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  • lulabelle1
    lulabelle1 Posts: 2,706 Forumite
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    That would be super - best of luck that you get through it soon..... I remember learning to drive, thankfully it wasn't as expensive 17 years ago.. (ouch, did I just admit to that?!)...
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 14,272 Forumite
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    edited 3 January 2013 at 4:35PM
    The courier gods have a funny sense of humour - collecting at 15:30 leaves me not enough time to go out and do anything, but just enough time to do the boring c@rp that I'd rather have avoided - like collecting toilet roll.

    I have provided the required offering of £5, but do so with an ill will :rotfl:

    Edit: 36 loo rolls for £5 - am I a contender? :p
  • slowlyfading
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    £630? :eek: ouch.

    Thanks for your feedback re: EF - given me stuff to ponder :)
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  • Calfuray
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    edinburgher wrote: »
    The courier gods have a funny sense of humour - collecting at 15:30 leaves me not enough time to go out and do anything, but just enough time to do the boring c@rp that I'd rather have avoided - like collecting toilet roll.

    I have provided the required offering of £5, but do so with an ill will :rotfl:

    Edit: 36 loo rolls for £5 - am I a contender? :p

    Eh? 36 loo rolls for £5? Where Mr!?

    And I feel your pain with the driving lessons, I passed 3rd time when I was 20 and in two years have never once reversed round a corner. Have done plenty of 3-point turns though :D
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 14,272 Forumite
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    Eh? 36 loo rolls for £5? Where Mr!?

    £stretcher - the offer's almost always on. Toying with the idea of buying another 36 at the weekend, would probably do us for the rest of 2013 :rotfl:
  • nattypants
    nattypants Posts: 2,577 Forumite
    edinburgher wrote: »
    £stretcher - the offer's almost always on. Toying with the idea of buying another 36 at the weekend, would probably do us for the rest of 2013 :rotfl:

    Have you tested the strength and softness Ed? In fact, would you ask Mrs Ed to do the 'touch test' and report back please:D ( no offence meant;))
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  • Calfuray
    Calfuray Posts: 1,003 Forumite
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    nattypants wrote: »
    Have you tested the strength and softness Ed? In fact, would you ask Mrs Ed to do the 'touch test' and report back please:D ( no offence meant;))

    I was about to say the same as Natty, what quality of loo roll are we talking here? Puppy softness or school bog roll?
  • edinburgher
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    My bottom is as good a measure of comfort as the next :p It's perfectly soft - that said, we're not one of those weird houses where everyone insists on wiping their @rse with a branded duvet!
  • HelenDaveKids
    HelenDaveKids Posts: 3,177 Forumite
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    Personally I wouldn't risk it NP, esp with your current juicing habit. You need the strength!!
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  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 14,272 Forumite
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    edited 4 January 2013 at 2:56PM
    Right you - stop trying to hijack every thread with news of NP's addiction :p

    Today has been a bit more enjoyable than yesterday, as I actually managed to get out of the house! Got going fairly slowly this morning as I had a horrible night (returning to work stress?) and ended up heading into town.

    Got lots of boring stuff like toiletries and medical supplies. Also managed to buy our first 3 Christmas presents for 2013 in Boots :santa2:

    The highlight of the morning had to be finding half blocks of stilton at 50% off in Tesco - the one Christmas foodstuff that I'd been hankering after and had none of.

    Mrs E has transferred me £550, turbo charging our emergency fund and bringing us nearly 15% closer to our goal in one fell swoop :T
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