What made me happy today
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Got home in the early hours and found my usual parking slot available. The neighbourhood cats formed a great welcoming committee, albeit driven by cupboard love, but it was just great to be home after a total nightmare of a day.
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I saw this tweet whilst doom scrolling and it brought a smile to my face... I hope you enjoy it too. 😀
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Went to visit my daughters yesterday. The oldest one took us to Eaton Socon. There is a Hotel Chocolat retail outlet there with a cafe. Their hot chocolate is without doubt the best I have ever tasted. Guess who is planning a return visit.
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Thanks for that, I didn't know. I think it's wonderful the way some of our place names are pronounced.
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Got my internet back (again). Also found an email from Monday confirming part of the compensation has been put in my account. Looking forward to my next payment for this month's.
Keeping fingers crossed that it is fixed for good now. -
I didn’t know that about Eaton Socon
If you want to be really puzzled, try working out how some of the Norfolk towns are pronounced -
I’m happy today because I have an old stockbroking account with Hargreaves Lansdown that I used to fool around with as a teenager thinking I was going to make my millions without doing much
I haven’t used it for over 10 years but it has several holdings that haven’t quite gone “bust” but are worth less than the £11.99 dealing fee, so I’d effectively be paying to dispose of them
For that reason I’ve just let the account sit there unused, but got an email from HL offering up to £100 in free trades, so made use of it and tidied my account up, which I can then close and spend the money on a bottle of single malt -
I remember going to Lotus factory near Wymondham, which is pronounced as Windham some years ago. It was only because there was a brown sign for Lotus on the main road that the penny dropped. There is also a Mousehole near Norwich, pronounced Moozle.
Last edited by Rolebama; 15-05-24 at 11:56. Reason: Grammar
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That was where I did a driving experience thing a while back in an Elise
That was one hell of a car, I'd say it drove as well as a "luxury" car costing more than twice its £30,000 price tag, it just did without any of the luxuries you tend to get in a posh car, including air con and a radio which were optional extras