The OS Doorstep - a helpful and supportive thread in these tough times

savingqueen

Glad your op went well Sheila and your son is taking good care of you. Hope your foot heals quickly. x

fuddle

jem132 wrote: »

Chickens get well soon and Rest .xxxx
Do you think that's a lot today so far we have used £2.63 currently using 10.19p a hour . Dw is on upstairs bathroom light on my tv in bedroom+ sky box and a lamp sky box tv and dishwasher down stairs . What do you guys think x

Hi Jem. Our house is an all electric house. We use an average of £1.41 a day but I am sure that will go up soon when the heating costs begin to show.

jem132

Oh my I think we need to look at the elec costs there's not really much we can do with gas I never have it on hubs does but trying to make him think first .

Caterina

Just popping in to say hello, still lurking but soon will start posting more. I love reading about all your adventures!

fuddle

I think gas is much cheaper/value for money (am I right?) than electricity jem.

The only reason we bought a microwave was because we had to use the electric rings on the cooker. They were eating the electricity.

I know with our wash cycle I use the quickest cycle on the highest spin. I then re-spin for 12 minutes. You wouldn't think it would have much effect but because our tumble dryer has a sensor that knocks off itself when dry, I can see that it does help because the dryer isn't on anywhere near as long as a load that hasn't had a re-spin.

I also don't have a dishwasher and having had one in the previous house, I know how they effect the electricity consumption.

kezlou

Jem and use plain flour all the time to make bread.
Another gluten avoider here

I use 500 grams of plain flour to make loaves, focaccia, pizza dough you name it, I make it with plain.

Another one is self raising flour mixed with water and cinnamon. Makes great pancakes.

Another thing I do for bread is half plain flour and half bread flour.

I never use all bread flour, my body can't tolerate it in the slightest

Molly41

chickens11 wrote: »

...He advised on a zimmer frame and a special boot for the foot , so im home doing everything he told me to , well my son was in there and he is going to make sure I dont do anything I shouldnt , as everyone knows I cant sit still for half hour....So with the zimmer frame and having to hop on right leg I find it hard work, I got on all fours and got myself to the loo that was the best thing to do and easiest , im 2 stone over weight and im quite a lump to hop , everything jumps up and down , if you get my drift..:eek:,,,(sheila shegar)

When I had my neuro surgery I had to keep my head lower or the same height as my body. I took some nurses gloves and decided to crawl to the en-suite loo. As i was about to enter the loo the door opened and i ended up looking at 5 pairs of shoes as the consultant and his entourage came in for their ward round:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Anyway hope you recover well Sheila x

FairyPrincessk

Morning all,

Sheila, I hope you are being well looked after--even if it takes a bit of bossing about!

Jem, We average between £2-3 in the summer/day for gas and elec. without any heating on. I work from home, so usually have 1-2 lights on, and run a lap top. I also microwave my lunch and will do a few chores here and there, often a wash. However, there are only two of us in the evenings, we don't have a tv (although we watch catch up on the computer), we don't have any gaming things etc.

If you have a smart meter, then try to look at the graph for a day (ours is online). Ours peaks in the evenings when we're making dinner, so oven more likely to be on, more lights on in kitchen and dining room as I go back and forth, radio on for news etc. I've heard electric showers can really spike them, but we haven't had one while we've had a smart meter, so if it spikes when you're all having showers that might be the culprit!

Long day yesterday, but a bit of good news work wise. Time to get back to the slog today. I think it is jacket spuds for tea. Will go out into the garden and bring in some chives. I think we've the remains of a pot of soured cream in the fridge, and i'll do some grated cheese. OH can have tuna as well if his legs are feeling a bit hollow. He usually eats two anyway. We don't have any baked beans in, but he likes those on jacket spuds (he is the only one who eats them and then only on spuds so we dont keep them in), so trying to think of other ways to jazz them up.

For those of you who like this sort of thing--I'm reading Nella Last's War--its a collection of her letters to the Mass Observation project during WWII. She just writes about daily life, cooking, her children and the women's voluntary service. Its a nice peek into 'ordinary' living. The BBC ran a film adaptation of it over the summer, but the book has a lot more detail. She talks about having quick meals on the go and piecing together mattresses for sailors etc.

jem132

Thanks KEZ I'll give it a try today when I get back from ds school .
FUDDLE and FP I'll try keep a closer eye on it now we are using 52.26 p a hour dw is on tv internet box thing and sky box lamp . So I think you are right dw eating electric mmmm . Maybe I'll try hand washing again hubby just got this off ebay as myne broke a few mts ago .

It's really windy and rainy outside so no garden work or down the Lottie for us this afternoon also no washing out on the line .
I need to buy a airier today for defo .
Iv had bacon and poached egg for brake fast ,
My lovely Yankee candle smells lovely gift from my mum .



She keeps asking what I want for Xmas but I just don't know I always get things for my kitchen last year she got me a kmix and la croset cookware I collect it so nan a always buys me some too but I have no room for anything else .

I asked her maybe I will get some of those worlds lightest cases she said you can borrow myne . So don't need them .

Pooch has gone all funny since she's been done ! Really possessive and protective she's really worrying me . Won't let anyone in at all everyone she's used to we have to lock her out but you can't when it's raining , I really don't know what we are going to do with her .

FP the book sounds really interesting .
Well I better get a move on lol

Nargleblast

kezlou How do you make your GF bread? Mine is ok when warm but tastes like sawdust when cooled down.