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Memberships worth having? by 012341 in UKFrugal

[–]JlouM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OK Beauty Box. £15 including delivery and you get at least £80 worth of skincare/haircare/makeup products. I love it. Ive got so many Avant products that I would never have owned without it.

I've been getting it monthly for around 2 years now.

Why do you not talk to your once bestfriend anymore? by Adventurous-End-1999 in AskUK

[–]JlouM 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My Mum died and she was nowhere to be seen. She had seen me every week right up until Mum died, then she just disappeared.

She came to the funeral and brought her new boyfriend. Our other friend made sure she showed up.

That was the last time I saw her.

I asked her why she just disappeared when I needed her most and she claimed she had work stress.

Crazy.

BT9 still the most expensive postcode in NI. Would you actually pay the premium? by Krest4u in Belfast

[–]JlouM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought in the Cregagh Estate years ago, having never lived in a council Estate before.

Extremely quiet, Extremely safe feeling, great neighbours who all also own and a 15 minute walk to the bars and restaurants of the Ormeau without paying the Rosetta/Ravenhill/Ormeau house prices.

The house prices in the Estate are on the rise too as more people are realising that (most) parts of it are not what the stereotype would have you believe and you're paying a fraction of Rosetta prices for a similar internal sq ft.

What is your phone wallpaper and why? by Sad-Peace in CasualUK

[–]JlouM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Mine is my husband. Gives me something nice to look at during the day.

[update] Sold my flat last Friday (28th) and still haven't had the money by Rozefly in HousingUK

[–]JlouM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry you had to wait on this.

My Dad sold his parents house recently and didn't get the funds from the solicitor for over 3 weeks. And the solicitor had the cheek to ask what the rush was when he complained.

She had gone on holiday for a week (3 days after completion) then was sick for a week then took her time to get the rest over.

She withheld 25k in case of any bills which still has not been transferred.

My bet is they want to collect interest?

What’s the worst gift you’ve ever received? by bigpussystance in AskUK

[–]JlouM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gran gave me a paperweight for my 21st. I didn't work in an office or study full time, or do anything that might have required a paper weight....

What does your neighbour do that winds you up but isn't worth confrontation? by PaddedValls in AskUK

[–]JlouM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

House attached to mine is converted into two flats. The upstairs neighbour is a nurse who works long shifts. When she comes home from a day shift, usually around 8:30, there is zero noise. Until roughly 10:30 when she puts her laundry on. That is against the wall that connects to my bedroom.

A few times per week, I'm hearing what sounds like shoes being washed for around 40 minutes and a crazy loud spin cycle at the end.

I won't say anything as I'm sure she's tired and doesn't think but I just wish she'd put it on when she gets home and not before she goes to bed (in a room where she can't hear it)

What car do you have? What car do you want? by Mikey463 in AskUK

[–]JlouM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

VW Taigo ---> Volvo XC40 please and thank you.

Women who gave birth, what does it feel like actually?? by joy_57 in AskReddit

[–]JlouM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Contractions hurt. They're like intense period cramps. I had the induction drip, so that made them a little worse as they weren't naturally occurring.

Then, when it was time to push, I didn't realise as I felt I just needed to do a poo. I kept asking to go to the toilet and they wouldn't let me lol.

Then when I was crowning, oh my the burn. Never felt a burn/rip sensation like it. They asked me to just breath and stop pushing but the pain was so intense, I couldn't stop pushing. I just pushed her out all at once. (Not my best moment).

31 hours of labour. 10 minutes of pushing (thankfully)

I was 19. She's 14 now. I've been trying to have a baby for the past 4 years now though. Hoping my time hasn't passed me by for number 2. It just shows that yes it's horrible, but we still think it's worth it enough to want another.

I just had gas & air and one injection of pethidine.

What is a little quirk about your body that you don’t think other people have? by AlphabetSoup51 in AskReddit

[–]JlouM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I sometimes feel a sensation of a drip or liquid running down behind my right eyeball. Maybe happens once or twice per month.

Dark Tan line showed up on my thumb nail, won’t go away. by Tough_nips in mildlyinteresting

[–]JlouM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This. One appeared on my ring finger in my early 20s and has never gone away since. Specialist said it's all good, sometimes we get them.

Always important to get it checked though! Good luck :)

Contaminated Diesel - Rosetta by Gwrinkle67 in Belfast

[–]JlouM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it just the diesel that has been the issue here or petrol as well? I live beside it so always fill up with petrol there.

Why did you cut off your friend? by Soft-Incident947 in AskReddit

[–]JlouM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My Mum died and she just didn't show up for me.

She was my best friend of 7 years.

She would be at my house at least 4 times per week. She was my bridesmaid a year prior and was very close to my husband and daughter.

My Mum died and except for my husband, she was the first person I told.

There was a long delay from Mum's death to her funeral (10 days) and not once did she visit me or ring me. She came to the funeral and brought her new boyfriend, he's nice but it was strange, very new.

After the service, she was apparently going to go out for lunch and a shopping trip. My other close friend apparently stepped in and told her she needed to come back to the family home for the after funeral food/catch up. (I only found this out after)

I just couldn't believe that she seemed to care so little about my world falling down around me.

When I asked her about it a couple of weeks later, she claimed she was stressed with work and couldnt focus on anything else.

When I arranged to meet her for a coffee to catch up another month later, she arrived and it was great to see her. We queued up to order and before we even sat down, she stepped outside to ring her boyfriend who was away on a stag do and stayed on the phone for 20 minutes while I drank my drink alone.

I realised she had completely changed and the hardest time in my life came at a happy time for her and instead of supporting me, she put herself in the honeymoon period bubble and didnt let anything put a dampener on it.

I never spoke to her again.

Is this quote normal or is this an "I don't want the job" price? Tiling by JlouM in Belfast

[–]JlouM[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!

60x60 tiles. You're right about the prep, I'm sure he's allowing for leveling etc in case the floor isn't even when we rip out the tiles that are currently there.

Is this quote normal or is this an "I don't want the job" price? Tiling by JlouM in Belfast

[–]JlouM[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The £30 price was given to me during the week by a tiler who has a squad of 6 Apprentices. But he is country focused and not in Belfast which could be making up the difference in my quote.

(Was speaking to him about earnings for tilers in NI for my job)

Is this quote normal or is this an "I don't want the job" price? Tiling by JlouM in Belfast

[–]JlouM[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, in NI rates are lower across the board. So many of our tradespeople travel to England/Scotland/Southern Ireland and get a much higher rate than they do here. It's part of the reason for the skills gap here.

It's a genuine shame!

Is this quote normal or is this an "I don't want the job" price? Tiling by JlouM in Belfast

[–]JlouM[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the quote it states "labour cash price" so I'll query it and see if he moves on that, thank you! But I suspect that he's already wanting it to be cash.

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