Washing Machines & Dubious Practices
This morning I got up extra early so I could visit Sainsburys before work to buy a present and card. I managed to get into work on time and thought, ahh, I can get my coat off, have a coffee, switch on my computer and run through my emails and ease myself into the day as the boss said he would be late in. He wasn't. So from the get go I was being given new work before I'd even looked at the overnight emails (it's amazing how they come in - some people can't have home lives I don't think). Anyway, I typed like a demon all day and by about 3 O'clock I'd broken the back of it - I so can't wait until we are back to normal admin strength next week though.
On the home front, Peter worked at home today to take receipt of our new washing machine which arrived in the afternoon. By the time I got home he had it unpacked, plumbed in and the old one stored in the shed. What an excellent chap he is! The new machine is so quiet you don't realise it's on - our old one was so noisy it shook the house. Please please let this be the end of our white goods breakdowns.
This evening we've been watching coast to coast which featured Bournemouth this week. It's always interesting seeing places that you know, or rather you think you know; I kept saying 'why haven't we been there, or there? It's true, you rarely know the beauty that is on your own doorstep.
I'm going to end this blog with a minor rant (you know me). I have a small balance owing with a well known home shopping catalogue with what I owe being paid off quite happily in interest free instalments. Today they emailed me to ask if I'd like to pay less each month (£1.93 less to be exact) by extending the terms. In the very small print at the bottom of the email it says that this will incur a 29.3% interest rate to the outstanding balance. Clearly this email is designed to appeal to people who owe a lot more than me and I think it the worst kind of enticement to try and encourage people to get into more debt. This company have really sunk in my eyes.
On the home front, Peter worked at home today to take receipt of our new washing machine which arrived in the afternoon. By the time I got home he had it unpacked, plumbed in and the old one stored in the shed. What an excellent chap he is! The new machine is so quiet you don't realise it's on - our old one was so noisy it shook the house. Please please let this be the end of our white goods breakdowns.
This evening we've been watching coast to coast which featured Bournemouth this week. It's always interesting seeing places that you know, or rather you think you know; I kept saying 'why haven't we been there, or there? It's true, you rarely know the beauty that is on your own doorstep.
I'm going to end this blog with a minor rant (you know me). I have a small balance owing with a well known home shopping catalogue with what I owe being paid off quite happily in interest free instalments. Today they emailed me to ask if I'd like to pay less each month (£1.93 less to be exact) by extending the terms. In the very small print at the bottom of the email it says that this will incur a 29.3% interest rate to the outstanding balance. Clearly this email is designed to appeal to people who owe a lot more than me and I think it the worst kind of enticement to try and encourage people to get into more debt. This company have really sunk in my eyes.
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