don't click the link - go from your own one
I got the email supposedly from The Lott.
No way was I clicking on the links displayed as the info required could be used by some scammer.
The whole page might look legit but that is exactly how theses maggots work
NEVER EVER do this - ALWAYS go from...
Amazon Prime scam
Phone call message to say my Amazon Prime subscription is due for renewal, if want to cancel #1, guy on the other end with subcontinental accent so after some questions I said I would cancel direct through my Prime a/c. we can do that and have sent you a OTP. When he asked...
Those danged passwords
So danged annoying when websites don't have the option to view your password especially when entering a new one with a repeat for confirmation, and then get told they don't match.
Of course one has no clue as to what parts(s) don't match.
Easy peasy: type it out in a...
per unit pricing
When comparing brands I always look at the per unit pricing,
BUT one must read carefully
yesterday at Woolies, Brut, 130gm $3.75 and Lynx 106g/165ml $4 armpit charmpit spray both on special. Brut 29c/100g,but the Lynx price label showed 24c/100ml. Tat 1st glance the Lynx...
Amazon Scam
Any SMS , phone calls purporting to be from Amazon DO NOT answer. - if you do the indicator of a scam will undoubtedly be an Indian sounding person
I just got an SMSon about my Prime membership renewal going through and if i wish to cancel to call them.
I did call just to confirm my...
Ants don't like cloves
For the last 4 years I have been putting cloves in drawers and cupboards and in other nooks and crannies in my caravan home.
No ants!
Cheap and simple
Any ants that do try to get in are usually through the roof but they soon meet their doom
Also an Oil of Cloves solution...
ah, the smell of coffee
Do you like the smell of ground coffee?
Suck some up in to your vacuum cleaner and enjoy the aroma as you vacuum around your house, or even just let it run for a few minutes to waft it around.
I love it when, in my caravan home, I vacuum up the spilled grounds at my...
When you get a call from your "bank"
I have just received a call, recorded message, from a mobile no purporting to be from my bank which told me about a transaction of $xxx.xx and depending on my "reaction to press a certain no, or to call the number given.
NO NO NO
I never ever do anything...
Eating Properly
So, the dietician asked me , as I am old and on my own, if I was eating properly.
I replied: "Most times"
"What do you mean, most times?"
"Well I usually use a knife and fork but sometimes I do use my fingers, and lick my plate"
🤣🤣
And ideal in the kitchen
I use these scrapers in the kitchen, not just for cleaning my small amount of bench before wiping down but also as a spreader for butter, jam, etc etc.
I use metal ones for my pressed steel pan to clean any burnt bits off...
I bought some lamb koftas and wasn't sure what sauce to use so i mix caramelised onion relish and aioli about 50/50.
So delish I had to lick the plate.
I should add I have used both the Aldi Col;way and the Heinz aioli and much fr4om the latter.
I tend to use Whitlocks caramelised onion as well...
4 crumbed weetbix
3 tbsp butter
1 cup sugar - I use raw
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup chopped dates
put all in bowl and add 1 cup boiling water
stand for 5 minutes - the mixture, you may sit 😁
add 1 egg
1 cup SR flour - I actually use wholemeal
stir, mix whatever
put in loaf tin and bake 150C for...
Living in a caravan on the road my airfryer is magic.
My roasts are usually small as I have a 3.2l ONKO fryer.
so, my now not so secret?
I always use a remote digital thermometer. all roast 68-69C
The airfryer set down to 120-130 for a slow cook to get the extra tenderness, which means resetting...
Plumbing item shortage in NZ from an Aussie hack
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/131009314/tiktok-drink-bottle-hack-causes-nationwide-pvc-pipe-shortage
I do like cheeses and living on my own I used to buy small blocks, But keeping in a container in the fridge the outside could still dry out or even turn mouldy.
So I went to slices which were handy as a slice or 2 would fit neatly on a bit of toast to then melt in the microwave with onion and...