Big Boys Need Love Too!
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abz
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aaargh. i am so annoyed. i cancelled our online blockbuster account months ago and sent the dvds back. i just rang them up because they have continued to charge us and when i checked my account there are still two dvds on it. i asked about the months i've paid for and they can't refund me because apparently they send reminder emails. well i haven't bloody had any. so i've paid for three months of dvds that we haven't had. i just kept forgetting to ring them about it and figured that they would refund me. she offered a free month but i'd have to remember to cancel the bloody thing and i wouldn't and then i'd end up paying again!! ha.
still. that's about £45 that i'm never going to see again.
oh yeah. i remembered something yesterday. you know when they got rid of the 10p tax band and they conveniently forgot about all the people who earn less than £25k and don't have kids and they were going to give us all a staggered reimbursement. when is that due and how much was it for?
abz xx
still. that's about £45 that i'm never going to see again.
oh yeah. i remembered something yesterday. you know when they got rid of the 10p tax band and they conveniently forgot about all the people who earn less than £25k and don't have kids and they were going to give us all a staggered reimbursement. when is that due and how much was it for?
abz xx
Fattyfattyboomboom
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Morning ladies, I see you have been busy this morning. I have been up since 9:45am but went to sleep about 11:30am and feel much better for it. I didn't wake the first time until LU got me at about 4:30ish. But he woke at 7:15am and I told him to go back to sleep again as it was too early, and he did ( bless him) so I got a good lie in. Then it was all systems go. As soon as I got up...did my morning things and make breakfast for LU, OH watched him whilst I went to the farmer's market to veg and meat. And some lovely duck eggs. MMMMMMMMM.... Now back at home. I need to do the dishes I avoided last night ( i really shouldn't do that) I need to clean clean clean. If I let LU us his leapster he will be busy for hours learning about number and letters and how to add and subtract, that I can get all my chores done. So that should be all day. Laundry, dishes, tidying, cleaning the bathrooms, go through LU clothes and decided what I want to keep and what I want to sell on Ebay. And sorting out my bedrooms, so I can actually move without tripping over a cord. So I will be busy....if i can be a*sed to actually do it all.
Taz....so glad you like the frozen PB M&M's. They are super yummy!!!
Abz...The house is nice. Quite easily be a great home for a family. Personally I would check out the neighbours. If you are going to have a mid terrace, you will get noise from both sides. Maybe even go and introduce yourselves to the neighbours and talk to them about the area and the people in and abouts the houses. When we lived in manchester we would have loved a house like that. I know that the prices are going down, but you are right the rates are crap at the minute. I am currently paying 7% on both our houses....which is ridiculous. But I know that we would only get a small ( if possible) reduction, and then it would be higher after the 2 years then we are paying now. And if the rates stay up, we would be screwed. Not to mention the fees for sorting the mortgage out, and switching to a cheaper rate. In the end it is almost better to stay where you are for a time, until the rates calm a bit.
Taz....so glad you like the frozen PB M&M's. They are super yummy!!!
Abz...The house is nice. Quite easily be a great home for a family. Personally I would check out the neighbours. If you are going to have a mid terrace, you will get noise from both sides. Maybe even go and introduce yourselves to the neighbours and talk to them about the area and the people in and abouts the houses. When we lived in manchester we would have loved a house like that. I know that the prices are going down, but you are right the rates are crap at the minute. I am currently paying 7% on both our houses....which is ridiculous. But I know that we would only get a small ( if possible) reduction, and then it would be higher after the 2 years then we are paying now. And if the rates stay up, we would be screwed. Not to mention the fees for sorting the mortgage out, and switching to a cheaper rate. In the end it is almost better to stay where you are for a time, until the rates calm a bit.
