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Happy OAP day Papa.:)

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Thankfully that bolleaux is over and roll on the Premier League next weekend.

Power companies expecting a surge as thousands of irons are turned on. :D

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The Premier League is the biggest bore going. Plastic fans , foreign owners and players, and teams that have no relation to the cities they play for.

The EFL kicked off yesterday and is far more entertaining/vfm.

Even better, get behind your local non league team. It's inconvenient as you'd have to actually go to the match and see in ultra ultra HD ;)

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Mister T says he is on the list for his operation today, this is day 5 since he broke his leg.

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l sincerely hope he gets called in today to have his op as it must be dreadful waiting for that moment when they finally call him in.

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Thank you for that Den, he is plastered from feet upwards, the break is above the knee where he had a plastic knee replacement 8 years ago, wonder if that weakened his leg. :(

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I hope it gets sorted today Tinky.

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Fingers crossed Tinky. Will be thinking of you both. xx

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Hope it happened and he's recovering well :tu:

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I am happy to say Mr T had his op yesterday, he phoned 8.30pm after getting back to the ward. :):):):):)

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That is good news :)

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Great news Tinky. :tu:

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Good to hear. Best wishes to him for a speedy recovery.

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Got the water bill this morning, we are £41.92 in credit. :)

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More good news!

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That is very good news Tinky.:)

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Even more good news, I've been given two appointments for next week,one with the doctor on Tues and the other for blood test and blood pressure on Thursday. :):)
:)


Afterthought, you would think it would be the other way around :confused:

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TV License refund coming tomorrow for the sum of £79.50

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Nice one Jaymoss :tu:

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We were £120 in credit. That's why hosepipe bans are annoying to us. We use lower volumes of water and the supply companies leak huge amounts but we bear the burden. I feel for those with ponds and fish, I really think ban should apply to golf courses too though.

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My lovely neighbours continue to look after me in the absence of Mr T, and brought me back these yummy treats. :)

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Won £20 on Thunderball, Water Board are reducing our monthly payments from £30.50 to £24, and £10 Tesco vouchers arrived in post this morning.

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Every little helps

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Three weeks today, I’ll be snorkelling/diving in the warm waters of the Mediterranean sea. Enjoying good food and most importantly spending time with SWMBO unwinding and relaxing.

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Sounds amazing, have a wonderful time Mr. :)

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Mr T got back from hospital last night :):):):):):):)

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Fantastic news!!!!!!!! :):):):):):):) xxxxxx

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Awesome news. :)

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That is fantastic news Tinky.:tu:

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Excellent news. Best wishes for a speedy recovery. :tu:

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Great news

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Thank you everyone for you kind wishes, he still tested positive for covid this morning, but is able to get about with the aid of a walking stick, after his leg operation. That makes two of us hobbling about, Doctor today wants me to go for X-ray of both hips.:shocked:

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Renewed Sky and we're paying £1 less for the same package so happy with that.

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Took my 4 year old granddaughter to the park yesterday, she gathered a pile of leaves got 2 twigs and started to rub them together, what ya doing i asked , making a fire she replied ,who taught you to do that i asked , Peppa pig she replied :)

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Renewed VM and paying £5 less than I have for the last 18 months. Took many calls and hours to agents all over the World in Manilla , Honduras, Papua New Guinea, Calcutta and Glasgow. I think VM must be SPECTRE in disguise.... A sideline maybe for money laundering?
The Scottish agent gave me a deal I liked. He understood about saving every penny and me being a tight wad ;)

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Our contract finishes in a couple of months so we will be looking for a reduction in our monthly bill.

l usually use the online chat facility when it comes bartering for a better deal.

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Play hard ball Den, don't accept the first offer and play the 'I'm leaving card'. Alway worth trying another day with another person. And beware of Oddjob if he answers the phone ;)

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l do play the potential l'm leaving card if needs arise Mr K.

As for Oddjob l thought that was a character in a certain film. ;)

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Its so good to be back, I haven't been to prison or anything haha. Current happy thought is of winter not that far away, because this heat is just outrageous!

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Welcome back iFrankie. :)

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I always found Virgin were more willing to negotiate than Sky are. Managed to renew at less than new customers would pay so suppose that's something.

