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Beastie - in house
Just wondering what they might be. I've just grabbed/squished/thrown down loo another one and its several times I've found one of them in my home recently. Its a worm of some description, about half inch long, fairly thick, looks like a squiggle when I see it up on a ceiling or dangling by thin invisible thread from…
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O/S Daily Sunday 6th September 2015
O/S Daily Sunday 6th September 2015 This 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 already. Everyone’s…
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Costa Coffee savings
I am regular Costa Coffee customer. I will get one coffee and one cake or something every Saturday and Sunday. Which makes a £5 x 9 = £45 per month. It's is a huge amount. Is there a way to minimize it? I collect points with their card, but they always tell me that I don't have enough points. Is there a good offer?
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Potato glut
Hi all, Every couple of weeks I get a vegetable box from the market man, the problem is although I use up all the veg I can't use up all the potatoes as a result I seem to have an entire cupboard full of potatoes. Only me to feed and am bored of the usual boil, roast and mash options so What can I do with them? Thanks xx…
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Tips for cleaning / packing kitchen pls
Hi everyone, I'm (hopefully) moving in a week or so and would appreciate some advice on packing and cleaning my kitchen. I've started to run down the freezer. I'm not a minimalist and have a lot of stuff. Not looking forward to it as it seems a mammoth task! Advice greatly appreciated x
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OS Daily Thread Saturday 5th September
This 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 already. Everyone’s welcome, please do come in, put your feet…
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Dri Buddy yes or no??
I am a childminder so can't have clothes drying all over the house all the time so looking for an alternative for in winter x
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Potatoe gleaning
So today one of our farmers harvested his potatoes and this evening we "picked up the leftovers" about 20kg until darkness overcame us. We know they will be ploughed in within the next few days. Would you do the same? Is it theft ? Or being sensible?
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Microsoft XBOX / XBOX 360 2 month refunds
If your child has a Microsoft xbox (360) account then you can reclaim the last 2 months of payments. This only works in some circumstances such as mine (below) - but I suspect these circumstances to be fairly common.My son created his xbox account without me knowing and used his debit card as the payment mechanism. He lied…
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Coping with a small kitchen
Morning all! We have moved into our new house at last and I am gradually putting things away and organising the place. However, the kitchen is a lot smaller than my old one and even though I de-cluttered my stuff, my cupboards are almost full and I still have about four large boxes of stuff to find homes for. There is no…
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O/S Daily Friday 4th September 2015
O/S Daily Friday 4th September 2015 OS Daily Thread Monday 31st August This 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…
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Ink cartridges - original or compatible
Hi all, I need a bit of advice please. We've always bought original ink cartridges for our printer but since becoming debt-free DH and I refuse to spend any more £ than necessary so we can build our emergency fund quicker. Has any of you had any experience with the ink refills or compatible ones from Cartridge…
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keeping steam mop brushes clean?
Hello, I invested in a steam mop to make cleaning the house easier and to use less chemicals. I have a tile brush and have been cleaning my kitchen tiles near the hop and the brush has got caked in greasy grime. What is the best way to clean my steam mop brushes after use?
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Lamb Shanks, part defrozted due to freezer door open
Hi this morning we noticed we had left the fridge freezer freezer door open a bit and we had to bin a pack of fish figners/place fillets as they were soggy, most of the other food further in the freezer felt froze still so hoping there ok, one item which was part defrosted was a pack of 2 Iceland lamb shanks, I have took…
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Where to buy Household Ammonia.
I have been looking for quite a while around. Has anyone bought any bottle recently? (all the threads related to buying ammonia seem to be yearssss old) I have been to Sainsbury's, Tesco, searched online in B&Q and so many others. I haven't got a clue where I could get it. Does anyone buy it still regularly?
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O/S Daily Thursday 3rd September 2015
O/S Daily Thursday 3rd September 2015 OS Daily Thread Monday 31st August This 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…
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ZeroWasteWeek Twitter Chat 11am Monday 7 September
Hi everyone! Next week (Mon 7 - Sun 13 September) is ZeroWasteWeek. We're holding a #zerowasteweek Twitter chat 11am on Monday (launch day) with founder Rachelle Strauss/MrsGreen. If you can join us on launch day ask your questions and show us your zerowaste and upcycles on the #zerowasteweek hashtag from 11am. If you want…
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Is frugal the new normal?
When I started on my frugal lifestyle, for necessity (DH made redundant, toddler twins, recession), people I knew pitied and admired our lifestyle -admired in a pitying way I mean, because they knew of our impoverished predicament. When I kept living in a frugal way after DH got back into work, the twins grew up and we…
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O/S Daily Wednesday 2nd September 2015
O/S Daily Wednesday 2nd September 2015 OS Daily Thread Monday 31st August This 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…
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Any advice please?
Hello all, this is my first post so hope I am doing it correctly. Last week my husband lost his job, I have updated tax credits with our income drop and he has today registered for JSA so is waiting for an appointment to go and see them. We have things that we can cancel and cut down on but things I really don't want to.…
