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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 90,578 Ambassador
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    To cap it all I cannot get the lid of the beetroot :mad:
    Even my rubber band trick has not worked :mad:going
    Bah is all.

    & I have a cardboard cut that is going septic. :mad:
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  • ZTD
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    beanielou wrote: »
    To cap it all I cannot get the lid of the beetroot :mad:
    Even my rubber band trick has not worked :mad:going
    Bah is all.

    Have you tried piercing the lid to let the vacuum out? Use a screwdriver if you can or ideally one of those old-fashioned tin openers. You can use the tip of a knife if you must, but that's not for the careless or faint-hearted.
    beanielou wrote: »
    & I have a cardboard cut that is going septic. :mad:

    Get that sorted out ASAP. Topical antiseptics are widely available.
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  • ZTD
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    beanielou wrote: »
    No!!!!!!!!!!!:(:(:(

    Unfortunately they're not all they're cracked up to be. Next door had the heat exchanger go which was expensive, but the most common fault seems to be the diaphragm goes - thankfully reasonably cheap. What that does in a boiler, I have no idea - perhaps the boiler gets pregnant?
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  • beanielou
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    ZTD wrote: »
    Unfortunately they're not all they're cracked up to be. Next door had the heat exchanger go which was expensive, but the most common fault seems to be the diaphragm goes - thankfully reasonably cheap. What that does in a boiler, I have no idea - perhaps the boiler gets pregnant?

    :rotfl::rotfl:
    The mind boggles!
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    "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.
  • doingitanyway
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    Oooh, I think this applies to me too. I need to sort out boiler cover. I vaguely remember Orange Ena has all household emergency cover under one policy. I shall ask her and report back. Have a relaxing evening
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  • beanielou
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    Boiler cover now set up.
    First payment in October.
    Will have to cut down else where but I cant stand the cold & my muscles seize up.
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    "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.***
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  • Sun_Addict
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    Better to be safe than sorry. Mine saved me a fortune over the years. Will be putting in place again once the guarantee for my new boiler runs out.
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  • maddiemay
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    Hope you don't mind me de-lurking for a moment, I know little about mobility scooters, but something that has stuck in my pea brain was someone I knew told me that she and her husband had both started with three wheeled ones, but had changed to four wheels because they were much more stable, her husband had managed to turn his 3 wheeler over at some stage. Worth checking out perhaps.:)
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  • beanielou
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    maddiemay wrote: »
    Hope you don't mind me de-lurking for a moment, I know little about mobility scooters, but something that has stuck in my pea brain was someone I knew told me that she and her husband had both started with three wheeled ones, but had changed to four wheels because they were much more stable, her husband had managed to turn his 3 wheeler over at some stage. Worth checking out perhaps.:)

    Thanks a lot for that :)
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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****
    "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
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    I am having a friend to stay for one night this week.
    I keep trying to remind myself she is coming to see me & not the state of my humble adode.
    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.
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