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Random Irritations

Mudball said:
Tomatoes..

We have a few growing in the back garden... bumper crop this year. Went to pick a few this morning, and looks like most of them have split. Not sure if it is because of the weather we had. @AmandaJR how are yours fairing.


Potatoes... we planted them for the first time.. no idea when is the right time to harvest them?
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Yes some have split. I think it's the extreme temperature and erratic watering - as in sudden downpours rather than my efforts :-)

Agree with Phil about spuds - overground foliage starts to die back then stick a fork in and see what you've got. First year for me doing this stuff and I literally squealed with delight when my first spuds were unearthed!
 
Carlwm said:
I'm really not convinced that the death of an old dear of old age, is reason to cancel anything.
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There you go Forum, sage advice. When an old person dies in your family or close to you, don't cancel your four-ball or that Pizza Express reservation to show that you really have no respect at all. ?
 
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Large "hand luggage" bags on planes.... People are so entitled these days.
 
Blue in Munich said:
As much as I agree, the airlines need to start following their own regulations & measuring them, either at check in or taking them off passengers at the gate.
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Flying back from Faro with Easyjet a couple of weeks ago that happened to three passengers who were made to put their bags into the measuring boxes. After a lot of hassle two made it but the third got stung with a 40 euro excess baggage charge.
 
Bulb statement..

I thought they were going to freeze it. Also, they have about 350 quid in credit from me already. So whats happening

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People who demand your services and constantly remind you about your appointment only to go missing when it comes to paying the invoice??
 
Stuart_C said:
People who demand your services and constantly remind you about your appointment only to go missing when it comes to paying the invoice??
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I'm an instant payer of tradesmen invoices having seen how much damage the big builders did to smaller suppliers/trades, but getting to the point where Im going to delay paying the invoices for as long as the works been delayed from the agreed date soon!!!!

Not saying this is you but a lot of over promisers and under delivers lately!!!
 
Mudball said:
Remortgage... (Santander)

Current rate >> 1.29%
New Rate >> (min) 3.19%
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To be fair, part of that seems worse because of how low your current rate is. Have not seen many that low for some time with most being between 1.99% and 2.49% over the last year or so. 3.19% if it is a decent fixed rate is not bad.
 
Stuart_C said:
People who demand your services and constantly remind you about your appointment only to go missing when it comes to paying the invoice??
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Always pay tradeesmen on the day I receive the invoice. With trades as busy as they are at the moment, they will always be inclined to accept work from those that pay on time and having a phone full of numbers for all of the essential tradesmen who you can trust is worth its weight in gold.
 
My builders are slow. The removal of large decking, 10 ton of ground fill with mot and trench for footings for a retaining wall done in a day last Tuesday. Since then they’ve managed to concrete the footings and lay three layers of breeze blocks for the wall and dug a hole to repair a drain.
At this rate they must be on minimum wage.
 
GB72 said:
To be fair, part of that seems worse because of how low your current rate is. Have not seen many that low for some time with most being between 1.99% and 2.49% over the last year or so. 3.19% if it is a decent fixed rate is not bad.
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pauljames87 said:
OUCH. Is it least fixed for 5 years for a bit of security? Got 6 year left on my 10 year fix
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Rechecked...
3.19 .. 2 yr tracker (not even touching it)
3.39... 2 yr fixed
3.44.. 5 yr fixed

all come with 999 fees
 
Mudball said:
Rechecked...
3.19 .. 2 yr tracker (not even touching it)
3.39... 2 yr fixed
3.44.. 5 yr fixed

all come with 999 fees
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Seems about right. Bearing in mind base rate increases etc then those rates are not unreasnoble. The sub 2% rates pretty much disappeared last year and I suspect we are not far away from anything below 4% being a good deal. At least we are not on the 12-13% rates of the 1990s.
 
Mudball said:
Rechecked...
3.19 .. 2 yr tracker (not even touching it)
3.39... 2 yr fixed
3.44.. 5 yr fixed

all come with 999 fees
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Is be straight on that 5 year fix and begging for another 10 year

Rates only going one way ATM will be a long time if ever before we see what we have had again
 
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