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Butti's Journey: A matter of loaf and death
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There seems to be a common theme amongst comedians (I have seen talking about this), who lets face it are usually quite intelligent, that their parents are quietly disappointed. It may not be universal, I may be talking out of my anus but I give you two; Dr Harry Hill, Dr Paul Sinha. Both are probably doing quite well now but I imagine 'chucking' 7 years of medical training out of the window didn't go down too well initially!
I've had a better day. Feeling a little less flat and thinking about how I need little financial targets and some planning to keep me focused.
Exhaust manifold has been replaced for the princely sum of £163 for labour and small parts and £110 for the exhaust. The £70 for the first sh*te exhaust has been returned to my bank account.
Collected my 'underpaid' item from the post office today. Was 11p under, cost me £1.11 to collect
Thank the lord it had a £15 gift voucher in the birthday card otherwise I'd have been really cheesed off!!:rotfl:
Off for a run now and then will watch the footie with a glass of wine.Debt LBM (08/09) £11,641. DEBT FREE APRIL 2021.
Diary 'Butti's journey : A matter of loaf or death'.
Diary 2 'The whimsical tale of the Waterbed of Debt' 48% off mortgage
'one day I will be rich and famous…for now I'll just have to settle for being poor and incredibly sexy'. Vimrod Member of MIKE'S :cool: MOB0 -
There seems to be a common theme amongst comedians (I have seen talking about this), who lets face it are usually quite intelligent, that their parents are quietly disappointed. It may not be universal, I may be talking out of my anus
And the swear filter didn't pick that one up. Perhaps it thinks it's some kind of annuity...but I give you two; Dr Harry Hill, Dr Paul Sinha. Both are probably doing quite well now but I imagine 'chucking' 7 years of medical training out of the window didn't go down too well initially!
What about Clive Anderson - barrister (not just a solicitor). I bet it cost him quite a bit of time, money and effort to get there. And he's in a worse position than the rest because he's not actually very funny.
But you can take examples from all walks of life. Margaret Thatcher. Good industrial chemist, virtually invented the Mr Whippy ice-cream, and look what happened to her...I've had a better day.
:TFeeling a little less flat and thinking about how I need little financial targets and some planning to keep me focused.
If you're feeling flat (or worse), you should be reaching out to people. They can give you new perspectives, new opportunities...or provide beer... :beer:Exhaust manifold has been replaced for the princely sum of £163 for labour and small parts and £110 for the exhaust. The £70 for the first sh*te exhaust has been returned to my bank account.
Well talking about returning stuff...I needed to return something today, filled in the form, then got to the CAPTCHA at the end...
:eek:
:rotfl:Off for a run now and then will watch the footie with a glass of wine.
You enjoy yourself."Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
"We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
"Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky." OMD 'Julia's Song'0 -
That clearly says 'The Fog'.
The guy in the offy has just told me I look hot. This voice from the storeroom yelled "saucy".
Thing was I did look hot....I looked like I was about to expire!Debt LBM (08/09) £11,641. DEBT FREE APRIL 2021.
Diary 'Butti's journey : A matter of loaf or death'.
Diary 2 'The whimsical tale of the Waterbed of Debt' 48% off mortgage
'one day I will be rich and famous…for now I'll just have to settle for being poor and incredibly sexy'. Vimrod Member of MIKE'S :cool: MOB0 -
That clearly says 'The Fog'.
The original or the remake...
The guy in the offy has just told me I look hot. This voice from the storeroom yelled "saucy".
Thing was I did look hot....I looked like I was about to expire!
Ignore the expiring bit. The take-away from that interaction is: You're hot and he's saucy.
:T"Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
"We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
"Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky." OMD 'Julia's Song'0 -
SO.....
This month we pretty much rebuilt the car - manifold is on and working :T
New tyres are on and looking deep
Next month (which in terms of my pay day starts on Tuesday!) we are replacing the coils (I think!) on the rear suspension.
August pay we will use for the headlights and wipers and putting it through the MOT before it runs out on 22nd :eek:. Then it will run smoothly for six months until after I have bought a house ARE YOU LISTENING CAR?
