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

savingqueen

thanks nutty for boots suggestions. I haven't bought any for years due to cost but have no sturdy shoes for winter and the hems of my jeans keep getting wet in rain so I have caved in. Want to be snug this year! Let you know how I get on

sq

Pooky

Sq - I've got wide calves too but found a lovely pair of boots in Mr A, they are mid calf, with a zip up the inside, hidden elastic acted bits and part leather. I was amazed to be able to zip them up but they are so comfy. £45 though

I popped into LidI for my turkey crown and they had an enamelled cast iron frying pan (nice and deep) for £15 - it's gorgeous (if you can call cookware gorgeous....yes you can!) it will replace my old cast iron pan which has really seen better days. I also found a tea percolator, same idea as a coffee one but a nice round teapot/kettle shape clear glass jug. You pop a couple of tea bags in the top and it boils and brews 8 cups (4 mugs) of tea.....pop the tea bags out of the little brewing chamber and it will keep the tea hot! (you need to pop the Teabags out or it will rebrew it - Blugh). It's low wattage so saves popping the kettle on every couple of hours (I've tried the flask method but it doesn't stay hot enough for me). I'm so pleased with it....I do love a cup of tea

[Deleted User]

Hey PX87 well done pet, they say the longest journey starts with the first step don't they? well first step to debt clearance is well and truly taken, I'll bet you're happy,happy,happy pet and justifiably so!!!

NUTTY glad they are going to rota you so as not to have to work alongside the 'iffy' colleague, it sounds as though they're looking after your interests lovie, as they should, but it will make your life less fraught if they can manage it won't it?

SQ well found on the nice warm coat at such a good price, thank goodness you're going to be warm this winter, well done.

POOKY that is a really good price for a cast iron frying pan, well found and yes cast iron cookware IS georgeous!!!

Cheers Lyn xxx.

wondercollie

Morning/evening. It's quiet here today. Husband is off for his final Nov. 11th as a member of the Air Force. Oldest son is off to a ceremony in a nearby farm town (he's a Combat Engineer). Spouse said he'll be back as fast as he can because he hates drinking and doesn't like explaining his medals to people. He's out retiring after a lifetime in the spring. He thought he'd done 42 years but his discharge papers are saying 44. He forgot he joined the Reserves (I guess your TA) in high school and they counted that service into his retirement.

Youngest son is at work, he found a job in the pre-Christmas hiring blitz and is doing a shift for a coworker so she can go to the parades to watch her husband.

I'm working up to taking dog out. It's -14 and the windchill is taking it down to -18. So frostbite warnings all around. My son wore his muskrat hat and took his beret because unless everyone in his unit brings the muskrat he can't wear it on parade. He looks like he's escaped from the Russian Army being a 6ft blue eyed blond.

mardatha

I wish we had real winter weather WC, hopefully soon. I'm in shock because I just read the email from Costco with the price of their free range turkey !:eek::eek::eek:

cornishchick

mardatha wrote: »

I wish we had real winter weather WC, hopefully soon. I'm in shock because I just read the email from Costco with the price of their free range turkey !:eek::eek::eek:

QUICK, get the kettle. I'll make you a cuppa...

Now, how bad are we talking here,
Remortgage bad or national debt Bad?????
:cool:

glitterkitty

mardatha wrote: »

I wish we had real winter weather WC, hopefully soon. I'm in shock because I just read the email from Costco with the price of their free range turkey !:eek::eek::eek:

I just read the email too! Whaaaat?!!!

shegar

Hello all...

NUTTYP....That anaglyta wall paper was all the go int he 70 s, people used it to cover bumpy walls as its deeply embossed.........

MONNAGRAN....Im with you with all this christmas talk, im doing what I done last year , and thats very little........I never had much money when I had the boys boys small, so I got so use to not being able to spend much on them, so I still dont "waste" money on xmas, and thank god my boys are the same as me , I give out money in a xmas card or gift vouchers , so that way I dont have to go out xmas shopping , plus also I dont get them stuff they dont want , they buy what they like , its works well for us all.............

POOKY and PRINCESS 87....Sorry that you have bugs in the family , hope they all feel better soon.......

POSSESSION....Sorry your hub by is out of work again, not a nice time of year to try find something else..........

KIDCAT....Glad you have had a slight rest since Friday, I know how you feel, drained, one problem after the other, but your a survivor girl............

Winter boots, I love them , Ive got about 7 pairs , I always keep them polished with boot polish , brown or black, also I stand them up with a good stiff magazine inside them , and they last for years I always like high boots , got 2 suede pairs , but can only wear them in dry days as they dont really like getting wet......................

Ive lit my open fire at about 4 today , its lovely and cosy , this room is about 16 x 15 , and it keeps the one room at about 74 degrees, it cheer me up when the sun dont shine, hubby goes to bed about 6 , he got an electric blanket , and im by the fire so we dont have the GCH on of a night...........
I miss my little Rosie a lot more than I thought I would, as ive got bo he is 6 yrs old and a patterdale terrier, lovely little chap , but I still miss her like when someone knocks on the door she would go ballistic, and bo dont bark, mind you its lovely when a dog dont bark:)....................Im not replacing her as ive got bo, plus I havent got the time and energy to have another dog .........So im doing ok now ........Hugs and love to all of you ....Keep warm....Sheila

Pooky

Shegar - i still miss my tubby old cat and he's been gone 3 years, we've moved house since but I still expect to see him.

DD2 was sent home from school again with chest spasms, she then proceeded to have a massive panic attack in the car on the way home, 2 hours later shed calmed down enough to speak. She's seen the GP who wasn't helpful, just upped the pills! I'm all wrung out now, I hate seeing her panic like that. She'll be asleep before long as it always wears her out.

How much is is turkey then??? We used to get a local organic turkey crown (it was huge and fully dressed) from the local butchers for £45 but I'm more than happy with the LidI frozen turkey crown for a tenner now.

[Deleted User]

We're not having turkey, we never do as He Who Knows doesn't like 'bird' of any description so we're going over to my lovely local farm butchery and buying a nice big piece of beef to roast and I'll expect to pay £30ish for it but that will do the four of us for lunch on Christmas day, Boxing day and cold cuts for sandwiches too, anything left after that will either be a curry or a pie with gravy and puff pastry so although the initial outlay might look like a lot, it's going to stretch a nice long way so worth doing in my mind, Lyn xxx.