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  • lemonjelly
    lemonjelly Posts: 8,014 Forumite
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    Doozergirl wrote: »
    It is lovely hearing about your vegetable selections.

    I had an eBay buying spree. Bought an entire wing mirror unit for the car I've borrowed (a Citroen C1 for those wondering how I'd fit my family in something smaller than a MINI! :eek:)

    Just picked up a lovely bike for DD - she's presently whizzing around the park. I can't keep up, so there's little point trying. Her skirt is sequinned, so she flints as she goes around. I'm having a sit down with Paulo Nutini :)

    We had all you can eat sushi for tea. DD's choice.
    I got a free bike the other day off my brother! Visited, noticed a different coloured bike & queried it. Got given his old one "cos he doesn't like it"!

    Result!
    It's getting harder & harder to keep the government in the manner to which they have become accustomed.
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    lemonjelly wrote: »

    Parents gave me one of those & I can't figure out how it works...:(
    Glad it's not just me that's technologically somewhere in 1983.
  • lemonjelly
    lemonjelly Posts: 8,014 Forumite
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    PasturesNew wrote: »
    Presumably because the signal's too weak. It's doing it now .... it's done it about 10x in the last hour.
    Are you near a place where buses or big trucks go by? Mine downstairs is affected by large vehicles when the road is busy.
    I do need to sort the ariel out properly tbh, as it is a bit of a bodge job...:o
    It's getting harder & harder to keep the government in the manner to which they have become accustomed.
  • Nikkster
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    PasturesNew wrote: »
    Glad it's not just me that's technologically somewhere in 1983.

    I'd better not tell you how old I was in 1983 :eek:
    :)
  • lemonjelly
    lemonjelly Posts: 8,014 Forumite
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    So, today, I was finally told (by the person supposedly buying my old car) that they won't be.
    Annoyed, as I had a £50 repair done thursday.
    However, I am now 99.99% certain I'll be driving to maidenhead tomorrow, to agree to buy a car & part ex-ing mine.
    It's getting harder & harder to keep the government in the manner to which they have become accustomed.
  • Nikkster
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    Well, I'm not sure whether Gen's angels would be dancing, but tonight's dinner is making my heart sing. And I don't think it's all due to the Pimms 9+ bottle of red that I've opened in honour).

    {insert swear word of choice}. I liked courgettes before but my goodness this one is so sweet and delicious. I was only going to have half - but the other half I'd saved is now on my plate. The aubergine is also very nice and the runner bean - sweet and beany and not at all stringy. Even the flipping letttuce is nice.

    I will remember this meal when my alarm goes off tomorrow morning.
  • Doozergirl
    Doozergirl Posts: 34,082 Forumite
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    edited 3 August 2014 at 8:25PM
    lemonjelly wrote: »
    I got a free bike the other day off my brother! Visited, noticed a different coloured bike & queried it. Got given his old one "cos he doesn't like it"!

    Result!

    We're still in the park. Come down! :rotfl:

    Sam Smith is accompanying me. Two new albums for me :D
    Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
  • Spirit_2
    Spirit_2 Posts: 5,546 Forumite
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    Nikkster wrote: »
    I'd better not tell you how old I was in 1983 :eek:
    :)

    I was 23..and a bride:)
  • CKhalvashi
    CKhalvashi Posts: 12,134 Forumite
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    Doozergirl wrote: »
    I had an eBay buying spree. Bought an entire wing mirror unit for the car I've borrowed (a Citroen C1 for those wondering how I'd fit my family in something smaller than a MINI! :eek:)

    A German BMW dealer gave me a Lupo when we had problems with the 535d.

    In fairness, I was expecting to have to rent a car from somewhere (the electronic handbrake decided to fix itself at 100mph and obviously needed work), but still, I'm giving them a BMW5, they should at least give something reasonable........
    💙💛 💔
  • Nikkster
    Nikkster Posts: 6,391 Forumite
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    PasturesNew wrote: »
    2?

    No, that was '84-85 :)

    Dinner is now over Chez Nikkster. Blimming heck that was good. The lamb was the side dish in that meal - could totally have skipped it.

    Bring on the glut of courgettes, runner beans and (less likely) aubergines). I'm ready :D
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