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A new book on Theistic Evolution. The price on this seems to fluctuate rapidly. At time of writing it's £39 but I bought it a couple of days ago at £33 - used Blackwell's because it accepts book tokens and was cheaper than Amazon.

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Mouse Traps :(

After a few day's of hubby allowing me to try and catch the mice my way which was a humane mouse trap, I have admitted defeat and bought two mouse traps.

I must say that hubby was right as the humane mouse trap has not been effective at all, in fact the mouse must be really fat now.

I still feel really bad about buying these I just hope hubby is right and it is a instant kill (if it is not please don't tell me) why did it need to pick my house poor wee thing just wants some heat and food.

I have warned both hubby and my eldest son not to tell his little brother that we have resolved to this method. My plan was that I would catch the mouse/mice and we would set it free at the Golf Course which is at the back of my house and in an ideal world that would have been the case.

The thought of having mice in my house is making me feel rather sick tbh.

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It took me weeks to get rid of my mouse problem, i think we had like 10 of the things! but obviously you really don't know how many you have until they stop coming! Good luck!

Basically had them in the bin in the Kitchen and in the loft, so put traps in both of those places.

Yesterday I got all these records :)

1) Nat king cole - Unforgettable (MONO)
2) Lawrence Welk - 1963s early hits (MONO)
3) 1950s rock and roll collection (4 record set)

What I love about this collection is THEY HAVE THE SONGS IN FULL MONO IN BOTH CHANNELS!! (The music sounds excellent (Most 50s songs are MONO anyway))

I also have this collection on 8 track (3 cartridges) and I can tell already the records are MUCH BETTER! (Longer songs,etc (Some songs are cut off early on the tapes (What I have heard so far on the records is awesome!)))

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Only butcher meat today, Going to buy Ear phones for a Samsung Tablet and screen cover, but just looking about just now

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About 6 sq ft of defatted pork rind for 50p. Pork scratchings being made in the oven at this time. :-)

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That's some appetite. :D

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Two nomination charms one for me and the other one is for my future daughter in law.

5 Pentel superb ballpoint pens black ink, 0.7mm tip for my youngest.

Socks & boxers for my eldest.

Bottle of Glayva for hubby.

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Some DVD's using my Amazon gift card,

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It all cooked down to 3 decent bagfulls, that we will see off in a couple of days. ;)

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How are you making the nice and crunchy?

I guess salt anf oil?

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1" x 3" strips (approx) skin side down in a dry tray in a 200c oven for 45 minutes. Then lift out, drain the excess fat, and return them to the oven for about 20 minutes (or until all the skin "pops").

Then cool for a while before wrapping in a clean tea-towel and rubbed to remove most of the excess oil.

So easy.

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A bottle of Nikka Coffey Malt Whisky.

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U2 tickets for Dublin in November. More coin in Bonio's pocket.

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Pasties to send up to the family.

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Powerline adaptors.

Litterally plug in a play :D

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Oh yeah a 2 copies of Far Cry 5 (Deluxe Ed)

One for me and the other for my nephew.

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Only messages om Aldi today,

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Some 30 day dry aged Aberdeen Angus rump steaks for our evening meal at Lidl this morning.

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21 day is better old bean.;):naughty:

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Well they were 21 days on the bone and then further aged. Really superb, done medium rare.

Just ordered two pairs of Reebok trainers from Sports Direct. Were £38 chopped to £20. I only have one pair at the moment that don't leak. The others are reaching the end of their lives anyway.

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Some bits and bobs at B&M's.

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Booked but effectively bought: MOT and 2yr main service for the car. Normally I do my own servicing but there's no Haynes manual for the Mitsubishi Colt so although I'd be happy to do the interim service (that's air filter, oil filter and oil + general check round) I don't know the details of the main service and the weather's not nice for grovelling round and under a car.

I've put the business with a local family run outfit that I've used for MOT's for a long time and occasional other work. They're very good. Chatting with the boss man it turns out that spark plugs are now not a routine service item!! Well that saves a few pennies. :)

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Lovely pyjamas from M & S for 20% off oth my Smart Card

Yesterday I got 3 records :)

1) Our day will come - Ruby and the romantics - MONO
2) 20 fantastic hits by the original artists - A good collection of songs (1973)
3) Pisces,Aquarius,capricorn and Jones LTD - The monkees - MONO

I have this IN STEREO but when I found the mono copy I got it as I really have always preffered Mono :) (Ill take the stereo one to salvation army I guess and someone can have it :))

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Do you only have one ear or something?? Or only have one speaker? Because I can't for the life of me understand why someone would prefer Mono over Stereo as it makes no sense what so ever.

