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Shortfatscotsbloke

Iamsohappy wrote: »

Originally Posted by David.
He might not know who you are talking about
Dumpy Jock where are you ?

Hope he is not upset as he was called dumpy last night (not by me!)
and he doesn't have sfsb in his signature so maybe he is having a grumpy day

Yep, I am here, just doing a bit of lurking and catching up.

For once I am not grumpy, I've just had a very sad couple of days, so I haven't posted anything. I had to go to the funeral of a good friend yesterday who died at the age of 47, a week before Christmas. It seems that he was misdiagnosed after a car accident a couple of years ago which eventually resulted in him having a massive heart attack.

I knew a week before the funeral that he had died and I had been fine with it. However, when I actually sat down in the church, it hit me, very hard. When I saw all the slides of him and his family on the ohp and realised that neither they, nor I were ever going to see him again, I couldn’t control myself and the waterworks started. I had gone to the church completely unprepared, without tissues or anything to keep my dignity intact, just the back of my hand, which after a short time wasn’t really enough.

Anyway, a moral I can take from this (albeit a bit too late)..

Don’t lose touch with good friends, as although with great friends you can always catch up the next time you see them as if you had never been apart, sometimes fate kicks in and you never get the opportunity.:(:(

mhoc

Yes my eldest s weekly Sada spend is £25.

I am sure he could have doe better with his £31 though, more variety at least. And if he did have £31 a week he would gradually adapt, get better at bargain hunting, find ways to stretch it further.

Interesting that the government is proposing a flat rate pension from about 2017 of about £177, almost the same figure
Pensioners who don't own their own home would still be paying rent out of this. Ok they would save on bus fares if local councils continue with free bus passes and over 75s get free tv license and free prescriptions.

rebeccalb wrote: »

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/life-on-benefits-the-starving-of-the-11-million-8448685.html?fb_action_ids=10151233793093403%2C10200317803288567%2C10151363282333891&fb_action_types=news.reads&fb_ref=type%3Aread%2Cuser%3A1gJ4V6mmhzNMrp0h_90src5Wy4U%2Caf%3Asb&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%2210151233793093403%22%3A402121559873064%2C%2210200317803288567%22%3A402121559873064%2C%2210151363282333891%22%3A460849087296750%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210151233793093403%22%3A%22news.reads%22%2C%2210200317803288567%22%3A%22news.reads%22%2C%2210151363282333891%22%3A%22news.reads%22%7D&action_ref_map=%7B%2210151363282333891%22%3A%22type%3Aread%2Cuser%3A1gJ4V6mmhzNMrp0h_90src5Wy4U%2Caf%3Asb%22%7D#access_token=AAADWQ6323IoBAPJmZAgPlTodw5KZAsuEGdTOhAiNJR5JImL6BYEdAPY9V2n6mjZBN3H5XqZAFZAH0PjncNcLgZC9OZAuZBCBR4MBTvLnZC9KPHQZDZD&expires_in=4917

Interesting read, although to be honest him moaning he only had £31 to spend on food and that it wasn't enough I find rubbish. I'm single and my budget is ideally £25 a week(£1 for each meal+£4 for extras) and I generally stick to it.

TrulyMadly

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davemorton

pattylabelle wrote: »

Wish I could get some- my MIL likes a drop o the crater.:D

You won't understand that:p

Crater = critter unfortunate person????

pattylabelle

Mildred1970 wrote: »

That's awful. Hows the baby doing now?

I would ordinarily suggest trying to explain reasonably to the neighbours that they have a poorly baby and naturally they are trying to keep the noise to a minimum but new babies do cry a lot, sorry about the noise, bear with us etc etc.

However, these people sound like utter buffoons and if any further exchanges occurred I would probably suggest earplugs.

You can't educate pork unfortunately

Perfect answer!!! I might also try to move the baby to a room away from the adjoining wall (if available) even if I had to go as well with a mattress on the floor blah blah blah. I would try anything to calm a crying child.

