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coal house at war
coal house at war has just started on BBC2! :TCoal House was very interesting when it was on originally - all about living in wartime conditions!
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My money saving tips ready for CRIMBO!!
I am going mad on all the samples I can find! I have got shampoos and handcream to chocolate and cereals! They'll be great for a mini goodie bag at christmas time, sister gets th make up, nan gets the food and knnitting samples, mum gets the pampering bits- saves loads and looks thoughtful! Go into your nearest card shop…
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should I use it?
In a clear out I've found a packet of gluten-free bread mix that expired in June. Should I use it or chuck it?!
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New guy here - living on my own for first time
Ok so here go's! I've lived most of my life with my family, I always gave money to my mum on side for like "rent" to go towards the mortgage and my only other fixed deduction was my gym membership. So last 3 months I've moved into my own place Now I have a goal and an aim - Goal is, as soon as I get paid on the 25th of…
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I've been reading these threads in preparation for next Spring
Both myself and my husband will be retired next Spring. Our budget will be so very much less than it is at the moment as we have both gone "early". I know it will be very difficult to adjust and it is difficult to anticipate how it will go. We are "downsizing" the house in terms of size but not, unfortunately in terms of…
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What to do?
Hello. Dont know if this is the right place to post this but you all seem to have great cooking skills. Just bought a massive bag of meat from my butchers and didnt want 2 joints of pork so i got 1 lamb and 1 pork. The lamb seems abit meat less and ii dont know what to do with it. im not great at carving or chopping so i…
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Not sure if...
... there is an answer to this one but will give it a shot. Have just made some Banana Muffins, the mixture when ready for decanting into cases is gloopy, I have yet to find a technique that does not involve a fair amount of drippage if you see what I mean, has anybody cracked this type of problem. I am trying very, very…
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yey!! christmas cakes are in the oven!!
This is going to be our first christmas in our OWN house (FTB in July) and we are having some family over, but money is tight so its going to be an MSE xmas as far as possible. number one i have just made my christmas cake instead of buying it, it smells good used the nigel slater recipe and my tin was a bit smaller than…
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Returning to MSE with tail between my legs...
Hello everyone! I was very dedicated to MSE a few months ago by slowly stopped coming to visit - sorry! Lots has changed, firstly I've since found myself without a job anymore (long and complicated and potentialy going to tribunal :mad:) but secondly and far more importantly I got married :j and sadly the former happened 2…
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"Bullying" on the forum
Afternoon everyone It's really sad to say we've received multiple claims and counter-claims of bullying on this board and in PMs between people who use this board recently. It's really not a nice thing to hear, especially as this is one of the friendliest boards on this forum. The forum team, myself and others in the team…
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is my slow cooker broken??!!
Just a quick question, as it is colder now, i've got my slow cooker back out and have used it a few times over the last couple of weeks. I'm sure that last year when i used it, nothing ever dried out in it. when i used to do joints in it, i would just put a cup fullo f water in, now when i do that, the top half of the…
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Light wieght vacuum cleaners
I am in the market for a new light weight vacuum, at present I have I dyson which I love, but its too heavy to carry up and down stairs. I keep it upstairs as all the rooms up there are carpeted while downstairs we have carpet on the stairs and a large rug in the sitting room, the rest of the floors are either vinyll or…
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Getting onion/garlic smell out of my breadboard
We have a lovely jamie oliver chunky breadboard and i cut garlic/onions etc on it after my plastic ones went in the bin! BUT i cannot get the smell out. I have tried: Bicarb of soda, washing up liquid scrubbed in and left, antibac spray, lemon rubbed in and left..ideas? Thanks
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Help with zipper repair...Please!
My husbands leather riding trousers got damaged. One of the zippers on the side has come off. Well not the whole zipper just the pull thingy that keeps the zipper closed (pictured below). Is there any way I can repair this myself or will I have to take it to get it repaired. :confused:
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OS Daily Thread - Monday 12th October
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Monday 12th October. It is an 'Over the garden fence' type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved…
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please help me bake a perfect cookie!
One of the things I really want to be able to do is make, bake and decorate a really nice cookie. Especially with Halloween and Christmas coming up! Something I can give as a gift, or at least take to work to hand out! When I bake cookies they always come out burnt on the bottom. Not massively burnt, just - a bit rubbish.…
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Aji Chombo's chilli apple jelly
My H2B and I just made and potted our first preserve! Woohoo! My mamma would be so proud :D
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Weekly Flylady Thread 12th October 2009
Welcome to the weekly Flylady thread. If you need help organising your week when it comes to housework, or just the motivation to do the dreaded housework tasks you have to do, come and join us, hopefully make it a little easier. You never know, you might start to enjoy it! Following requests to start things steadier for…
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I somehow ruined my soup...........
Hi folks!! Any ideas on this?? Thursday night I made a pot of leek and potato soup with home grown spring onions. ( 4 leeks, 6 small potatoes I small onion and a handful of small spring onions. I also used chicken stock made from 2 lots of chicken bones.) For once didn't put it in the fridge or freeze it - maybe this was a…
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Chlorine hygiene spray? Make your own query
I recently bought a chlorine hygiene spray from Lidl, which they now appear to have stopped selling. Very frustrating as it was very good at killing off black mold in the bathroom. Does any one know if you can make your own using bleach, if so what quantities do you use or if not, can any one recommend another good…
