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i loved Christmas and New Year, but so glad to get back to normal days when shops are back to normal

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Just renewed our contract with Virgin and they have knocked £32 off the bill for 12 months.:)

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Well Done Den:)

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Excellent den :)

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How much was it before and how you swing that? I always struggle to get much off Virgin when I call up retentions.

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Our package before was around £152 and now is just over £120

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Full House TV (XL)
2 Additional TV Box
Virgin Tv V6 Box, Powered By Tivo
TiVo Monthly Fee
VIVID 200 Optical Fibre
Sky Sports and Cinema Collection
Sky Sports HD Pack
Telephone Line Rental

l just said our contract has ended and that we are thinking of leaving l was polite and well mannered to them and l stated that we had been loyal customers for some time but were not happy with how prices had risen and stated that we were considering our options with them and she looked at the account quickly and within 2 minutes offered us over £30 off our monthly bill for 12 months and after a quick discussion with the boss we accepted the new offer.

Customer Relations can now be contacted as follows

Either dial 150 from your VM Landline, then choose option 1 initially and then choose option 4 and finally option 5.

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Just booked flights for our Summer holibobs - out to Larnaca (staying near Catalkoy in North Cyprus) in late June, fly back just under 2 weeks later.

Something to look forward to...

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PLEASE change your new avatar Den, it's scaring the **** out of me !

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Oh l don't' know Mr K it went through my quality control rather well.;)

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It's Monkey D. Luffy. The rubber boy. How can you not like him? ;)

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I've given this a lot of thought and i think this fits den much better

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Well l am honoured old boy as you must have been up all night burning the midnight oil to come up with that lovely Avatar.:)

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a gift from papa to grumpa ;)

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l will take that as a compliment.:)

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So proud of my sister. I got her a job interview with my company last week, she had her first job on Tuesday. We get a target given to us, in that we have to count a certain amount of units per hour (UPH) and her target Tuesday and Thursday was 800. She hit 850 on Tuesday, and then last night smashed it again by doing 1,229, and as a result was given a spirit award for results today. Of course, in work she won't get special treatment from me. However, I did tell her congratulations for getting it.

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All packed for Center Parcs at Whinfell Forest tomorrow :hyper:

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Enjoy Weenie ;)

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Been there a few times, very nice / relaxing and the Lake District next door. Plenty of wildlife, they used to have loads of red squirrels but they seem to have disappeared... I blame the BBQs ;)

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I admit that there was not as many red squirrels as previous years but we did see a few and just for you Mr K I took a picture of two of our daily visitors :)

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Nice, great to see the red squirrels back ! :)

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My happy thought is my youngest son sits his last prelim exam today, this exam was scheduled for last Friday but due to the weather conditions it was cancelled and rescheduled for today.

It was such a shame last Friday as we were actually sitting in the car waiting for it to defrost when I received the text message from the school saying that the school was closing at 1pm and all exams will be rescheduled, lets just say my son was not too pleased at all.

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Home from Hospital again :) catching up on TV. It’s nice to be home.

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Its always nice to be home sweet home dilli that is for sure.:tu:

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Welcome home dilli. Marmite on toast?

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Too right :)

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Nice!!!!!!!!! What a tame word. Good to hear your news though. xxx

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Good to hear you're back home dilli. At least they didn't upset your Christmas.

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Going over to Brighton with a buddy this evening for an "old boy" reunion. We have these two or three times a year for people who used to be at a company I worked for (and still do some contract stuff for) plus a couple of people who still work there. Arranged before Chistmas to give everybody a chance at keeping their diary's clear.

A good eveing out with plenty of beer down in the Lanes district in some traditional old pubs starting in The Bath Arms. :)

We're going over a little earlier to get a meal and a pint deal at Wetherspoons. (The Bright Helm in West street) Fish and chips tonight.

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I've won the weekly football score predictor at work for the 3rd time this season, so with 38 games in a season I've already nade £55 :D

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Have a good time

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Well done.:tu:

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Lucky you ,Well Done ;)

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Our 15 year old Rover 25 passed it's MOT again this year. :):):)

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I’ve got my own room in hospital (because I have MRSA) it even hn has its own little fridge.

