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Old Style Daily Wednesday 18 December 2024
Morning all. Just slowly rousing.
Morrisons five points per item deal.
Just a little trick for the above offer. If you buy loose Bananas, spread them out individually along the checkout belt, so you then get five points per Banana instead of just five points for the bunch. Just saying, LOL. This could also work, maybe, for any loose fruit or veg. I would probably draw the line at loose…
Park Homes. Pro's and Con's
Hello Am looking at Park Homes. I understand all the different kinds of sites and the rules for occupancy. My question is about cost and value for money. The site I am looking at is quiet and minimum when it comes to 'facilities'. So no pools or discos ! The site fees include water and sewage. Gas and electric is extra.…
Anyone use a Combi Microwave/Oven/Grill got any cooking tips?
Anyone use a Combi Microwave/Oven/Grill got any cooking tips? Most foods don't include cooking instructions for Combi-Microwave so I'm wondering whether you can use printed cooking times to work out combi timing?
Low/ non alcohol cocktails
Hi as usual I’m the host for Christmas for my family 12 of us including grandkids so Im very busy cooking . I usually buy the usual wines beer soft drinks but this year I like to make a cocktail that looks good in a jug and festive with ice that can be made in advance ( may add ice just before serving) which tastes nice…
Pickled onions for Christmas!
Posting this in here after not many comments in the 'I want it' forum. Always a good idea to try Old Style! I'm a great fan of pickled onions and used to make my own. Unfortunately illness has meant that I haven't been able to make any for a few years now and I'm reliant on the commercially-available ones. Can anyone…
Cheaper readings glasses
A useful tip to get reading glasses cheap. if you have your eye test figures and , e.g; +3 left eye and right eye +2 . Then go to cheap shops (home bargins or some chemists etc) buy 2 pair of glasses the same style , 1 pair +2 and the other pair +3. Then swap the lenses so they match your persciption. Lenses normally just…
Old Style Daily Tuesday 17 December 2024
Morning all. I'll be back.
Old Style Daily Monday 16 December 2024
Morning all. The wind has been raging all night here.
Old Style Daily Sunday 15 December 2024
Good morning all, though it's not really good outside.
Weekly Flylady Thread 9th December 2024
Thank you, Valli, for last week's thread. 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…
Old Style Daily Saturday 14 December 2024
Morning all. Yesterday passed without mishap.
Old Style Daily Friday 13 December 2024
Off to shower. BRB
Dishwasher - repair or replace?
Our 6 year old Bosch dishwasher needs a new heating element. Our local reputable repairman can fit a new one for £159 but says if it was him he would replace it. What would you do? Loads of dishwasher last more than 6 years!
O/S Daily Thursday 12th December 2024
Good morning, back soon.
Old Style Daily Wednesday 11 December 2024
Morning all. Yes, it's Baltic.
Do not freeze pizza dough issue
on saturday my partner bought two lots of fresh rolled up pizza dough we only needed one. It says not to freeze. I assume this is due to being frozen before. Its on todays date as due to various issues not wanted to/able to make a another pizza in the last few days. Do I throw caught to the wind and freeze it. Or do I bake…
Old Style Daily Tuesday 10 December 2024
Brrrrrr. Not a morning for getting up just yet.
Old Style Daily Monday 09 December 2024
Morning all.
Weekly Flylady Thread 2nd December 2024
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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