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Anyone fancy a guess what will break next?

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Tanaria · 23/09/2023 22:31

My car refused to start this morning and I needed to get the breakdown people out, who told me I'll be facing a £200-£1000 bill, depending on what the garage will find in the end.

I just wanted to go to bed a few mins ago, suddenly I couldn't shut my tap off anymore and it was all just pouring out. I shut off the main supply and am now waiting for an emergency plumber at £80 callout charge, plus labour and parts to fix this.

Since these things happen in 3s, what will break in the next hour and a half to completely bankrupt me?

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Tanaria · 24/09/2023 00:33

Well, I'm £700 poorer and now officially broke, but nothing else broke before midnight. Curse lifted, do we think?

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alldakatz · 24/09/2023 01:10

Broadband will die. No Mumsnet!

Tanaria · 24/09/2023 07:31

I dropped my phone this morning and it is, miraculously, still fully functional.

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Tonight1 · 24/09/2023 07:35

Hopefully on a winning streak now!

dothehokeycokey · 24/09/2023 07:41

Gah I feel you

Last week car bill £1100

Week before dog bill £900

Just in the last yea had to replace washing machine dishwasher fridge freezer and tumble dryer caught fire so that aswell.

No wonder I'm always skint

anareen · 24/09/2023 07:44

Mumdiva99 · 23/09/2023 22:53

As long as it isn't your heart then I'm sure you will survive.

Love this response!

anareen · 24/09/2023 07:46

Your bank account

Tanaria · 24/09/2023 07:54

Yep, my bank account is now dangerously close to 0. Good thing it's nearly pay day!

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Mumdiva99 · 24/09/2023 08:53

£700 to replace a broken tap!! That would make my heart break....

Tanaria · 24/09/2023 08:58

The £700 included stopping the tap overnight so it didn't flood my bathroom, including late night/ weekend emergency callout, and now the cost and installation of a new tap today. All in all probably not too bad.

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Bananaramad · 24/09/2023 09:05

Spectacularly missing the gist of your thread and glad nothing else happened...... I'm wondering what whisky and redbull would taste like 🥃

Tanaria · 24/09/2023 09:09

It's not too bad a combination 😆

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