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Re: Polymer coating
No. Buy yourself or find a local detailer that can apply coating for half / quarter of the cost1 -
Re: Frosty the Snowman - it's the 2025 Christmas thread!
Oh gosh mandco does that mean you're going to have to rearrange/shelf your original Christmas Eve plans? I totally understand grandchildren wanting to visit, but it's not like you're r…2 -
Re: Advice on fund
Capital value is only down about 2% over 10 years. So it's just bouncing around affected by both equity sentiment and market interest rates rather than showing any long term trend. An income in…2 -
Re: Frosty the Snowman - it's the 2025 Christmas thread!
@coxy11 that’s frustrating about the vans good job you checked fingers crossed the replacements come in time. Your doing better then me I still haven’t gotten round to the wrapping yet - I have done …1 -
Re: Spectos/Royal Mail Monitoring and Posting Panel
If you look at the package and bundle timetables in the app it should give you an idea if something is due to arrive while you are away. I find I tend to receive the bundles earlier than they state.1 -
Re: 2026 - 52 Week Envelope Challenge
Yup, add you and you're #06 LMD x1 -
Re: A Very MSE Advent 2025
😂 love that none of us got round to checking the gas in the daylight 😂 Candlelit yoga done, in front of the Christmas tree today (i confess I preferred the other room but the fairy lights are nice!…5 -
Re: The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread
Someone asked many weeks ago how long it took to open a Scottish BS Regular Saver 250 a month 6.5% variable account by post, well from posting the form to receiving my online User ID and Activation k…4 -
Re: Mortgage free in Forever Home :-)
Boss is probably giddy from all the extra oxygen they're getting after KK's changes :D5 -
Re: Advice: NPC/DCBLegal Money Claim Received
A Christmas gift from DCB Legal, N279 - Notice of Discontinuance received! Many thanks to everyone who supported and encouraged me in this journey. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all.5

