plantfit 7,597 Posted April 26, 2019 Report Share Posted April 26, 2019 You know they are going to fit you round the waist and you don't need your inside leg measuring Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,730 Posted April 26, 2019 Report Share Posted April 26, 2019 7 hours ago, radfordred said: You obviously have not got kids living at home? I have DPD knocking on my door at least four times a day, My youngest lad must order a new pair of top brand trainers every week, probably wears them 3 or 4 times, my under stairs cupboard looks like a JD Sports stock room, wish I took size 8. Then the daughters stuff gets delivered here in bags, New Look, Missguided, BooHoo, Top Shop, PrettyLittleThing & Fred Perry, it's non stop! Hold on ...... Someone at door With that list, there's a fair chance that she's wearing something designed by my youngest. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,872 Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 Does anyone use these Quidco cash back sites? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,872 Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 Meerkat movies, not checked this yet. Buy something from their web site ( min £3.50) and get 2 for 1 all year at certain cinemas. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,146 Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 I asked ' er indoors what she would like for our anniversary, she replied, " I'd love a nice animal skin coat ".... So I bought her a donkey jacket !! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,181 Posted June 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 When I was in America a couple of weeks ago there were water fountains everywhere giving out free tap water, some said "fill your water bottles here!" Yet people were still buying bottles of water instead of refilling. We refilled a couple of pop bottles many times for free every time we passed a fountain. I'm thinking this bottled water lark is one of the biggest cons going, why pay for something that comes out the tap almost free? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,895 Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 I think its sometimes a con. When I first came to live here in Italy I thought it was quite posh ( sort of ) to have bottled water on the table.The water then wasn't very good and tasted awful and I got into the habit of not drinking from the tap as I did in UK. The local water is better now but I still buy bottled water. Its so cheap here as everyone drinks it, but it does increase the plastic waste. We have a lot of people from Genoa, Milan and Turin that have bought holiday homes here and spend their weekends and practice sports they can't do very well in the city centres. We have a lot of joggers passing the house, one day I was outside and one couple asked if they could have some water. I turned to go inside for a bottle and a couple of glasses. No they wouldn't hear of it , they wanted well water. We have never had the well water analysed but they were adamant thats what they wanted as when they were kids they used to stop here and drink straight from the well. They are still jogging so it must have been good. We still buy bottled though. Its all in the mind. But will say that tap water here contains a lot of calcare, so maybe we are right to use bottled. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,417 Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 Not thought of filters on the inlet pipe nonna? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 I have my own well, no other choice here deep in a rural community. The well was drilled to 550ft and the pump sat at 500ft, now at 480ft due to a very wet sprig we had several years back. Water is naturally filtered by 60 feet of clay and comes through limestone beds, hundreds of feet of them. Water is crystal clear and good to drink. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,872 Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 What you want is Peckham spring water ala only fools and horses. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,181 Posted June 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 Only countries I've been to where I was told the tap water isn't safe to drink is Russia & Bahamas, our cruise ship didn't top it's tanks up with drinking water at St Petersburg. All other countries I've been to they said it was safe to drink from the tap, so I did. I nearly always have tap water when we go for a meal.... Had a cup of tea at a meal in America & it was horrible, I should have known better as last time I was there the tea was yuk. John (Ayupmeducks) said in a comment on my facebook page that "Americans don't know how to make tea, they don't boil the water!" I'd make a nice'ish cuppa in the hotel breakfast bar, I'd check the boiler water temp gauge & it was usually around 205 degrees F so near enough boiling... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,895 Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 Italians can't make tea either. Water from the tap when making tea ( at home) results in a film on top of the tea, not nice, but tap water makes excellent coffee in a Moka coffee percolator. In bars they take the water from the coffee machine and it's nowhere near boiled. They are used to drinking tisane which doesn't require boiled water. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,146 Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 Bummer !! Just bought a Seagull and found out it's afraid of heights. Wondered why it was so cheap !! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,136 Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 You’ve got a seagull that’s cheap? Are you sure it’s not a budgie? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,146 Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 Thought it worra 1.5hp outboard. Trouble was I were out for a duck ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,136 Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 All these ornithological terms. Are you a bird fancier Barrie? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,146 Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 The birds I fancy I can't catch nowadays. Do you know, I bought meself a new suit with an extra pair of trousers, burnt a hole in the BL..day jacket !!! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,508 Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 22 hours ago, colly0410 said: I'd make a nice'ish cuppa in the hotel breakfast bar, I'd check the boiler water temp gauge & it was usually around 205 degrees F so near enough boiling... When we had a place in Florida we had to search in several electrical stores to buy a kettle, ended up getting one in Target. Americans don’t drink tea like us Brits, they prefer coffee and have coffee machines or the old fashioned percolators. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,181 Posted June 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 We had a coffee machine in our hotel room, it made nice coffee but didn't get the water hot enough for good tea so I'd have a walk down to the breakfast bar as the boiler was always switched on. Sometimes I'd get yabbering to the hotel staff on way back & tea would go cold, happened a few times, they were so nice & friendly, it was hugs & kisses for the ladies, handshakes for the men when we left for home & "see you next time you come here!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,181 Posted August 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 Peel bananas before you weigh & buy them at the supermarket, also saves on rubbish at home so you'll use less bin bags... 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,181 Posted August 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 Bought some trousers half price: Got them home & they only had one leg..... I'll get me coat on the way out.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,181 Posted November 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 Always go upstairs on a bus = you'll travel 0.0000000013% further that those downstairs due to earths circumference. Got to get your moneys worth haven't you? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,181 Posted November 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 When making tea/coffee on Monday morning fill the kettle to the brim, make your tea/coffee & freeze the excess boiled water for use later in the week... 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,181 Posted January 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 Parents... Install double glazing so the kids can't hear the ice cream van so saving £££'s... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stuart.C 491 Posted January 26, 2020 Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 12 minutes ago, colly0410 said: Parents... Install double glazing so the kids can't hear the ice cream van so saving £££'s... That's a serious parental failing. They should have used the "When the ice cream van plays music it's to let you know they've run out of icecream" trick, they've have saved thousands on double glazing. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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