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Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 5:05 pm
by inapickle
Hi Everybody peeps,
Car £400
Electric bill (house elec only) ££££££ cant wait for the new monthly payment on that one [:o)]
Storage heating sooo cold, had to get 2 portable heaters with butane cylinders at £23 a fill

For everything else their is no mastercard[:D]

Roll on the good weather, memories are free [:D]

Good job I have of sense of (wicked) humour to get me through [8D].

anyone else use the storage heater type setup, how do you find it ?, I hardly notice it at all.
Cheers
Mark

Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 6:28 pm
by kallis3
Mark, what a lovely sense of humour you have in the face of adversity![:D]

I thank god I don't have storage heaters! Can't help you with that one, but I hope the bill isn't too high.

Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 6:43 pm
by inapickle
Thanks Jan,
Aye do have good SoH, helps big time with lifes dramas, elec is currently £75 per month, before this long cold spell, so expecting it to hit £100 maybe more gulp !!!!, annual review soon, so things should balance out anyway, £400 for the car was a pain, new rear brakes were needed.

Mark

Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:35 pm
by Shining
I sometimes think it is our sense of humour that carries us through the tough times, you stay warm Mark and hopefully with the review etc., things will even out. x

Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:06 pm
by kallis3
I hope your review works out ok - I've got mine soon and not looking forward to it!

We're here anyway, even if you just want a rant!

So sorry about the car.

Let us know how the review pans out.

Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 10:30 am
by inapickle
Thanks me old muckers,
Cant complain about the the car too much, she is doing really well, 120,000 miles and 8 years old, first major expense for 3 years or so, will need new tyres soon though, got to keep her going, Silly shifts means I do need a car, and after 1830 there is no public transport to my house, thats before I get to the motorways etc as I live in a different town to work. Allready planning post IVA, will save 12 months payments, and then pay cash for a 1 maybe 2 year old low mileage car, that will be so cool.

TTFN
Mark

Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:55 pm
by kallis3
She sounds wonderful Mark!

Hope she keeps going without costing you too much until your IVA is completed.

Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:42 pm
by Julie
I believe in that old saying "if you don't laugh, you'll cry"....

Keep the good humour coming Mark, we all need a pickmeup at times [:)]

Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:48 pm
by Andy1964
A mate of mine phoned me on his mobile the other day, he had just picked up his new Toyota Prius but couldn't stop to talk [:D][:D][:D]

Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:24 pm
by Skippy
Sorry to hear about your car Mark, it's a pain when things start going wrong isn't it. I panic every time mine has to be serviced and MOT'd!

Keep smiling, and you know where we are if you need a rant!

Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:36 pm
by Julie
[:D] Andy! Glad I havent got a Toyota!

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 11:20 am
by inapickle
You have to take adversity head on, and smile through, little bit of OT paid for the car, so no great drama- he says ruefully, still have had a brill result, my GF has paid for a holiday for us- we dont live together, so she has nowt to do with my IVA, all I have to do is save as much spending money as I can to put into the pot, she is great and I love her to bits, I am a very lucky chappy.

Mark- have a nice weekend all

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 12:43 pm
by Skippy
What a lovely thing for her to do, I hope you have a lovely time! Dave has paid for various things for me over the last few years and it means a lot doesn't it?

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 12:55 pm
by inapickle
Hi Skippy,
Certainly does mean a lot, I am a lucky chap, she has not given me a hard time at all, and does not expect too much, and is fully supporting, only one clause, when I have finished my IVA I have to pay for a holiday of her choosing !!!

Mark

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 1:03 pm
by Andy1964
Hi Mark, imagine how good your going to feel when that happens though.