I need little aims for the next three or four months to get me through living with two guys who don't like to clean. How hard is it to lift a 'chinese meal for 2' box from on the floor next to the full recycling bin in the kitchen to outside into the empty recycling bin. Yes I know, some of you are making the OUTRAGEOUS suggestion that he could have emptied the recycling bin!!!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
I am busy clearing one bookcase in the bedroom and will shift that to the storage unit. Anything under the bed that hasn't been touched for a year will also go. I need calm. I need a house.
The aim for next month looks like it is going to be £300 off the MBNA credit card and about £200 on savings. O/D is still being maxed out but will get some attention from mid August.
The other aims are to increase the plank from one minute and to fit in 3 mins a day (at least) working with the dumb bells. I want to get a bit fitter but also to have a [STRIKE]washboard[/STRIKE] slightly flatter stomach for my shark outfit in August.
Been for a Park Run today for the same purpose - was very hot! (The weather, not me this time!)
Now I'm going to rehydrate at a Beer Festival this afternoon (There is something wrong with that sentence isn't there?) :beer:Debt LBM (08/09) £11,641. DEBT FREE APRIL 2021.
Diary 'Butti's journey : A matter of loaf or death'.
Diary 2 'The whimsical tale of the Waterbed of Debt' 48% off mortgage
'one day I will be rich and famous…for now I'll just have to settle for being poor and incredibly sexy'. Vimrod Member of MIKE'S :cool: MOB0 -
SO.....
This month we pretty much rebuilt the car - manifold is on and working :T
New tyres are on and looking deep
Emo tyres...had to happen I suppose. Dressed all in black?Next month (which in terms of my pay day starts on Tuesday!) we are replacing the coils (I think!)
Best to make sure.on the rear suspension.
August pay we will use for the headlights and wipers
How do you wear out headlights? Have the bulbs gone?and putting it through the MOT before it runs out on 22nd :eek:.
It'll be fine once you get all that done.Then it will run smoothly for six months until after I have bought a house ARE YOU LISTENING CAR?
Best to be until you've moved in and sorted the nagging stuff. How's that process going?I need little aims for the next three or four months to get me through living with two guys who don't like to clean. How hard is it to lift a 'chinese meal for 2' box from on the floor next to the full recycling bin in the kitchen to outside into the empty recycling bin. Yes I know, some of you are making the OUTRAGEOUS suggestion that he could have emptied the recycling bin!!!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
That's fairly much how I see it. Even in my mind, if you can't get any more stuff into the bin, then it's time it was emptied.I am busy clearing one bookcase in the bedroom and will shift that to the storage unit. Anything under the bed that hasn't been touched for a year will also go. I need calm. I need a house.
Soon...The other aims are to increase the plank from one minute
The plank?and to fit in 3 mins a day (at least) working with the dumb bells. I want to get a bit fitter but also to have a [STRIKE]washboard[/STRIKE] slightly flatter stomach for my shark outfit in August.
Shark outfit?Been for a Park Run today for the same purpose - was very hot! (The weather, not me this time!)
Bet it was both...Now I'm going to rehydrate at a Beer Festival this afternoon (There is something wrong with that sentence isn't there?) :beer:
No. Not that I can tell."Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
"We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
"Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky." OMD 'Julia's Song'0 -
Best to make sure.
I have a list from the mechanic
How do you wear out headlights? Have the bulbs gone?
They are fogging / hazing/ deteriorating in a foggy type way
It'll be fine once you get all that done.
It will be, it's a good little car, infact next year I might get another one, maybe a BIT more power
Best to be until you've moved in and sorted the nagging stuff. How's that process going?
Lets not talk about it. I've looked at what I think they can afford if they want to stay in the village and it's not much at the moment. It really does go quiet until mid September....I remember this time last year
That's fairly much how I see it. Even in my mind, if you can't get any more stuff into the bin, then it's time it was emptied.
Today we have come home to the key removed from the back door and the side gate open. Fortunately someone had forgotten to put up a big sign saying "Please wander around the garden and nick anything you like from the shed....like my housemates bike"
Soon...
