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

Pooky

Saw the fruit creams in Mr S this morning but at £4.50 a box they stayed there! I'll wait for an offer

I'm being plagued by big buzzy flies today, it's so muggy here and it's bin day, all the food recycling caddies have been emptied and I think there must have been a lot of maggotty/fly bound stuff. I'd hate to be a refuse collector. Luckily my bins are clean, I only scrubbed them a couple of weeks ago but these flies have come from somewhere.

Got DD2 a new duvet today, hers was our old one so around 8 years old now and now I've got a smaller washing machine drum I can't fit it in to wash. I figured a new one for £11.99 was quicker/cheaper and easier than taking the other one to the laundrette.

Chicken and chickpea curry for tea, only got two small breasts to use up and it's got to feed 6 of us tonight, lots of added veg and some AF silly cheap naans and pappadums!

burtha

Hi just a quick post..gailey have you had a look at a hc1 form it then becomes a hc2 is you get it , its income based,and from what i remember its income at the time of prescription charge , if that makes sence.. Its worth a try ,can be done online or pick up form from any pharmacy...also if any more perscriptions are needed you have to ask for a reclaim form when you get script,as pharmacy are not able to give later ..we used to ! But gov have changed the rules....think i am right,unless anything has changed in the last 6 weeks,if so i will panic on return to work !! Lol x

ArthriticOldThing

Pops I'd heard nothing about it previously. A hotel would probably work out about the same as travel cost for two days so will look into it. I know where the Premier Inn. Time for a look online at prices I think - when get my work done. You never know, we might get to meet up for a while.

Ginnyknit so glad you enjoyed your time up here and found us canny.:T

fuddle

You can take the lass outa Durham, but you cannat take the Durham outa the lass.

Pleased you loved my home town Ginny Durham used to be predominately old cobbles till a few years back. I'm not a supporter of 'what they've done' but I cannot imagine you being able to manoeuvre around without the changes so well done that council I guess Beamish is adorable. I've been on many a school trip there. The staff are excellent and so keen for people to experience it fully. When I worked in the dry cleaners we would get the costumes in to clean. My gosh, those clothes are so well made!!

I'm proud of my roots Ginny and pleased you like us folk. We're not a bad breed

Wondering and worrying a bit though. You know my accent? Will it hold me back trying to gain employment in Dorset?

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Not a bit of it love, we're a polyglot bunch down here in the deep south, you'll be an exitoc beastie in amongst lots of other exotic beasties, every accent in the country is here in some form or another it's like the tower of babel, don't worry you'll be fine!!!

Popperwell

It could happen AOT:)and if taken easily and slowly "We'll" be fine...

Isn't funny I have been to Durham more in the last six months than all of my life so far. And until I started going to the Gala Theatre perhaps the end of last year we're talking 30 years at least since I was last there.

I can get home within 40 mins but may stay over myself, if its a reasonable price/there is a room available.

This Saturday there is an Apple Day in the Market place as well as the usual market. Lots of apple based items for sale, warm apple and spice drinks and someone demonstrating recipes and lots of free samples. They do try. If I go and pass that other hotel I'll make a note of the name.

Fuddle as Mrs L says you'll be fine. My family were always understood and I have spent at least 80 weeks in the area you're moving to.

As Pooky says I had a feeling the creams might be expensive. Watch for any offers like I found with the biscuits. At that price a tub of Quality Street, Roses, Celebrations etc...though a variety may be better value as many SM's sell those at half price.

monnagran

Of course you'll be fine Fuddle lovey. We're terribly broadminded down here. Good heavens! We've even managed to understand the Scots - but only if they speak slowly you know. It's just as well that Mar is a slow typist or we'd not get half of what she posts.

kezlou

sorry floss, delteing some pms now x

mardatha

Ach away wi ye Monnagran hen yer haverin!

ivyleaf

That reminds me, Mar I must thank you for mentioning how the kelp tablets had helped you - I bought some immediately (when you have ME, anything affordable's worth a go, isn't it!) and am a lot better! The pain's gone, and my legs feel much more like legs are supposed to, instead of feeling as if they've been stuffed with cotton wool :T