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walpurgis
23-03-2021, 20:37
You never have a nice word to say about that poor dog...
"The World's Most Useless Dog" has had umpteen treats off me today, so she's not doing too badly. Not that it's appreciated! :rolleyes:
As Del tells me: 'A nag is only a repeated request, so if the request is fulfilled at the first time of asking, there's no need to nag!':D
...............
Marco.
Can't argue with that :)
Lol, can you ever with female logic?:eyebrows:
Marco.
Honestly; no chance - mind you I am quite happy that way :)
walpurgis
24-03-2021, 08:36
Hot Cross Buns are being advertised now. Does anybody actually like them?
It's a bit like Christmas Cake, Christmas Pudding and mince pies, only for the occasion. I wonder why, surely if they were properly nice folk would eat them all year round?
Filterlab
24-03-2021, 08:39
Hot Cross Buns are being advertised now. Does anybody actually like them?
I do! Lightly toasted, bit of butter - yummo! :D
I wouldn't eat them all year around though, just nice as an Easter treat (I say Easter, I mean late January to early May).
walpurgis
24-03-2021, 08:48
Well if I was looking through bakery products, I'd somehow find myself drawn more towards the custard slices than Hot Cross Buns.
Same with Christmas pud, it's never really appealed, I'd opt for apple crumble & custard any day! :)
Hot Cross Buns are being advertised now. Does anybody actually like them?
It's a bit like Christmas Cake, Christmas Pudding and mince pies, only for the occasion. I wonder why, surely if they were properly nice folk would eat them all year round?
Oh yes, love everything you mention - mind you, lots of supermarket hot cross buns are just too bland for me.
Decent spiced bun with butter :)
All the Christmas ones I prefer with a Malt or Armagnac or Port, bit of a pattern emerging here :barrel:
used to be banned, bar end of lent, xmas and burials etc.. they are ok. as rob says, warmed and lashings of butter
walpurgis
24-03-2021, 08:55
Well if it was a toss-up between a slice of Christmas Cake or chocolate gateau, I reckon most would opt for the latter.
Never been that into Xmas cake either. In fact I'm not that fond I'd choc gateaux either.. Strawberry ones are better. But cream and me don't get along so well now.
Beobloke
24-03-2021, 09:22
As Del tells me: 'A nag is only a repeated request, so if the request is fulfilled at the first time of asking, there's no need to nag!':D
I love that - Del is a genius!!!
Beobloke
24-03-2021, 09:23
Hot Cross Buns are being advertised now. Does anybody actually like them?
Eight words - Marks And Spencer Double Chocolate Hot Cross Buns
They are possibly the most wonderful thing I’ve ever eaten.
I love that - Del is a genius!!!
Cheers, Adam - she likes to think so!:D
Marco.
Filterlab
24-03-2021, 13:17
Well if I was looking through bakery products, I'd somehow find myself drawn more towards the custard slices than Hot Cross Buns.
Same with Christmas pud, it's never really appealed, I'd opt for apple crumble & custard any day! :)
Oooooh, custard slice. Yum!
Pigmy Pony
24-03-2021, 16:52
Oooooh, custard slice. Yum!
During visits to France, I couldn't pass a patisserie without buying one of their "custard slices", which were sort of a flan but super-thick, and the custard really stiff and sort of caramelised. Never found out their name but may have been called flan patissiere. They were responsible for me always returning from France a right fat bugger.
Shame they've become a thing of the past, but till France gets its shit together I won't be partaking of any Covid-custards :(
not keen on custard; dont mind nice smooth hot custard on an apple pie but cold thick stuff.. yuk:D
Filterlab
24-03-2021, 17:09
may have been called flan patissiere... They were responsible for me always returning from France a right fat bugger.
It sounds like they were doing their job right then. :D
Pigmy Pony
26-03-2021, 17:23
After about 5 years of the same blood pressure medication (Amlodipine), it looks like a change may be required. I've been asked to provide a week's worth of readings, and the average is looking to be about 165/85. Which I guess is a bit high.
