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  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited October 2017 #812

    My wife uses part of the awning for drying the washing when it's raining.

  • redface
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    edited October 2017 #813

    I usually wait for a sunny day!

  • ABM
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    edited October 2017 #814

    OOOPPS

    ,  that  reminds  me  --  I  must  go  and  empty  my  dryer  and  then  feed  it  again  so    Tara  F  Now  innocent

  • Milothedog
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    edited October 2017 #815

    Boy's and their Toy'scool

    Spent an hour or two cleaning and polishing my motor bike (1050cc Triumph) It's booked in for MOT next Tuesday.  Now the funny bit, it's done 16 miles since the last one embarassed  Then went to the garage and started up the other car ( my 44 year old Triumph Stag) took it for a short spin then put the dust cover on it again. first time out for about 8 weeks. It also only did about 200 miles between MOT's last year.

    The good news is the Stag, being 44 years old, which makes it VED exempt, will qualify for the MOT exemption being introduced next May (20th)  for cars over 40 years old, so something less to do next year smile

  • Wherenext
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    edited October 2017 #816

    I had an email from our new energy supplier asking for meter readings on the gas and electricity. So I went out and read them and logged on to the site. I gave the Gas reading and looked for the electric prompt but couldn't find one. 

    Went to their live chat line only to be told that I couldn't provide one until the end of the month when my new deal kicks in. She couldn't explain why I was able to give a gas reading which also starts at the end of the month or as to why her company had sent an email to me asking for one! Great start to our relationship.

    Pointless them asking me and pointless me getting involved so if you were giving points for pointlessness then I would have double nothings!

  • brue
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    edited October 2017 #817

    I was chatting to friends this week, we've all changed energy companies this year, I used UKPower to do the switching, so far so good. Our friends seem to have had suspiciously low bills with the company they chose and I'm wondering if they're in for some complicated phone sessions soon? 

  • Oneputt
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    edited October 2017 #818

    We've been with OVO energy just over 4 years and our costs reduced significantly, average annual bill just under £1k which considering we have a single skin house is pretty good. For us the change was not pointlesslaughing

  • Francis
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    edited October 2017 #819

    Well thats us took another step on the way back to caravanning. We are due to collect our new caravan next month so today we went out and bought a new towcar. Its a vey nice Volvo V70 its 8 years old but low mileage and one owner from new we bought from the same garage and salesman that we have been dealing with for 15 years so hopefully every thing goes ok. Can't wait to get the new van now and get a weekend away in it. 

  • cyberyacht
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    edited October 2017 #820

    What has made you switch from a MH?

  • Francis
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    edited October 2017 #821

    Hi CY 

    We motorhomed for 4 years and  really enjoyed it but we wanted to go back to a fixed bed van and for the price of a 10 year old fixed bed MH we managed to get a brand new fixed bed Caravan and a really good trade in price for our Auto-Trail. Also I missed caravanning so dont mind going back to it

  • redface
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    edited October 2017 #822

    Received a voting form today, from the Electoral Reform bods.

    Was instructed NOT to put a cross against my choice but to indicate my preference with a '1' and then go on to indicate  next preference with a '2'. This was a single transferrable vote.

    Only snag was, there were only two candidates. How pointless the transferrable aspect is!

    Needless to say I did not bother to vote.

  • Bakers2
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    edited November 2017 #823

    Woke to dry and bright grey. Opted to wash the towels after listening to the forecast. Already had a load done overnight.  Went to peg out 1st load, mainly smalls  drizzle 😤. Very wet fine stuff, so what to do with that on hold for the mo. Awaiting towels to finish. Why do I bother to listen to the forecast? Pointless of the first order!

