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Re: 2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution
Chimneys should be regularly checked and swept but best to use an accredited one or personal recommendation 😀 DDxx16 -
Re: 2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution
@oceandreamer definitely get a sweep in, and a good plan not to use the log burner while it's not ventilating effectively.17 -
Re: What tools did you use to track and manage your house or flat hunt?
I was looking last year and found having a free account with Rightmove was all I needed. You can write notes against properties so you can keep track of upcoming appointments, places you've view…3 -
Re: Resourcefulness: The budgeter's friend
Yes I got outside and decided to make up some home made weedkiller to do the front garden. But then spent a while clearing up somebody's very nasty dog poo from right outside the front gate! Ver…6 -
Re: Resourcefulness: The budgeter's friend
I don't like pancakes either 😆I used to make them when DS and DD were young but I could never make them fast enough especially when Mr SA joined the pancake queue. I didn't realise Soot wa…5 -
Re: Resourcefulness: The budgeter's friend
I wonderif you are thinking of the vagus nerve FG? - an absolutely amazing thing, in my opinion lol!5 -
Re: Resourcefulness: The budgeter's friend
I had a cat once who only ate (dried food) in the middle of the night.Very unnerving at that time, as it sounded exactly like someone trying to get a key in the lock…!5 -
Re: Not Getting as Much State Pension as Expected
Half the problem is that most people have never understood ( nor needed to understand at the time, because it often happened automatically) what exactly "contracting out" of SERPS/SSP meant…8 -
Re: Resourcefulness: The budgeter's friend
Soot and my Ginger Cat are two of a kind - GC also thinks the sound of the vitamins bottle is the sound of cat food - even though nothing he gets ever sounds like that. Your stories always sound so f…5 -
Re: Pick'n'Mix - the joy of the chaz in '26!
@Miró ideal to wear as in the photo too when one has a bit of colour on one's legs!3
