So far I count 1.5 cu meters of 'flat' space used - drawers full of
things line appx. 36 wooly things, (all mine fit into just one drawer,
she has 4 of them) t-shirtsd (4 drawers, I have one) socks and leggy
things (3 drawers, I have 1/2 (underwear -daren't count it. I have 1/4
drawer for mine) plus 48" of hanging space for all the size 12 dresses
that no longer fit....compared with my niggardly 32" of hanging space
for the trousers and jackets that do...and shoes. Must be at least 20
pair compared to my 5...


I am tempted to suggest that a better use of the couple of thousand
quids worth of materials and labour to house them would be better spent
on half a dozen outfits only, that do fit and would actually be
worn...and the rest sold off or scrapped?

What do you think?

The Natural Philosopher wrote:

So far I count 1.5 cu meters of 'flat' space used - drawers full of
things line appx. 36 wooly things, (all mine fit into just one drawer,
she has 4 of them) t-shirtsd (4 drawers, I have one) socks and leggy
things (3 drawers, I have 1/2 (underwear -daren't count it. I have 1/4
drawer for mine) plus 48" of hanging space for all the size 12 dresses
that no longer fit....compared with my niggardly 32" of hanging space
for the trousers and jackets that do...and shoes. Must be at least 20
pair compared to my 5...

I am tempted to suggest that a better use of the couple of thousand
quids worth of materials and labour to house them would be better spent
on half a dozen outfits only, that do fit and would actually be
worn...and the rest sold off or scrapped?

What do you think?

You must have a death wish.

The Natural Philosopher wrote:
So far I count 1.5 cu meters of 'flat' space used - drawers full of
things line appx. 36 wooly things, (all mine fit into just one drawer,
she has 4 of them) t-shirtsd (4 drawers, I have one) socks and leggy
things (3 drawers, I have 1/2 (underwear -daren't count it. I have 1/4
drawer for mine) plus 48" of hanging space for all the size 12 dresses
that no longer fit....compared with my niggardly 32" of hanging space
for the trousers and jackets that do...and shoes. Must be at least 20
pair compared to my 5...


I am tempted to suggest that a better use of the couple of thousand
quids worth of materials and labour to house them would be better spent
on half a dozen outfits only, that do fit and would actually be
worn...and the rest sold off or scrapped?

What do you think?

Remind me, how do you spell "D I V O R C E"?

"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
t...
So far I count 1.5 cu meters of 'flat' space used - drawers full of
things line appx. 36 wooly things, (all mine fit into just one drawer,
she has 4 of them) t-shirtsd (4 drawers, I have one) socks and leggy
things (3 drawers, I have 1/2 (underwear -daren't count it. I have 1/4
drawer for mine) plus 48" of hanging space for all the size 12 dresses
that no longer fit....compared with my niggardly 32" of hanging space
for the trousers and jackets that do...and shoes. Must be at least 20
pair compared to my 5...


I am tempted to suggest that a better use of the couple of thousand
quids worth of materials and labour to house them would be better spent
on half a dozen outfits only, that do fit and would actually be
worn...and the rest sold off or scrapped?

What do you think?

I think you're looking for a divorce !!!!!! :-) Just build some more
wardrobes.

"S Viemeister" wrote in message
...
The Natural Philosopher wrote:

So far I count 1.5 cu meters of 'flat' space used - drawers full of
things line appx. 36 wooly things, (all mine fit into just one drawer,
she has 4 of them) t-shirtsd (4 drawers, I have one) socks and leggy
things (3 drawers, I have 1/2 (underwear -daren't count it. I have 1/4
drawer for mine) plus 48" of hanging space for all the size 12 dresses
that no longer fit....compared with my niggardly 32" of hanging space
for the trousers and jackets that do...and shoes. Must be at least 20
pair compared to my 5...

I am tempted to suggest that a better use of the couple of thousand
quids worth of materials and labour to house them would be better spent
on half a dozen outfits only, that do fit and would actually be
worn...and the rest sold off or scrapped?

What do you think?

You must have a death wish.

He probably smells too, if he doesn't change daily.

