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Butti's Journey: A matter of loaf and death

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  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    Butti wrote: »
    I do have travel insurance. Not convinced it will cover it as I wasn't spurting arterial blood or having a heart attack! It is the reason I wanted a credit card with a decent amount of headroom.

    It should cover it. It's the reason why Travel Insurance to the US is so expensive.
    Butti wrote: »
    Right.....it's a nice day so I'm off to cycle the Golden Gate.

    Well enjoy, but you may find a bicycle will take the corners better.
    "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'
  • Butti
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    Very good and they even found a cycle helmet to fit my head - no mean feat in itself! Hired bike for the day for $28. Weather glorious.
    Debt LBM (08/09) £11,641. DEBT FREE APRIL 2021.
    Diary 'Butti's journey : A matter of loaf or death'.
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    '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: MOB
  • Butti
    Butti Posts: 5,014 Forumite
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    So just been for my New Year do. Why did nobody tell I was 24 hours early?
    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: MOB
  • ZTD
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    Butti wrote: »
    Very good and they even found a cycle helmet to fit my head - no mean feat in itself!

    They have all sorts of helmets for all sorts of heads these days.

    Some are more stylish than others.

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    Butti wrote: »
    Hired bike for the day for $28. Weather glorious.

    That's good. Some people were complaining of the rain there - after several years of drought. Some people are just never happy...
    Butti wrote: »
    So just been for my New Year do. Why did nobody tell I was 24 hours early?

    What's the problem? Have another one. De ja do.

    In case I don't speak with you, have a good new year, and peace to you and yours for the New Year :kisses3:

    And that goes for everyone "watching".
    "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'
  • Butti
    Butti Posts: 5,014 Forumite
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    Happy New Year everyone.
    Happy New Year Mr Zed (the States seems to think I am sending messages from the UK and be over compensating! ) Not able to send any!!

    Not very well last night.
    Resisted the $400 urge to visit the docs and went to bed instead saving about $100 at least I think. New Year obviously doesn't have a special place in my heart at home or anywhere!
    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: MOB
  • judi24
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    Happy New Year Butti - hope you are feeling better?
  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    Butti wrote: »
    Happy New Year everyone.

    :beer:
    Butti wrote: »
    Happy New Year Mr Zed (the States seems to think I am sending messages from the UK and be over compensating! ) Not able to send any!!

    Oh, don't worry about that. It's a small fortune to send texts from abroad, and you're supposed to be moneysaving... :money:
    Butti wrote: »
    Not very well last night.

    :grouphug:
    Butti wrote: »
    Resisted the $400 urge to visit the docs and went to bed instead saving about $100 at least I think. New Year obviously doesn't have a special place in my heart at home or anywhere!

    Well perhaps that should be one of your New Year Resolutions: Plan and plot to make the next time different (and enjoyable).

    Get well soon. Probably more :beer: needed. But not the American stuff...
    "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'
  • Butti
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    Butti wrote: »
    I think I'll go for health and wealth aims;
    1. Complete house purchase
    2. Complete building course
    3. Clear all credit cards
    4. Reduce mortgage to under £88k
    5. Learn to swim strokes other than breast stroke
    6. Train for a 10 k run.

    I think that will do!

    That was 2015.

    Pretty good. Managed them all apart from 3 & 5.
    Will put up a new list next week.

    Will focus on things this year that de - stress me. Seeing the family has highlighted the issue for me. Also going to try and get a better grip of my chimp - this should also de - stress me.

    Keep pondering Internet dating but more likely to annoy me? There seems to be a lot of examples around me of guys my age going out with much younger women.
    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: MOB
  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    Butti wrote: »
    That was 2015.

    Pretty good. Managed them all apart from 3 & 5.

    So what was the reason for not doing number 5? Or do you just believe "breast is best"?
    Butti wrote: »
    Will put up a new list next week.

    Will focus on things this year that de - stress me. Seeing the family has highlighted the issue for me.

    So what does de-stress you? Apart from burning effigies of family members during Bonfire night...
    Butti wrote: »
    Also going to try and get a better grip of my chimp - this should also de - stress me.

    Of your what?
    Butti wrote: »
    Keep pondering Internet dating but more likely to annoy me?

    I keep thinking of that "when I move". I'm just wondering if they'll still have electrons when that happens...
    Butti wrote: »
    There seems to be a lot of examples around me of guys my age going out with much younger women.

    And do you view that as a good or a bad thing?
    "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'
  • Butti
    Butti Posts: 5,014 Forumite
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    Yoga
    Meditation

    My Chimp - the Chimpy bit of my head
    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: MOB
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