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You have certainly landed on your feet there dilli :tu: with a room of your own.:)

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Let's hope not, they'll probably fall of

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Pay pal have given me a £5 credit to be applied on my next purchase using them. Valid until the 28th. :)

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My similar aged Modeo also passed but cost a fair bit to do so. Next year or so will look for newer car once we have some money to pay for it.

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Well done ;)

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Finally a day off, without having to get up at stupid o clock, or doing jobs with practically no sleep. Then it starts again Saturday, working from Saturday to Wednesday.

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Have you thought about getting a job with better hours? I work shifts of 1 week 6am-2pm then the next 2pm-10pm and even i struggle with the early shift but atleast i know where i am all the time.

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My sister arrived at our front door about a hour ago from Hampshire without telling us beforehand.:D:shocked::D

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Could have been worse, I've just done an 81.5 hour working week :shocked:

Nice surprise...

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Am looking for one, not just to get better hours but also because I need guaranteed income.

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My sister is trying to organise a family reunion in April. Mainly me, my two sisters and two cousins. My uncle Robert (Yes, indeed, Bob IS my uncle LOL) in East Anglia has poor eyesight and rarely travels so is unlikely to be able to make it.

That's the extent of the family in the UK. The rest of our relatives are in Australia.

Hoping to try and make it a regular event. :)

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They didn’t do the camera test they did I’d a ct scan instead :) happy days.

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That is a relief dilli.:tu:

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Nice surprize Den , Hope you had your face washed, ;)

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Nice thing to do :)

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Car got a clean pass MOT. May need some tyres in a few months time.

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Excellent old bean :tu: as we are 3 months away yet from ours yet.:Yikes:

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Good luck for yours. Had the garage do a main (2yr) service as well. Thew up an issue with one of the rear brakes that had also damaged the drum so we needed to fit a complete set of new drums and shoes etc.

Still that, the service, MOT and VAT came to just shy of £500 so not too bad. :)

Pleased to put the business with a local family run firm.

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Celebrating our 32nd wedding anniversary today.

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Many congratulations Hugh. Hope you see plenty more. :tu:

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Congratulations to you both.

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Congrats Hugh :tu:

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Congratulations and Happy Anniversary to you both Hugh.

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Happy Anniversary, to you Both,

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Watch people using my Note 8's VR. :D

The Roller coaster and scary clown had me ROTFLMAO

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One of my champagne flutes fell today and smashed and I have just managed to find the same ones on line and at half the price of what I paid originally.

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l spent some lovely quality time with my sister these last 10 days as we have not always seen eye to eye in the past.:)

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That is lovely den I'm so pleased that you enjoyed your time with your sister.

I'm hoping for a good result when I go the hospital on Monday hopefully all going well my consultant can shed some light on what is happening, since the scope has been put on hold atm, hubby will be coming in with me as I tend to either zone out or totally forget what was said in the room. The good news is my blood test was good as I'm no longer lacking in folic acid and my crp level was down so the meds seem to be doing the trick :)

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Good luck weenie when you go to the hospital on Monday as l hope the results are what you hope for.

Yes sometimes we have not seen eye to eye with our sister in the past but l think she is mellowing more as she gets older as we had a very nice time with her for the time that she was down here.

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Hope they find out what's going on for you


Glad you're reconciled, life's to short...

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We must be due for a Happy Thought Thread Part 5 judging by the number of posts here, part 3 only had 3115 posts and that was back in 2010. :D

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Perhaps it should be renewed annually?

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Nice for you and your sister Den ;)

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My happy thought - My Perfect Draft machine.

My not so happy thought, the less than great beer I've got in it at the moment

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Need a hand emptying it :beer:

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If you were local I'd gladly share it with you :)

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You can always go teetotal.;)

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Not sure that'd be great coming out of a draft machine, do you take sugar, nope just make sure my cuppa has a good head on it

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Hubby came home from work today as he has hurt himself and can't drive nor do his work duties safely due to the pain in his shoulder.

