On your marks, get set, go...it's the countdown to Christmas 2020. Thread 1!

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Afternoon.

Here we go again! It feels slightly bonkers setting off again before today is over, but it's tradition, so who am I to argue?!

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Morning!

I had an early night last night (before 10!). I was lucky to get much beyond 9 as I was exhausted. Probably still tired from digging!

Mrs, your DD is lucky to have you.

Adora, sorry your 'D'H is being a dick.

Crazy, well done on the Christmas weight. Clean slate now.

Well done on the weight crazy!

I rarely make it past 9 fluffy. I did see the GP once as I need so much sleep and they did bloods but all normal so I guess it is just who I am.

Flouncy, I'm pretty sure all power companies just lie their way through life!

I didn't get up until 7:30! The dc have an inset day so I only have to get myself ready. DH is off work them today. Dd now has the horrible cold. I'm pleased to be going to work

Morning everyone 😀
Am continuing the house search in Ernest today🙄🤞
Have to shift will catch up LTR 😄
Have a great day everyone 😀

I have just had a scary NHS interview and now re-cuperating eating cheese on toast.

Flouncy, I'm OK where I work now, as I get off before it goes express. Not in my old job though; it was a pain in the arse!

Good luck with the ongoing search, Mrs.

Oops, I forgot about the interview. Fingers crossed!

Afternoon everyone, pretty miserable here in Northants!!

I'm sure something will come along Mrs, and when it does it will be the perfect one

Wreck, DD1 came into me at 7.40am and said Mum i think you really should be getting up now, cue me dashing out of bed

Four powers just gone off twice. Back on again now hopefully it'll stay on so I can cook dinner in a bit

Afternoon everyone
It's terrible here the wind and rain are blustery to say the least
Have done a good few PA hours for DD2 again today
'Don't keep me hanging on the telephone' this has been the song running through my mind the amount of times l have been put on hold until they find the damn info out
Why can't estate agents find out the information before they put the house on the market ? I have been ringing them up for hours trying to find out , service charges they don't know , council tax repeat ground rent repeat , management fees repeat , water meter
repeat honestly is it me or doesn't everyone want to know this before they buy a place? I have given up for today
So to a more pleasant place ie here
Thank you PJ I know you are right
Why hope it wasn't anything horrible m'dear
Thank you Fluffy l so hope she finds something soon it's getting to me now she has an appt for a mortgage on Thursday 12pm thank God
Right l had better shift and do tea sausages and bacon and tomyartoes for tea

Mind yourselves all. The wind has died down again here, but it is sigNIFICANTly colder than yesterday. Need my gloves colder. Just finished last meeting of the day and boss sent me to get the earlier train (have to collect my car from annual service en route home). Slight pressure reduction as election called, but that also means other pressures added.

Why, I hope you enjoyed that cheese on toast and it restored your soul. Interviews are the worst!!

Mrs, you are so good to DD, and yes, you really would think such elementary questions would be part of an estate agent’s knowledge of the thing they are trying to persuade someone to buy!

Wreck, good luck on dinner preps, do you have a couple of candles/torches ready in case? If you get dinner good and hot now, even if power goes off, you could use the Christmas Day trick of tin foil and bath towels to keep it hot enough to cook through? And a flask of hot water now could mean a nice cuppa later... 🤣

Sorry to anyone I’ve missed.

We have everything ready. We haven't had a power cut since the 23rd/24th December 2014. It was off for almost 24 hours and everywhere was flooded. Most power lines have been put underground since then I think.

Mrs you need a restful evening!

We had a short power cut last April, but I've no idea when the last one was before that! At least you're prepared, Wreck!

Biddy, does your department quieten right down leading up to the ejection? Do you have purdah?

Mrs, so busy! And the agents won't find out as they don't want to be held responsible for being wrong. It's ask on viewing or solicitor to find out during buying, sadly.

You can find out council tax online if you have the postcode. Google council tax bands and you'll go to the government website.

Weather is drying now, thankfully. Meant to be lovely tomorrow.

We've got heavy rain right up until mid morning tomorrow. It was awful driving home at 3pm so much water everywhere already I dread to think what it'll be like in the morning.

Wreck you will have to go round the long way to avoid the flood again l bet !

Biddy, thank you so much, that is so kind of you to say that. l am sure it is only what every one of us here would do for their DC though. You do do much for other ppl's DC with the Scouts and you are so busy
Fluffy thank you m'dear l have looked the council taxes up and they are astronomical just as l feared lol
Watching Midsomer murders , you can't beat a bit of it to unwind
Have a good night sleep everyone

Mrs dd is poorly so I might have to take tomorrow off. Really inconvenient as I've got a school booked in tomorrow which I was looking forward to. Hoping she makes a miraculous recovery overnight as she's spent all day in bed. What is it with council tax these days?! It's extortionate! Ours is £160/month on our tiny two up two down end of terrace house

Ours is £145. Maybe I shouldn't complain.

Mrs, don't forget she'll have a 25% discount as sole occupant.

Are you Band C, flouncy? We're B.

Wreck your poor DD , just your luck too. Ahh she can't help it though bless her. I hope she is better by tomorrow and you don't have to take the long way round
Our council tax is £238 it's downright diabolical. We get bgr all services for it too , haven't even got a decent sports centre and swimming pool .
£160 is a lot for yours for 2 beds ? It's the area you are in l expect , not too far from London . You will be eligible for a bigger place if so though Wreck
Best shift to bed have a good nights sleep everyone

We're a Band C. Only flats are a band B round here. Mrs yours is crazy money. I think the worst thing, round here especially, is that there's a lot of rich people but the most they would pay is £360/month. Even on the £21million mansion down the road. It really needs a big overhaul I think.