My mum had a major stroke when she was four years younger than I am now. So if my posts stop making sense that'll be the reason :(
After about 5 years of the same blood pressure medication (Amlodipine), it looks like a change may be required. I've been asked to provide a week's worth of readings, and the average is looking to be about 165/85. Which I guess is a bit high.
pretty close to my ave that. i thought they might add or change but they were happy enough. im not on that tho
Pigmy Pony
26-03-2021, 17:29
pretty close to my ave that. i thought they might add or change but they were happy enough. im not on that tho
I seem to remember Geoff (Walpurgis) being on the same as me at one time, said it made him a bit mental. Can't say I've noticed any change myself :)
Pigmy Pony
26-03-2021, 17:31
Heartening to know it's close to your average Grant, maybe ok after all.
walpurgis
26-03-2021, 17:43
After about 5 years of the same blood pressure medication (Amlodipine)
Horrible stuff. I had to stop taking it.
Pigmy Pony
26-03-2021, 21:26
Horrible stuff. I had to stop taking it.
Yes I remember you saying. Maybe be if they switch me onto something else I'll realise that I've not really been quite right these last 5 years...
walpurgis
26-03-2021, 21:33
Yes I remember you saying. Maybe be if they switch me onto something else I'll realise that I've not really been quite right these last 5 years...
You could ask to try Ramipril. I get no 'nasties' with that!
Well done to Scotland, beating France 23-27 in the Stade de France, which was a tremendous (and historic) result in itself [and also for pumping England at Twickenham earlier in the tournament:eyebrows:], and most importantly in doing so handing the Six Nations championship to Wales, who are very worthy winners!!:carrot:
:sheep::sheep::sheep::sheep:
:yay::yay::yay::mex::champagne::champagne:
Well done to the taffy boys!!
:clapclapclap:
Marco.
Firebottle
27-03-2021, 08:09
^^^^^
Yes cracking result, I imagine you are like a pig in s___, well.. you know.
:mex:
Good game considering the conditions - I felt for the French though. I do like their open, running game.
Well done to Scotland, beating France 23-27 in the Stade de France, which was a tremendous (and historic) result in itself [and also for pumping England at Twickenham earlier in the tournament:eyebrows:], and most importantly in doing so handing the Six Nations championship to Wales, who are very worthy winners!!:carrot:
:sheep::sheep::sheep::sheep:
:yay::yay::yay::mex::champagne::champagne:
Well done to the taffy boys!!
:clapclapclap:
Marco.
OK, I'll bite - don't forget the ref' (Man of the match :D)
Before I get slated for being anti Scotland - I really admired their determination in the last five minutes :)
OK, I'll bite - don't forget the ref' (Man of the match :D)
:lolsign: I couldn't fault him!
It's not a case of being anti-Scotland, just simply supporting England, and if you're English you don't want Scotland winning anything, ditto me with England, and I'm not anti-English either. Just how it is:)
It'll be fun and games in the forthcoming footy Euros, so looking forward to that!:D
Marco.
^^^^^
Yes cracking result, I imagine you are like a pig in s___, well.. you know.
:mex:
Yeah mate, Defo... Del (who's half Welsh) was going TOTALLY APE!!:lol:
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
27-03-2021, 12:43
You could ask to try Ramipril. I get no 'nasties' with that!
Noted :)
walpurgis
31-03-2021, 20:21
Your DNA can be detected anywhere you go!
https://news.sky.com/story/scientists-find-a-way-to-collect-human-dna-samples-from-skin-cells-shed-into-the-air-12261834
I've been expecting this kind of thing. Soon they'll know what rooms or vehicles you've been in, maybe they can tell already. Unfortunately, as results become more discriminating, the more false positives will occur. Somebody passing you will carry a trace of you away with them!
Filterlab
31-03-2021, 20:41
It looks like we'll all be sent down for crimes we didn't commit now then. Sheesh.
walpurgis
31-03-2021, 20:48
It looks like we'll all be sent down for crimes we didn't commit now then. Sheesh.
The opposite will happen. Everybody's DNA will be detectable everywhere (so to speak) and will produce background levels that have to be sifted through.
