age'd parent
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Oo er miss's, but i prefer white not blue, more virginial, more me!
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Oo er miss's, but i prefer white not blue, more virginial, more me!
tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
Bought a caravan 
Alee
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I'm slightly jealous , is like to get a caravan , kids would love it!Bought a caravan
tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
It's 20 years old but in very good condition for the age, cost 1400. I'll spend about another 200 getting it sorted, new leisure battery and solar panels required as we don't have an electric hook-up where we site it.
staffordjas
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Rather confused as to why my EE bill reckons the hotel in Torremolinos is outside the EU , whereas the same phone and network used in Malaga airport was inside the EU 
Also find it amazing that hubbys PAYG charges 10p a text and 40p a minute calls here in the UK....texts from Spain only cost him 1p each, calls 4p a minute ..crazy!
Also find it amazing that hubbys PAYG charges 10p a text and 40p a minute calls here in the UK....texts from Spain only cost him 1p each, calls 4p a minute ..crazy!
Gramaisc
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Perhaps it is diplomatic territory, was there a lot of Ferrero Rocher about?
age'd parent
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Cut down a 24 foot high tree today, well all the branches,
just the trunk to cut soon as I have recovered.
I'm a lumberjack and I'm ok
And the trunks down, with a dam big thud as it hit the ground, it dropped nicely between the shed and garden table as planned.
Only 5 plasters needed on my hands, now I have to cut it into 2/3 pieces to be able to move it!
Gramaisc
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What exactly hit the ground with a thud after your trunks came down?
NO - don't answer that!
age'd parent
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No I won't, but the final count is 7 plasters on the blisters my hands, caused by the friction of the tool I used.
citricsquid
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Dunelm have a sign up in their window announcing they've applied for an alcohol license. Are they planning to serve wine with their duvets, or is there some quirk of licensing laws that may require they obtain a license for some other reason... I can't imagine serving wine in their cafe is a great idea, given they're out of the town centre and everybody drives there...
Gramaisc
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littleme
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I went for my first formal interview in 15yrs on Saturday....& today I found out I got the job, yay!
Came home to vouchers from Walkers Crisps , & some bloke *wolf whistled me yesterday - all good things come in 3's.
*To be fair, I was with the husband & walking into an Working men's-type Social club - for all I know the bloke could of been whistling at Mr Littleme !
Came home to vouchers from Walkers Crisps , & some bloke *wolf whistled me yesterday - all good things come in 3's.
*To be fair, I was with the husband & walking into an Working men's-type Social club - for all I know the bloke could of been whistling at Mr Littleme !
Carole
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The thing with taking a Uni course abroad is that you still have to pay for accommodation.
Our son really wanted to go to Uni and has really enjoyed his time at Leicester....but my advice would be to take a course that actually helps you get a job ... a respected degree from a respected university.
Regarding the fees....you only start paying back once you earn over £21,000.
So for example if you earn £25,000 then you pay back £30 a month.
It then goes up in increments.
Any debt not paid after 30 years is written off.
So presuming that one gets a good job and earn a good wage then they can pay it back.
If they don't get a well paid job then it doesn't get repaid.
The thing is....and I am not disparaging those from years ago who got a grant to go to Uni....but the difference is this.
If you are being paid to go ( in the form of a grant) then one can mess around as much as one likes. You just don't get a degree. It's 3 years of messing around thanks to the tax payers.
If you have to PAY to go to Uni and it's costing £27,000 then most people will work their socks off to get that degree.
tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
But is the degree worth as much when more people get one?
Carole
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I suppose it depends on the degree.
For example there is something to do with forensics, where there are more degrees granted than there are jobs available.
But for the most part, an education in itself is something that stays with you forever and no one can take that away from you.
Nowadays however, it not just about getting the degree because as you rightly say...more people are getting one.
It's all about being a rounded individual, as in what else you do with your time and what you have achieved independently as a person.
John Marwood
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Media Studies
So you can work at Amazon in Rugeley
So you can work at Amazon in Rugeley
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Enjoying a drop of red.
I was there this afternoon.
It is grim, even by the low standards set by Rugeley.
hop
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Most student accommodation is a shared property. Average rent is under £100 a week and for that would often get all bills included. And academic year might be 40 weeks.
So accommodation is 4K and 1k for fees. A saving of 4K a year.
Add on the extra lessons from leaving home, having responsibilities for finances and and the shagging and dorm hopping you can't compare.
Carole
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I wouldn't discount a degree abroad if some one wanted to do it.
They will no doubt come away from it fluent in another language which can only be beneficial.
It does depend on the individual though, and whether they stick to their UK friends or whether they go all out to embrace the country that they are in and make friends with the local people.
However, having responsibilities for finances is relevant whether they are in the UK or abroad.
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