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  • michaels
    michaels Posts: 29,393 Forumite
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    PasturesNew wrote: »
    There's a cost element too. Good/warm/waterproof clothing + good footwear ... all to be able to spend another £2/day on food. Adds up to a cost of "free exercise" in the order of £3/day.

    £90 a month ... I'm better off eating less and being idle :)

    Typing, allegedly, burns 100 calories/hour. Reading and clicking ... nothing.

    We got a treadmill from Mr T shortly after xmas for £100 and I do it in my Crocs so no other costs of exercise.
    I think....
  • PasturesNew
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    michaels wrote: »
    We got a treadmill from Mr T shortly after xmas for £100 and I do it in my Crocs so no other costs of exercise.

    Yes, but that treadmill's in a spare room worth £50k in your house, so it's costing you money in not using that space to generate money :)

    You could've got 6 bunk beds in there - and got more of those students squeezed in :)
  • michaels
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    Now why hadn't I thought of that - actually it is in the family room in front of the tellie so putting bunk beds there would get in the way of us watching....
    I think....
  • Pyxis
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    I was going to say, putting a treadmill in a spare room is a sure fire way of it never getting used!
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  • ivyleaf
    ivyleaf Posts: 6,431 Forumite
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    Maggie I hope you got on all right yesterday - I was thinking of you x
  • michaels
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    Grrr - Herts library online has change their log in page...but the only place I had the used name and password stored was in the browser so now I can't log in :(
    I think....
  • vivatifosi
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    michaels has exceeded their stored private messages quota and cannot accept further messages until they clear some space.
    Please stay safe in the sun and learn the A-E of melanoma: A = asymmetry, B = irregular borders, C= different colours, D= diameter, larger than 6mm, E = evolving, is your mole changing? Most moles are not cancerous, any doubts, please check next time you visit your GP.
  • co-op_lover
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    vivatifosi wrote: »
    michaels has exceeded their stored private messages quota and cannot accept further messages until they clear some space.



    know the feeling
  • ukmaggie45
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    ivyleaf wrote: »
    Maggie I hope you got on all right yesterday - I was thinking of you x

    Thank you ivyleaf for thinking of me. :) :beer:

    Hospital stuff was much less nasty than the prep stuff! Nurses and other staff kind and we had a bit of a laugh too - always makes life a bit better.

    Got my med records today! Including the phone call we made this morning!!! :rotfl:

    Requested in case can find anything useful for Tribunal. Still waiting for result of Mandatory Reconsideration. But trying to prepare for Tribunal request - got the form to fill in printed off already. Have lots of support on Benefits and Work forum. Internet is just wonderful when life kicks you.
  • zagubov
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    vivatifosi wrote: »
    michaels has exceeded their stored private messages quota and cannot accept further messages until they clear some space.

    Is there a way we can get nectar points for queuing.?:p
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