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Re: Living the Good Life - mortgage free and living in line with our values
So does one of ours, so I took would be interested5 -
Re: Boiler has died
Unusual it to supply power to alarm, it should have its own independent supply. Maybe alarm is working on battery backup1 -
Re: Learning to walk before I run
@South_coast - Climate change, innit? 😉7 -
Re: Follow the Yellow Brick Road 2023
Had a very chill two days, really relaxing for a change - normally we get home late on Christmas Day exhausted and then spend the next day recovering. Though I've also spent quite a bit of money…2 -
Re: Currys lost one of my daughters’ Black Friday tablets: no email contact, no solution, me chasing
No, but gifting one and giving the other an IOU then watching them "being visibly upset" but still blaming Curry's is equally bizarre whether the children are the same age or not.3 -
Re: Getting FIREd up 😀
Does anyone have any recommendations for a decent music streaming service? I'm getting more than a little ticked off with Apple Music, as I'm finding more and more things just aren't o…2 -
Re: 5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3
Up early. We were at the beach just after sunrise and it was beautiful. Tide was so far out. Island was so clearly visible. It was -3o…our Australian guests couldn’t believe the cold water swimmers!!…6 -
Re: NST December 2025 A Different December
Today is Friday !! Yay! It's the weekend! :DThe Xmas Pud has been vanquished. Nearly everything Xmassy has been eaten. I think that means I did not overbuy, or overspend, or over-cater. Good job…6 -
Re: E7 active period differs from billing period
OP should note that Rosie is on a smart tariff that's billed based on the HH readings, not on register-billed E7.3 -
Re: Currys lost one of my daughters’ Black Friday tablets: no email contact, no solution, me chasing
But the OP doesn't want a refund. They want the tablet at the price they paid. So they therefore need to wait. As they've gifted one of the tablets already then it implies if they got a re…1
