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Post by robbiegong on Nov 11, 2023 16:35:26 GMT
My lovely Mrs took birthday boy out for coffee this morning and a lovely Turkish lunch. Not long got back in so system now doing duty (be rude not to  ), whilst Mrs gets on with a few bits before we catch the girls up town for evening meal - I like birthdays ....  |
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Post by Bigman80 on Nov 11, 2023 17:00:23 GMT
My lovely Mrs took birthday boy out for coffee this morning and a lovely Turkish lunch. Not long got back in so system now doing duty (be rude not to ), whilst Mrs gets on with a few bits before we catch the girls up town for evening meal - I like birthdays .... Your Bday? If so, Happy birthday!!! |
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Post by robbiegong on Nov 11, 2023 17:41:57 GMT
My lovely Mrs took birthday boy out for coffee this morning and a lovely Turkish lunch. Not long got back in so system now doing duty (be rude not to ), whilst Mrs gets on with a few bits before we catch the girls up town for evening meal - I like birthdays .... Your Bday? If so, Happy birthday!!! Yep, 21 again Olster .....  |
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Post by Bigman80 on Nov 11, 2023 17:42:33 GMT
Your Bday? If so, Happy birthday!!! Yep, 21 again Olster ..... With a bit of VAT? 😂 Have a good one mate. |
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Post by robbiegong on Nov 11, 2023 17:45:57 GMT
Yep, 21 again Olster ..... With a bit of VAT? 😂 Have a good one mate. |
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Post by pete on Nov 11, 2023 18:11:27 GMT
Yep, 21 again Olster ..... With a bit of VAT? 😂 Have a good one mate. Vodka and Tonic?? Have a great birthday Rob |
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Post by lurch on Nov 11, 2023 18:52:28 GMT
With a bit of VAT? 😂 Have a good one mate. Vodka and Tonic?? Have a great birthday Rob He will do, it's his birthday so he's on a promise, one of the few guaranteed days for a married man 🤣🤣🤣 Happy Birthday Robbie.🎂🎉🎉🎉🎉🎊🎈🎁🍺🍺🍺🥂🍾🍷🥂🍺🍺🍺🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮 |
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Post by pete on Nov 11, 2023 18:54:50 GMT
Vodka and Tonic?? Have a great birthday Rob He will do, it's his birthday so he's on a promise, one of the few guaranteed days for a married man 🤣🤣🤣 Happy Birthday Robbie.🎂🎉🎉🎉🎉🎊🎈🎁🍺🍺🍺🥂🍾🍷🥂🍺🍺🍺🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮 🤣🤣 |
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Post by robbiegong on Nov 11, 2023 19:10:24 GMT
Vodka and Tonic?? Have a great birthday Rob He will do, it's his birthday so he's on a promise, one of the few guaranteed days for a married man 🤣🤣🤣 Happy Birthday Robbie.🎂🎉🎉🎉🎉🎊🎈🎁🍺🍺🍺🥂🍾🍷🥂🍺🍺🍺🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮 Steady on mate, I resemble that remark...😂🤣 |
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Post by electronumpty on Nov 11, 2023 20:49:55 GMT
Happy birthday mate !
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Post by lurch on Nov 14, 2023 20:33:42 GMT
This evening in my search for ML replacements I plumbed a pair of AN-E I have on extended loan into the main rig. Sounding very nice via the Puresound in Triode mode (18wpc) and has given me a reference point for anything else that gets tried. Have some Jamo concert 11, Snell J and hORNS Aria 1, Cyrus 782? coming to my BO on Sunday for a tryout.  |
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Post by Bigman80 on Nov 14, 2023 21:43:26 GMT
This evening in my search for ML replacements I plumbed a pair of AN-E I have on extended loan into the main rig. Sounding very nice via the Puresound in Triode mode (18wpc) and has given me a reference point for anything else that gets tried. Have some Jamo concert 11, Snell J and hORNS Aria 1, Cyrus 782? coming to my BO on Sunday for a tryout. I have to say, I know I'm selling a pair and am biased, but I genuinely think the Ekta and maybe one of Jason's subs would be something worth considering in your room. Just a perspective |
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Post by lurch on Nov 15, 2023 5:34:26 GMT
Most likely true aoli, but ££s wise I'm not in a position to spend that much at present. Also with what's going on with Mum I will more than likely be selling up and moving so have a different room etc by this time next year. Once I'm out of limbo I can look for my end-game speakers, until then I will just look at <£2k speakers that do it for me.
