Money Saving gone TOO far?

tanyalbeck

my local community centre has a cherry tree in the garden... cherries are mushed up on the floor where they've fallen and people just walk over them!! Do you think i'd be allowed to pick them and take home? they are yummy (I had a sneaky one yesterday.) also i've been eyeing up the berry bushes around the train stations i walk past... yum. is it legal/ safe to just pick and go? I'm new to all this but I love the idea! Tanya

mrs_motivated

I try to keep a clean and tidy home, hate waste of anytime, grow my own, keep chickens, cook froms scratch, bake my own bread - try and shop wisely etc etc:A (have to admit craft skills leave a liitle to be desired, but can hold my own with anyone under the age of ten)

BUT I CANT AND WONT DRINK MY HUSBANDS HOMEMADE WINE - YUK
Country wine - translates to cough mixture
homemade cider - not to bad - i suppose (but apple juice much nicer)
wine kits - taste like something better suited to washing floor

OH, by the way, thinks all the above wouldnt be out of place in the Queens wine cellar and has demi johns bubbling all over the place

So - going against everything OS I sneak the odd decent bottle of plonk in from the wine shop and boy do i enjoy it (all the time pretending it aint a patch on yours darling:rotfl:.

Is there you hate thats OS?

Bitsy_Beans

Soya mince. Tried it with meat mince to bulk it out. Bl00dy vile stuff Tasteless and soggy when re-hydrated. Now I just use lentils which are far nicer

floyd

I can eat intact blackberries in jam or pies, I use them to make far more wasteful jellies and vodka as I can't bear the thought of there being beasties in there even though I soak them in salted water etc etc I still cant handle it!

I also can't clean things with just vinegar and bicarb as part of my work is microbiology-based so I tend to have a love-affair with bleach and neat rubbing alcohol

Fruball

I cannot and will not eat any sorts of offal (except in pate)... The thought of it turns my stomach - would definately rather go veggie than eat the stuff!

Shysarah

Am with you on cleaning agents Floyd, I have studied microbiology and work in the food industry so probably know toooo much lol

Uniscots97

I can't bring myself to not flush the loo (to water save) if its yellow (iyswim). It must be flushed after use.

laloopi

Can't bring myself to eat offal either, the thought turns my stomach. I don't even manage meat with bones. Also I cannot imagine life without 2 cars even though we live in a city!

Linda32

I agree on the offal and still flushing if its only yellow.

I'd try home made wine but OH won't hear of it, he thinks it will explode or taste like vinegar, [STRIKE]not that it would take over his garage[/STRIKE]

Bella79

I could not use washable rags for no1's lol, that is jt going too far imo !