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Re: Steadying the ship - a perilous voyage across the financial middle
Four hours! blimey, no wonder you are not a fan of gardening! Over here, what used to be a lawn now crackles and crunches underfoot as the stalks that have been dried and crisped by the relentless su…5 -
Re: New Home/Old Home
No, but you would pay the second home tax on the new purchase, which you can claim back on the sale of you current home if sold within 3 years. Often any money you put in to doing up your home is ful…1 -
Re: How is it possible that my Sky password is incorrect?
Had something similar a week ago (not Sky). The 'change password' functionality allowed me to set up a Bitwarden 20 char random string. The login functionality didn't agree and told me…2 -
Re: Old Style Daily Monday 17 August 2026
Later! Yesterday was good. Breakfast bacon rolls with old friends and a long catch up. Then I met up with the friends of friends who, despite my fears, are a delightfully quirky and interesting famil…10 -
Re: Moving on
Must be make do and mend season! I found the spare button and attached it to a dress and then sewed the flaps back onto a headband where hot glue did not work. Mine was handsewing but I'm please…2 -
Re: On holiday with missing luggage
Insurance is with Admiral but haven't thought there'd be a section on delayed luggage. I'll have a scan on their website and any policy documents they might have sent As much as TUI wi…2 -
Re: NST August 2026: The Good Life
Eek that sounds nasty @DawnW.2 -
Re: Car v Train - what would you do in this scenario?
I find driving enjoyable. Far more than train travel. So it would always be the car for me unless there was a REALLY significant cost advantage. Take as much baggage as you like, combine other chores…2 -
Re: Thinking of a DMP
Then you are going to have to map your way out of this without insolvency and without risking your property. Priority and nonpriority debts are chalk and cheese so if you are in a temp lower mortgage…2 -
Re: On holiday with missing luggage
Hope the missing cases turn up soon. For the future, or to help others possibly being in the same position in future, splitting each person's belongings between cases, or at least putting one fu…4
