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Palema’s quest for a place to call home

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  • EssexHebridean
    EssexHebridean Posts: 24,495 Forumite
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    Awww sorry to hear you're poorly - sorry also for being AWOL for a bit, can't believe I missed all the speedway talk but yes, I will back you up, and I knew without looking which race it was you'd linked to from Cardiff! :D Sadly Pap re the crashes there are rather more serious ones than we'd like - those like P mentions where the rider gets up and walks away are great - the flip side is that I've seen a rider killed, and several seriously injured now including two guys I've known for years, neither of whom will ever race competitively again. It's the risks they take though, and they know this, as do we, and it is SUCH an exciting sport!

    Under a week until our first meeting now - I can't wait! what news on the tail end of your team though? I reckon initially at least I will have to look at going to every second home meeting - hopefully by late May I will have managed to increase my territory with Avon and increased my income alongside that.
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    Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
    Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
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  • Awww sorry to hear you're poorly - sorry also for being AWOL for a bit, can't believe I missed all the speedway talk but yes, I will back you up, and I knew without looking which race it was you'd linked to from Cardiff! :D Sadly Pap re the crashes there are rather more serious ones than we'd like - those like P mentions where the rider gets up and walks away are great - the flip side is that I've seen a rider killed, and several seriously injured now including two guys I've known for years, neither of whom will ever race competitively again. It's the risks they take though, and they know this, as do we, and it is SUCH an exciting sport!

    Under a week until our first meeting now - I can't wait! what news on the tail end of your team though? I reckon initially at least I will have to look at going to every second home meeting - hopefully by late May I will have managed to increase my territory with Avon and increased my income alongside that.

    It couldn't have been any other Cardiff race EH could it!!
    You see I'm booked for Torun in August :D:D:D:D Happy Much ( I think so!!)
    Two weeks to go for us until the madness starts again! We are hoping for an announcement this coming week, however the snow needs to get lost so they can sort the track for P&P Friday! Hopefully our number 7 will have been announced by then :eek:

    I'm gutted I'm missing our 1st Derby of the year at home but it clashes with my WW leader training weekend, IF I could sneak away I may just do it! :D

    P
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  • [Deleted User]
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    Hi everyone
    I have had a better day today.
    I went to visit a friend today as she is off sick after a major operation.

    I went to buy more printer ink as it is on offer in Tesco buy 1 get 1 half price the 2nd one I bought didn't deduct the half price, I paid at the self service area and the guy directed me back the the tech section to query it. The man there was fab and when he took me to the customer service desk and I got 1 refunded so I got a BOGOF instead :D:D:D

    I bought a new handbag off an ebay store at the end of January and the zip has broken, I contacted them and I posted the bag back to them and am getting a replacement for it.

    Today's spends
    £1.40 2 x ring binders
    £9.17 Printer ink
    £5.24 Postage for bag
    £1 Easter egg for a friends little boy
    £2.50 Girls stuff on offer
    Total £19.31

    That's it for today :)
    Have a great week
    P
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  • Hi everyone
    I am very tired tonight, might have something to do with waking up at 3.13am this morning :eek:
    I have had a couple of spends today as well - 1 essential and 1 for baking stuff as I am making irish soda bread at work tomorrow!

    Today's spends
    £36.50 Fuel for my wee car
    £4.05 Baking stuff and bread
    Total £40.55

    That's it for today.
    P
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  • [Deleted User]
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    Hi everyone
    I am totally shattered!
    Have had a great weekend with my friend from Cumbria, busy from when he arrived and he left at lunchtime today and I went to the cinema this afternoon with another friend.
    This weekend I have seen - Friday The Lincoln Lawyer (was fab) and today True Grit (was pretty good)

    Friday's spends
    £3.20 Bus fares
    £5.80 Drinks
    £6.30 Cinema snacks
    Total £15.30

    Saturday's spends
    £3 Bus fares
    £10 Lunch
    £3.28 Birthday and wedding acceptance card
    £9.30 Drinks PM
    £21.50 Drinks evening
    Total £47.08

    Today's spends
    £9.99 Kitchen scales
    £7.60 Sainsbury's lunch stuff and chocolate :D
    £3.50 Ice cream at cinema:eek:
    Total £21.09

    Have a great week
    P
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  • EssexHebridean
    EssexHebridean Posts: 24,495 Forumite
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    LOL at the kitchen scales - I thought I was going to have to replace mine but thankfully they have decided to start working again! :T
    🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
    Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
    Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
    Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00
    £100k barrier broken 1/4/25
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  • [Deleted User]
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    LOL at the kitchen scales - I thought I was going to have to replace mine but thankfully they have decided to start working again! :T

    The Kitchen Scales I replaced as I use them most often in the house.
    P
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    PS 3 sleeps and counting :D:j:D
  • EssexHebridean
    EssexHebridean Posts: 24,495 Forumite
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    Palema wrote: »


    PS 3 sleeps and counting :D:j:D

    Woo! Enjoy! :j:j:j
    🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
    Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
    Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
    Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00
    £100k barrier broken 1/4/25
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  • Hi everyone
    I had a NSD yesterday and a little spendy day today!

    Today's spends
    £34.99 Trainers for work
    56p Food colouring

    Total £35.55

    I have made an appointment to go to the Osteopath on Saturday as I have done something to my back and neck :( Hope I only need a couple of appointements as its not that cheap but it works! :eek:
    Speedway tomorrow night 1st match of the season :D so excited!!
    P
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  • [Deleted User]
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    edited 28 March 2011 at 8:05PM
    Hi everyone
    What a weekend! :D
    Speedway was back on Friday night :j
    My team got beat but it was so good to be back! I went to another meeting last night and froze my a** off!! :eek: Was worth it though :D

    Also went to the Osteopath yesterday to get my neck and back cracked back into place :eek:
    I have had a NSD today and spent the whole day with my niece, it been so much fun!! :T

    Friday's spends
    £1 money draw ticket at the speedway

    Saturday's spends
    £23 Haircut
    £35 Fuel
    £10 Dinner at the fish and chip shop :D
    £2 Programme at the speedway

    Total weekend spend £71

    Have a great week
    P
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