Jolly June's NSD Challenge!

solventsoon

cw18 wrote: »

I'm over here, in the druid type outfit made from towels -decided it was one way of drying out after my plumbing fiasco :rotfl:

Oh dear, Cheryl, you have had a bit of a day of it:(. Has the water stopped now?

solventsoon

Well, that's Hubert rescued from Igor and stored safely away in the tardis:D

I think I deserve a decent drink now.. think I spotted a bottle of champagne hidden away somewhere, where did I put that straw from the cocktail earlier?:D

cw18

solventsoon wrote: »

Oh dear, Cheryl, you have had a bit of a day of it:(. Has the water stopped now?

think I managed to get all connections tightened enough to stop the leaks (or more than minor drips anyway - bucket's hardly got any water in it from the last 3 hours )

but I have admitted to myself that I'm going to need a plumber (yet more money to find) as I can't do the cloakroom basin with the tools I have (and haven't seen anything any better), don't fancy struggling under the bath given that hot tap is one that doesn't fully cut out and is the one I need to stretch further for, and can't see how I'm going to even attempt the kitchen one before the hot water isolator is sorted out...... even a good spray of WD4O (having emptied the airing cupboard of all towels and bedding first, which means another mess to sort out now!) didn't enable me to turn the valve any further

the only other option I can see it to completely drain the hot water system, but I can't figure out what the two other valves are for as neither appears to be on the cold inlet pipe - so don't know how to stop it refilling as fast as I'm emptying it out (which I do actually know how to do as I've seen the drainage points in the airing cupboard and under the cloakroom basin )

next problem is that I don't know any plumbers, and when I asked around a couple of years ago none of my friends or neighbours did either so I've been onto a couple of those websites where you submit job details and local tradesmen get in touch to quote you (reading the sites I can expect up to 3 from one and up to 5 from the other) and logged it on those. already had an email saying one plumber will be in touch to quote.....

solventsoon

Hi lovely gang:A
Well another Tuesday rolls along and winter’s on the way now........... what happened???? :eek::eek:

I haven’t been around much for the past few days, been up to my eyes in work and had to spend time on my very neglected house over the weekend. Will catch up with all the posts over the weekend.


Lots of NSDs being grabbed today, well done everyone:

:j:j:jjinty - for no 11, that’s brilliant, keep going!
Hope you’re pleased with your haircut? More mystery shopping, sunglasses and mac ready again? Hope the first day back at work went OK.

:j:j:jjaffacakegal - for no 11, you’re doing great, keep going!
I know what you mean about being in a rush, I’m going to meet myself coming back one of these days...

:j:j:jchris81418 - for no 15, yay indeed, that’s brilliant!!
I know what you mean about a food shop, I have one of those looming over me tomorrow

:j:j:jCatherineMM - for no 11, you’re doing great, keep going!
Sorry you’ve been poorly, hope you’re feeling a bit better?

:j:j:jsf - for no 13, that’s brilliant, keep going!

:j:j:jAlyBaly - for no 7, you’re doing great, keep going!
You’re right, it’s much easier to grab those NSDs when working all day..

:j:j:jRed - for no 8, that’s brilliant, keep going!
Lots of rain here today, unfortunately, summer... what summer.....

:j:j:jHorseygirl - for no 5, you’re doing great, keep going!

:j:j:jNargle - for no 10, yay to double figures, nearly there now!!

:j:j:jmarmiterulesok - for no 13, you’re doing great, only 2 more to get now, keep going!

:j:j:jbeanie - for no 15 and your first target tumbles, that’s fantastic!! :j:j:j SF will award your prize tomorrow and will increase your target to 18. Good luck with getting there and
good luck with the decluttering x

:j:j:jThe Dragon - for no 16, you’re doing great, keep going!

:j:j:jLittleMissHappy - keeping my fingers crossed for your NSD today. And you made it - no 10 now, woohoo to double figures!!
Hope your niece’s birthday went off well?

:j:j:jkatholicos - for no 12, you’re doing great. Nearly there now, keep going!


Hello to:

Learning2Budget - well done for sticking to the pint of milk today, that’s impressive. Your DD sounds cute, she’s definitely got the MSE gene!:D

laura2481 - oh dear.... the “f” word makes a reappearance... lesson no 1 - we don’t “fail” here... we just possibly don’t quite make it.:rotfl: Fingers firmly crossed for no 2 on Thursday, you can do it!!:T

psychopathbabble - oh dear, sorry you’re bored and alone:(

nicca - oops... there was no 13 grabbed and lost almost simultaneously.....:rotfl:



NSD no 18 for me today as well. Spendy day tomorrow unfortunately, the dreaded Tatco calls....


‘night everyone
spoon x

solventsoon

cw18 wrote: »

think I managed to get all connections tightened enough to stop the leaks (or more than minor drips anyway - bucket's hardly got any water in it from the last 3 hours )

Well that's one bit of good news anyway...

cw18 wrote: »

next problem is that I don't know any plumbers, and when I asked around a couple of years ago none of my friends or neighbours did either so I've been onto a couple of those websites where you submit job details and local tradesmen get in touch to quote you (reading the sites I can expect up to 3 from one and up to 5 from the other) and logged it on those. already had an email saying one plumber will be in touch to quote.....

Have you tried the local boards on here? I've seen all sorts of requests for people to do jobs there, it might be worth having a look and asking for a recommendation..

Plumbers are supposed to be readily available nowadays. It's different though when you come to need one, they're rarer than hen's teeth then:(

wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver

Howdy MSE folksies,
No NSD today I was well headed into NSD Territory but I saw a textbook at £3 on Consumer Culture, too good to miss.
Otherwise I was a good girl. I took a walk into the local industrial estate, dead as a dodo, zero spending opps bar phone, an altogether dull place, but absolutely fab for taking a much needed stroll ( the estate is not the smokey variety) and clocking up 2.5m on my beloved iphone. There are also 5 gyms in the vicinity so perhaps I could combine walk with a little investigation. ( I find gym fees prohibitively off putting I would be a gym bunnie if I could). Walk followed a spicy tinned mackeral breakfast toast (wholemeal) with lots of Cayenne pepper sauce (yummy heat plus flavour), the cultivation of chillis from seed!! I have some very healthy seedlings to plant out and an enormous cloche if I need to put them outside. A baby chilli plant doing splendidly (more savings) and some mad book bargains of a frightfully high quality kind fitting for moi.
So all in all I had a good day bar missing the NSD. I am still on target but could probably nab a few more by way of acknowledging how much I have to learn about NSD and its role in saving money so when I spend it is fab.

wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver

Book is a Consumer Culture Reader so lots to learn! I have a no of books on Consumer Culture brought in order to help me tastefully resist it!!

chris81418

Hello everyone! :wave:

Quickly popping in whilst passing, to report that yesterday was NSD number 16! :j

Today will definitely be a spend day though, as that long overdue food shop is taking place.

Have a good hump-day everyone!

JAMIEDODGER

NSD number 9 for me yesterday:)

thrifty_fifty

Morning everyone

Number 6 for me please.