Ashley Cassidy

@jenelleriley Aw no, so sorry to read this, always loved to see Wilbur posts. Look after yourself

Wilbur left us and the sun still came up today, which surprised me. Found on the streets, he was never meant to stay in my life. And now I can’t believe he’s gone. I know everyone thinks their dog is the best dog ever - and we’re all correct.

@my2ndsinglelife Definitely have a few lessons first to see if you like it those types of holidays are not cheap lol

@84_Ash Thank you!

Thinking about doing something a bit out there this year and going on a horse riding holiday. No, I don't know how to ride a horse. Would love to learn though! Has anyone ever been on this type of holiday? Like you stay at a ranch in Spain and they take you out every day?

@MayMayspeaks Class?

@simontmn1 @celestialbe1ng This was my understanding too! That it was a badge of honour the younger you were as it was a sign you were well fed

First time I've seen this claimed. The usual claim I've seen was the exact opposite, that well fed aristocrats entered puberty earlier than hungry peasants, explaining why nobles married in their teens & peasants in their 20s, and why the age of puberty fell throughout the 20th century.

European royal girls (living low-stress lives in Victorian aristocracy, as opposed to chronically stressed peasants) often did not enter puberty until their 20s. Conversely, peasant girls entered puberty earlier because chronic stress pushed their bodies into an emergency survival mode, in which high cortisol and high prolactin suppressed thyroid-driven growth and forced early estrogen dominance. This triggered ovulation as a “reproduce now or it’s so over for the entire lineage” adaptation, rather than as a sign of real biological maturity. Low stress and good health = ovulation does not occur until the late teens or early twenties. Low stress and good health = healthy reproduction lasting into the 40s or even 50s, as documented in medical literature observing tribal women detached from the modern, estrogen-toxic environment.

@NJSimmondsbooks Silver linings 😂

@84_Ash Yep! Although, sadly, so much was a rich lady size 8-10. Shoes were 5-6 though, so that was a win!

Where I live has 12 charity shops and because it's a very bougie area all the clothes people donate are also really fancy. I kid you not that today I spotted Prada, Westwood, and Burberry alongside the usual L K Bennet, Hobbs, Kate Spade, and Whistles. Some still with labels 😱😂

A rock band called RPJ sees a kid with a banner asking to play guitar with them. The singer asks him: - Do you really know how to play guitar? - Yeah! - What's your favorite band? - Guns N' Roses What happens next is incredible.

@MartinSLewis I used your template last Feb and I've only just got confirmation of the DCA two weeks ago lol

What's happening with car finance reclaiming? I'm being asked this a lot. No update I'm afraid, the Supreme Court case has been heard and everything is now waiting for its decision. There is no way to know when that'll happen but many I speak to have a working assumption it'll be July.

@VictoryInJesus0 @godlywomanhood She also hated being pregnant and disliked babies

@godlywomanhood I love the fact that she lived her husband fiercely and had so many children! ❤️ and clearly understood that even a most powerful woman in the world (at the time) still had common sense.

"I am most anxious to enlist everyone who can speak or write to join in checking this mad, wicked folly of 'Women's Rights,' with all its attendant horrors, on which her poor feeble sex is bent, forgetting every sense of womanly feelings and propriety. Feminists ought to get a good whipping. Were women to 'unsex' themselves by claiming equality with men, they would become the most hateful, heathen, and disgusting of beings and would surely perish without male protection." (Queen Victoria)

@TimmyMallett @glenavonhotel52 Enjoy!!

Delighted to make it to @glenavonhotel52 cookstown Thank you for the warm welcome and kindness!

Show me a tennis player who's broken your heart

@UKBackintheDay2 I had this on video 😂!!!

He was 20 years old…

@mbalis_bakery This is amazing ,I did it 11 yrs ago and it's so cool to relive it like this!!!

I love social media ❤️

@MartinSLewis I sent an email to Northridge and I've reveived acknowledgement of the complaint but got two emails saying we're still looking into this etc the last one being in April.

Car finance complaint not been acknowledged? A few people telling me they've got no response from the finance firm, not even an acknowledgement after weeks. I've spoken to the FCA & it says to report that here fca.org.uk/contact [Scroll down and click the maroon box that says ‘Ask us a question or report a scam’ -> click Consumer -> then Consumer Credit -> report the delay]

@MartinSLewis I haven't had anything from Northridge in months and they never actually confirmed anything

HUGE CAR FINANCE NEWS: (pls share) Now most people who’ve had any type of it are being urged to complain – doubling the numbers. Minutes ago, the regulator, The FCA, announced it's consulting for two weeks (so quick, it's a likely done deal) on extending the time firms have to handle motor finance commission complaints. This is on the back of a Court of Appeal ruling a couple of weeks ago and the extension is to incorporate a potential Supreme Court decision. - The Key Bit: While not specified in its announcement, I've had it confirmed this applies to ALL car finance commission complaints, not just the Discretionary Commission Arrangements (DCAs) complaints previously covered. - What this means: It signals that the FCA is paving the ground to in future broaden the scope of its car finance investigation, so not only at the 40% of past claims that had DCAs (where dealers could increase their commission by increasing interest) but all commissions including fixed commissions. This is on the back of the Court of Appeal ruled 'consumers need to know all material facts including the amount of commission' which they often weren't told even in fixed commission cases. It looks like (I need to dig) if the hold is extended, almost everyone who has had car finance deals may have a complaint (I need to examine timelines of what counts) and be potentially due money back (this includes those already rejected as they were told they 'didn't have a DCA') This potentially more than doubles the number of people involved, and would really start to look more like PPI scale of payouts (and a substantial threat to the car finance industry) - What should people do: The FCA will suggest people log their complaints sooner including fixed commission complaints, in order to avoid missing out due to a potential time bar. I will work with my MSE team to expand our MoneySavingExpert free complaints (that's already had 2.5m complaints through it) to help the new cohort of people who may be able to complain. - What will the outcome be: I think this makes it more likely that DCA commission cases will get future payouts. For 'fixed' commissions, this isn’t about the FCA, it all strongly swings on if the Supreme Court upholds the Court of Appeal ruling (assuming it accepts the appeal to it, which the FCA has urged it to do, and to do at speed). That’s the key to if the FCA will broaden its scope. These are provisional first thoughts, bashed out at speed, obviously there's more work to do, but it is big.

@Translink_NI Brilliant thanks 👍

@84_Ash You will Ashley, you can plan & buy online> translink.co.uk ^CD

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@PassportAndPix Exactly and yet they are so surprised when we pick the bear.

@PassportAndPix Oh yes I got called a fussy bitch because I wouldn't travel an hour to his house when I had never met him before