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Post by Bigman80 on Nov 15, 2023 8:46:14 GMT
Most likely true aoli, but ££s wise I'm not in a position to spend that much at present. Also with what's going on with Mum I will more than likely be selling up and moving so have a different room etc by this time next year. Once I'm out of limbo I can look for my end-game speakers, until then I will just look at <£2k speakers that do it for me. Ah, hope she is ok mate. |
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Post by lurch on Nov 15, 2023 15:17:42 GMT
Yeah she doing better the expected. I don't know about the initial 3 - 6 months diagnosis in mid July, the way, she's going it's 3 - 6 bloody years. 😂 She's a tough old bird, and even though she knows she's on the way out from cancer in pancreas & liver + narrowed arteries in heart and some aneurysms in brain, says she not in any pain 4 months on, which the family is happy about. She's also still sharp as a tack doing her Sudoku, word searches & crosswords.
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Post by hifinutt on Nov 15, 2023 15:38:14 GMT
these old uns are tough !!!
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Post by hifinutt on Nov 15, 2023 15:39:02 GMT
managed the lawn today
packed up a nice little bargain sacd player for someone
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Post by Bigman80 on Nov 15, 2023 17:39:25 GMT
Yeah she doing better the expected. I don't know about the initial 3 - 6 months diagnosis in mid July, the way, she's going it's 3 - 6 bloody years. 😂 She's a tough old bird, and even though she knows she's on the way out from cancer in pancreas & liver + narrowed arteries in heart and some aneurysms in brain, says she not in any pain 4 months on, which the family is happy about. She's also still sharp as a tack doing her Sudoku, word searches & crosswords. Hard as nails....pure respect. Best wishes to her 💪 |
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Post by gninnam on Nov 15, 2023 21:09:22 GMT
No sign of my wife's stolen car so the insurance company have coughed up.
Came in low but haggled with them and got a reasonable amount......
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Post by lurch on Nov 15, 2023 21:15:29 GMT
I'm waiting to see what they decide with my car after they collected it Tuesday, morning. If they write it off I will be arguing the toss for quite a while. Accident weren't my fault so I not willing to suffer financially, + very few, low mileage, (68.4k) 65 plate 2.0 diesel Astra GTCs around and all for more than I paid in Feb.
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Post by hifinutt on Nov 16, 2023 17:13:48 GMT
called by a friend who has no central heating and is quite elderly . their only gas fire had packed up , tried to turn it off with no success and gas still going out . so those nice people from cadent came in one hour and sorted it asap . got extra electric heater in now
then family called to say urgent need to door cutting off at bottomn as they could fit that so did that and had a lovely time feeding a most beautiful bonnie baby , needless to say i left cleaning up the green pooey nappy to mum !!!
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Post by hifinutt on Nov 16, 2023 17:16:11 GMT
I'm waiting to see what they decide with my car after they collected it Tuesday, morning. If they write it off I will be arguing the toss for quite a while. Accident weren't my fault so I not willing to suffer financially, + very few, low mileage, (68.4k) 65 plate 2.0 diesel Astra GTCs around and all for more than I paid in Feb. hope you get sorted , makes me feel better a bit about the gap insurance a very persuasive salesman flogged us recently !! horrible though and why should you lose out when its not your fault . just make a real big stink |
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Post by lurch on Nov 22, 2023 14:10:27 GMT
Today I received the call I've been expecting, tye car is a total, write-off. They're going to send me a copy of the engineers report but the basics are:
Repair cost £9,906.49
Salvage value £657
Engineers vehicle valuation £5,480.
