An in-between phase

Sun_Addict · 21 June at 3:37PM

I had problems with a utility company a few years ago when Mr SA was so poorly and wrote about it on my then MSE diary. Their executive department contacted me and sorted it out quite quickly. I also got a good amount of compensation.

I hope you get your issue resolved soon 🙏

PennysIntoPounds · 21 June at 5:41PM

Thanks @Sun_Addict, despite knowing how shoddy many companies are, I am genuinely shocked by just how horrible and dire Octopus are!

PennysIntoPounds · 21 June at 5:41PM

Half wussy situps

Usuals

25 minute walk getting sainsers meal deal for treat dinner. Annoyingly the signal is so bad in there I couldn't use a voucher. Ah well, I'll try again in another shop before it runs out

Entered some competitions, today I'm mostly looking forward to winning lots of money please

Little survey cashout, share to tax and flat pots

Few vinted listings

Few receipt surveys

Flat clean. We seem to have a new pest problem, as yet unidentified. There's been a little pile of chipboard dust on the floor by the bath the last two mornings like somethings been burrowing on the other side. Don't think it would be mice as they could easily fit through the gap around the top. Miniature moles living in the bath surround?! Sprayed some cleaning spray around there and heard a loud clunk like something scrabbling away but hoping that's just my imagination!

Mr PIP went to the build site today in this ludicrous heat and mugginess so we're now having a cold beer in our local pub garden! Found a couple of books on the way.

Hope everyone is having a marvellous (my birthday weekend) Saturday 😁 🍻

KajiKita · 21 June at 5:44PM

What’s happening at the build site …?

Could the dust be wood worm or wasps scraping material for their nest?

I think you should sublet this flat to some kind of nature conservation or wildlife protection organisation, you have so much ‘nature’ living there with you! 😉

Enjoy the birthday beers 🍻

KK

PennysIntoPounds · 21 June at 8:01PM

The beam and block initial surface is being put in place and we've all decided we have to stick with the daft expensive hand made bricks our idiot surveyor submitted for planning permission @KajiKita otherwise its months more delay and fees

I have no idea about the chipboard dust, if it happens again I will try to get an accurate pic

Very mse idea to sublet it to a wildlife organisation 😂 Unfortunately at the moment I think it would be an Attenborough style commentary of 'here is the common freckled Pip, in her natural summer habitat of sprawled on the sofa, fanning her t*ts' (obviously I mean birds 👀😂)

Sun_Addict · 21 June at 8:32PM

Celebrating your birthday with you 🥂🤣

Hopefully no critters living under your bath 🫣

PennysIntoPounds · 21 June at 9:53PM

🥂 @Sun_Addict, quite right 😂

Finished a book, First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami. Collection of short stories, enjoyed. Especially nice to have something easy to read that's still really good writing

PennysIntoPounds · 22 June at 7:36PM

Usuals

Popped over to mums to collect a birthday card, and got given some splodge (with kidney beans, splodge-spotters)

35 minute walk getting some olio bread
Found some Christmas cards

Popped some bread over to mum

Prepped cheesy potatoes for dinner *and* did the washing up straight away

Little walk with Mr PIP to a posher local, justifying it as birthday weekend! Nice time with piano music in background

Hope everyone is having a most pleasing (my birthday weekend 😁) Sunday x