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30-12-2015, 06:04 PM
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30-12-2015, 02:50 PM
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30-12-2015, 11:49 AM
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I like credit cards. They are convenient and ...
I like credit cards. They are convenient and save me carrying money around. However, I do take note of what I spend and always pay off the full amount. This wasn't a very expensive Christmas for...
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Forum: General Chat
30-12-2015, 10:43 AM
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Good for you Malcolm. I fall a bit between...
Good for you Malcolm. I fall a bit between yourself and Realist. We bought our first house before we were married and never had a mortgage over £10k.
We have no need or desire for Sky or any...
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30-12-2015, 08:43 AM
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Forum: General Chat
28-12-2015, 05:45 PM
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Steve, we were in a similar position as you...
Steve, we were in a similar position as you regarding heat lost through walls.
Our house dates from about 1830 and the walls are almost 30" thick in places. This is made up of stone, an air gap, a...
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Forum: Food & Drink
28-12-2015, 01:29 PM
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Forum: General Chat
28-12-2015, 01:22 PM
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28-12-2015, 10:49 AM
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26-12-2015, 01:23 PM
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22-12-2015, 11:24 PM
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Forum: General Chat
22-12-2015, 10:20 AM
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Happy Solstice..
Today is the Winter Solstice. It's usually the 21st., but because of the timing of the Eatht's orbit, it can be as early as the 20th. or as late as the 23rd. (these dates are rare).
So Eat drink...
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Forum: General Chat
21-12-2015, 10:03 PM
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This comes up every year and it is a complete...
This comes up every year and it is a complete MYTH!
It's origin is in an old "cumulative song" which appears in the book "Mirth without mischief" in 1780. It was originally French and France...
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Forum: General Chat
21-12-2015, 02:44 PM
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I was married at 22 and Dianne was 19. Looking...
I was married at 22 and Dianne was 19. Looking back on it now, it feels frighteningly young, though then it seemed right. At least we both had jobs and our own house. I'd have been very worried if...
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Forum: Food & Drink
21-12-2015, 02:36 PM
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If you're set on lamb steaks, I wouldn't oven...
If you're set on lamb steaks, I wouldn't oven bake them - I'd grill them.
If I was having lamb, my choice would be a slow-roast shoulder. If it was Christmas dinner though, I'd have a venison...
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20-12-2015, 04:13 PM
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20-12-2015, 10:31 AM
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19-12-2015, 05:42 PM
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Forum: Food & Drink
19-12-2015, 04:57 PM
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Forum: Food & Drink
19-12-2015, 03:28 PM
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Pheasant plucker
Early Xmas present - a brace of freshly shot pheasants in feather. I've left them to hang in the utility room for a while and I'll pluck and draw them next week. Hope there's not too much shot in...
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Forum: Food & Drink
19-12-2015, 12:22 PM
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19-12-2015, 08:57 AM
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Forum: General Chat
18-12-2015, 08:56 PM
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Forum: Other Debates/Discussions
18-12-2015, 08:43 PM
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What's your problem with this ? We're not...
What's your problem with this ? We're not talking about a small local charity running on a shoestring. These are essentially large companies handling huge amounts of money and require the...
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