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Things That Gladden The Heart

HeftyHacker said:
I remember it making front page news when diesel crossed the £1.50/l threshold at some obscure motorway services!
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I don't fill my diesel up very often..maybe once every 2-3 months depending on how often we been out as a family

However what hit home was when it became past the contactless limit for the credit card to fill up
 
AmandaJR said:
Settling down for Detectorists Boxing Day Special.

Computer going off and phone too - bring it on!
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never really look at tv guides or normal TV but just read in The Telegraph just now that the Special was on. That and brussel-sprout induced bubble & squuek and taking new pup "Fudge" for a walk round town (best babe magnet ever!) while the mrs has gone shopping is my morning sorted! :). The review said Detectorists was same as previous from 5 years ago and is perfect for it

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PNWokingham said:
never really look at tv guides or normal TV but just read in The Telegraph just now that the Special was on. That and brussel-sprout induced bubble & squuek and taking new pup "Fudge" for a walk round town (best babe magnet ever!) while the mrs has gone shopping is my morning sorted! :). The review said Detectorists was same as previous from 5 years ago and is perfect for it

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I don't consider myself a babe but I'd 100% cross the road to meet Fudge :-)
 
PNWokingham said:
in the 5 weeks since we got him he seems to know half the town and gets spoiled in the coffee shops and pubs!
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Keep your eye out for a 2 year old flat coat retriever who will want to be friends ? - although there are a lot of coffee shops & pubs in that town!
Similarly, wonder if this new piece of mischief will pass the @AmandaJR test
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VAT on basic foodstuffs, milk/eggs/bread etc, to be abolished. VAT on other foodstuffs to be reduced to 5%.
VAT on energy bills to be kept at 0% for a further 6 months.
Price cap on energy suppliers to remain in place.
€200 paid to all households with an income below €27,000.
Fares on many public transport journeys to continue as free.
Spanish pensions to rise by 8.5%. Pity we don’t qualify.
Sadly, the 20cents/litre discount on fuel for private cars ends tomorrow BUT Repsol have announced they will continue with the discount - this morning’s news says a price war at the pumps has started, and a litre of petrol can be had for €1.40.
Price cap, 2%, on rents extended, and no evictions for 2023.

Inflation is currently 6.8%.
 
Hobbit said:
Wohoo!

Another new experience. A 4.4 on the Richter Scale. Pictures and mirror off the walls. “Did the earth move for you dear?” Mrs Hobbit ran outside. Small aftershock about 10-15mins later.
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My SiL and her hubby lived in a little town in the mountains down near you..Happy for 5 years and then the minor earthquakes started...
They were back here within 6 months....
 
Hobbit said:
Wohoo!

Another new experience. A 4.4 on the Richter Scale. Pictures and mirror off the walls. “Did the earth move for you dear?” Mrs Hobbit ran outside. Small aftershock about 10-15mins later.
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My sister said they grabbed the dogs and ran outside!
 
Imurg said:
My SiL and her hubby lived in a little town in the mountains down near you..Happy for 5 years and then the minor earthquakes started...
They were back here within 6 months....
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148 earthquakes here in Nov, and 4 in the last week. 99% don’t even get felt. Last big one was 2011, about 40 miles north, in which 10 people died.
 
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