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by oldfella
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 , :scratch: :scratch: got lost under the bed looking for mine.
by oldfella
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
by oldfella
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
by oldfella
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...
by oldfella
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. :wink: :wink:
by oldfella
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...
by oldfella
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...
by oldfella
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.
by oldfella
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
by oldfella
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? :scratch:
by oldfella
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 ...
by oldfella
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.
by oldfella
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. :(
by oldfella
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
by oldfella
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