How to Get Through The Tough Times The Old Style Way.

jackieglasgow

FTM I skipped right past your post, sorry! Sorry too, to hear Mabel has passed away, hope it wasn't too traumatic. xx

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maryb wrote: »

I have posted this on the Really Old Style Living Thread but as I see many of the regulars from that thread on here as well I thought I would reiterate here the warning I posted over there

WARNING!!!!

I was browsing Google for grain mills and one of the links I clicked on started downloading one of those fake alert trojans - you know, the one that keeps making a fake virus alert pop up saying you have 50 gazillion infections and do you want to upgrade your protection now. IT'S A SCAM and will not only pocket your money but will then make loads of fraudulent transactions using your credit card details

My DD2 has had this sort of thing several times because they hide in links to web pages about teen idols etc (One Direction etc). I never thought I'd get it from surfing self sufficiency websites!!!

Anyway, if you do get this I know from bitter experience how to get rid of it. It's not easy because the wrteched thing stops you accessing the internet.

If you see it starting to load hit the off button on yoir computer straightaway - don't worry about shutting down properly. One thing I have found is that it doesn't seem to affect your documents or other files. This may stop it in its tracks. However it may not so to be on the safe side go on to the next stage as follows:

When you restart your computer hit F5 repeatedly until you can start in Safe Mode (it may be a different key for you - find out now!!)

Then do a System Restore to the previous day (or whenever the most recent System Restore point is). Your computer will then allow you to access the internet when it retstarts. Download the free version of Malwarebytes and update it straightaway and do a full scan. It will probably find something lurking such as Fake Security Alert. Delete anything you find

This works for me.

But why did the hackers ever think it was worth their while hiding this thing in a google link about grain mills????

Free virus protection and very good AVG

flowertotmum

Jackieglasgow..lol i'm always last..Mabel passed in her sleep..we thought she was off colour..her wattles went pale..i will miss her..she was feisty and always first out the coop and last one in..followed me around the garden like a puppy..
Kitcshy ..thank you..
ftm

gailey_2

Morning guys


Red lady-gladtest results were good and you on the mend.

Kezlou-sorry you stressed and having hard time financially latly , you deserve some good luck hope things improve soon,can be hard not to get stressed or down been there myself a few times.

Will try have propercatch up later.

Question of the day-want to do half leg of lamb for tea tonight.
remembered at 1am took out freezer placed in bowl in microwave.Should I transfer to fridge now?
will it be defrosted by 3pm you reckon?
is quite small?
How long to cook hubby normally does lamb

Was hoping for nice relaxing weekend with family but kind of gone bit pear shaped.

yesterday whole family went topick up new car.
Hubby stressed about insurance and struggled to do online.
Got him to ring direct line new car 40quid cheaper a year sure he can get better deal will try next month.
My 5year old overtired from friday nights disco was in evil mood.

Dident take sat nav as got us lost last time.
Knew it was exit j 33,m4
Remembered huge roundabout with maccy ds and knew it was exit off that roundabout.
Thourght we found the right exit/road.
started going through some pretty villages and sites dont remember seeing last time.
Both me and hubby realise we gone wrong.
hes stressed as running low on petrol.Again me being welsh I should know,im not a blooming homing pigeon!
Go back to big roundabout and on dual carriageway.

5year olds drank so much shes busting for a wee!
17month olds getting restless.
Hubby getting annoyed.

Hit another big roundabout with maccy ds andshopsthinkwe got wrong roundabout.
pulled over at maccy ds tookeldest toloo.
got 2happymeals as cheap and starving.
Hubby spots and asda petrol station think we should put 5quidpetrol in.
Im like im sure we close.

go on hubbys iphone on mamas and papas website storelocater as noticed mamas and papasonretailparknext to asda
wrote down postcode
wenton rac routefinder
had postcode of location we at and garage yay its turn left 3rd exit 2mins away.
Hubby says he blame me if we run out petrol and get lost again

We get there pullup take kids out.
Just as we taken youngest out she projectile vomits allover both of us and the forcourt!
Thank god wasent in our car we had cleaned to part ex!

