Further financial faux pas and even more disasterous decisions

moo2moo

I would offer to post you some but its all gone. It disappeared faster than a batch of Twinks Hobnobs.

Meanwhile filing cabinet evicted from DD2s room although its not got very far. Even empty I can't lift it so theres no way I'm going to risk hoikin it up and downstairs in order to attempt to get it in the car. Will be waiting a while where it is as OH has a poorly knee (in the way that men suffer these things - very vocally) and is incapable of doing such things. The first of the drawers have been relocated. One bag of shreding to do at school at some point and a bag of clothes to be dropped in at the fabric recycling facility whilst at the tip. It doesn't seem to have made much difference though.

lucielle

Peter Kay is from Lancashire
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scubaangel

lucielle wrote: »

Peter Kay is from Lancashire
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Although his hometown is actually Greater Manchester.....;)

rupe34

hey moo - have come out of lurkersville.

I have a random question and you strike me as someone who would have a useful answer.;)

Decent boots with grips for the winter (can deal with ice/snow) - what would you recommend ma'am?! Am gearing up for uni - but will be leaving v early each morning, which means Rugrats 1 and 2 will be walking off to high school in all weathers - so attempting to get prepared early.

Sorry to hijack - still loving your work:D

moo2moo

Rupe dudette - long time no hear. I thought you'd slid off the face of the planet! Can't believe you're already shopping for uni, it doesn't seem that long since you were debating going in the first place. I bet you're sooooo excited....

The mundane response to the boots question is anything with a really deep tread. By way of a comparison think of car tyres (the easiest way to explain it). In dry weather for going fast on a sports car you want something smooth as a babies bum, for general purpose driving you want something with a little bit of a pattern to give a small amoount of grip (like a trainer) but in snow and mud you need boots which look like mud tyres. Your feet need the same. Your boot shopping starts underneath with the tread. You want a boot with a deep knobbly tread, a relatively rigid sole and one which fastens above your ankle because in the ice its an ankle you're most likely to twist if you do stumble. After that avoid suede like the plague and stick with leather because it will stay waterproof longer, especially if you clean them Traditional hiking boots are a consideration but they're designed for walking on a mixture of surfaces so pavement pounding will wear them out surprisingly fast. Stick to boots designed for builders, police men and soldiers, theres usually a steel toe cap free equivalent, unless of course you want to tone up your thighs and calves in which case hoiking round a chunk of steel on both feet works wonders (although I can't drive in them cos I stomp on the pedals). And so I firmly securely my place as the single most boring know-it-all on MSE

moo2moo

Was rudely awakend at 4:30 and again at 5 and 6 by a kitten who thought it was fun to play under the duvet and was not taking being shoved in the direction of the floor that her attempts to wash me were not welcomed. The one eyed cat has been re-integrated into the household without incident so today we're leaving the door to the big wide world outdoors open in the hopes that she'll venture out when shes ready. The sooner we get the litter tray out of the house the better as it honks and puppy has taken to eating whatever tasty morsels are left in there. Bleugh.

DD2 had an outstanding day yesterday. We harvested her potatoes and had them with her beans for dinner. Then we pottled down the road in search of dessert and came back with purple stained fingers and full tummies and enough blackberries for today too. Also found some v. cool edible fungi lurking low enough to pick so chomped on that too. Detoured via one of the farms to drop off some blackberries for an eldery neighbour and stayed to play with her puppies then bumped into the areas newest arrival, a minute shetland pony named tiny who has been aquired to teach a three year old to ride. Hes so small that DD2s feet touch the floor so she settled for leading him round the paddock instead. Dropped some outgrown riding gear down to them in exchange for a crisp tenner which is more than 'd have got on E-bay. Just as well I didn't get round to listing them (or anything else) really. Sent DD2 to bed at 9pm because it was too dark to see although she was still playing outside. Bunged her in the shower and hosed off the worst of the mud before tucking her up and collapsing in an exhausted heap.

Not a clue what we'll end up doing today. Have told her we'll take her somewhere as a treat but she seems quite content to play with her toys without the interference of her sister.

OH has finished shotblasting the first of the axles - whooppeeeee. Not sure if he'll start rebuilding it (fingers crossed) or whether he'll finish blasting the other one and then start rebuiliding both at the same time. Quite frankly I couldn't care either way although I have a feeling that lots of the connecting bits need shotblasting too. May well volunteer to do some just to help things along whilst hes showing a degree of enthusiasm. Also need to hack at the hedges before the garden bins go tomorrow. More laundry will feature heavily on the agenda as the one eyed cat honked over the rug yesterday. Charming creature.

Flyladying has progressed. The oven cleaner has been extracted from the deepest darkest depths of the cupboard and placed in a prominent position. Whether this spurs me on to clean the oven remains to be seen.

whatatwit

Well done on locating the oven cleaner....remember it's baby steps

Is helping OH shotblast a good idea, might he think you're going to do it all for him, or perish the thought that you might do a better job.

Sounds like DD2 had a great day.

chevalier

moo2moo wrote: »

Rupe
After that avoid suede like the plague and stick with leather because it will stay waterproof longer, especially if you clean them Traditional hiking boots are a consideration but they're designed for walking on a mixture of surfaces so pavement pounding will wear them out surprisingly fast. Stick to boots designed for builders, police men and soldiers, theres usually a steel toe cap free equivalent, unless of course you want to tone up your thighs and calves in which case hoiking round a chunk of steel on both feet works wonders (although I can't drive in them cos I stomp on the pedals). And so I firmly securely my place as the single most boring know-it-all on MSE

This is why Royal Mail posties have doc martens as their work shoe. Would recommend investing in a pair, as they last forever, and have a very good tread. Loved the sound of your day with your DD, that sounds such fun. Love the tiny little pony aww, how cute, and well done on spotting an opportunity ref the old riding clothes.
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mooomin

chevalier wrote: »

This is why Royal Mail posties have doc martens as their work shoe. Would recommend investing in a pair, as they last forever, and have a very good tread.

Seconded!

I still wear the first pair I bought for festival-going (In 1996:eek:)

The tread has long-since departed, but they are so comfy! Be warned though, you will go through hell breaking them in...

moo2moo

I had Doc Martens for years until I turned trendy and got a PVC coated shiny purple pair which squeak with every single step driving me mad. They are fab as a general purpose boot but not so great in snow. Also discovered the tread wears out surprisingly quickly. I was averaging a pair every 9 months which at £60 a pair isn't great, especially whent the first 2-3 weeks is sheer agony as I seem to get enormous exploding blisters on my heels no matter how gently I break them in. Once they are broken in they are incredibly comfy though.

Abandoned the idea of shot blasting, its been too wet so have been dashing outside between showers to prune hedges and coming in to dry out with a book. Not really getting much housework done though.