Elite 11+ shopping and chat thread part 2½

bubbs

mhoc wrote: »

We have been away for a couple of days - our offspring clubbed together and got us a night in a very posh country house hotel and spa in the Lake District with a 5 course dinner :T - joint Christmas presents/anniversary presents.

It was absolutely gorgeous - very Christmasy and we have been very spoilt - Eldest child did all of the organising, she is very good at these things.

I think I prefer the lakes in the winter when its wild and untamed and the tourist hoards are not as intrusive.

We went up through Windermere and then stopped at Ambelside for coffee - oddly realising we have never been to Ambleside before and then onto Keswick.
OH had a full on paddy before we set off, saying he would not want any lunch (as if) and he didn't want to go to Keswick as it would be fully rammed with crowds and impossible to get onto the carpark. Needless to say by the time we got to Keswick he did want lunch and the carpark was not full and it was not that busy.
So we ended up in Greggs and used an android pay £5 voucher - I was thinking of taking him somewhere nice for lunch but sometimes in view of the full on paddy it wasn't worth risking booking anywhere and he was happy enough with Greggs ...

How nice, sounds lovely:T:T:T

mhoc

Eldest son and his GF were here for 6.30 on Thursday, a couple of hours early - OH did his signature dish, mince and tatties - all eaten up.
A while later we twigged on why they were both very quiet - we expected them to be quite giddy and de mob happy. Thought at first it was just tiredness - GF had only finished work for Christmas that afternoon and its a long drive across.
Turned out that Eldest son had said something in the car and they had had a full on row and they were in the aftermath of this argument.
GF went off to be at 8.30 and then Eldest son followed at 9.30

There was still a bit of an atmosphere in the morning - Eldest son was a bit snappy with us as we let them sleep in a bit. We were going to do bacon butties but they went off with no breakfast at all - went off to see a mate and then to do more shopping. There train to the airport wasn't until 12.30 but they were also going to get early lunch - even though we told them that the retail park had standing traffic the day before ...

We assume they got their train and flight and arrived safely - needless to say no "arrived safely" messages

mhoc

bubbs wrote: »

How nice, sounds lovely:T:T:T

It was beautiful - I though Eldest child went through Travelzoo but even so very expensive - but I think you have to do the posh hotel experience at least once - memory making.

The hotel even had an outside Jacuzzi pool :T

LANGO1966

Shop from today using ravioli as visible trigger

7 items (4 different) on your receipt qualify for comparison Asda Waitrose
1x Wham Raspberry Flavoured Bar (16g) £0.10 N/A
0.1x ASDA Grower's Selection Loose Red Onion (order by number of onions or select kg) (per kg) £0.08 £0.09
4x Heinz Beanz in Barbecue Sauce (390g) £3.80 £2.40
0.19x ASDA Grower's Selection Loose Banana (order by number of bananas or select kg) (per kg) £0.14 N/A
0.11x ASDA Grower's Selection Loose Onion (order by number of onions or select kg) (per kg) £0.08 £0.08
1x Maoam Giant Strawberry Stripes (1pk) £0.10 N/A
1x Heinz Beef Ravioli in Tomato Sauce (400g) £1.07 £0.60
1x Haribo Starmix (1pk) £0.10 N/A
1x Swizzels Refreshers Original Lemon Flavour (18g) £0.10 N/A
1x Barratt Flumps (12g) £0.10 N/A
Comparison total (compared products only) £5.03 £3.17
+£1.86 cheaper
For your information:

LANGO1966

BH shop from today, trying happy down cocktail, lemon cucumber and mint, not sure if I like it:rotfl:

10 items (9 different) on your receipt qualify for comparison Asda Tesco
1x Wham Raspberry Flavoured Bar (16g) £0.10 N/A
0.09x ASDA Grower's Selection Loose Red Onion (order by number of onions or select kg) (per kg) £0.07 £0.09
1x Baylis & Harding Jojoba, Silk & Almond Oil Benefit Set (each) £10.00 £3.75
0.16x ASDA Grower's Selection Loose Banana (order by number of bananas or select kg) (per kg) £0.12 £0.12
0.09x ASDA Grower's Selection Loose Onion (order by number of onions or select kg) (per kg) £0.06 £0.06
1x Maoam Giant Strawberry Stripes (1pk) £0.10 £0.10
1x Haribo Starmix (1pk) £0.10 £0.10
1x Swizzels Refreshers Original Lemon Flavour (18g) £0.10 £0.10
1x Barratt Flumps (12g) £0.10 £0.10
2x Baylis & Harding Sweet Mandarin & Grapefruit Benefit Set (each) £20.00 £7.50
Comparison total (compared products only) £30.65 £11.92

Dizzy_Ditzy

altojack wrote: »

I never thought of doing that, maybe get Mr AJ to give it a try for nex year . I love parsnips

Picture of your effort would be lovely if I’m not too late xx

I'll try and sort a pic out later. It was about 4 inches across at the top but only about 7 inches long. Still looks fab though :j

bubbs wrote: »

DD i know you like this



Riemann P20 Once a Day Lotion SPF20 100ml - £6 free C+C @ Lloyds Pharmacy

Thanks - I'm on it

tweets

TrulyMadly wrote: »

I’m lying down now......my legs are aching.....and there’s flour all over my ipad:rotfl:

It is Sunday today isn’t it?:)

Yes all day



Tomorrow

fernie1

TrulyMadly wrote: »

I’m not being clever or trying to be funny or anything but I don’t really understand the clingfilm bit:o
The time it takes to open a roll and find the ends can take minutes:o

Think I would have just pulled some shelving on top of him for speed.

Oh I don’t know. It’s just so tragic:o:o

I absolutely agree, when I was told cling film my first reaction was probably the same, why, think I might have just hit over the head with anything heavy and near by,
But just a tragic loss of young life. I have a daughter that's just turned 30, and it's unthinkable

tweets

bubbs wrote: »

Evening all:D
Hope everyone is ready for Christmas?

gocat

LANGO1966 wrote: »

Shop from today using ravioli as visible trigger

7 items (4 different) on your receipt qualify for comparison Asda Waitrose
1x Wham Raspberry Flavoured Bar (16g) £0.10 N/A
0.1x ASDA Grower's Selection Loose Red Onion (order by number of onions or select kg) (per kg) £0.08 £0.09
4x Heinz Beanz in Barbecue Sauce (390g) £3.80 £2.40
0.19x ASDA Grower's Selection Loose Banana (order by number of bananas or select kg) (per kg) £0.14 N/A
0.11x ASDA Grower's Selection Loose Onion (order by number of onions or select kg) (per kg) £0.08 £0.08
1x Maoam Giant Strawberry Stripes (1pk) £0.10 N/A
1x Heinz Beef Ravioli in Tomato Sauce (400g) £1.07 £0.60
1x Haribo Starmix (1pk) £0.10 N/A
1x Swizzels Refreshers Original Lemon Flavour (18g) £0.10 N/A
1x Barratt Flumps (12g) £0.10 N/A
Comparison total (compared products only) £5.03 £3.17
+£1.86 cheaper
For your information:

Is this likely to work with one ravioli and 4 spag bol tins please?
tia