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[Commachio]

Probably has her own dreams, to be expected mate.

I came back from Thailand mate, 3 years ago to this week...Not a pot to piss in..Nothing...Not even a tenner.

I've built it all back up, and found many things difficult and strange since i went away.

Now my little pad is mine, it's starting to feel like me...Got a bit to go, but nearly there.

It's all through hard work, yes i enjoy a beer, but never let that you think it stops my goals.

 

[brb]

I came back from Thailand mate, 3 years ago to this week...Not a pot to piss in..Nothing...Not even a tenner.

I've built it all back up, and found many things difficult and strange since i went away.

Now my little pad is mine, it's starting to feel like me...Got a bit to go, but nearly there.

It's all through hard work, yes i enjoy a beer, but never let that you think it stops my goals.

Well done mate, taken some grafting and some doing...the years are clocking up on us now...but you got there.

 

[Commachio]

Well done mate, taken some grafting and some doing...the years are clocking up on us now...but you got there.

I'm fit as **** externally, but it takes its toll. Maybe not so much internally.

Just makes me laugh that folks think i do nothing but get pissed like a skiprat on benefits.

 

[brb]

I'm fit as **** externally, but it takes its toll. Maybe not so much internally.

Just makes me laugh that folks think i do nothing but get pissed like a skiprat on benefits.

You're alright mate, I'm always going to nag yer about the booze but you know that anyway.

 

[Commachio]

You're alright mate, I'm always going to nag yer about the booze but you know that anyway.

I actually don't drink as much as people think.

Yes i can get through 14 cans a night, but on work nights i only maybe 4 to wind down....And that ain't everyday...Sometimes like yesterday i have none...

I just drank juice and ate...

 

[duggie2000]

duggie I can't believe you walked into that one

I was watching a programme on recreating a Jaguar classic car at the same time so not concentrating

 

[Archers Road]

I was watching a programme on recreating a Jaguar classic car at the same time so not concentrating

Recreating from scratch, or restoring?


I had a 1983 model XJ6 once (it was 18 years old when I had it). 4.2 litre engine, two 16 gallon tanks. ****ing thing drank more than I did, but oh, what a beauty.

 

[duggie2000]

Recreating from scratch, or restoring?


I had a 1983 model XJ6 once (it was 18 years old when I had it). 4.2 litre engine, two 16 gallon tanks. ****ing thing drank more than I did, but oh, what a beauty.

The Le Man car, the SS120, 9 were destroyed in a fire and they rebuilt 9 from scratch using the 1950's drawings to sell to the mega rich
My upgrade was from a 16 year old XK8 convertible to a 7 year old XK4.2 convertible

 

[afcftw]

When I was away last year I decided to stay an extra night so looked for a hotel on Booking.Com.
£122 .
Rang direct and got it for £77

I’ve on several occasions gone to book an extra night, been told a price at the front desk, only to use the hotel WiFi to use booking.com to get a cheaper price.

Generally I find booking.com to be good for prices.

Depending what you’re booking it can work both ways in terms of price when using sites and booking direct.

That said I always book flights direct with the airline not through comparison sites.

 

[Commachio]

I’ve on several occasions gone to book an extra night, been told a price at the front desk, only to use the hotel WiFi to use booking.com to get a cheaper price.

boom..

 

[Stan]

We got caught up in that Icelandic ash cloud thing in 2010. We were in Portugal and couldn’t get our plane home so I went to the hotel reception to indefinitely extend our stay. We’d paid a grand for the week we’d been there. They quoted me over 400 euros a night. When I said that was exploitation they said they were losing money as all incoming guests had cancelled so it was pay up or **** off. It turned out alright in the end but they were definitely taking the piss.

 

[Archers Road]

The Le Man car, the SS120, 9 were destroyed in a fire and they rebuilt 9 from scratch using the 1950's drawings to sell to the mega rich
My upgrade was from a 16 year old XK8 convertible to a 7 year old XK4.2 convertible

Didn’t Elton John have one of those SS120s? And his Chauffeur wrote it off?

 

[duggie2000]

Didn’t Elton John have one of those SS120s? And his Chauffeur wrote it off?

I think he did

 

[The Ginger Marks]

So i decided to revamp my little kitchen today...So went and bought 3 packs off tiles...Stated on the box 11 tiles, approx 1m2 square..That'll do.

Got home started to lay them out.....7....7 wtf?

Now i know 7x7 30cm times 30cm don't make a square metre.. It's about 1.6 ish..

So fookers are going back.

Same as when it comes to car insurance, i always do a check online for quotes...And thesame company comes up a **** lpad cheapers than what the send send you, and get all quirky on the phone whwn you question the ****s..

Same for flights etc..

So who's been tried to being ripped off?

Insurance, when they have you will have your triusers down, change every year. Special rates for new customers.

 

[The Ginger Marks]

Didn’t Elton John have one of those SS120s? And his Chauffeur wrote it off?

Did he get hit up the back?

 

[Commachio]

Insurance, when they have you will have your triusers down, change every year. Special rates for new customers.

that apples to almost every company..

 

[The Ginger Marks]

that apples to almost every company..

Only Granny Smiths.

 

[pieguts]

Comparison sites often have algorithms that bump the price up when you come back and the view the same deal you have maybe viewed earlier, as they know if you’ve come back you’ve shopped around and want to buy, so they inflate the price.

So, also use a different device if you go back to order.

Or just clear your browsing history, that has the same affect.

 

[pieguts]

I did, I'm talking about testing it myself over a couple of days, trying to trick the system into giving me cheaper flights. Didn't work.

I can’t comment on the testing methods you use, but I have experienced it with a well known holiday provider. I was looking on my iPad and my wife was looking on hers and the price being shown on mine was cheaper by around £50 per person.
The only difference, as far as I could see, is that I regularly clear my browsing history due to the same beliefs as @Tobes.

 

[pieguts]

I’ve no evidence for that, but it wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest.

My old man was a nightmare for not shopping around and probably paid over the odds for all of his insurance needs. He mistakenly believed his loyalty to a provider would get him a better service.