They can Fook Off if they think I'm accepting £5480 as a payout, I cant buy a replacement 65 plate 2.0 diesel GTC with ~70k miles for less than £6.3k. The loss dept are going back to the engineers to see what can, be done on the valuation and if I still not happy they will pass it back to the insurance Company Carol Nash to argue the toss with the other twats insurance company. The big joke is that the longer the other company wriggles the more it will cost them, as I'm racking up £200 - £300 (estimate) a week in replacement vehicle hire costs.
Let battle commence. 🤬🤬😡
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Post by Bigman80 on Nov 22, 2023 21:39:10 GMT
Today I received the call I've been expecting, tye car is a total, write-off. They're going to send me a copy of the engineers report but the basics are: Repair cost £9,906.49 Salvage value £657 Engineers vehicle valuation £5,480. They can Fook Off if they think I'm accepting £5480 as a payout, I cant buy a replacement 65 plate 2.0 diesel GTC with ~70k miles for less than £6.3k. The loss dept are going back to the engineers to see what can, be done on the valuation and if I still not happy they will pass it back to the insurance Company Carol Nash to argue the toss with the other twats insurance company. The big joke is that the longer the other company wriggles the more it will cost them, as I'm racking up £200 - £300 (estimate) a week in replacement vehicle hire costs. Let battle commence. 🤬🤬😡 Good luck!! |
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Post by nonuffin on Nov 23, 2023 20:01:39 GMT
Had a terrible day to be honest. Last weekend the wife went away to the Manchester christmas market so I was alone with our two dogs. Was outside building a new back gate but when I went indoors the whole place was covered in blood and looked like a knife fight had taken place. Poor bitch had blood pouring from her mouth, it was a continuous stream. Rang the vets and they said to come immediately, so I clipped her lead on and headed to the front door, but our other dog dashed past me and proceeded up the road at high speed and vanished around the corner. Put poorly dog into the back of the car and drove round and round the estate many times searching for the escapee. A neighbour offered to look for him while I carried on to the vets. Gave her his lead and said I would go home and unlock the front door to put him in. Just as I pulled up back at our house another neighbour had hold of the errant dog by the collar, but meanwhile the car is getting soaked in blood. Vet said that a sharp piece of tartar had sliced into her cheek, so gave me some tablets to stop the bleeding, which by now had virtually stopped. Fat lot of good the tablets did as the dog's bed was soaked the next day.
Was told to go back today for the dental treatment, facing a bill of nearly £700. Vet asked the age of the dog and we said 12 so an anaesthetic was too risky, plus she has hip problems and bladder issues too. Kindest thing to do then was put her to sleep and it nearly broke my heart, spent ages blubbering outside the vets  Just to make my day I have ongoing artery blockage issues to my legs which I have had one procedure for which worked for only a couple of weeks, but ever since has rapidly got worse. Saw the consultant 3 weeks ago who said there is a waiting list for more operations, but if it gets worse to contact his secretary, which I did today. She said the waiting list is now over six months, so I told her I can only walk around 15 feet before I cannot go further and I am lucky to get three hours sleep each night because the pain in my legs is so bad it wakes me up. Hoping they treat this as urgent otherwise I'm going to throw myself under a bus. SIX MONTHS!!!
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Post by hifinutt on Nov 23, 2023 20:19:59 GMT
wow so sorry to hear this
can you afford to go private with legs ?? that pain sounds utterly appalling
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Post by nonuffin on Nov 23, 2023 20:33:53 GMT
wow so sorry to hear this can you afford to go private with legs ?? that pain sounds utterly appalling The pain is just unbearable and if I had the money I would go private in a heartbeat |
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Post by gninnam on Nov 23, 2023 21:31:18 GMT
So sorry about your dog and your legs problem  |
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Post by antonio on Nov 24, 2023 2:25:57 GMT
nonuffin Very sorry about your dog, it must be a great loss since she was 12 years old.  Hope you do not have to wait 6 months before you can go to hospital, good luck with that and the pain you are suffering.
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Post by optical on Nov 24, 2023 9:09:37 GMT
That's lot to go through nonuffinmy heart goes out to you. Really hope you start to get the support and care you need from our services. When they're good, they're good but when they're not, it's hard on folk. |
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