Bert - every time the needle breaks, it throws the timing wheel out. I've had this fixed at least 3 times by the "professional" repairer up the road. At £45-55 a time, it actually proved cheaper to buy a new sewing machine. Now I'm sure that a correctly used and well maintained machine should not break needles as often as twice a month, so I came to the conclusion that the repairman wasn't fixing the whole problem. This new machine I've had for about 4 years now and had no prolems at all, and only one broken needle due to me trying to put it through a zip fastener.

I'm also stunned on what people will spend at hairdressers. £100 is about my budget for a years worth of shampoo/conditioners. Thing is, the last time I saw her before she went abroad, her hair looked like one of the cheaper sorts of mop.

LTS