Nice people thread part 4 - sugar and spice and all things

zagubov

chewmylegoff wrote: »

I appealed mine and got £80/month knocked off. Landlord (who lived here before us, we are first tenants) got a couple of grand in rebate so was pretty happy with us. Only thing from MSE that's ever saved me any money!

Car got a flat battery yesterday - used the MSE-recommended breakdown service for £37 per year for any cars me and Mrs Z drive - breakdown help arrived in 20 minutes. :beer:
Admittedly I get a flat tyre or battery every 1-2 years. The bill's about £60 ish quid and I get it back in 2 weeks. bUt considering what the service pays for I'm happy.
I've saved £100s on car house and pet insurance as well through MSE, plus probably lots more on utilities.:D

misskool

GRGHGHGH...i've lost my voice

v prone to laryngitis at the moment.

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

I like him. But then, I like kirsty. And birdy lamps. And hilarious shell taps that noone has dared comment on. I think you hve all given up on me. edit: which I ight take as a green light to have humourous taps....hmmm.

actually, there is a very real down side to the shell tap: its a hot and a cold turny bit, hich means mor to get mucky nd more to clean: I think downstairs loo taps should be quick and convenient. I also quite like th idea of a waterfall tap ith a hot/cold indicator light. But ight be too out of place. My final option at is to buy a bit of stone shaped to be a ater fall tap, and have the tap mechanism behind a faux wall so it looks like a stone waterfall tap. I am sure I've seen stone water fall taps but can't find them to buy. So three optionsATM, crazy tap, modern tap, homeade tap.

When I needed new taps.... I happened to spot some fab ones in a charity shop window at just £4, still in the box and wrapped up. They'd have cost about £20 new I bet. They were just regularly, chunky chrome old fashioned style taps.

They were not dissimilar to these http://www.sobathrooms.com/bathroom-taps-141/traditional-143/bristan-regency-basin-taps-chrome-plated-25393-9672_medium.jpg

They were for the utility

The process went: Ah taps, need taps, get those taps at £4, they'll do.

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

I can't remember what PN looks like, but I alays reember fc saying she was lovely looking, and I recall she is wee and blonde.

PN, maybe you should have that as a sig...more luscious than nigella.

The last year have added about 10 years to me and a whole bunch of grey hair - and I've had no time to have my hair streaked so I'm a stripey grey fest.

StevieJ

chewmylegoff wrote: »

how does a kindle work? when you get it, does it only interface with amazon (in an itunes/apple kind of relationship) or can you download books on to it from anywhere you like.

can you buy vouchers which then act as credit against online downloads (in the same way as itunes vouchers).

i tried looking on amazon but it wasn't particularly clear.

Fantastic, I have just downloaded the free Kindle app to my new tiny mobile phone, loaded a couple of free books to test (Dracula, Sherlock) and it is easily readable even on my small screen (Xperia Ray).

PasturesNew

michaels wrote: »

I've seen your photo and would take you over Nigella any day of the week

Well, she's probably more comfy than the bonnet of a car

michaels

Hmm - doesn't the xperia range have some of the best phone screens around at the moment tho? Be interested to hear your experience on battery life.

StevieJ wrote: »

Fantastic, I have just downloaded the free Kindle app to my new tiny mobile phone, loaded a couple of free books to test (Dracula, Sherlock) and it is easily readable even on my small screen (Xperia Ray).

michaels

So I was in Tesco as I had some vouchers and they were the cheapest for nappies and I was trying to spend over £80 to use the £8 off voucher so picked up a random kettle for £40 with the intention of returning it next time I am in Tesco - got to the checkout and the £40 kettle rang through at £4 ruining everything - only able to use the £4 off £40 voucher whereas for £80 I could have used both...don't ya just hate bargains.

PasturesNew

michaels wrote: »

So I was in Tesco as I had some vouchers and they were the cheapest for nappies and I was trying to spend over £80 to use the £8 off voucher so picked up a random kettle for £40 with the intention of returning it next time I am in Tesco - got to the checkout and the £40 kettle rang through at £4 ruining everything - only able to use the £4 off £40 voucher whereas for £80 I could have used both...don't ya just hate bargains.

How can £36 off a kettle be wrong? That's a great wedding present for somebody that's only cost you £4, but looks like you spent £40 at some future point. Or ebay it.

StevieJ

StevieJ wrote: »

Fantastic, I have just downloaded the free Kindle app to my new tiny mobile phone, loaded a couple of free books to test (Dracula, Sherlock) and it is easily readable even on my small screen (Xperia Ray).

There are loads of good freebie books on Amazon kindle plus one other bonus ( listen up LJ) they allow you to download a sample of the pay for books, you can read the sample and then buy the physical book on ebay :beer: