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The giving up/cutting down alcohol support thread! Part 5

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  • jo1972
    jo1972 Posts: 8,901 Forumite
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    OMG I am so fuming :mad:

    Just had a courier bloke knock on the door and ask if we'll take next doors delivery in, he was holding a small box. Yes my DD1 said, no probs, signed her name and took said parcel. He said, hold on love, got one more in the van. How he managed to get this parcel out of the van and to the door step I don't know. It's a glass TV cabinet and says '2 man to lift' on the side. Me and DD1 couldn't physically lift it over the door frame so it's now sat outside on my path ready to be nicked by just about anyone (provided they're strong :D). So I knocked on a couple of neighbours doors but nobody about, then noticed a sign on door of parcel recipient that said 'if you are delivering a parcel to be signed on please go to jo1972's house (well not my name but my number). Bluddy cheek, they didn't even ask me!! AND I don't even like them!!!
    DFW Nerd no. 496 - Proud to be dealing with my debts!!
  • jo1972
    jo1972 Posts: 8,901 Forumite
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    Evening all,

    Can you tell I'm not at work, it's like verbal diahorrea :D

    Anyway, whatever, so which one of you gentlemen was it..YM or maybe Lurks that did a yummy roast the other day? I need advice with the beef for crimbo dinner.

    I usually do a mean roast but as I'm cooking for my mum too I need it to be good!

    I've got a 2.182kg piece of topside. I intend to heat a bit of oil in a baking tray on really high then stick the beef in for a few minutes each side to brown then turn it down to a gas mark 3. My beef has always come out nice like this but it's a bigger joint than I'm used to.

    How long should I cook it on low for you reckon? How do you do yours? What do you put on it, if anything, before cooking?

    This question is not only open to just YM and Lurks obv ;)

    Any opinions gratefully received :)

    The turkey's easy cos it says 1hr55m :D
    DFW Nerd no. 496 - Proud to be dealing with my debts!!
  • honeybear_2
    honeybear_2 Posts: 3,914 Forumite
    *waving a paw*

    Anyone remember me? ;)
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    "NEVER DOUBT YOUR OWN QUALITY"
  • honeybear_2
    honeybear_2 Posts: 3,914 Forumite
    edited 22 December 2009 at 8:25PM
    jo1972 wrote: »
    Where's HB, has she gone away?

    Ooh! That's me! :D

    Madness here but partly due to my fondness for the festive spirit :rolleyes:

    So lovely to read back & catch up with you all, you're all stars :D

    Jo, I loved your mince pies ;)
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  • eselt
    eselt Posts: 604 Forumite
    Hi HoneyBear- good to here from you, and welcome Steph. Hello to everyone, hope you are all cosy and warm and where you want to be.

    Thinking of you all...merry xmas everyone
  • eselt
    eselt Posts: 604 Forumite
    OMG- just got given the best christmas present ever- a massive box of Opal Fruits (refuse to refer to them as starburst!) and frys turkish delight from my sis- as with all huge amounts of opal fruits and chocolate I need to crack on and start eating them immediately before they go off...with some loverly Vimto....yum, yum, yum.
  • honeybear_2
    honeybear_2 Posts: 3,914 Forumite
    edited 22 December 2009 at 8:28PM
    eselt wrote: »
    OMG- just got given the best christmas present ever- a massive box of Opal Fruits (refuse to refer to them as starburst!) and frys turkish delight from my sis- as with all huge amounts of opal fruits and chocolate I need to crack on and start eating them immediately before they go off...with some loverly Vimto....yum, yum, yum.

    Wow, eselt, E number overload!

    blissysmile.gif

    :D
    @ LBM = £15,872.65, now £10,819.82
    AF Jan = 7/? Feb = 5/14 Mar = 14/20 Apr = 6/14 May = 2/14 June 2/14 July 0/TF Aug 1/TFv Sept 6/TF Oct 4/7
    "NEVER DOUBT YOUR OWN QUALITY"
  • So_Sad_Angel
    So_Sad_Angel Posts: 7,363 Forumite
    Hi Everyone :j:j ...I`m jumping like this smilie to try & keep warm....its freezing cold here .....outside looks like a freezer & my heating is only working on half the radiators!

    Got given a bottle of wine at work today.....feels odd:confused::confused:....I hope I am not being tempted!! Still in the fancy christmas bag so I made a horlicks instead :o:o

    Angiexx
  • honeybear_2
    honeybear_2 Posts: 3,914 Forumite
    So_Sad_Angel wrote: »
    Still in the fancy christmas bag so I made a horlicks instead :o:o

    Could you maybe give it to someone else as a pressie? :confused:
    @ LBM = £15,872.65, now £10,819.82
    AF Jan = 7/? Feb = 5/14 Mar = 14/20 Apr = 6/14 May = 2/14 June 2/14 July 0/TF Aug 1/TFv Sept 6/TF Oct 4/7
    "NEVER DOUBT YOUR OWN QUALITY"
  • So_Sad_Angel
    So_Sad_Angel Posts: 7,363 Forumite
    honeybear wrote: »
    Could you maybe give it to someone else as a pressie? :confused:

    Thats what I shall do.....I rarely eat chocolates either & yet been given 2 tins of Roses & box of those Lindt chocolates... well thats my DFW tip for tonight....use work christmas gifts as christmas pressies:rolleyes:;);):D

    OMG Eselt just read your post again!!....opal fruits, frys turkish delight & vinto :eek::eek::eek:
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