A new 'tougher' thread... and so it continues

Byatt

Kleopatra wrote: »

Other peoples cats visit my garden so often that I have to wear rubber gloves to weed and other peoples dogs have been allowed to pee on our front garden box hedge so regularly that it has large brown patches and part of it has died.

The thread seems to be suffering from similar problem.

I am so sorry Kleo, very contrite person here now.

No more of the unmentionable will be said by me.

Sorry about your box hedge and the rubber gloves.

edit, it wasn't the Womble story PIC. But the eating habits. (I started it I think).

Just off to use my coupons for relatively free shopping. Wish me luck everything is there and no-one upsets me by being trouty!

Rosetta92

anguk wrote: »

Here you go

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2584367

I think I'll have a re-read of that too, it might take a while though it's 153 pages long! :eek:

Wow - this is my kind of thread! This will add new interest during recuperation. :T

mardatha

Godsake I had forgotten it grew so long! I need to read it as well now !

meme30

Have had a look at the solar storm thing, I think most of us are going to be Bu88erd if all the electrical gadgets get fried. There goes my spare freezer stuff for a start! And who am I going to read about on-line? Ooops, no on-line!:(

Think I am going to have to read Hannah Hauxwell again. She managed for years without 'mod cons.'

:think: Just got to dig a well/start killing animals to get meat and tallow, oh, and I need some stones to grind a bit of corn that I will have [STRIKE]nicked[/STRIKE] found.

No! stuff it! I am going to stick my head in the sand again! I'm far too much of a control freak to cope with all that. Semi knac*ered folk like me will be put out on the ice floes for the polar bears anyway.

Ok, have just read back this post and am reporting myself to Age Concern as a long lost escapee from a geriatric ward. So few nurses on the ward they didn't notice I was gone. :eek:

mardatha

I liked Hannah Hawkswell's book - but was amazed at how old she looked when she first appeared on telly and was only in her 40s ( I think) - all that hard work showed.
Although she did have pernicious anaemia like my OH, which makes the hair silver prematurely.

paidinchickens

Forgot to add earlier that after reading a blog the other day I was inspired to pick litter up on my travels.

I am amazed that just taking a bag and picking a few bits up each day for four days it has made a difference to the local area.

SDG31000

Evening all

PIC I hope you have got your power back now. Would your Mom appreciate a homemade cake/iced biscuits? I made my DM a tin of posh iced biscuits for her birthday once and her neighbours asked what company I'd had them delivered by. They aren't difficult to do and there are lots of video tutorials online. There is a new cake decorating mag out with butterfly cutters and pink edible glitter for 99p, so that with some biscuit dough and some ready made fondant would make some posh biccies. I'm not sure if you are a knitter, but I've been knitting flower brooches and they are really quick to make. Ravelry has a few patterns. Hope that helps.
meme30 All the old stylers can share an ice flow. I'll bring cake

Today I got my blood test results back and apparently I'm completely normal. DH and the boys would probably disagree, but it's a weight off my mind. Now I'd just like the dizziness to stop please.
Ocado sent me a voucher for £20 off an £80 shop. So they are delivering on Saturday between 10.30pm-11.30pm. So free delivery too. I have to admit that I was shocked at their prices. Some things I just refused to buy from them, the veg was twice the cost of T*sco and there was no sliced white bread listed. One bargain at the moment is the free range chicken legs at £2.49 per kg with 2 legs in a pack. I've ordered 8 of them so can see a lot of ChocClare's chinese chicken in the future
Tomorrow I'm going to do a charity shop trawl and try to avoid the local wool shop as I have three projects to finish at the moment.

Take care everyone xxxx

Byatt

PIC, I'm amazed how many people ignore rubbish even on their doorstep. I am often seen picking up rubbish from around my immediate area. It's beautiful countryside too, so don't understand why my neighbours just ignore it. There were lots of flowers reduced in my local Mr T's when I went in to get free stuff. Not much help to you though. They looked sorry for themselves though so not even worth half price.

SDG glad the blood tests were ok and hope the dizziness improves. Have you had your ears tested? Have you had a virus?

meme, if I lose the internet I don't think I'd survive anyway! :eek:

Test drove my new electric blanket earlier. Wow! Pure bliss. The joy of being warm in bed during future winters will be wonderful. I know young people have electric blankets but I do feel for me it is an age thing. I got a single one in the sale and it's more than enough. Plus as I had some M&S vouchers I have ordered a tog 15 duvet to go with my tog 12. I may just take a flask to bed and stay there.

edit; if you look at the coupon thread there are coupons for "freeish" bread mixes. They are small packs but for virtually/actually free, pretty good.

katieowl_2

Hi de Hi Campers!

Promise not to mention unmentionables....but *waves hello* to Womble from the edge of the known world.

I'm reading "Twopence to cross the Mersey" at the moment (which I bought for 50p in a charity shop) and OMG :eek: It's hair-raising, heart breaking rage inducing stuff, and should be required reading for MP's to remind them WHY we needed a benefits system, and Child benefit in particular. For anyone who hasn't read it, the writers family Mum, dad and seven kids, went bankrupt in the depression, and they moved to Liverpool LITERALLY with only the clothes they stood in...Dad couldn't find work, mum did eventually, and the writer (eldest child) at the age of 12 was left at home to manage the rest of the kids including a small baby on her own. She says she didn't realise how close they had come to starving to deathat that time until she saw the photographs from Belsen It's very, very grim.

W*rk was quiet today, but there were some nice chatty customers. I know how to send everyone to good places to see now, so feeling like a local, even if I don't sound like one!!! Tomorrow will be busy as we are catering a buffet for the evening. Keeps me off the streets

My *bulk* sushi makings came today in the post...VERY EXCITED :j Can't WAIT until I can lay my hands on some more fresh crab and have another go.

DD is still needing lots of attention, but we are keeping her very busy and accompanied at all times, so off to pick up her BF when he finishes work at ten this eve and she's waiting in with him for Approved foods tomorrow, and then coming in to work with me in the afternoon...

Kate

GreyQueen

kidcat wrote: »

Have just placed an approved food order, its taken me hours to do, first sifting through the site which is so un-user friendly, then getting it to accept my payment.
For anyone considering an order today to take advantage of the half price delivery, they have tinned chopped tomatoes 4 for £1, I havent been able to buy any for less than 33p per tin so thats a considerable saving (but shhh dont tell GQ - she will nab them all).[/QUOTE]:D Too late, I read that! I've never done Approved Foods, never even heard of them until I started hanging out up here but the last tomatoes I bought (A$DA in July) were KTC ones at 20p a can. No tomato shortage imminent chez moi, so I shall leave you to your shopping.

Food Poker (copyright Softstuff) ; I stake you 65 tins of tommies.:rotfl:

I had an minor trauma at the banking house this afternoon when I went to extract part of my gelt and the swingeing ATM machine shorted me by a tenner. How very dare it! Luckily for me I was once shorted of a twenty by A.N.Other Bank's ATM nearly two decades ago and have always counted the cash so called them on it. It should be put back very soon. Better had, took me an hour and half to earn it, after deductions, and I need to spend it on [STRIKE]chocolate[/STRIKE] oops, I meant broccoli, of course......or even kale.

That little dawgie is soooo cute but I'm also having to skim-read the posts about what doggies sometimes eat or roll in.......caught myself thinking that a cat would never do something so icky then recalled that they bath with their tongues.............:rotfl:But I looove cats, so I'll forgive them.

Righty, I suppose those dishes soaking in the sink won't wash themselves and SDG won't give Nursie back and the boys are on strike so I guess its down to me, yet again.........

Laters GQ x