It's getting tough out there. Feeling the pinch?

JIL

Pollycat said:

We were in a budget hotel once in India and the shower flow was very feeble.
I sat on the balcony with a needle and poked all the limescale out of the shower head.
When we put it back on, the force of water nearly knocked me over.

I find doing things like that very satisfying 😊

Pollycat

JIL said:

Pollycat said:

We were in a budget hotel once in India and the shower flow was very feeble.
I sat on the balcony with a needle and poked all the limescale out of the shower head.
When we put it back on, the force of water nearly knocked me over.

I find doing things like that very satisfying 😊

Indeed.
Especially with a G&T to hand waiting for the boy on a bike to arrive with freshly cooked samosas.

matty_bram

I've mostly looked to cut back on things that don't bring any benefits to me (junk food) and trying to invest in things that make my life better (healthy food) or things that may save me money in the future (more fuel efficient car, solar panels etc)

London_1

Thanks chums for some good advice I didn't think its maybe limescale ,quite possibly as the water is very hard.I come under Southern Water as I live in north Kent (the Medway ) I think I'll give it a shot with some white vinegar and some toothpicks before I spend out for a new one I'm all in favour of saving the cash and repairing what I have as the shower head works OK just no where near as fast as my daughters 'jet stream one '  
JackieO xx

YoungBlueEyes

For descaling my shower head I pour some white vinegar in a sandwich bag, shower head goes in, secure the top with an elastic band, leave it propped up in the bath overnight. A careful swish about, and I rotate the thing on the side that changes the shape of the jets, some more careful swishing about, and it’s good as new by morning. 

I do the overnight vinegar bag thing on my taps too. Works a treat  

Edit - I’m in a hard water area too, but doing this a couple of times a year keeps everything clear. 

Auntycaz

Anyone else seeing lots of regular items out of stock. I've just returned from staying with my DD and my local waitrose has lots of empty shelves. No hovis white, no cucumber, no bananas to name just a few. Had no problem getting them in Derbyshire where she lives.

Brambling

Auntycaz said:

Anyone else seeing lots of regular items out of stock. I've just returned from staying with my DD and my local waitrose has lots of empty shelves. No hovis white, no cucumber, no bananas to name just a few. Had no problem getting them in Derbyshire where she lives.

about 10 days ago we had a issue with all fresh produce (meat, fruit & veg etc) at waitrose one Friday / Saturday and were told it related to a new distribution system and several local Waitrose had no deliveries. This is the SE

Auntycaz

@Brambling thank you  for your reply, I'm in Norfolk. I did know there were a few problems with the new distribution system but the lady in waitrose said the problem with the hovis had nothing to do with that. Funny they had the wholemeal which is a lot more expensive though.

Elisheba

Auntycaz said:

Anyone else seeing lots of regular items out of stock. I've just returned from staying with my DD and my local waitrose has lots of empty shelves. No hovis white, no cucumber, no bananas to name just a few. Had no problem getting them in Derbyshire where she lives.

I can't seem to get pitta bread for love not money at the moment.  T*sco are selling something called folded flat bread which is similar, but no pittas to be found there or L*dl.

YorksLass

I'm finding it's not so much regular items that are out of stock, more the basics range (Sainsbury).  Plenty of higher priced stuff though!

Belated Spring cleaning continues and I'm now tackling the spare bedroom.  It's very rarely used so gets just a lick and a promise every now and again but I've decided it needs a thorough clean.  Oh why do I make work for myself?     I've taken down the curtains and couldn't quite believe how dirty they were - they'll be washed tomorrow when the weather promises to be a bit better.  Next I cleaned the lampshade - that seemed to take forever as it's a modern chandelier style; a chrome ring with three tiers and 46 long clear acrylic pear shaped drops hanging from it.  And finally evicted more cobwebs than I cared to see.    Tomorrow I want to clean the windows but will have to do that in the morning before the sun gets round.  To keep myself motivated, I've made a list of everything that needs doing so I can tick jobs off one by one.  I'm a great one for lists!     They work for me.  And I've realised I'm not as young as I used to be - I can still do things but everything seems to take so much longer.

Last week I went to the hairdresser's and on my way there saw that the blackberry brambles I use have been chopped down.     I hope I can find another patch somewhere else, otherwise there'll be no jam making this year.