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What about Scotch eggs?
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+1... Major spew. Some of the shite (internal organs, gristle, etc), which goes into those beggars belief!
Give me a nice steak pie, any day, preferably with shortcrust pasty, gravy and some creamy mashed potato :yesbruv:
Marco.
What about Scotch eggs?
Not big on those either, as they tend to be rather stodgy. I've experienced exceptions to that rule though, in some good pubs, where the Scotch eggs were homemade, light, and had a lovely runny yolk inside :)
Marco.
walpurgis
16-12-2017, 18:19
What about Scotch eggs?
Yes. I like those.
It's all the chewy bits of gristle and fat that put me off pork pies. Not to mention the suspicious looking 'jelly'.
Yes. I like those. It's all the chewy bits of gristle and fat that put me off pork pies. Not to mention the suspicious looking 'jelly'.
No "chewy bits of gristle and fat", nor "suspicious looking jelly" in the pork pies I eat.
Scotch eggs with runny yolks, now that does sound off-putting!
mad-moon
16-12-2017, 18:25
Like Marcos Steak pie...it depends who makes the pie....I've seen how they make Mince..and Steak pies...eye holes.. ear holes.. and arse holes..go into them...infact every bit of the cow...not to mention 2/3rds of the pie is porridge oats...mixed with the fattiest gravy imaginable..
walpurgis
16-12-2017, 18:31
Like Marcos Steak pie...it depends who makes the pie....I've seen how they make Mince..and Steak pies...eye holes.. ear holes.. and arse holes..go into them...infact every bit of the cow...not to mention 2/3rds of the pie is porridge oats...mixed with the fattiest gravy imaginable..
Why would 'which bits' matter? It's all animal corpse. :)
mad-moon
16-12-2017, 19:28
Why would 'which bits' matter? It's all animal corpse. :)
because a proper made pie...has only the best cuts of meat in it.....supermarket bought shite is full of gristle, veins, connective tissue and any other ingredient that will bulk out the content that isn't lean meat...a proper pork pie is delicious..as is a proper steak pie...or mince pie...made by someone who is honest....
walpurgis
16-12-2017, 19:45
supermarket bought shite is full of gristle, veins, connective tissue and any other ingredient that will bulk out the content that isn't lean meat.
Some must like them. There are plenty on sale. Glad I don't eat them
The nearest I get is a chicken pie. Had a Tesco roast chicken pie this week. Wasn't bad at all, proper short pastry, plenty of decent chicken pieces and a gravy that actually tasted like gravy. Yes, I know there'll be shortcuts in the recipe, but I wasn't disappointed.
southall-1998
16-12-2017, 19:54
The local butcher sells lovely steak & ale pies. I keep away from the supermarket pies.
S.
because a proper made pie...has only the best cuts of meat in it.....supermarket bought shite is full of gristle, veins, connective tissue and any other ingredient that will bulk out the content that isn't lean meat...a proper pork pie is delicious..as is a proper steak pie...or mince pie...made by someone who is honest....
Exactly - and we are in full agreement, which is why I only ever eat homemade steak (or game) pies, or those from our local butcher, so I know what's gone into them. I simply don't do offal, or eat fatty crap. I'm also similarly fussy with sausages, which often the same applies to (such as you've described above).
However, I'm not terribly keen on even the best pork pies (I've had some good ones from Melton Mowbray, for example), as they tend to be a little stodgy, and I'm not big on eating cold pies. I like pies served warm, with a nice rich gravy.
Barry, Scotch eggs with runny centres and a crispy shell are fab (and indeed how the best ones should be served). See here, which is how I've had them at the pubs in question: https://www.nerdswithknives.com/scotch-eggs-runny-yolk/
Read how they *should* be made, and often how they're not!
:cool:
Marco.
Had a top steak pie A Tesco finest. Not cheap but darned fine. Not all shop noughts are crap
Oh yes, absolutely, but you have to pay for them :)
Quite simply, cheap pies contain cheap ingredients!
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
17-12-2017, 16:44
Always liked that phrase 'face like a dropped pie'. Although dropping me pie wouldn't stop me from eating it
walpurgis
17-12-2017, 17:27
Always liked that phrase 'face like a dropped pie'. Although dropping me pie wouldn't stop me from eating it
I preferred 'face like a bag of spanners'! :)
Ninanina
17-12-2017, 20:08
Just had a quick off/on power cut... what's that all about.. :doh:
Hifi was on and playing as well...the only thing that went down was the Dac as the Cd & amp seemed to have enough in reserve to stay on ok... hope nothings damaged.. sounds ok...
Just had a quick off/on power cut... what's that all about.. :doh:
Hifi was on and playing as well...the only thing that went down was the Dac as the Cd & amp seemed to have enough in reserve to stay on ok... hope nothings damaged.. sounds ok...
Couple of times in the years where I live the power for the neighbourhood went down for a few hours. What struck me was the awesome beautiful silence due to the electrical hash and all the electrical stuff like fridge compressors etc not being on. Wonderful lack of noise - surprising what we put up with all the time without realising.
Now that we are one week away from Christmas day, the tree has gone up and is twinkling away with the lights and baubles. Cards are going up, and all presents bought, ready to be wrapped.
Provisions and vittles procured and the fridge/freezer stuffed. :)
So far so good, but today I spotted the first 'pavement pizza' of the festive season. :doh:
Pigmy Pony
19-12-2017, 20:43
After a drunken night in my youth, I threw up on my amplifier (a Rotel RA-712 with lovely VU meters). It went in through the vents and it was a week before I dared switch it on. It worked perfectly for another 6 years, before I sold it to a friend for £30. I never told him about the vomit
southall-1998
19-12-2017, 21:33
After a drunken night in my youth, I threw up on my amplifier (a Rotel RA-712 with lovely VU meters). It went in through the vents and it was a week before I dared switch it on. It worked perfectly for another 6 years, before I sold it to a friend for £30. I never told him about the vomit
Great post, Steve.
S.
Ninanina
21-12-2017, 21:47
I'm now a great aunt... nightmare :doh:
Can someone tell me why parents prefer their grandchildren and great grandchildren to their own children :scratch:
You can hand them back at any time
Ninanina
21-12-2017, 21:51
That would be the case Grant if their children still lived at home or caused their parents any trouble.. :(
walpurgis
21-12-2017, 21:56
I'm now a great aunt... nightmare :doh:
Can someone tell me why parents prefer their grandchildren and great grandchildren to their own children :scratch:
I'm sure you'll be a fine great aunt Bev.
Unlike my sister, who has never been here to see my grand daughters in over twelve years, despite only living three miles away. Families all seem to have at least one weirdo :rolleyes:.
Dunno about the second bit. I don't differentiate between my daughter or my grand daughters.
