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Advice for beginner
Hi Not been on the site or forums for too long. Major overhaul needed. My life has been utter chaos and i have been doing overtime recently prior to surgery next week. To keep it brief, I'm due to start isolation tomorrow before surgery on Wednesday, then will be resting knee. So I thought it's about time I put myself…
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O/S Daily Sunday 9 May 2021
O/S Daily Sunday 9 May 2021 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…
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Easiyo Yoghurt Maker
Hi all, I have done a search on the forum but it has been some time since anyone asked the question. I am considering purchasing an EasiYo Yoghurt Maker and was wondering what peoples thoughts were. Thank you.
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Roast beef help!
I got a ys topside beef joint in A£di. It's just under a kilo and I am planning to do a roast dinner tomorrow. However, I have never been able to roast beef without it resembling a Doc Martin 🙁 I have consulted Lord Hugh F-S of The Dead Carcass but cannot reproduce the magic. Does anyone have a foolproof plan for tender…
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O/S Daily Saturday 8 May 2021
O/S Daily Saturday 8 May 2021 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,…
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O/S Daily Friday 7 May 2021
O/S Daily Friday 7 May 2021 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…
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O/S Daily Thursday 6 May 2021
O/S Daily Thursday 6 May 2021 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,…
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O/S Daily Wednesday 5 May 2021
O/S Daily Wednesday 5 May 2021 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,…
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Slow cook stew - Cooking temp?
Hi there, This is more of a cooking question than money saving, but I couldn't be bothered making an account on a cooking forum so I'll just ask here in the hopes we have some knowledgeable cooks here. So I have started making stews, and for some reason my meat came out really tough and dry yesterday. I realised afterwards…
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Dishwasher smells
My dishes have started to smell of “wet dog“! Very unpleasant. We have used the intensive wash cycle, a specific dishwasher cleaner fluid, vinegar, baking soda – all to know avail! Can anyone help please?
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O/S Daily Tuesday 4 May 2021
O/S Daily Tuesday 4 May 2021 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,…
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O/S Daily Monday 3rd May 2021
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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Weekly Flylady Thread 3rd May 2021
What is FLYLADY? Well,
it's our version of the US flylady idea - but we work on the principle that
housework is not fun, it's boring, can be time-consuming, is often thankless
but, unfortunately, necessary. It's here on Old Style to provide the support we
all need and to make the whole task easier and quicker. We also…
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Learning from a year of Lockdowns. What did you learn or what would you have done differently?
We certainly learned how reassuring it felt to have anticipated problems and stocked up on essential food supplies. The initial queues and chaos at supermarkets for older people with health and mobility issues would have made life extremely stressful. And my large stash of library books proved invaluable. Learned: how…
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Amazon Returns
I purchased an item from Amazon, it hasn’t arrived yet. Since then I’ve discovered a better item at a lower price. What’s the best way to return to Amazon, tell the delivery driver I don’t want the item or return after delivery
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O/S Daily Sunday 2 May 2021
O/S Daily Sunday 2 May 2021 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…
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Looking for super food planning app
Not sure if I've put this question in the correct criteria. Is there such a thing as an app that can search different supermarket databases for a given product to flag up the cheapest price? Perhaps this app could have a facility where it costs a recipe using the cheapest price for a product from a supermarket? I'm asking…
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Non slip mat (Lakeland) for solid wood coffee table
If this is not the right place to ask, would someone redirect me, please? I see what would be a good non slip mat - Lakeland Slip-a-Grip Fabric Shelf and surface liner 30 cm x 3 meter roll to cut to size. Product code 8297. It says this may damage wooden surfaces and my little table is polished solid wood ? Elm. If this…
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O/S Daily Saturday 1st May 2021
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…
