I`ve got a new fridge freezer arriving on Friday. The rule seems to be that you let the appliance sit for a while to allow the compressor oil to settle before plugging it in and switching it on....
I have had a couple of error codes on my Canon Pixma recently so I thought the print head was failing. I have error B200 now which I can't shift (even though I have cleaned the heads with surgical...
Just watching Abba videos on Youtube and they made me think of a lip gloss we used to use in the late 1970's. We were at school so it would have been a cheap brand. It was a glass tube with a...
This is from the Mail so you have to take it with a pinch of salt but - what was your favourite perfume from the 80s? I chopped and changed every year so I can't remember all of them. I didn't like...
Last night we were talking about putting rose wine in the Sodastream. Has anyone ever done this? I know it wouldn't turn out like traditionally fermented wine - we were just wondering and having a...
There's a programme starting shortly about the lovely summer of 1976 on Ch 5 if anyone's interested. There have been a few progs about mega cold winters so it's good to see one about a hot summer. I`m...
A 1970s facebook site appeared in 'suggested groups' today. I didn't look any further but the header contained a picture of a pair of slippers that were very familiar to me. I think my Gran wore them....
I was reading about someone the other day who says he makes a mean fish pie and his secret ingredient is adding some anchovy paste to the sauce. Has anyone tried this? I just wondered if it would make...