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- Tue Mar 18, 2025 2:04 pm
- Forum: DIY and Handicrafts
- Topic: Knitters
- Replies: 45
- Views: 5625
Re: Knitters
I have a small container with emergency keys well hidden in our garden. No it is NOT under the garden gnome or the doormat :lol: I learned that lesson when our keys were lifted while on honeymoon. I didn't get carried over the threshold as much as assisted through the bedroom window. Thankfully the ...
- Tue Mar 18, 2025 8:18 am
- Forum: DIY and Handicrafts
- Topic: Knitters
- Replies: 45
- Views: 5625
Re: Knitters
I am a poor knitter and rarely do so but have been learning "Viking knitting" which is an ancient way of creating hats gloves etc with a single eyed needle. On the plus side it does not ladder if snagged. On the down side it does not unravel if you make a mistake.....
- Sun Mar 16, 2025 10:22 pm
- Forum: New Members Start Here
- Topic: Hello there
- Replies: 5
- Views: 102
Re: Hello there
Hi and welcome.
- Sat Mar 15, 2025 9:40 am
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 12
- Replies: 341
- Views: 25061
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 12
We are also trying to declutter before the loft gives up the ghost and lands on us. I have realised the "putting things on Ebay" just never happens here. But there is a local auction house half a mile away that will do all the work for me. They charge 20% but if they get a better price tha...
- Thu Mar 13, 2025 8:33 am
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Old wood fired outdoor oven
- Replies: 6
- Views: 221
Re: Old wood fired outdoor oven
Love it! Your hard work has paid off there Andy. I'm feeling a bit jealous - but no way could I refurbish one like you have. I dont have the right skillset.
- Wed Mar 12, 2025 5:56 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: Advice on how to get organised
- Replies: 13
- Views: 447
Re: Advice on how to get organised
Another one who struggles with organisation here. I use clocks forwards/back and Christmas/Midsummer as reminders for some tasks like changing the water filter, swapping the food & water (energy bars) out of the car, checking the contents of the medicine cabinet and other annual stocktakes. Most...
- Thu Mar 06, 2025 6:42 pm
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Allotment: Woo Hoooo!!! :) :) :)
- Replies: 129
- Views: 13425
Re: Allotment: Woo Hoooo!!! :) :) :)
Some coir is far too alkaline which also throws off plant growth. I was most dissapointed a couple of years ago and am now wary of it.
- Wed Mar 05, 2025 8:46 pm
- Forum: New Members Start Here
- Topic: Hey Everyone
- Replies: 4
- Views: 186
Re: Hey Everyone
Welcome from South London. Are you prepping for anything in particular?
- Mon Mar 03, 2025 7:01 am
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 12
- Replies: 341
- Views: 25061
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 12
I like the idea of that little travel kettle on solar although if we manage to run through our gas cooking stock the country will be in the stone age.
- Fri Feb 28, 2025 7:49 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 12
- Replies: 341
- Views: 25061
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 12
Frnc wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2025 11:33 am
Any ideas on best way to dispose of a piece of glass that was in a picture frame?
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Wrap in corrugated cardboard, tape up and into the non-recyclables bin. Small pieces go into a tub or box, taped up and in the bin. Make sure no sharp bits are sticking out that can damage a bin operative.