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  1. Yup. It's a 3 stage process:

     

    1. The Shoppening

    Everything is great. You look at houses and they all look rad as fuck. You imagine what you'd do with every house if you bought it and suddenly turn into a DIY expert. "Yeah mate, I'd smash that wall through and have a walk-in refrigerator"

     

    2. Them

    You decide on a house, make an offer and have it accepted. That's when "they" emerge. Your solicitor of choice, the seller, their solicitor and the estate agent. All of them are twats. No exceptions. Pick whichever solicitor you want, they'll either be shit (most likely) or they'll be great, but everyone else will fuck shit up. Everything is shit, everyone is shit and you start to wonder why we don't all live in the wild like Pagans.

     

    3. The Prestige

    Moving can be stressful, but after that, you own a house. Everything is pretty rad. You look down on mere renters with contempt. You'd shit in a bucket and throw it out of a window onto the peasants below, if only you hadn't bought a place with a big front garden and trespassers get set upon by Boswell, the comically aggressive dog you've bought. You spend your time doing stupid shit to the house, because it's yours and you can. A bookshelf full to bursting with different jars of chutney? Why the fuck not, you're the king/queen of this castle and no one can tell you not to. You contemplate building a moat and filling it with the most exotic alligators known to man, but realise that wheelie bins don't travel across draw bridges very well.

     

     

    I had a really crappy day and was crying sad tears, and you turned it around to tears of laughter. Thank you @Goafer. This is so real lol :bowdown:

     

    I really need a walk in refrigerator........!


  2. holy shit that blind bidding stuff sounds bananas.

     

    N.Ireland is great lol. One can buy a 3 bed with garage for like 110k. My house was 70k.

     

    The only trouble is getting a job above min wage LOL

     

    As a birth scot I appreciate the Irn Bru jokes :grin:


  3. DO NOT. Leg day is important dude.

     

    Fuck, the leg gains I got when I did SL were incredible. And I terrified everyone at the gym :indeed:

     

    I'm currently doing Keto combined with intermittent fasting, and I am planning to save enough to get some kind of squat rack. boooooooya. (i have no money and just bought a car on finance lol ::shrug:)


  4. Estate Agents are arse. Especially ones called Hannah.

     

    However, we've signed the contract now. Just waiting on a final gas and electricity check and then we wait for the exchange to get a date!

     

    I'm not an estate agent at least :heh:

     

    Very exciting stuff for you!


  5. Oh Josh thats so awful :(

     

    I just want to hug you and bawl my eyes out with you. That moment my little freddy's light went out, when his head dropped, I physically felt something leave me, more than a physical pain could ever do to my soul. Yet life moves on without him and that hurts me too.

     

    I have anxiety as well, but i suffer more with adhd/ocd than anxiety. My whole life is feeling upside down, everything is on its head, and I just miss my wee lad :weep:


  6. She could be just as equally confused about this whole thing as you are.

     

    I agree with Ashmon x2. Speak to her and listen and don't assume you have it down that shes in this avenue when shes maybe somewhere else. This is a generalization, and its not always 100% true BUT i find that younger women just aren't good at talking about these things, whether it be young inexperience, or childish games. I was freakin' terrible at that age.

     

    Also colleagues are twats, there is usually AT LEAST one person who will nosey and poke fun at this scenario, and that combined with the youthful awkwardness is a bad combination! Even in a stealthy bag, its still not the best idea, imo. But it was a lovely thought & i understand you may not have had the opportunity to give it to her at any other time.

     

    edit: can I just say @Animal you do deserve someone really wonderful, and maybe all this running hot and cold isnt for you, thats ok too.


  7. That would be awesome to think of. It's just weird because me, my Dad and my Mom picked One for Arthur because it was his name so it was a no-brainer. However, I looked at Cause of Causes and I picked it. Hell, I was even told to put it on as a win and my words were: "It won't win but it'll place so I'm going each way".

     

    Weird. It's a happy feeling though. It just felt like he was there :)

     

    while it may not feel like hes directly with you, i have a great belief that departed loved ones guide us in ways we don't directly feel or see, like what happened to you.


  8. Finally took a risk and managed to pet the keetee. Had hit literally headbutting my hand to be stroked. Even heard a purr too. Murdoch will only allow it in certain circumstances though, it's weird.

     

    aww yay <3

     

     

    I'm still reeling from the loss of my poor wee cat, went out and bought a new car to make me feel better.... lol i am just noticing that car is cat with an r.

     

    I'm not in a position to take another cat #3 right now as i have a holiday in the upcoming months (i like to have a few clear months to integrate cats) and i'm boarding mine during the holiday so i don't want to overload my friend with extra work.

