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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

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  • Suffolk_lass
    Suffolk_lass Posts: 10,318 Forumite
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    edited 12 September 2022 at 2:18PM
    Re the handle, I think a handy chap or son with a pair of pliers should be able to undo the bit of thread in the actual knob. then if they unscrew a second knob and take the intact screw to a hardware store, they should be able to get replacements. If that does not work I would remove the least used knob and swap it with the snapped one, then stick the snapped one in place using a two part epoxy resin
    Save £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £4863.32 out of £6000 after May (81.05%)
    OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £1286.68/£3000 or 42.89% of my annual spend so far
    I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the Grow your own thread
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  • tunathe_cat
    tunathe_cat Posts: 470 Forumite
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    edited 12 September 2022 at 4:35PM
    Hi Beanie, re your falls.  we pay our council £18 a month for alarms door /bed /chair.  hubby has a wrist watch that he can push also a falls detector .  You do need a land line for device to work. they can talk to you once its activated, send help etc.also smoke and carbon detector 

  • Suffolk_lass
    Suffolk_lass Posts: 10,318 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Hi Beanie, re your falls.  we pay our council £18 a month for alarms door /bed /chair.  hubby has a wrist watch that he can push also a falls detector .  You do need a land line for device to work. they can talk to you once its activated, send help etc.also smoke and carbon detector 

    My Mum's got that in East Ayrshire too
    Save £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £4863.32 out of £6000 after May (81.05%)
    OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £1286.68/£3000 or 42.89% of my annual spend so far
    I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the Grow your own thread
    My new diary is here
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,697 Ambassador
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    Hope you are okay Beanie
    Just plodding on, falling on.
    Just a tad scunnered.
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,697 Ambassador
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    Re the handle, I think a handy chap or son with a pair of pliers should be able to undo the bit of thread in the actual knob. then if they unscrew a second knob and take the intact screw to a hardware store, they should be able to get replacements. If that does not work I would remove the least used knob and swap it with the snapped one, then stick the snapped one in place using a two part epoxy resin
    Thanks.
    Hanyman has it now & hopefully it will be sorted soon  :)
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,697 Ambassador
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    Hi Beanie, re your falls.  we pay our council £18 a month for alarms door /bed /chair.  hubby has a wrist watch that he can push also a falls detector .  You do need a land line for device to work. they can talk to you once its activated, send help etc.also smoke and carbon detector 

    Looking into a falls detector.
    Certainly not paying council.
    Thanks  :)
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • milann
    milann Posts: 11,410 Forumite
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    I was thinking of you when I saw the route The Queen took and wondered how close it was. I think it’s quite nice that her final days were in the place she loved ❤️
    January spends - £587.58
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,697 Ambassador
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    Just up the road milann.
    There were people out on horses & on tractors too.
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • milann
    milann Posts: 11,410 Forumite
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    I saw the horses and tractors on tv Beanie. I’ve dipped in and out of the tv coverage….much as I admired The Queen…..you can have too much of a good thing. Ive quite enjoyed listening to the radio as they’ve been playing some lovely meaningful music.
    January spends - £587.58
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