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Nice People Thread Number 11 - A Treasury of Nice People

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  • purch
    purch Posts: 9,865 Forumite
    tomterm8 wrote: »
    You can make a lot of money begging... certainly, more than minimum wage.

    Not if he had a puncture :rotfl:
    'In nature, there are neither rewards nor punishments - there are Consequences.'
  • tomterm8
    tomterm8 Posts: 5,892 Forumite
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    vivatifosi wrote: »
    Apologies tomterm... My other MOOC is about rock music. So later in the week my focus will move to that. I'm not sure whether that is good or bad news for anyone who has to put up with my inane banter.

    No worries... only kidding.
    “The ideas of debtor and creditor as to what constitutes a good time never coincide.”
    ― P.G. Wodehouse, Love Among the Chickens
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    vivatifosi wrote: »
    Pastures, Saga offer reasonably priced home and contents cover and when the people here needed their help (we had a flood due to a burst main) they were one of the better firms to deal with.
    I'm going to be asking them as they've got my contents/car at the moment.
  • tomterm8
    tomterm8 Posts: 5,892 Forumite
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    purch wrote: »
    Not if he had a puncture :rotfl:

    I don't know... it's a better excuse than asking for the bus fare!
    “The ideas of debtor and creditor as to what constitutes a good time never coincide.”
    ― P.G. Wodehouse, Love Among the Chickens
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    michaels wrote: »
    Buildings insurance price sounds good, contents is about 5x what we pay for 30k of contents.
    When I said £125, that was including buildings, making contents about £65/year .... so is yours £13/year? If so ... who with?

    There is a minimum level of cover - so having fewer belongings doesn't decrease the amount. It's a daftly high amount of about £30k for mine too.... even if I only actually own a folding chair and a kettle.....
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    edited 21 May 2014 at 11:39AM
    Just received my first ever "annual gas summary" from BG. Didn't know they sent those out.

    I used 1692kWh. If I use that in the next 12 months it'll cost £178 on my current tariff.
    I could save £5 by going onto DD and £14 if I went onto their May fixed price.

    Going to look at changing when I've moved, not now.

    Edit: Actually, this figure doesn't match with my memory ..... I'm sure the bills weren't for half that - and I know the meter matched the bills. CBA to dig them out though. I guess it must be right though.... memory said I used/paid much less.

    Really looking forward to getting all my paperwork organised in the new house .... space to keep things in order, organised and filed and available.

    Being organised only works until the next agent inspection - then you grab all your stuff/boxes etc and shove them in a cupboard.... and start again. Stuff ends up all over the place.
  • vivatifosi
    vivatifosi Posts: 18,746 Forumite
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    tomterm8 wrote: »
    No worries... only kidding.

    That's ok... people on here manage quite well with my strange tastes. Particularly when it comes to Eurovision.
    Please stay safe in the sun and learn the A-E of melanoma: A = asymmetry, B = irregular borders, C= different colours, D= diameter, larger than 6mm, E = evolving, is your mole changing? Most moles are not cancerous, any doubts, please check next time you visit your GP.
  • LydiaJ
    LydiaJ Posts: 8,083 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Do any of the NP use google calendars and sync to a phone? I am considering switching and have some questions to ask.
    Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
    Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
    Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.     :)
  • Generali
    Generali Posts: 36,411 Forumite
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    LydiaJ wrote: »
    Do any of the NP use google calendars and sync to a phone? I am considering switching and have some questions to ask.

    I think Mrs Generali does
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    LydiaJ wrote: »
    Do any of the NP use google calendars and sync to a phone? I am considering switching and have some questions to ask.

    No. I don't use my phone for much really .... don't see the point of having a calendar on it as I don't do enough to forget anything :)
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