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A plant mister (hand pumped) for watering my Impatiens (Bizzy Lizzy) seedlings. Amazingly only 97p at B&Q. Was expecting several quid. :)

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Well done ;)

I got 7 45s today :)

1) The Shocking Blue - Venus*/Hot sand
2) Nat King Cole - Unforgettable/Somewhere along the way
3) The Archies - Sugar,Sugar (s)/Feelin' so good (Skooby doo)
4) Tennesee Ernie Ford - Mule Train/Sixteen tons
5) Sly & the family stone - Everyday People/Sing a simple song
6) Sonny & Cher - I got you babe/Its gonna rain
7) John Lennnon/Yoko Ono - Power to the people (s)/Touch me (s)

s - Stereo
* - MUCH BETTER THAN THE 80s REMAKE PIECE OF CRAP!!

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Billion BiPAC 7800VDOX Router on ebay for about £17 to fix my Superhub 3.

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Couple of Alan Davies DVDs, some books, a high viz tee shirt for this summer's cycling, some Fineliner sketching pens, and a new pouch for my phone because I lost the old one, then found it again the day after the new one came.

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Well done with the music ;)

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Messages from Aldi and a new connection for my IPad from Amazon ,

Today i got 2 records and a cassette :)

1) CASSETTE: Chase - First album
2) RECORD: Jefferson Starship - Blows against the empire (First album)
3) RECORD: Nazereth - Loud and Proud

I HAD THIS MONTHS AGO (Loud'N'Proud) and it sounded like cold garbage like it had been digitally altered!!!!

This album came out in 1973 (Digital era started in 1975) so I must have gotton a RE-ISSUE after 1975 ...... It sounded horrible....

The one I got today sounds excellent!!!! (Especally side 2) -- Warm and gorgeous as analogue should be!!

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A pack of two net laundry bags: These are mainly to keep smaller items together during the wash but I also have a very nice long, thick, white knitted acrylic scarf and I have to hand wash it as it would get tangled up in eveything or have to be washed on its own. The bag will keep it safe. :)

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2 carved wooden ornaments.

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A pair of dresses trousers from M & S today

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Woodwick trilogy candle (Sandalwood Clove) I love the crackle sound from these candles very relaxing.

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A 1.5kg pot of green peppercorns in brine.

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Going to buy Cuprinal for a new fench, Anybody suggest a nice colour?

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Blue is fashionable these days, but I suppose it depends on the location.

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Thanks Taf, Nice to get different opinions ;)

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A pair of shoes.

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Metal cavity anchors to fit the new shower and rails to the wall. I learned my lesson years ago that ordinary rawlplugs just don't do the job on tiled plasterboard walls.

https://www.cableforum.uk/images/local/2018/04/3.jpg

Now I am trying to find a wooden shower curtain pole (I don't trust the thin metal ones).

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Remember to make sure the water pipes are not hidden behind the wall when drilling Taf. :shocked:

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Or any electrics. :shocking:

The other way to be sure of a decent fixing is to locate the studs and fix into them if they are conveniently located.

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All pipes are in front of the wall due to the construction method.

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No studs as it's dot'n'dab plasterboard onto aerated concrete blocks, which are so feeble you can push your finger into them, so not able to bear loads.

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Fingbox.

It plugs into your network and monitors it, it even stop devices outside connecting.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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100 litres of Perlite for £10 from a seller on Gumtree, off to collect it after we've eaten.

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Ordered a mobility scooter. Cost a bit but part exchanging my current one should help a little bit

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New bed for the cats.

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Well Done ;)

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Must keep the cat comfy, your cat looks lovely, I love cats, ;)

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10cm mattress topper for my youngest son's bed.

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What make did you go for? this is the one we bought for the double and it is amazing compared to other makes, far thicker than others we tried, so if you're disappointed in what turns up i promise the below will be perfect, don't let the bumps put you off as you can't feel them.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/rejuvopedic...70_&dpSrc=srch

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A pressure cushion as 2 of my family came around to set up the near new disabled recliner they gave to me as they have bought a new lot of chairs for their front room.

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A wholemeal loaf of bread, salad and some satsumas. Looking at them now while I eat a Kit Kat ;)

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It was this one SnoopZ

http://www.dunelm.com/product/reboun...%20Size=Single

I will buy this one should this one be no good https://www.amazon.co.uk/Microfibre-...ssage+Bubbbles

Thanks for the link SnoopZ :)

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You won't be disappointed in that amazon one i promise you, why don't you also order it then you can compare?

