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

jumblejack

The amount of time a rice pudding is cooked at reasonably high temperatures would definitely eliminate anything to concern yourself with. Enjoy your pud with a clean conscience!!!

My teabreak is much deserved. My hands are covered in woodstain and are bitterly cold. Will be worth it though.

Ah well. Back to the grindstone....

GreyQueen

Afternoon all!

I shouldn't trouble yourself about elderly rice or elderly nutmeg, they're not likely to be "off" and as someone pointed out, anything would be unlikely to survive a good oven session.

I have a fairly cavalier attitude to use-by dates on most goods and have managed to make it nearly to the half century. I think eyes and nose are what Mamma Nature provided for us to use, along with a healthy dose of common sense. I don't get gippy belly much more than twice a decade so I must be doing something right (or perhaps it's my neathderthal digestive system:rotfl:) I think you're more likely to get ill eating in caffs and restaurants, tbh, as some people are still so ignorant that washing hands after using the lav is a bit of a big ask. I have a very old friend who is a tax man (I know, the shame of it but he's a really nice guy) and he told me of fellow tax inspectors who ended up in restaurant kitchens as part of their investigations and were left so traumatised by what they saw in so many places that they won't order in a restaurant unless they've seen the kitchen first.......

:beer: Redlady many congrats on getting your lottie, it's the best feeling. Wishing you lots of success and not too many sore backs. Keep us up-to-date on the progress....


:D:D Idiot Boy's day in court will be 12th April. Providing that all the proper procedures have been followed the judge will have to rule for possession of his flat by the Council. The judges typically give the tenant 14 days from the possession order to get out although IB could choose to attend the hearing and argue that this would cause him exception hardship and the judge could rule that he should be give 56 days to get out...If he doesn't leave of his own free will they'll get an eviction order from the court and repo the flat. No counting of chickens (or bantams or even quail) but he might be gone by the end of next month and my ordeal could be over........:D:D:D

joeck I have absolutely no idea of what is a debilitating or fatal dose of various herbal substances is nor what the symptoms are but I'm sure it's on the internet somewhere. You sure this is just research and nothing more sinister? Recall reading somewhere that it is very difficult for the hospital to save your life if you ingest some of our species of poisonous mushrooms......might have been the Destroying Angel.......I limit myself to ordinary field mushrooms or perhaps a giant puffball if I can find one. Reason being is I'm not likely to confuse them with something toxic.

Rock and roll, get primed with the virtual champagne for some good news in April.

FatVonD

mummysaver wrote: »

Does anyone have any clever tips for natural airfresheners that I can keep near the litter tray? Cats do all go outside, but tray is still here just in case! Thanks!

Sprinkle some bicarbonate of soda in with the litter as you would the deodorising powder.

helen_jelly

GQ - thats really good news -virtual Champers on ice for you

I've spent the day at the allotment with DH, we dug and mended our way around the plot and its looking nice and tidy - must start the seeds off now as they have new homes waiting for them, mind you, we are both very k-nack-ered so Fish and Chips may be on the menu tonight although I fancy Pasta Bake so may have to talk sweetly to him [he is craving Fish and Chips] its far cheaper to do my meal and thats what I'm sticking to when we discuss it [read that as me telling him lol]

No redhead here - always wanted to be 1 though - have some Irish in me from centuries ago - ancestors moved over here when the Potato Famine hit - I think of myself as an honoury Red Head as I have the temper to match hehe

Have a nice evening everyone

Helen x

greent

hello all

have caught up and I know various people are in need of hugs and thoughts and that tehre are a few inconsiderate neighbours about

thanks for the words re oh and volunteering etc. However, the fantastic news is that he heard at 5.30 yesterday that he has a new contract starting MOnday! Yeay! 100 miles a day round trip (and a bit more) but it's work!! Woop! Means we can get someone in for the main bathroom - teh toilet is broken and keeps flooding it (euch!) (either through being blocked (dodgy pipes can take about 3 sheets of loo paper) or broken cistern) Also had broken boiler this week - no hot water, heating and a lovely burning smell. Thankfully we have CH cover and a man came out later - fan was burnt out and stuck, so he fitted a new one the next day

Bought some more potatoes today for planting once ready - need to get a move on with teh veggies - bit behind this year. Depressed hubby makes life hard (clinically depressed with past suicidal tendencies and anger management issues) However, work will help with some of that and his counsellor is helping with some more. add to that better weather/ longer days and we may get somewhere...!


ETA: I'm a redhead in hiding. Lots of copper tones in my hair and people think I'm a redhead in pics etc. Father is a redhead and my great grandparents and grandad came over from Ireland. I have the pale skin and used to have lots of red freckles - less now I'm older. Burn easily and also get polymorphic light thingy. greyish/ green eyes though. and I have a temper...

flowertotmum

Hi all..hope your fine..had a few probs..hubby got virus on the laptop and it was a sod to shift..lost everything..have spent today putting it back to normal.have hurt my back at the lottie..by the way redlady congrats on getting one..they are like golddust..rare and precious..
Been busy though..stocked my baking cupboard up..didn't cost too much so happy about that...did lots of baking and froze some of it..
Tidied up the fruit bed in garden..done some sewing..
Had parents evening..seems i have a budding author..her writing is amazing for 5..
Absolutely miserable weather here..its misty and cold..so no washing dry for free..
Anyway thats it..got to go its tots bathtime..
take care all of you..
ftm
P.S i am blonde but have a fiery side..takes a while to get there but when it does..just back away slowly lol...
ftm

shegar

redlady_1 wrote: »

Oh and I have just been advised by my wood man that he is increasing his prices with immediate effect - BY HALF! :eek::eek: Add to that it cost me over £70 to fill the car for the first time and I am feeling it!

