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I've been known to paint, make candles, crochet, make jewellery, read a tonne of books, cook and sew (including pattern drafting)

Saw this today on those lines, definitely something to think about:



Each to their own, though

We had the JWs at our last house as it was just down the road from one of their convention halls, or whatever they're called. Hubby (whose degree is in philosophy, I should add) answered the door. Conversation ensued, wherein he managed to annoy them to the point they said 'But don't you want to see all your family again in heaven?'. Hubby said,'No, not really, I've had enough of them after spending Christmas with them once a year, to be honest' at which they were so shocked and horrified that they backed away sharpish before hubby's obviously satanic leanings could infect them.

It was brilliant

We have one of those stickers on the letterbox saying no junk mail, no salespeople etc. Working from home, I get it all the time. Knock knock, I'm not selling anything don't worry, but have you ever thought about having your windows done/paving your drive/cleaning your pet walrus? Can I leave you with a quote?

No, no you can't.

So today's hopeful salesperson rang the bell, gave me the spiel, handed me a leaflet about windows. I told him I never sign up to anything on the doorstep and pointed to our little 'no salespeople' sticker. His answer?

'Oh, I can't read'.

Now, fair enough, there are people who genuinely have reading difficulties. But when you're walking around with a clipboard, leaflet, pen and paper, I'm afraid I don't believe you.

Mm, it's difficult to tell without actually having one - maybe a mini Protank? They're quite elegant and you definitely need glass, not plastic

Hmm, that can be difficult and require lots of experimentation! What flavour was it?

You could make up some bases if you have those