trixie
OGs
stuck in the middle with you...
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Post by trixie on Oct 19, 2022 20:45:48 GMT
Chalet, before the red ones, I had a set of 1972 Maytags, avocado green. Bought them used in the 80s and had them for 30 years! Minimal repairs over the years, belts, heating element for the dryer. I always said I would never get rid of them, but...then I saw the red ones. The Maytags still worked and I ended up donating them to Habitat for Humanity. They're the same set that's in the Foreman's basement on That 70s Show lol.
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Post by kittylady on Oct 23, 2022 22:31:19 GMT
Report back from Ma Kitty about her air fryer - she's raving about how great it is and has offered to get me one as a Christmas present. Now I'm having to look at my tiny, badly designed kitchen to figure out where I'd fit one.
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Post by no1novice on Oct 25, 2022 1:05:18 GMT
I was given a £75 "award" at work so am upgrading my microwave (going smaller) and having a clear out so I have worktop space in my medium-for-the-UK-but-still-badly-designed kitchen .
Good to hear she's loving it though!
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Post by loftybike on Oct 25, 2022 9:26:59 GMT
Late to the party is my thing! We have the AEG Lavamat Aquastop for nearly 14 years now and with all the cat hair, I think it's a wonder that she's (she's like a cherished family member by now) still working as well as she does. The Hoovers and Samsungs in the laundry room of our house come and go, while she stands there, doing the hard work without fault. I've been expecting her to just die on us for years now, if that happens, I'll buy another AEG, it's good value.
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Post by no1novice on Oct 25, 2022 13:53:48 GMT
Late to the party is my thing! We have the AEG Lavamat Aquastop for nearly 14 years now and with all the cat hair, I think it's a wonder that she's (she's like a cherished family member by now) still working as well as she does. The Hoovers and Samsungs in the laundry room of our house come and go, while she stands there, doing the hard work without fault. I've been expecting her to just die on us for years now, if that happens, I'll buy another AEG, it's good value. That is good to know. I went Hotpoint due to cost this time (+ it's black so looks good, and the spin is SILENT! I have to check the window). My cooked + dishwasher are AEG + my parents got an AEG replacement for a Bosch dishwasher but they hated the Bosch + are still moaning about the replacement FML!
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Post by funky on Oct 26, 2022 14:35:43 GMT
I was given a £75 "award" at work so am upgrading my microwave (going smaller) and having a clear out so I have worktop space in my medium-for-the-UK-but-still-badly-designed kitchen . Good to hear she's loving it though! I just did the same three months ago. Upgraded the microwave to a smaller one.
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Post by no1novice on Oct 26, 2022 20:22:27 GMT
I was given a £75 "award" at work so am upgrading my microwave (going smaller) and having a clear out so I have worktop space in my medium-for-the-UK-but-still-badly-designed kitchen . Good to hear she's loving it though! I just did the same three months ago. Upgraded the microwave to a smaller one. I also got a payrise + a bonus so I can afford a "nice" one! (It wasn't a big payrise!)
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Post by funky on Oct 27, 2022 12:18:49 GMT
I also got a payrise + a bonus this month. We're twinning!
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Post by no1novice on Oct 28, 2022 12:28:35 GMT
I also got a payrise + a bonus this month. We're twinning! Shame we are not "twinning" on the amount!!!! 🤣
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Post by funky on Oct 28, 2022 14:14:24 GMT
Who knows The bonus is 1 week's salary - which of course is really nice to have, but probably not so high compared to what other consider as a bonus.
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Post by no1novice on Oct 28, 2022 23:43:52 GMT
It's still nice to have though? Isn't it. 😃
I am going to put some of mine to one side to pay my pet adoption fees when I get my cat/s.
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Post by funky on Nov 1, 2022 9:29:29 GMT
^ it certainly is!
Mine will go directly to the heating / electricity bill I just got, when we hosted our friends from central America from November - January, JFC I think they had mid summer temps in their room according to the bill.
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Post by no1novice on Nov 2, 2022 2:56:10 GMT
Ugh! I've been paying double during the summer to try to "bank" some. My last bill for half the month was nearly the whole amount!
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