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Polish lager. The price rose from £1 to £1.25 a can a while back, blaming the Euro. Now it's gone up to £1.50, blaming Business Rates and rent increases. At this rate the proposed Minimum Alcohol Price law will have no effect on this brand's cost. Still it's better quality than most of the lager on the market.

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Does it make your insides sparkle after you have drunk it?

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Oh yes, and a really good finish ;) ..... although I can't even get tiddly with my responsibilities. :(

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A bottle of Bourbon for my hubby and messages fro Aldi

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Some small batch bottles of vodka, hence the average £30 a 70cl bottles.

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VR Heatset for my Note 8 :D

Bring on the puking :D

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Lenovo Thinkpad Ultrabook. T470s, i7 6600 @ 2.6GHz, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD

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A Netgear GS-316 16-port network switch.

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Nice piece of tin - touch screen version?

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Tickets to see Half Man Half Biscuit in September.

"Oi chief.. is this your Sanderling?"

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Samsung Gear VR for my Note 8.

OMFG is so amazing, it's to remember not to move inside the world.

There are a few scary games, and it was fun watching my nieces girlfriend in the world. We had to stand around he to stop he moving to far.

It was fun blowing in her ear.

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Cod and chips. I was told the new owner made excellent chips... nope, they were as soggy as ever.

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Car insurance, as usual i wasn't happy with my AA Car insurance quote of £380 so using Gocompare.com i got it down to £288 with lower excesses then using the Topcashback site i got £35 cashback which has already been registered so in all got the car insurance for £253 and may have got it cheaper if i spent longer on those sites, just need to phone the AA up tomorrow and cancel their auto renewal as they're closed today!

These cashback sites are awesome, do you guys use them for free money?

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A 2018 Nissan Leaf Tekna all electric car!

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Travelling neck cushion.

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Whitesnake 30th Anniversary Collection for hubby.

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Does your neck travel a lot?

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A bit LM but not that far compared to some others.;):D

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My nose travels a lot.... well, it runs a lot....

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Mince from Costco, and Tea bags

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I thought was your bottom?

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Dribbles more than runs I'd say.....

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I hate sorting out insurance too. House insurance - renewal was cheaper than going with the same insurer via comparison site. Car insurance next - 2 cars - last 2 years two separate policies from one insurer cheaper than multicar from the same. But it's all the fine detail - offers look good until you add on stuff then that great offer looks less good than before while another quote doesn't change as much and becomes better.

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They always increase the excesses hoping you wont notice.

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A memory foam pillow.

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Some suspiciously cheap blueberries from the market.... Will test them on Mrs K first :)

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A 12 month Playstation Plus renewal via CDkeys.com and Facebook to get £2 off, so £37.80 instead of the normal price of £50 in the shops.

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350g pack of diced goat. Reduced from £4 to £2.35. Neither of us has ever tried it before so I'll follow the slow cook instructions on the pack and see.

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Goat is lovely old bean but as you say it will need to slow cook for several hours.

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Slow and low, then skim off the fat before flavouring (I like Curry Goat Jamaican style).

I bought some more Daylight LED GLS lamps from Home Bargains. They have put out old promotional stock marked half the price they are now, and the 60W equiv ones from that stick actually produce twice the lumens.

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I'm a big fan of slow cooking.

Also bought a small, 12", bench-top lathe from my sisters boyfriend. I have most other power tools but this is the one that I don't have but do need on occasion and have to work round.

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Unfortunately i was forced to get a new mobile phone under contract as my LG G3 went tits up last night!

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A Bathroom set from M & S, 20% off

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One thing done in the Caribbean is to wash the meat in lime juice before cooking (not marinate). Whether to cook slow or not will depend on the cut but likely the best in your case.

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There was a Jaimacan jerk recipe on the back of the pack so I did it to that. A whole Scotch bonnet went in minus the seeds. Not a fan of lime so I skipped adding that. 6 hours slow cooking and it was beautifully tender. Much like lamb but a little stronger. Pretty hot sauce.

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Nose trimmer for hubby as he is at that age now in where he really one :D

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Whitley Neill Gin Gift Pack for hubby's big brother.

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Very nice weenie as l am sure he will like that..

