So what’s a fair price to pay for a bottle of wine?

Well if it’s a few bottles to have in the house and enjoy the occasional glass in the evening over a chat with my wife or sitting in the garden getting eaten alive by midges (as last night)…

…then I like to pay £5 to £8 ($8.50 – $13.50)

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I reckon a significant number of people at my children’s school think I’m unemployed and on benefits because I’m always around during ‘normal’ working hours – dropping the kids off and picking them up 🙂

I’m always at school plays, sports days, concerts, ‘dad days’, and anything else my kids are involved with, again usually during 9-5 hours

Doesn’t help that I’m a really scruffy sod and spend most of the summer in shorts and T-shirt and most of the winter in a big old green coat

…despite the fact that I earn a very comfortable living from home

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