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I think you might need a few concrete blocks or bricks to keep it weighed down or tie it securely to something,. even when they're full of stuff they're easily blown over.
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Eek I'm panicking that our mini greenhouse might have gone over now - it's right up against the office wall and it does have 9fairly heavy) stuff in it so it should be OK - will make an awful mess if it did get tipped up though!
We got HRH The cat by accident. MrEH was chatting to one of his brothers on the phone - the conversation is always full of silly jokes and daft remarks so when he said "L says do we want a kitten" I flippantly responded with "yeah, sure, tell him we'll take two!" As it turned out there WERE two but at least we only ended up with one of them! In fairness although I'm not really a cat person, she was absolutely brilliant and we never regretted it in the slightest.
Your hair sounds fab too!🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her4 -
Got back home and Mr SA has tethered the mini greenhouse to the wall in the covered area where he keeps his scooter. It's sheltered from the wind there but the sun still gets to it. The wind can be brutal where we live, there's nothing to break it, it doesn't matter how you weight things down they still blow over. I'm forever rescuing the patio furniture from the flower beds. It's good for drying washing though 😆I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)6
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Forgot to add, in money saving news I've hit the target Easter Saver spend for £43 off my next Mr M shop. For the past 4 weeks I've been front loading the grocery shop and stocking up to earn this so will be good to relax the spends over the next couple of weeks.I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)6
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Mr SA has received another letter from his consultant apologising for cancelling last week’s telephone consultation with a new appointment for tomorrow. What the ?? He spoke to him last week 🤔 Will be interesting to see if it goes ahead.I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)3
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But did he really speak to him, or did Mr SA just tell you he had spoken to him??Making the debt go down and savings go up
LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £28,744....its going down
Mortgage Free December 9th 2024! 18mths ahead of schedule. Since 2022 we paid over £15K in OPs.Challenges
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I’m sure he did.Makingabobor2 said:But did he really speak to him, or did Mr SA just tell you he had spoken to him??I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)1 -
Oh my days. I just started cleaning up in the living room and the radiator fell off the wall! I just managed to get out of the way in time. It started leaking and has bent a pipe. I went on the local FB group to look for plumber recommendations and found one who only lives a few doors away. He’s been to make it safe and is coming back tomorrow. I’ve asked him to look at the bathroom sink too as it still needs sorting.We do have plumbing cover with BG but doubt they could get anyone out so soon plus they charge an excess.I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)5
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Oh goodness SA - that must have been pretty alarming all round! Good job you're nifty on your feet to get out of its way!🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her2
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