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hampydoodums

Nannylala wrote: »

Morning or should it be afternoon,have just got up for five mins to take some more tablets then back to bed for me.I have joined the many people who are not feeling very well on here so have decided to keep whatever it is to myself and try and get rid before xmas unlike a nice glitch this is something I would not like to share:rotfl::rotfl:

Hugs to all the people who feel like I do, keep taking the tablets (got plenty of these when I got them as fillers) and stay warm

Hope you're feeling better soon Nannylala . That's one of my dad's sayings, 'keep taking the tablets', he says it to loads of people, thought it was just him. He's a londoner and comes out with some right sayings

Savvybuyer

"Buy in M" (NB these prices are from last Wed., so may have changed)

M Savers Cornflakes 500g 31p
Sunny Bisk Breakfast Biscuits 450g 74p
Stephenson's Fruited Teacakes (6) 50p - cheaper than M Savers 4 pk versions
M Celebration Cupcake cases (75) 20p
Bigger Pack Better Value Oranges £1 (weighed them last week and work out cheaper than M Savers Oranges at 50p - Savers versions should also be T v M but, as BPBV at M cheaper, buy BPBV pack in M)
BPBV Tomatoes
In 2s: M Farmhouse Thick White Bread 800g 2 for £1.20
M Savers Ready to Eat Apricots (bag) 250g 1.17 (cheaper at M, A's versn is CBY not Smartprice therefore doesn't compare)
M Savers Frozen sprouts 1kg 75p
Aquafresh Flex Zone 3 heads toothbrush £1
Prudex 90 wash washing powder £6
Guylian La Perlina Truffle 132g £1
Turnocks Snowballs (4) 66p
M Part-baked Petits Pains (6) 59p
Pasquier Milk au Lait Brioches (8) £1
M Savers Malt Loaf 28p
In 2s: M Dairy Cream (aerosols) 2 for £1.50
M Plums punnet £1
M Appletiser 1.25L £1.49
M Grapetiser 1.25L £1.49
M Fresh Fish & Chips 300g £1.50
M Cod Fish Fingers (10) £1.25 (but now a price incr. since it appears the 20packs, also NA at A, have now disappeared - M on 20 pack was £2)

Also a couple of items best bought at A (and def. *not* on an Av M shop):
A Smartprice 8 Choc Ices 80p (can be on a sep. 'Sada cheaper shop', which you don't enter into APG, or as a filler vs S, T or W)
A Smartprice Cottage Pie 60p (sep. shop or as a filler on an Av T or A v W shop)

zagubov

Do any of the good people on this thread know if there's any Comet stores still open in SW London/Surrey area? Need to replace my toaster and phone.:)

Tinyshoes

First accompanied trip went ok. Phew.

Now for the real nerves has now gone out for the first time on her own. Feeling bit sick. Why do I get so nervous, I was just the same with DD1.

silverhairgranny

Take five for this, sent to me by a friend via email

The Tablecloth - things happen for a reason
The brand new pastor and his wife, newly assigned
to their first ministry, to reopen a church
in suburban Brooklyn , arrived in early October
excited about their opportunities. When they saw
their church, it was very run down and needed
much work. They set a goal to have everything
done in time to have their first service
on Christmas Eve.
T hey worked hard, repairing pews, plastering walls,
painting, etc, and on December 18
were ahead of schedule and just about finished.

O n December 19 a terrible tempest - a driving
rainstorm hit the area and lasted for two days.

O n the 21st, the pastor went over to the church.
His heart sank when he saw that the roof had
leaked, causing a large area of plaster about
20 feet by 8 feet to fall off the front wall
of the sanctuary just behind the pulpit,
beginning about head high.

T he pastor cleaned up the mess on the floor,
and not knowing what else to do but postpone
the Christmas Eve service, headed home.
On the way he noticed that a local business was
having a flea market type sale for charity, so he
stopped in. One of the items was a beautiful,
handmade, ivory colored, crocheted tablecloth
with exquisite work, fine colors and a Cross
embroidered right in the center. It was just
the right size to cover the hole in the front
wall. He bought it and headed back to the church.

B y this time it had started to snow. An older
woman running from the opposite direction was
trying to catch the bus. She missed it. The pastor
invited her to wait in the warm church for
the next bus 45 minutes later.



She sat in a pew and paid no attention to the pastor
while he got a ladder, hangers, etc., to put
up the tablecloth as a wall tapestry. The pastor
could hardly believe how beautiful it looked and
it covered up the entire problem area.

