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Quote: Harridan @ November 26 2012, 9:33 AM GMT

I think I'm too awkwardly middle class to mention money owed outright. I think if she has no cash again I'll go with a variation on dellas' idea. She's such a cheeky cow, how can she not have noticed that she never pays for tickets?

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Almost exactly 12 months ago my wife rang me at work to say that a woman who worked with her (who was separating from her partner) was going to be evicted from her rented house because her ex had paid the deposit and he wanted it back (she would then have to stump up the deposit of £1000). This woman had a young daughter who had gone blind in one eye and was having problems with the other. The conversation started:

"Hi honey, I know I should have rang you first, and you can say no if you want, but I have told xxxxxxx that we will lend her the money for the deposit"

Being middle classed (or rather dragged up from the gutter - middle classed lite) I sighed... and you can guess the rest.

This other woman only worked part-time so she was going to set up a standing order to pay back £100 per month.

Would anybody like to guess how much she has paid back so far?

I see what you're getting at here, Will. Damn employees shouldn't use the work phone for personal calls!

Quote: Will Cam @ November 27 2012, 9:31 AM GMT

Almost exactly 12 months ago my wife rang me at work to say that a woman who worked with her (who was separating from her partner) was going to be evicted from her rented house because her ex had paid the deposit and he wanted it back (she would then have to stump up the deposit of £1000). This woman had a young daughter who had gone blind in one eye and was having problems with the other. The conversation started:

"Hi honey, I know I should have rang you first, and you can say no if you want, but I have told xxxxxxx that we will lend her the money for the deposit"

Being middle classed (or rather dragged up from the gutter - middle classed lite) I sighed... and you can guess the rest.

This other woman only worked part-time so she was going to set up a standing order to pay back £100 per month.

Would anybody like to guess how much she has paid back so far?

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Ouch. At least you have a nice missus though.
I don't seem to be much good at pretending to be middle class, so if anyone wants me to call these people up and tell them to stop taking the piss, feel free to send over their details

Oh dear, Will Cam. Hope that gets sorted out, and I hope you bug your wife about it all the time!

Just buying a cd from the band's website and filling out my details it gives the options for title as 'Mr' or 'Ms'. That made me really happy.

Quote: Harridan @ November 27 2012, 10:19 AM GMT

Just buying a cd from the band's website and filling out my details it gives the options for title as 'Mr' or 'Ms'. That made me really happy.

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Whoo!

Quote: Will Cam @ November 27 2012, 9:31 AM GMT

Almost exactly 12 months ago my wife rang me at work to say that a woman who worked with her (who was separating from her partner) was going to be evicted from her rented house because her ex had paid the deposit and he wanted it back (she would then have to stump up the deposit of £1000). This woman had a young daughter who had gone blind in one eye and was having problems with the other. The conversation started:

"Hi honey, I know I should have rang you first, and you can say no if you want, but I have told xxxxxxx that we will lend her the money for the deposit"

Being middle classed (or rather dragged up from the gutter - middle classed lite) I sighed... and you can guess the rest.

This other woman only worked part-time so she was going to set up a standing order to pay back £100 per month.

Would anybody like to guess how much she has paid back so far?

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Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.

Yeah well he got stabbed in the arras!

Quote: AJGO @ November 27 2012, 10:18 AM GMT

Ouch. At least you have a nice missus though.

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True (I hope she is that nice to me if we ever get divorced!)

Quote: Harridan @ November 27 2012, 10:19 AM GMT

Oh dear, Will Cam. Hope that gets sorted out, and I hope you bug your wife about it all the time!

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I have it as a get out of jail card

Quote: chipolata @ November 27 2012, 11:26 AM GMT

Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.

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I might get this tattooed on the inside of Mrs Will Cam's eyelids!

It's not every day you get your name read out on Stoke local radio.

Quote: Tuumble @ November 27 2012, 4:01 PM GMT

It's not every day you get your name read out on Stoke local radio.

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It is if your names is Today's Weather.

Note to self.

When on training in leadership.

When asked what was Coco Chanels greatest achievement.

The answer is not.

Spying for the Nazis.

Reading Kierkegaard in the morning, cleaning up vomit in the evening. My life is one of contrasts.

Quote: Harridan @ November 27 2012, 8:34 PM GMT

Reading Kierkegaard in the morning, cleaning up vomit in the evening. My life is one of contrasts.

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Was it your own vomit?

What I mean is, reading existentialists books, drinking the whole day and throwing up in the early evening wouldn't be a contrast.