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    WDW with a toddler

    Hello! We've a trip to WDW booked for two weeks over Easter, and I know it's probably going to be crazy busy. We've been before, at Halloween years ago, as part of a 6 person friend group and we're going again this year with the same group but the addition of my 22 month old. I'm very nervous...
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    Call me silly...

    I've no perspective on the business/race etc, as I've not been and we're due to arrive on the 25th, however I'd like to point out that there will also be a sort of mini food & wine festival on around Chef Remy's while you are there. It finishes on the 24th, but if it is something you're...
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    Best times to eat?

    Hi! We'll be 60 days out from our trip in September this week, and I'm looking at booking tables for our meals. We'll be using the free meal plan vouchers, so will likely be going to mostly buffet restaurants. I was just wondering if anyone had any advice on the best times to book food for to...
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    Summer Sparkle at HNY - Pre-trippie

    Oooh looks like an exciting trip! I do hope you do a trip report, as I'd be following along, though the photobucket thing sounds a pain. We've booked our first ever trip to DLP and HNY for 5 days in September, so I'd be interested to see what you get up to. I'm based in Manchester too, so if you...
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    Help planning for DLP

    I can't give first hand advice, but I've been planning my upcoming trip and can share what I've learnt so far. July is the hottest month in France I believe. I doubt it will ever get up to Florida in August temperatures, but that's really down to the humidity. July is also one of the busiest...
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    When everyone is going to Disneyland Paris update 2023/24

    We just booked for 25th-29th September at the Hotel New York. So excited! I can't even remember going as a child, and this is DH's first time.
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    Spinoff to cooking show thread - Do you create meals without a recipe?

    I use recipes for baking, but most of our evening meals are just from me winging it. I'm usually pretty good at figuring out if something will taste good and guesstimating quantities. I've not had such a disaster that it wasn't edible, but I've had a few meals which I wont make the same way...
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    What do you know about

    Sorry I don't have any personal experience of the US system or any advice, but I just wanted to let you know I'm thinking of you and send you hugs. :hug: Just the fact that you're willing to stand by and support him through a difficult time will mean a lot.
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    Do You Smoke?

    Nope. Never tried. Been offered both and refused. Mum smoked during my entire childhood, and I used to hate going to school stinking of stale smoke. I also got chest/ear infections regularly until I moved out, which I attribute to the smoke. She eventually gave up, though she still struggles...
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    How are you feeling today?

    How are you feeling today? It's Time to Talk day here in the UK today, a day to try and break the silence which surrounds Mental Health issues, in an effort to prevent people from feeling isolated, and to call more attention to the stigma people seem to associate with mental ill health. So...
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    Do You Drink?

    I'm somewhere between "No: drinking just doesn't appeal to me." and "Yes: but only socially.". I drink 1 or 2 drinks maybe twice a year. Wine gives me a terrible headache within an hour of drinking it, beer makes me throw up, and I don't drink very quickly so I end up nursing one drink for half...
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    Work/Life Balance - How many hours a week do you work?

    36.5 hrs per week Monday-Friday. I work on flexi-time, and clock in and out, and if I work any time over that our manager encourages us to claim that time back (up to the limit - which I NEVER hit). I use all of my annual leave each year. I feel like I've got a good work life balance. I'm not on...
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    The perfectly cooked egg

    We used to do this for Easter with raw eggs and had a great time painting the shells but it works, in a different way, with the cooked eggs too. It just needs a lot of puff...
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    The perfectly cooked egg

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Colour-Changing-Kitchen-Gadget-Perfectly/dp/B00BY6VDSW/ref=sr_1_2?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1485351097&sr=1-2&keywords=egg+timer Mum has one of these and swears by it. I used to hate eggs, but I got given an egg mayo sandwich where the egg hadn't cooled down 100%, rather...
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    The perfectly cooked egg

    I've also heard the trick of using an ice bath. It's supposed to work for tomatoes and potatoes too after you've had them in boiled water for a minute or two - sort of like a cold shock. I've never tried it though.
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    The perfectly cooked egg

    Easy way to peel an egg: take a tiny piece of shell off one end, a slightly large piece off the other end and blow the egg out of its shell. I can't cook eggs properly. I always, always over cook them. I love soft boiled, but I hate runny white, and I can never get the balance right the way my...
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    Anyone on the new Weight Watcher's plan?

    Hi, I've been on the weight watchers plan for a while and I've lost a couple of stone so far. I don't know about a recommended shopping list, but there's the no count food list : https://www.weightwatchers.com/uk/m/cms/article/no-count-food-list There are two plans - counted and no-count...
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    Hurricane in Disney Question

    I never travel without insurance. Having said that, I'm from the UK and I'm used to the NHS, so the idea of medical costs scares me. I'm also convinced I'm going to get plane delays/lost luggage etc. Anyway, travel insurance can be very cheap if you shop around, and I'd rather pay the little...
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    S/O taco thread, how do you make yours?

    I like the ole del paso kits when I'm in a rush, but its nice to scratch cook. I usually just make a similar recipe to what I do for Chilli, but with less liquid. I use minced beef, fry it off with onion powder (id use real onions, but OH hates them), garlic powder, cumin and smoked paprika if I...
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    After looking at the wedding pictures thread: so who pays for the wedding?

    We're getting married in just over 10 weeks, and it's a mix up of who's paying for what. We intended to pay for everything, and started booking things. The total looks like it's coming to less than £3k, which is more than I wanted, but there are a few things I don't really want to compromise on...
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