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Old Style Daily Tuesday 23 December 2025
Morning all. Have great days. I’ll be back sometime tomorrow. 🏥❤️14 -
Re: Making wi-fi from router stretch a bit further
Got my main TV/Sky box attached to router via a pair of cheap TP-Link powerline adapters, the ones with a 3 pin pass through so that I don't waste a power socket; think they were ~ £33 from Amaz…1 -
Re: Making wi-fi from router stretch a bit further
Ethernet cables from router to non-portable devices is the best way. Powerline adapters can work for some (esp. if on the same ring main).2 -
Re: Cheapest tariffs now non renewable electric
Or people with a different perspective and so different sence of balance on the issue. Or simply too poor to afford the cost of your no doubt genuinely held beliefs. Like the 9m households in UK by o…2 -
Re: Severn Trent - I do not trust their tactics?
I don't get why light consumption and - while not wanting to generalise - predominantly elderly, water users have such issues with water meters. The previous (retired) owner of our house had ref…3 -
Re: The Faster Payments Cut Off Times List
Thank you so much for all the time and effort you put into creating and updating your lists. I for one really appreciate it and find them very useful.2 -
Re: Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
0.73 O’s - happy enough5 -
Re: Weekly Flylady Thread 22nd December 2025
Roundtuit sorry to hear. Valli Eek! Original plan was to have coffee with 2 friends today, but one messaged yesterday to say she was ill and the other messaged this morning as she had to take her dog…8 -
Re: 3 - 6 month Emergency Fund Challenge (part 2)
Thanks for the incentive to start saving. I'm almoat at £1k, as we had to break into it a couple of times. Onwards & upwards now Merry Christmas1 -
Re: Hopefully debt free before Mortgage renewal in June 2026
Fab news on the bonus, well deserved and it will really boost your new journey debt free in the New Year. I too dislike the dark damp days of winter and hadnt given any thought to it being the 21st y…1