     

    Spending time with the two I have just giving them loads of love :heart::heart:


  9. I have a pair of Do Wins (and I love the name lol) and I have to say yes. yes. yes.

     

    good footwear is probably the best piece of "equipment" you can own when it comes to lifting.

     

    Cons or basic as fuck flat shoes for deads (or no shoes if you're that way inclined) and good solid WL shoes for squats/snatches/cleans.

     

    My coach did squats in a pair of nike airs many moons ago, squatted 120kg and the bubble exploded and he very nearly did himself a very serious injury!


  10. Bit of a backstory: my grandad was mad on betting on horses. Always loved it and he adored the Grand National. I used to have three bets: one was something he picked and I copied, the other was something I picked because I liked the name and then we always went halves on a bet. Mine always lost but his always placed.

     

    Anyway, last year, I didn't have him but I picked three horses. One for him, one I liked the name of and I'd try to imagine what he would advise we share. Last year, the one I chose for him won and the one I imagined we'd share a bet on placed second and, typically, my one is nowhere to be seen. Took me by surprise, no way can it happen again...

     

    It did. Picked three horses. I won the one he would have picked for himself and imagined the one he'd pick for us to share and it came second and the one I chose wasn't in the running.

     

    Ended up winning £100.

     

    I can't explain the feeling but it was like feeling something familiar when I chose the bets. Sounds stupid but it was a happy feeling.

     

     

     

    Not silly in the slightest, your grandad is still there with you in spirit :heart:


  11. aww thats so sweet. Just don't shout at or physically "punish" cats, they don't respond to that at all. The only time i ever shout or make noise is to distract fighting, which you wont have. I love how you're talking to him and he's responding <3 Hes a great wee lad!


  12. I think if you are married you are legally binded to get the mortgage together, I could be wrong though, your financial advisor would be your best bet for an answer on that.

     

    edit: just spoke to my mum, apparently my dad bought the house in just his name, so it seems possible. This was 20 years ago when they were handing out mortgages to anyone and everyone though lol


  13. @Josh64 i'm so sorry to hear about your little one.

     

    Sadly the day after I posted here my little one declined so much that i had to rush him to the vet, where we decided to send him to the rainbow bridge. Those few minutes of my life were the worst, simply because it was so unexpected, came out of nowhere 2 weeks ago, and he was only 7 years old.

     

    The only thing getting me out of bed every single day is my other 2. Poor Sparky has been in a very very bad way, he has a bad case of cat flu, ontop of the grief of losing his best friend. Clementine is doing ok but shes only been here for a few weeks and never really got to bond with Freddy at all. I honestly think she was sent to me for a reason as her happy little moments are the only thing i'm hanging onto at the moment.

     

    I only realized yesterday how many people have my back.. one of my friends who runs a home for kitties (its like an old peoples home for special and older kitties) arranged for a few of the people i know really well to be there for me today, even though a lot of them had plans and had to rush off after seeing me. And every single one of the kitties fussed around me, they have a sense for someone grieving and they just know you need comfort.

     

     

    I am devastated beyond words but being held together by an awful lot of special people and kitties.


  14. There's only an incredibly slim chance that my poor little 7 year old cat will make it past monday and i am utterly devastated.

     

    He has spinal damage possibly from arthritis that was gradually getting worse, and he is not responding to treatment. We have increased the dose and given til Monday, but if he gets worse i will call out of hours vet because I can't bear him suffering any more than he already is.

     

    Wheres the line though? How far do you give them before they're just suffering too damn much?


  15. He is home under strict bed rest, which means hes in a big doggie cage. Stops him being hurt by my other cats, and prevents him from jumping or moving too much and hurting himself over again. Hes got a damaged/herniated/irritated disc, which hopefully will heal with time. Hes still very sore but settling down and getting more comfortable after the journey home in the car.

     

    I've experienced similar pain with 4 herniated discs so i've loads of ideas how to help him. And I have an orthopedic magnetic heat mat which i'm going to try on him. Vet has even suggested acupuncture too.


  16. My tabby cat Freddy had a lot of pains in his body, odd pains. Then his legs started giving out.

     

    i ended up taking him to the vet last night, they did an xray this morning. I had very low expectations of him coming out of it, and i thought the vet would recommend him being PTS. Thankfully this morning they gave me a call n said hes got a bit of abnormality in his spine but no fractures. So we're trying some treatment and praying hard that it works. I'm so so worried about him. Spent all day expecting I'd have to rush to the vet to say goodbye. but hes still got fight in him so i'm going to be with him every step

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