When i ruined ours in the washing machine we bought a different make as the 3D massage bumps looked off putting on the new version, but when we got it it was nothing compared to our old 1 so we sent it back and decided to risk the 1 with the massage bumps, luckily you cant feel the massage bumps at all, infact i cant feel any difference, so we're very very happy in the purchase.

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Nissan Leaf Tekna in Magnetic Red

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An official Mitsubishi service and repair manual including wiring diagrams (£9.02 inc next day delivery) for my Colt as there's no Haynes available.

There's a small squeak coming from the water pump at certain RPM so I want to be ready to change it as, and when, it's needed plus I have a small electrical issue with the tailgate light.

Fortunately this engine uses a cam chain rather than a belt and the pump is driven from the alternator belt on the outside of the unit. Dead easy to get to. :)

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Helped the twins buy more Premium Bonds. At least they risk getting some return on their money.

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A nice cushion from B&M's.

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For BuMs ? ;)

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:Yes::Yes:

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A steak pie and 2lb mince

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3 white shirts, black socks, pen set for my eldest son :)

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2 x 4TB WD My Book hard drives. They're recertified ones from WD but I figure i'm probably safer with 2 of these at £69 each using one as a back up copy than spending £130 on just one brand new.

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Laser printer.

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Dyson v7 motorhead vacuum cleaner.

I was supprised by its cleaning power.

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Solar PIR LED lamps for the patio, same type as I have used for 2 years with no problems.

The one I bought from Lidl with a 3 year warranty just failed after 10 months.

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E45 cream.

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Renewed my driving licence at the post office in town. Because my passport is out of date it needed them to take a new mug shot. Hope I didn't break anything. :D

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Still have a paper licence here, should get around to getting a new 1 incase I need it.

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I ended up with the newer plastic card one after I accidentally laundered the paper one. Fits with all the other plastic cards in my wallet.

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A new Freesat HDR 1100s Box , Fantastic picture,

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Same here, and I have zero intention of paying for a new one, then repaying every 10 years for another one.

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Will have to eventually when the paper expires unfortunately or if you ever move house.

Not sure we can use them when driving overseas.

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​Some yellow label bargains from Sainsbury's this afternoon: 2.5Kg Maris Piper spuds for 89p. 1.6Kg outdoor bred pork shoulder. Was £9.79 mine for £4.60. That'll go in the freezer for some future time. 1.15Kg Hereford beef Silverside was £8.85. Mine for £4.40. That's our Sunday roast sorted. I'll pot roast slow cook for extra succulence. :)

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Funny how the human mind seems to switch on dramatically when the bargains start to appear in front of their eyes as we use some online sites several times throughout the year and Kezie has Fish and Seafood half price ATM and we all know how pricey fish can be so we ordered some items not surprisingly.:)

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The paper one expires when you are 70 IIRC.

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So much stuff can be frozen it's silly not to take advantage of discounts when they're available. Make your freezer work for your wallet.

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An excessive amount of beer and curry.

Oops, hold on - that’s in an hour or so....:D

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A folding beach chair in anticipation of the warm weather that's supposed to be on the way, and a telescopic ladder that will at least still be useful when said weather doesn't materialise.

Yesterday I got a 8 track I ordered in the mail :)

The original performances of the 30s,40s and 50s..

Absolutely insane!!!!!!!!! -- GORGEOUS!!!

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Performances of what?

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a ticket to the biggest football game in the history of the planet. (non-league btw).

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Nothing wrong with the non league Mr K.

The other day I got 2 records :)

Pink Floyd - Animals
Nilsson - Aerial Ballet


Well its the orignal versions of these songs....

Like on track 3 song 1: On top of old smokey - The weavers (BEAUTIFUL!!!)

Track 4 song 4: Three coins in thre fountain - The four aces -- ALSO BEAUTIFUL :)

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Two 300mm quick action bar clamps from Lidl for £5.99 the pair.

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This might seem strange but I bought 6 bottles of vinegar. 6 Bicarbonate soda, 6 packets of salt. Now you can guess what for,!!! I had drain flies and environmental health informed me to put these down the drain. So far so good, doing it twice a day. Any mor suggestions would be helpful .

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A clean drain is preferable. The vinegar and bicarb will make CO2 gas, the salt won't do much. :confused:

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Mine from a couple of years ago failed on first use. There is a rectangle of plastic in the workings that bends and the lever jams.

