'supporting each other through really tough times'

Uniscots97

Nearly forgot why I popped in. There's an article in the daily mail about a chap who managed to save his house and his neighbours house from flooding using plasticine to seal up the doors and windows. Just thought it might be of interest to everyone as its an easy to get hold of item.

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my hair used to go yellowish until I put a filter on the shower, now no chlorine gets to my hair so it stays silver all the time. Summer is different as the sun can make it yellowish so I`ll have to go very os and wear a headscarf when out

Must log off as I waste too much time on the laptop if not consciously careful. Oh btw I read about sub somnia ie wakeful sleep and cause by screens before bed, so listened a lot to my lovely uplifting and calming music yesterday instead of tv, whilst knitting. Never have any screen in bedroom anyway but slept all through from 11 to 7.30, mind I think that is a bit much as 7 hours is better but might be making up for rainy nights

Mar, you hit nail on head, could well be my mum

nuttyp

Mornnng everyone, hope you are all safe and dry. We have high winds and the occasional shower here in lincolnshire. Fortunatley next door have put up a new fence this year of 6ft, so our fence may not blow down again!! Spoke to our neighbour yesterday and it seams she is moveing soon. She has 2 kids and has been in a relationship for nearly18months but nosey neighbours over the road keep reporting her to the powers that be, as she go's to visit him each weekend. It has been decided she is no longer single?? Anyway we will be getting new councilhouse neighbours very soon. Just hope they are nice and considerable to others.
Have to say i have considered moving again, we have the most annoying people opposite, OH brings his work van home at the christmas time. We have been reported for running a business from home because of it, he leaves for work too early - so they rang the head office to report it. The best one was when we went on holiday this year - we had abbandonded our house. We were away for justover 2 weeks. I had to take my holiday confirmation details in to prove we were living there.

Oh well, have left all the blinds shut at the front, cant face looking out just yet.

Have a great day everyone.x

craigywv

nuttyp i dont know how you can bite your tongue and live with neighbors like that it must be horrendous, me being quite a vocal person could not and would prob end up getting done for ranting. i would be watching them to see what THEY get up to..it would prob suprise you !

Uniscots97

nuttyp wrote: »

Mornnng everyone, hope you are all safe and dry. We have high winds and the occasional shower here in lincolnshire. Fortunatley next door have put up a new fence this year of 6ft, so our fence may not blow down again!! Spoke to our neighbour yesterday and it seams she is moveing soon. She has 2 kids and has been in a relationship for nearly18months but nosey neighbours over the road keep reporting her to the powers that be, as she go's to visit him each weekend. It has been decided she is no longer single?? Anyway we will be getting new councilhouse neighbours very soon. Just hope they are nice and considerable to others.
Have to say i have considered moving again, we have the most annoying people opposite, OH brings his work van home at the christmas time. We have been reported for running a business from home because of it, he leaves for work too early - so they rang the head office to report it. The best one was when we went on holiday this year - we had abbandonded our house. We were away for justover 2 weeks. I had to take my holiday confirmation details in to prove we were living there.

Oh well, have left all the blinds shut at the front, cant face looking out just yet.

Have a great day everyone.x

I'll swap you for one of my neighbours who makes a play for all the men in the street. She speaks to some of the women (only those older than herself) and is positively rude to me and another woman who's just had a baby (according to neighbour this girl shouldn't have had a mixed race baby...... I mean fgs the woman is married to the baby's dad and they live together!). This woman will quite happily block our driveway and didn't say thank you (she moaned, said we'd made it untidy and that they'd missed some snow) when OH and SS cleared snow from the whole of our bit of the street so now we don't do her bit and you hear her getting all huffy as no one will help her. When a neighbour passed away, we all went to the funeral. She pleaded with her direct neighbours to take her (so she didn't have to spend on fuel) and then made out like she was best friends with the guy when all she did was moan about his drum kit.

GreyQueen

nuttyp, your neighbours opposite sound maddening. Clearly need to have something better to do with their time. Perhas they might be up to no good themselves and could bear a little watching and reporting right back?

I hope your OH's employers treated their complaint about his early starts with the contempt it deserved.

I used to have a multi-drop driving job and one of my workmates had to stop in a nearby town and call back to base from a public phone box (this was pre-mobile era). Another bloke wanted the phone box at the same time and jerked the door open and demanded to know how long workmate was going to be on the phone. They were advised to wait their turn and so spitefully took down the company's number off our van and phoned base to complain that our driver had cut them up etc etc etc.

I was back at the depot when that call came in, the manager listened to it impatiently and said "They're effing well paid to drive like effing lunatics so eff off!" :rotfl:Then he hung up.

fuddle

And that's why i'll never live in a small mining ever again. Many people around here are bitter and it's passing down the generations. It makes for depressing living. Too many people are miserable with their own lot so have to make others feel equally bad to make themselves feel better. Life is unfair, you either dust yourself down and get on with enjoying your time on the earth or you let misery become you and just exist... miserably.

And on that happy note, good morning

monnagran I can see you now, skipping to the building of open arms, dragging on Rev's coat sleeves to hurry on up.

Kezlou I hope it's a positive log in tonight

kittie I'm pulling a leaf out of your book, I'm switching off in a minute. Power surges frighten me more than the prospect of ghostly goings on!

Girls are still off school, they're fine but didn't stop being ill till tea time yesterday and apparently you have to wait 24 hours before sending 'em back. My work will be spitting feathers! I've decided next Friday will be my last day. That gives me 5 days of no children to really get sorted.

fuddle

How long would an opened tin of ham last in a sealed container in the fridge? I'm trying to combat the price of sliced ham.

Also chicken thigh? Would it be a decent enough substitute for chicken breast taste wise and is it easy to fillet?

Thanks

Uniscots97

Fuddle i would have said about 3 days for the ham

maryb

The real problem with keeping ham in the fridge once it's open is condensation that forms in the fridge and makes it possible for mould to grow. If you wrap it in greaseproof paper I find it keeps much better than in clingwrap which seems to trap moisture. I would see how long a packet of ham from the shops is good for and aim for that but use your eyes and nose