Only freedom will do

Watty1

Love the thoughtful post. Will be interested to see what transpires. I've been thinking along similar lines. Financial independence yes, but, its not just about the money.


As for the parking ticket - ummmm - dilemma indeed. Do you know what they use the cash for? I checked our hospital one after a similar fine once, and paid, and was delighted with where the money went I'm a trusting sort mind you

ajmoney

Is it a parking charge notice? If so they cannot do any of the scaremongering stuff they say they can. Search for the company on here and see if it comes up, it makes for an interesting read and made me have no problems with not paying mine a few years ago.

Alchemilla

£40 for baby E. Start her a pension!

edinburgher

Alchemilla wrote: »

£40 for baby E. Start her a pension!

I like it :beer:

AlexLK

Had you paid to park but just parked somewhere you weren't supposed to? If so, you've paid the fee to park and (according to you) haven't obstructed access. I believe even if you were to admit to driving but ask for the company to take legal action, they'd only be able to recover the cost of the car parking ticket.

I've had a few parking tickets from private companies and told them to take me to court, so far none have.

Do check before taking further action though as I'm not sure how the procedure works in Scotland.

edinburgher

Had you paid to park but just parked somewhere you weren't supposed to?

Even sillier, it's a free car park!

edinburgher

I'm not one for induction personally, but as Mrs E is very well read I'm sure she knows the ins and outs of that rather than what a midwife/consultant/outdated hospital policy has said

Agreed, but risk of stillbirth ramps up at 42 weeks. We'll be happy to avoid induction if possible.

Discovered that I'm fully banned from good bookie, not just the promo I had thought. A kick in the sensitive parts, will cost me c. £80/mth :eek:

greent

edinburgher wrote: »

Agreed, but risk of stillbirth ramps up at 42 weeks. We'll be happy to avoid induction if possible.

Discovered that I'm fully banned from good bookie, not just the promo I had thought. A kick in the sensitive parts, will cost me c. £80/mth :eek:

Grrrr :mad: re bookie - have they not realised the implications to FIRE?


I was induced with no 4 - waters broke but no contractions 36 hours later, so medical advice was induction (I was happy with that) Whilst it was quick (less than 3 hours from start to finish - which included half an hour of me ignoring/ fighting the urge to push as I wasn't convinced I could be ready (and midwives were expecting a few more hours) it was not a bad labour. I could still move around (albeit hooked up to a drip) and sit on a birthing ball etc.


Hopefully Mrs E will avoid and Miss E will make an appearance some time around her due date x

Karmacat

edinburgher wrote: »

Even sillier, it's a free car park!

This is crazy! I'd ignored English experience, but in supermarket car parks, you often get private firms telling you to pay fines, as Alex mentions, and they're not legally enforceable at all. If its the same in Scotland, then I vote for Al's method: FI for baby E :j

gallygirl

edinburgher wrote: »

I can't believe that tomorrow is Monday, where has the weekend gone?

We had a lovely relaxing one, apart from more cookery projects than I probably should have attempted. I think that I need to relax a little more with some of the household stuff.

It has been a very introspective few days for me, with good chats with Mrs E (and over on Earthgirl's thread, among others).

I was banned from taking part in a certain bookie promotion that was very generous (£800 or so in the last 6 months). While I initially felt rotten (losing a bookie is like losing a job!), I realised pretty soon afterwords that the promotion was eating up a couple of hours every weekend and was stressing me out quite a bit.

I am starting to realise that FI is about more than just having a big pile of money and then stepping back from the world. I need to take a look at some things that I can do to improve our quality of life in the here and now, because it's not enough to live life frazzled if it means getting out in 15 years (best case scenario). 15 years is a long time

Oddly enough, a solid think about the things that matter to me doesn't feature money, it's only a sticking plaster for things that annoy me about day-to-day life. Finding meaningful work, giving something back to the community and trying to recapture some of the more open and trusting nature that I had as a younger man are the areas that I'd like to focus on. I've also started trying to improve my health and ability to relax, but it's not an overnight fix.

To that end, I will be making a few changes. I have an embryonic career change in mind that could hopefully be achieved within a year (big pay drop, but much higher salary [STRIKE]if[/STRIKE] when I succeed), I will be starting to support some charities again and I will try to treat everyone I meet with openness, not cynicism.

A lot to be achieved :j

Another vote for a pension for Toots :T :rotfl:.