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Looks like things are starting to cool down over the "little" water - http://www.newsinenglish.no/2017/10/04/housing-price-fall-turns-into-a-dive/"Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
"We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
"Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky." OMD 'Julia's Song'0 -
Ha! Your comments about how much things cost - and specifically bins - reminded me of a recent object lesson on the difference between an MSE'er and a non-MSE'er - an acquaintance of mine a year or so ago wanted a new recycling/rubbish bin for the kitchen. You know the things, one compartment for rubbish and another - usually bigger - for recycling. neither compartment are ever big enough for your needs, but still. She purchased a "SimpleHuman" brand bin - now I'd never even heard of these but apparently they are the "designer label" of kitchen bins. She paid £110 for this if my memory serves me correctly. (Yes - over £100 for something to dump your rubbish in!) I (And other friends) nearly fell over backwards laughing at her. when we had our kitchen done earlier this year, I did a bit of shopping about, and found pretty much the same thing without the attached designer label for £44. Personally, I'd say I win that round! :money:
A common theme of Asda's everywhere seems to be that they attract folk who presumably purchased their driving licenses there on a previous visit...🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00
Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her0 -
EssexHebridean wrote: »Ha! Your comments about how much things cost - and specifically bins - reminded me of a recent object lesson on the difference between an MSE'er and a non-MSE'er - an acquaintance of mine a year or so ago wanted a new recycling/rubbish bin for the kitchen. You know the things, one compartment for rubbish and another - usually bigger - for recycling. neither compartment are ever big enough for your needs, but still. She purchased a "SimpleHuman" brand bin - now I'd never even heard of these
Neither had I until looking recently. I looked - I laughed...EssexHebridean wrote: »but apparently they are the "designer label" of kitchen bins. She paid £110 for this if my memory serves me correctly. (Yes - over £100 for something to dump your rubbish in!)
But in there would make it "probably the best rubbish in the world" - surely?EssexHebridean wrote: »I (And other friends) nearly fell over backwards laughing at her. when we had our kitchen done earlier this year, I did a bit of shopping about, and found pretty much the same thing without the attached designer label for £44. Personally, I'd say I win that round! :money:
:rotfl:
But you don't get to say "Look! I have a simplehuman. Yes, the outrageously expensive brand everybody has never heard of."
Don't get me wrong, I will pay for brand names, but only in places where I think it makes a difference. So, for example, I have GoodYear Ultragrip Winter tyres, because they're just about the best you can get in that size of tyre - and ultimately it's my life. However, for a bin, I'll forgo simplehumans, habitat and all those sorts of things for an eerily cheap Wei Hung Lo bin...EssexHebridean wrote: »A common theme of Asda's everywhere seems to be that they attract folk who presumably purchased their driving licenses there on a previous visit...
You go to a posher one than me. I think they shoplift them where I go..."Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
"We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
"Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky." OMD 'Julia's Song'0 -
Tried the mattress, it being "a bed in a box" kind. Foam matresses have come a long way, but I've decided you can't beat springs.
So, it'll ultimately end up on the spare bed. Probably being at least 3 times what I'll pay for the bed..."Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
"We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
"Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky." OMD 'Julia's Song'0 -
Definitely agree with you about sprung mattresses being best - we tried a LOT before we bought ours. And then we tried them again. And a third to to be safe once we'd narrowed the choices down a bit. The common theme was that foam ones got dismissed on the first pass - "memory" it seems only really helps when you sleep in the same position a lot - I apparently don't!🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00
Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her0 -
Matresses cost a fortune. But sleep is probably the most important thing for your sanity, and you only have to spring out every 10 years or so.0
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EssexHebridean wrote: »Definitely agree with you about sprung mattresses being best - we tried a LOT before we bought ours.
Yet Which said the foam ones had a higher satisfaction rating than springs - just goes to show doesn't it?EssexHebridean wrote: »And then we tried them again. And a third to to be safe once we'd narrowed the choices down a bit. The common theme was that foam ones got dismissed on the first pass - "memory" it seems only really helps when you sleep in the same position a lot - I apparently don't!
Unfortunately, I do and I don't. When I flake out after work, I sleep on my back and stay still like I'm dead. Which is probably not that far from reality...
When I actually go to sleep properly, I sleep on my side. And often toss and turn depending on how good a night it is.
Did you find the memory foam ones hot?michelle09 wrote: »Matresses cost a fortune.
And so much variety as well! It's almost a given you're not going to get the "right" one.michelle09 wrote: »But sleep is probably the most important thing for your sanity, and you only have to spring out every 10 years or so.
Or even longer... *cough*"Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
"We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
"Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky." OMD 'Julia's Song'0 -
Came back to this house in the dark last night. Met a cow. For such a large creature, they're damn near invisible as matt black against an unlit hedge. Fortunately - very fortunately - not standing in the middle of the road, as that would have been excitement I could well have done without.
The only thing that gave it away even up pretty close was that it's eyes light up like cats' eyes.
Which I didn't know until last night..."Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
"We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
"Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky." OMD 'Julia's Song'0 -
Bought a £5 odd kettle to tide me over - I could almost buy 4 for the price of a bin... :eek:
We bought 3 £5 kettles for a business centre and they were good.
In other news.....I've found your diary :money::money::money:Debt LBM (08/09) £11,641. DEBT FREE APRIL 2021.
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Yet Which said the foam ones had a higher satisfaction rating than springs - just goes to show doesn't it?
Did you find the memory foam ones hot?
A friend steered me away from memory foam because I am a woman of a certain age. Said her teenage son loves it though!!
What I learnt was never to put your bed in storage because 'things' live in storage!Debt LBM (08/09) £11,641. DEBT FREE APRIL 2021.
Diary 'Butti's journey : A matter of loaf or death'.
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'one day I will be rich and famous…for now I'll just have to settle for being poor and incredibly sexy'. Vimrod Member of MIKE'S :cool: MOB0
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