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  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
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    edinburgher wrote: »
    I did have a surprising conversation the other day when someone was talking about VHS CCTV tapes! :eek:

    If you knew the full hassle of preserving chain-of-custody and confirming and maintaining integrity of a digital copy of CCTV footage, there is a distinct attraction (from the CCTV operator's point of view) in just handing over a physical tape and saying "There you go..."
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  • edinburgher
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    Luckily our client has a world class [STRIKE]disregard for personal privacy[/STRIKE] monitoring centre, everything is digital now :T
  • ZTD
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    beanielou wrote: »
    No, only my parking:rotfl::rotfl:
    I got stuck in a space the other day & a friend had to rescue it for me:o:o:rotfl::rotfl::eek::eek:

    We've seen your parking... https://youtu.be/Ep_Bn5Hzrps?t=13s
    beanielou wrote: »
    I cannot parrarel park, nor spell.

    If you want to be better, then like anything, you will need to practice.
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  • Butti
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    ZTD wrote: »


    Butti! I was wondering where you were lurking... :naughty:

    ..

    Cuba.....that's where I was lurking and then in bed and then running out of petrol when I should have stayed in bed a bit longer.
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  • ZTD
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    Butti wrote: »
    Cuba.....that's where I was lurking

    I knew you were going to Cuba, you just seemed to be there for a very long time. Unless you went "radio silence" a bit before you left?

    Was it good? Meet anyone nice? What's the weather like there this time of year?
    Butti wrote: »
    and then in bed

    Delhi belly?
    Butti wrote: »
    and then running out of petrol when I should have stayed in bed a bit longer.

    Is there a story behind that?
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  • ZTD
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    So, £4,200 in from refunds and a old monthly saver, and £3,300 out to the mortgage offset.

    And I'm also almost solvent now after the car MOT [STRIKE]apocalypse[/STRIKE] event
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  • Karmacat
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    Z, thats brilliant! Was that a PPI refund or something? Or, oh no, tax? Car accident? Seems really huge, and I'm trying to think of something nice that could be refunded, but all I can think of is bad stuff, sorry!
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • ZTD
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    Karmacat wrote: »
    Z, thats brilliant! Was that a PPI refund or something? Or, oh no, tax? Car accident? Seems really huge, and I'm trying to think of something nice that could be refunded, but all I can think of is bad stuff, sorry!

    The biggest part of it was the remnants of an old Leeds Monthly Saver which was forcibly closed and which didn't have the deadline of 1 year (like most of them) so you could just keep paying into it. I have its successor running at the moment, but it has a max value of £6,000 and a lower interest rate, so it's not as good.

    The refunds were just things like gas, water and electricity from the old house. If you leave in the middle of winter, it knocks their spend projections all to !!!!... :rotfl:

    Edit: LOL - last word is "cock".
    "Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
    "We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
    "Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky."     OMD 'Julia's Song'
  • Butti
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    ZTD wrote: »
    I knew you were going to Cuba, you just seemed to be there for a very long time. Unless you went "radio silence" a bit before you left?

    Was it good? Meet anyone nice? What's the weather like there this time of year?


    Is there a story behind that?

    I did go a bit Radio Silent before....and I'm always a bit conscious people are money saving and I'm saying "I'm going to Cuba".

    It was very good. My spanish improved a bit (from a standing start) and it was very very different. Different outlook. Much more community minded. Extremely safe for tourists.

    They desperately need tourism so I'm going back next year I think. Need to do the sums.
    Took tennis balls and a phone charger to give away. Next time I am taking footballs and guitar strings.

    The weather was hot, too hot one night, but generally a really nice contrast to Blighty. Whole thing cost about £2k with spending money. I booked my own flights and Air BNB'd. Worked really well.

    Allegedly you take one day to recover from each hour of travelling. My plane journey was about 12 hours with some standing around between. I had a bit of a car episode four days after getting back, terrible journey, I just kept getting lost in a rural area. Seriously, I couldn't have found my way out of a paper bag! Ran out of petrol eventually about 6 miles from home. I flagged down a farmer who took pity on me and drove me to the petrol station.
    Debt LBM (08/09) £11,641. DEBT FREE APRIL 2021.
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    Diary 2 'The whimsical tale of the Waterbed of Debt'         48% off mortgage
    'one day I will be rich and famous…for now I'll just have to settle for being poor and incredibly sexy'. Vimrod Member of MIKE'S :cool: MOB
  • ZTD
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    Butti wrote: »
    I did go a bit Radio Silent before....and I'm always a bit conscious people are money saving and I'm saying "I'm going to Cuba".

    People are money saving for a reason. Your reason is "Going to Cuba".

    If it was "Going to Hull" - then I might judge... :naughty:
    Butti wrote: »
    It was very good. My spanish improved a bit (from a standing start) and it was very very different. Different outlook. Much more community minded. Extremely safe for tourists.

    They desperately need tourism so I'm going back next year I think. Need to do the sums.
    Took tennis balls and a phone charger to give away. Next time I am taking footballs and guitar strings.

    If you take the decent quality ones (caseys) they'll last longer. Also one of these (as availability may be limited if footballs are hard to come by), so they can be easily re-inflated.

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    Butti wrote: »
    The weather was hot, too hot one night, but generally a really nice contrast to Blighty.

    You mean not cold and rainy/sleety/snowy... :rotfl:
    Butti wrote: »
    Allegedly you take one day to recover from each hour of travelling. My plane journey was about 12 hours with some standing around between.

    So you're still not right?
    Butti wrote: »
    I had a bit of a car episode four days after getting back, terrible journey, I just kept getting lost in a rural area. Seriously, I couldn't have found my way out of a paper bag! Ran out of petrol eventually about 6 miles from home. I flagged down a farmer who took pity on me and drove me to the petrol station.

    Sat Nav?

    Very nice of that farmer. He must like a Butti too.
    "Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
    "We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
    "Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky."     OMD 'Julia's Song'
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