Making chicken feed of my mortgage

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  • Greying_Pilgrim
    Greying_Pilgrim Posts: 5,474 Forumite
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    edited 22 May 2014 at 7:48AM
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    MWC - that dinner does indeed sound lush! Erm, YIKES :eek: to the snow though. Congratulations on the win - I hope there is some sort of remunerative prize on top of the credit/recognition/small article in the company magazine :D

    bah to silly HR negotiations tho - and *vegetarian*, potentially veggie munching, chickens too :D But we can't help but love them still (the chickens - not HR) :D:D Perhaps one of the *aunties* will stump up compensation :D

    Have a wonderful time in the US - isn't this the west-coast epic?

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  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,833 Forumite
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    muddywhitechicken wrote: »
    Apparently grade and salary discussions with HR aren't going as well as boss had hoped... :(

    Never mind, at least I have a job :)

    I should have checked the weather forecast before I packed - cold and raining heavily, chance of snow :eek: Today's outfit includes white linen trousers and sandals :rotfl:

    Miss Gladys and/or Miss Beryl (Mr MWC can't tell the difference!) keeps escaping from the chicken run into the vegetable garden :eek: At the moment she's happy digging in the bark but how long before she discovers that there are tasty things growing in the raised beds... fortification required when I get home.

    MWCx
    Greying_Pilgrim wrote: »
    MWC - that dinner does indeed sound lush! Erm, YIKES :eek: to the snow though. Congratulations on the win - I hope there is some sort of remunerative prize on top of the credit/recognition/small article in the company magazine :D

    bah to silly HR negotiations tho - and *vegetarian*, potentially veggie munching, chickens too :D But we can't help but love them still (the chickens - not HR) :D:D Perhaps one of the *aunties* will stump up compensation :D

    Have a wonderful time in the US - isn't this the west-coast epic?

    Greying

    It's a good job Greying posted about the chooks - I missed a post :eek:

    Chicken passports required for Mr MWC and as they try to come through customs he can send them back. Good luck with the fortification plans.

    White linen trousers and snow - I don't think anyone will have seen that combo before :)

    Have a safe trip home, Tilly x x
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  • edinburgher
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    That dinner sounded delicious MWC (and congratulations for the [STRIKE]self-awarded[/STRIKE] self-nominated prize :rotfl: )
  • apple_muncher
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    :j:j:j Yay to winning!!! :j:j:j

    :T:T:T Yay to snow too - love the white stuff!!!:T:T:T
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  • gallygirl
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    Greying_Pilgrim wrote: »
    Perhaps one of the *aunties* will stump up compensation :D
    Nope, Liitle Red Hen didn't partake, she doesn't like rhubarb :rotfl:.

    Well done MWC :T
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  • greent
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    Well done on the award!


    Will you ever pack for travel again without checking the weather forecast first?!! :D;)
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  • muddywhitechicken
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    Thanks everyone!

    I won a $200 gift card - not entirely sure how I'm going to spend it as I fly home this afternoon...
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  • greent
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    muddywhitechicken wrote: »
    Thanks everyone!

    I won a $200 gift card - not entirely sure how I'm going to spend it as I fly home this afternoon...


    Shame you couldn't have had it ready and waiting straight off - you could've purchased some boots! ;)
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  • muddywhitechicken
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    greent wrote: »
    Shame you couldn't have had it ready and waiting straight off - you could've purchased some boots! ;)

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    Or before I spent $250 on a facial :o
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  • greent
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    muddywhitechicken wrote: »
    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    Or before I spent $250 on a facial :o



    :eek::eek::eek:


    But did it make you feel like a million dollars? Worth it if it did :D
    I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul
    Repaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NIL
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