Learning to walk before I run

edinburgher

Thank goodness it's the weekend - I'm allowed out the blimmin' house tomorrow!

Busy day planned. Plasterers coming early doors, then two builders coming for site visits before quoting. I also want to try and get into Glasgow to claim some money that I handed in to a police station that is now mine for the keeping

And yes, Babe reference!

Alchemilla

Ooh, lots of money?

South_coast

themadvix said:

I got the Babe reference 😊

Me too 🤣!

edinburgher

Alchemilla said:

Ooh, lots of money?

Only ££ Al, but enough for free

savingholmes

Sounds like a busy period coming up. Hope you feel all better soon.

powerspowers

Free ££- that’ll do pig 🐖 

edinburgher

Plasterer finished already - strewth! Mrs E says they've done a good job, but I'd assumed a whole day job based on the price. Hey ho, I hired based on glowing feedback, not cheapness

Got my free £50, spent most of it 

First builder showed up. Seemed credible, but they're all very tax avoidy... 

badmemory

But some renovations are not VATable I believe, so maybe they want to keep the 2 parts as separate issues.

savingholmes

Great news on the plastering.

edinburgher

Ok, so I'm definitely going to food hell for yesterday

Breakfast was rolls from a local greasy spoon, lunch chicken from a well know bearded gentleman and dinner was a takeaway burger. In our defence, the kitchen was out of commission from 8-8 as we tidied up and rebuilt!

Forgot to pay anything off the CC yesterday, so transferred £477.07 today. Also bought birthday presents for a nearby family birthday and a mother's day gift for my mum. She's a very difficult woman to shop for - spends her time travelling about between several different houses, isn't particularly acquisitive and doesn't have any hobbies that I know of! Got a nice hamper of luxury foods from one of the countries that she loves in the end.