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  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,165 Forumite
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    It is indeed Beanie but there’s no point getting stressed as the one person I was told to get in touch with ignored my email so it will get sorted when it gets sorted 🙄

    it’s been a stressful few days most people we see are lovely but I had a run in with one who definitely wasn’t. It was verbal not physical but it does still knock you back a bit. Delighted to say my boss and colleagues were all super supportive. Anyhow onwards and upwards.

    I was going to post something positive but I hit a pheasant today and still feeling guilty, it ran out in front of me when I was doing 50mph and being overtaken so nowhere to move. Just hope it was a speedy death.

    Otherwise it was quite a good day😂
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  • dawnybabes
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    My DH once had a pheasant fly straight into his knee whilst on a motorbike at about 40mph.  He had to go to hospital abd was in a brace for a few weeks ! He hated them after this and enjoyed eating them 🤣🤣🤣
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  • skint_spice
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    My DH once had a pheasant fly straight into his knee whilst on a motorbike at about 40mph.  He had to go to hospital abd was in a brace for a few weeks ! He hated them after this and enjoyed eating them 🤣🤣🤣
    What a nightmare! I do eat them but hope they die in a more humane manner than yesterday.

    Taking the car in for it’s MOT today - positive thoughts 🙏
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  • KajiKita
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    Sending healthy, happy (non-pheasant!) car vibes …. ~~~~~~~~~🚙~~~~~~~~

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  • beanielou
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  • skint_spice
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    All good thanks, passed with flying colours!

    So less than 24 hours into my holiday I was asked if I could work tonight😂 hard no, my boss is lovely or she might have got something harsher! Nine more days off to go🎉
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  • KajiKita
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    Well done for standing your ground! 

    Glad the car passed easily. Enjoy your time off 😊

    KK
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  • savingholmes
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    Glad your car got through the MOT okay. 

    Well done on holding the boundary. Enjoy your break. Sounds well deserved as ever.
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  • The pheasant will have froze and it will have been quick ..

    enjoy your break.
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  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,165 Forumite
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    I don’t know why I was worried about the MOT given that I had taken it to the same garage for a service a month or two before and they said the only issue were the tyres and I got those changed! Throw back to years ago and ancient cars I think.

    Having a quiet day today, off to get my nails done later and might have a look for some Christmas presents.

    Happy St Andrew’s Day 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
    Mortgage End Date: Apr 36/Aiming for Apr 28/Current Oct 33

    Mortgage OP 2025 £1850/10000
    Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: £42,232

    39 pay days until freedom!

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