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  • bubbs
    bubbs Posts: 68,101 Forumite
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    dipdap wrote: »
    :rotfl: :rotfl:



    Morning Bubbs, when you due back at work? :)
    Hows DH?

    I go hospital Monday, so all being well Tues
    He is not too bad thanks, he is having his first day out today as vision is a bit off because of other eye
    Sealed pot challenge number 003 £350 for 2015, 2016 £400 Actual£345, £400 for 2017 Actual £500:T:T £770 for 2018 £1295 for 2019:j:j spc number 22 £1,457Stopped Smoking 22/01/15:D:D::dance::dance:- 5 st 1 1/2lb :dance::dance:
  • Nenen
    Nenen Posts: 2,379 Forumite
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    dipdap wrote: »
    Just popped out into the garden and saw a load of crows flying off with strawberries in their beaks :mad:

    Aha! I get it now - rhosynbach's magpies are selling her pants to your crows so that they can disguise themselves and parachute into your strawberry patch!
    :D:D
    “A journey is best measured in friends, not in miles.”
    (Tim Cahill)
  • purpledonkey
    purpledonkey Posts: 6,997 Forumite
    I have to drop most of my accent for my job. I can switch it on and off like a light switch :rotfl:




    I have never called anyone "my luvver" :eek::rotfl:

    :rotfl: maybe it's just the Bristolians I associate with. Also it's in my local guide book :)

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    'I solemnly swear that I am up to no good'
  • Nannylala
    Nannylala Posts: 6,791 Forumite
    :wave:catchup later as things to do,people to see and places to go;)
  • LEJC
    LEJC Posts: 9,618 Forumite
    Morning all...
    Just had a bottle of flash gel delivered...no idea where from but it will come in handy no doubt!
    frugal October...£41.82 of £40 food shopping spend for the 2 of us!

    2017 toiletries challenge 179 out 145 in ...£18.64 spend
  • dipdap
    dipdap Posts: 6,181 Forumite
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    Now which of the elite does it look like? :rotfl:

    I think it looks like Elvis :think:
    Historic Debt August 2009 = £63,600 10th March 2017 = £0 100% paid all gone!
    Mortgage started June 2015 = £170,000 January 2022 = £134,000
    Saving for Xmas 2022= . . Amazon £55
    If you focus on what you have left behind, you won't see what lies ahead - Gusteau
  • BLUEWKD
    BLUEWKD Posts: 6,800 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Jus rol and Paxo still working this morning
    Be thankful for what you have because it could all be taken away tomorrow.;)


  • dipdap
    dipdap Posts: 6,181 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Nenen wrote: »
    Aha! I get it now - rhosynbach's magpies are selling her pants to your crows so that they can disguise themselves and parachute into your strawberry patch!
    :D:D

    :rotfl: :rotfl:
    Made me laugh and look out the window just to check :D
    Historic Debt August 2009 = £63,600 10th March 2017 = £0 100% paid all gone!
    Mortgage started June 2015 = £170,000 January 2022 = £134,000
    Saving for Xmas 2022= . . Amazon £55
    If you focus on what you have left behind, you won't see what lies ahead - Gusteau
  • bubbs
    bubbs Posts: 68,101 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    dipdap wrote: »
    IMG_20140620_093528.jpg

    Now which of the elite does it look like? :rotfl:

    I think it looks like Elvis :think:

    Thats a funny looking thing:rotfl:
    Sealed pot challenge number 003 £350 for 2015, 2016 £400 Actual£345, £400 for 2017 Actual £500:T:T £770 for 2018 £1295 for 2019:j:j spc number 22 £1,457Stopped Smoking 22/01/15:D:D::dance::dance:- 5 st 1 1/2lb :dance::dance:
  • chattmum
    chattmum Posts: 1,928 Forumite
    LEJC wrote: »
    Morning all...
    Just had a bottle of flash gel delivered...no idea where from but it will come in handy no doubt!

    Ssm possibly ? Did you apply for the samples and trial they were doing ?
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