oooh!
I just found 50p on the ground! Mr vitamin C found £20 on the ground on saturday and 'treated' me to lunch for our anniversary - he's lucky I'm Scottish. Once I found £20 on a bush outside my dad's office. I did lose £5 once though, so technically I'm only £15.50 up. But this is over the course of 20 years.

Anyone found anything better than that recently?
( ascorbate, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:03, 83 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I found £20 under my bed when I flipped the mattress the other day
It was £20 I'd lost a while back, but made me happy nonetheless.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:05, Reply)

I found £20 in your dad's bush once

( broadsword, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:05, Reply)

mum?
what are you doing on b3ta?
( ascorbate, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:06, Reply)

I like to pop in when I'm not tickling the terrapin on chatroulette

( broadsword, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:08, Reply)

So...
what did Mr Vit C spend the other £15 on?
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:10, Reply)

Tizer and Greggs steak slices

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:11, Reply)

Tizer?
I'd think perhaps Irn Bru.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:11, Reply)

Greggs is fucking rank

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:12, Reply)

Yes it is, i haven't been there in years
M&S is my lunch spot, or a couple of unbranded local cafe/sandwhich shops.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:15, Reply)

I make my own
because I refuse to pay £2.50+ for a frankly ordinary sandwich from one of the vans.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:16, Reply)

Yeah so do I most of the time, but when I forget it's off to M&S

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:17, Reply)

So do I
It's worth the extra 5 minutes in the morning to save a bit of cash and get exactly what you want in terms of bread, spread and filling.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:17, Reply)

or, like this morning
your mrs makes it for you :-D
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:18, Reply)

No such luck!

( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:19, Reply)

This : {(

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:24, Reply)

I don't even own a girlfriend.

(PsychoChomp, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:26, Reply)

you should get one
they're useful for all sorts of things
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:28, Reply)

I agree
Mine's not very good at ironing though.

But if you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up.

©F. Bueller, 1986
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:30, Reply)

I get the dry cleaner to do my ironing, far more civilised

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:33, Reply)

I just don't have things ironed
everyone wins
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:34, Reply)

I haven't had to get things dry cleaned in a while
and I've forgotten how much it is. Phoned up this morning. Apparantly £4 a top, and £11 for a standard dress. Is it just me or is that ridiculously expensive?
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:41, Reply)

Always buy clothes
which you can shove in the washing machine. Dry cleaning is hideously dear.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:43, Reply)

most of my stuff is fine on a low temp
but I have three especially nice white/ blue stripe linen shirts, and a dress I like very much that I don't want to risk shrinking, all items of which I'd like to be properly ironed in a way I can't do
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:47, Reply)

I got my decent three piece suit cleaned and pressed at a reputable independent cleaner
for £8
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:45, Reply)

gah
there's only one near here though, and it does seem a mite pricy. The dress only cost me £10 on ebay (worth quite a lot more) and I don't want to spend more than it cost on drycleaning
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:48, Reply)

that's an embuggerance
my advice would be to seek out the independents, but if there's only one near you it's either a)never get them cleaned b)clean them yourself and risk shrinkage or c)suck it up and pay the man
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:49, Reply)

*writes down 'embuggerance' for future use*

( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:51, Reply)

credit to Mr T Pratchett

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:53, Reply)

it's a good word
I reckon I can clean them okay, it's the ironing that I can't do
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:54, Reply)

It does mean I can afford to buy sandwiches though

(PsychoChomp, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:30, Reply)

I went shopping with mine the other day.
she was angling for some kind of clothing item. I bought her one for £2.99 from H&M. she was happy.

doesn't have to be expensive!

that said, it was a nice top, surprisingly cheap, and she looked hot in it. so well worthwhile
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:33, Reply)

That's the price of a baguette

(PsychoChomp, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:38, Reply)

A baguette, with change left over.
But she'll be able to wear it more than once*, whereas a baguette is eaten, and then you've to buy another.



*ability of women to wear clothing more than once does not necessarily imply willingness to do so.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:42, Reply)

it is
but I got more than a baguettes worth for buying it for her
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:48, Reply)

agree with the above
Greggs is horrible. M&S, Pret a Manger or The Alternative Tuck Shop for me
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:16, Reply)

I imagine I would do similar on occasion
but I work on a business park where no enterprising souls have thought to open a sandwich shop.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:18, Reply)

do you make your own then?

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:21, Reply)

generally
or soup. or as above, my mrs makes them for me. that's rare though.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:25, Reply)

soup is good
I wanted soup earlier, but didn't know where to buy it ready made and good
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:30, Reply)

the covent garden ones are pretty good
sainsburys microwave moroccan chicken soup is surprisingly good too
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:32, Reply)

I don't have a microwave
sadly. Or anything to heat up things with
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:33, Reply)

you could eat it cold

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:34, Reply)

mmm gazpacho would be nice
but I haven't found any, anywhere
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:39, Reply)

you have my sympathy

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:39, Reply)

Sausage and bean melts are edible from there

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:15, Reply)

I've heard tales from people who used to work in some of their shops, and central warehousey places
worse than any MacDonalds stories.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:16, Reply)

Can you imagine what is on those sausages...
Ears and arseholes
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:17, Reply)

