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Gallygirl's "A journey of 121,226.67 pounds begins with a single penny" diary

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  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    clippy_girl wrote: »
    isnt that terrible :( i have a nice NW CC that you could store it on? :p
    Thank you sweetie :kisses3:but no thanks :rotfl:.

    Ebay item went for £26 :T, v chuffed :D.

    Sunday night bathtime beckons :)
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • gallygirl
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    Email from BT to say TV service up and running. Says should only be 30 minutes to set up so decide to do it myself rather than wait for DS :D.

    So far:
    Connect ethernet cable to router and plug in pluggy thing to mains. Time taken: 15 minutes, complete reorganisation of where plugs are in bedroom and 3 bits of furniture permanently shifted 1cm.

    Next 15 minutes is going to be fun :rotfl:.
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    gallygirl wrote: »
    Email from BT to say TV service up and running. Says should only be 30 minutes to set up so decide to do it myself rather than wait for DS :D.

    So far:
    Connect ethernet cable to router and plug in pluggy thing to mains. Time taken: 15 minutes, complete reorganisation of where plugs are in bedroom and 3 bits of furniture permanently shifted 1cm.

    Next 15 minutes is going to be fun :rotfl:.

    Next:
    Plug in other ethernet cable to Vision box and plug in 2nd pluggy thing to mains.
    Time taken: 10 minutes. Plug in as described. Unplug so I can remove Sky box and replace with Vision box. Remove Sky box. Replace with Vision box. Needs a power lead through back of TV unit. Hole not big enough. Power cable wired into box, not a lead. Plug is one of the fused thingies you can't take off. Will need to cut off plug and replace (remembering to connect new plug AFTER I've fed cable through hole :rotfl:). I know for a fact I don't have a spare plug. Abandoned.

    Total time taken: 25 minutes, ahead of BT's target :beer:. Slight technical hitch that neither BT nor Sky are working, Never mind :cool:.
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Remember I do have a spare plug. Find it. Cut off plug on BT box and take out fuse, replace in new plug as different size. Feed wire through back of hold BEFORE connecting plug :T. * Decide to work out what all cables are for. Find 2 unused, 1 will be Sky, no idea about the other, remove. Find and remove another lead thingy. Worry slightly about the fact there are 2 aerial type leads. Ignore. Look for wire stripper thingy. Can't find. Use default tools of scissors and teeth. Wire up plug. Plug in. Worry why BT box not working. Fiddle with it. Wonder why they put the on/off switch at the back when everything else is at the front. Admire pretty blue light and praise self for being genius physicist (changing a plug is all I remember from physics lessons at school :D).

    * Take as a given that I am ostentatiously ignoring the dust etc at the back of the TV.

    Total time taken: 40 minutes. BT -10 and counting.

    Tea break :beer:.
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Plug 2nd ethernet thingy into BT box and check light goes green. Go upstairs to check 1st ethernet thingy also green*. Yippee.

    Follow instructions on connecting up. Aerial in won't fit. Plug in what I think should be aerial out. Switch on TV and scroll up and down. Get shock when find BT :o. Tell it to tune in. Am not expecting this to work due to aerial problem. Currently tuning.........

    Total time taken 50 minutes. BT - 20 and counting.

    * Forgot to mention - also ignoring dust behind bedroom units :D.
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • TallGirl
    TallGirl Posts: 6,236 Forumite
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    That was a lot of work for that installation not sure would have been that patient. I ordered our freebie from Sky (think its to watch catchup on the TV) got email to say it will be 3 month delivery time.

    Hope you get it woking beautifully.
    Save £12k in 25 No 49
    PB Win 21 £225, 22 £275, 23 £900, 24 £750 Balance Dec 25 £32.7K  
    Plan to move to Denmark for FIRE by Autumn 2025 “May your decisions reflect your hopes not your fears”
    New diary aiming for fire https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6414795/mortgage-free-now-aiming-for-fire#latest

  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Hmmmmm......... says it's found 40 channels but now gone disappearo :(.
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • Secret_Saving_Squirrel
    Secret_Saving_Squirrel Posts: 4,138 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    I thought it was all going too smoothly..... Good luck with it!

    Squirrel
    Paid off mortgage nine years early in 2013. Now picking and choosing our work to fit in with the rest of our lives!
    Still thrifty though, after all these years:D
  • gallygirl
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    muddywhitechicken wrote: »
    GG if your N/wide regular saver is the same as mine, I read it that the introductory rate ends 31 October regardless of how many months you had the account...
    Thanks MWC - they've confirmed it, ends 31st Oct (but interest on 31st Dec) so will lift money then and leave £1 in till interest paid.

    Decided my suspicions about aerial were correct. End is the right sex but has funny narrower fitting, will investigate at lunchtime and see what I can get.

    Clock stopped at 55 minutes, BT -25 and counting :o.
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • unhappy_shopper
    unhappy_shopper Posts: 1,304 Forumite
    GG, good luck with your BT adventures :)
    Mortgage: @ Feb. 2007: £133,200; Apr. 2011: £24,373; May 2011: £175,999; Jun 2013: ~£97K; Mar. 2014 £392,212.73; Dec. 2015: £327,051.77; Mar. 2016: ~£480K; Mar. 2017 £444,445.74
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