"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
t...
So far I count 1.5 cu meters of 'flat' space used - drawers full of things
line appx. 36 wooly things, (all mine fit into just one drawer, she has 4
of them) t-shirtsd (4 drawers, I have one) socks and leggy things (3
drawers, I have 1/2 (underwear -daren't count it. I have 1/4 drawer for
mine) plus 48" of hanging space for all the size 12 dresses that no longer
fit....compared with my niggardly 32" of hanging space for the trousers
and jackets that do...and shoes. Must be at least 20 pair compared to my
5...


I am tempted to suggest that a better use of the couple of thousand quids
worth of materials and labour to house them would be better spent on half
a dozen outfits only, that do fit and would actually be worn...and the
rest sold off or scrapped?

What do you think?

You need to buy more clothes.

Colin Bignell

"nightjar .uk.com" nightjar@insert_my_surname_here wrote in message
...

"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
t...
So far I count 1.5 cu meters of 'flat' space used - drawers full of
things line appx. 36 wooly things, (all mine fit into just one drawer,
she has 4 of them) t-shirtsd (4 drawers, I have one) socks and leggy
things (3 drawers, I have 1/2 (underwear -daren't count it. I have 1/4
drawer for mine) plus 48" of hanging space for all the size 12 dresses
that no longer fit....compared with my niggardly 32" of hanging space for
the trousers and jackets that do...and shoes. Must be at least 20 pair
compared to my 5...


I am tempted to suggest that a better use of the couple of thousand quids
worth of materials and labour to house them would be better spent on half
a dozen outfits only, that do fit and would actually be worn...and the
rest sold off or scrapped?

What do you think?

You need to buy more clothes.

Quite.

Although I don't have - or want or need - as many clothes as his wife,
Spouse has more than he does and he's hardly sartorial!

Mary

Mary

Colin Bignell

On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 13:14:06 -0500, S Viemeister
wrote:

The Natural Philosopher wrote:

So far I count 1.5 cu meters of 'flat' space used - drawers full of
things line appx. 36 wooly things, (all mine fit into just one drawer,
she has 4 of them) t-shirtsd (4 drawers, I have one) socks and leggy
things (3 drawers, I have 1/2 (underwear -daren't count it. I have 1/4
drawer for mine) plus 48" of hanging space for all the size 12 dresses
that no longer fit....compared with my niggardly 32" of hanging space
for the trousers and jackets that do...and shoes. Must be at least 20
pair compared to my 5...

I am tempted to suggest that a better use of the couple of thousand
quids worth of materials and labour to house them would be better spent
on half a dozen outfits only, that do fit and would actually be
worn...and the rest sold off or scrapped?

What do you think?

You must have a death wish.

He's got nowhere to keep one!

T i m ;-)

"The Natural Philosopher" wrote
| I am tempted to suggest that a better use of the couple of
| thousand quids worth of materials and labour to house them
| would be better spent on half a dozen outfits only, that do
| fit and would actually be worn...and the rest sold off or
| scrapped?
| What do you think?

I do not understand why women spend so much money on completely unsuitable
clothes. I was taken out clothes-shopping by a woman, once. She picked this
top off the rail and asked me what I thought. Twenty pounds for a flimsy
synthetic thing that'll melt at the first sight of a boil-wash and last
about six weeks is a waste of money is what I thought, and pointed out that
the same amount of money will buy nearly a week's worth of cotton shirts
from the ex-army shop.

Owain
Primark Man

"Owain" wrote in message
...
"The Natural Philosopher" wrote
| I am tempted to suggest that a better use of the couple of
| thousand quids worth of materials and labour to house them
| would be better spent on half a dozen outfits only, that do
| fit and would actually be worn...and the rest sold off or
| scrapped?
| What do you think?

I do not understand why women spend so much money on completely unsuitable
clothes. I was taken out clothes-shopping by a woman, once. She picked
this
top off the rail and asked me what I thought. Twenty pounds for a flimsy
synthetic thing that'll melt at the first sight of a boil-wash and last
about six weeks is a waste of money is what I thought, and pointed out
that
the same amount of money will buy nearly a week's worth of cotton shirts
from the ex-army shop.

I hate shopping for clothes. I can't understand why women want to do it.
Most of mine are very old, hand made or from the charity shops. There isn't
much ...