My OH used to take my eldest out for a drive at night....he would drive for about three miles and then come back home. mostly the plan worked but quite often it didn't and she would waken up as soon as the car engine was turned off at the front door:eek: In hindsight she was probably hungry- she grazes and exercises constantly:) They are all different and that wee baby is poorly too...an added dimension:(

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0.86 x ASDA Carrots by Weight (100g) £0.77 £0.77
2 x ASDA White Potatoes (2.5Kg) £3.00 £3.90
1 x ASDA Fresh Tastes Diced Swede (500g) £0.50 N/A
0.51 x ASDA New Zealand Lambs Liver by Weight (100g) £1.12 N/A
4 x Diet Coke (2L) £5.00 £7.92
4 x Weight Watchers from Heinz Baked Beans (415g) £2.00 £2.80
1 x Whiskas Simply Braised Meat in Gravy - Pouch (12x8... £4.00 £3.00
2 x Orangina Light (2L) £2.00 £3.36
1 x Vimto Original Fruit Juice Cordial No Added Sugar ... £1.00 N/A
2 x Quorn Mince (300g) £3.00 £4.00
1 x ASDA Whole Cucumber £0.50 £0.90
1 x ASDA Ready to Eat Bananas (5) £1.00 N/A
1 x ASDA Cherry Tomatoes on the Vine (250g) £1.18 N/A
1 x ASDA Broccoli (335g) £1.00 N/A

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Frozen 2 for £3.00
Potatoes 2 for £3.00
Coke 2 for £2.50

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0.86 x ASDA Carrots by Weight (100g) £0.77 £0.77
2 x ASDA White Potatoes (2.5Kg) £3.00 £3.90
1 x ASDA Fresh Tastes Diced Swede (500g) £0.50 N/A
0.51 x ASDA New Zealand Lambs Liver by Weight (100g) £1.12 £1.13
4 x Diet Coke (2L) £5.00 £7.00
4 x Weight Watchers from Heinz Baked Beans (415g) £2.00 £2.80
1 x Whiskas Simply Braised Meat in Gravy - Pouch (12x8... £4.00 £4.29
2 x Orangina Light (2L) £2.00 £3.36
1 x Vimto Original Fruit Juice Cordial No Added Sugar ... £1.00 N/A
2 x Quorn Mince (300g) £3.00 £3.50
1 x ASDA Whole Cucumber £0.50 £0.90
1 x ASDA Ready to Eat Bananas (5) £1.00 N/A
1 x ASDA Cherry Tomatoes on the Vine (250g) £1.18 £1.11
1 x ASDA Broccoli (335g) £1.00 £1.00

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0.86 x ASDA Carrots by Weight (100g) £0.77 £0.77
2 x ASDA White Potatoes (2.5Kg) £3.00 £3.90
1 x ASDA Fresh Tastes Diced Swede (500g) £0.50 N/A
0.51 x ASDA New Zealand Lambs Liver by Weight (100g) £1.12 N/A
4 x Diet Coke (2L) £5.00 £5.00
4 x Weight Watchers from Heinz Baked Beans (415g) £2.00 £2.00
1 x Whiskas Simply Braised Meat in Gravy - Pouch (12x8... £4.00 £4.29
2 x Orangina Light (2L) £2.00 N/A
1 x Vimto Original Fruit Juice Cordial No Added Sugar ... £1.00 N/A
2 x Quorn Mince (300g) £3.00 £4.00
1 x ASDA Whole Cucumber £0.50 £1.34
1 x ASDA Ready to Eat Bananas (5) £1.00 N/A
1 x ASDA Cherry Tomatoes on the Vine (250g) £1.18 N/A
1 x ASDA Broccoli (335g) £1.00 N/A

A v W

0.86 x ASDA Carrots by Weight (100g) £0.77 £0.77
2 x ASDA White Potatoes (2.5Kg) £3.00 £3.90
1 x ASDA Fresh Tastes Diced Swede (500g) £0.50 N/A
0.51 x ASDA New Zealand Lambs Liver by Weight (100g) £1.12 N/A
4 x Diet Coke (2L) £5.00 £7.92
4 x Weight Watchers from Heinz Baked Beans (415g) £2.00 £2.08
1 x Whiskas Simply Braised Meat in Gravy - Pouch (12x8... £4.00 £4.29
2 x Orangina Light (2L) £2.00 £2.00
1 x Vimto Original Fruit Juice Cordial No Added Sugar ... £1.00 N/A
2 x Quorn Mince (300g) £3.00 £4.00
1 x ASDA Whole Cucumber £0.50 £0.90
1 x ASDA Ready to Eat Bananas (5) £1.00 N/A
1 x ASDA Cherry Tomatoes on the Vine (250g) £1.18 £1.94
1 x ASDA Broccoli (335g) £1.00 N/A

princessmelody2009

tweets wrote: »

