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

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GreyQueen wrote: »

A surprising amount of fellers are bribable by h.m. goodies, in my experience. I feed my Computer Wizard and he charges me summat ridiculous like a fiver for several hours working on my PC at home. I reckon a girl wanting to snare a bloke should take up baking.;)

ahh yes, my cookery skills definitely helped with winning over hubby, tho he now complains that he needs to lose weight and never will with all the lovely things i make

well cleaned out the undersink cupboard yesterday, OMG the amount of stuff you can fit in a small space, it was like mary poppins carpet bag!

tho my mum was pleased that i found a new bottle of stardrops, she's a recent convert (tho saying that i'm finding it more and more difficult to get hold of)

well must finishing reading here and go make muffins, think i'll do apple cinnamon and oat and maybe some peach ones later

ttfn

RAS

GreyQueen wrote: »

I mentioned my horrible nightmare of being eaten alive by the walls to SuperGran when she visited me yesterday whilst I was plumber-waiting; she immediately asked if I'd had a temperature? Doh. She used to be a nurse. Reckon that my poor little grey cells were overheating. Slept peacefully last night but still feeling washed out by this rotten cold. On the mend, though.

Ahh yes, I know what she means. Every time I get a fever, I get nightmares. And any other time I get over-heated, so stuffy hotels and overly heated bedrooms are a nightmare literally.

I remember turning off the bathroom heating and opening the window in minus gog knows what in Oslo in the depths of winter after unsuccessfully asking the hotel staff if they could reduce the temperature in my room. I was the only way I could sleep. It is difficult enough trying to be bright and breezy for business when on OS trips without waking up quaking in the middle of the night.

greenbee

RAS wrote: »

Ahh yes, I know what she means. Every time I get a fever, I get nightmares. And any other time I get over-heated, so stuffy hotels and overly heated bedrooms are a nightmare literally.

I remember turning off the bathroom heating and opening the window in minus go knows what in Oslo in the depths of winter after unsuccessfully asking the hotel staff if they could reduce the temperature in my room. I was the only way I could sleep. It is difficult enough trying to be bright and breezy for business when on OS trips without waking up quaking in the middle of the night.

As for the joy of hotels with windows that don't open where you are forced to breathe the recycled, conditioined 'air' I find that guarantees a 3am migraine and they are always the places with the noisy aircon... (I had the window open in Oslo at -9 earlier this year... They obviously like their rooms hot...)

stiltwalker

Well done with the baked goods bribery Softstuff. When we moved in we had to get a local firm to put he sky dish up on the roof as it had to go on a pole too high for the Sky guys and I got a new ariel put up at cost at the same time by feeding the chaps who'd come to do it by feeding them HM blueberry muffins and cinnamon biscuits - result!

Good luck Larumbelle - I've got my fingers crossed for you here.

Had final home visit from HV this morning - had forgotten about it and we all slept in - oops - so had to cart very sleepy children downstairs for bubs to be weighed and measured, he's 11 lb now and growing well. DD just lay back down on the rug and stuck her thumb in and her bum in the air - don't think she wanted to get up! It's raining out today so won't get the gardening done I wanted so might make it a baking day later as we're looking a bit mother Hubbardish. Also got some OU projct stuff that has to be done today.

cat_smith

All for the way to a mans heart is by feeding him. Mine can live on cheese sandwiches twice a day if I'm not around but he really appreciates home cooking (often enough to do some DIY:T) Does have kitchen phobia though - he's one of those scientific cooks who does a recipe to the ml/tsp. Me I look at a recipe and just wing it. It drives him insane. Tonight he had leftover frittata bake thingy (no idea what's in it) and salad for lunch and Chicken, leek and Bacon SC bake with last night mash and spinach. Haven't poisoned him in 13 yrs so can't be all bad.

Charis

scottishminnie wrote: »

I knew it wasn't boding well when I realised within minutes of getting off the train that I had left my little bag with my book, tupperware lunch box, lunch and cutlery on the train. I was just through the security barrier so I rushed back and explained to a member of rail staff. Tough I was told, it will be destroyed.

That cannot be legal. What if you had left something very expensive or irreplaceable on the train like a camera or a laptop? Even worse, medical supplies needed on holiday? In the confusion of getting off you could easily leave something behind thinking that your OH or one of your teenagers was being responsible for it. What gives the rail company the right to confiscate your property? Does the privilege extend to pubs and restaurants, theatres and clubs and Uncle Tom Cobley and all?

In OS Britain BR and LT used to make quite a pile from reselling unclaimed lost property.

I reckon it was some Jobsworth you spoke to. After all, which of the multitude of rail companies would take responsibility for picking up a suspect package and disposing of it safely? Would they really hold up the train for several hours while they detonated your lunch? Not likely. You can't even write a letter of complaint, which of the companies would you complain to?

Rowan9

Larumbelle - thinking of you today. Hope it goes well for you - it certainly should.
Been to the dentist for my check up and only needed a scale and polish so she did it at the same time. I was embarrassed at the crop (not one but a crop!) of cold sores that came up overnight at the side of my mouth. Any OS remedies? They are at the puffy stage still. Not yet at the scabby ugly starge - have that to come, oh joy. I think it was the sun that brought them out. Anyone else get this? I think there is something in sunshine that can trigger them. Luckily I don't often get them, just usually one the week before Christmas! I've been dabbing lavender oil on them.
Sorry to hear about your lunch scottishminnie - how annoying to put it mildly.
Off to do some much needed tidying and cleaning. Rain has stopped now and it's cooler today so hopefully tonight will be cooler too.
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kidcat

Larumbelle - hope today goes ok for you.

Skint_but_Optimistic

Hi all, Ive been reading the thread and need to join!

I wonder if british rail have put the fares up just to buy explosives to rid them of the lunchbox scourge.

I need encouragement to continue homebaking and buying cheap ingredients too.

I struggle with a busy lifestyle of work, housework (which doesnt seem to get done properly at any point) kids and their issues, and really I just want things to be simpler, old fashioned. Blimey I might consider giving up my vote to stop home and clean the step. I find work gets in the way of life. I owe so much money though, its got to be this way!!

culpepper

Cant help thinking if scottishminnie had then said, 'my baby is still on the train with my bag '..the guy would have gone with her to fetch them quick smart.. LOL Course she would have to act a bit dotty when they got there and there was no baby afterall 'my mistake, looks like its just my bag '

I had to redo my Marmalade this morning. Yesterday I microwaved some and left it to cool and it was still runny when I checked on the jars today. It needed another couple of 10 min zaps in the microwave. I cant help having little tastes as I go. It doesn't last long in our house once it is made.
The rain is sort of hooshing outside. I have the window open from about April till september so I often hear the rain before I see it. Couldn't go for the run last night because of the rain. It held off till after tea then it was stair roddy for ages.
I'm sure people used to carry their macs with them years ago but now you see so many people out in a downpour with t shirts and shorts ,desperately trying to keep warm by wrapping their arms round themselves. I much prefer the geeky but dry look.