Go to office to clean up,complete paper work and pay.
Hubby asks me to get carseat out of oldcar and do one last check.
Someyoung girllooking at car onforcourt with her parents looking at me pitty.
Looked astate covered in sick,sick next to crappy car,heaviliy pregnant and struggling to remove the childseats out car not my finest moment!

Well really should have known better not to leave hubby to sort it.
he came out I was like that was quick.
went over to new car with carseats.
First thing I asked were wheres my mats you promised me?
Think man was in hurry to get rid of us.
Got kids in car ,hubby handed me paperwork for new car and we were on our way back to asda as needed diesil.

Well get to asda never seen an unmanned petrol station before.
You put your card in before you fillup authorises to99quid.
put 30quid diesil incar.Course this stressed hubby out.

Hoping deisil will workout more economical.

we then notice no taxdisc!Look through paperwork and no disc.
we paid for tax and rang tuesay to remind them.
So its backto garage again luckily3mins away.
They forgot and said they tax it monday at postoffice and send recorded be with us by tue.
Also missing warrenty paperwork.
feel annoyed as I should have sorted it not left it to hubby.
Hoping they deliver on what they promised as not impressed!

On positive note cars fab for our needs seems weird being higher up.
so spacious.5year old moans all the way home and17month after vom is happy as can be!
Hubby want to go show mil but she wasent that bothered
worried all way home we would be pulled over by police for having no tax.

Could only happen to me!

Hubby surprised me friday evening he built the cheap flatpack bookcase.
so yesterday started the declutter and organise.
All our books away and sorted out baby clothes.
Hoping to do more today but lost half the day already.

This morning hubby attempting to go work.
micra wont start.
spends half hour trying to get through to aa as we have homestart.
6.30am sunday hardly peaktime.
they take an hour to get here.
Wondering if rac any better?
then it starts for them very weird!
Of course all comottion woken up kids early!
they made a mess.
im shattered!
17month old poorly and was fighing sleep and hubbys working all day!

Saw news breifly osboure saying he will do something about petrolprices,wonder what?

Buying car cleaned us out finacially so money tight until payday next tue.
Got to do big foodshop as storecupboard looking very sorry for its self.
Want to tidy and restock freezer in case baby comes early.

Hope everyones having good weekend.so cold here.
Hope next week be better.

Pink.

gailey wrote: »

Question of the day-want to do half leg of lamb for tea tonight.
remembered at 1am took out freezer placed in bowl in microwave.Should I transfer to fridge now?
will it be defrosted by 3pm you reckon?
is quite small?
How long to cook hubby normally does lamb

Hi Gailey,

I would check it now and see if it's defrosted completely. If not then I would just leave it to finish defrosting on the side rather than put it in the fridge.

This is how I cook leg of lamb:

Chop up a couple of cloves of garlic. Take a sharp knife...insert it into the meat and twist to make holes. Pop the garlic slices into the holes. (optional if you don't have/like garlic)

Put the lamb in the roasting tin resting on a bunch of fresh rosemary (optional if you haven't any rosemary).

Cook at 250 degrees for 30 minutes.

Turn the oven down to 180 degrees and cook for 30 minutes per pound.

If (like me) you prefer your lamb rare you can cook it for 20-25 minutes per pound.

Leave it to rest for at least 20 minutes before carving to allow the meat to relax which will make it more succulent and easier to carve.

Don't forget to save the bone to make stock. Roast it in the oven until it's browned. Pop it into a pot with any left over veg, add water and bring to the boil then turn the heat down and simmer for at least four hours.