I do keep getting letters from some company telling me I'm a premier
customer because of my superb record and offering me all sorts of junk. I've
never bought from them ...

Mary

Owain
Primark Man

The Natural Philosopher wrote:

What do you think?

I'm puzzled cos this is a DIY group. Are you asking for assistance in
calculating when the house extension will be needed?

Anna

~~ Anna Kettle, Suffolk, England
|""""| ~ Lime plaster repairs
/ ^^ \ // Freehand modelling in lime: overmantels, pargeting etc
|____| www.kettlenet.co.uk 01359 230642

Anna Kettle wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:


What do you think?

I'm puzzled cos this is a DIY group. Are you asking for assistance in
calculating when the house extension will be needed?

Nah, I reckon it's totally on-topic, cos the size of the new extension
will need to be directly proportional to the cubic meterage aof SWMBO's
attire, won't it?

David

In article ,
Owain Use owain to email me. wrote:

I do not understand why women spend so much money on completely unsuitable
clothes. I was taken out clothes-shopping by a woman, once. She picked this
top off the rail and asked me what I thought. Twenty pounds for a flimsy
synthetic thing that'll melt at the first sight of a boil-wash and last
about six weeks is a waste of money is what I thought, and pointed out that
the same amount of money will buy nearly a week's worth of cotton shirts
from the ex-army shop.

Don't tell me - you didn't see he again?

Owain
Primark Man


No if only they did mail order...

Darren

In article , I wrote:

Don't tell me - you didn't see he again?


*sigh*

didn't see *her* again

That'll teach me for posting pre-coffee

Darren

"nightjar .uk.com" nightjar@insert_my_surname_here wrote in message

I think I have more clothes than the OP owns just in my holiday home.

That's an interesting drift. I leave various clothing in our caravan on
daughter's frm in Wales. It means I don't have to think about what to take,
in theory. The practice is that they have to come home for washing
sometimes, I got round that by having everything there blue so it's easily
identifiable and packed after laundering so it's ready to go at any time -
without thinking.

Mary

Colin Bignell

On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 18:06:06 +0000, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:

So far I count 1.5 cu meters of 'flat' space used - drawers full of
things line appx. 36 wooly things, (all mine fit into just one drawer,
she has 4 of them) t-shirtsd (4 drawers, I have one) socks and leggy
things (3 drawers, I have 1/2 (underwear -daren't count it. I have 1/4
drawer for mine) plus 48" of hanging space for all the size 12 dresses
that no longer fit....compared with my niggardly 32" of hanging space
for the trousers and jackets that do...and shoes. Must be at least 20
pair compared to my 5...


I am tempted to suggest that a better use of the couple of thousand
quids worth of materials and labour to house them would be better spent
on half a dozen outfits only, that do fit and would actually be
worn...and the rest sold off or scrapped?

What do you think?

If you have a real fat-arsed wife, then I suppose you could end up
needing twice as much storage as if you have a proper sized one! :-)

M

The Natural Philosopher wrote:
So far I count 1.5 cu meters of 'flat' space used - drawers full of
things line appx. 36 wooly things, (all mine fit into just one drawer,
she has 4 of them) t-shirtsd (4 drawers, I have one) socks and leggy
things (3 drawers, I have 1/2 (underwear -daren't count it. I have 1/4
drawer for mine) plus 48" of hanging space for all the size 12 dresses
that no longer fit....compared with my niggardly 32" of hanging space
for the trousers and jackets that do...and shoes. Must be at least 20
pair compared to my 5...


I am tempted to suggest that a better use of the couple of thousand
quids worth of materials and labour to house them would be better spent
on half a dozen outfits only, that do fit and would actually be
worn...and the rest sold off or scrapped?

What do you think?
Curiously i have just made a change to our house contents insurance... i
asked SWMBO to 'add up' the value of contents on a room to room basis so
that we could compare what we both thought the place should be insured
for... anyway, she estimated in all seriousness that her clothes etc
were valued to the sum of about 5k !!! I was gob smacked ) Try asking
yours to do the same (for insurance purposes of course so that you come
away with both testicles!) you might be as surprised as i was!!!

Gerry

"Cuprager" wrote in message
...

