As The Workhouse Approaches....How To Do Everything To Avoid It, the Old Style Way

greenbee

LittleBrownFrog wrote: »

I buy moo! semi skimmed and can't taste the difference between that and fresh milk. Other uht milk tastes bleugh to me though.

I like Moo UHT too. Saves me going out to by the odd pint.

freudianslip wrote: »

really? my landlord said that because he gets his boiler breakdown with BG I have to stay with them as a customer. I would love to change suppliers so this is music to my ears. Thanks for that

you don't have to - he can have a contract with them without you being a gas/elec customer. Even if you did have to stick with them, you should make sure that you're on the best available tariff.

saveabobortwo

bog roll:rotfl:that is a basic necessity now thats made me laugh.

grandma247

lillykins if he thinks you're mad goodness knows what he would think of me. I have at least six months worth of toilet rolls for four of us. They dont have use by dates.
Washing powder has gone up at an alarming rate in the last few years. I made my own for about 18 months and still have supplies to make it again if I have to but for now I buy washing tabs from home bargains for 49p for about twelve I think. I only use one per wash unless things are really filthy. I can remember about 12 months after I started using hm washing pdr I went down the washing powder aisle and almost screamed out loud when I saw how much it had gone up.

A selection of soups, meat and or fish in tins along with one or two puddings would be good to keep in store too for times of illness or bad weather.

I went to N*tt* in the next town for cheese and beans on a good offer but when I got there its name had changed and the offers were not as good A$d@ has taken it over under a different name.

Purpleheather you can gain a little bit of time if something is close to its so called expiry date by putting it in a container in the freezer. Almonds would be good for the protien if you had nothing else .

mamaninie I just use chapati flour from the asian supermarket and it makes a very acceptable loaf but dh does not like it for sandwiches for work.

Jedi it is so nice to see your post. poor baby , one of my grandsons had reflux and had to sleep propped up or else he was miserable. It does improve when the muscle gets stronger though.

Maybe we all need to make fleece vests for the winter and fleece socks as well as curtain linings if fuel is going to be that bad.

saveabobortwo

:rotfl:i think if we invited percy Thrower around our house and show him our harvest he would faint:rotfl:when i got this wonky swede out the hanging basket all my family started laughing at it but ill be honest between you and me and the garden shed i was proud of it:rotfl:

saveabobortwo

i aint even started my shepherds pie its all your fault keep arguing about gardening bye got spuds to peel:rotfl::rotfl:

redlady_1

Mardartha...you just bloody had to didnt you??!!! :rotfl:That's it, kale is coming your way now. Just you wait until I get my bean fence

*goes off muttering about tomatoes in Scotland and not in the south*

mardatha

Well, far be it from me to BRAG in ANY way about my tomatoes... I wouldn't DREAM of going on about them as you ALL KNOW :cool:;)

bluebag

saveabobortwo wrote: »

:)i do have a good size freezer so im going to do that i think im a crap gardener:rotfl:so maybe give that a miss

I'm totally rubbish at gardening, I can turn any plant into a stick. I manage a few herbs in pots at times, I've had a bumper crop of parsley, makes great sauce and I add it to all sorts of things.

I couldn't grow garlic either, that just curled up it's toes died!, but I did manage a great crop of garlic chives, chopped and added to low fat spread they make a good garlic bread.

I kill about 70% of everything but I still chuck stuff in the ground and pots, even if I only save 10p, it's 10p less to find.

bluebag

Have y'all seen the news from scottish power. 19% increase in gas and 10% in electric. Switch and fix before the rises in August.

Vile!

saveabobortwo

if you ve got then flaunt it :rotfl:and i still have ntstarted on my shepherds pie themince is still in the packet in the fridge i do declare that i aint going to get no job with mrs doubtfire this week .house keeping points this week craps i think im scrapping along the bottom with a big fat 0 is there any one out there with some quick motivation buzz words to help me get my back side of this couch and into spud peeling action:rotfl::rotfl:ps pleasedont be shy i am friendly maybe little stressed sometimes but definitely friendly so fire away folks:rotfl: