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Today I must stay home and preserve what little fuel I have in my tank, because I have to go out tomorrow for some important business..and then again Saturday if I don't manage to find anywhere between now and then who has any fuel stocks...

trouble is we're all caught between a rock and a hard place. can't afford to run our precious fuel tank down driving for miles from town to town finding a garage with fuel and long queues... but yet we need to go out and find some..
 

hollydolly said:
Did you know..I only learned this , this week due to the fuel shortage... .. that all new cars are fitted with an anti-syphon Valve ?

I had no idea about this.. nor did the guy who after driving around for miles looking for a garage that had some petrol, filled his sisters car up full with the plan to syphon off half into his own car when he returned.. No can do with new cars apparently... :oops:
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I think they did that back around 1997 here (US).
 
I get my haircut this morning with my regular hairdresser......happy......my last cut with her was early April.
My next cut was in June......covid cancelled that one.
Then the next one was mid JULY.....she took very ill.....was able to get a cut with someone else.
Now that she's back, she will have short days for a while yet.
I certainly appreciate having a regular gal......no explaining......she knows what to do.
The rest of the day.......might be lazy....
 

Wooohooo... I got petrol!! there was an alert on NEXTDOOR App, which said a local garage had got a delivery today but the queue was 2 miles long to get in from people coming from out of town .. so I jumped in the car immediately, and raced down there because I know a short-cut on that road to be able to join that queue , and cut the queue off by 2/3rds which is what I did. Absolute mayhem down there because of course it's only a 2 lane road and trucks and all other traffic are thundering past and the queued traffic are getting in the way.. so dangerous too.. I still had to queue for 20 minutes to get onto the forecourt, but I got my little car topped up, ..but the people 2 miles back in the other direction.. might not even get any at all by the time they manage to reach the garage. :(


 
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I heard the steam pipes rumbling yesterday.

It must be time for the annual test and inspection.

This morning I decided that I had better vacuum, dust, and move the plants to their winter locations.

Spending a few minutes each day sifting, sorting and organizing the items in my hoarder room.

Last week I took a load of things to one of the flea market vendors. He seemed pleased and appreciative.

Today I’m attempting to rehome a 48” round folding restaurant table and a turn of the century GWW oil lamp.
 
At the oil change place having, well, my car’s oil changed 😆 but also having a new set of windshield-cleaner ‘squirters’ installed as the passenger-side one was only sending out an anemic puddle of liquid.

also, been online this AM and booked a hotel room in Northern Alabama near Huntsville for later in the month so I can go up and —hopefully—catch some fall color in the mountains and see some beautiful scenery…
 
CinnamonSugar said:
At the oil change place having, well, my car’s oil changed 😆 but also having a new set of windshield-cleaner ‘squirters’ installed as the passenger-side one was only sending out an anemic puddle of liquid.

also, been online this AM and booked a hotel room in Northern Alabama near Huntsville for later in the month so I can go up and —hopefully—catch some fall color in the mountains and see some beautiful scenery…
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I won't say who in case they don't want it public but there's a member here who lives in or near Huntsville Alabama , perhaps you already know them :D
 
Aunt Bea said:
After reading your recommendation on the short handled mop I was in the Dollar Tree and found a short handled sponge mop.

I have no illusions about its durability but I wanted to try it before ordering a sturdier more expensive mop.

I tried it this morning and was amazed at how simple it was to clean the tub and tile surround. I squirted the cleaner and let it work for five
minutes, effortlessly swished around a couple of times with the mop, and rinsed the tub area with the hand held shower.

I’m 100% sold on using a short handled mop to clean the tub.

Thanks for the helpful tip!

B
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Somehow i missed Starsong’s post about this so thx for bumping it up, Aunt B….and Starsong, thx to you for the share!

I’m happy to report that UPS is delivering myyyy Starfiber Starmop this very day…. mop perfection, here i come!!!!👍😬👍
 
hollydolly said:
trouble is we're all caught between a rock and a hard place. can't afford to run our precious fuel tank down driving for miles from town to town finding a garage with fuel and long queues... but yet we need to go out and find some..
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I remember that horrible dilemma during the gasoline crisis in the late 70s.
hollydolly said:
Wooohooo... I got petrol!! there was an alert on NEXTDOOR App, which said a local garage had got a delivery today
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Whew!!! That's got to be a load off your mind!
 
I'm getting my rugs cleaned today between 12-2pm.

In the mean time while waiting ....I will be making some waldorf salad (granny smith apples, celery, walnuts and mayo) to have around. And to serve when a girlfriend of mine comes by for lunch tmrw.

She works close by, so I invited her over. I've known her since grammar school.
 
Making a lemon cake from a mix. I don’t remember why I bought it except that I used to do this for DD’s birthday. I finally found a Jello Lemon Pudding to make the topping. I have a feeling that taste won’t be as good as the memories are of it. I’ve lots of from-scratch recipes, just thought I’d go back in time for this dessert.
 
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