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Nice people thread part 7 - a thread in its prime
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PasturesNew wrote: »I've only got one shelf, it's pretty much full of: frozen loaf, frozen crumpets, frozen chips and frozen quorn sausages already.
And I don't like beer
A new indian's opened and usually a veg biryani's £7 on everybody else's menu, but this one does them for £5 and they're just as good as the other one I tried.
One biryani = 2 meals.
Reminding myself I have chips in the freezer.... I could just knock up a cheese omelette, chips and beans. I'll do that. I'll get an indian another time.
Loving being "home alone" .... it's reminded me how lovely living alone is .... LL's back in 3 days
Yesterday ust popped into waitrose for bread for DS, saw curry deal 2 mains 2 snacks & rice for £10 but got half-price whoopsied curries (beef masala) and peshwari naan brought the two dinners down to £4.60 the lot. :beer:
Enjoyed the first half last night, froze the rest. reheated curry is better than freshly made I do beklive and gthe earlier ibn the day you eat it the more fireand bite it has.
Not had curry for breakfast yet but one day I must try that!There is no honour to be had in not knowing a thing that can be known - Danny Baker0 -
That would have been nice But we paid for ours and now we're getting someone in to raise the joists so we can have it as a useable space and have the maximum insulation.
We have to get everything out of there in 3 weeks. Nightmare
The previous owners of my house had the loft insulation beefed up to the recommended thickness everywhere that hasn't been boarded. Under the boards, though, the insulation is still pathetically thin. One of the things I have planned for the next year or so is to get the joists raised so I can have proper thick stuff everywhere, and new boards put back higher up. It means getting a new hatch and a different kind of ladder, though.PasturesNew wrote: »23-30 minutes.
Today I did the "new journey" in both directions; it's a dream.... and 5+ miles is literally following the beach/coastline, right along the cliff road
It's just taken me 21 minutes to get home with no traffic on the roads.
Yay!PasturesNew wrote: »Well, I survived the week ..... and got invited to a colleague's house for coffee. Hence my very late arrival. I'll probably be going out/round there again as the colleague's older/single too and fairly newly arrived.
Even more yay!
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Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.0 -
The previous owners of my house had the loft insulation beefed up to the recommended thickness everywhere that hasn't been boarded. Under the boards, though, the insulation is still pathetically thin. One of the things I have planned for the next year or so is to get the joists raised so I can have proper thick stuff everywhere, and new boards put back higher up. It means getting a new hatch and a different kind of ladder, though.
Out of interest Lydia, did you have to have your roof reinforced to have solar? We are considering fitting solar over the next couple of years and are trying to think of things that may bump up the cost.
One of the neat things we have in our roof is a hoist to lift stuff up into the loft. It was designed to lift car engines in, but we just plug it in anytime we want to store anything big up there, like suitcases, or heavy stuff, and it just lifts it in for us. It's a bit Heath Robinson though, we sent most stuff up in big blue Ikea bags as they fit perfectly through the hatch and hold lots of things.Please stay safe in the sun and learn the A-E of melanoma: A = asymmetry, B = irregular borders, C= different colours, D= diameter, larger than 6mm, E = evolving, is your mole changing? Most moles are not cancerous, any doubts, please check next time you visit your GP.
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PasturesNew wrote: »Chips are in now. I've got about 15 (12's a portion, so 15's a piggy treat). They're bigguns, so packet says 30-35 minutes.
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Our loft is empty since being insulated. The insulation makes it difficult to see where the joists were. A spare bedroom has become the dumping ground for things like suitcases and unwanted wedding presents.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0
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hilarity in this household. we'e being shown gangnam style by young people after having scared them witless with the others.
Read it again The Others - got it - did you play with the curtains while watching?
PN I find if you are doing oven chips then the thin ones work better.I think....0 -
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Seeing we're on about insulation. I think cavity wall insulation is worth it if you have got the right type of house.
I noticed the heating was coming on far less without changing the thermostat after getting cavity wall insulation.
The impact may be less if your semi-detached and not got a north facing wall.0 -
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