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Post by grindle on Apr 5, 2011 16:15:03 GMT
 it certainly pays to shop around these days doesn't it
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Post by Lou78W on Apr 5, 2011 17:10:58 GMT
Talking about fuel......electricity in particular........we got a letter last week from our supplier asking to increase our monthly payment from £46 to £110 per month!!!!!!!!!!!!!  ....our bill was not large so don't know how they can justify such an increase. I phoned them and told them...sorry...can't afford that.....and without any argument they said would £70 be ok.  ....I wonder how many folk just pay up  |
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Post by Cherry on Apr 5, 2011 18:35:07 GMT
That sure is a big increase. |
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Post by Cherry on Apr 7, 2011 16:56:34 GMT
I am off to WI so will catch up with Lambing Live tomorrow. My competition flower is a Clivia.
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Post by Geranium on Apr 7, 2011 19:31:36 GMT
You won't believe this - our Sainsbury's have been giving out vouchers for 5p a litre off petrol. Lovely, you might think. Ah, but the petrol station is closed for refurbishment, so they suggest that we should drive to the next Sainsbury's - 20 miles away!  |
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Post by Cherry on Apr 8, 2011 6:07:38 GMT
I believe this. We regularly get fuel vouchers from our Tesco which does not sell it and the next Tesco is almost as far.
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Post by Lou78W on Apr 8, 2011 6:56:33 GMT
Our local Sainsbury store does the same  ...nearest petrol station is 25 miles away  |
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Post by Geranium on Apr 8, 2011 8:08:48 GMT
Ree-dic-you-luss! |
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Post by Cherry on Apr 23, 2011 11:28:06 GMT
I am really silly. I did not think I had to do the Church flowers and had to rush into Morrisons for the flowers. These will be built up with my purple Lilac, purple Aquilegia and young Eucalyptus. I love lilac.
Three carloads of people have come for a picnic at the hangar, and husband will fly some of them in the four seater (not his).
Tomorrow there is another lot of people coming from London, to have a picnic. We are going out, even though they are nice otherwise I never get away.
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Post by Louise on Apr 23, 2011 11:59:30 GMT
I love lilac too, i've not ever had success though - with any of the 3 plants i've bought, over the years.
Is there a knack to them, surely not ?
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Post by Cherry on Apr 23, 2011 12:45:33 GMT
Yes. Buy one either properly potted and not containerized, as a lying garden centre sold me once, or bare root in winter. There is no knack. Perhaps I would advise that it should be well supported because they grow fast and they can be pruned very successfully. Certainly nothing you could not do Louise. Try it.
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Post by Louise on Apr 23, 2011 14:43:43 GMT
You'll never guess what .... My OH must be having a midlife crisis ! He's swapped his motorbike for a roadster .... open top !!! I've just driven it and it's like driving a b****y dodgem, it's TINY Tiny little body, tiny inside, they're made for Little People ! However ..... Fast ;D ;D And fun ;D ;D I can join Lou and Brian now in the 'top-off' society  |
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Post by Louise on Apr 23, 2011 14:46:57 GMT
Talking about fuel......electricity in particular........we got a letter last week from our supplier asking to increase our monthly payment from £46 to £110 per month!!!!!!!!!!!!! ....our bill was not large so don't know how they can justify such an increase. I phoned them and told them...sorry...can't afford that.....and without any argument they said would £70 be ok. .... I wonder how many folk just pay up I would say most do Lou. They believe what companies tell them, even though it's mostly just b******t sales patter  The elderly are the ones who fall for it time and again and they're very often hundreds of pounds in credit then - but do they get the rebates ..... ? Not very often |
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Post by lesley on Apr 23, 2011 15:06:55 GMT
You'll never guess what .... My OH must be having a midlife crisis ! He's swapped his motorbike for a roadster .... open top !!! I've just driven it and it's like driving a b****y dodgem, it's TINY Tiny little body, tiny inside, they're made for Little People ! However ..... Fast ;D ;D And fun ;D ;D I can join Lou and Brian now in the 'top-off' society What make is it Louise  |
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Post by Louise on Apr 23, 2011 15:28:42 GMT
It's a BMW, Les.
You're so close to the ground it's like you're in a go-cart !
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it certainly pays to shop around these days doesn't it
....our bill was not large so don't know how they can justify such an increase.
....I wonder how many folk just pay up 
...nearest petrol station is 25 miles away 
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