I'm a grandad but not a great grandad. Yet. Might take 10 years for that lol but you never know I might make it. It's good to have them close but not too close
Ninanina
21-12-2017, 22:08
Well to be honest I was a pretty c**p aunt so maybe I'll be a better great aunt now I'm older and wiser ;)
Since I moved away from my family about 20 years ago they make me feel like a complete outcast while my sister and niece, and now baby, are still close by my parents :(
Well people need to be treated as today and not yesterday
Ninanina
21-12-2017, 22:14
Traveled 300 mile round trip to be with family for my mums 80th couple of years ago, went to a lovely restaurant, and neither of my parents could string two words together to speak to me.. don't know why I bothered :doh:
Really upset me and I composed a letter to send to mum about how I felt, which also included some things that'd happened in the past, but never sent it :(
If that's how they continue to behave then I would have to say eventually it will be their loss. You should make sure it isn't yours bev. You tried they were not interested. Ball is in their court.
Smile and enjoy your life
Ninanina
21-12-2017, 22:34
Exactly Grant... It did cross my mind to completely disown them but that hasn't happened yet
Just thought of something else that happened.... Colin has had his leukemia for about 18 years, which obviously my parents have been told about; what type etc, but my dad turned round to me and said "what is it that Colins got?" :doh:
Plenty time for that if you chose. Never act in haste [emoji3]
Ninanina
21-12-2017, 22:42
Well I did consider it after my mums 80th meal 2 years ago but have done nothing about it..
I preferred 'face like a bag of spanners'! :)
And the classic ' face like a bashed crab'
power company have e-mailed me to say my account is £1600 and change in credit but they don't want to refund me as I might use all the credit up over the winter months. But that still might not be enough so just to be on the safe side they are increasing my Direct Debit amount from £65 to £98 a month.
Their own data for my usage, which you can view on their site, shows I never exceed an actual spend of more than £40/ month.
Perhaps they think they are a bank or something now? Can't be arsed to do anything about it until after Xmas. But is this ridiculous or what?
walpurgis
23-12-2017, 11:22
The dog's farted again. The stinky brute's ponged my den out. :eek:
The dog's farted again. The stinky brute's ponged my den out. :eek:
the dog, yes of course it was;)
:eyebrows:
walpurgis
23-12-2017, 11:30
the dog, yes of course it was;)
:eyebrows:
Don't you start! :D
:ner:
daughters pup dropped one when i was in and she was black affronted, insisting it was the dog:eyebrows:
The dog's farted again. The stinky brute's ponged my den out. :eek:
Could you describe the aroma? Are we talking stagnant drain gas, mixed with a soupçon of soiled nappy, or something altogether more organic?
Marco.
Firebottle
23-12-2017, 12:44
pPerhaps they think they are a bank or something now? Can't be arsed to do anything about it until after Xmas. But is this ridiculous or what?
Ridiculous in the extreme.
I'd insist on all my credit back and a lower monthly debit.
Have you thought of switching or are you on a good deal already?
Ridiculous in the extreme.
I'd insist on all my credit back and a lower monthly debit.
Absolutely! However, I don't understand how Martin has accrued so much credit in the first place? :scratch:
In all the years I've been paying leccy bills, I've NEVER been in credit, let alone to the tune of nearly £2k! I simply pay what's owed every quarter, no more, no less, which I thought is what everyone did....
Marco.
Firebottle
23-12-2017, 14:35
That's what I do now as well Marco, pay the bill when it comes.
However a lot of people pay a fixed monthly direct debit, with the amount always being put up by the energy providers, rather than adjusted to match the actual annual consumption :mental:
i pay monthly. in summer i'm in front but in winter it gets used. its easier to bughet
That's what I do now as well Marco, pay the bill when it comes.
However a lot of people pay a fixed monthly direct debit, with the amount always being put up by the energy providers, rather than adjusted to match the actual annual consumption :mental:
Ah I see... Don't see any advantage in that though (other than ensuring that payment is made when there's defo money in the account), and it's a recipe for the utility company in question to use you as a bank, which is precisely what's happened.
Nope, that doesn't happen with us, especially with the judicious use of our smart meter! ;)
Marco.
walpurgis
23-12-2017, 15:47
Could you describe the aroma? Are we talking stagnant drain gas, mixed with a soupçon of soiled nappy, or something altogether more organic?
Marco.
Nope. Just stunk of shit I suppose Marco. :D
prestonchipfryer
23-12-2017, 16:42
It's been overcast and grey here today and not really gotten light. :( Roll on the lighter days and the warmer weather. :)
Nope. Just stunk of shit I suppose Marco. :D
Ah... Le Pong de Jobette - a windy burp of burnt bottom gas. Shniff it in and enjoy! :eyebrows:
Marco.
It's been overcast and grey here today and not really gotten light...
I quite like it that way sometimes, as I just close the curtains, light some candles, and bask in the glow of the log fire and lights from the Christmas tree. Makes the room feel nice and cosy :)
Marco.
prestonchipfryer
23-12-2017, 17:51
I quite like it that way sometimes, as I just close the curtains, light some candles, and bask in the glow of the log fire and lights from the Christmas tree. Makes the room feel nice and cosy :)
Marco.
Yes I know what you mean. Now it's dark the curtains drawn and it's cosy and warm for us. Cat is curled up and snoring. :)
Yup, and that's just how wintertime is, so enjoy it rather than fight it. Aside from those who suffer from SAD, which I sympathise with, I don't get why folk need to have every day of their lives filled with continuous bright sunshine, in order to feel happy.... :hmm:
Perhaps the gloominess of their lives is being ruthlessly exposed by the gloomy weather? Dunno.
Marco.
Ninanina
23-12-2017, 19:31
Get's worse by the year, even my sister couldn't be bothered to send me a card.. :doh:
If that's how they want to carry on I think next year I won't be bothered to send birthday or Christmas cards and definitely no presents..;)
a few cards missing this year too.. ah well, its a few i dont write next year if im still around ...upward and onward it should be:)
Ninanina
23-12-2017, 19:42
.. ah well, its a few i dont write next year
That's my thoughts exactly Grant.. I seriously don't know why I bother..
As they say you can't choose your family... :doh:
Tales like that make me glad I'm an only child! ;)
Sad to hear, Bev...
Marco.
Ninanina
23-12-2017, 20:04
Tales like that make me glad I'm an only child! ;)
Sad to hear, Bev...
Marco.
Not to worry I would normally not stoop to their level but there comes a time when this might be necessary... :(
In fact disowning them all might make it easier for me in the long run
:brickwall: just how I feel
Ninanina
23-12-2017, 20:19
Colin and myself are quite happy by ourselves with all our friends so it's not a biggie loosing the family where all the problems lie ;)
I think Christmas brings out the best and the worst in people :doh:
Ninanina
23-12-2017, 23:28
Just trying to decide whether to call the family on Christmas day, as is usual, or just leave them to their own devices :(
Don't think it'd matter either way to be honest...
walpurgis
23-12-2017, 23:45
Do what's usual Bev.
