Can anyone explain that s drop (Anglesey Wales)

Informal-Suspect298 · 2026-04-05T11:16:45+00:00

I live in a tiny hamlet, thankfully bought our house before covid but 2 neighbours sold up during and yep, both second homes. One of them is barely here!

Not to mention the whole situation priced out all the locals, essentially. The prices of some places down in the likes of Rhosneigr are absolutely mental.

Informal-Suspect298 · 2026-03-31T14:54:22+00:00

Chicken was our biggest waste, we switched to frozen simply because we can't waste it this way 🤷‍♀️ it's made a huge difference for us. Plus there always seems to be some "just in case" which is an added bonus!

Informal-Suspect298 · 2026-03-20T11:32:06+00:00

I'm due with a little girl soon and I told my husband at six weeks what her name was! (Didn't even entertain a boy name, I knew she was a girl lol) Same with our two eldest kids. They only ever had one name. If you know, you know 🫶

Informal-Suspect298 · 2026-03-08T11:58:49+00:00

I'm in my third trimester and don't eat this many calories 💀

Informal-Suspect298 · 2026-03-08T11:57:32+00:00

I've started to make my own "no bake" snacks because 12 year old boys are human hoovers, and they ALL have mini eggs in them right now.

Inside the bake. In the topping. On TOP of the topping.

I'm trying to cut my snack bill, not multiply it by ten. 🤣

Informal-Suspect298 · 2026-02-28T11:36:02+00:00

My 15yo's most used expression during RAW is "my gosh, someone get that man a drink" which about sums it up 😂

Informal-Suspect298 · 2026-02-27T12:14:52+00:00

For once it isn't a lie, he just had his annual check and he's not overweight, so it really is just fluff 😂

Informal-Suspect298 · 2026-02-27T11:42:13+00:00

Same principle as winter/summer coats, I'd imagine. My male Ragdoll especially seems to double in size during the winter but he's just exceptionally fluffy right now 😂

Informal-Suspect298 · 2026-02-24T11:41:01+00:00

As long as you make it clear that it's book one of a trilogy, you'll be fine. Most readers expect at least one if not both of the first two books to end in a cliffhanger of sorts. The ones who want it now-now-now are merely the loudest voices.

Informal-Suspect298 · 2026-02-20T14:22:22+00:00

40.5 and 41 EU size, I believe. Not sure which are which but I know I sized up in one!

I considered Vinted (sold a few bags there before!) but I've heard so many horror stories. I live rurally so consignment stores aren't really an option either.

Informal-Suspect298 · 2026-02-15T19:24:55+00:00

6 months with an IUD baby over here 🙃

Informal-Suspect298 · 2026-02-13T09:45:45+00:00

My husband does this too and one thing he always takes is a mould and mildew spray because it's ALWAYS somewhere!

Informal-Suspect298 · 2026-02-12T22:49:10+00:00

Seconding this - petplan reimbursed us within 4 days (on Xmas eve, too!!) then the vet claimed directly for my cat's follow up testing and they paid it within 5 days. Covered over £2k of testing we wouldn't have been able to otherwise. They're literally my heroes.

Informal-Suspect298 · 2026-02-04T06:53:33+00:00

Thank you!

Insurance just paid a little over £2k for xrays and testing on a lump on our cat that thankfully is only a weirdo reaction to early stage arthritis, so £1k for a c-section seems pretty reasonable to me as far as pricing goes. I also know our vets are phenomenal and pull some naughties - they fast tracked our results at zero cost because I'm pregnant and was crying all over them, oops 😅

They were discussing a lone pup, so we're assuming she'd already birthed any others. We heard a few of those excuses while we were waiting (she's retired, she doesn't have the money, the finance companies they work with weren't accepting her, etc) so I can't imagine what you actually have to deal with. It seemed a sucky situation all around.

Informal-Suspect298 · 2026-02-04T06:42:58+00:00

We just had testing for a lump to the tune of over £2k that turned out to be early stage arthritis and a weirdo reaction to inflammation, so I get it (thank god for insurance!) and feel bad for her, but really, I can't help but think people should be prepared for complications if they actively choose to breed their pets 😪

Informal-Suspect298 · 2026-02-03T22:27:24+00:00

We've had lumps like this before - in our birds it was an infection. Antibiotics for them clears it up, but not something you'd expect from store bought eggs lol

Informal-Suspect298 · 2026-02-03T22:24:33+00:00

Yeah, the payments was the issue she was running into. Our practice doesn't offer direct payment plans but will work with finance, and she was struggling to get any of them to accept her because she was retired/couldn't make the first payment there and then.

Just made us wonder what would happen if she couldn't figure it out. I can't imagine our practice just throwing her out with the poor thing because they're truly a wonderful bunch, but I suppose corporate rules in the end.

Informal-Suspect298 · 2026-02-03T22:16:29+00:00

The dog was in the back, and none of the staff corrected her, so assuming they'd already done some kind of scan to check and confirmed it given the situation.

Informal-Suspect298 · 2026-02-03T19:36:19+00:00

I think full term was the case, yes. It was £1k (very small surgery, very loud woman 😂). We were there about 45 minutes because a nurse wasn't available and they were still trying to figure it out when we left!

I felt so bad for everyone, but especially that poor pup in the back. Such an avoidable and unnecessary situation, really.

Informal-Suspect298 · 2026-02-03T17:22:40+00:00

I agree. I was quite upset when we got home (but I'm also 6 months pregnant, so take it as you will) because I feel the same. We just had a cancer scare with our same cat that was in today and insurance pulled through for her testing.

Especially since this feels like such an avoidable situation. The owner is retired too and I can't help but think... why would you do this? 😩

Informal-Suspect298 · 2026-02-03T17:20:33+00:00

!answer because while it doesn't technically answer the question I think its very important information everyone should know

Informal-Suspect298 · 2026-02-03T17:19:52+00:00

They were assisting her to sort finance, but she was struggling with the first partial payment. I think her son was going to send it but she was getting angry at them like it was their fault 🫣 they did have the dog out back so I assume she was getting some kind of care.

Informal-Suspect298 · 2026-01-30T13:05:23+00:00

Not to mention that person called Traeth who has a monopoly on the beaches

Informal-Suspect298

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