When life sends you Lemons, just bake a cake

ZTD

Lemon_Tree wrote: »

have discovered that Mr LT has futher training to undertake, he was only going to chuck out a carton of custard which said BBF nov 11, i mean it was 4 days over, 4 months wouldn't stop me i have to admit, especially as it's UHT stuff. Initially i thought he was mentioning it because it was Nov 10 but it appears not. I can beleive that i actually said to him that the custard didn't know it was supposed to be UU by 4 days ago so i'm sure it's still fine.

You'll have to sit him down and take him through what "Best Before" means, and what "Use By" means.

As him what his "Best Before" date was...

Lemon_Tree

lol Z i shall put that into his training plan, along with the effects of not getting rid of tutt before you pay people to move you.

Lemon_Tree

today's achievements:

surveyor has been to new house, i'm assuming that as he didn't call back that it's not about to fall down
Mr LT has found a source of boxes - you have to buy them but round here boxes from supermarkets are like gold dust. Just need to decide how many we need or whether we'd be best/ able to get them from the removals firm
Mr LT has rung around removals companies for quotes, as expected they need to visit or theres an online form
Mr LT took documents to solicitors - this i'm most proud of as he can be really hesitant to drive to places
I've done a temporary budget for the new house. as i'd hoped/expected it is ok, not massively, waste lots of money comfortable but also not squeaky tight like that last few years have been. Oh how things change when your debts are drastically reduced.

ebayqueen_2

Lemon_Tree wrote: »

today's achievements:

Oh how things change when your debts are drastically reduced.

Well done Lemon:T:j Your hard work has paid off and you are now reaping the rewards.:)

You are getting organised and it must be exiting. When do you think you will move?

natsplatnat

Hi LT - just a thought re: boxes. I work in a builders merchants and we get loads of boxes in and very rarely get asked if we have some! A lot of them tend to be really sturdy a well because of the type of thing that is delivered in them! May be worth popping your head in if theres one or two near you!

Lemon_Tree

thanks for that idea Nat, i'm sure there must be some in town so i will have a look around.

EQ we were told 6-8 weeks, so i'm hoping that means mid Jan, aparently Mr LT asked the solicitors yesterday if we would be in by christmas but i don't think i could cope with the stress of that.

Uniscots97

LT, have answered your Sky question on my diary

Lemon_Tree

thanks you're a gem, sorry to have asked

Uniscots97

LT, there's no need to apologise...that's what friends are for. Just wish I could help more with your move.

Lemon_Tree

you could run away to have time to yourself and help us lol well it was worth trying. lol we'll have a lot of things to do once we're in so there will always be something you can help with
just off to investigate the best way of stripping gloss/ paint from copious amounts of woodwork - i think it's gonna be a horrible if very necessary job