Ninanina
23-12-2017, 23:47
Why ? they treat me like a lump of do do...
walpurgis
23-12-2017, 23:49
Why ?
So you don't judge yourself?
Ninanina
24-12-2017, 00:00
So you don't judge yourself?
Good point Geoff... ;)
Ah I see... Don't see any advantage in that though (other than ensuring that payment is made when there's defo money in the account), and it's a recipe for the utility company in question to use you as a bank, which is precisely what's happened.
Nope, that doesn't happen with us, especially with the judicious use of our smart meter! ;)
Marco.
I get £100 a year discount for paying by DD. I use so little it isn't worth shopping around. I am surprised that I am so much in credit though. But they hadn't read the meter in almost 3 years and I was in credit the last time too.
I get £100 a year discount for paying by DD. I use so little it isn't worth shopping around. I am surprised that I am so much in credit though. But they hadn't read the meter in almost 3 years and I was in credit the last time too.
The discount applied is a good reason to pay by DD, *but* you need to monitor how much you're paying, based on your usage, to ensure that YOU are getting the benefit of paying bills that way, not your supplier, who otherwise will simply take advantage of any overpaid funds, in the way you have described.
Why do you think they offer that discount in the first place? Because they know that plenty of folks like you will be sucked in, and end up overpaying, and so they can redistribute those funds and/or gain interest from them, sitting in their bank account, which probably amounts to many MILLIONS of pounds of extra profit! ;)
What you should do is access your electricity/gas account on-line, via the website of your supplier, monitoring the balance on your account regularly, and as soon as a significant amount of credit has been generated (way less than £1600), ask them to refund you that amount - or even better take regular meter readings yourself, and enter those details into your account, before your bills have been generated, thereby ensuring that you're not continually overpaying.
And of course, as I've already said, if you had a smart meter you'd know *exactly* how much electricity/gas you were using at any given time, and so would always be in full control of your spending, but we won't go there! ;)
Lastly, I'd be insisting that your supplier refunded the £1600 over-payment (or a large chunk of it) immediately, as it's YOUR money, not theirs. Quite simply, there is no logical reason on their part for holding onto those funds, if your historical usage at this time of year, or any other, indicates that you're extremely unlikely to use that much energy.
You should always be "arsed" to take full control of any aspect of your spending, as it pays to do so, and unfortunately your lackadaisical approach to things is the reason that you're in this position. If you adopt a more proactive one instead in future, then what you're experiencing now won't happen :)
Marco.
i use a pre pay meter,i like the convenience and no shock bills.
Costs more that way, though. If you've got a correctly functioning smart meter, there are never any "shock bills" :)
Marco.
I don't see any point in sending Xmas cards to people you haven't seen or spoken to for years and years. Mrs Puffin gets out her annual card list and off she goes........
walpurgis
24-12-2017, 10:41
Interesting new aircraft. Chinese amphibious job!
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-12/24/c_136848842.htm
Just been down Sainsburys for some last minute Xmas shopping (actually all of my Xmas shopping)
OMFG I wonder if the building has a maximum capacity as they must be close to exceeding it. And they'd only been open 20 minutes.
On the plus side they did have my doughnuts in stock for once. Minus side, forgot to buy batteries. Not going back in there again. Will have to rob them out of various remote controls. The children will wonder why their new toys die on Boxing Day of course but I'll be out of there by then :D
walpurgis
24-12-2017, 10:45
Just been down Sainsburys for some last minute Xmas shopping (actually all of my Xmas shopping)
OMFG I wonder if the building has a maximum capacity as they must be close to exceeding it. And they'd only been open 20 minutes.
I've been avoiding large shops and supermarkets for the last few days, as I know it gets pretty insane with people buying at the last minute. I stocked up with what I need last week.
Interesting new aircraft. Chinese amphibious job!
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-12/24/c_136848842.htm
as in it flies under the water?:eek:
Just been down Sainsburys for some last minute Xmas shopping (actually all of my Xmas shopping)
OMFG I wonder if the building has a maximum capacity as they must be close to exceeding it. And they'd only been open 20 minutes.
Lol - why then wait until the last minute? :doh::eyebrows:
Honestly, you are one of the most disorganised wee daftees I've ever met! :D
Marco.
along with hundreds of thousands of others as the shops all being full show. many work and only get off on the eve. some like the bustle too.
Lol - why then wait until the last minute? :doh::eyebrows:
Honestly, you are one of the most disorganised wee daftees I've ever met! :D
Marco.
You've been retired too long, man. You forget I'm out the house at work 10 hours a day. More if the traffic is bad. Last thing I want to do after work is drag my ass around the shops, especially this time of year when it's cold and dark in the evenings.
Lol... Even when I was working, it'd still find time to shop, without waiting until the worst possible day to do so, especially just before Christmas.
I detest crowds with a passion, so even if I was tired, I'd still make the effort to go at a time when I could shop in a relaxed/stress-free environment [early morning/late evening], particularly now as supermarkets are open 24/7 :)
Besides, I thought you were going out to a hotel this year, so you shouldn't need much in the way of food before the shops open again on Boxing Day! :ner:;)
Marco.
Was buying presents. There's never a good time to do that.
walpurgis
24-12-2017, 15:40
TV has descended into xmas mode. Low budget dross and repeats of repeats. I opted to watch 'Aussie Gold Hunters' on Quest for the last hour or two. Been quite enjoying that.
Was buying presents. There's never a good time to do that.
Last weekend (when the shops were quieter), then wrap them and put them away, leaving this weekend for you to relax and/or do something else...! ;)
Marco.
Relax, that's a laugh. Have not stopped today since 0900. The shopping bit only took 20 minutes, I was in and out.
been busy too. blew tyres up and took car for a spin to keep it right for tomorrow, plus cooked a couple of breasts(fondled them first):eyebrows:, and cleaned 3 records.... god its just all to much. :D
walpurgis
24-12-2017, 16:54
Spent about 45 minutes out today walking pooch. Otherwise, done bugger all.
Might have a play with the Hi-Fi later.
Relax, that's a laugh. Have not stopped today since 0900. The shopping bit only took 20 minutes, I was in and out.
Yesh, darling, but you could've been "in and out" last weekend (oo-er), leaving today free to do other things... Such as shlipping on ya gimp suit, banging on some Beyoncé, and prancing around ya lounge, with a roll-up, a can of Guinness and a cheeky wee GRINnnnnnnnn...! :dance::dance: :D:D:lol:
;)
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
25-12-2017, 20:50
Drove the twelve miles from Chorley to Preston this morning, 13 degrees, sun shining, and didn't see a single kid out on a bike or roller skates. I suppose it's like Sheldon (Big Bang Theory) said: "Mankind has spent centuries perfecting indoors-why would I want to go outside?'
walpurgis
28-12-2017, 16:30
Only a week on from the shortest day and it's now dusk at 4.30pm. The days are noticeably starting to draw out, thank goodness :).
dark here. seemed to come down damn fast today
walpurgis
28-12-2017, 23:41
Funny how things turn out.
