Autumn Arrives - Back to porridge for breakfast!
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oldbluefox
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Re: Autumn Arrives - Back to porridge for breakfast!
I don't blame you. The cold really gets your knees. As for the footy..................

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Frank Manning
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Re: Autumn Arrives - Back to porridge for breakfast!
OBF you dont want to think about Wina requesting Romig in long johns.
What was that Eartha Kitt song? "I'm just an old fashioned girl....."
What was that Eartha Kitt song? "I'm just an old fashioned girl....."
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Manoverboard
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I don't think so, have you ever heard Romig singing ?Frank Manning wrote:OBF you dont want to think about Wina requesting Romig in long johns.![]()
What was that Eartha Kitt song? "I'm just an old fashioned girl....."
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Frank Manning
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No I haven't had that pleasure (?), well, not unless he was the guy in the Arcadia passenger's concert in early April this year! That was memorable, but if he was wearing long johns then, judging by the sound he was making, they must have been very tight! 
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Romig1
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Frank Manning wrote:No I haven't had that pleasure (?), well, not unless he was the guy in the Arcadia passenger's concert in early April this year! That was memorable, but if he was wearing long johns then, judging by the sound he was making, they must have been very tight!
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Deefitz
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Supermarket today to get the porridge. We like it made the old fashioned way (in a pan) with blueberries, maple syrup and evap milk 
It's gone a tad cold here on the East coast.
It's gone a tad cold here on the East coast.
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Wina G
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Made porridge for R's breakfast this morning with sultanas & golden syrup as it's a bit chilly here today 
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david63
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I thought that the "old fashioned" way was with water, salt and wee dramDeefitz wrote:We like it made the old fashioned way (in a pan) with blueberries, maple syrup and evap milk
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Dancing Queen
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It's been chilly here for the last few mornings and I finally gave in and put the heating on for an hour this morning when I got up

Hmmm definitely time to buy porridge when I go shopping this week !!
Hmmm definitely time to buy porridge when I go shopping this week !!
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Wina G
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We find that our house is cooler on an evening DQ so we did the same last night, just turned up the thermostat for an hour to take the chill offDancing Queen wrote:It's been chilly here for the last few mornings and I finally gave in and put the heating on for an hour this morning when I got up![]()
Hmmm definitely time to buy porridge when I go shopping this week !!
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CaroleF
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I agree about the evenings. I put the heating on last night too. We now have one of those mobile thermostat things. The first thing my husband does when he comes in is to go over to it and have a look - he did last night but all he said was "Don't forget to turn it down before you come up." Last winter it almost became a battlefield. I didn't tell him that I have discovered that if I put the thermostat behind the curtains the boiler stays on! I make sure I remove it before he comes in! Are we the only couple who don't agree about thermostats and the temperature of the room?
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Deefitz
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Water and salt, yes, never tried it with a wee dram!!david63 wrote:I thought that the "old fashioned" way was with water, salt and wee dramDeefitz wrote:We like it made the old fashioned way (in a pan) with blueberries, maple syrup and evap milk
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Silver_Shiney
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CaroleF wrote:I agree about the evenings. I put the heating on last night too. We now have one of those mobile thermostat things. The first thing my husband does when he comes in is to go over to it and have a look - he did last night but all he said was "Don't forget to turn it down before you come up." Last winter it almost became a battlefield. I didn't tell him that I have discovered that if I put the thermostat behind the curtains the boiler stays on! I make sure I remove it before he comes in! Are we the only couple who don't agree about thermostats and the temperature of the room?
Carole
No, the Lady C can be sitting there shivering while I'm sweltering. The main problem we have, though, is with our son-in-law - we keep the thermostat at around 19. When we go out, he turns it up to 26....
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david63
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Don't let him in - simplesSilver_Shiney wrote:The main problem we have, though, is with our son-in-law - we keep the thermostat at around 19. When we go out, he turns it up to 26....
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They live here - not simplesdavid63 wrote:Don't let him in - simplesSilver_Shiney wrote:The main problem we have, though, is with our son-in-law - we keep the thermostat at around 19. When we go out, he turns it up to 26....
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ChesterfieldJohn
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Whoever pays the bills rules the thermostat 
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Silver_Shiney
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moot point - they give us money towards the bills.ChesterfieldJohn wrote:Whoever pays the bills rules the thermostat
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Manoverboard
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Ah, the dreaded heating controls ...
Not a problem in our present house cos although Mobietta knows how to use the thermostat she has yet to unfathom the complexities of the ' Master Controllers ', as in me and my mate Honeywell. We have therefore reached an understanding about ' ideal ' temperatures
Not a problem in our present house cos although Mobietta knows how to use the thermostat she has yet to unfathom the complexities of the ' Master Controllers ', as in me and my mate Honeywell. We have therefore reached an understanding about ' ideal ' temperatures
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Manoverboard
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Then increase his rent ... simplesSilver_Shiney wrote:They live here - not simplesdavid63 wrote:Don't let him in - simplesSilver_Shiney wrote:The main problem we have, though, is with our son-in-law - we keep the thermostat at around 19. When we go out, he turns it up to 26....
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Silver_Shiney
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he pays his way in other ways....Manoverboard wrote:Then increase his rent ... simplesSilver_Shiney wrote:They live here - not simplesdavid63 wrote:Don't let him in - simplesSilver_Shiney wrote:The main problem we have, though, is with our son-in-law - we keep the thermostat at around 19. When we go out, he turns it up to 26....
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Ray B
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Do I hear "Softie Southerners!"? yes it is a bit chilly over here in the East this morning and raining all day, but, you know when it is getting cold over here and that,s when you have to break the Ice on a mug of tea to drink it. You may even think of turning the heating on but not before there is a D in the month.
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Dark Knight
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put another jumper on you southern Jessies 
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Re: Autumn Arrives - Back to porridge for breakfast!
Said somewhat more politely, that is what I often say to my OH, because while she can always put something else on, there's only so much I can take off!!Dark Knight wrote:put another jumper on you southern Jessies