abz
Gold Member
good morning jenn. oh. it's afternoon, ha. we had a bit of a crisis at work and the time has vanished 
and i haven't had my first shake yet so i'm going to get onto that. i think i'll have it hot since the weather is so crap. so hot chocolate for me
i am thinking of waiting but at the same time i am very aware of the prices dropping rapidly. houses in my area are selling quite well at the moment. people can afford to buy them, rather than the bigger ones and it is a popular area. part of me wants to grab hold of that while we can. also, the way the rates are going i'm worried i won't be able to afford anything at all when we have to move due to having a little'en of our very own... i'm just looking into it. having someone on either side will be lovely at the moment i'm in a back to back terrace so i have people on all three sides!! ha. we've had a saunter up and down the street a few times at different times of day and it seems nice and quiet. there are a few kids around there too which is a good sign and some of the houses are really huge and posh so other than the neighbourhood thinking we are some strange stalker types it looks good. with a wedding coming though i don't know if we'll be able to afford all the fees and things. so i guess i just need to get it done up and get it valued and go from there...
right. off to get my shake. since i saw the time my tummy has started rumbling!! ha.
abz xx
and i haven't had my first shake yet so i'm going to get onto that. i think i'll have it hot since the weather is so crap. so hot chocolate for me i am thinking of waiting but at the same time i am very aware of the prices dropping rapidly. houses in my area are selling quite well at the moment. people can afford to buy them, rather than the bigger ones and it is a popular area. part of me wants to grab hold of that while we can. also, the way the rates are going i'm worried i won't be able to afford anything at all when we have to move due to having a little'en of our very own... i'm just looking into it. having someone on either side will be lovely
at the moment i'm in a back to back terrace so i have people on all three sides!! ha. we've had a saunter up and down the street a few times at different times of day and it seems nice and quiet. there are a few kids around there too which is a good sign and some of the houses are really huge and posh so other than the neighbourhood thinking we are some strange stalker types it looks good. with a wedding coming though i don't know if we'll be able to afford all the fees and things. so i guess i just need to get it done up and get it valued and go from there...right. off to get my shake. since i saw the time my tummy has started rumbling!! ha.
abz xx
Fattyfattyboomboom
Silver Member
hmmmmmm.....well looks like you have things all well in hand Abz. Make sure you enjoy that shake. I need to get something to munch on too. I have only had 4 strawberries and some water this morning as I was off out not long after getting up. So I am going to have a nice lunch once I sort out the dishes. I keep doing loads of things but all a little bit of nothing...but eventually they will add up. Plus now is LU lunch time so I can sit with him and make sure he eats his.
Speak in a bit
Jenn
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Speak in a bit
Jenn
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abz
Gold Member
why is it that you have a really quiet day and then all hell breaks loose just before you are due to go home!! i've got operations being pissy with me while i'm trying to find out the cause of the problem. then being pissy at me for it being the client's fault, not ours, then being pissy at me because they have to do their job. i'm not happy about it!! why can't people do their job and accept that i'm doing mine!!
grrr.
on the up side i have been making friends with several people from our company in different parts of the country working it out. scary how everyone seems to know who you are. i mean, your name can come up on the phones... i guess it's probably we don't have many female IT people
abz xx
grrr.
on the up side i have been making friends with several people from our company in different parts of the country working it out. scary how everyone seems to know who you are. i mean, your name can come up on the phones... i guess it's probably we don't have many female IT people
abz xx
abz
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ha. my work is done as far as that is concerned. i'm just doing the procedure stuff before leaving for the night all the mania has happened in the last couple of hours. it's with the client's IT department now. don't think he'll be enjoying his saturday evening... seemed like a lovely chap though. loved the irish accent he had on him
well i can see the coordinator person saying they hadn't been told stuff so i have rung my supervisor and informed them of what has been done and what has happened and everything is logged in minute detail. i want none of this coming back to bite me because somebody else can't be arsed to do their job!!
abz xx
all the mania has happened in the last couple of hours. it's with the client's IT department now. don't think he'll be enjoying his saturday evening... seemed like a lovely chap though. loved the irish accent he had on him well i can see the coordinator person saying they hadn't been told stuff so i have rung my supervisor and informed them of what has been done and what has happened and everything is logged in minute detail. i want none of this coming back to bite me because somebody else can't be arsed to do their job!!
abz xx
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