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Trouser braces. I've got to that shape where I have no waist to hold my pants up with a belt...

Still £3.19 for the exact same type and brand as Debenhams sell for £22 is a bargain...

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So far it is working , just keeping it up for a while yet,

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Just like my husband, lol. He has like a 22 inch waist - I wanna kill him most of the time.

I am just going through like 20 different items to buy my daughter for her school trip in a few weeks.

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New brakes and rotors for my mountain bike. The old ones have been discontinued and you can’t buy the reservoir gaskets anymore. They’re crap anyway.

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PS4 game..

Today I got an 8 track I ordered in the mail :)

The Genius of Jimi Hendrix

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We went to E K today ,never saw anything I liked on the clothes dept, in Debenhams or M&S . Only bought 4 sausage rolls out of Gregs, Not a good day

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Yea but I bet Mr Nashville thought it was a excellent day nash ;) as I know when I complain that I saw nothing to buy hubby seems very pleased for some reason lol

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He buys books and sits in Waterstones with his cup of tea. Weenie, I had vouchers to use up but as I say No Luck. Better luck next week or in Argyle Street shop.

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5kg of meaty belly pork, 80% off in ASDA.

New specs and prescription sunglasses for my daughter. Only £80 to pay... PHEW!

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Trip to vet for one of our rabbits - £90 but poor little critter died earlier this afternoon.

Daughter doesn't want remaining bunny to be lonely but doesn't want another since they don't seem to last long with us. Don't know what does them in but this one was a bit bonkers and stayed out in the downpours yesterday - was fine at weekend running around like crazy.

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That's a shame losing your pet Rabbit.

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Maxtra water filter cartridges.

The other day I got a cassette cleaning and demagnitizing tape.....

Its strange.... When you put this in and press play you hear like a drum beat sound as it cleans the head...... When the head is clean you dont hear it anymore...... (I think the noise is letting you know when the head is clean)

On this player I have it hasnt ever been cleaned (The heads) I got it at salvation army and didnt ever clean it. (I didnt have a cleaning tape)

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For years I thought that it was some strange instrumental band

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It's Brian Eno's finest work!

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A true musical legend that is for sure.:tu:

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Only messages from Aldi and my hair done ,

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Loaf of Hovis Xtra thick bread from Tesco.

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Anglo Bubbly Bubble Gum....

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8 trays of assorted bedding plants for £20.

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I think Hubby once got a ridiculous offer of like 15 for 5 pounds on that but the store didn't take out the individual cartridges from the main box of 15 - they were like 5 each. He returned it due to their error / but usually they are quite expensive - do you get them retail or wholesale? They just don't work out cost effective usually and unfortunately we live in kind of a hard water area. :(

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So expensive those are, i always wait for an offer and end up buying 6 which lasts over 6 months.

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We got them off Amazon yesterday in their daily deals as we paid £16 for 6.

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Yes as soon as we saw the offer we did not need to think about it too much.

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Some French Marigolds and slug pellets. Death to all gastropods !

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Yes think we got ours for around that price when Tesco did a 50% off offer so bought 6.

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6 lasts you 6 months???

What do you use them for, a kettle or jug?

Ours is Kettle and we are lucky if one lasts a month....argh.

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Water jug, we change them once a month which i think is when they're meant to be changed give or take a week.

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Mine is kettle as we end up with plastic crap at the bottom of it otherwise. I only do the kettle like twice a day but no way does a set last me a month.

Grr....

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Get a water jug, then the water should be ok before it goes in the kettle, where is the plastic coming from, if its the kettle get a new kettle?

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The tap - I have both the Brita Jug and Kettle.

We have dreadful water round here, it is hard, full of plastic and lumpy.

The kettle is fine as it has it's own filter system + cartridges. It is just rather uneconomical to use it like this.

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Okay so in case anyone is interested, this is what I bought yesterday:

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As I bought them from a place that accepted Amex the Visa snafu / bungle didn't matter.

My daughter is pissed as I didn't get the stuff for her trip from the cheaper store (which doesn't take Amex, but oh well) and I got new shoes out of the experience.

What do all of you think?

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Beautiful shoes. A bit too big a heel for me, but they are classy .

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Yeah those are on the low end for me usually - average for heels (for whatever reason) is usually 4 inches plus ; hubby gets annoyed if I dare wear flats.

No idea why - I am between 5 foot 8 and 9 - I am 6 foot plus with heels.

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Jo will be interested :D

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Who is Jo? I am new here but I am definitely curious about her views / feedback...