Time to Face The Music

EssexHebridean

Definitely a good plan to start looking at BT deals - you might even find some fee free shorter options and get away with transferring to a couple of new cards maybe? If we use 0% deals for anything I always try to use the fee free ones even if it means paying a bit more off each month to get it gone in the timescales! 

That was an enormous load being moved too - part of my job years ago used to be doing routing for wide loads but thankfully nothing unusually long - the widest I did at any point was about 12' though and that takes some working out as it needs such a wide turning circle! 

RelievedSheff

EssexHebridean said:

Definitely a good plan to start looking at BT deals - you might even find some fee free shorter options and get away with transferring to a couple of new cards maybe? If we use 0% deals for anything I always try to use the fee free ones even if it means paying a bit more off each month to get it gone in the timescales! 

That was an enormous load being moved too - part of my job years ago used to be doing routing for wide loads but thankfully nothing unusually long - the widest I did at any point was about 12' though and that takes some working out as it needs such a wide turning circle! 

The load had 4 articulated points. Must be a nightmare to manoeuvre. Disappointed we didn't get to see it. Apparently there might be another next year. Will go to watch that one.

RelievedSheff

It will be a no spends day today. I think that will be number 7 but I will double check later.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be from stores. Breakfast was porridge, we have both taken our packed lunches to work and dinner tonight is game pie with cajun air fried chips and vegetables.

Tonight's jobs are:

• walking the dog (think we will go in one of the big parks on the way home)
• load of washing

We spoke to our friendly local mechanic last night and the van is booked in for it's MOT, full service and cam belt and water pump change on the 12th April. That is going to be an expensive day!!

LittleMissDetermined

Hope you manage to avoid the rain today, it's miserable out there again

RelievedSheff

LittleMissDetermined said:

Hope you manage to avoid the rain today, it's miserable out there again

We managed a nice walk in the park. Got back to the car just as it started raining. Timed it right for once 😀

alt80

Plague village looks a good day out, one I think I'm going to suggest we do over this spring/ summer. Put my dog in the stocks lol. Was it busy being the weekend? 

Regarding your card, get that BT organised, the Natwest 19 month fee free option is definitely worth applying for. If you still have a balance at the end of the deal, you can see what deals are out there then and if there are no fee free options, you'll be paying a smaller fee as there'll be a lesser balance so win win really.

RelievedSheff

alt80 said:

Plague village looks a good day out, one I think I'm going to suggest we do over this spring/ summer. Put my dog in the stocks lol. Was it busy being the weekend? 

Regarding your card, get that BT organised, the Natwest 19 month fee free option is definitely worth applying for. If you still have a balance at the end of the deal, you can see what deals are out there then and if there are no fee free options, you'll be paying a smaller fee as there'll be a lesser balance so win win really.

It was surprisingly quiet at Eyam on Sunday. Could be because it was Mothers Day I suppose but we managed to grab one of the free parking spaces.

Will have a look at that Natwest Card thank you.

RelievedSheff

It will be a no spends day today. Number 8 for March.

The energy rebate has hit our bank account this morning so I have rounded that up to £100 and sent it to the savings account. Getting every last penny we can in there before the van bleeds it dry next month!

Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be from stores. Breakfast was toast, we have both taken our packed lunches to work and dinner tonight is king prawn and duck egg omelette with air fried chips and salad.

Tonight's jobs are:

• walking the dog
• cleaning the kitchen
• cleaning the van

We were discussing what we were going to do this weekend on the way to work this morning and the other half was quite fancying going out in the van, so we have enquired about availability at a small 5 van farm site on the outskirts of Sheffield. If they have space then we will go there. It's an area where we used to walk the dog quite a lot when we lived in the city so we know it well. There are a couple of pubs within walking distance if we fancy a drink after a long walk around the reservoirs. 

alt80

@RelievedSheff it's quite a drive from me but I think my son would enjoy going there. 

Definitely worth swapping the balance onto the card. Not sure the maintenance on your van should cost that much, could be wrong but I reckon it'll be change from £1k.

Your dinner tonight sounds really nice, would not think to put prawns in an omelette. We've had salmon this evening.

Hope the pitch for this weekend works out for you.

RelievedSheff

alt80 said:

@RelievedSheff it's quite a drive from me but I think my son would enjoy going there. 

Definitely worth swapping the balance onto the card. Not sure the maintenance on your van should cost that much, could be wrong but I reckon it'll be change from £1k.

Your dinner tonight sounds really nice, would not think to put prawns in an omelette. We've had salmon this evening.

Hope the pitch for this weekend works out for you.

It definitely won't cost as much as the boat did every year 🤣🤣🤣

We are reckoning on about £1k. 

We have confirmation of a pitch for the weekend so we will be out this weekend. Just been out and cleaned the van so it's ready.