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miss_empty_piggy

happydays89 wrote: »

They weren’t very happy,it means they have to put cold boxer shorts on in the morning such a shock when they normally heat them up in the dryer for an hour first.

We have also told them the boiler is faulty and they can only shower for 10 mins max or it cuts out and they get blasted with cold water,they don’t know I switch the boiler off when they spend too long in there.......45 minutes in the shower is too long.

When I received really large bills last month I decided things were changing.

I am keeping the key to the dryer with me at all times. D

You are a legend! :T:T:T:T:T

miss_empty_piggy

carolinerunner wrote: »

And btw about tumble dryers, the only reason I use mine is for towels, they go so stiff dried indoors without tumble drying. Fine in the summer on the line, but I like a soft towel not a sandpaper one, which mine seem to be if dried hanging up!

I know that this is going to sound REALLY weird - but I actually prefer my towels like sandpaper. I find it is really absorbent and I like the exfoliation that comes with it. I KNOW, I KNOW that I may get kicked off for being such a strange human being but I'm weird about towels. I actually only use a designated hand towel to get dried rather than those huge bath sheets. I have been known to just use a small flannel to dry myself which my daughters find HILARIOUS.

Is there anyone else out there like me - or am I the only one???

miss_empty_piggy

Gem-gem wrote: »

Hubby and I had our valentine meal (date night) at Loch Fyne. In January, they have 50% off mains. He had a a seafood mixed grill - from £26 down to £13 and I had mussels and chips £16 down to £8. A delicious meal for half the price plus it was much quieter then it would be in a couple of weeks time.
We then came home we had the last of our reduced fruit cake from F&M.

As we were in Bluewater we also popped down to John Lewis Food Hall (Waitrose) and bought a 20cm football celebration birthday cake for £2.15 (it was originally £15). I have wrapped it in foil. Tomorrow it will go in the freezer until hubby's birthday. (Normally I would make him one).

Hubby's and my birthday are only two days apart. We normally share a cake. We light candles on one half for my birthday and then candles on the other half for his birthday.

For Valentine's Day, hubby has bought me 3xhot chocolate drinks from £11.85 down to £2.70. I have bought hubby a bottle of beer. £3. We will reuse a Card from a previous year and write a new message in them.

Wow, sounds like you've had an amazing time, hope you had a great time - some really brilliant ideas there - we do the same with regards to the cards. The sentiment is the same and we love doing it to see if anyone actually notices on the mantlepiece. :):)

miss_empty_piggy

Katiehound wrote: »

I've been descaling kettle with white vinegar for a while but I think that citric acid is even better as you can make the solution as strong as you like! Once the kettle is sparkling the solution goes down the loo.

(IF you want to laugh I tried the "clean the loo with cheap cola' last night.:eek: ermm loo is now very brown, as the cola colour has attached to the limescale . I won't try that trick again!!) The citric acid is there now......( and may be over night)

ooh let us know how you get on - I am going to give the citric acid a go as my toilet does the same (but not with coke) and it's hard to get to!!!:):):)

candygirl

miss_empty_piggy wrote: »

I know that this is going to sound REALLY weird - but I actually prefer my towels like sandpaper. I find it is really absorbent and I like the exfoliation that comes with it. I KNOW, I KNOW that I may get kicked off for being such a strange human being but I'm weird about towels. I actually only use a designated hand towel to get dried rather than those huge bath sheets. I have been known to just use a small flannel to dry myself which my daughters find HILARIOUS.

Is there anyone else out there like me - or am I the only one???

I'm exactly the same with towels/ bath sheets.The rougher the better :D

ToastLady

Citric acid is great for descaling. Use it in kettle, to descale coffee machine, in dish washer and shower heads and taps. I use spirits of salt for descaling toilets, but you have to be careful and use gloves when opening and closing or it nips like hell. Limescale where I live is horrendous.

-taff

I do the same with citric, the kettle is filled and has a teaspoon of citric chucked in, reboiled until the limescale is gone, then boiled again and put the removed showerhead in there until that's clean, then I use some on the sink to clean the scale off that, usually on the drainer part, then it gets boiled again and thrown down the toilet.

Siebrie

My boss studied chemistry, and warned us against using vinegar to descale items that come into contact with food, as it can desolve the metal, which you will then ingest. It's better to use citric acid on kettles.

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All this talk about how good citric acid is made me want some:T. Our water is very hard:mad:. I can't say I've ever seen any citric acid when I've been shopping but then again I've never looked for any:rotfl: as to be honest I'd never heard of it until reading about it on here:o. What sort of shop sells this? This is a very rural area with little choice of shops in our nearest small town.

ToastLady

Finally_Solvent wrote: »

All this talk about how good citric acid is made me want some:T. Our water is very hard:mad:. I can't say I've ever seen any citric acid when I've been shopping but then again I've never looked for any:rotfl: as to be honest I'd never heard of it until reading about it on here:o. What sort of shop sells this? This is a very rural area with little choice of shops in our nearest small town.

You could try at your local pharmacy. Failing that Wilko stock it as does Amazon.

I buy in 500g bags and it lasts me quite a while from supermarket (I don't think UK supermarkets stock it). It can come in powdered or granular form.