Curiously i have just made a change to our house contents insurance... i
asked SWMBO to 'add up' the value of contents on a room to room basis so
that we could compare what we both thought the place should be insured
for... anyway, she estimated in all seriousness that her clothes etc were
valued to the sum of about 5k !!! I was gob smacked ) Try asking yours
to do the same (for insurance purposes of course so that you come away
with both testicles!) you might be as surprised as i was!!!

I doubt that mine would be £100.

No-one would give me that for them!

That's one reason why we don't have house insurance any more.

Mary

Gerry

"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
et...

"nightjar .uk.com" nightjar@insert_my_surname_here wrote in message

I think I have more clothes than the OP owns just in my holiday home.

That's an interesting drift. I leave various clothing in our caravan on
daughter's frm in Wales. It means I don't have to think about what to
take, in theory. The practice is that they have to come home for washing
sometimes, I got round that by having everything there blue so it's easily
identifiable and packed after laundering so it's ready to go at any time -
without thinking.

One of the first purchases for the house was a washing machine. I keep
meaning to add a tumble dryer, as sometimes I have to leave the place with
washing hanging all around inside to dry. Birds can get into the garage,
otherwise I would hang a line in there. However, it means that when I travel
now, my luggage is usually nothing more than a few DVDs and books.

Colin Bignell

"nightjar .uk.com" nightjar@insert_my_surname_here wrote in message
...

"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
et...

"nightjar .uk.com" nightjar@insert_my_surname_here wrote in message

I think I have more clothes than the OP owns just in my holiday home.

That's an interesting drift. I leave various clothing in our caravan on
daughter's frm in Wales. It means I don't have to think about what to
take, in theory. The practice is that they have to come home for washing
sometimes, I got round that by having everything there blue so it's
easily identifiable and packed after laundering so it's ready to go at
any time - without thinking.

One of the first purchases for the house was a washing machine. I keep
meaning to add a tumble dryer, as sometimes I have to leave the place with
washing hanging all around inside to dry. Birds can get into the garage,
otherwise I would hang a line in there. However, it means that when I
travel now, my luggage is usually nothing more than a few DVDs and books.

That's a house. Our caravan is 10', foot-pumped cold water, two gas burners,
gas lighting, a bed, table and bucket. Oh, and a 'wardrobe' for all the
clothes :-)

We love it.

Mary

Colin Bignell

Cuprager wrote:

The Natural Philosopher wrote:

So far I count 1.5 cu meters of 'flat' space used - drawers full of
things line appx. 36 wooly things, (all mine fit into just one drawer,
she has 4 of them) t-shirtsd (4 drawers, I have one) socks and leggy
things (3 drawers, I have 1/2 (underwear -daren't count it. I have 1/4
drawer for mine) plus 48" of hanging space for all the size 12 dresses
that no longer fit....compared with my niggardly 32" of hanging space
for the trousers and jackets that do...and shoes. Must be at least 20
pair compared to my 5...


I am tempted to suggest that a better use of the couple of thousand
quids worth of materials and labour to house them would be better
spent on half a dozen outfits only, that do fit and would actually be
worn...and the rest sold off or scrapped?

What do you think?

Curiously i have just made a change to our house contents insurance... i
asked SWMBO to 'add up' the value of contents on a room to room basis so
that we could compare what we both thought the place should be insured
for... anyway, she estimated in all seriousness that her clothes etc
were valued to the sum of about 5k !!! I was gob smacked ) Try asking
yours to do the same (for insurance purposes of course so that you come
away with both testicles!) you might be as surprised as i was!!!

I would not. She made about 600 quid selling three or four items on Ebay.

I'd say there's more like 15 grand there.

Ive got the best part of 1500 tied up in a suit and three jackets..

Gerry

"Mary Fisher" wrote
| "Cuprager" wrote
| ... she estimated in all seriousness that her clothes etc were
| valued to the sum of about 5k !!!
| I doubt that mine would be £100.
| No-one would give me that for them!

It's not what people would give you that matters, it's what it would cost to
replace them, from new, in a hurry. The chances of BHF[1] having a
collection of Daks, Austin Reed and Hardy Amies suits in my size when I need
them urgently is small.

| That's one reason why we don't have house insurance any more.

