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    I'm banned from eating grapefruit. Apparently it clashes with my meds. Shame, I quite like it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony View Post
    But not very continental when it comes to tolerating hot weather Even I cope better, and I'm of Irish descent
    Lol... Well, I cope fine when I'm in Italy, when I've got access to an air-conditioned hotel, or when in our family villa (big, open-plan rooms with downstairs bedrooms), shutters on the windows (which are closed all day during the summer) and marble floors (no carpets), so that rooms are kept lovely and cool, no matter how hot it is outside!

    Here, it's a different matter. Plus, for some reason it feels like a different type of heat, kind of more oppressive, perhaps because of the humidity. Maybe because where I go in Italy, you're right up in the mountains, so the air is fresher... Dunno it just feels different.. So I cope ok over there, but not here, when it gets up to 30C and over!

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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    I'm banned from eating grapefruit. Apparently it clashes with my meds. Shame, I quite like it.
    Shame, Geoff. I don't take any meds, so there's nothing to clash with. I just eat what I want. Is there any other fruit you like and can have?

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    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.

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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    I'm banned from eating grapefruit. Apparently it clashes with my meds. Shame, I quite like it.
    I believe it's the same for me, but with pineapple. Maybe I'm mis-remembering, it's a long time since I looked at the instructions.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    As for Lidl. the quality of their 'Specially Selected' range of fresh meat is excellent, often Aberdeen Angus, rump, sirloin or fillet, and make great steaks.
    Thought supermarket meat was a no no?

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    Quote Originally Posted by prestonchipfryer View Post
    I've been having Scotts Porage for breakfast for many years. With a banana, honey, dried fruit such as prunes and figs. Keeps you going all day (sometimes in more ways than one)

    Not the past couple of days though as it's a tad ''over the top'' even for me.
    Mrs. P got me some Scotts Porage Oats recently, and something seems to have changed - it was like eating lumpy Ready Brek. Didn't mind that though. Another one I tried was some Quaker "Large" porridge oats, I did like that

    Have you ever tried porridge oats raw with cold milk? I did, and it made me fart for England (and Scotland). So very much a hermit's option.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony View Post
    Mrs. P got me some Scotts Porage Oats recently, and something seems to have changed - it was like eating lumpy Ready Brek. Didn't mind that though. Another one I tried was some Quaker "Large" porridge oats, I did like that

    Have you ever tried porridge oats raw with cold milk? I did, and it made me fart for England (and Scotland). So very much a hermit's option.
    Not Ready Brek, yurky yurky, that's pushing it too far. Like dried milk with a creamy crust after a sweaty night in bed.

    Back on track: It's still hot here with hardly a breath of fresh air. Must be all those oats eh?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony View Post
    Mrs. P got me some Scotts Porage Oats recently, and something seems to have changed - it was like eating lumpy Ready Brek. Didn't mind that though. Another one I tried was some Quaker "Large" porridge oats, I did like that

    Have you ever tried porridge oats raw with cold milk? I did, and it made me fart for England (and Scotland). So very much a hermit's option.
    flahavans irish oats are good. i personally add a bit of theirs to pinhead near the end for texture.. i add cream, brown sugar and fruit to it..its called farmers luxury porridge as he was only one likely to have cream and could afford it. its a bit similar to rice
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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    flahavans irish oats are good. i personally add a bit of theirs to pinhead near the end for texture.. i add cream, brown sugar and fruit to it..its called farmers luxury porridge as he was only one likely to have cream and could afford it. its a bit similar to rice
    Sounds good to me, though I don't know what pinhead is.
    I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Shame, Geoff. I don't take any meds, so there's nothing to clash with. I just eat what I want. Is there any other fruit you like and can have?

    Marco.
    Anything else is OK. Just had a banana and satsuma with bread & stilton.
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