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Re: Beat My Quote! Travel Agents Thread
What another holiday ? only kidding MATTR5 enjoy and a Merry Christmas to you and yours.1 -
Re: Strange Starling Bank scam...that I fell for
Not true. I've had unsolicited calls from banks relating to transactions and account openings/closures. My brother also had a call out of the blue when he made a series of transactions outside h…3 -
Re: Brewerygate parking fine
So, still utter scammery and laughable haste to rush to court, thanks to the nasty industry joke 'Joint Code' dumping the measured series of reminders timeline that used to be in the BPA C…3 -
Re: Getting FIREd up 😀
In terms of streaming services, Spotify and Tidal seem to be both really popular (I occasionally use spotify). Both will pick up podcast streams as well. I couldn't tell you if they're iPod…3 -
Re: HELP PLEASE! Residential defence witness statement against PCN claims brought by DCB Legal
Revisit the 8 steps in the Template Defence thread. You seem to have missed the advice about this pointless stage and won't be discussing any of that stuff. 5 mins. Phone down. :D3 -
Re: 2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD - The Joy of Decluttering
Gosh it was lucky no one was injured. I can remember when I was very small, a house we lived in the ceiling came down (partially due to bomb damage) circa 1947 I can still remember my Mother looking …18 -
Re: Advice on fund
I prefer a total return approach to income generation with the idea that it spreads the risk across asset classes and would not feel comfortable with the majority of my bond holdings being B rated. …1 -
Re: Parking ticket in my block of flats
Yes. @h2g2 is doing exactly that this year. Court claim is already in. Read that thread. That is so sad. These are not fines. Very wrong. Surely you don't think that's OK? Getting a scamme…4 -
Re: Large income gap, would you expect the lower earning partner to still work for money?
What they decide on as a couple is the only important factor. said on party is not happy then BOTH parties need to sit down and talk about it. They also need to look at their relationship and where i…2 -
Re: Mortgage free in Forever Home :-)
Finished the 80th book of 2025 - a cheerful froth novel 😊 Potted up my garlic in the shed - some of mine I had saved from this year and the biggest cloves from the new bulbs I bought in. The small c…9