American singer Kelly Clarkson has gone from this:
http://i68.tinypic.com/w2d5wl.jpg
To this about twelve years later:
http://i68.tinypic.com/1zel6xh.jpg
Audio Al
29-12-2017, 10:29
Egg and bacon in french stick with chilli sauce and black ground pepper , yum yum :D
walpurgis
29-12-2017, 10:34
Must have got married.
Maybe. Scary though! :eek:
Found a picture of my last car.. A Skoda Octavia estate with full leather and electrics... stunning vehicle...
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1024x768q90/922/mtNySx.jpg
Just spent the last half hour unblocking a sink. Had to dismantle the U bend section to dislodge and remove the compacted sludge that had built up. Yuck!
Funny how things turn out.
American singer Kelly Clarkson has gone from this:
http://i68.tinypic.com/w2d5wl.jpg
To this about twelve years later:
http://i68.tinypic.com/1zel6xh.jpg
thats quite a marked change.dolly to fatty ... wonder if it was in her genes
Primalsea
29-12-2017, 23:05
thats quite a marked change.dolly to fatty ... wonder if it was in her genes
Probably found out she was related to Jeremy Clarkson...
I am always late to discover things but I found this today. Even bad news is not as bad when you read this site
https://www.bbc.com/pidgin
Just spent the last half hour unblocking a sink. Had to dismantle the U bend section to dislodge and remove the compacted sludge that had built up. Yuck!
Mine needs doing but I have a bottle of that drain unblocker. Two liquids that mix as you pour it, dissolves the organic waste. Easier than pissing about with the u bend and getting black crap all over you. Done that in the past, now I'd rather spend the fiver. Whatever, it is quite satisfying when it has worked and the water runs straight down the plughole again. Little victories.
I am always late to discover things but I found this today. Even bad news is not as bad when you read this site
https://www.bbc.com/pidgin
"chopulating" on the beach? :eek:
walpurgis
29-12-2017, 23:18
I bung a bit of caustic soda down the plughole about once a week. Never had a blocked sink waste.
walpurgis
29-12-2017, 23:19
"chopulating" on the beach? :eek:
Yessir. Dat am de ting. :)
Just spent the last half hour unblocking a sink. Had to dismantle the U bend section to dislodge and remove the compacted sludge that had built up. Yuck!
Lol - it's shades of 'garlic press-gate'... There are ways of avoiding that, you know! :D
Welcome to the world of the sink plughole strainer; simply select your 'weapon' of choice, from the selection here, and fit it: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=sink+plughole+strainer&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b&gfe_rd=cr&dcr=0&ei=xV9HWuq8GtHc8Ael1p64Ag
;)
We use one of these chaps: https://tapstore.com/basket-strainer-waste.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=GoogleShopping&utm_campaign=googlebase&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgNv4qLmx2AIViZEbCh2lYQlJEAQYAyAB EgK_vPD_BwE The top section is removable, which catches any large pieces of food waste, and which you subsequently tip out and empty into the bin, allowing only liquid and the very smallest particles of waste through.
Nothing goes down our sink plug hole that's bigger than a bread crumb! Problem solved *at source*, and no more blocked sinks - happy days :cool:
Marco.
Just had to throw away a pair of Ted Baker boxer shorts because the elastic in the waistband has perished.
They only lasted 19 years. I shall be writing a letter of complaint to Mr Baker, fully expressing my annoyance and frustration.
walpurgis
30-12-2017, 13:14
Just had to throw away a pair of Ted Baker boxer shorts because the elastic in the waistband has perished.
They only lasted 19 years. I shall be writing a letter of complaint to Mr Baker, fully expressing my annoyance and frustration.
I'd take 'em back mate. :)
Audio Al
30-12-2017, 14:48
How mant times a week do you go boxing ?
Just had to throw away a pair of Ted Baker boxer shorts because the elastic in the waistband has perished.
Ha - I thought it'd have been more a case of the gusset perishing from a combination of the repeated infusion of skidmarks and pish stains! :D:eyebrows:
Marco.
Ha - I thought it'd have been more a case of the gusset perishing from a combination of the repeated infusion of skidmarks and pish stains! :D:eyebrows:
Marco.
You would... The gusset was fine, had another couple of decades in it at least.
Yesh, right enough - all those panty liners would've saved it! :lol::D
Marco.
Those will be the ones you lent him then. Ner
From your own surplus supply? ;)
Marco.
I have to go commando - the pants haven't been invented yet which'll cope (waistband always goes ;) )
From your own surplus supply? ;)
Marco.
Had to stop using them. Kept going on fire
Lol - it's shades of 'garlic press-gate'... There are ways of avoiding that, you know! :D
Welcome to the world of the sink plughole strainer; simply select your 'weapon' of choice, from the selection here, and fit it: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=sink+plughole+strainer&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b&gfe_rd=cr&dcr=0&ei=xV9HWuq8GtHc8Ael1p64Ag
;)
Marco.
I know all about sink plug hole strainers and use them myself. The blockage occurred at my fiancé's place and was caused, not by food, but by 'fluff' accumulating in the waste water outlet from the washing machine where it joins the U bend.
Ah I see... Not exactly clear, however, given what you wrote in your previous post:
Just spent the last half hour unblocking a sink. Had to dismantle the U bend section to dislodge and remove the compacted sludge that had built up.
No mention of outlets from washing machines or "fluff" there, hence my presumption that the blockage was caused by food wastage (said "sludge") coming from the sink ;)
Marco.
Ah I see... Not exactly clear, however, given what you wrote in your previous post:
No mention of outlets from washing machines or "fluff" there, hence my presumption that the blockage was caused by food wastage (said "sludge") coming from the sink ;)
Marco.
The U bend in question is a three-way coupling, connecting both the kitchen sink plug hole and the washing machine water outlet to the drain. The 'sludge' that had accumulated was affecting both the kitchen sink and the washing machine, but since a filter sieve is used with the sink, I can only assume the blockage was caused by detritus not being properly flushed away from the washing machine. Obviously I was not particularly interested in analysing the exact nature of the sludge at the time, and only considered the matter later. ;)
Whatever the shortcomings of the plumbing arrangement used, it is a straightforward, if not especially pleasant, matter to sort out the problem when it arises - which, fortunately, is infrequent.
Lol.... Indeed. Our washing machine is located in an out house, not in the kitchen, and therefore not part of the same 'plumbing network' as the sink. We've never had any blocked pipes, perhaps partly because of that, but mainly because we don't flush anything down the sink (or toilet) that's liable to cause a blockage.
And for that reason, we've never needed to use caustic soda, or any other chemicals, to address said issue.
