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  • baby_boomer
    baby_boomer Posts: 3,883 Forumite
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    neverdespairgirl wrote: »
    "We were stitched up with the original mortage deal." and " They took advantage of the situation we were in at the time, and now we are paying for it"
    Standard MSE mentality to blame someone else with a view to getting compensation?

    It won't work, of course.

    The banks are in such dire straits, being helped out by taxpayers' money, so the government would be mad to allow people to claim against the banks as that would put taxpayers' money at risk.

    Martin knows this.
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    fc123 wrote: »
    Size 18 BUT the clothes were for shorter people. As you are 5' 7" and 10 stone (plus you excercise ...you mentioned swimming once, so you will have more muscle which is heavier) I guess you are a standard 12 (M+ S grade) but in a size 18 1960's M + S dress, the waistline would probably be just under your bust. Proportions have changed too.
    A 1950's jacket would be too shallow over your shoulders and too short on the arm length.

    BTW you sound a perfect, normal weight...;)

    So it's partly shape changes, in general, not just people being fatter?

    I swim a bit, play badminton, cycle, surf and sail sometimes, but I'm not muscle woman. You are right that I am an M & S 12, though! Impressive guessing (-: I'm a Jaeger size 10, because they are just flatterers.
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    moanymoany wrote: »
    If their goal really had been a house of their own, why the other debts? A person posting on another board has a large debt, + the £30 loan given on top of the 100% mortgage which is about to go onto SVR and they are in trouble. I was interested enough to look at their other posts - planned 'pre-Christmas' breaks, expensive days out at theme parks! They haven't yet learned that it doesn't all add up./quote]

    I think you are right - you need to choose what you want to spend your extra money on, wheterh you prefer days out, holidays, TVs, whatever. You can't make it all a priority.
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    Ian_Griffiths_Halifax wrote: »
    I've just taken on a half share in an Allotment to give me something to do at the weekends more than anything else, but I am looking forward to seeing the fruits of my labour, oh, and losing some weight:o

    My Dad grows lots of veg, and loves it.

    My son and I went down to their place in Kent yesterday afternoon, and came back today. I have a bag full of organic carrots, beetroot, potatos, radishes, beans, toms, blackcurrants, raspberries, and a butternut squash!
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    neverdespairgirl wrote: »
    My Dad grows lots of veg, and loves it.

    My son and I went down to their place in Kent yesterday afternoon, and came back today. I have a bag full of organic carrots, beetroot, potatos, radishes, beans, toms, blackcurrants, raspberries, and a butternut squash!

    you must have saved yourself a fortune too :D :beer: DOnt know what volume youve got there, but Id guesstimate going on for 15 quids worth in waitrose for thier premium "british organics" range!

    my growing has taken a back set this year due to moving. :( but do have growbag am about to do salad leaves & perpetual spinach in shortly. it cost 3 quid for the compost, trays & seeds, the price of one bag of lettuce leaves and one bag of spinach!

    What I wonder is, have the couple in this article doing wat SO many moneysavers and greenies have been doing for years? Growing your own? its these cutbacks- and the delights from them that can really ease the wallet.
    :beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
    Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
    This Ive come to know...
    So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    lynzpower wrote: »
    you must have saved yourself a fortune too :D :beer: DOnt know what volume youve got there, but Id guesstimate going on for 15 quids worth in waitrose for thier premium "british organics" range!

    Probably worth a load - and all ultra-fresh, as well, my son and I were helping him pick it all this morning (-: I had a quick look at Ocado, and that reckons about 50 quid's worth. WHen his tomatoes really get going, I'll get a shed-load - I made loads of basic saucse last year, for stews, pasta, etc, and it lasted ages.
    lynzpower wrote: »
    What I wonder is, have the couple in this article doing wat SO many moneysavers and greenies have been doing for years? Growing your own? its these cutbacks- and the delights from them that can really ease the wallet.

    My Dad's always done it. When my parents married in 1974, he cleared a bit of a bomb site opposite their flat in London and grew veg. He finds it relaxing and rewarding. Now his volume is so much higher, he keeps all the friends / neighbours in fruit and veg as well!
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • fc123
    fc123 Posts: 6,573 Forumite
    neverdespairgirl wrote: »
    So it's partly shape changes, in general, not just people being fatter?

    I swim a bit, play badminton, cycle, surf and sail sometimes, but I'm not muscle woman. You are right that I am an M & S 12, though! Impressive guessing (-: I'm a Jaeger size 10, because they are just flatterers.

    try Jigsaw...you could be an 8 in there!
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    fc123 wrote: »
    try Jigsaw...you could be an 8 in there!

    So long as my clothes fit, the size on them doesn't bother me :j
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • fc123
    fc123 Posts: 6,573 Forumite
    neverdespairgirl wrote: »
    So long as my clothes fit, the size on them doesn't bother me :j
    That's because you are a thinking person ;) ........You wouldn't believe the amount of women who won't purchase a perfect fitting garment because of the size ticket...........so , for The Crunch selling season, our largest size will be a M. :D Anything to encourage a sale!
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    fc123 wrote: »
    That's because you are a thinking person ;) ........You wouldn't believe the amount of women who won't purchase a perfect fitting garment because of the size ticket...........so , for The Crunch selling season, our largest size will be a M. :D Anything to encourage a sale!

    that's odd. To be honest, if I were the size and shape I am now, and found a great dress saying "size 16" or "18", I'd not be put off for a second.
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
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