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Welcome back :tu:

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Thanks TheDaddy, been so long!

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One and bit days left to go before I'm on PTO !
Fly off on Saturday for two weeks in the sun
Back for five and bit days then fly out to Tel Aviv for a six days with work....

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I'm no longer covid positive :hyper:

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It's the last day of meterological summer.

A winter of fuel shortages , factory closures , debt, strikes hyper inflation awaits. And we have Dizzy Lizzy to look after us. Enjoy !
( I did post this on the right thread didn't I ? ;) )

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Are you a loan shark? Pawnbroker, professional pessimist?

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Just a miserable sod

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Just got back from a nice day trip to Burton upon Stather to help celebrate my brother and sister-in-law’s 55th Wedding Anniversary - weather kept dry, only 80 minutes drive each way, and it was great to see my nephews and niece’s families as well, as they live quite a distance away (Newmarket, Warrington, & Godalming).

I was up in Glasgow last weekend to celebrate my sister’s 70th Birthday, so saw the Glasgow branch of the family then.

Well those arent really happy things so Im not sure.....

Your entry still counts though,thank you :)

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Had friends round for dinner, planning next year’s road trip.

After much discussion (and fizz and red wine), narrowed down to May 2023 and either San Francisco/Hawaii or Washington DC/East Coast (Virginia/North Carolina/South Carolina).

Investigate tomorrow when less fuzzy… :D

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Better start saving now Hugh, May will soon be upon us if this year is anything to go by. :)

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Car insurance renewal has just come through. Usually have to ring up and haggle to get the same(ish) price as last year.
It was £350 last year, now its £190, exactly the same cover. Either the AA have cocked up or I'm now seen as extremely boring ! Will renew quick or should I still haggle ? :D

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We’re with Admiral, and we had the same experience when we renewed early August (not as much reduction).

We saved over £65 on our two cars’ insurance on the previous year.

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I'd double-check that. Mine tends to go down a bit each year, but nothing like that.

But insurance premiums are mysterious things. Mrs P and I both reduced our premiums by adding each other as named drivers to our policies. How does that work?

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My home contents with Tesco went down from over £6 to £4.50. New insurance rules seem to had benefited. I expected prices to rise due to no longer offing online deals but it appears renewals and standard quotes have matched the old online deal criteria. Bonus

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We use Saga insurance and both our Car and Home policies were reduced. Not as much as Taff's 😥.

I did check with other insurance comparison sites but across the board they gave higher quotes so no incentive to move..

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I have checked, the only thing thats changed is my excess which they've lowered to £100. Different underwriter, but cover the same.

(Yes, insurance is weird. I've added myself to one sons insurance and lowered his premium. However if I'm added to my other sons insurance increases it for him !)

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I have 1 final payment of my 25 year mortgage left, so this time next month it'll all be paid off!

Unfortunately I won't really see any financial benefit as the mortgage was small(was all I could afford 25 years ago) so it's now all being eaten up from cost of living increases from Gas, Electricity and Food, but it's a nice feeling when I hit retirement in around 12 years I won't have to pay to keep a roof over my head other than the normal bills.

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That must be an awesome feeling. I'm many years away!
Great stuff :tu:

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It is a nice feeling but I won't notice it with a mortgage just under £190 a month.

Im listening to my James Taylor 8track right now :) (Greatest hits)

Makes me happy listening to good analogue music!!

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I've voted to strike today. I've 'taken back control' . :)

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I voted to strike but UNISON have voted to accept this year's local government pay offer. Just waiting now to see what Unite and GMB members vote.

Excellent :)

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Just paid my last Mortgage payment of 25 years, it maybe a small Mortgage but it was all I could afford back then, not sure I will notice the extra cash with all the price increases though.

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Imagine not over burdening yourself with debt, my other half did the same and will have hers paid off by the end of the month, it's an achievement, something that takes a quarter of a century to achieve is an accomplishment imo :tu:

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Democracy in action :tu:

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Shut my paypal account today :)

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why ?

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Their proposed but quickly withdrawn AUP.

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Very good :)

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I've never had a PayPal account, the they only do PayPal, I shop elsewhere.

