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  • bubbs
    bubbs Posts: 68,087 Forumite
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    boots star gift tomorrow 14.10.16, zoella on your back gift set £26.00
    http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/boots-star-gift-tomorrow-14-10-16-zoella-your-back-gift-set-26-2526965
    Sealed pot challenge number 003 £350 for 2015, 2016 £400 Actual£345, £400 for 2017 Actual £500:T:T £770 for 2018 £1295 for 2019:j:j spc number 22 £1,457Stopped Smoking 22/01/15:D:D::dance::dance:- 5 st 1 1/2lb :dance::dance:
  • Tinyshoes
    Tinyshoes Posts: 29,014 Forumite
    Did LEJC finish her bathroom? ;)

    Caravan is cleared and packed down for another year. :eek: That went quick!

    Pile of sleeping bags, sheets and blankets to wash hope the weather holds. Not looking forward to scrubbing the awning horrible job. :(

    Not been over for few weeks and few queen wasps were trying to make it their residence. Huge things, I thought it was just one but as Mr TS was taking awning down there were several they seem to like to get under the clip release on the poles. :eek: He had to be careful when collapsing the poles down.

    So was moles first year, toads/frogs last year and this year wasps. :rotfl: Hope none of the wasps have managed to make home anywhere in the actual caravan, all the vents etc have been shut up so fingers crossed. :eek:
  • HILLBERN
    HILLBERN Posts: 3,125 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee!
    locarr wrote: »


    How much :eek::eek: good grief!!!!
  • matty17r
    matty17r Posts: 1,215 Forumite
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    Very busy thread today and lots of interesting posts about retirement. mhoc -maybe you oh could start a gardening business. Now people are living longer there is great demand for gardeners. You can fit your lifestyle around your business - not the other way around like when you are working full time.
    Locarr - loved your whoopsies. I have been very unlucky this week and thinking I may have to pay full price for bread and cake which is worrying me quite a lot.
  • Tinyshoes
    Tinyshoes Posts: 29,014 Forumite
    bubbs wrote: »
    :T:T:T pheww pleased to hear it

    You don't know how relieved I am bubbs, it's been chewing me up all week. :o

    Sorry you have had a difficult day. x Feel really sorry for your neighbour, poor man, I hope he gets the right assessments for his needs.
  • bubbs
    bubbs Posts: 68,087 Forumite
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    Tinyshoes wrote: »
    Did LEJC finish her bathroom? ;)

    Caravan is cleared and packed down for another year. :eek: That went quick!

    Pile of sleeping bags, sheets and blankets to wash hope the weather holds. Not looking forward to scrubbing the awning horrible job. :(

    Not been over for few weeks and few queen wasps were trying to make it their residence. Huge things, I thought it was just one but as Mr TS was taking awning down there were several they seem to like to get under the clip release on the poles. :eek: He had to be careful when collapsing the poles down.

    So was moles first year, toads/frogs last year and this year wasps. :rotfl: Hope none of the wasps have managed to make home anywhere in the actual caravan, all the vents etc have been shut up so fingers crossed. :eek:

    Least you are all packed up at the manor now:T hope there are none at home inside:eek:
    Sealed pot challenge number 003 £350 for 2015, 2016 £400 Actual£345, £400 for 2017 Actual £500:T:T £770 for 2018 £1295 for 2019:j:j spc number 22 £1,457Stopped Smoking 22/01/15:D:D::dance::dance:- 5 st 1 1/2lb :dance::dance:
  • bubbs
    bubbs Posts: 68,087 Forumite
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    Tinyshoes wrote: »
    You don't know how relieved I am bubbs, it's been chewing me up all week. :o

    Sorry you have had a difficult day. x Feel really sorry for your neighbour, poor man, I hope he gets the right assessments for his needs.
    Worry no more x
    Yes so do i, hes back at hospital now will go Tues to see him:) He is not y neighbour his dad was a client i cleaned for;)
    Sealed pot challenge number 003 £350 for 2015, 2016 £400 Actual£345, £400 for 2017 Actual £500:T:T £770 for 2018 £1295 for 2019:j:j spc number 22 £1,457Stopped Smoking 22/01/15:D:D::dance::dance:- 5 st 1 1/2lb :dance::dance:
  • TrulyMadly
    TrulyMadly Posts: 39,754 Forumite
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    matty17r wrote: »
    Very busy thread today and lots of interesting posts about retirement. mhoc -maybe you oh could start a gardening business. Now people are living longer there is great demand for gardeners. You can fit your lifestyle around your business - not the other way around like when you are working full time.
    Locarr - loved your whoopsies. I have been very unlucky this week and thinking I may have to pay full price for bread and cake which is worrying me quite a lot.

    I'm being a bit more careful of late with my bread whoopsies. I was getting a bit too blas! throwing out the ends of loaves. Now I'm halving them and freezing them.....and..........wait for it.....making croutons and freezing breadcrumbs:)
    To do is to be. Rousseau
    To be is to do. Sartre
    Do be do be do. Sinatra
  • TrulyMadly
    TrulyMadly Posts: 39,754 Forumite
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    bubbs wrote: »
    Worry no more x
    Yes so do i, hes back at hospital now will go Tues to see him:) He is not y neighbour his dad was a client i cleaned for;)

    Isn't it funny....he's been on my mind today and I don't even know him.....it's funny how this thread gets under your skin.........
    To do is to be. Rousseau
    To be is to do. Sartre
    Do be do be do. Sinatra
  • HILLBERN
    HILLBERN Posts: 3,125 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee!
    TrulyMadly wrote: »
    Isn't it funny....he's been on my mind today and I don't even know him.....it's funny how this thread gets under your skin.........

    Im pleased its not just me, I was the same...
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