Cant wait for BB i want Razor to win

He's fit or was but still nice after eating all them meat puddings and he still got his humorous side :T

Rylan :mad:

Claire to win for me, could be the positive boost that she needs

TrulyMadly

Shortfatscotsbloke wrote: »

Yep, I am here, just doing a bit of lurking and catching up.

For once I am not grumpy, I've just had a very sad couple of days, so I haven't posted anything. I had to go to the funeral of a good friend yesterday who died at the age of 47, a week before Christmas. It seems that he was misdiagnosed after a car accident a couple of years ago which eventually resulted in him having a massive heart attack.

I knew a week before the funeral that he had died and I had been fine with it. However, when I actually sat down in the church, it hit me, very hard. When I saw all the slides of him and his family on the ohp and realised that neither they, nor I were ever going to see him again, I couldn’t control myself and the waterworks started. I had gone to the church completely unprepared, without tissues or anything to keep my dignity intact, just the back of my hand, which after a short time wasn’t really enough.

Anyway, a moral I can take from this (albeit a bit too late)..

Don’t lose touch with good friends, as although with great friends you can always catch up the next time you see them as if you had never been apart, sometimes fate kicks in and you never get the opportunity.:(:(

Oh dear, how awful for you. There's only time that will heal...........:o

Iamsohappy

MISSL wrote: »

Another lurker on a late New Years resolution to join in if that's OK - Will try to post something useful at some point!!!!

Just wanted to mention to Spiraling Down regarding the dogs - DAP (Adaptil) also have collars available which mean the happy hormones would surround her and hopefully calm her the whole time. These collars are really long even for big dogs so you can cut off the end and put it somewhere like her bed so the effects are increased there. Good luck!

Hi and welcome :wave:

Shortfatscotsbloke wrote: »

Yep, I am here, just doing a bit of lurking and catching up.

For once I am not grumpy, I've just had a very sad couple of days, so I haven't posted anything. I had to go to the funeral of a good friend yesterday who died at the age of 47, a week before Christmas. It seems that he was misdiagnosed after a car accident a couple of years ago which eventually resulted in him having a massive heart attack.

I knew a week before the funeral that he had died and I had been fine with it. However, when I actually sat down in the church, it hit me, very hard. When I saw all the slides of him and his family on the ohp and realised that neither they, nor I were ever going to see him again, I couldn’t control myself and the waterworks started. I had gone to the church completely unprepared, without tissues or anything to keep my dignity intact, just the back of my hand, which after a short time wasn’t really enough.

Anyway, a moral I can take from this (albeit a bit too late)..

Don’t lose touch with good friends, as although with great friends you can always catch up the next time you see them as if you had never been apart, sometimes fate kicks in and you never get the opportunity.:(:(

So so sorry for your loss

Hope our posts have not made things worse for you

We had a friend died end November suddenly and was 43 so I know how hard this is for you. Take care and look after yourself.

