to them who deserve/need it, that's the way to do it.
That's why its called charity, off your own back helping others.
Simple, items donated then sold, nothing over £3, simple sales.How does she raise the money ?
Simple, items donated then sold, nothing over £3, simple sales.
Does food hampers/bags to those most wanting, thus donations.
Crochets baby blankets for shops, namely 2, one in West London one in Bognor Regis, good prices paid, 100% to charity.
The 3 above are the main things she does, but there loads of others.
Very Simple really.