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- Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:00 am
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: Getting on a bit.
- Replies: 36
- Views: 12862
Re: Getting on a bit.
GPS , got lost under the bed looking for mine.
- Sat Nov 17, 2012 8:56 am
- Forum: What's in the pot? Recipes and anything about Cooking
- Topic: No Mc"Garbage" on vacation!!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3155
Re: No Mc"Garbage" on vacation!!
oldjerry wrote:Have an excellent trip,and a safe journey.
When do I celebrate?...most mornings when I realise I've woken up.
Me, just before I go to bed, just in case I don't wake up in the morning
- Thu Nov 15, 2012 7:07 pm
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: Getting on a bit.
- Replies: 36
- Views: 12862
Re: Getting on a bit.
Just to cheer you up Old man, but i think you are to young to have seen this in a live show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... 562rqZ7sKI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... 562rqZ7sKI
- Thu Nov 15, 2012 8:53 am
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: What are the best book to start homesteading ?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 33896
Re: What are the best book to start homesteading ?
I agree with you OJ, I bought Seymour's book back in the 70s, and that really set me on the path thinking about the Good Life. I use it as a general guide but I prefer to use books that deal with the subject matter that I am dealing with at that time. To me, its rather like buying a book on Complete...
- Tue Nov 13, 2012 9:32 am
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: Friends coming to you on their 'holidays'
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6278
Re: Friends coming to you on their 'holidays'
When I first arrived in France 20 odd years ago had lots of "Friends" visit me which cost ME a fortune. I now have NO friends in the UK who come to visit me.
So Sad.
So Sad.
- Tue Nov 13, 2012 9:18 am
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: Neighbours
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3467
Re: Neighbours
Yep sounds like the country I left 20 odd years ago, but here my neck of the woods they have a different system. I will give you a couple of examples When i wanted to pump water 300 mts from the river, I did the correct thing, and went to apply for the forms to fill in. The head of the department lo...
- Mon Nov 12, 2012 7:37 pm
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: Neighbours
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3467
Neighbours
Our neighbour called in this morning, to asked if we would like our bread delivered by the local baker who renovated his old stone oven. When we asked for the details he informed us that the local farmers would supply the grain which would be processed at a local mill. The baker being a local man an...
- Tue Nov 06, 2012 8:34 am
- Forum: I read the news today, oh boy.
- Topic: Fight obesity like tobacco
- Replies: 180
- Views: 72860
Re: Fight obesity like tobacco
You are quite entitled to your opinion, as I am, but I do believe the evidence is on my side, and would prefer to believe the independent studies rather than those carried out by vested interests.
- Thu Nov 01, 2012 6:20 pm
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: Drawing a UK state pension from abroad
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6163
Re: Drawing a UK state pension from abroad
if you have your National Insurance Code No; and phone the Following No in the Uk they will give the full information regarding your Pension.
0190 2187777
Good luck;
Eddy
0190 2187777
Good luck;
Eddy
- Tue Oct 30, 2012 7:01 pm
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: What did you do with your extra hour?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4626
Re: What did you do with your extra hour?
Wot extra hour?
- Mon Oct 29, 2012 6:46 pm
- Forum: Welcome New People Say Hello
- Topic: Hello from france
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9160
Re: Hello from france
Hello from another Ex Brit, South of Jon, been here 20 odd years, so am now part of the landscape. Can't give advice about any problems arising from being a new arrive 'e, cos by all accounts things have changed a lot over the years. Went back to England in 1998, for a short holiday 3 days, haven't ...
- Sat Oct 27, 2012 12:27 pm
- Forum: I read the news today, oh boy.
- Topic: Argument for gun sports?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 15665
Re: Argument for gun sports?
Ask my neighbour, about that Jon, he looked at me in complete bafflement, and replied,
"So I should ask 150 kilos of wild pig as it comes crashing out of my maize field, whether its a Boy or Girl.
It cost me another round, after they all stopped laughing.
"So I should ask 150 kilos of wild pig as it comes crashing out of my maize field, whether its a Boy or Girl.
It cost me another round, after they all stopped laughing.
- Sat Oct 27, 2012 12:07 pm
- Forum: What's in the pot? Recipes and anything about Cooking
- Topic: Are You at risk?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6853
Re: Are You at risk?
Yup, from over eating, over drinking, but mostly from the OH.
- Sat Oct 27, 2012 4:35 am
- Forum: What's in the pot? Recipes and anything about Cooking
- Topic: Mechanically tenderized meat
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6404
Re: Mechanically tenderized meat
Is road kill classified as Mechanically Tenderised meat?
Just asking
Just asking
- Fri Oct 26, 2012 1:54 pm
- Forum: What's in the pot? Recipes and anything about Cooking
- Topic: Green Tomato Cake
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2615
Green Tomato Cake
Had loads of green tomatoes at the end of season, so Her indoors, found a recipe for Green Tomato Cake, on Allrecipes.com. ours ended up like a slightly soggy bread pudding, so we had our with custard. Good stuff, had two helpings