Not soon enough :eek:
The plank?
Like lying face down only with only your forearms and toes touching the floor....considerably harder than just lying down
Beer festival very good. Had a pint of water in the middle of it and travelled in by train not wearing platforms.....thus avoiding previous fate from bus/platforms/beer combo of 2 days in A&E
No. Not that I can tell.
Tomorrow is pay day :j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j
and I am £210 under my overdraft limit :T
Not entirely sure how that has happened. Looks like the £163 manifold bill has not left the account yet!
The next month looks busy and sociable with a bit of car repairing in (a bit :rotfl:).
Also wanted to get my neice something for her 21st birthday. Asked my brother what she might like along the jewelery line (Fortunately told her I 'might' be sending her dad back with something for her - spot that get out clause!!!) In the words of Julia Roberts
Big Mistake.....HUGE
.......so I suspect I WON'T be buying something substantial in white gold as her father has suggested:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Who is this man? Is he actually related to me? Does he actually remember the last few years?
How about something less substantial in silver or moulded plastic....or a bag of walnuts to remind her what people used to get in the day's of yore........THE GOOD OLE DAYS OF YORE!
Anyway I work in a city with some nice jewelers....and I work with some peeps who understand how I want to appear generous but not spend any money (I believe that is the family motto - my brother should know!) ....so after today's NSD I shall have a look and then do my monthly budget.Debt LBM (08/09) £11,641. DEBT FREE APRIL 2021.
Diary 'Butti's journey : A matter of loaf or death'.
Diary 2 'The whimsical tale of the Waterbed of Debt' 48% off mortgage
'one day I will be rich and famous…for now I'll just have to settle for being poor and incredibly sexy'. Vimrod Member of MIKE'S :cool: MOB0 -
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It will be, it's a good little car, infact next year I might get another one, maybe a BIT more power
Well be careful of that. That's the sentiment I had with this car - and you've seen where that ended up...Today we have come home to the key removed from the back door and the side gate open. Fortunately someone had forgotten to put up a big sign saying "Please wander around the garden and nick anything you like from the shed....like my housemates bike"
They were obviously in yesterday to steal your housemates' brain cell...Like lying face down only with only your forearms and toes touching the floor....considerably harder than just lying down
No...I think I fell asleep like that once - post party...Beer festival very good. Had a pint of water in the middle of it and travelled in by train not wearing platforms.....thus avoiding previous fate from bus/platforms/beer combo of 2 days in A&E
That's the greatest part of life - not repeating mistakes...Tomorrow is pay day :j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j
and I am £210 under my overdraft limit :T
Not entirely sure how that has happened. Looks like the £163 manifold bill has not left the account yet!
You'd still be under your OD limit with that even.Also wanted to get my neice something for her 21st birthday. Asked my brother what she might like along the jewelery line (Fortunately told her I 'might' be sending her dad back with something for her - spot that get out clause!!!) In the words of Julia Roberts
Big Mistake.....HUGE
.......so I suspect I WON'T be buying something substantial in white gold as her father has suggested:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Tell her if she plays her cards right, she can have something substantial in white chocolate...Who is this man? Is he actually related to me? Does he actually remember the last few years?
You gave the game away by mentioning the word "man". The answer is "no".How about something less substantial in silver or moulded plastic....or a bag of walnuts to remind her what people used to get in the day's of yore........THE GOOD OLE DAYS OF YORE!
Walnuts?! You're high-faluting...tangerine or coal - accept no substitutes...Anyway I work in a city with some nice jewelers....and I work with some peeps who understand how I want to appear generous but not spend any money (I believe that is the family motto - my brother should know!) ....so after today's NSD I shall have a look and then do my monthly budget.
Nickel is the word that you heard...it makes you red it makes you blotchy...do doooo!!
I almost looks like white gold... "Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
"We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
"Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky." OMD 'Julia's Song'0 -
skint_spice wrote: »Did I miss the explanation for the shark outfit?:D
Has to do with washboards. Perhaps it's Extreme Laundry..."Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
"We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
"Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky." OMD 'Julia's Song'0
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