Tastes good though

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:39, Reply)

their bread is ok
better than sainsburies, and much much easier than making my own.
( ascorbate, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:22, Reply)

you are right
for bread greggs is ok. it's the terrible excuses for pasties etc. that are horrible.

and you are also right about sainsbury's bread. they don't do it well at all.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:27, Reply)

I've never in my life been in a Greggs
If I'm buying pies etc, the local bakeries are far better than any chain. There's a place here called Fisher and Donaldson which makes tremendous baked goods. Their savouries are good, but the sweet stuff's even better.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:29, Reply)

my local pie shop has gone downhill unfortuantely
what Exeter needs is somewhere like Pie Minister. it also needs a Gourmet Burger Kitchen or Hamburger Union.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:31, Reply)

GBK is overratted shit,
far too much food and most of the burgers taste the same.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:33, Reply)

hmmm
maybe it's not GBK that I'm thinking of then, because the burger I'm thinking of was outstanding.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:35, Reply)

I am rarely wrong
I used to make my own bread, but sadly now have a massive drain on my attention which gets in the way of my baking endeavours.
( ascorbate, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:33, Reply)

sadly
it was a ferociously expensive lunch in a mediocre cafe at a garden centre near hertford. It ended up costing £25 for 2 mediocre baked potatoes, 2 drinks, a piece of cake (stale) and a coffee. We were a wee bit taken aback by the cost! there were chickens in the grounds though, so baby was thrilled, which made it worth the visit.
( ascorbate, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:21, Reply)

Garden centre eateries are always a rip off.
A bit like motorway service stations.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:24, Reply)

this one was exceptional
in its rip-offery.
( ascorbate, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:27, Reply)

wholly fucking shit
that is a rip off. a massive massive rip off.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:28, Reply)

aye
it was recommended to us by a few friends too, so we thought it wouldn't leave us staggering, wide eyed, to the ATM, but luckily mr vit c is happy to spend other people's money. and next time we venture down there, we'll be taking a packed lunch...
( ascorbate, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:32, Reply)

I found a necklace I had lost
and a stripy top which is one of my favourites buried in the bottom of a suitcase
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:12, Reply)

I once found a fiver in the sea
was sat on my board and it just bobbed up to me.

not found anything recently though :-(
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:13, Reply)

Aye, right
fiver turd
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:15, Reply)

I've never seen a turd or anything else that might have been down the toilet
in all my years of surfing and being in and on the sea.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:17, Reply)

I suppose down your way
the water's coming straight in off the gulf stream from the Caribbean so it's had enough time and turbulence for the crap to be broken up and digested.

Up here on the North Sea, there's all manner of shite floating about!
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:23, Reply)

they make a lot of effort to keep things clean
our water rates are massive because of it
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:24, Reply)

I found £40 once,
it was screwed up near a bush, I spent it on beer.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:15, Reply)

Someone rich had probably used that money to wipe spunk off their face after cottaging session in the bush

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:16, Reply)

I can't believe you're that jealous of me online.

(PsychoChomp, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:17, Reply)

I am so jealous it hurts, I drove past MK the other day
and it took all my will power not to visit.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:19, Reply)

You should have come in,
we're all very friendly.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:25, Reply)

very friendly each other's cousins
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:26, Reply)

Meh, last time I went there around 15 years ago
my mate took the top off his burger to remove the pickle and a bird shat in it.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:30, Reply)

that happens everytime someone opens a burger
or a sandwich, packet of crisps, anything

bloody MK
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:30, Reply)

"Would you like our special MK dressing, sir?"

( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:31, Reply)

They also have poisonous cacti everywhere
It's like The Birds meets The Day of The Triffids
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:31, Reply)

I'd like this to be true.

(PsychoChomp, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:37, Reply)

www.metro.co.uk/news/830171-worker-nearly-blinded-by-a-cactus-to-sue-boss
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:40, Reply)

When I was a kid
I handed £50 into the police. It seemed like such an incredible amount of cash that some poor old wifie would be crying their eyes out over.

Never heard anything back on that... CHUMP.

And Karma has never rewarded me - I got fleeced £70 on ebay a few years ago. Karma is getting the boot - I'm going Machiavellian from now on..
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:25, Reply)

I did suggest handing the £20 in to the garden centre reception
but as mrvc pointed out, by spending it in their grossly overpriced cafe, they'd get the money anyway. Plus which the car park was full of personalised number plated 4x4s, so most of the folks there were clearly tossers who could afford to throw away money.
( ascorbate, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:35, Reply)

Years ago I found a purse, no money but loads of cards and IDs and things
I sent it back to the lady who owned it and she sent me and my mate £20 each.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:29, Reply)

was at trent bridge a couple of years ago
looked down and spotted a fiver so picked it up

turned to a mate and said "look I just found £5 over there" pointed in the general direction, he looked over, wandered across, bent down and picked up a tenner

Nnnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggg
(Halfy By light alone, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 14:06, Reply)

i seem to be quite lucky finding cash
when i first visited Berlin about 6 years ago, we visited one of the beach bars with a friend of the missus (strikethrough not necessary). I found 40 € which paid for a couple of rounds of drinks.

then about a year ago, I was coming back from teaching at about 10pm, and lying in the middle of the street was 50€.

not really been one for losing money either, so my "profit" must be a decent number by now
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 14:52, Reply)