However it does appear that your (or Happy's ?) washing machine is not doing its job properly, perhaps because the 'fluff filter' incorporated is blocked/needs replaced, as what's happening, however infrequently it may be, shouldn't be happening.
Marco.
walpurgis
01-01-2018, 11:00
So how are the 'New Year's Resolutions' going guys? Are you going to ponder them over a lunchtime pint and fag, whilst scoffing a nice greasy burger? :lol:
I've only just woken. Is it 2018 now?
walpurgis
01-01-2018, 11:06
Yup. Looks like you survived. :)
I've only just woken. Is it 2018 now?
Indeed. You may celebrate, and indeed mark the occasion, by shlipping on a clean pair of shcants... :D:eyebrows:
Marco.
I've only just woken. Is it 2018 now?
No - according to my watch it's 1607.
southall-1998
01-01-2018, 16:58
:lol:
S.
Taken the tree down the afternoon. Then had to go to bed to recover lol
Pieoftheday
01-01-2018, 20:16
Im pissed, again
Not had a shave since Xmas eve. Now need to go and shave off beard. What a pain in the ass.
walpurgis
05-01-2018, 15:34
It's good to see the days getting longer. It's still bright and sunny. Two weeks ago, it was nearly dark by this time.
Long way to go yet. Even by the end of Feb it is dark by six o'clock.
fatmarley
06-01-2018, 18:51
Couldn't believe my luck when I managed to find a Special Collectors Edition of Flashdance for 99p at the local charity shop.
Minstrel SE
06-01-2018, 19:36
Bought the original 1981 Rubiks cube and solved it using an internet guide. The last time I had a Rubiks cube there was no internet and I used a book to solve it :)
Cant believe they can do a speedcube in five seconds now. It took me 5 stages and about 20 minutes following the set twist patterns
A lovely nostalgia trip. Im not really bothered using them, proving anything or speed records. Its just for display :)
walpurgis
08-01-2018, 13:50
So the fourth dimension does exist...............in theory..............maybe.
https://tecake.in/scientists-prove-existence-fourth-spatial-dimension
New seat in downstairs cludgy (inventive Xmas gift)
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180109/f144031034463f8c7d3986636480f6b6.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180109/36dd5165e2d1ea3b16e087f57ba0bbe2.jpg
so you go in there for a quick strum, and a bit of finger picking then Roy;)
so you go in there for a quick strum, and a bit of finger picking then Roy;)
:lol:
Unfortunately I'd already clocked in this morning so have yet to christen it.
Pigmy Pony
09-01-2018, 20:04
Couldn't believe my luck when I managed to find a Special Collectors Edition of Flashdance for 99p at the local charity shop.
"What A Feeling" that must have been
Minstrel SE
10-01-2018, 17:11
Werner Herzog is a brilliant film director and very intelligent man.
There you go...... Ive told you something :)
walpurgis
10-01-2018, 17:16
Werner Herzog is a brilliant film director and very intelligent man.
There you go...... Ive told you something :)
Yeah, I thought 'Dumb and Dumber' was an amazing film. :)
Primalsea
13-01-2018, 15:38
The worst thing I ever done to my hifi was leT my wife buy a budgie. B*****d things sings ridiculously loud whenever I try listen to anything.
I wonder if she’ll notice if I fix the problem and then repair the budgie with sellotape...
The worst thing I ever done to my hifi was leT my wife buy a budgie. B*****d things sings ridiculously loud whenever I try listen to anything.
I wonder if she’ll notice if I fix the problem and then repair the budgie with sellotape...
show it some 3d cat pics.. that'll settle its hash:eyebrows:
Pigmy Pony
14-01-2018, 21:16
Budgies don't chirp in the dark, so if you put a blanket over the cage while listening to your Percy Edwards CDs, it'll be happy days for both of you:)
Budgies don't chirp in the dark, so if you put a blanket over the cage while listening to your Percy Edwards CDs, it'll be happy days for both of you:)
This the number one place on the net for budgie advice. Bird or band.
makes me think: if you put a blanket over the band Budgie would they stop playing?
Pigmy Pony
14-01-2018, 22:26
Dunno, but giving them mirrors to peck at might distract them, failing that, leave a window open and they might bugger off. Happened with our budgie during a 1966 World Cup game. My mum offered a £5 reward (budgie only cost £3). Got it back a week later minus its tail
Atoms are the building blocks of all matter in the universe but what’s interesting is it comprise of a tiny nucleus surrounded by about 99.9 percent empty space, theoretically if you are able to remove all that empty space you could fit the entire human race in about the size of a sugar cube.
walpurgis
14-01-2018, 22:49
You could do the same to the planet, just to keep things in proportion. Easiest way would be to bung the Earth into a black hole, that should compress things down nicely.
I've reached a point with my hifi where I'm very happy with the way it performs, the vinyl section is hardly the last word in sophistication and the digital stuff is fairly basic. The amp does the job nicely and I'm really happy with the speakers. Others might well pick holes it, and that's fine, that's what makes it interesting. So I should be happy right?.......wrong!!!. Just when I'm happy to leave it alone for a while one of the rather rare MS Signifer bass drivers started to play up, slight distortion but very evident during quiet parts in music. I've tried to old trick of moving the cone slightly beyond it's normal amount of travel to release any debris that might have gotten into the coil and fingers crossed it seems to have worked. The trouble is I'm now paranoid about something failing altogether and not being able to repair or replace it due to the relative rarity of the Signifers. Perhaps we hifi lovers as a breed are destined to always be seeking that next ' perfect ' piece of kit. :hmm:
walpurgis
14-01-2018, 23:20
It's more likely that you've corrected a bit of cone sag than cleared debris from the coil gap. Try rotating the drivers 180 degrees to compensate.
Anyway, shouldn't this be in 'Blank Canvas'? :D
It's more likely that you've corrected a bit of cone sag than cleared debris from the coil gap. Try rotating the drivers 180 degrees to compensate.
Anyway, shouldn't this be in 'Blank Canvas'? :D
I just thought it was an observation on the hifi bug.
I think you're right about the cone sag, old 12" drivers being prime candidates. If the problem returns that will be my next move
walpurgis
18-01-2018, 15:19
Trying to do a bit of tiling. Can't find any of my glass cutters......Bugger!
Ordered a new diamond one. Should be here in a day or two. I'll try and scribe the tiles with a small masonry bit for now.
Yes. I do it the old fashioned way. No fancy tile cutting gizmo's here! :)
Pigmy Pony
19-01-2018, 22:08
This weekend I'm taking part in the "Twelve Peaks Walk", where I'm sponsored to walk between the peaks of the new Toblerone bar. It's quite a distance and will be arduous, but I do get to eat the peaks as I pass them :)
walpurgis
19-01-2018, 22:16
Rather you than me. Have fun. :)
Ninanina
19-01-2018, 22:24
Sounds like hard work to me... :doh:
Trying to do a bit of tiling. Can't find any of my glass cutters......Bugger!
