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  • foxgloves
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    Have a fab time, @Sun_Addict x
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    Have a fabulous holiday SA
  • enthusiasticsaver
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    Have a great holiday. I hope Mr SA enjoys himself too and is not too much of a trial for you. The weird packing made me smile but I guess it is his brain injury. Maybe he can only focus on a few things and the lypsalve and man bags are the things at the moment. 
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    Have a wonderful, well deserved holiday.
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    Have a fantastic holiday. 
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  • Cherryfudge
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    OMG Mr T this morning 😱 They’d had a chilled and frozen food disaster overnight and the shelves were cordoned off. Thankfully I didn’t need chilled or frozen but noticed a lot of other shelves were bare too. 
    How strange - ours had one last week, as did other shops locally when there was a power cut. Huge wastage, though understandable as they won't want to be sued by people experiencing food poisoning. Someone suggested that they don't have a backup generator due to being near housing (noise pollution) but when I thought about it, the only residences nearby are over shops on the High Street. Those must have several layers of building between them and the potential site of generators.

    I wonder if it's policy not to have generators, or just co-incidence that it happened twice in short succession?
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    The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)

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  • Cherryfudge
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    You must be nearly there now... have a wonderful time!
    I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
    The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)

    Fashion on the Ration 2025: Fabric 2, men's socks 3, Duvet 7.5, 2 t-shirts 10, men's socks 3, uniform top 0, hat 0, shoes 5 = 30.5/68
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  • WinterWarrior
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    Sorry you missed your meal, how annoying! Eat double today 😁
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