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0.22 x ASDA Red Onions by Weight (100g) £0.20 £0.19
1 x ASDA Butcher's Selection British Pork Sausages (8 ... £1.60 £1.87
1 x ASDA British Semi Skimmed Milk 4 Pints (2.27L) £1.00 £1.29
1 x ASDA Free Range Large Eggs (6) £1.68 £1.79
1 x ASDA Cheese Singles Light (10 per pack - 200g) £0.84 N/A
1 x ASDA Reduced Fat 40% Less Fat Croissants (4) £1.00 N/A
1 x ASDA British Iceberg Lettuce Loose £1.00 £1.00
1 x ASDA Mixed Peppers (3) £1.65 £1.65
1 x ASDA Maris Piper Potatoes (2.5Kg) £2.40 £2.40
1 x ASDA Butcher's Selection Chicken Breast Fillets (4... £4.50 £6.13
1 x ASDA Butcher's Selection British Beef Mince (500g) £2.00 £3.00
1 x Kinder Surprise Chocolate Egg (20g) £0.75 £0.75
1 x ASDA Chosen by You Big Eat Large White Finger Roll... £0.70 N/A
1 x L'Or!al Elvive Colour Protect UV Filter Conditione... £2.00 £2.00
1 x L'Or!al Elvive Caring Colour Protect Coloured or H... £2.00 £2.00
1 x Dolmio Bolognese Sauce - Extra Spicy (500g) £1.90 £1.80
1 x Sharwood's Cooking Sauce - Korma (420g) £1.00 £1.69
1 x Warburtons Crumpets (6) £0.80 £0.80
1 x Roberts Bakery Thick Sliced Wholemeal Loaf (800g) £1.29 N/A
1 x ASDA Whole Cucumber £0.50 £0.90
1 x ASDA Chosen by You Cauliflower Florets, Peas & Car... £1.50 N/A
1 x ASDA Chosen by You American Style Oven Fries (1.81... £2.00 N/A
2 x ASDA Chosen by You Apple & Blackcurrant Squash Dou... £2.50 N/A
1 x ASDA Honey Roast Dry Cured Ham (10 per pack - 300g... £3.00 N/A
1 x ASDA Chosen by You Medium Cheddar (200g) £1.27 N/A
1 x Nestle Ski Low Fat Variety Fruits Yogurt (4x120g) £1.58 £1.50

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Juice 2 for 2.50
Toiletries 2 for £4.00

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0.22 x ASDA Red Onions by Weight (100g) £0.20 N/A
1 x ASDA Butcher's Selection British Pork Sausages (8 ... £1.60 £1.99
1 x ASDA British Semi Skimmed Milk 4 Pints (2.27L) £1.00 £1.29
1 x ASDA Free Range Large Eggs (6) £1.68 N/A
1 x ASDA Cheese Singles Light (10 per pack - 200g) £0.84 £1.00
1 x ASDA Reduced Fat 40% Less Fat Croissants (4) £1.00 £0.87
1 x ASDA British Iceberg Lettuce Loose £1.00 £1.00
1 x ASDA Mixed Peppers (3) £1.65 £1.65
1 x ASDA Maris Piper Potatoes (2.5Kg) £2.40 £2.50
1 x ASDA Butcher's Selection Chicken Breast Fillets (4... £4.50 £5.87
1 x ASDA Butcher's Selection British Beef Mince (500g) £2.00 £3.00
1 x Kinder Surprise Chocolate Egg (20g) £0.75 £0.65
1 x ASDA Chosen by You Big Eat Large White Finger Roll... £0.70 N/A
1 x L'Or!al Elvive Colour Protect UV Filter Conditione... £2.00 £2.99
1 x L'Or!al Elvive Caring Colour Protect Coloured or H... £2.00 £2.99
1 x Dolmio Bolognese Sauce - Extra Spicy (500g) £1.90 £2.33
1 x Sharwood's Cooking Sauce - Korma (420g) £1.00 £1.69
1 x Warburtons Crumpets (6) £0.80 £0.80
1 x Roberts Bakery Thick Sliced Wholemeal Loaf (800g) £1.29 N/A
1 x ASDA Whole Cucumber £0.50 £0.90
1 x ASDA Chosen by You Cauliflower Florets, Peas & Car... £1.50 N/A
1 x ASDA Chosen by You American Style Oven Fries (1.81... £2.00 N/A
2 x ASDA Chosen by You Apple & Blackcurrant Squash Dou... £2.50 N/A
1 x ASDA Honey Roast Dry Cured Ham (10 per pack - 300g... £3.00 N/A
1 x ASDA Chosen by You Medium Cheddar (200g) £1.27 N/A
1 x Nestle Ski Low Fat Variety Fruits Yogurt (4x120g) £1.58 £1.50