Ordered a new diamond one. Should be here in a day or two. I'll try and scribe the tiles with a small masonry bit for now.
Yes. I do it the old fashioned way. No fancy tile cutting gizmo's here! :)
Yep - that's what I use: a tungsten carbide scriber and a pair of tile pliers. For more intricate tile fitting, I might use a tile drill and a circular cross section 'rasp' hacksaw blade; but it's laborious and not always successful.
walpurgis
19-01-2018, 22:43
Yes. I picked up a Tungsten tipped scriber to tide me over until the diamond glass cutter arrives. Bit of a cheek charging a fiver for a tool that probably has a bulk unit cost of 10 pence imported from China.
Small and more elaborate cuts, I can do with my Dremel type tools, using various diamond bits and blades.
I have 3 days off work and I intend to make the most of them by doing absolutely jack shit.
walpurgis
21-01-2018, 11:06
Too many jobs!
I have a turntable to rebuild, a kitchen I'm decorating, speakers to build, a garden to tidy up, a workshop to sort (again), an amp to fix, a fence to build and two further rooms to decorate and other projects in the wings.
I'm working on the kitchen and turntable project, but I've still got a heck of a lot to do. Is it all worth it I ask myself? Think I'll flog everything and live in a tent!! :)
Flog it all, and live in an hotel room with a laptop and some headphones.
walpurgis
21-01-2018, 11:22
Flog it all, and live in an hotel room with a laptop and some headphones.
Hate hotels. Don't like laptops and don't use headphones. Looks like I'm buggered! :D
I forgot a job or two.
Got to cut down next door's ivy and whatever else masses of stuff he has growing up and over my fence and up my house wall. He's a nice guy, but knocking on a bit and none too mobile, so I don't mind doing it.
Then all the house windows need a clean inside and outside, with a frame reseal and repaint of all ledges (and probably sills).
Oh. And the loft needs a clearout.
It's never ending! :eek:
i just listen to tunes and watch films... its easier;)
walpurgis
21-01-2018, 11:31
i just listen to tunes and watch films... its easier;)
I could do that and get all the jobs done by others, but I'm a bit of a control freak about stuff around me. I insist on doing it all myself, as I want things done right and no other sod seems capable of working to a decent standard.
I could do that and get all the jobs done by others, but I'm a bit of a control freak about stuff around me. I insist on doing it all myself, as I want things done right and no other sod seems capable of working to a decent standard.
used to be like that, but now just let folk get on with it. only way they wil learn is me shouting at em:D
Pigmy Pony
21-01-2018, 22:24
I could do that and get all the jobs done by others, but I'm a bit of a control freak about stuff around me. I insist on doing it all myself, as I want things done right and no other sod seems capable of working to a decent standard.
If you want workmen who'll perform jobs to an acceptable standard, you have to know where to look. If you're after, say, a landscape gardener, the small ads in the back pages of Hustler magazine is not the place to look. They only do "lady gardens" anyway.
walpurgis
21-01-2018, 22:35
If you want workmen who'll perform jobs to an acceptable standard, you have to know where to look.
I generally don't need them. I can turn my hand to most things and do them well. Exceptions being roofing (I don't enjoy being up a ladder) and car repairs, which I only undertake if I really have to these days.
Pigmy Pony
21-01-2018, 22:47
There are plenty of people who are able to do the work themselves, but pay someone else to do it anyway. We call these customers 'pain in the arse'
walpurgis
21-01-2018, 22:53
Out of necessity to an extent, I'm too tight to want to pay for work. Especially if I can do it myself.
Pigmy Pony
21-01-2018, 22:58
A man after my own heart, though if everyone thought like you, my work schedule would pretty sparse!
There are plenty of people who are able to do the work themselves, but pay someone else to do it anyway. We call these customers 'pain in the arse'
Really? Unless they are constantly looking over your shoulder and telling you how the work should be done - they are customers, so be grateful of the custom. Or are you overloaded with custom?
Really? Unless they are constantly looking over your shoulder and telling you how the work should be done - they are customers, so be grateful of the custom. Or are you overloaded with custom?
I don't know. I'm the sort who will always get someone in. I already have a job and that pays for someone else to do a job I can't or won't do. 'The Economy' in action. But I have had a few tradesmen thanks me for not looking over their shoulder while they are doing the work. I mean why would you? You have hired them to do the job, you have already committed. Only worry about it if it goes wrong. If you picked your man right, it almost certainly won't.
walpurgis
21-01-2018, 23:31
I have had a few tradesmen thanks me for not looking over their shoulder while they are doing the work. I mean why would you?
Because although some are OK, some are not. I've seen and put right some right old bodges. I don't make a point of keeping a close eye on folk who do work for me, but I do check what's done.
After many years of overseeing work done by contractors serving local authorities. I know how standards vary.
Well of course you check what is done. But I am very picky about who I will hire, and I've never had a problem. Except for finding someone reliable to do it in the first place.
Pigmy Pony
22-01-2018, 18:38
When I called some customers pain in the arse, it was rather a sweeping statement. I did mean the watchers, who look over your shoulder and generally get under your feet. I always work to a good standard, and if a job is beyond my abilities, I don't 'wing it', but recommend someone else. By being 'the man who can, or know someone who can', I do ok for work, mostly repeat customers or recommendations.
Gaining someone's trust has always been a priority. It doesn't matter whether you're able to do the job, if you can't be trusted, you're no use to anyone.
There are plenty of Yosser Hughes about (Gis a job, I can do that, I can lay bricks), funny on TV, not so much if they're in your house :(
walpurgis
23-01-2018, 14:12
Just eating a bag of Walkers Marmite crisps. Really like those! :D
Pigmy Pony
23-01-2018, 19:02
Marmite? I'd rather eat the bag and leave the crisps! I was given Marmite once as a kid, and I can still remember that taste
walpurgis
23-01-2018, 19:11
I was given Marmite once as a kid, and I can still remember that taste
Yup. Delicious! :D
I bought a pack of Guinness crisps. They were disgusting. And expensive.
Cheese n onion and salted are the best. Tomato is nice for a change
Pigmy Pony
24-01-2018, 19:57
Back in the sixties I used to love the plain crisps that came with a twisted bit of blue paper containing the salt. They started doing them again a few years ago, but somehow they weren't the same. Maybe the crisps recipe had changed somehow.
Back in the sixties I used to love the plain crisps that came with a twisted bit of blue paper containing the salt. They started doing them again a few years ago, but somehow they weren't the same. Maybe the crisps recipe had changed somehow.
Probably using foreign potatoes. That will all change with Brexit.
Walkers use potatoes from Cornwall I believe. It's a very British thing crisps
Pigmy Pony
25-01-2018, 18:36
Walkers use potatoes from Cornwall I believe. It's a very British thing crisps
That's a shame, I was looking forward to Brexit-flavour crisps. Walkers have tried just about everything else.