That's okay if you can either afford to replace anything lost
(self-insurance) or do without. Many people would need reasonably good new
clothes quickly to go to work.

Owain

[1] I do mean British Heart Foundation, not British Home Stores.

"Owain" wrote in message
...
"Mary Fisher" wrote
| "Cuprager" wrote
| ... she estimated in all seriousness that her clothes etc were
| valued to the sum of about 5k !!!
| I doubt that mine would be £100.
| No-one would give me that for them!

It's not what people would give you that matters, it's what it would cost
to
replace them, from new, in a hurry. The chances of BHF[1] having a
collection of Daks, Austin Reed and Hardy Amies suits in my size when I
need
them urgently is small.

I wouldn't want to replace any of my clothes exactly! I have no interest in
clothes as long as they fit, they're comfortable, they protect me from cold
and the horses from being frightened, they're in natural fabrics and aren't
frightfully ugly they'll do. Tenofus or its equivalent can usually come up
with something :-)

| That's one reason why we don't have house insurance any more.

That's okay if you can either afford to replace anything lost
(self-insurance) or do without.

Do without is the thing. I'd quite like to lose some things but would feel
guilty about dumping them. Very little of what we have is essential. The
things we really value are irreplaceable anyway.

Many people would need reasonably good new
clothes quickly to go to work.

Oh I'm not advocating that everyone should have such a philosophy! We don't
go to work so don't have to keep up appearances.

Owain

[1] I do mean British Heart Foundation, not British Home Stores.

I realised :-)

Mary

"Mary Fisher" wrote
| I wouldn't want to replace any of my clothes exactly! I have no interest
| in clothes as long as they fit,

I've almost given up on that. People my shape don't die very often.

| ... Tenofus or its equivalent can usually come up
| with something :-)

There is a much more limited selection in menswear.

| I'd quite like to lose some things but would feel guilty about
| dumping them.

ebay is thataway ...

Or designate one of the outbuildings as a Museum and get a grant.

Owain

Mary Fisher wrote:

"Owain" wrote in message
...

"Mary Fisher" wrote
| "Cuprager" wrote
| ... she estimated in all seriousness that her clothes etc were
| valued to the sum of about 5k !!!
| I doubt that mine would be £100.
| No-one would give me that for them!

It's not what people would give you that matters, it's what it would cost
to
replace them, from new, in a hurry. The chances of BHF[1] having a
collection of Daks, Austin Reed and Hardy Amies suits in my size when I
need
them urgently is small.


I wouldn't want to replace any of my clothes exactly! I have no interest in
clothes as long as they fit, they're comfortable, they protect me from cold
and the horses from being frightened, they're in natural fabrics and aren't
frightfully ugly they'll do. Tenofus or its equivalent can usually come up
with something :-)

| That's one reason why we don't have house insurance any more.

That's okay if you can either afford to replace anything lost
(self-insurance) or do without.


Do without is the thing. I'd quite like to lose some things but would feel
guilty about dumping them. Very little of what we have is essential. The
things we really value are irreplaceable anyway.


Many people would need reasonably good new
clothes quickly to go to work.


Oh I'm not advocating that everyone should have such a philosophy! We don't
go to work so don't have to keep up appearances.


You are a diddy and I claim my Robert Kilroy Silk shirt.

"Owain" wrote in message
...
"Mary Fisher" wrote
| I wouldn't want to replace any of my clothes exactly! I have no interest
| in clothes as long as they fit,

I've almost given up on that. People my shape don't die very often.

People my shape die frequently. That's why I'm trying to change it ...
sigh

| ... Tenofus or its equivalent can usually come up
| with something :-)

There is a much more limited selection in menswear.

I wouldn't know. I don't look in womenswear! All my trousers and shirts are
men's. Were.

| I'd quite like to lose some things but would feel guilty about
| dumping them.

ebay is thataway ...

Can't work it out. And can't be bothered.

Or designate one of the outbuildings as a Museum and get a grant.

This house is already enough like a museum ... never thought about a grant.
Nah, they wouldn't allow planning permission for change of use even though
it wasn't :-(

Mary

Owain

On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 11:51:07 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
strung together this:

People my shape die frequently.

People my shape die frequently too. I think people of all shapes and
sizes die, it's a fact of life.
--

SJW
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