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Re: Awful weather - typical Brits talk
Glad things are back to a new normal for you at least Farway… Less as they don't seem to have reached the ideal stage of maturity to prevent post-pruning regrowth. Some regrowth may occur, but t…5 -
Re: New Capita-run Civil Service Pension Scheme - problems (what a surprise!)
Awoogah. Mine is now in payment. It is only small but worth having. Full inverse commutation was applied (PCLS zero). They will get to yours eventually 🤞6 -
Re: Moving on
Yesterday - nothing spent, and three rain showers. That's what happens when we decide to walk to church. 😁 I did show DH that the rain isn't really penetrating the ground yet - he doesn�…4 -
Re: Thank god we paid the mortgage off
So nice of you to help. That clearing is such a hard thing to do.3 -
Re: Settling in for the long haul
I love waking up naturally without my alarm, especially on a Monday morning with a week off work ahead of me. Saying that, I must check in with my emails today and I will be popping into work for a m…3 -
Re: This w/e I am "debanked" (now resolved: 90 hours wait, no info. Complaint rejected. Now ombudsman.)
we are hardly in a position to judge Which is why a complaint to FOS makes sense. They can ask Virgin to explain themselves in a way the OP, as a customer, can't. If nothing else, no "stand…4 -
Re: Making my central heating and water smart with Shelly - need an electrical relay.
So do you just forgo a room thermostat and have a single timer to heat the water at set times? I take it, therefore, that you just turn off all your radiators when you don't need them and the wa…1 -
Re: August 2026 Grocery Challenge
Having successfully switched off two freezers this year I am going to have to switch the commercial one back on. It's in the block built pig shed that has got to be emptied and extensively repai…4 -
Re: YNAB robber needs help to execute the plan
Thanks Blackcats, we are both really relieved about him having another 3 months. He has been looking at travel plans in South America next year and I think that a long trip away might be a good way t…1 -
Re: August 2026 Grocery Challenge
@Greying_Pilgrim - I think it might be worth paying the £1 Co op membership just for the deals and money off coupons each week. I only ever use it for these and only if I want something I have money …5
