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car boot sale tips
I have a few hints and tips on car booting for beginners, either as a seller or buyer, we have plenty of experience in both areas. for sellers...... Make a decision about whether your are pricing up your goods or not, this is a personal decision, I have tried it both ways and can't really say which is best. The one…
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Pay Day
Is Friday and I still have some money left (albeit not very much) :j :j :j AND I bought some plants off the local market yesterday (4 herbs and 3 trailing verbenas to make a "statement" flowers basket for the back garden) not that anyone will see it apart from the army of birdies ........
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Unblocking the kitchen sink
Hello, My kitchen sink is blocked and bicarb and vinegar aren't helping, neither are soda crystals and hot water. I am thinking of buying a plunger but what else can I do? The water does drain but very, very slowly...I'm quite worried and fearful I will have to spend oodles on a plumber...HELP! Thank you very much
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Collar and cuff grime
Despite following various hints and using enough chemicals to run an ICI factory, I have always had problems with collar and cuff grime on my shirts. I work in central London near a main road. Most things in the office if uncleaned eventually get coated in a fine dusting of soot. My collars and cuffs, at the end of the day…
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Making curtains
Here's my latest money-saving exploit: making new curtains for the dining room. We've just had the old window changed for French doors, so new curtains were necessary. I went down to the Reading Fabric Warehouse, which had some really nice fabric at a reduced price. Even better, they had a special offer of free lining and…
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Whiffy floor - yuk
I know someone on here will know what to do. My friend has just moved into her new house, but the previous owner's aim cannot have been too good, as having lifted the carpet in the loo (which we thought was causing the 'smell'), it transpires that several years of bad aiming have left the wooden floor underneath smelly…
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Scallions?
Can you use scallions to make egg & onion sandwiches? Also, I had an onion which scallions started to grow from so I potted it. I was wondering how I was supposed to cut them?
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Need some inspiration!
Hey y'all! I couldn't think of anywhere better to post this awkward post, it didn't really fit under the Health board :confused: I've just had a food intolerance test done and am now on the elimination process, and have opted to eliminate straight away for the next 6 weeks, after which, will be introducing certain foods…
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Tomatoes
Sorry if this is repeating another thread. I have three tomatoe plants in the kitchen now nearly four feet tall. Problem is, there's no tomatoes growing yet. I now have some small yellow flowers here and there and they have become very thirsty in the last week, but still no tomatoes. Have I missed something? Regards X
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alien gloop on kids clothing or carpet
hiya. my daughter came back from her dads, at the weekend, after buyin more of those stupid quid alien toys,. somehow, she managed to spill it, and it has set dry on her clothes.. tryed to scrap ity off, but to no avail. does anyone know how best to remove it, or do i need to replace tghe clothes. :confused: :confused:…
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Old Style Meat
I was just wondering where those of you who buy traditionally reared meat get it from – I don’t want to get it from Tesco etc, as I don’t really trust their labels. I want to buy it direct from a farmer or a butcher who knows the farmers, etc. I have tried https://www.bigbarn.co.uk and https://www.ukfoodonline.co.uk but…
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sewing coat hanger in back of collar
any tips on best way to make a coat hanger for jackets? :confused: 1. just fold over a scarap of fabric and sew it up and zig zag on under the collar? 2. or how do you attach nylon card ? quite a few of the jackets don't have a hangy thing (design fault !), so they end up in a heap on the floor. I need to make hangers for…
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emergency!!!!!!!!!!!
i have just ruined my sons designer shirt in the wash. although i washed by hand i decided to rinse and spin in the washer. the colour has run from another garment on to this - green- i.e. it has green patches. i need to get it sorted before he gets back home from work or else my bank account will be couple of hundred in…
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OS nappies
sorry if this is in the wrong forum... I used disposables with my eldest (4). When the youngest was born i bought some 'proper' nappies from boots. They were cloth on the inside and plastic-type on the outside and fastened with velcro. I got sick of these very quickly as they seemed to be always leaking compared to…
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keeping whites - white and blacks - black
i have a problem with my washing . although i tend to keep whites and coloureds and blacks seperatly i cannot avoid whites turning into mucky white and blacks turning into shades of red, gray or chalky i tend to use low temperature washes especially for coloureds any tips??????????/ thanks in advance would vinegar…
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Flavoured oils
Due to my good crop of herbs I'm interested in making some herb oils for cooking, thinking mainly garlic chilli, basil has anyone got any tips? Recipes? for these? Also any ideas best place to pick up oil for these? Thanks
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Hot nights
Here in sunny Sussex it's been rather warm these past few nights and a friend passed on the following tip if you're without fans- fill a hot water bottle with cold water. Particularly good for fractious children! Regards Aril
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Recipes for Home Made Coleslaw?
does anyone have a recipe for homemade coleslaw please?
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I wanna make my own corned beef
Ages ago on the telly Rick Stein make corned beef. I didn't write the recipe down and don't know if it's in one of his books. I'd love to try and make it, so if any of you good folks could help it'd be greatly appreciated as always. Have done a search but only came up with tinned corned beef!
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food for hot weather
hey guys. im seriously lacking inspiration for summer type meals. after months and months of roasts, soups, cottage pies etc, im at a loss as to what i can prepare which is cheap, wholesome, healthy and filling, without being boring or repetitive. dont ask for much, do i :o :rotfl: ? what are you lot serving up at the mo?
