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- Wed Apr 18, 2018 4:05 am
- Forum: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- Topic: Uses for 5 litre plastic water bottles?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 150
Re: Uses for 5 litre plastic water bottles?
I use several (filled with water) in the garden for weighing down stuff that might otherwise fly off in the wind... Lightweight greenhouses etc.
- Sun Apr 15, 2018 11:14 am
- Forum: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- Topic: Contacting Retailers/Sick of Plastic
- Replies: 3
- Views: 62
Re: Contacting Retailers/Sick of Plastic
It's easy enough to just not buy things that we consider are packaged with too much plastic... The problem I see is that, especially with fresh produce, the entire production/distribution system has to be changed, otherwise we might end up with masses of waste. Plastic does have advantages: longer s...
- Sun Apr 15, 2018 11:10 am
- Forum: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- Topic: Rebel
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5162
Re: Rebel
It's not as effective here as it would be in a country with lower humidity. But then - half the year the temperature outside is cool enough anyway! In really hot spells during summer (not that we have them often) I might go without milk for a few days... But milk is not essential for our survival. I...
- Fri Apr 13, 2018 4:17 am
- Forum: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- Topic: Rebel
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5162
Re: Rebel
I use a claypot cooler outside the kitchen door instead of fridge - haven't used one for at least 10 years now. And I reckon I waste less food than the average Scot...AmalWarrior wrote: ↑Thu Apr 12, 2018 4:41 pmI do have a fridge, but I'd love to not need it (milk and cheese are the problem), and have no freezer.
- Thu Apr 12, 2018 12:09 pm
- Forum: But what can I do?
- Topic: The new banish plastic movements
- Replies: 43
- Views: 1915
Re: The new banish plastic movements
Most of my cardboard goes into the compost... Plastic bags that aren't easily avoidable fulfil a double function (at least) - the contents of the cat litter tray has to be somewhat protected before it goes in the bin... Etc. I still use plastic containers that were supposed to be single use 20 years...
- Thu Apr 12, 2018 12:03 pm
- Forum: Welcome New People Say Hello
- Topic: A new newbie
- Replies: 9
- Views: 131
Re: A new newbie
Hiya, and welcome from Scotland!
I do still drive, but I'm in the process of selling the car, now that I have a bus pass... ;)
I do still drive, but I'm in the process of selling the car, now that I have a bus pass... ;)
- Tue Apr 10, 2018 3:06 pm
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: German supermarkets in Ireland
- Replies: 7
- Views: 542
Re: German supermarkets in Ireland
They introduced decaf (real) coffee, too... Not sure whether it was just because of my repeated requests - but they did, anyway! And they started selling rye bread again after they stopped it for a while.
- Mon Apr 02, 2018 3:16 am
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: German supermarkets in Ireland
- Replies: 7
- Views: 542
Re: German supermarkets in Ireland
They are capable of learning, though.... Here in Scotland they used to sell (or try to!) humidifiers. They don't any more. And kids' trailers for bikes were a one-off, too - just too dangerous on these roads.
- Sat Feb 17, 2018 12:52 pm
- Forum: What's in the pot? Recipes and anything about Cooking
- Topic: Bread flour question
- Replies: 20
- Views: 992
Re: Bread flour question
I think that using the modern, gluten rich varieties of wheat that produce the so-much-loved-by-the-British fluffy types of bread which, as has been noted correctly, are not liked by the rest of Europe (at least traditionally - sadly that's changing) is responsible for at least some of the large num...
- Tue Jan 02, 2018 9:54 am
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: Spring?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 915
Re: Spring?
I like these rats and mice...Weedo wrote:Blackbirds, sparrows, starlings !!!!! - airborne rats and mice

- Tue Jan 02, 2018 9:52 am
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: Storm Dylan?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1503
Re: Storm Dylan?
Yes, they are queuing up. No pushing, folks!Flo wrote:We're already on to storm Eleanor aren't we?

- Tue Jan 02, 2018 9:51 am
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: Storm Dylan?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1503
Re: Storm Dylan?
But yes, know the problem with buses where the doors won't close and so the bus goes nowhere. Doesn't just happen in your neck of the woods ina. :roll: You'd think they'd have found a solution for that by now, wouldn't you?! Kind of emergency bolts for windy weather - or something else mechanical r...
- Mon Jan 01, 2018 11:13 am
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: Storm Dylan?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1503
Storm Dylan?
Did "he" cause any damage where you are? One maybe strange sounding, but not unprecedented effect it had here: the bus I was on coming back from Aberdeen yesterday broke down... Those wonderful, modern, top-of-the-range buses they have on this service can't deal with a bit of wind. I gets under the ...
- Mon Jan 01, 2018 10:44 am
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: Unwanted presents?!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 800
Re: Unwanted presents?!
Thanks, Flo. Yes, it's better than it has been for a few years. They've all be saying - make your indispensable, and they'll have to make it permanent... And I managed to buy a pair of boots that seem to (almost) fit on Saturday - which means I can walk a bit further without being in pain - it all h...
- Sun Dec 31, 2017 8:18 pm
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: Unwanted presents?!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 800
Re: Unwanted presents?!
Thank you!BernardSmith wrote:Well - good luck with your new job - and I hope that 2018 brings you better fortune and more peace of mind and tranquility than 2017 seems to have brought you.