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maryb

brandeberryj wrote: »

Free virus protection and very good AVG

I have that and it's good, I agree, but virus protection doesn't always catch trojans. (one reason why you should never pay for antivirus because they are pretty narrow in their definitions of what constitutes a virus and the paid for version is usually no better than the free one in that regard)

Malwarebytes is specifically designed to catch trojans and data miners/ keystroke loggers. Spybot Search and Destroy used to be the best one but I gather it isn't quite what it was and Malwarebytes is what everyone recommends to get rid of this type of thing. You can run it alongside your existing antivirus, no problem. These trojans are very sophisticated and the pop ups look just like official Windows ones. Also get lots of advice on the utilities threads where the techies lurk

Apologies to Board Guides if this seems off topic. However as I got this through browsing on websites of interest to the regulars here I thought it as well to warn people

shegar

flowertotmum wrote: »

Jackieglasgow..lol i'm always last..Mabel passed in her sleep..we thought she was off colour..her wattles went pale..i will miss her..she was feisty and always first out the coop and last one in..followed me around the garden like a puppy..
Kitcshy ..thank you..
ftm

So sorry to hear about mabel, its sad cos to us they are pets, you will miss her, but im sure before too long another one of your hens will start to follow you about, ive got 27 and they are under my feet everywhere I have to shuffle so I dont step on them ......:eek::eek:
But I love them all .......:j

gailey_2

Oh no!:eek:just checked halfleg lamb in bowl in micro.

its not fully defrosted!
Its got somehard bits and ice still.
beneinthere since 1am.
washoping to get in oven around3.30so be ready for hubby when he gets back at 6pm.

Cant really cook unless fully defrosted.
shall I see if microwave has defrost button?
just know have to be so careful with meat.

Thanks pink winged have mixed herbs and garlic.
have no idea how much it weighs.
got it from butcher direct and froze.
I like it well done sothinking will probably take least 2hours!

shegar

maryb wrote: »

I have posted this on the Really Old Style Living Thread but as I see many of the regulars from that thread on here as well I thought I would reiterate here the warning I posted over there

WARNING!!!!

I was browsing Google for grain mills and one of the links I clicked on started downloading one of those fake alert trojans - you know, the one that keeps making a fake virus alert pop up saying you have 50 gazillion infections and do you want to upgrade your protection now. IT'S A SCAM and will not only pocket your money but will then make loads of fraudulent transactions using your credit card details

My DD2 has had this sort of thing several times because they hide in links to web pages about teen idols etc (One Direction etc). I never thought I'd get it from surfing self sufficiency websites!!!

Anyway, if you do get this I know from bitter experience how to get rid of it. It's not easy because the wrteched thing stops you accessing the internet.

If you see it starting to load hit the off button on yoir computer straightaway - don't worry about shutting down properly. One thing I have found is that it doesn't seem to affect your documents or other files. This may stop it in its tracks. However it may not so to be on the safe side go on to the next stage as follows:

When you restart your computer hit F5 repeatedly until you can start in Safe Mode (it may be a different key for you - find out now!!)

Then do a System Restore to the previous day (or whenever the most recent System Restore point is). Your computer will then allow you to access the internet when it retstarts. Download the free version of Malwarebytes and update it straightaway and do a full scan. It will probably find something lurking such as Fake Security Alert. Delete anything you find

This works for me.

But why did the hackers ever think it was worth their while hiding this thing in a google link about grain mills????

About an hour a go I posted a thread on The Internet Access Thread called " Beware Scam"........I wanted other posters to also be careful..................im way behind on computers ive had this one 6 yr but theres so much now that I dont know, but I just about get through......:) At least I had the sense not to entertain these hackers/ scammers......

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Hi gailey,

The first thing you need to do is calm down....it's not worth going into labour over a half leg of lamb. Unlike chicken and pork, lamb is absolutely fine to eat rare so it won't do you any harm if it does end up being slightly red near the bone.

Do you have scales as you'lll need to weigh it to get the timings right. If it's mostly defrosted by 3 o'clock I would put it into the oven and perhaps give it an extra 15 mins to half an hour (particularly as you prefer it well done). I'm sure that it will be fine. I wouldn't bother with the mixed herbs as they can burn easily.

If the worst comes to the worst, when you carve it if it is too rare for your taste you can always put the slices onto a plate and pop them into the oven or microwave for a few mins/seconds.

Enjoy your meal.

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