MorriganKig

Annus Horribilis

It’s been one shitty year so far, and the past few weeks have been even worse. COVID-19, job cuts, pay cuts, redundancies, early termination of contractors, followed by my car getting wrecked, and being unable to test drive a new car due to showrooms being locked down, and now, my shower drains are blocked and…

Planet Zoo

I’ve been playing Magic the Gathering: Arena for a while, but since Ikoria came out, I’ve been consistently losing everything. The game no longer carries any fun so I’ve ditched that for something more relaxing and casual. Planet Zoo. It’s a game where you build and maintain a zoo and in Franchise mode you setup…

Car Choices

I’m now hunting for cars to buy after my old car got written off. I’m definitely going for a hybrid. My initial choice was Prius, but is around 20K GBP (~25K USD) new at best. Used is around 15K-20K GBP (~18K-~25K USD) Maybe I could go for a Yaris or Auris. Both have hybrid options,…

Insurance Claim Update

Well, I had to declare my car off road before it was picked up by the recyclers and I got a cheque in the post today from the DVLA to refund me part of the road tax for my old car. I also got a cheque from the other guy’s insurance company to cover their…

Bye Bye, My Darling

My car finally got picked up by the salvage agent, and in the pouring rain. My insurance advised me the difference in insurance cover will be refunded, but since I have only one car on the insurance, my cover is terminated. Not surprising since I only have one car and since I have NO car…

Scrimping, Scrapping, and Saving

With the Covid pandemic not looking like it’s going to end anytime soon, I’m really looking to reduce any unnecessary spends. This isn’t helped with by the fact my car got wrecked by an idiot who had been drinking — that’s cause him at least $10,000 of claims against his insurance which he can’t realistically…

Pizza Madness

So today I decided to order a pizza lunch for the house. I went and ordered two mediums, and two portions of garlic bread, one with cheese and one without. Ordered from Pizza Hut. Pizza Hut then called me to say they were out of garlic bread and what would I like to replace them…