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The Comper's Inn (part 43)

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  • sax11
    sax11 Posts: 3,250 Forumite
    Home Insurance Hacker!
    Hey SAX you need some positive thinking here regarding the wins. Remember you have to be in it to win it as well. I think I have won most of my stuff on the daily mags do you do them or are they too time consuming for you. By the way you seem to be doing a grand job with the kids.

    Too time consuming - i enter as much as possible at work but at home i'm either with the kids or out
    BlueBella wrote: »
    I was always told by my dietician - if it won't mash with a fork you shouldn't eat it

    Depends on the size of the fork - sure you can mash up a cow with a gardening one :D

    BlueBella wrote: »

    , no raw veg, no veg with skins, no wholemeal, no fibre, no spicy foods! Milk does upset my stomach a bit but I have tried soya milk, rice milk and all those other lactose free milks and hated them so I just drink cows milk anyway!

    Awww - that must be a real pain = i live on spicy food (bar curry) - godsend though about wholemeal - as tasty as eating a carpet tile

    :grouphug:

    That emote reminds me of a good night years ago :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
  • BlueBella
    BlueBella Posts: 10,374 Forumite
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    Ahhh I used to live off salads and wholemeal bread - I was a real health food freak! I miss them!

    Reet - basin lids in bed, wine here, glass here, I'm sorted! drinking-red-wine.gif
    :TA big thanks to all who post and sprinkling lucky dust to all who enter :smileyhea
  • sax11
    sax11 Posts: 3,250 Forumite
    Home Insurance Hacker!
    BlueBella wrote: »
    Ahhh I used to live off salads and wholemeal bread - I was a real health food freak! I miss them!

    Reet - basin lids in bed, wine here, glass here, I'm sorted! drinking-red-wine.gif

    health food - pointless. Who wants to live to 90 by eating rice cakes and salad

    Get me to 70 on junk food and alcohol :D
  • Lisa_Simpson
    Lisa_Simpson Posts: 155 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Hiya. I've just won a two night break in an Edinburgh city centre hotel (with breakfast!!) which I am really looking forward to as I haven't had a break for 10 years!

    However, I wondered what is the cheapest way to get to Edinburgh. The prize comes with £100 travel expenses - does anyone know if I can fly to Edinburgh on that? Any suggestions would be much appreciated as I am useless at this! Thanks.
  • sax11
    sax11 Posts: 3,250 Forumite
    Home Insurance Hacker!
    BlueBella wrote: »
    My four aren't too bad -

    just twigged this - mid 30's and 4 kids

    no wonder your hobbies are now comping and itv programmes

    didn't have a TV beforehand :rotfl::rotfl:
    However, I wondered what is the cheapest way to get to Edinburgh. The prize comes with £100 travel expenses.

    Easyjet - about £50 if you book in advance
  • lomaxsylvia
    lomaxsylvia Posts: 5,883 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Hiya. I've just won a two night break in an Edinburgh city centre hotel (with breakfast!!) which I am really looking forward to as I haven't had a break for 10 years!

    However, I wondered what is the cheapest way to get to Edinburgh. The prize comes with £100 travel expenses - does anyone know if I can fly to Edinburgh on that? Any suggestions would be much appreciated as I am useless at this! Thanks.

    Well done on your win. It looks like to you can get return flights from London to Edinburgh from between £80 - 100 return with EasyJet. Hope you manage to find something. You can usually get cheap train fairs as well.
    BIG THANKS TO ALL WHO POST THE COMPETITIONS
  • BlueBella
    BlueBella Posts: 10,374 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Hiya. I've just won a two night break in an Edinburgh city centre hotel (with breakfast!!) which I am really looking forward to as I haven't had a break for 10 years!

    However, I wondered what is the cheapest way to get to Edinburgh. The prize comes with £100 travel expenses - does anyone know if I can fly to Edinburgh on that? Any suggestions would be much appreciated as I am useless at this! Thanks.

    Well done on your win! I have often travelled by train up to Edinburgh from Newcastle, man! Though the train priced have risen since my last trip. You could always try a compare website for flights :)
    :TA big thanks to all who post and sprinkling lucky dust to all who enter :smileyhea
  • BlueBella
    BlueBella Posts: 10,374 Forumite
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    sax11 wrote: »
    just twigged this - mid 30's and 4 kids

    no wonder your hobbies are now comping and itv programmes

    didn't have a TV beforehand :rotfl::rotfl:



    Easyjet - about £50 if you book in advance


    LOL! Yes 38 years old but I wasn't young when I had my first - my eldest just turned 10 last month! :o Ahhh bless him - into double figures now! Yes, you are right about my hobbies too - but you can add wine onto the list.... :rotfl: and more wine!
    :TA big thanks to all who post and sprinkling lucky dust to all who enter :smileyhea
  • BlueBella
    BlueBella Posts: 10,374 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Talking of diets - new comp posted to win seaweed snacks!!! https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4915891 NO WAY....I see what dogs do to seaweed on the beach every morning! 0511-0810-2417-1952_Dog_Peeing_clipart_image.jpg
    :TA big thanks to all who post and sprinkling lucky dust to all who enter :smileyhea
  • BlueBella
    BlueBella Posts: 10,374 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Hiya. I've just won a two night break in an Edinburgh city centre hotel (with breakfast!!) which I am really looking forward to as I haven't had a break for 10 years!

    However, I wondered what is the cheapest way to get to Edinburgh. The prize comes with £100 travel expenses - does anyone know if I can fly to Edinburgh on that? Any suggestions would be much appreciated as I am useless at this! Thanks.

    Just realised you are in Surrey! Train fare will be at least £200 return so defo look into flights! :eek: Trains are so unreliable too! I love flying - an air hostess was on my list of maybe jobs when I was a bairn! :rotfl: Doh! If I didn't have kids......
    :TA big thanks to all who post and sprinkling lucky dust to all who enter :smileyhea
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