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- Tue Oct 03, 2023 2:31 pm
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Home brewing?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 490
Re: Home brewing?
Mr A discovered some tins of "home brew" recently when sorting out some boxes from our move (a year ago) and decided it was about time he made the beer. He might need some fresh yeast as I know even the dried stuff doesn't last for ever. My first attempt at winemaking was elderberry and it...
- Wed Sep 06, 2023 6:38 pm
- Forum: Medical and Healthcare
- Topic: N.H.S. views and experiences
- Replies: 44
- Views: 3729
Re: N.H.S. views and experiences
Thanks, Andy. This will be my first appointment so I have no idea who I will see but I might just try and ask (politely, of course) what their waiting list is like at the moment. I also know there's no point grumbling if they have 100 "urgent" cases awaiting appointments and only 2 spaces ...
- Wed Sep 06, 2023 2:36 pm
- Forum: Medical and Healthcare
- Topic: N.H.S. views and experiences
- Replies: 44
- Views: 3729
Re: N.H.S. views and experiences
After 6 weeks, I'm still waiting for an "urgent" cardiology appointment...........
- Sat Sep 02, 2023 3:56 pm
- Forum: Finance
- Topic: General finance planning
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4396
Re: General finance planning
Recently I was trying to help my mother to sort out her finances. Unfortunately, she is becoming increasingly confused and could'nt remember where her folder for the everyday stuff was. I organised what I could find into date order and put relevant pieces of paper together so it's easier to see what...
- Sat Sep 02, 2023 3:34 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 10
- Replies: 1426
- Views: 99382
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 10
Like so many others here, I have a Singer hand sewing machine given to me 40 years ago by an ex-boyfriend's mother because she didn't want "that old thing". I use it more than my electric one for straight sewing although it is overdue a service. Watching Great British Sewing Bee one time t...
- Mon Aug 07, 2023 3:18 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 10
- Replies: 1426
- Views: 99382
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 10
Back in the day, a dermatologist I worked for said people wash their skin too often. Another said showering every day was necessary but be careful not to use soaps that are too harsh. Take your pick and do what's best for you but in case of lack of water, don't worry too much. I recently joined a ta...
- Wed Jul 12, 2023 1:39 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 10
- Replies: 1426
- Views: 99382
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 10
Paid voluntary national insurance contributions today. What a faff to get to this point but now I should get a full state pension when the time comes. Worked out that I only need to claim my pension for 3 years to make the payment worthwhile. I just hope I take after my mum in the longevity stakes a...
- Mon Jun 26, 2023 4:45 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 10
- Replies: 1426
- Views: 99382
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 10
Prepping fail: looked in medicine box for hydrocortisone cream to tame some insect bites but there was none there! Trip to pharmacy - only a mile away - successful. Next day oh oh, that looks like cellulitis to me (in a past life I was a nurse). Phoned surgery, quack will phone you back. 2 hours lat...
- Thu Jun 15, 2023 3:32 pm
- Forum: Finance
- Topic: Frugal Living
- Replies: 40
- Views: 4618
Re: Frugal Living
The latest thing we did was to get rid of one of the cars. We kept two at our last house as we were in the middle of nowhere and didn't fancy being stuck if we only had one and it was off the road. Now that there is a regular bus that goes past the front gate and it's only a mile to the nearest Co o...
- Sat May 06, 2023 10:45 am
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Where do you store your food?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 964
Re: Where do you store your food?
We moved here about 6 months ago and, joy of joys, the house has a pantry. All the non-fridge/freezer food is stored in there. I had to put a small step in too so I can reach the top shelf. It is not very full yet as we are still waiting for an electrician (we're on to number 4 now as none of the ot...