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Re: Old Style Daily Thursday 15 January 2026

YorksLass

15 January at 11:14AM

Morning all, thanks @ Gers for the thread start. I'm so sorry to hear of Lionel's diagnosis; even if he suspected what was wrong beforehand, it's still a difficult thing to process so …

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Re: Awful weather - typical Brits talk

Dustyevsky

15 January at 9:22AM

Good to see you WM, and wonderful to hear the news of your progress towards imminent retirement. o:) It's an interesting and scary concept, much eased if already self-employed to some extent. If…

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Re: Any advice into getting into gardening?

KajiKita

11 January at 10:47AM

Slightly different slant on the question … Are there any local community gardens you could volunteer at for a while - you’d still get the exercise, meet people and learn the basics of gardening from …

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Re: Weekly Flylady Thread 12 January 2026

ionafan

15 January at 9:23AM

Sorry to hear that some people are still struggling with their health. (((Hugs))) and GWS wishes to all who need them. Yesterday I spent an hour sorting our wedding photos (which have never found the…

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Re: Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

pete-20-11

14 January at 9:40PM

So far, I hope! 😁 Just 0.93 Os here. Enough to get my battery back up to 100% anyway.

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E: 31/01 Win a Forest Georgian Tall Wall Greenhouse (NL)

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15 January at 11:50AM

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Re: Progress not Perfection

Cherryfudge

13 January at 10:46PM

I'm glad it all worked out as more drama than crisis but not nice for either of you. It's encouraging that he had his phone, thought to call you and was able to use his own strength to get …

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Re: E: 31/01 Win the Ultimate Tech Bundle Thanks to Subway®!

towser44

12 January at 2:32PM

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Re: Resourcefulness: The budgeter's friend

foxgloves

15 January at 7:18AM

Thanks both - not feeling at all magnificent as have been awake since 4.10am fretting about discovery of the additional problem last night. Have been assured it will be sorted out today at no cost to…

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Re: The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread

BestSeagull

15 January at 10:36AM

When I spoke to them today, I was told that online applications would be available on the 20th January. ETA As quoted above.

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