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  • ladyholly
    ladyholly Posts: 3,949 Forumite
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    Sorry to hear of your holiday/ car woes. Do these people not realise people sleep at night.
  • Sun_Addict
    Sun_Addict Posts: 24,103 Forumite
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    You’re doing amazingly well with the weight loss. I did (and still do) WW and I think it helps going to a group for the inspiration and support. 

    Your car ordeal reminded me of years ago when we broke down on the way to Cornwall. We did eventually get the car fixed and reached our destination a lot later than planned. We were on tenterhooks on the way back home. That was a very expensive week away 😐
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
  • Humdinger1
    Humdinger1 Posts: 2,309 Forumite
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    @jwil please pop over to the parking board where there'll be loads of advice on avoiding a 'fine' - or speculative invoice as it's more accurately described.  You should not have to pay under such circumstances.   Love Humdinger xx 
  • LzzyIsGod
    LzzyIsGod Posts: 423 Forumite
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    Oh bad luck with the car. Absolute pain when they go wrong and the nocturnal shenanigans sound a nightmare!
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  • BalanceBy50
    BalanceBy50 Posts: 490 Forumite
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    Well done on your weight loss, you are doing amazing & as someone who struggles I know what an achievement it is. Glad you got a break but really wish the car hadn’t broken down for you. Both my sons play football so we buy a lot of boots, one son has narrow feet & one has wide feet & if you haven’t bought boots yet please don’t buy pull on sock type ones - they just don’t go on wide feet! Ask me how I know!! Lace up ones are better for wide feet. I feel your pain on school shoes, just spent £100 in a well known shop on 2 pairs. My friend got the blue light discount two weeks ago, last week they had stopped offering it on kids shoes!! I was not impressed xx
  • NeverendingDMP
    NeverendingDMP Posts: 2,235 Forumite
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    Sorry the breakdown took away some of your holiday time. I hope you have managed to catch up on the lost sleep and glad you had a nice time for the rest of it x hopefully your car turns out to be something simple and cheap to fix and the camera etc wasn't working that day to save you the hassle of appealing a parking fine x
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  • Sunshine_girl2
    Sunshine_girl2 Posts: 3,104 Forumite
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    Glad you managed to enjoy some of your break . Hope the car is fixed soon . Great weight loss well done . 
    Life is an adventure, never stop exploring.

  • jwil
    jwil Posts: 22,031 Forumite
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    "Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee
  • jwil
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    joedenise said:
    My favourite saying when I'm on holiday or in a stressful situation is "Good when I can and careful when I can't".
    Thank you :) . I like that, and I was trying to follow that, it really helps.

    beanielou said:
    Glad you had a good wee break but boo to the car & the breakdown company phoning you so many times in the middle of the blooming night. 
    Thank you :)  I couldn't believe it.  I'd assumed as I hadn't heard anything that nothing was happening and had planned to just chase when I got home.  Even the recovery chap had said it would be a lot easier dealing with it in the daytime :D  


    "Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee
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