There's other search technology coming along too, like your odour being trackable for instance.
Sounds more like an April first
walpurgis
31-03-2021, 21:34
Sounds more like an April first
:) Yeah, you'd think it could be, but I'd heard of research in this area before so I think it's pukka!
Filterlab
31-03-2021, 23:00
There's other search technology coming along too, like your odour being trackable for instance.
Ahh. A police dog. :D
Just got these for two new landline handsets: https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/phones-broadband-and-sat-nav/telephones/telephones/panasonic-kx-tgj422eb-cordless-phone-twin-handsets-10190241-pdt.html?intcmpid=display~RR
Nice and compact, lightweight, easy to use, excellent range, and with a great set of features, including an effective and easy to use nuisance call blocking, plus talking caller ID, which to my easily amused mind is huge fun storing folk as 'Dickhead', 'Wanker', or whatever, and which is rather funny when being read out as 'Dickhead Calling', etc!:D
Anyway, a highly recommended pair of handsets for anyone like me who insists on having a working landline, not just a mobile phone!:cool:
Marco.
got my son these recently. they block well.... https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0787H2X6Q/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Yeah, mate, similar thing:)
I like the talking caller ID function on the Panys though, as you can hear who's calling from another room and therefore decide if you want to speak to them or not, without having to go to the phone!:D
Marco.
Yeah, mate, similar thing:)
I like the talking caller ID function on the Panys though, as you can hear who's calling from another room and therefore decide if you want to speak to them or not, without having to go to the phone!:D
Marco.
this one does that i think.. no name and it doesnt ring out. all those conmen and computers just hang up. it asks for a name if it doesnt recognise the number.
Beobloke
22-04-2021, 08:22
Yeah, mate, similar thing:)
I like the talking caller ID function on the Panys though, as you can hear who's calling from another room and therefore decide if you want to speak to them or not, without having to go to the phone!:D
Marco.
Does anyone call you on it?!
We’ve recently upgraded to fibre broadband and so lost our landline as we’d have had to pay extra to keep it. I wasn’t sure about this but then I realised the only people who ever call us on it are my friend Tim and an older chap I sell hi-fi for (both of whom also have my mobile number) plus hundreds of bloody scammers!
Given that the scammers are all recorded messages now, so you can’t even have a bit of fun with them, we decided the landline was no great loss.
Does anyone call you on it?!
We’ve recently upgraded to fibre broadband and so lost our landline as we’d have had to pay extra to keep it. I wasn’t sure about this but then I realised the only people who ever call us on it are my friend Tim and an older chap I sell hi-fi for (both of whom also have my mobile number) plus hundreds of bloody scammers!
Given that the scammers are all recorded messages now, so you can’t even have a bit of fun with them, we decided the landline was no great loss.
yeah i had to give up mine for the new fast fibre... i never used it really anyway
walpurgis
22-04-2021, 08:31
No fibre service here.
No fibre service here.
it will probably come eventually. odd as you'd think london was full of it.. we had fibre to the box for a few years but this year we not have it to the premises too.. they put boxes on the telegraph poles, so a fibre line from that to a box out side and we are boogying at nearly 500mbs. lost the phone but its not much dearer
Beobloke
22-04-2021, 08:55
it will probably come eventually. odd as you'd think london was full of it.. we had fibre to the box for a few years but this year we not have it to the premises too.. they put boxes on the telegraph poles, so a fibre line from that to a box out side and we are boogying at nearly 500mbs. lost the phone but its not much dearer
Same here. 100mbs is now costing us about the same as 7mbs plus a phone line.
walpurgis
22-04-2021, 09:15
Quicker than usual today. :rolleyes:
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scooting along here too... streaming music as well.
Does anyone call you on it?!
Yes, everyone I know, as I don't (or very rarely) us a mobile phone! I thought you knew me better than that, daftee?:D
Outside of this place, there are only TWO ways of contacting me: via email or landline phone. The only time I carry a mobile phone is when I'm out in the car, in case of emergencies, or should I need to contact Del - and it's only switched on when one or the other is applicable.
