Thread:Spockmum/@comment-39542330-20190629183936/@comment-37443679-20190706141517

I had never bothered to check my trophies to see if anyone had charged them. Sure enough, they were all charged, by the same person. Amazingly, all my locations have been charged. Yet I don't see how you can know which ones are already charged when you visit someone. Have I missed something in class?

I have a reputation at work for making spreadsheets for everything. So I made one for SN. I note down every time I empty the GB: who sent random boxes and who sent passes/fixers/CIs. Quick and easy - an 'x' in each column. Repeat daily. After 2-3 weeks you see a pattern - 'sleepers', 'givers' and 'takers'. Delete at will. Some players add 'busy' 'sick' 'vac' or 'away5d' etc to their names. That is helpful, people can't help taking holidays or getting sick.

I always write down CI gifts on a post-it so I can thank the givers. Seems only good manners. I will try send you CIs if you only ask for the ones I've got! So far, no go. Fixers I can do.

The Norwegian Forest cat (Norsk skogkatt) is a lovely, friendly and intelligent breed. I would love to have one but my little grey tabby girl is not very nice to other cats. She is highly territorial.

I have never visited Florida. I am sure it's uncomfortably hot, and I don't like hot! My choice of destination would be Iceland, Canada, the Faeroes, Scotland or New Zealand. When we lived in Toronto years ago, we visited New England, and the west coast from Vancouver down to Tijuana. The climate was fine there. The hot bit in S.California and Mexico was dry-hot, so we survived. Humid-hot is horrible. We never get that here, just nice-hot occasionally and cool-wet more often. And a lot of snow in winter.