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A Keter tool shed for the back garden which is supposed to be delivered today. I don't think the delivery driver will be getting his van up to the house today though.

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Won't be long before I need a hedge strimmer :D

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A new pair of Birkenstock sandals to replace the trusty pair that were falling apart and leaving bits of cork all over the house

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A Elephant from eBay.:)

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fed up with goat then

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They kept nibbling away at everything.:)

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I've been trying to buy some kitchen stuff for an elderly neighbour from www.studio.co.uk.

But during the billing procedure there are 2 options, credit at 49.5% APR, or pay after delivery.

It won't let me choose the latter.

Sod them......

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They'll come in handy over the next few days

You can get anything on there these days can't you, I remember Harrods flogging lion cubs a while back but I don't think they could fit elephants in the shop, even if they could imagine the mess and if he got loose into the China department :Yikes:

I got 2 records yesterday :)

1) The loving spoonfuls first album (If you believe in Magic) - Mono
2) Creeds first album (1978)

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Studio took 10 weeks to refund £99 99 for a faulty Tablet, which had someone else Data on it and had a cracked screen, I had to phone them 4 times and say I was taking it further,

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Bought Slaters vouchers for my sons Birthday

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Mini Echo for my sister's birthday. Thank God she loves it!

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Very nice present :)

A charm for my nomination bracelet that my youngest son will give me for Mother's day :D

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A native American ornament.

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Good Luck

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A new aftershave for the old man :)

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Slippers for hubby

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Whole cooked lobster (frozen) in Lidl's for £5.99. Neither the OH or myself have ever had one but seeing as we like prawns, scampi and king prawns and they're related it should be just the same but much bigger. :)

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A half price rabbit and a half price hedgehog..:)

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Hedgehog Den ? :shrug::scratch:

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Not a real one of course Tinky but one we took quite a shine to at half price.:)

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Ask "Alexa are you single" :D

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Message from Aldi

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A wooden ornament.

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Sunflower seeds, mixed seeds, nuts and dried worms for the wild birds.

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2 boxes of Peach tea, 2 boxes of Skinny Latte Macchiato, Chococino, and Americano from NESCAFE Dolce Gusto not bad price at £16.94 for 6 boxes of our favourite drinks should have been £26.94 but I had a £10.00 voucher code plus I got free delivery :D

I last bought a cassette :)

Def Leppard - High N Dry (Original 1981 album)

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Motor car insurance x 2.

We were with Admiral, and this time last year our car insurance with them was quoted at £623 (for both cars - a Ford Focus Estate and a Ford KA+) - after a discussion, we got it reduced to £419, so we were quite happy with this.

Just got the renewal through, and it had gone up to £766 - quite an increase from £419; so, I rang them up, and after some discussions, the lowest they could offer me was £660 - I said I would think about it.

I rang around, and the best quote I got (for both cars, and for the same level of cover including replacement hire car, NCD protection, legal protection, and zero excess (compulsory and voluntary)) was from DirectLine for £410; reader, I bought it...

Moral of the story - always shop around when renewals occur, whether it is utilities or insurance...

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Our renewal with RAC was cheaper than I could find elsewhere so I stayed. Same was true with our home cover. Interestingly we have 2 separate policies with RAC as their "multicar" was much more expensive.

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Brabantia waste bin for my used tea bags and coffee pods as it totally bugs the life out me when my eldest son aka to us as it wasn't me put's his used coffee pods in the middle bit of the sink, just one of my pet hates hopefully this should solve that problem.

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If you shop at Tesco and collect vouchers you can get it from them for very little, i got £130.50 worth of cover for only £43.50 in Tesco vouchers so it was free for me.

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We paid around £260 for both cars with motor legal cover (free on one policy) and class 1 business use on my car.

(Class 1 business use is to use the car to places other than normal place of work but not commercial driving - most insurers will do this gratis)

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When you said RAC I thought you meant breakdown cover, didn't know they sell car insurance too.

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Pack of two ostrich steaks in Lidl's this morning. They also had kangaroo but unfortunately the animal rights lobby are forcing them to stop stocking it, despite Australia being overrun with them.

Yesterday I got 2 records and a cassette :)

1) RECORD: Aerosmith - First album
2) RECORD: The roaring 20s (MONO)
3) CASSETTE: Whitesnake - Trouble (First album)

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Make up and perfume ,

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Second electric pressure cooker because the first one developed a fault after two uses.

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Gift cards.

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Cable for my Ipad mini from Amazon