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0.22 x ASDA Red Onions by Weight (100g) £0.20 £0.19
1 x ASDA Butcher's Selection British Pork Sausages (8 ... £1.60 £1.69
1 x ASDA British Semi Skimmed Milk 4 Pints (2.27L) £1.00 N/A
1 x ASDA Free Range Large Eggs (6) £1.68 N/A
1 x ASDA Cheese Singles Light (10 per pack - 200g) £0.84 N/A
1 x ASDA Reduced Fat 40% Less Fat Croissants (4) £1.00 N/A
1 x ASDA British Iceberg Lettuce Loose £1.00 £1.00
1 x ASDA Mixed Peppers (3) £1.65 £1.65
1 x ASDA Maris Piper Potatoes (2.5Kg) £2.40 £2.50
1 x ASDA Butcher's Selection Chicken Breast Fillets (4... £4.50 N/A
1 x ASDA Butcher's Selection British Beef Mince (500g) £2.00 £2.60
1 x Kinder Surprise Chocolate Egg (20g) £0.75 £0.75
1 x ASDA Chosen by You Big Eat Large White Finger Roll... £0.70 N/A
1 x L'Or!al Elvive Colour Protect UV Filter Conditione... £2.00 £2.79
1 x L'Or!al Elvive Caring Colour Protect Coloured or H... £2.00 £2.79
1 x Dolmio Bolognese Sauce - Extra Spicy (500g) £1.90 £2.33
1 x Sharwood's Cooking Sauce - Korma (420g) £1.00 £1.00
1 x Warburtons Crumpets (6) £0.80 £0.82
1 x Roberts Bakery Thick Sliced Wholemeal Loaf (800g) £1.29 N/A
1 x ASDA Whole Cucumber £0.50 £1.34
1 x ASDA Chosen by You Cauliflower Florets, Peas & Car... £1.50 £1.50
1 x ASDA Chosen by You American Style Oven Fries (1.81... £2.00 N/A
2 x ASDA Chosen by You Apple & Blackcurrant Squash Dou... £2.50 £2.98
1 x ASDA Honey Roast Dry Cured Ham (10 per pack - 300g... £3.00 N/A
1 x ASDA Chosen by You Medium Cheddar (200g) £1.27 N/A
1 x Nestle Ski Low Fat Variety Fruits Yogurt (4x120g) £1.58 £1.50

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0.22 x ASDA Red Onions by Weight (100g) £0.20 £0.19
1 x ASDA Butcher's Selection British Pork Sausages (8 ... £1.60 £2.09
1 x ASDA British Semi Skimmed Milk 4 Pints (2.27L) £1.00 £1.29
1 x ASDA Free Range Large Eggs (6) £1.68 £1.88
1 x ASDA Cheese Singles Light (10 per pack - 200g) £0.84 N/A
1 x ASDA Reduced Fat 40% Less Fat Croissants (4) £1.00 £1.19
1 x ASDA British Iceberg Lettuce Loose £1.00 £1.00
1 x ASDA Mixed Peppers (3) £1.65 £1.10
1 x ASDA Maris Piper Potatoes (2.5Kg) £2.40 £2.60
1 x ASDA Butcher's Selection Chicken Breast Fillets (4... £4.50 N/A
1 x ASDA Butcher's Selection British Beef Mince (500g) £2.00 £3.19
1 x Kinder Surprise Chocolate Egg (20g) £0.75 £0.75
1 x ASDA Chosen by You Big Eat Large White Finger Roll... £0.70 N/A
1 x L'Or!al Elvive Colour Protect UV Filter Conditione... £2.00 N/A
1 x L'Or!al Elvive Caring Colour Protect Coloured or H... £2.00 N/A
1 x Dolmio Bolognese Sauce - Extra Spicy (500g) £1.90 £1.80
1 x Sharwood's Cooking Sauce - Korma (420g) £1.00 £1.00
1 x Warburtons Crumpets (6) £0.80 £0.80
1 x Roberts Bakery Thick Sliced Wholemeal Loaf (800g) £1.29 N/A
1 x ASDA Whole Cucumber £0.50 £0.90
1 x ASDA Chosen by You Cauliflower Florets, Peas & Car... £1.50 N/A
1 x ASDA Chosen by You American Style Oven Fries (1.81... £2.00 N/A
2 x ASDA Chosen by You Apple & Blackcurrant Squash Dou... £2.50 N/A
1 x ASDA Honey Roast Dry Cured Ham (10 per pack - 300g... £3.00 N/A
1 x ASDA Chosen by You Medium Cheddar (200g) £1.27 N/A
1 x Nestle Ski Low Fat Variety Fruits Yogurt (4x120g) £1.58 £1.50