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  • GINNY - in the dimly remembered days of my yoof before |I becomed a cook I used to make cakes for my beloved!!!! And he used to say "Oh Goodie, another clutch plate dear, just what I always wanted". I tried feeding them to the ducks in the park and honest, they definately got lower in the water!!!!! IIf we put them out for the birdies in the garden it was such fun watching them hop up, peck and bounce backwards!!!!! Go on top that if you can!!! Cheers Lyn xxx.
  • ginnyknit
    ginnyknit Posts: 3,718 Forumite
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    GQ and MrsLW thank you for the laugh, sadly missing here today, even the cat has deserted me, he is keeping OH warm in his sick bed.

    I have no sweeties, bad planning there, guess I could bake a clutch plate cake :D
    Clearing the junk to travel light
    Saving every single penny.
    I will get my caravan
  • VJsmum
    VJsmum Posts: 6,999 Forumite
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    GreyQueen wrote: »
    :D All he needed was a plague of locusts and he'd've had the perfect holiday.:D

    I tend to cause extreme weather events when on my hols or something absurd to happen. As my Dad muses things always seem to happen when you go away, dear.

    ;) It's a talent. One I could do without, but it is as it is.

    One of my colleagues said that to me "Things just happen to you, don't they?" Amongst my claims to fame are an impounded car and an interesting trip to a Moroccan police station; a flat tyre, our jack breaking and my OH asking a passing motorist "avez vous un Jacques" and his wife (i.e. me) just :rotfl: and therefore no use whatsoever; we booked into a hotel once where there were a load of vietnamese refugees; it rained torrentially in Dubai, where it never rains, when I was there; a broken down plane in Cape Town (though we did have a free additional days holiday) but it caused a missed connection in Amsterdam (where we had another free nights holiday that we didn't want). Oh and loads more.

    I think if you seek adventure you end up with other stuff too. Oh and my SIL wrote off her caravan in France once. The family were OK but OH and I had to go and fetch them and their stuff home - we called ourselves International Rescue :D
    I wanna be in the room where it happens
  • sb44
    sb44 Posts: 5,203 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    edited 12 January 2013 at 1:13PM
    Argos have a wind up LED lantern in their clearance sale for £14.99, not sure if it is any good or not but there are a lot of decent reviews.

    I know you can get some a lot cheaper from Home Bargains etc but this can be charged via the mains, car or usb so that you have it fully charged before needed, maybe easier for those with dexterity probs who find it hard to turn the crank on wind up lanterns.

    I have a £15 Argos gift voucher but didn't know what to spend it on, maybe it could be worth investing in one of these.

    This Wind Up Lantern would be perfect for camping or sitting outside on a balmy evening. The wind up mechanism is environmentally friendly but it does come with an in-car socket to charge with less effort involved.
    • 15 Toyoda Gosei white colour LEDs.
    • 2 brightness settings.
    • Made from ABS plastic.
    • Wind-up mechanism.
    • More than 50,000hrs bulb life.
    • Collapsible to save space.
    • 1 minute winding gives 8mins light.
    • Lantern duration from full charge is 3hrs.
    • Car socket compatible.
    • Eco friendly.
    • BS adaptor and 12v car plug supplied.
    • Emergency siren.
    • Size H22.5, W10.8, D11.5cm.
    • Weight 1kg.
    • Batteries required: 1 x built-in 4.8v/500mAH Ni-MH (included).

    3401967_R_Z001?$TMB$&wid=312&hei=312

    http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3401967.htm

    It is collapsible too so I assume it looks like the one below.




    e-gear-dynamo-15-led-collapsible-lantern.jpg#

    Edit:

    Not sure about the Argos one, but from looking at other models (which look exactly the same) they can also be used to charge up mobile phones).

    http://www.multipoweredproducts.com.au/products/Dynamo-15-LED-Collapsible-Wind-up-Crank--Lantern-%252d-DY508.html
  • ALIBOBSY
    ALIBOBSY Posts: 4,527 Forumite
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    Hello BB

    We got a multi-fuel stove with my redundancy money - it can be hard work chopping up wood (OH says it warms him twice, once on chopping, once again when its going). But the heat it kicks out is fantastic. DDog loves curling up near it, and it's a great alternative to tv, keeps OH amused for hours. So far we've used the top to keep the camp kettle boiling for hot drinks, washing up water, soups, beans, saves on using gas or electric for cooking. Our installers said that another customer makes two huge curry pots up on hers, keeps the family going all week with microwaved portions. We even tried roasting chestnuts at Xmas. Not bad, but, we were too full to eat many! I'm sure you will enjoy yours.

