Old Style Diary Archive - AUG 05

nicki_2

Got a man coming today to change out electric meter from prepay to contract. Then I plan on looking around for who is the cheaper energy suppliers especially for electric - we hardly ever use gas except in the winter. I need to be off the computer by 10 incase he arrives. Going to go and put the clean laundry away, put the dirty washing back in the bedroom (don't particularly want a stranger seeing our dirty underwear (clean on the line is a different matter ).

I'm going to write the shopping list for the week. I need to make sure I have enough supplies for lunches in since I will be going to work with OH next week. (I think I might access these boards from work during the lunch hour - they have broadband with it being a school ) DD is away next week so I only need meals for two (got to be easy as well - no way am I cooking anything too complicated after lugging computers and storage boxes of wires etc around all day!) so I am hoping that I can keep the cost of shopping down this week. I was going to go on my own tonight after tea so that OH can look after DD BUT he used the end of the tomatoes up last night so I need to go and buy some (planned tea is Chicken bake/crumble with salad) so I might as well take DD this afternoon (after the meter man has been) and she can help me carry a few bits back in her rucksack. I don't actually need that much so that should help the budget too.

Right, I'm off to finish off some bits on the comp then I need to get some jobs done before the meter man comes. :wave:

margaretclare

Hi all

Well, the WI market yesterday was a bit disappointing. Cakes etc which we didn't want, a stall of knitted baby things which we didn't want. So we went for a coffee and scone, by the time we'd had that I went back to the jam and marmalade stall. I wanted to buy several jars of honey, chutney, jam, marmalade, but the woman told me off because 'she'd already packed up and cashed-up'! It's supposed to be 9.30 - 12 but apparently they have to be all cleared away by 12 not sell up to 12. Anyway, she was so miserable about it I decided to annoy her and bought them anyway!! I told her I'd rather buy from her than the supermarket but she wasn't impressed. I nearly said to her 'Are you here to sell, or aren't you?'

We had cauliflower cheese later, plus a baked apple each.

I'm half-way through reading 'Shopped' by Joanna Blythman and am horrified, following on from reading 'Not on the label' by Felicity Lawrence last week. I'd like to do a complete supermarket boycott - is this feasible, do you think? Or has the supermarket shopping ethos permeated so far that it wouldn't be possible?

It might be easier for an older couple like us - we grew up before ever a supermarket existed, and we're lucky where we live because there's a weekly market and we still have some small shops around. I'd be interested in what others think.

Aunty Margaret

elona

My home made bread has over risen due to the heat!

Soup is in slow cooker and planning a home made pizza for tea.

Not a drop of milk in the house as OH has cut down deliveries and when I buy some from supermarket to tide us over HE drinks it by the pint to "use it up"!!!!!!!

Have not been able to post for the last few days as computer has every virus, worm and trojan going! :eek:

squeaky

Are you all cleaned up and protected now?

elona

Squeaky - you will make me blush

I ran every spyware that I could find - At least I can post now :j

tr3mor

download these...
spybot - search & destroy http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
ad-aware - clicky!
firefox - https://www.getfirefox.com
avast - https://www.avast.com
zonealarm - https://www.zonelabs.com

and you should have all your problems sorted

squeaky

I was about to suggest those if elona hadn't already found them (?)

Add Spyware Blaster to your list too

elona

Thanks to you both.:T

I have made a note of your suggestions as I am sure that I will need them in the future.:A

tr3mor

if you get firefox, and use that instead of IE then maybe you wont need them

Pooky

Afternoon all.....Some of you are up so early!!!!

Took DD's to a maize maze today - was fantastic - got well and truely lost!! Was very hot tho - it's 28 here today with only a slight breeze...... hope it lasts till next week when DH is on hols then we can get to the beach.

I posted late last night so for all those who missed it....DH got his promotion!!!! He's chuffed to bits......Will be able to work from home at least half the time and gets a nice shiney laptop as well as a looooovely payrise. Taking him out for dinner tomorrow night as a "well done treat".

Not planning on an old style activity today - not even going to hoover.....I'm having a day off and that's final!!

Hope you all have a wonderful afternoon.