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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

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  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,570 Forumite
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    Are they putting netting over the top? Otherwise the cats will still go in anyway… 
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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,788 Ambassador
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    Are they putting netting over the top? Otherwise the cats will still go in anyway… 
    Absolutely this. 
    We shall have to wait and see. 
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    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
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  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 10,435 Forumite
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    Bullies beanie. That is why your DS wasn't challenged. I had that at my last house when they were building their extension. Bullies.
    If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them

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  • badmemory
    badmemory Posts: 10,065 Forumite
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    I wish them luck trying to stop a cat from going where it wants to.  Last summer I had one go from the top of one of my wheelie bins over the path & onto the garage roof.  My heart was in my mouth when it then with a very small touch on the fence jumped into next door.  It kept all its nine lives but I suspect it shortened mine.
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,788 Ambassador
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    Bullies beanie. That is why your DS wasn't challenged. I had that at my last house when they were building their extension. Bullies.
    Absolutely this. Does not like women who stand up to them. 
    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: 11,524 Forumite
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    Sorry you’re having neighbour trouble. Are they new to the area?
    The dexterity of cats  amazes me. It’s cat central around here and I suspect they all use my garden as their toilet. But the way they jump onto the fence from the floor and balance on the 2 inch width at the top is amazing…..all apart from next doors cat who still wobbles and is very dubious about jumping. The vet thinks she has inner ear problems…..it’s not the friendliest of cats either. The little boy who lives there is so cute with her and she just goes for him…..he still calls her his little sister 😂❤️
    Sorry things are still difficult but glad you had a lovely lunch with friends. Socks  sound a bargain 👍

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  • Sunshine_girl2
    Sunshine_girl2 Posts: 3,147 Forumite
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    How are you doing Beanie ? 
    Life is an adventure, never stop exploring.

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