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My next podiatry appointment 32 months after the last one.:)

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So the NHS does get there in the end. I had a my pre-op appointment for an operation on my hand back in January. Heard nothing since but by the looks of it there's time yet!!

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Won a competition to get to see the genuine World Cup as part of the worldwide tour to all the qualifying nations.

Picture don’t do it justice, it looks just amazing in real life.

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Well on Wednesday 26th October I was sitting in my chair having the first cuppa of the day, and watching a programme, before I start 2 1/2 days of getting the house ready for my dad's possible discharge from hospital after 14 weeks on Friday.

My phone rings, and I'm told that he's coming home today, "TODAY" I say, so panic.

I alert my sister and rush out to get fresh stuff, then do the final tidy in his room, get the hospital bed ready.

So at 4:30 he finally comes home and has temporary carers to help him/me adjust 4 times a day, but will be slow;y reduced.

He's currently confined to upstairs until we get a stairlift installed in the coming weeks.

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It must be good having him back and hopefully being with you he will be able to recover even more.

The stairlift will be a good addition and help him feel far less isolated. Try giving the suppliers a quick call, my friend also came home early after a long stay in hospital and her suppliers were able to fit her stairlift far earlier than was previously thought.

Hope everything goes well, I think you are all due some happy times. xx

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Elon Musk fact checked Hilary Clinton on Twitter :D

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The one he deleted?

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3...pelosi-attack/

I was coming out of whole foods the other day and someone was kinda sad... Thier mom passed away and no one would help them....

I gave them $20 and he said "Oh my god" and I gave him a big hug and told him im sorry he is having a hard time......


We all must stick together and help each other,this world is a shit hole now....... Hardily anyone cares about anyone and its sad....

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An OH person is coming at 11 to evaluate him, but no idea how long it will take to install

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Fingers crossed. xx

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Won £15 on Thunderball :hyper:

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Nice


I cooked bacon and sausages in my air fryer today and it was epic

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Well done :tu:

My happy thought is being back from hols, no place like home

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Been getting some free money lately which is nice.
Santander £50 voucher for saving in a 3.70% ISA
Smarty Mobile £10 referral
Amazon £5 voucher for using their wish list.

Every little helps! Anyone got any other offers I can grab? Lol

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TopCashBack.co.uk

Do all your online shopping through it. Sometimes the cashback is only 1% (especially on eBay, annoyingly enough) and can take a month or so to come through but if you start from the new year then by Christmas it can all add up to a tidy sum. I’ve just pulled £70 out of mine although a big chunk of that was the car I bought on eBay.

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Oh and make sure you still me down as your referrer please - I get £10 when you reach £25 :D

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Yes got that don't use it too often as I use Amazon mostly, not sure if it covers Amazon now too.

You bought a car on eBay? Lol you're brave, I wouldn't even buy a mobile phone.

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Occasionally it does but usually only on certain products like the Kindle, Firestick etc

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Lol the guy was only about 100 miles away so I went to see it first, had a test drive etc.

Paid him via PayPal so there was at least some measure of protection.

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I have had £415 quid out of TCB over the years but not had much recently. I went through them to get a Pixel 6 on contract and it did not track had to report it and still waiting. I have made a few quid out of Quidco too

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Redeeming some of my pile of Nectar points (>£200) on stocking up the booze cupboard for Xmas. :)

Especially while the big brands are on promotion as well.

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Bought 5 raffle tickets whilst we were at the surgery getting our covid and flu jabs, got a phone call today to say I've won a prize to be collected Wednesday.:)

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You won a free jab :)

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:LOL:

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Teeheehee more than likely lol!

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Turns out it was a fold up wooden measure :confused:, and a glass of chocolates. Happy thought for today, whole house ventilation system installed, up and running within just over 1 hour. :)

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Congrats on the glass of chocolate and the wooden measure :erm: :) good news on the ventilation system though

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My nephew told us that sometime he and his manager will be going to the parent company to set up the database he helped build and setup, the parent company is in Richmond, Virginia, USA.


He also said that his November wages had a £500 bonus, and another one will come in January, and that he has got a £1,500 outside the normal windows.


His manage said he should be on £30,000 PA, not bad for a 19 year old.