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Butti's Journey: A matter of loaf and death

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  • Butti
    Butti Posts: 5,014 Forumite
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    Don't talk to me about cars. Mine has not started. Have just had to drive 20 miles round the block to try and get some charge in it! Not a great week is it?!!!
    Now to find a mobile mechanic.
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  • Butti
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    So I would like to know whether bad luck does run in 3's or whether you can hit a tsunami of sh*t?

    1 Plus crappy net cut the house's broadband 2 weeks before they should.
    2 Car battery dies on car at 11.15 at night
    3 Decide to give £65 Next dress bought last year with vouchers its first outing to an important meeting. Looked mega.
    Dress shredded this afternoon on rough edge of desk that I wasn't even aware was there.

    Pretty dress...now pretty cheesed off.
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  • skint_spice
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    Hope that's you done now Butti, what a shame about the dress :(
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    Bah is all.
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  • That sucks BIG ones.

    She can sort the thesis, and it isn't like you did on purpose.
    really sorry Butti.



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    Ahem.
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  • Butti
    Butti Posts: 5,014 Forumite
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    Incidently last night when the car wouldn't start and I was in the pub trying to source jump leads there was no evidence of a white horse under the landlord. I found myself outside pondering the feature on Jeremy Vine on people dying of hypothermia in their cars!
    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

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  • NorthernLas
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    Well that is a big black mark against lovely landlord. Methinks the cold weather has precipitated your battery to curl up and die :(

    More outlay :(:(:(
  • Butti
    Butti Posts: 5,014 Forumite
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    Well that is a big black mark against lovely landlord. Methinks the cold weather has precipitated your battery to curl up and die :(

    More outlay :(:(:(

    Did get a jump start from the mens quiz team so brownie points for them.

    I can't really complain about the battery NL. It is the original one on an X reg car and the car has done 104k. The mechanic who fitted the replacement did it in an hour and got me a battery with a four year warranty fitted for £82.
    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
  • NorthernLas
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    Hurrah for the quiz team :) and the lovely mechanic :)
  • That does sound like quite a tsunami of poop.

    Could the dress be mended, or is it completely ruined?
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