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by Ara
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...
by Ara
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 ...
by Ara
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...........
by Ara
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...
by Ara
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...
by Ara
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...
by Ara
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...
by Ara
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...
by Ara
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...
by Ara
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...