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  • Good morning all

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    “All shall be well, and all shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well.”




  • It's just not my ask for working glitches, zippy fish was a failure but also a disaster. I was three boxes missing to start with and one had been substituted plus the driver worked on the fruit and veg department but someone had phoned in sick so they sent him out. He didn't have a clue so goodness knows what I will get refunded. Watch this space. Twine should be co ng today so I ready for two boxes of sherry after this week's successes haha.
    Have a good day everyone.
  • Morning :)
    TrulyMadly wrote: »
    It's a bit of a sore point...yes Mr TM uses it post race but I would sooner he had a chicken leg:rotfl:

    Think i'm with Mr TM on this one :D Dare say he'll have done more research into post workout nutrition than you :whistle::whistle::p
    mhoc wrote: »
    , fire still glowing

    You have the fire on :eek::eek:
    Something unexpected happened which made me smile and still continues to make me smile.

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  • mhoc
    mhoc Posts: 19,315 Forumite
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    Morning :)


    Think i'm with Mr TM on this one :D Dare say he'll have done more research into post workout nutrition than you :whistle::whistle::p



    You have the fire on :eek::eek:

    yes we are very nesh, gets quite chilly at night here, Cheshire is under cloud cover most of the day. We had GF here for a few nights and she really feels the cold so she liked having a fire to sit next to :D
    “Create all the happiness you are able to create; remove all the misery you are able to remove. Every day will allow you, --will invite you to add something to the pleasure of others, --or to diminish something of their pains.”
  • Perranlady
    Perranlady Posts: 1,356 Forumite
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    bubbs wrote: »
    printable online
    £5 off £40 spend at LIDL voucher - FREE with Metro Newspaper - Friday
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    just noticed in the T & C that it says printed copies from online are not valid - cannot remember seeing that in the past?? Not sure if to try and use or not.....
  • Bajjo
    Bajjo Posts: 390 Forumite
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    Hello everyone, hope all is good.

    I have a question about Sainsbury's home delivery (not used them before - always doing A's)...

    If I use a £15 off £60 voucher and order £60 worth of items and checkout with the voucher coming off fine. What happens if the total shopping delivered is under £60 due to subs or unavailables, will the voucher still come off OK?

    I assume yes, but you never know.

    TIA
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  • LEJC
    LEJC Posts: 9,618 Forumite
    edited 23 September 2016 at 9:56AM
    mhoc wrote: »
    morning all

    a question please for the landlords on the group pretty please.

    in the new flat (eldest sons + GF, moved in finally yesterday afternoon) they have no hot water. They have called the landlord but the system they operate is that he has a team that he passes maintainence issues onto so goodness knows when a chap will come out to fix the problem Fortunately GFs new company seem very flexible but if its not today she is away most of next week :(

    they don't know what sort of boiler it is but I am assuming its some sort of combi boiler that boils water as it passes over the pipes and its a little cupboard over the sink. My only experience of combi boilers is in M-I-L house and when the hot water stopped there we had a BG contract so they came out within a day to fix - I think it was a problem with the outside flue ...

    anyway is there anything obvious that we can check in the meantime to see if just a minor obvious problem?

    Eldest son says there is also a worrying damp patch above the boiler - we don't know yet if this is a mould patch. Maybe the patch and the boiler are connected ????

    Sounds like they are on a managed tenancy....so it's unlikely that they will deal with LL ...all contact will be via the agent.
    I am surprised that they have not been talked through the basics but every set up is different .

    Best thing you can do is find out the make and model of the boiler then google common problems or an instruction manual online...no hot water is caused by many things and it could be something simple like flicking a switch or it might require someone to come and give it a bit of a clean out especially if the flat has been empty for sometime and the boiler not used.

    Anything other than basically switch flicking should be done via the letting agent..whatever he does dont meddle too much...however a basic understanding of the instruction manual isnt a bad thing to acquaint himself with

    whats above the the damp patch...another flat?....water rarely goes up it usually comes down...is the patch water stained or discoloured due to mould...if its mould then theres possibly a ventilation problem where warm air is meeting cold and collecting in the corner of the room perhaps.
    HG mould spray will clear it if thats the issue but I suspect that it will re occur until the source is found.
    is there a current gas certificate for the property?
    has he got a check in inventory and made any amendments to that to reflect the condition of the property....?...was the damp patch there when they moved in or has it arrived overnight...if it was there it should be documented in the inventory,if its not it needs to be pointed out.




    Good morning all....I'm off today to do my LL stuff...new tenants moving in tomorrow...but i'll be on hand to answer anything if I can MHOC....and I want to know what Twine send you!
    frugal October...£41.82 of £40 food shopping spend for the 2 of us!

    2017 toiletries challenge 179 out 145 in ...£18.64 spend
  • Good morning all, BE cod fillets definitely not working now as showing £4 each on waities.
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