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PLEASE tell me I'm not alone...........

.........in my comping addiction.

I've won a really fab, luxury trip to London in December and I'm worried about missing advents :eek:

My husband says we can take the laptop and use the hotel Wi-Fi but that's not the point!

I think I'm broken :rotfl::rotfl:
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  • Oh I am too addicted, I had a brilliant month last month so i NEED to enter pfft - I was slightly worried as Ireturned to work last week after 10 months off maternity and was worried how I would fit my comping in - neednt have worried as I have nothing to do and have spent a lot of time on the comps!! In fact its been so much easier as I dont have a little un wanting my attention and the laptop haha!! I am also lucky that OH has a friend staying this week so hes less bothered just seeing my eyes peeping out from over the screen!!
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  • purple_x
    purple_x Posts: 681 Forumite
    I am living in a hell-hole with the most abusive neighbours ever.......I have been told I may be able to move in December which would mean no internet in December and possibly into January while I change houses....and the thing I am worried about the most is missing competitions over the xmas period!
  • purple_x wrote: »
    I am living in a hell-hole with the most abusive neighbours ever.......I have been told I may be able to move in December which would mean no internet in December and possibly into January while I change houses....and the thing I am worried about the most is missing competitions over the xmas period!

    Perhaps your new neighbours will be really nice and let you borrow there broadband? Our neighbours where great when we moved and gave us the passwords to theres so we had internet for a few weeks :)
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  • Barnabysue
    Barnabysue Posts: 9,058 Forumite
    I had a 'lightbulb' moment yesterday, it suddenly occurred to me that my comping had gone from being something that I did 'around' real life to something that I fitted real life around. That can't be good? No more, if they don't get done, they don't get done. There's always new ones coming along, maybe I'll do those....or maybe I won't. I wonder how long that will last?
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  • I haven't comped in 10 days, so I think it's safe to say I'm not addicted, thank god. You have my sympathies though, it can take over your life :sad:
  • purple_x
    purple_x Posts: 681 Forumite
    Perhaps your new neighbours will be really nice and let you borrow there broadband? Our neighbours where great when we moved and gave us the passwords to theres so we had internet for a few weeks :)

    That's really nice of your neighbours for doing that.

    My mum, who recently got into entering comps herself, is thinking of getting her own broadband :D
    Hopefully she will in the next few weeks and I can just pop round hers everyday I don't have mine!
  • eyeballpaul
    eyeballpaul Posts: 1,039 Forumite
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    .........in my comping addiction.

    I've won a really fab, luxury trip to London in December and I'm worried about missing advents :eek:

    My husband says we can take the laptop and use the hotel Wi-Fi but that's not the point!

    I think I'm broken :rotfl::rotfl:

    Just come back today from two weeks in Caribbean and I was using the free Wi-Fi to enter comps! Whilst my one year old was asleep in room at lunchtime I would stay with her and bash a few in.
    I feel obliged to enter a few whilst away, well I did win this holiday ...
    thanks to all posters

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    I've changed my facebook username to NOBODY so when I enter FB comps I press the "Like" button it will say NOBODY likes this
  • Blulu
    Blulu Posts: 7,850 Forumite
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    Not that I'm admitting to being addicted. I'm not at that stage yet (of admitting it), but when I moved here a year ago, I bought a dongle with pay as you go, so I could carry on comping (Ooh, Matron - sorry, had to be said.) It was great, and not that expensive to use and really easy. Just plugged into my computer and it picked up on whatever free to use signals were around. Perhaps when you know where you're moving to, check in the shop before you buy. They can type your postcode in and see if it's likely to work in your area.

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