That's a shame, I was looking forward to Brexit-flavour crisps. Walkers have tried just about everything else.
Lamb and Mint Sauce. Why do they only ever do them for a limited time? And what happened to Double Chocolate Twix? No-one under 35 even remembers them. (I did a poll at work).
French Mister Men.
Yes there is such a thing. Here is 'Mr Bagarreur' which loosely translates as 'Mr Likes-A-Punch-Up'
http://theartofsound.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=22567&d=1516907056
Disturbingly there is no British equivalent.
Don't get me started on Texan bars... (where did I park my DeLorean?)
Top half of a Double Decker extracted and put in the fridge for half hour gets close though :)
Pigmy Pony
25-01-2018, 21:08
"Spanish Gold" sweet tobacco, approx. 103% sugar, and does anyone remember those long bags of multi-coloured popcorn, god knows what they coloured it with
Spider blood man, everyone knows that.
Minstrel SE
25-01-2018, 21:20
I feel very guilty when Ive munched through a family bag of crisps...but they will keep having them on offer for £1
I have just munched through two family bags of crisps, some blue riband biscuits, dry roasted peanuts and some chocolate filled doughnuts...all because they were much cheaper in the after hours tescos than healthy food.
Its no wonder I feel ill sometimes and its not doing me any good..all that salt and sugar mix washed down with coffee is very unhealthy food.
On the subject of tradespeople both me and my father are perfectionists. My dad has had some shocking people in who kinked gas or water pipes below the floor. They didnt expect my dad to go down an inspect it :)
I prefer to do the job myself and I do all my own plumbing electrics and decorating. I wouldnt dream of having anybody in unless absolutely necessary. I am not the sort of customer they really want :)
I did the crisps thing today. Shame overload. Meant to have a few and ate the whole bag
southall-1998
26-01-2018, 01:42
Pigs :D
S.
Minstrel SE
26-01-2018, 17:44
Yep its scary how my good intentions go out of the window. I try not to go to the 11pm shop but there was nothing in.
All that salt and sugar mix in one go is pretty dangerous. I wont pay over £1 for a big bag of crisps but they keep having clearance offers :) Plus you need a second mortgage to buy anything that looks healthy in there or thats my excuse.
I do try and avoid certain products and then it all goes to pot when Im in a gaming snack mood. I must discipline myself and I know what I must do.
walpurgis
26-01-2018, 18:15
I generally don't snack. It just doesn't normally occur to me to have one. I don't eat breakfast. I have lunch at around 2pm, usually a roll or sandwich followed by fruit and later on a meal after 6pm and that's it. Once in a blue moon I'll eat something at other times.
southall-1998
26-01-2018, 18:17
I generally don't snack. It just doesn't normally occur to me to have one. I don't eat breakfast. I have lunch at around 2pm, usually a roll or sandwich with fruit after and later a meal after 6pm and that's it. Once in a blue moon I'll eat something at other times.
No wonder why your figure looks feminine :D
S.
walpurgis
26-01-2018, 18:32
No wonder why your figure looks feminine :D
S.
Shane. Go and stand in the naughty corner! ;)
My PC has been playing up for some time so I decided the time had come to sort it out. I had a dig around in various files and other techie stuff, not very PC minded, and thought sod it!, I don't know whats what so with a bit of shopping around I've bought a perfectly usable PC, good enough for my purposes and much faster than the old one for £75. It's amazing to think that two years ago this machine was more than five times as much, just shows you how quickly things move on. I come from the generation where you tried to fix things but with all the built in obsolescence and non user serviceable stuff I find it very sad how much we just throw away.
I've been through the anti virus and clean up software with nothing found. I think it's so bunged up with stuff that it gets tied up in knots, trouble is I'm not sure what's what. Now I've got the other one I'll wipe the HDD and reinstall Windows, handy to have a spare when you rely on it so much.
I need a damn good FART!
Marco.
Warning. Gas leak in wales
Just need to 'burn off' the last of this Chicken Tikka Patia! Don't want any shlippy wee shkidderoos in me shkantees tomorrow:D
Marco.
southall-1998
27-01-2018, 00:29
Warning. Gas leak in wales
Nuke more like!
S.
Pigmy Pony
27-01-2018, 11:09
I did a nuclear fart on New Year's day, which came with some "fallout". I had to run to the bog to limit the collateral damage. When I showed the skiddy duds to Mrs. Pony to ask what I should do with them, she wasn't impressed, but she let that one "slide" as it was my birthday :)
i hope the siren went off
walpurgis
27-01-2018, 11:27
I did a nuclear fart on New Year's day, which came with some "fallout". I had to run to the bog to limit the collateral damage. When I showed the skiddy duds to Mrs. Pony to ask what I should do with them, she wasn't impressed, but she let that one "slide" as it was my birthday :)
Shit!! :eek:
Pigmy Pony
27-01-2018, 11:55
i hope the siren went off
Ooh, she'll like that! Not been called a siren for a few years
https://myanimelist.cdn-dena.com/images/characters/8/31533.jpg
I did a nuclear fart on New Year's day, which came with some "fallout". I had to run to the bog to limit the collateral damage. When I showed the skiddy duds to Mrs. Pony to ask what I should do with them, she wasn't impressed, but she let that one "slide" as it was my birthday :)
:lolsign:
It's nappy time, next time for you boy!!
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
27-01-2018, 13:10
:lolsign:
It's nappy time, next time for you boy!!
Marco.
But if I plump for the ones with elasticated waist that don't fall off while I'm crawling around, it could get quite pricey. And the missus won't entertain the idea of me having towelling nappies soaking in a bucket. It's all her fault anyway, trying to make me "eat healthy". Never had a problem when I was on my pizza butties diet.
walpurgis
27-01-2018, 13:11
Just buy a cork! :)
Primalsea
27-01-2018, 13:25
Got told to turn it down :steam:
Turn HER off instead ;)
They just plug into the wall, you know...
Marco.
But if I plump for the ones with elasticated waist that don't fall off while I'm crawling around, it could get quite pricey. And the missus won't entertain the idea of me having towelling nappies soaking in a bucket. It's all her fault anyway, trying to make me "eat healthy". Never had a problem when I was on my pizza butties diet.
Just tell her she can use the chunkiest 'fallout bits' for a chilli con carne :eyebrows:
Marco.
Primalsea
27-01-2018, 13:51
One of my favourite things is farting massively loudly when sitting on the loo preparing for the days birthing session. It makes an impressive noise.
walpurgis
27-01-2018, 13:53
All these little 'nuggets' of information.............. :)
It's the little 'nuggets' that follow thru, after a good PUMP, you need to worry about :eyebrows:
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
27-01-2018, 16:31
If the nuggets are solid enough, they'll just tumble down your trouser leg, so you just give your foot a bit of a shake then walk away.