However, that's not the only reason for wanting to maintain a landline. More often than not I'm at home, so it makes sense to have a landline.
Plus, I'm rather particular about a high-strength signal usually being guaranteed whenever I'm speaking with someone a) so I can hear them clearly, and b) so there's much less likelihood of being cut off, due to a signal dropout, which along with the sound of tinny, robotic voices, is my bête noire with the quality of reception often offered by today's 'mobile phones', and c) so if necessary I can chat much longer before the battery runs out, compared with most mobile phones, as when speaking with friends, and we get into a good discussion, I can be on the phone for hours!!
Furthermore, and importantly, it puts ME *in control* more, by always knowing that I have access to a reliable phoneline 24/7, which is 'hardwired' to a phone network and when not in use left permanently plugged into the mains.
Fortunately, we aren't contacted often by scammers and such like, as few people know our number, and we don't indulge in many of the mainstream consumerist activities others do, which often result in your personal details being exposed to third parties.
Marco.
walpurgis
25-04-2021, 11:18
I was thinking of emailing Downing Street and asking if Boris could recommend an interior designer :).
https://www.itv.com/news/2021-04-23/johnson-denies-mad-attempt-to-block-lockdown-leak-inquiry
You need to ask his bird looks like she was in charge of it. I doubt Boris is bothered about what colour the wallpaper is.
I was thinking of emailing Downing Street and asking if Boris could recommend an interior designer :).
https://www.itv.com/news/2021-04-23/johnson-denies-mad-attempt-to-block-lockdown-leak-inquiry
Leak inquiry into leaking of letter warning about leaks
https://news.sky.com/story/leak-inquiry-into-leaking-of-letter-warning-about-leaks-10684561
walpurgis
25-04-2021, 11:44
I wouldn't believe them if they said they were lying! :)
Leak inquiry into leaking of letter warning about leaks
https://news.sky.com/story/leak-inquiry-into-leaking-of-letter-warning-about-leaks-10684561
It's one of those irregular verbs:
I give confidential security briefings.
You leak.
He 's been charged under section 2a of the Official Secrets Act.
This parental control thing is out of hand.
Why do I have to enter a PIN to watch an episode of 'Grand Designs'?
There's no sex (although the bird gets knocked up during the build surprisingly often, they don't actually show the conception). There's no violence and there's no bad language.
I understand that some people don't want their children seeing sex in case they grow up to be sex maniacs, and they don't want them seeing violence in case they grow up to be nutters. It's bollocks, but I understand it.
But who would you want to stop their children from illicitly watching 'Grand Designs'? People who are concerned that their children will become upper-middle class professionals with more money than they know what to do with?
I'm just baffled.
Pigmy Pony
26-04-2021, 06:09
Maybe the producers are worried that the kids will attempt to do some home improvements of their own, using dad's tools. Like little Simon and Sarah building her a new Wendy house. "Here, you hold the nail, I'll knock it in" :doh:
It's nothing new - remember the old "Batman cannot fly" message at the start of each show? Holy broken bones Batman!
This parental control thing is out of hand.
Why do I have to enter a PIN to watch an episode of 'Grand Designs'?
There's no sex (although the bird gets knocked up during the build surprisingly often, they don't actually show the conception). There's no violence and there's no bad language.
I understand that some people don't want their children seeing sex in case they grow up to be sex maniacs, and they don't want them seeing violence in case they grow up to be nutters. It's bollocks, but I understand it.
But who would you want to stop their children from illicitly watching 'Grand Designs'? People who are concerned that their children will become upper-middle class professionals with more money than they know what to do with?
I'm just baffled.
It is easy to change the settings – the following steps take you through the process:
Visit the Virgin Media Parental Controls area in My Virgin Media.
To activate Virgin Media Parental Controls select 'ACTIVATE'
To deactivate Virgin Media Parental Controls select 'DEACTIVATE'
that is if its the childlock
It is easy to change the settings – the following steps take you through the process:
Visit the Virgin Media Parental Controls area in My Virgin Media.
