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Burlesque Babe's Re-building life but back in debt diary

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  • Burlesque_Babe
    Burlesque_Babe Posts: 17,547 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Photogenic Combo Breaker
    lol.........buy, buy buy - eeeekkkkkkkk!!!!

    I might start looking around for one.

    I have to just say - the generosity of our DFW community astounds me sometimes. I won't name names (you know who you are ;) ) but we are all really lucky to have such good friends on here.
    :D"Stay Wonky":D

    :j:jBecome Mrs Pepe 9 October 2012 :j:j
  • Hi BB, I may be 'teaching my granny granny to suck eggs' ~ or whatever the saying is :rotfl: But do you have a block in your toliet cisteren? You can get a fancy gel thing now, it was on the freebie board last year ~ dont know if its still avalible.

    Also if you have house plants or garden plants use old bath water/washing up water ~ we do, havent killed anything yet :rotfl:

    Edit ~ love your new line in your sig :rotfl:
  • Burlesque_Babe
    Burlesque_Babe Posts: 17,547 Forumite
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    pap - apparently I can get a freeby thing to chuck in my cistern from Wessex Water, the paperwork said they did them, I need to check out the website.

    I don't do plants - I have a bit of a weird, (but thankfully mild) fear of indoor plants....and outdoor ones just don't seem to survive my tender touch :rotfl:
    :D"Stay Wonky":D

    :j:jBecome Mrs Pepe 9 October 2012 :j:j
  • postingalwaysposting
    postingalwaysposting Posts: 13,987 Forumite
    edited 29 April 2009 at 8:31PM
    Great :) I think thats where I got my gel one from but I couldnt use it as we had a new slim cistern fitted which now uses less water per flush :j We are quite lucky and we arnt on a meter but I just love recycling stuff :rotfl:

    Edit ~ here you go, just click request from us :)
  • Burlesque_Babe
    Burlesque_Babe Posts: 17,547 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Photogenic Combo Breaker
    cheers PaP :D I've requested one.
    :D"Stay Wonky":D

    :j:jBecome Mrs Pepe 9 October 2012 :j:j
  • jinky67
    jinky67 Posts: 47,812 Forumite
    Great :) I think thats where I got my gel one from but I couldnt use it as we had a new slim cistern fitted which now uses less water per flush :j We are quite lucky and we arnt on a meter but I just love recycling stuff :rotfl:

    Edit ~ here you go, just click request from us :)
    I requested mine last year but havent got round to putting it in the cistern........luckily we dont have water meters up here:T
    :heartpulsOnce a Flylady, always a Flylady:heartpuls
  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,610 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    jinky67 wrote: »
    I requested mine last year but havent got round to putting it in the cistern........luckily we dont have water meters up here:T

    depends how you look at it - I am very aware of how much I use but probably pay the same as someone who uses tons of it! I saw someone with sprinklers on their lawn the other day....:confused: yes, west of scotland in April! give it five mins mate and it'll tip it down again.

    I don't like indoor plants much either BB, I think they should be outside.
    Mortgage OP 2025 £7700/7000
    Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: £33,821

    Boiler fund £925/3000

    ”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)
  • Burlesque_Babe
    Burlesque_Babe Posts: 17,547 Forumite
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    I think I must have been traumatised by Day of the Triffids as a child!!

    triffidsontheprowl.jpg

    yep -shudder...............:eek::rotfl:


    I am really proud of myself. I've been planning a chinese all day with OH being up in that there Manchester until the early hours of the morning (it was going to be a norty treat!) but I have just done myself chilli leftovers instead :T
    :D"Stay Wonky":D

    :j:jBecome Mrs Pepe 9 October 2012 :j:j
  • jinky67
    jinky67 Posts: 47,812 Forumite
    I think I must have been traumatised by Day of the Triffids as a child!!

    triffidsontheprowl.jpg

    yep -shudder...............:eek::rotfl:


    I am really proud of myself. I've been planning a chinese all day with OH being up in that there Manchester until the early hours of the morning (it was going to be a norty treat!) but I have just done myself chilli leftovers instead :T


    :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

    that programme gave me nightmares, BUT i felt compelled to watch it


    And yaaaaay for chilli:j:j:j
    :heartpulsOnce a Flylady, always a Flylady:heartpuls
  • Snaggles
    Snaggles Posts: 19,503 Forumite
    Day of the Triffids........eeeeeeeeeeeek!!! I can still remember that awful rattling noise they made! :eek: :eek: :eek:
    "I wasn't wrong, I just wasn't right enough."
    :smileyhea
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