    Just try and restrain your OH from making a massive fire, as you don't need bonfire proportions!

    BBB


    BBB

    OH and I are desperate for a log burner/stove, we live in a semi rural area with plenty of cheap log and wood suppliers as well as loads of rural walks where we could collect up small bits of twigs etc. But we live in a modern house-well 1980's so no chimney. I assume this means we either can't have one or will need a chimney buildt first so costing a fortune.

    Ali x
    "Overthinking every little thing
    Acknowledge the bell you cant unring"

  • ClootiesMum
    ClootiesMum Posts: 1,606 Forumite
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    edited 12 January 2013 at 2:48PM
    Alibobsy. You don't need to have a chimney built - you can get a double skinned flue that can either go out through the roof or through a wall depending on where the burner is to be sited.
    That's what we have & having a wood burning stove is brilliant. The one we put in is probably too big but as we wanted it as a design statement & had no chimney to pop it into it 's not an issue.
    Will pop back later

    Sorry DH was trying to help me......

    Re woodburning stove - one of the best things we've ever done only problem is it's hard not to look smug when work colleagues complain that it's so cold they never feel really warm:o

    Recycling takes on a whole new meaning - next door's broken ladders, pine bed and Christmas tree are being upcycled into heat. DH helps to tidy up pallets from his work. Old broken chopping boards, toilet seats and the chair frame that was replaced by the suite company all became fire fodder....
    I love it
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  • ALIBOBSY
    ALIBOBSY Posts: 4,527 Forumite
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    lisakay wrote: »
    on another note, i am furious with my DH. I have a tin of seeds, many of which have been collected and saved from heritage varieties...well i HAD a tin of seeds!!!! the dozy b^gger has been tidying the garage and they are nowhere to be found. I've searched, he's searched and he's said well i didn't see you buy any last year so they must be all gone.
    which means i'll have to start all over again :'(
    I really wanted to know which parsnips I did as they were the best i've ever grown...one parsnip fed 4 adults and 2 kids with christmas dinner!
    I've already got my broad beans, garlic, onions and shallots in and the chard is still going strong from last year.

    I can recommend sorrel as a nice tasty veg. comes back strong every year and is lovely in salads or just gently wilted as a side.

    feeling the cold here in mancland tonight and sat with a blanket on my knee and dressing gown on over my clothes. the temperature has definitely dropped. like mar, i'm hoping for some lovely cold crisp mornings, frost and snow welcome. i'm fed up of grey drab nothingy type of weather.

    Poop, sort of thing my OH does when he is in one of his serious sorting moods. My Mum says he has a "scorched earth" policy rofl.

    Lidl and Aldi should be getting their cheap seeds in soon, which may help? Only basic varieties but always had good growth from their seeds here. Can recommend Lidl's "Hildare" toms are good at resisting blight and gave pretty good tasty mid sized salad type toms.

    Ali x
    "Overthinking every little thing
    Acknowledge the bell you cant unring"

  • Dippypud
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    Have seen this and thought 'Ooh' ...

    even if you use it in a shed or outhouse - it's clever ...

    http://dornob.com/solar-bottle-lamps-water-bleach-10000-liters-of-light/
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  • rachbc
    rachbc Posts: 4,461 Forumite
    no idea if this been mentioned but spotted some bags of coal in b&m that you light in the bags (like the easy light charcoal) - might be useful to have 1 or 2 about for an emergency heat source with no kidling/ fire lighting skills etc etc
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  • Hi ALIBOBSY we have several woodburners installed in houses in the village here that have done exactly what Clooties Mum has described. The flue comes through the side of the house into the garden and they seem to work perfectly. It would be worth calling a woodstove installer in to give you some idea of what it would cost to buy the stove and everything you need and for an idea of the installation costs. They usually give you a quote for free and would know if it was or was not possible to do what you want. Be prepared to become a firewoodaholic though, we have so many people who bring chopped down trees from the garden, a derelict garden shed came our way, we have most of the old decking from the local pubs upgrade last year, we even have a lovely builder who pops in with the odd van load of wood, it costs him to take it to the tip, and then there is our friends labrador who insists on bringing a big branch back from every walk and his Dad rings when there is a trailer full which we collect- woodstoves are a lifestyle, I'm so glad we got ours, Cheers Lyn x.
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