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Offer in on a place, subject to survey.

Seller is yet to find their new place, so I’m not expecting a super swift process. And of course, my offer is yet to be accepted.

But as a Chain Free Cash Buyer, I’ve bells and whistles to offer.

Offer accepted!

It’s happening, it’s really, really happening. Or at least going in the right direction, innit.

Fairly sleepless night last night - after getting up for the toilet at around 4.30am I saw I had an email: "You've won a prize" from the National Lottery. Unfortunately you can't log in to see what you've won until the morning, the website is unavailable overnight while they run their overnight processing. So I was lying awake mentally spending the £140m jackpot for a couple of hours, as you do...

£2.80. Woo!

It’s a result!

Crispy78 wrote:


£2.80. Woo!

The very definition of the thread title!

Also, slight aside on the home purchase thing?

I’ve felt a bit unpleasantly mercenary about the whole affair, given this is only happening because Dad died.

But I guess that as a culmination of his life’s efforts? Having both his sons safe and financially secure is…..pretty much what most parents want for their kids?

So Mission Accomplished!

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Also, slight aside on the home purchase thing?

I’ve felt a bit unpleasantly mercenary about the whole affair, given this is only happening because Dad died.

But I guess that as a culmination of his life’s efforts? Having both his sons safe and financially secure is…..pretty much what most parents want for their kids?

So Mission Accomplished!

Absolutely! I mean, where he's gone he can't take his stuff, so it's only right that his kids now have it. Enjoy it, Doc! It's awesome that you're getting yourself a nice home.

I ended up inheriting my grandfather's car a little over 2 years ago. I didn't have a car and could not afford to buy one myself, but then my grandfather passed away and my grandmother didn't need his car since she had her own already. I'm sad that it took the death of my grandfather to get me some wheels, but I'm also happy that it worked out for me. Kind of a "when life give you lemons, make lemonade" thing. But it mirrors your situation in a way. I know my grandpa would be happy to see me getting good use out of his car, and I'm sure your dad would be happy to see you using his money to improve your life.

Indeedy.

Associated Little Win? Home I’m buying is showing as “Sold, STC*” on the website. So it’s really starting to feel real now.

STC - Subject to Contract. Not Standard Template Construct.

Was at my parents today and on a whim started thumbing through the "family collection" of CD's. Low and behold I start finding albums that I missed last time I raided the shelves, plus a few my Dad has added since then. I now have 34 albums (Plus a handful of random mixed CD's that my brother had kicking about, so who knows what gems they might have hidden on them) that I didn't have this morning currently getting ripped on to my PC for future listening.

My son, who has spent the last year recovering from a stroke that has seriously impeded the use of his left side, was keeping himself afloat at the hotel pool that my wife has the kids at. Kicking his left leg enough to move through the water. The left arm? Not so much, but the left leg is considerably improved.

That’s an excellent win!

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
That’s an excellent win!

Got clarification from my wife, and he apparently swam to the 4 foot end of the pool and climbed out on his own. She sent a video and it was moving to say the least.

That’s amazing progress.

Yeah that's really fantastic to hear!

Great news!

Fantastic :-D

Found out the GOG has Firewarrior on sale for $1.59, so promptly bought it. Then while checking my emails, found the GW had sent me a $25 voucher for buying something off their website a year ago.

Was adding my soulblight battletome to the AoS app and because I had to log into the pc version of the site to do that (its done via the website and websites on phones are too stupidly small..) I wound up looking at the warhammer+ page.

It was then that I realised - I've already got the vampire leader model reward for last years Warhammer+

So now I've got a new vampire leader sitting built on the desk that I didn't even realise I had.

Turned in my 'buy 9 coffees and get the 10th free' card at Greggs and the nice lady upgraded it to a large one and gave me a new card with two stamps on it

Left home this morning to go to work and found a crisp fiver just lying on the path in my front garden. Will obviously do my due diligence this evening and ask the wife and kids if they've lost it but otherwise ... proper little win!

Handed out 50+ large bags of free clothing over the weekend. Helped about 80+ folks and families in my local area.

 Easy E wrote:
Handed out 50+ large bags of free clothing over the weekend. Helped about 80+ folks and families in my local area.

I'm not sure that counts as a "little" win. Sounds like a BIG one to me!

Lost power, but I still have you fine folks to entertain me!

 BorderCountess wrote:

 Easy E wrote:
Handed out 50+ large bags of free clothing over the weekend. Helped about 80+ folks and families in my local area.

I'm not sure that counts as a "little" win. Sounds like a BIG one to me!

I agree. Decent quality hand me downs genuinely help people.

Sadly, I’m one to wear my clothes to destruction, so I rarely have any to donate.

it might have been a trashy isekai light novel series, but i finally read an entire series of book by myself. i never had the stamina for that TBH

 Just Tony wrote:


Got clarification from my wife, and he apparently swam to the 4 foot end of the pool and climbed out on his own. She sent a video and it was moving to say the least.

That's awesome news!

My kid came to visit for Father's Day. That was nice.

And the very last document for Dad’s estate signed, scanned and bunged back across the intartubes to the solicitor.

For my next trick, chasing up the Estate Agent on my modified offer.

School inset day today, so taken a day's leave and gone to Thorpe Park with the little 'un. Having a great day out! Busier than I expected though...

Thorpe Park is great for kiddies. Haven’t been to a theme park for years myself.

Mate, the rides they've got now are awesome. Check out Saw and Hyperia - we're in the queue for the latter right now...

Just came back from the doctors. Feeling better. Blood pressure is now controlled and well within normal range, cholesterol is normal. Sodium and iron are a tad low, so looks like I'll be eating a extra medium, salty steak per week.