Cheery's path to fulfilment - finishing the DIY, looking after myself, appreciating the garden 🌻

greenbee

@badmemory - I'm guessing you have microbore pipework which runs through your solid floors. The pipework would definitely need replacing. 

I've been looking at curtain tie-backs and can't find the ones I want (which I saw once, a couple of years ago, in an antique centre in Devon, so probably don't exist online as they were probably 'vintage' or 'artisan').

themadvix

Heat pump has to be a certain distance from neighbours, but it’s not very far at all - maybe 2m? Definitely not an issue for you Cheery! 

badmemory

The problem with solid floors is that all the pipework has to be within the room (above the skirting boards) & not hidden underneath the floorboards.

Baileys_Babe

Well done @Cheery_Daff for insuring both cars, have you been rewarded with chocolate buttons 🤗

dawnybabes

I’ve a heat pump, solar and batteries and microbore pipes.  We had to upgrade a few radiators but the pipework was left, 

Cheery_Daff

badmemory said:

The problem with solid floors is that all the pipework has to be within the room (above the skirting boards) & not hidden underneath the floorboards.

True. All ours is visible anyway, up the walls, even the new stuff. At least it means less plastering, but I realise it's not to everyone's tastes! 

Baileys_Babe said:

Well done @Cheery_Daff for insuring both cars, have you been rewarded with chocolate buttons 🤗

Unfortunately not! I did have a hot chocolate 😁 Sadly we finished off the last 2 chocolate mini eggs yesterday, one each 😂

peb

You mentioned using the Caffe Nero discount via compare the market.   I have taken travel insurance out in the past just for the cinema/meals/coffee discount.  A one day policy for a day trip to Newcastle, about £3. So worth it for me.  I meet a friend occasionally at a Caffe Nero half way between so soon made the money back.  Cinema no longer worth it but occasional pizza express is.

Cheery_Daff

peb said:

You mentioned using the Caffe Nero discount via compare the market.   I have taken travel insurance out in the past just for the cinema/meals/coffee discount.  A one day policy for a day trip to Newcastle, about £3. So worth it for me.  I meet a friend occasionally at a Caffe Nero half way between so soon made the money back.  Cinema no longer worth it but occasional pizza express is.

Ah yes, that's an excellent point, thank you! I've done that in the past, many years ago, but it's only quite recently we started frequenting Nero regularly and I didn't realise it had a discount (we just did it for cinema tickets before, when we lived in the city)

Cheery_Daff

Ooh, both CtM and Confused have appeared in my TCB pending list - both at £0.00 at the minute (and Confused is there 3 times - looks like THEY may be confused!) But that's promising. Fingers crossed for £55 cashback! 😁 I imagine neither will show properly til the policy starts.

peb

Nero is 25% off barista drinks and pastries.