  • brue
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    edited November 2017 #824

    Retrieved cat from cattery this morning, found ensconced on a very warm heated pad, just about willing to leave it for the sound of a few dreamy biscuit bag shakes. The owner of the cattery is in Africa volunteering on an elephant reserve so her friends were running it for her just now. Amazing what people do in their leisure time. smile

  • Bakers2
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    edited November 2017 #825

    Luckily by the time I got round to making a decision about the washing the sun had come out and we had a stiff breeze! Washing drying very nicely so not so pointless after all.

  • Wherenext
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    edited November 2017 #826

    We caught a brief shower passing through Manchester so cleaned the caravan when we arrived in York. Pointless really as have to go back through same area on return and will be in need of another clean!

  • Wherenext
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    edited November 2017 #827

    SPOILER ALERT 

    It was either number 1 or number 2 that got in, wasn't it?

  • redface
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    edited November 2017 #828

    Actually - to come to think about it - it is all rather pointless following this thread isn't it?

  • Oneputt
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    edited November 2017 #829

    What are you up to today - pointless and worse still boring.  

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited November 2017 #830

    Oh I don't know, makes me feel blessed in my chosen life path!wink

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited November 2017 #831

    I woke up and couldn't get back to sleep so it was pointless staying in bed. So here I am posting on here instead!

  • brue
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    edited November 2017 #832

    Stood outside this morning, enjoying the view over the frosty hedges, the smell of slurry drifting up my nose....wink

  • ABM
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    edited November 2017 #833

    Brue,  please  forgive  my  ignorance  but  I  just  have  to  ask  :--

    In  your  'Personal  Piccy'  are  those  tiny  pumpkins  or  are  the  others  Humungous  Great  Mince  Pies  with  pears  on  top undecided  ??

    ( Dont  fret  about  that  rural  aroma,  at  least  your  sinusiziz  are  clear  innocent !! )

     

  • Wherenext
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    edited November 2017 #834

    So, I call into Tesco petrol station this morning. A big queue in the shop waiting to pay. I'll use the pre-pay machine thingy, says I. I insert my club card (twice as the first time wasn't accepted) and then insert my credit card. Won't accept it! Try again. Still won't accept it. Try a different card. Still no luck. So abandon that idea and press the Pay in Shop button. Get to till and ask why the machine wouldn't accept card and am informed that they new system doesn't accept any of the regular bank cards, such as Nationwide, Santander, Nat. West, Amex but only sometimes and then sometimes they do, and indeed they did only 2 weeks ago at the same machine!

    What have Tesco's done about it I ask? Nothing came the reply, it's up to the clearing banks to sort it out was their explanation.

    Why not put a notice up then, informing customers which cards may be rejected? Because sometimes they are accepted came the reply.

    Sometimes you just have to shake your head and move on.

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited November 2017 #835

    When filling up at Tesco pfs, I always select pay at kiosk!

  • ABM
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    edited November 2017 #836

    I  always  pay  at  the  Kiosk    'cos  I  feel  a  right  twerp  cracking  bad,  old  jokes  with  an  electronic  device embarassedwink !!

     

    { Well, I get  enough  of  That  reaction  on  'ere !!  But  I  suppose  it's  pointless  complaining  }

  • Wherenext
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    edited November 2017 #837

    At least, Brian, you can pretend they would be laughing if only they could.

  • ABM
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    edited November 2017 #838

    laughing

  • redface
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    edited December 2017 #839

    I thought that T's kiosk cashiers had been trained not to larff.laughing

  • JVB66
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    edited December 2017 #840

    I have suggested to Tesco that their self service till are at least equipped with holograms of a friendly face that will smile when you wait for the sigh of exasperation  from the "human"when they arrive after my yet again failure to understand "unidentified object in packing area"yell

  • ABM
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    edited December 2017 #841

    Redface,

       The  only  one  laughing  at  the  Tesco Extra  in  Crewe  is  the  plonker  who  had  the  A T Ms  installed  in  the  darkest  part  of  the  ground floor covered car park  --  not  a  place  I'd  fancy  getting  a  few  quid  on  any  late  night  outing  !

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