This really should not be happy thought but it is, I love having him home :)

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That's not so good Weenie, Hope he is better soon ;)

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I have been waiting for a refund from the Studio Book from December for a faulty Tablet, I had to keep phoning them up and their answer was it is being processed , Finally I got a refund back into my card after 10 weeks, No wonder I hate buying on line,

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On Wednesday I got 3 tickets to see Kylie in the o2 in September thanks to o2 priority.

But I'm annoyed I couldn't even get decent tickets despite getting access to buy tickts 2 minutes after they were available to buy.

So I'm sitting on the shelf at the top.

I'm going with my sister, and Nieces, girlfriend's mum, who is a Kylie fan and will be flying form Glasgow just for this show, oh yeah and perhaps see her daughter will have moved to my town to start her job.

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Just got a text message from my niece to say she has applied for her provision driving licence. :shocked:

The thing is she was only a baby last week.

But the other good thing is the rules have change to allow learners on the motorway.

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It's our Wedding Anniversary today, were married 29 years :)

Having a nice night with hubby, our two boys and our lovely future daughter in law.

I'm so grateful that they all understand I just can't go out atm but what me and hubby plan to do is once I'm feeling better is going away for a couple of days later on in the year.

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Congratulations:)

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Many congratulations weenie. Hope you have many more. :tu:

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Congratulations Weenie.

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Congratulations to you both weenie. Being with the family you love is better than any thing in this world. I shall raise a glass, unfortunately it will have to be milk, to join in your Celebrations. xx

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Best Wishes to you both, Now I know why you were not drinking tea, Hope you had a lovely day

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Congrats, hope your night went well

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Oooh the strong stuff, these crazy kids, put the gold top down

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Happy anniversary weenie, hope you had a nice quiet stress free day celebrating.

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Thanks guys :)

My baby is really no longer a baby :( and he has now got his National Insurance Number.

Time really does fly by my youngest got his national insurance number in the post today, as they no longer do the plastic card anymore, I have ordered him a plastic card from here https://www.actionretail.co.uk/produ...-hard-plastic/

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Going away with work tomorrow for 3 days. Back Friday morning, so will likely be offline until then.

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Happy and sad but - memories

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My feet are ok first time in 7 years :)

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Now that is a Happy Thought dilli :tu:

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That is fantastic dilli.:tu:

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That's a great happy thought dilli. :tu: Fingers crossed they stay OK for a while.

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My brother has been told his job that he started is still safe despite him breaking his foot last week.:)

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good news indeed :)

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That is brilliant news in more ways than one as this proves your brother is working for company and has a boss who is understanding :)

These views make a huge difference for all concerned.

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Great Happy Post. :tu:

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No celebratory tap dancing this time

More foot related good news

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My eldest son's dissertation is now totally completed ready to be handed in to the Uni on Monday :) maybe now I will see him as I have missed him tbh. I did not realise just how much time we all spent together.

I know that me and his fiancée have missed him but we also understood he needed time to put this together.

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Good news Weenie

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My Nieces girlfriend has left her hometown of Glasgow, and moved to Essex, to start a career as cabin crew.

She's staying at my sisters while she is undergoing the 5 week training and until she has enough cash behind her to rent a place/room.

My sister doesn't what them to live together long term at this stage in there relastionship as they've only known each other 2 years, and if things go south it could be awkward.

Her mother was a bit tearful to see her baby go.

But my sister and myself have told her mother that we will encsure she is 100% safe and make sure where she is going to live is suitable for her, even do this should they break up.

She is a nice young lady, who get on with my nephew.

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Just put a small beef joint (750g) on to pot roast on the hob for the next few hours. It'll be super tender by the time I want to serve it.:drool:

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Driving my nieces girlfriend to her training which is around the corner from where I work.

So we are talking in the car and find out she like as Red Dwarf.

On top of that I found out earlier that she is a Queen fan and that her dad's friend is in a Queen tribute act, and when he next comes down here I'll get free VIP tickets.

I feel a very beautiful friendship developing.