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Mad Mon 11th Jan daily chat thread

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  • elfen
    elfen Posts: 10,213 Forumite
    becky, I've never seen one but I'd be interested in one - I used to love writing in proper ink and seeing it dry and that - may use my fountain pen tomorrow for my assessment. It's a shame that it's so hard to find them -I'#d get me one and my mum one if I could.

    OK, am going to have a ciggy then write up some more stuff. I'll be back after I've done Mrs Dalloway
    ** Total debt: £6950.82 ± May NSDs 1/10 **
    ** Fat Bum Shrinking: -7/56lbs **
    **SPC 2012 #1498 -£152 and 1499 ***
    I do it all because I'm scared.
  • spud30
    spud30 Posts: 16,872 Forumite
    Hi Squizz :D

    It's cold, wet and orrible here. I'm trying really had not to eat rubbish, but it's just one of those days where I want to eat :rolleyes:
    Is it better to aim for the stars and hit a tree or aim for a tree and land in its branches :think:
    Loves being a Wonderbra friend :kisses3:
  • Lucifa73
    Lucifa73 Posts: 7,726 Forumite
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    Just received a leccy bill for over £1,200:eek::eek::eek:

    When I managed to pick myself up off the floor and read the bloody thing it turns out the person who read my meter got it wrong and added about 10,000 units to my usage:rolleyes: !!!!!!

    Anyway a nice lady on the phone fixed it all for me and we now have a bill of roughly £20. Much better!
    26.2.19/14.1.19: T MC 3629.26/3629.26 : VM 0% 1050/13876.59 : W 0% 100/1485 = 4409.26/18990.85 =25.17%
    28.1.19/28.1.19 Hubs 0% £400/£2,977 =13.44%
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  • bank_of_slate
    bank_of_slate Posts: 12,922 Forumite
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    spud30 wrote: »
    Hi Squizz :D

    It's cold, wet and orrible here. I'm trying really had not to eat rubbish, but it's just one of those days where I want to eat :rolleyes:

    I've had toasted jammy muffins.

    I made Jess some toast, 2 buttered, 2 jammy and put them side by side on her plate, when I took it into her she said "Mmmmmm, that's just how I imagined it, well done Mummy!"
    patronising little git! :rolleyes:

    Elliot has set off to the park with his mate.
    ...Linda xx
    It's easy to give in to that negative voice that chants "cant do it" BUT we lift each other up.
    We dont count all the runners ahead of us & feel intimidated.
    Instead we look back proudly at our journey, our personal struggle & determination & remember that there are those that never even attempt to reach the starting line.
  • Elfen, you might want to have a look at this site - http://www.anythingleft-handed.co.uk/acatalog/child_left_handed_pens.html

    I use to be left handed until I was 8 and then my teacher decided that I should be right handed, my parents went mental. I blame her for my confusion with left and right!

    I love the book Mrs Dalloway - The Hours is good too.

    Big hugs for Jacs, he will be home before you know it.

    Keep smiling everyone.

    Cx
  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    I've had toasted jammy muffins.

    I made Jess some toast, 2 buttered, 2 jammy and put them side by side on her plate, when I took it into her she said "Mmmmmm, that's just how I imagined it, well done Mummy!"
    patronising little git! :rolleyes:

    You should have eaten one and said "Bet you didn't imagine that!"
    "Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
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  • clairewop
    clairewop Posts: 8,007 Forumite
    Lucifa73 wrote: »
    Just received a leccy bill for over £1,200:eek::eek::eek:

    When I managed to pick myself up off the floor and read the bloody thing it turns out the person who read my meter got it wrong and added about 10,000 units to my usage:rolleyes: !!!!!!

    Anyway a nice lady on the phone fixed it all for me and we now have a bill of roughly £20. Much better!


    omg!! enough to give anyone a serious heart attack!!
    Boiler pot £30.92/£1000
  • becky_rtw
    becky_rtw Posts: 8,393 Forumite
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    I've got a funny one for you lot...

    Went running yesterday and 5 miles in needed a pee...trudged down a little lane to yellow the snow, but there wasnt much cover as the trees/bushes are bare so had to crouch right into bush...

    Sadly it was a thorned bush and it attacked me and I now I have lovely scratched across one of my bum cheeks...ouch!!!
  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    Scratches across your bum and you expect us to believe it was a bush..? :rolleyes:
    "Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
    "We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
    "Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky."
    OMD 'Julia's Song'
  • bank_of_slate
    bank_of_slate Posts: 12,922 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    becky_rtw wrote: »
    I've got a funny one for you lot...

    Went running yesterday and 5 miles in needed a pee...trudged down a little lane to yellow the snow, but there wasnt much cover as the trees/bushes are bare so had to crouch right into bush...

    Sadly it was a thorned bush and it attacked me and I now I have lovely scratched across one of my bum cheeks...ouch!!!

    :rotfl:

    *passes Becky the Sudocrem*
    ...Linda xx
    It's easy to give in to that negative voice that chants "cant do it" BUT we lift each other up.
    We dont count all the runners ahead of us & feel intimidated.
    Instead we look back proudly at our journey, our personal struggle & determination & remember that there are those that never even attempt to reach the starting line.
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