T hen he noticed the woman walking down the center
aisle. Her face was like a sheet. "Pastor,"
she asked, "where did you get that tablecloth?"
The pastor explained. The woman asked him to check
the lower right corner to see if the initials, EBG were crocheted into
it there. They were. These were the initials of the woman, and she had
made this tablecloth 35 years before, in Austria ....

T he woman could hardly believe it as the pastor
told how he had just gotten "The Tablecloth". The
woman explained that before the war she and
her husband were well-to-do people in Austria ..

When the Nazis came, she was forced to leave.
Her husband was going to follow her the next week.
He was captured, sent to prison and she never saw her
husband or her home again.

T he pastor wanted to give her the tablecloth;
but she made the pastor keep it for the church.
The pastor insisted on driving her home. That
was the least he could do. She lived on the other
side of Staten Island and was only in Brooklyn
for the day for a housecleaning job.

W hat a wonderful service they had on Christmas
Eve. The church was almost full. The music and the
spirit were great. At the end of the service, the
pastor and his wife greeted everyone at the door
and many said that they would return.

One older man, whom the pastor recognized
from the neighborhood continued to sit in one of the
pews and stare, and the pastor wondered why he
wasn't leaving.

The man asked him where he got the tablecloth on
the front wall because it was identical to one
that his wife had made years ago when
they lived in Austria before the war and how
could there be two tablecloths so much alike?

H e told the pastor how the Nazis came, how he
forced his wife to flee for her safety and he was
supposed to follow her, but he was arrested and
put in a prison. He never saw his wife or his home
again all the 35 years between.

T he pastor asked him if he would allow him to
take him for a little ride. They drove to Staten
Island and to the same house where the pastor
had taken the woman three days earlier.

H e helped the man climb the three flights of
stairs to the woman's apartment, knocked on
the door and he saw the greatest Christmas
reunion he could ever imagine.

T rue Story - submitted by Pastor Rob Reid
who says God does work in mysterious ways.
I asked the Lord to bless you as I prayed for
you today, to guide you and protect you as you go
along your way. His love is always with you. His
promises are true, and when we give Him all our
cares we know He will see us through.

S o when the road you're traveling seems
difficult at best, just remember I'm here
praying and God will do the rest. Pass this on
to those you want God to bless and remember
to send it back to the one who asked God to bless
you first.

W hen there is nothing left but God, that is when
you find out that God is all you need Take 60
seconds and give this a shot! All you do is simply
say the following small prayer for the person
who sent this to you.

Father, God, bless all my friends and family in what
ever it is that You know they may be needing this
day! May their lives be full of Your peace,
prosperity and power as they seek to have a
closer relationship with You. Amen.

Savvybuyer

sally06 wrote: »

you're too clever for me:) I've no idea how you work all this out. I take the lazy option and copy everyone else:o

Which is why you can take the lazy option today and take from my lists.

kezbratt

zagubov wrote: »

Do any of the good people on this thread know if there's any Comet stores still open in SW London/Surrey area? Need to replace my toaster and phone.:)

website says croydon is closing today

hampydoodums

Silverhairgranny - what can I say ........ simply wonderful

nikkilala_2

Tinyshoes wrote: »

Thank you, DD2 is fine though, it's DD3 who is poorly and still being sick this morning.

DD2 is hoping she does not catch anything now she is home. Had such a brilliant drive there and back to get her yesterday no hold ups at all and I managed to do it without having to fill up again. Means I will be able to make proper use of my Ts 5p off petrol.

Hope DD3 feels better soon:(

Tinyshoes wrote: »

For the next half hour I will be on edge. DD2 is taking her new car out for the very first time. :T Mr TS has gone with her, I get too nervous about these things. But she needs a bit of practice as has not driven since passing her test in September. Have everything crossed for a safe trip around town and up and down the dual carriageway.

I remember my first drive after I passed my test, I was seriously dangerous;)I should never have passed my test:eek:My first car was a little brown metro:)
Just back from T's and I so love those Finest coupons:)especially with whoopsies and then the multi deal kicks in too:T:T

Sairbear

izzy65 wrote: »

But if you have checked the receipt on an app on the phone that too means you don't need to input an address BUT does not mean you have used it or even printed it. Is there any way that you could print it and ask instore if it has been already used.

Thanks for your help guys, but think I might just bin it as I always check APG on my phone and print later (at my dads!). Think the Sada staff would just say if the receipt hasn't been marked you haven't used it and don't really want to draw attention to myself as it's at £9ish one!