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Woopsiequeen

TrulyMadly wrote: »

We call them bin liners in Durham:p

Evening Hyacinth..hows Mr Bouquet :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

TrulyMadly

davemorton wrote: »

Speaking of dips, do you know how to make a nice hot (as in temp) baked blue cheese dip?? Got a couple of lovely ones over christmas and want to replicate them.

Yes but it would mean me getting off the couch and preparing an atmospheric shot with a chicken in the background.

Anyway isn't it time you went to the pub - its nearly closing time:)

davemorton

pattylabelle wrote: »

I keep reminding my OH how lucky he is not to have a rubber allergy

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bubbs

Just been outside and its still snowing :mad::mad::mad:

davemorton

TrulyMadly wrote: »

Yes but it would mean me getting off the couch and preparing an atmospheric shot with a chicken in the background.

Anyway isn't it time you went to the pub - its nearly closing time:)

Not going tonight, was far too busy when I popped in earlier to say hello, will keep them waiting until tomorrow, cheese board and a little red instead, when I can be bothered to prepare it.

TrulyMadly

midwinter wrote: »

Good evening everyone

Pleased some are enjoying the snow, and that others are being sensible not driving in the snow that they've got.

Very special snow up north, so fine, and so sparkly! Drifting, but gritters have their snowploughs on, so they must be expecting worse to come.

Walked along by the canal this evening to M's and T's. Canal frozen over, and snow on that ice.

Saw Christmas cranberry & orange cupcakes kits on the reduced shelf with a SEL of £5.... scanned it expecting a misprice and it would go through very much reduced, as they had reduced them to £1.25 I think? Anyhow, yes, back up to £5!!!

Rhosynbach, congrats on the safe arrival of the DGS, and lookingforabargain, sorry to hear your news, hope all will take care on the journeys you'll be doing over the next week or so.

Pleased to read Nannylala's tip of getting candles/lighters at the ready, you never know.

This time of year, I carry a bottle of water and some kitchen roll in the car, to clean the windscreen and headlights with, as you can guarantee the wiper washers won't be working. Driving in bad conditions and not being able to see isn't the best of drives

'Night all

Evening midwinter

Do you live anywhere near the proposed route for the Tour de France first leg?

Savvybuyer

mhoc wrote: »

I reckon it would take him about an hour to walk at least, as he would still have to go via the main road. The back road is shorter route but its a country lane with no lights or paving, dangerous.

I think I am going to get him to wake me in the morning and I will take him up, I think it's by far the best thing to do, our lane was like glass the other morning.

Huge argument going to ensue now as oh objects to this plan, saying I am being soft and youngest son will never learn if he does not do it himself etc

I think he should walk, via the main road. My normally "10 min" drive home this afternoon took an hour. The 'problem' is not so much the taking him to work, but you'll then have to get back home - and presumably do another round trip in the afternoon when he is coming back - so you'd be on the roads twice as long and twice during the day (and that twice as long on each round-trip multiplied as taking longer to drive, slowly, on the roads). Not trying to exaggerate the roads problem but I wouldn't want to be on the roads - everywhere gets gridlocked as well. I can remember the first time my car started to skid in winter - but it was about four years after I had passed my test, and not the time he's had. If he walks at least there's no problem walking back at the time he needs to leave work.

He could try the car in the morning and then leave it at work, and walk back, if it gets worse come the afternoon. But if anything tomorrow is supposed to be the reverse - the morning is probably the problem more, although there will be black ice later. If he's fit and able to do so, I'd suggest him walking there and back - it'll also be good exercise and more healthy.

Iamsohappy

pattylabelle wrote: »

First stop Sada
Labelle on one checkout and Monsieur Labelle on another.

Labelle gets 10 binbags and a few other bits - after APG cost equals 29p

Monsieur goes thru with litre of gin (for a present ) cost after apg £2.40

Second stop Tosco.

Labelle and co buy £26 ish worth of goods and hand over a M&S fiver....not a problem. Have a wee chat with the lad behind the till about the weather and the protests and while the converstaion was going on he took my wee pile of apg's and put them all thru - final bill for Labelle £2.09.

Not a bad evenings work:D

Good work. :T:T:T

Bin bags are good for 50p - think I have enough for ahem a few years :j:j:j

pattylabelle

TrulyMadly wrote: »

We call them bin liners in Durham:p

The problem is I don't have an indoor bin so I haven't quite worked out what to do with these. I use Tesco bags and throw those tied up into my wheelie bin. I couldn't resist the 50p ness of the whole thing......can be used for taking stuff to charity shop:D

TrulyMadly

Woopsiequeen wrote: »

Evening Hyacinth..hows Mr Bouquet :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Hi there whoopsie,

Have you been out shopping tonight. Wondering about whoopsies.

Can't decide if people will have been panic buying or not bothering going out at all.......