PigginSkint's DFW Diary

PigginSkint

Hi All

What a nightmare afternoon! I have been trying to connect to the internet all afternoon and have only just managed it. For ages I kept getting the error message 'no dial tone', then after much jiggling of the cables to check the connections, rebooting etc I managed to get it connected for DS to use. Then, much to my annoyance, DS decided to shut it down once he had finished - arrrgggghhhhh! :mad: Needless to say when I tried again to connect again it wouldn't! After much jiggling, and rebooting I eventually got 'server failed to respond in a timely fashion' as the error message instead. After more rebooting, running a spybot search and destroy scan and more rebooting I finally got the damn thing to connect!

While I was doing battle, I got a phone call from Talk Talk asking me if I would like to sign up for their broadband. The chap on the other end of the phone must have got the shock of his life when I said 'well actually I was just about to phone you', which was absolutely true, I was! It has been on my to-do list for ages and as I am off work this week I have been planning to get all the jobs done that I haven't yet managed to do. Anyway I have signed up - it is a really good deal and should save me lots of money!

Other than that I have mainly been doing Avon stuff today as my delivery came this morning. DS has been doing some hoovering and gardening for me today as my elbow still hurts too much. In addition my back, shoulders and neck are really aching today - all the gardening I did yesterday was to plant a few seeds!

Right off to cook some dinner!

Bye all!

PigginSkint

Hi All

Today I have had my first payout from free scratch cards - £10. I can use that for a bigger than normal Payment a Day tomorrow. :j

I have had a real result today from phoning Southern Electric about my gas bill - gave them my correct meter reading and my amount in credit is even larger than I thought it was, now over £400. I just wanted them to reduce my monthly DD amount (which they have done) but without me even asking they offered to pay me back the amount they owe me! They asked me how much of it I wanted - all of it please! That will be a nice big chunk for debt-busting when it comes through! :j:j:j:j:j

In other news, DS managed to wreck my dyson yesterday. He had to do some hoovering because my elbow is still very painful. He managed to suck a sock up which got well and truly stuck. In his efforts to get it out he managed to split the tube. :mad: Not best pleased! Tried to mend it with some gaffa tape but it is in a bit of an awkward place. According to my Dad today, it apparently just clips in so I will have to have a closer look. It's a good job we are a 3 hoover household really!

I spent the afternoon at my Dad's today, as my cousin, his partner and daughter were visiting. We don't get to see them very often so it was nice to see them again - the daughter and my DS are only 18months apart in age and have always got on very well.

I think that is all the news for now!

Bye all!

skint_spice

fantastic news on the £400! hope the dyson is fixable, I thought my (non-dyson) was well and truly broken but my dad told me to unclip a the hose and I found the hankie my ds had hoovered up and blocked it with so good luck on that one.

Jsoo2

Hi, I'm looking to buy the new Dyson, the one which is being advertised on the TV with the ball at the front, which is easier to manouver than the standard fixed flat hoover. I must say it looks superb, but want to know that it does what it says.

dawnybabes

You can buy the pipes on Ebay (I bought one last week)

The ball Dyson has a tiny collection tub - I thought the ones in the shop where reduced size just top show you but no they are not so if you have to empty the bag often might not be for you ?

Greenbynature

Hi Piggin Well done on the £400 lucky you!!

Jsoo2

Thanks dawnybabes, think I'd better go and take a look. I think Dyson are a good brand and worth spending the money, if they are going to do the job in hand. (pardon the pun).

PigginSkint

skint_spice wrote: »

fantastic news on the £400! hope the dyson is fixable, I thought my (non-dyson) was well and truly broken but my dad told me to unclip a the hose and I found the hankie my ds had hoovered up and blocked it with so good luck on that one.

Yes my Dad said something about unclipping the hose - I will have to have a closer look!

PigginSkint

Jsoo2 wrote: »

Thanks dawnybabes, think I'd better go and take a look. I think Dyson are a good brand and worth spending the money, if they are going to do the job in hand. (pardon the pun).

Hi Jsoo2 (and thanks dawnybabes)

I have got a DC01 - the first model - and apart from these little annoyances it is still going strong! It is now nearly 12 years old!

Dyson's customer service and technical support is excellent though in the past my Dad has agreed to my request to have my dyson fixed as a Christmas present - last time was a few years ago and it had quite a few new parts for not very much money (not that it cost me anything anyway!)

So, in short, dysons are well worth the money! The first time I did my son's room with it, I filled it!

PigginSkint

Greenbynature wrote: »

Hi Piggin Well done on the £400 lucky you!!

Yes it is a nice surprise - even if it is my own money coming back to me!