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OS Daily Tuesday 23 June
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Any of the garden fence gang still around...
Just wondering if any of the old garden fence gang are hiding anywhere on here now and how everyone is muddling through these days
Old Style Daily Monday 22 June 2026
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Weekly Flylady Thread 15th June 2026
Welcome to the weekly Flylady 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 whole…
O/S Daily Sunday June 21 2026
Morning all.
The Second Purse Thread
Hello everyone, I’ve been thinking of reviving the Second Purse Challenge
for a while and a post by @Frugalistamama spurred me on. For those who don’t know about this way of grocery budgeting,
I’ve linked the original posting by @Mothership below. I intend to set aside £30 of my monthly food budget to look
for bargains to…
O/S Daily Saturday June 20 2026
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O/S Daily Friday June 19 2026
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O/S Daily Thursday June18 2026
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O/S Daily Wednesday June 17 2026
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O/S Daily Tuesday June 16 2026
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Weekly Flylady Thread 8th June 2026
Welcome to the weekly Flylady 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 whole…
Old Style Daily Bank Holiday Monday 15 June 2026
Morning all.
New flat cooking options
Renting a high end flat for 6 months It comes with electric oven and hob Im wondering should I use these , one or both? Or just buy a microwave, perhaps with a convection oven. So that when I move out its all clean ? Any thoughts? I will mostly just cooking beef ie burgers meatballs minced beef , cook in oven or pan with…
Old Style Daily Sunday 14 June 2026
Good morning all. No, didn't stay up for the match. 🏴
Old Style Daily Saturday 13 June 2026
Morning all.
Panasonic Breadmakers SD206 and SD251to SD257 Drive Belt fix
These machines keep going and going, but eventually, the profiled drive belt on these machines starts to slip on the motor drive pulley. It is impossible to buy a replacement SD026 drive belt - ASD158-108-W (even second-hand); or an SD251 belt - ADF01R140 (except at a ridiculous price). First of all remove the bottom of…
OS Daily Friday 12th June
Morning folks
OS Daily Thursday June 11 2026
Morning all
May 2026 Grocery Challenge
Welcome to the 4th Grocery Challenge of 2026! As always this challenge is to reduce your own grocery budget to levels that you will be pleased with, not forgetting that we always recommend that you stay inside your own comfort levels and take things gently one step at a time. Remember that this is not a competition....it's…
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