Get a grip woman!

enthusiasticsaver

Well done on avoiding catastrophe with the greenhouse. That could have been nasty. 

XSpender

That was close with the greenhouse! Glad you, and the glass, are OK.

greent

Ooof - close call with the greenhouse! Glad you both (you and the greenhouse!) came out relatively unscathed:)

I've always found ns&I humans to be quite helpful on the handful of times I've needed to speak to them (I had 2 psb accounts which needed merging and also when changing DD and DS1s' holdings from in my name re them to their own accounts) - but that was in pre- Covid days, of course.... 

Suffolk_lass

I've logged in to the NS&I account this morning and all my premium bonds are now listed - £17 of really old ones going back to Godparent gifts in the year of my birth through to 1994! then a £50, a £500 and yesterday a £10,000. I figure I am willing to gamble the 0.1% interest in the cash instant savings account for the chance of the odd £25 win! My overwhelming sense is how much more quickly the value of money has reduced over the years. In those times of financial struggle I remember being thrilled to receive a £1 PB for my birthday (or a 10 shilling note in a card)

themadvix

The jury is out on whether you’ll make more or less than you would in interest, but nothing beats the excitement of checking to see if you’ve won every month! 😁

rtandon27

OH just mentioned that he has some bonds, but that the ex (of 16 years) has the paperwork - SIGH
Will get him to do the track & trace...
...in the meantime, I will live in anticipation that we've won the million - LOL

Suffolk_lass

rtandon27 said:

OH just mentioned that he has some bonds, but that the ex (of 16 years) has the paperwork - SIGH
Will get him to do the track & trace...
...in the meantime, I will live in anticipation that we've won the million - LOL

If he registers online he can go paperless. I can't remember if he can only do that with his holder number (guessing he does not have that) but in the end I phoned up and they were really helpful. He could buy one bond over the phone and ask them to help him register if he does not want the rigmarole with his ex. Then any paperwork they have becomes redundant

Suffolk_lass

I think I will work in the greenhouse again today. It was plenty warm enough in there with good light (and much tidier than the workshop) but no gardening - I was working on bee preparations - making up the wooden frames the wax foundation fits in to populate the brood boxes (where the Queen resides and lays her eggs) and the supers (the next layer, where the workers store their honey) in the hope that we are called upon to collect a swarm at some point.

Baileys_Babe

Suffolk_lass said:

rtandon27 said:

OH just mentioned that he has some bonds, but that the ex (of 16 years) has the paperwork - SIGH
Will get him to do the track & trace...
...in the meantime, I will live in anticipation that we've won the million - LOL

If he registers online he can go paperless. I can't remember if he can only do that with his holder number (guessing he does not have that) but in the end I phoned up and they were really helpful. He could buy one bond over the phone and ask them to help him register if he does not want the rigmarole with his ex. Then any paperwork they have becomes redundant

I went online last year and registered for the few I was given at birth 45+ years ago. I didn't need any paperwork(i guess my parents still have it). Just things like my full name, date of birth, possibly my national insurance number, address etc. I found it quick and surprisingly easy. They got back to me promptly and I can now manage them online 

rtandon27

SL & BB - thank-you so much for the guidance on the bonds!  I'll prompt OH to give it a go after the weekend, once he's got cursing about the ex out of his system 😂😂😂