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- Mon Feb 20, 2023 7:03 pm
- Forum: Welcome New People Say Hello
- Topic: back after a long sabatical
- Replies: 3
- Views: 16921
Re: back after a long sabatical
Ah yes - getting older isn't fun... I've been on sick leave now for 9 months. The garden looks awful - not that I usually am a very tidy gardener, but it's worse now. And I don't know what the NHS is doing, but they don't have time for people like me who can manage on their own, even if I'm not stro...
- Sun Sep 04, 2022 10:49 pm
- Forum: Home Brew and other Country Skills
- Topic: Country Wines
- Replies: 27
- Views: 152962
Re: Country Wines
That's similar to the German rum pot (Rumtopf): https://mygerman.recipes/traditional-german-rum-pot-rumtopf/ We always used 54% rum for that - dark rum, of course - only found that in Scotland once, in Lidl's (and they asked me at the till if I really wanted 3 bottles of that :) ). Sugar should be h...
- Fri Sep 02, 2022 10:35 am
- Forum: Welcome New People Say Hello
- Topic: I seem to be back
- Replies: 10
- Views: 71498
Re: I seem to be back
This is strange - I hadn't got any notices for ages, and now all of a sudden - I had tried to log on at some point, but for whatever reason couldn't... So here I am. Hopefully a bit more often. :)
- Tue Jan 18, 2022 5:06 pm
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: Got the Signoff...
- Replies: 52
- Views: 317518
Re: Got the Signoff...
Weeds are a prominent feature of my spaces... I think the worst thing is that I'm actually quite fond of a couple of types as long as all the crops/plants are getting along OK Same here - I just fear that the neighbours think it's all wrong... The height of gardening for them is a bit of sterile la...
- Thu Jan 13, 2022 4:11 am
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: Got the Signoff...
- Replies: 52
- Views: 317518
Re: Got the Signoff...
Excellent - I'm pleased for you.
Re: Chickens
Very unusual. Maybe you can start a new breed?
- Mon Dec 20, 2021 10:47 am
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: Pet gripes
- Replies: 53
- Views: 163396
Re: Pet gripes
Strangely enough, the cheap ones I get from Lidl seem to be doing really well... Mine sometimes get slightly damaged from working in the lab (acid etc), so I won't wear anything expensive.
- Mon Dec 20, 2021 5:01 am
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: Not Self Sufficient
- Replies: 7
- Views: 63217
Re: Not Self Sufficient
So many of the older folks don't do online ordering for food, online banking even on the phone. Technology doesn't help granny of 90 without family close by. And none of that is any use during a power cut, anyway. I hate this craze of "card payments only" that even some of the smaller sho...
- Thu Nov 25, 2021 10:15 am
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: Got the Signoff...
- Replies: 52
- Views: 317518
Re: Got the Signoff...
Ina - up here all the cafes/pubs/care homes are advertising jobs on the minimum wage. I wouldn't like to guarantee that anyone will be able to get a Christmas meal out easily with decent service or that grandparents in care homes will be well looked after. Same here. It used to be that casual jobs ...
- Tue Nov 23, 2021 6:23 pm
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: Got the Signoff...
- Replies: 52
- Views: 317518
Re: Got the Signoff...
You are right about the food prices - I've been noticing it for a while... Must make more of an effort next year. I wish I could reduce my hours, too; I'm just getting too old for all this stress at work. Flat out at the moment. And of course they can't afford to employ another lab assistant - oh no...
- Fri Oct 29, 2021 3:29 am
- Forum: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- Topic: Old shoes - what to do?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 43196
Re: Old shoes - what to do?
Thanks for that info - I'll have to look into that a bit more closely. Might even be an idea for my place of work... Especially as they say in any condition is accepted!
- Wed Oct 20, 2021 12:34 pm
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: selfsufficientish base for sale, Scotland
- Replies: 8
- Views: 63064
Re: selfsufficientish base for sale, Scotland
Everybody on the move? I envy you... I think I'll be stuck with my council house forever. Nevermind, could be worse.
- Wed Oct 20, 2021 12:31 pm
- Forum: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- Topic: Old shoes - what to do?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 43196
Re: Old shoes - what to do?
That's great! I actually chucked some out not so long ago...
- Fri Oct 08, 2021 11:56 am
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: DIY Energy
- Replies: 16
- Views: 68471
Re: DIY Energy
I'm glad that I still manage to live in somewhat cold environments... I rarely had any heating on last winter. The de-humidifier helps massively - don't know how I would manage without it these days. (Helps to get washing dry in winter, too.) Still, I've been warned that I can expect the electricity...
- Thu Oct 07, 2021 3:07 am
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: DIY Energy
- Replies: 16
- Views: 68471
Re: DIY Energy
That will be interesting to find out. Reduced evaporation might even be beneficial... Wonder whether they've done an impact assessment?