It looks as if it is beginning to bite.

Thats a helluver leap isnt it?....but not surprising to be honest, the cost of fuel as risen terribly in the last month and they do use a lot of oil and petrol for the chainsaws..............

I sell own eggs outside and I had to put the price up today by 20 p per doz to cover the extra feed prices and wheat and barley have gone sky high this year, I didnt want to do that but its unavoidable, I now charge £1.60 per dozen.....still real good value for free range fresh eggs ....................

The other week a load of pig farmers from East Anglia went to Downing St with banners , because when they have their pigs go to slaughter they lose £30 per pig.:eek:....due to increased feed prices.......whats the point of keeping herds when you sell you lose money.......?

I let my car fuel gauge go down to half then top it up again ,so it cost me about £35.00 to fill it that way.........if it went to empty then id have a job trying to find £75 quid to fill it........I always like to keep enough diesel in car cos sometimes my hubby have a 999 in hospital and I must make sure I can get there, its 26 miles to our nearest A&E..................

I had rice pudding again for tonights tea, done in the microwave again, phew its so lovely and fluffy, dont need sugar nor jam , its wholesome and cheap...........:j
My yorkie Billy had to have his second injections today, £36.00:eek::eek: and one worm tab...........I was going to ask her how much it would cost to have him de nuttered !!! cos he a young man and I dont want him trying to get out to find a girlfriend now that spring is in the air:D....she said £110:eek::eek:....then when she was just checking him over she said dont worry about that op cos billy has been done..WOW I was well pleased to hear that , so ive got a ball less billy already, ha ha :D...:T....it was real cold here today because of the fog, @ 4 degrees it felt like mid winter:eek:.........keep warm and well.....:D

Pitlanepiglet

Fantastic news Greent :T

GQ, I really hope you get shot of IB but don't get your hopes too high. If he plays the system they may not get him out that quickly. I used to do repo work for housing associations and the tenants were able to play all sorts of games to delay possession. It's really difficult for social landlords to evict as they are held to be the last resort. I really hope you get shot of him x

ceridwen

catznine wrote: »

Greyqueen - it is mainly the coastline northeast of Tokyo that has been so badly affected. Dd's friend is in north east Iwate prefecture, so some way away from the nuclear plant but that situation is getting worrying by the day! He can't get out to Tokyo, no fuel for car and trains not running as extensive damage to the railway lines. Every day I am waking up praying for Japan now and hoping for some better news, those poor people have lost so much.

This is a very true point - and we think we have problems. Mygawd - those poor b*****s are staring into the gates of hell and fighting for survival (both as individuals and as a nation). It really really is time to put differences to one side at every level in the face of what some people are going through now.

I was positively fizzing under the collar today at hearing that British people who had gone out to help with the rescue operation had been stymied by the "officialdom" jobsworth attitude so prevalent in Britain - ie the British Embassy had refused to provide some vital "bit of paper" to enable them to get on with the job they came for and they had to come back here again without having had the chance to do it. Oh I am so going to "be on a mission" to kickass once I'm retired at any and every bit of "officialdom" that wants to sit there playing jobsworth - when commonsense dictates that there are people there needing help and just get stuck in and do so. At the point that I heard that item on the news this morning I wished I was in Japan right now - because I simply dont give a tuppenny damn about jobsworths and might have managed to help these "rescuers" to find a way round/under/over and, if need be, straight THROUGH these blimmin' jobsworths that stand in the way of commonsense so often these days in this country.:mad::mad::mad:

Sorrees...rant over...but that news item has been bugging me all day...as I wondered whether, in the "rescuers" position I would have had screamed at them to "get outa our way" or gone straight off to the Embassy of some other country that thought more rationally (eg the Swedish or Dutch) or one that would derive enjoyment from "finding a way" round it (eg the Americans) and told them "You've just got some temporary citizens of YOUR nation instead - can we have that bl***y piece of paper from you please instead;)?"

ceridwen

joeck68 wrote: »

Hi Ceridwen, I don't suppose you have the titles / authors of any books like this to hand, do you - I'm currently working on the outlines of a novel about a 'village poisoner' and this would be fabulous research!! thanks in advance
Jo

I must also add that should any of my neighbours fall ill / die in suspicious circumstances, its absolutely nothing to do with me!! lol

Splutters visibly....:rotfl::rotfl:I'm just SO glad I wasnt reading that whilst eating dinner (just about to start on that - trying out an MSE nutburger recipe - as have acquired rather a lot of nuts at the moment.....).

I'll have a looksee and send you PM on the books I have where a degree of "reading between the lines" reveals "other aspects" <cough> - but....errr...umm...it wasnt murder I was thinking of...my mind was running on totally different themes in a VERY different direction...

My thinking was much more along the lines of "if modern day operations were no longer available - how would we manage?......"