Things you've always wanted to know......
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- Hummer_I_mean_Hammer
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Re: Things you've always wanted to know......
I prefer the term 'Asian', seeng as it winds my wife up no end.
- Hummer_I_mean_Hammer
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Re: Things you've always wanted to know......
Seems like I can get early access to Bard, googles AI bot (I think). Not sure what to with it, any suggestions?
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Re: Things you've always wanted to know......
Great idea.
what should i ask you
You can ask me anything you want. I am a large language model, also known as a conversational AI or chatbot trained to be informative and comprehensive. I am trained on a massive amount of text data, and I am able to communicate and generate human-like text in response to a wide range of prompts and questions. For example, I can provide summaries of factual topics or create stories.
I now feel like I'm at some dinner party and stuck with someone who I don't know and have nothing in common with. Loads of awkward silences followed by lots of staring into space .. come on think of something to say.... Bit early, but may be if I sink a few beers I might manage a conversation with the damn thing..
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Re: Things you've always wanted to know......
I have a quandry. Sadly my Mrs' Nan passed away last Thursday after that prick Dementia got the better of her. (At least she is at peace now). Anyway, my Mrs' brother did literally nothing to help with care, he tricked their Nan into writing a will that says he gets 50% of whatever remains after whatever final costs etc. (by the time we knew what had happened her Nan was beyond Compos Mentis and it would have been a costly legal thing to resolve). He did show up for the last week of her life but that's the best I can say. In the meantime it was me who ended up arranging / attending all the appointments, shopping, getting medication, making hundreds of phone calls etc because I am self-employed and my Mrs and her brother see this as me "having all the freetime in the world"!
The long and short of it is I have lost out on just shy of £9k of earnings due the amount of days I couldn't work. Roughly a third of that amount was to help my Mrs out; and I truly don't begrudge that but the biggest part of it was racked up because her brother did nothing and refused to help.
I have been advised to invoice his half of the remaining estate to cover my losses. I don't know what to do. I know it will cause a s*** storm with him but equally I think it is utterly unjust for him to sit there and wait for "his" money to arrive which his Nan never wanted him to have.
Don't know what to do.
The long and short of it is I have lost out on just shy of £9k of earnings due the amount of days I couldn't work. Roughly a third of that amount was to help my Mrs out; and I truly don't begrudge that but the biggest part of it was racked up because her brother did nothing and refused to help.
I have been advised to invoice his half of the remaining estate to cover my losses. I don't know what to do. I know it will cause a s*** storm with him but equally I think it is utterly unjust for him to sit there and wait for "his" money to arrive which his Nan never wanted him to have.
Don't know what to do.
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Re: Things you've always wanted to know......
I would imagine if you have a successful claim it would come out before the money is split between the beneficiaries which I assume is your wife and your brother in-law.
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Re: Things you've always wanted to know......
You have two option as I see it mate.Xander wrote: ↑Thu Mar 23, 2023 6:44 pm I have a quandry. Sadly my Mrs' Nan passed away last Thursday after that prick Dementia got the better of her. (At least she is at peace now). Anyway, my Mrs' brother did literally nothing to help with care, he tricked their Nan into writing a will that says he gets 50% of whatever remains after whatever final costs etc. (by the time we knew what had happened her Nan was beyond Compos Mentis and it would have been a costly legal thing to resolve). He did show up for the last week of her life but that's the best I can say. In the meantime it was me who ended up arranging / attending all the appointments, shopping, getting medication, making hundreds of phone calls etc because I am self-employed and my Mrs and her brother see this as me "having all the freetime in the world"!
The long and short of it is I have lost out on just shy of £9k of earnings due the amount of days I couldn't work. Roughly a third of that amount was to help my Mrs out; and I truly don't begrudge that but the biggest part of it was racked up because her brother did nothing and refused to help.
I have been advised to invoice his half of the remaining estate to cover my losses. I don't know what to do. I know it will cause a s*** storm with him but equally I think it is utterly unjust for him to sit there and wait for "his" money to arrive which his Nan never wanted him to have.
Don't know what to do.
1. Invoice him which more than likely he'll laugh at and ignore completely which leaves you with the option of going down the legal route - big and costly gamble and even then it'll be a drawn out lengthy process. The stress involved, not to mention the animosity could put a strain on your relationship.
2. Tell your brother-in-law exactly what you think of him, vow never to speak to him again, swallow the cost to you (easy for me to say, I know) and walk away with your head held high.
Me personally, I'd go for option 2.
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Re: Things you've always wanted to know......
You hear this time and time again when it comes to relatives passing away. Money really is the root of all evil.
What’s the relationship like between your wife and her brother? If it’s good then it’s a tough call.
If she doesn’t get on with him that well, and would back you if you invoiced him I’d go for it.
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Why is it after a great night's sleep, you wake up, knackered ?
I just don't understand it. I had fully 9 hours kip last night, didn't even wake up to have a piss in the middle of the night, yet woke up this morning feeling exhausted and tired out. Honestly, I am beginning to think the less sleep I have the better I feel the next day
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Re: Why is it after a great night's sleep, you wake up, knackered ?
Something to do with the circadian rhythm getting thrown off I believe.
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Re: Why is it after a great night's sleep, you wake up, knackered ?
Supposedly you are meant to go to bed at the same time, wake up at the same time, and have a regular amount of sleep.
Lay ins disturb your body clock and sleep pattern.
That and you are just old and in decline.
Lay ins disturb your body clock and sleep pattern.
That and you are just old and in decline.
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Re: Why is it after a great night's sleep, you wake up, knackered ?
After experiencing constant anxiety of late I took my first diazepam on Thursday - I slept from 10.30 pm until around 3 pm and then I got back to sleep getting up at 7 am .
I repeated the process last night and didn't get to sleep until gone 4 am , I got up at 7 am - diazepam has had that effect on me before in hospital , it can act as more of a stimulant on me rather than knock me out . Strange .
I repeated the process last night and didn't get to sleep until gone 4 am , I got up at 7 am - diazepam has had that effect on me before in hospital , it can act as more of a stimulant on me rather than knock me out . Strange .
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Re: Why is it after a great night's sleep, you wake up, knackered ?
PS. I am slowly beginning to wake up a bit now. I am putting that down to a bowl of Keloggs Frosties and a strong coffee
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Re: Why is it after a great night's sleep, you wake up, knackered ?
A good night's sleep, what is this thing of which you speak?
Due to my new diet I'm very often very hungry at night. I'm not a good sleeper and haven't been for years, but how come if I'm hungry when I go to bed I'm not hungry when I wake/ get up usually about 2 or 3 hours later?
Due to my new diet I'm very often very hungry at night. I'm not a good sleeper and haven't been for years, but how come if I'm hungry when I go to bed I'm not hungry when I wake/ get up usually about 2 or 3 hours later?
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Re: Why is it after a great night's sleep, you wake up, knackered ?
What is awful is having to have a **** in the middle of the night. Has this ever happened to you ? It seems so surreal and shouldn't happen
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Re: Why is it after a great night's sleep, you wake up, knackered ?
Not sure if you're referring to a s**t or a w**k.Puff Daddy wrote: ↑Sat Apr 01, 2023 10:19 am What is awful is having to have a **** in the middle of the night. Has this ever happened to you ? It seems so surreal and shouldn't happen
If it's the former, get out of bed first and you should be fine
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Re: Why is it after a great night's sleep, you wake up, knackered ?
Not sure why Puff has starred out the word 'cake'