The 11+ thread; where all are welcome, but be prepared for some serious money saving!

purdita

Well done on the new job Frequent :T:T:T

Hope we can soon say the same to you Cerian

My DH is a self employed decorator....but he's the opposite to you Frequent. Went back to working for himself after being made redundant last year from a job he'd had for 10 years.

Dizzy_Ditzy

bubbs wrote: »

I know really pee's me off :mad::mad::mad: as my car is a write off, im now car less DH doesnt drive and i got to find a different one! and pay out, good job i have some savings to get another one

Are your insurance company not sorting you out a courtesy car? They did when I had mine, and that was with an insurance assessor passing the accident and writing my car off there and then

freddies_flyers_two

French_Knickers wrote: »

Well tonights tea. I had a rummage in the freezer and found a large pack of sarnie ham getting a bit old so it got me thinking! A look in the freezer located a pepper that was a bit tired too.

A plan was hatched!

In the cupboard was a nice tomato and chilli napolina pasta sauce so that went into the slowy while the ham went in the microwave to soften it enough for chopping. Also in the freezer were some chopped shrooms (like that surprised anyone??) and some chopped courgettes so a handful of each of those got tossed in too along with the sliced pepper. The ham was rouchly chopped and that follwed the veg into the pot. A quick stir and then to cook for a while. Later I'll boil some pasta and stir it all in together.

Hopefully it will taste ok!!

FK your meals always look soooo yummy! Ive just had my (whoopsied) tea but I could still eat that! It kills me when Im catching up late on an evening & one of your meals appears! I have to fight the urge to go to the fridge!!:)

Scarlini

bensonsmum wrote: »

yesterday i went from 2pm and have not had a cigarette since and have no intention of buying any either:) /QUOTE]

Congratulations

purdita wrote: »

I'm only doing WW because it's virtually free through quidco. (£32 odd for three months and £30 cashback)
Well done you!!. Dieting and giving up smoking is really hard! And sticking to both with a newborn is even harder.
I lost a bit earlier on this year with Westie but I didn't stick to it when I wasn't feeling well and all the new tablets I'm on have weight gain as a side effect. I can't excercise very easily as my balance is so poor, and I spend far too much time sat on my backside on here :rotfl:
Somethings got to give.....and at the moment it's the seams in my trousers :D

I would like to take all that sympathy but I don't deserve it.
I got shingles 8 years ago up until then I had always been a size 8-10 then stopped smoking 6 years ago and DD is 16 months old so I have had plenty of time to do something about it.
Final straw was getting some new work trousers in a size 14 and they don't fit:eek::eek:

bubbs

queen_of_cheap wrote: »

Are your insurance company not sorting you out a courtesy car? They did when I had mine, and that was with an insurance assessor passing the accident and writing my car off there and then

No, my insurance doesnt say courtesy car, i will be borrowing my sisters van lol, she will borrow a friend of hers car till weds as she works night so doesnt need it in the day, then borrowing another friends till sat and after that my sis's bf will let her have a car of his from sat(hes got a few cars but lives few 100 miles away) for as long as we need it so once this weeks sorted i havent got to rush to buy one, can take me time looking

jblack_2

French_Knickers wrote: »

So they won't investigate because a crime has been commited? Laughable, what a bunch of bankers!! No wonder so many people these days are anti police.

I think it's this joke of a government who need to be blamed, not the Police. It's the same story throughout the country, cut-backs. Look at the armed forces, just had another lot of redundancies to supposedly save money.

I know from personal experience that the people taking redundancy will be getting a large lump sum of tens of thousands of pounds and a pension paid from the day they leave. Their jobs at the UK based units then get contracted out to large civilian companies who charge a hell of a lot more than any Serviceman would ever get.

The Police Service is going the same way. Recently there has been talk of contractors running all Police station duties. It's only a matter of time before the UK has private security patrolling the streets too.

Cuts, cuts, cuts (I should add an 'n' to that word) - that's what it's all about with these jokers.

Unfortunately Bubbs' situation is going to get more and more common.:(

tigerwhite_2

Evening all - my day didn't turn out as I'd planned. Was catching up this afternoon while DS supposed to be having a sleep. Turns out he didn't want a sleep so got up to play with his cars and tractors... then about 4.15pm, i put the tv on for him. When i went back to check on him, his eyes were almost purple underneath and were really watering. I put him in the car to collect my husband from work and it was like he was drugged!! He nodded off straight away, before I'd even left our drive. I panicked a bit and wondered if he was unconscious as his eyes were rolling etc. Anyway, got back home and he has fallen asleep on the sofa and been like that for over half an hour (he never sleeps on the sofa). He looks exhausted but I don't know what is wrong with him, apart from a snotty nose. It looks like man flu...(!) So I'm not panicking just yet.. will wake him in ten mins and perhaps give him ibuprofen and put him straight to bed. It's just so unlike him.

Miss_Laid

Trying to decide what to have for dinner, I fancy something that my mouth wont get bored with.

lovingtescoforever

Evening all :beer:

I hit a few different stores today as I was doing some traveling
went to the wa1f0rd extra :T:T got some free chocolate chip cakes (mr kipling ones, were BOGOF). They are bad in there!!:rotfl::rotfl: the cheeky CS women gave me JTD too said it was because i used SS. Any who I got the rest back:T and noticed someone putting points on and gave me a smile!! was it anyone on here?!! just before noon. I was scared so didn't say if they were a friend of martin's.

Oh and wombled a 5p petrol voucher plus 58 pointer and 44 pointer :T:T:T

I'm so behind it's unreal!!!

tigerwhite_2

bensonsmum wrote: »

Afternoon all, i hope everyone is ok. I haven't been on since yesterday teatime as i have been weaning myself off the fags - did really well last week - i managed to make a packet of fags last from the 15th - 24th :j:j:j and yesterday i went from 2pm and have not had a cigarette since and have no intention of buying any either:)

Bensons mum- congratulations on taking the first step.. well done. It is very hard to come off the fags (I'm also an ex smoker) so take it one hour at a time, then one day at a time etc. Wishing you all the strength and willpower to continue