Pigmy Pony
27-01-2018, 16:32
One of my favourite things is farting massively loudly when sitting on the loo preparing for the days birthing session. It makes an impressive noise.
Sounds like you need to buy some new music Paul...
walpurgis
27-01-2018, 16:35
If the nuggets are solid enough, they'll just tumble down your trouser leg, so you just give your foot a bit of a shake then walk away.
Even easier if yer wearing yer best frock. :eyebrows:
If the nuggets are solid enough, they'll just tumble down your trouser leg, so you just give your foot a bit of a shake then walk away.
True, but you have to worry then when your wife spies the nuggets and is looking for some 'raisins' to put in the fruit cake.
Marco.
Even easier if yer wearing yer best frock. :eyebrows:
My tights usually catch them.
Marco.
Primalsea
27-01-2018, 16:40
Sounds like you need to buy some new music Paul...
Thats a good excuse as any, I’ll say.
Pigmy Pony
27-01-2018, 17:05
If you find yourself missing the sound of giant farts, may I suggest Kanye West CDs?
walpurgis
27-01-2018, 17:09
If you find yourself missing the sound of giant farts, may I suggest Kanye West CDs?
That's an unkindness to farts!
Pigmy Pony
27-01-2018, 17:09
True, but you have to worry then when your wife spies the nuggets and is looking for some 'raisins' to put in the fruit cake.
Marco.
There's always someone has to lower the tone of the conversation! We're trying to find solutions to serious issues here!
Yesh, plop-plops are undoubtedly a serious subject.
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
27-01-2018, 17:20
And "fallout bits" in the chilli, and "raisins" in the fruit cake? I imagine your dinner parties are poorly attended :D
Pigmy Pony
27-01-2018, 17:22
Yesh, plop-plops are undoubtedly a serious subject.
Marco.
When Mrs. P has gone for three days without a plop, her face looks very serious.
walpurgis
28-01-2018, 19:59
Just opened a pack of Chunky KitKat. The bars are only about two thirds of the original size and the chocolate coating is much thinner. What a bunch of scumbags! I won't buy that product again. These tightarse firms are cutting their own throats.
Just opened a pack of Chunky KitKat. The bars are only about two thirds of the original size and the chocolate coating is much thinner. What a bunch of scumbags! I won't buy that product again. These tightarse firms are cutting their own throats.
KitKat is made by Rowntree- Nestlé, so along with anything by Nestlé should be boycotted!
Pigmy Pony
29-01-2018, 19:42
Anyone bought a Toblerone recently? You can drive a bus between the peaks. Liberty!
Anyone bought a Toblerone recently?
I 'passed' one earlier, or at least what felt like one... Needed a double-flush to shift it.
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
30-01-2018, 18:45
Every Monday the missus goes to Slimming World. They meet to discuss recipes, talk about their progress and get weighed. I call these meetings "going to the weighbridge". She hasn't twigged yet and has called it weighbridge herself a couple of times. I'm gonna be in so much trouble when she eventually repeats it to someone else :eek:
walpurgis
01-02-2018, 14:21
I'm doing a bit of tiling in the kitchen and noticed that where I'd tiled previously, I'd cut slim, half inch edge fillets for small gaps. But I'm blowed If I can remember how I cut these. I've never owned a disc tile cutter, so I must have used another method. Maybe scoring and using a vice? Dunno, they're well cut though. Maybe I'm losing the plot? :D
I think I can replicate these cuts with my Dremel type tool and a small diamond disc.
walpurgis
01-02-2018, 18:12
I think I can replicate these cuts with my Dremel type tool and a small diamond disc.
Well it worked. I'll need about half a dozen of these tile slivers to fit around a window frame.
http://i66.tinypic.com/2wfn3u8.jpg
Firebottle
01-02-2018, 18:30
Very good, there is always more than one way to skin a rabbit.
I just 'pumped', and made the cat jump! :D It was warm when it came out, and the pungent aroma is lingering nicely, rather like stagnant old drains. with a smidgen of rotting silage! :eyebrows::eyebrows:
Marco.
walpurgis
04-02-2018, 00:00
I try to avoid 'savouring the flavour' :lol:.
The dog's been good lately. It's usually him stinking the place up and his are godawful! :eek:
You need to change his feed. (That applies to the dog and Marco from the sounds of it).
Primalsea
04-02-2018, 10:37
Someone didnt clean the toated sandwich maker properly and my banana toasties smelt of chedder. I raised the issue, but apparently it was cleaned properly and I probably actually could smell the butter spread. Apparently it turns into chedder cheese when you heat it up! Who knew!
Pigmy Pony
04-02-2018, 12:52
Banana toasties? If you're going to make habit of cooking foreign foods this way, I suggest you get your own device , and leave the sandwich maker to do what it was designed for, that is the cooking of 'proper' food :)
i do like banana and pineapple fritters:)
Pigmy Pony
04-02-2018, 13:22
Have you tried pepperoni pizza with custard on? You really should you know :D
Pigmy Pony
04-02-2018, 13:44
It is with sadness that I report the death of Duncan, founder of the British Self-flagellation Society.
To raise money for flowers, the Treasurer is having a whip-round.
Love burning stuff
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180206/2e4d86fc399df4eb2ef790e4cb15b7b9.jpg
Pigmy Pony
06-02-2018, 18:15
Didn't manage to sell that hifi shelving then?
Didn't manage to sell that hifi shelving then?
:D
That's a fully specced Linn Sondek in there. Roy's so rich he can afford to burn them just to keep warm. Doesn't even bother to take the arm and cartridge off first.
Used fifties for kindling
That's a fully specced Linn Sondek in there. Roy's so rich he can afford to burn them just to keep warm. Doesn't even bother to take the arm and cartridge off first.
Can't be a Sondek Martin, it's not bouncing around:D
Primalsea
06-02-2018, 21:26
Always thought Sondeks needed a good burn in.
walpurgis
08-02-2018, 19:31
Summer's coming lads. Get yourself one of these. :lol:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Men-Bulge-Enhancer-Cup-Pouch-Soft-Sponge-Pad-Insert-For-Man-Swimwear-Underwear/122947726165?hash=item1ca0416b55:m:mUaWuPekPBDqUOX nlYRZLXw
id be more concerned about why you are searching for them lol
walpurgis
08-02-2018, 19:39
id be more concerned about why you are searching for them lol
Why would anyone care? :D
I was actually looking for a couple of camera pouches and that came up. Well that's my story and I'm sticking to it! :lol:
(and anyway, I don't need one :eyebrows:)
Yesh, you just use a sock!:D
Marco.
walpurgis
08-02-2018, 22:59
Yesh, you just use a sock!:D
Marco.
With two snooker balls in. Comes in handy if there's any contretemps. :lol:
Lol - aye, you can give someone a right good wallop with one of those! As indeed 'she' (spying the big bulge) might do to you, once she pulls down yer shorts and checks out what's *really* underneath!:eyebrows:
Marco.
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