One of the richest men I ever got to know was dressed like he had robbed a cloth donation deposit. And he was one of the finest people I spoke to. (I once worked for a company that makes high end watches - Lange & Söhne)
Certain shop employees should learn how to do their job...

It really is their loss... and well; some shop assistants just treat everyone horribly (Part of why I love being a Mystery Shopper) I get to actually do something about it! More than just boycotting the store...


Ugh, and right now my hearing loss is annoying me! When I'm sick it gets worse and I'm now nearly completely deaf on my left ear. Normally I'm half deaf on that ear and my hearing isn't perfect on the right one either. It's a problem with the pressure in the inner ear and scarring on the eardrum that has gotten worse over the years and I might lose hearing on the left ear completely one day.

Normally I cope okay; sometimes I have a little difficulty picking up on conversations on the telly and I tend to get a bit 'lost' in noisy crowds... I sort of zone out. And sometimes I will hear things wrong. I don't even know how much I actually hear or how much my mind just assumes is what people meant.

Apparently my hearing on my left ear is bad enough to need a hearing aid but since it's only one ear I can't have one!

Well it could be worse... and hopefully I don't turn totally deaf one day; I tried that when I had one of my ear infections and it has installed me with a mortal fear of silence


But the good thing is; I can put my headophones in my right ear; not hear a word stupid people are saying and not seem rude!

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I hope this is not about the forum banner...?

Zatoichi wrote:

(I´ll also have to admit that if I compare my own reactions to styled-up Sherlock in his 800 £ shoes and 2500 £ coat and all high-end labels to pilot Sherlock with jeans and loose shirt (and later Shezza) I can not really say I´m above all this judging from appearance.. )

 
You know, it is interesting how much of a difference there was.  Although I'm sure Sherlock is/would be well aware of the subtle perceptions people have with that, and dresses 'well' partly to have that advantage.    Insane how much of an everyday RL effect it does… guilty of it myself sometimes (or even what styles I go for, or avoid).

Aw, and Phantom… hope clears up!  I'm well familiar with not hearing well. 

*also passes out virtual hugs*

Zatoichi wrote:

(I´ll also have to admit that if I compare my own reactions to styled-up Sherlock in his 800 £ shoes and 2500 £ coat and all high-end labels to pilot Sherlock with jeans and loose shirt (and later Shezza) I can not really say I´m above all this judging from appearance.. )

Too true. So, to avoid any bias, let's judge him without clothes... 
 

I've recently just parted from my best friend of 5 years, it being my decision.
Basically, she got a boyfriend and I was pretty much dropped and left out of the picture. I've tried my hardest over the past couple of months for the relationship to stay positive between us both, but it has very much been me putting all the effort in, and her not really bothering.

I've grown so tired over it and finally decided that it would be best that we should go our seperate ways, so I finally built up the confidence to tell her how she had been making me feel and said that it would be best if we parted.
She just accepted, didn't even fight.

So I'm pretty much alone now, but I'm not missing her, because I've finally realised that she wasn't really doing me much good. I feel like I'm getting better in myself, and I'm starting to believe that I'm better off living independently.

The first thing she told me was that nothing was going to change, but they did. Also, I guess it doesn't help that her boyfriend really doesn't like me..
I never thought I'd see the day though that we'd part because she's been through so much with me, she's very much been my rock, I mean, she knows everything about me, but you could tell that the relationship was slowing slipping as we were going from speaking/texting everyday, to her texting me twice a day, sometimes days apart.

But it amazes me that none of this effects me though, I feel like I'm in a better place now, and I think it's about time that I start thinking of myself, rather than others!!

It does feel a bit weird not having a "best friend", I don't have anyone to call that anymore, but I don't want it to upset me. I should see it as being a good thing, because I can now use the time I spent with her, meeting new people, and paying much more attention to others, and importantly, myself!

Thank you, Phantom! It really means a lot!

I hope that one day I will get the chance to call someone my best friend, because I must admit, it was nice to have someone there that cared for me, and thought of me in the same way that I thought of them.