To activate Virgin Media Parental Controls select 'ACTIVATE'
To deactivate Virgin Media Parental Controls select 'DEACTIVATE'
that is if its the childlock
I did look through the settings a while back and couldn't see any options but I'll look again
Maybe the producers are worried that the kids will attempt to do some home improvements of their own, using dad's tools. Like little Simon and Sarah building her a new Wendy house. "Here, you hold the nail, I'll knock it in" :doh:
It's nothing new - remember the old "Batman cannot fly" message at the start of each show? Holy broken bones Batman!
I remember putting up a shelf in the garden shed when I was about 7, using wood, tools and nails I found lying around. When my father saw it all he said was 'Did you do that? It's not straight.'
My parents were fairly 'hands off' types though. If we were doing something other than bothering them it was all good as far as they were concerned.
I did look through the settings a while back and couldn't see any options but I'll look again
The option isn't on the My Virgin Media site, mate. It's done via your V6 box.
So grab your remote control and hit the Home button, then scroll down to Help & Settings, then right to Parental Controls, and click OK (you'll need to have set up a PIN to start with, in order to make any changes), so enter your PIN and click OK.
That will take you to the Parental Controls menu. What you want is the 'Request a PIN to Watch Recordings' option, and to change the current setting (I presume from ON) to OFF.
Job done!:cool:
Marco.
The option isn't on the My Virgin Media site, mate. It's done via your V6 box.
So grab your remote control and hit the Home button, then scroll down to Help & Settings, then right to Parental Controls, and click OK (you'll need to have set up a PIN to start with, in order to make any changes), so enter your PIN and click OK.
That will take you to the Parental Controls menu. What you want is the 'Request a PIN to Watch Recordings' option, and to change the current setting (I presume from ON) to OFF.
Job done!:cool:
Marco.
I know it's not on the website, I couldn't find it on the menu on the V Box. Although I have now found it and disabled it so it's all good (hopefully).
Good stuff. No, it was Granty who mentioned My Virgin Media, which he probably just copied from a quick web search. Unfortunately, there's so much duff/outdated info around when attempting to address these issues.
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
26-04-2021, 17:04
I remember putting up a shelf in the garden shed when I was about 7, using wood, tools and nails I found lying around. When my father saw it all he said was 'Did you do that? It's not straight.'
My parents were fairly 'hands off' types though. If we were doing something other than bothering them it was all good as far as they were concerned.
I think we had a similar upbringing, my parents didn't really mind what I did, as long as I was doing it somewhere else. The one exception was when I "borrowed" some matches and set fire to half an acre of gorse bushes on a neighbouring farm, and the fire brigade had to come and deal with it. Dad was a bit "hands on" after that one :spank:
I remember putting up a shelf in the garden shed when I was about 7, using wood, tools and nails I found lying around. When my father saw it all he said was 'Did you do that? It's not straight.'
My parents were fairly 'hands off' types though. If we were doing something other than bothering them it was all good as far as they were concerned.
What a bloody awful experience. I had little supervision myself, but mum was generally very supportive when I was young.
(a few dodgy comments when I was older, but that's another story :))
Good stuff. No, it was Granty who mentioned My Virgin Media, which he probably just copied from a quick web search. Unfortunately, there's so much duff/outdated info around when attempting to address these issues.
Marco.Yeah didn't realise you were all on a newer box [emoji23]
Still I was trying to be helpful doh
I think we had a similar upbringing, my parents didn't really mind what I did, as long as I was doing it somewhere else. The one exception was when I "borrowed" some matches and set fire to half an acre of gorse bushes on a neighbouring farm, and the fire brigade had to come and deal with it. Dad was a bit "hands on" after that one :spank:
Ahh, that comes under the category of "don't shit on your own doorstep" - one piece of advice from mum which I was given very early on :lol:
What a bloody awful experience. I had little supervision myself, but mum was generally very supportive when I was young.
(a few dodgy comments when I was older, but that's another story :))
If you were in the company of my mother you were nagged continuously. She could nag you non-stop for over two hours without repeating herself. It was generally wise to minimize any contact.
My father got the brunt of it though since he couldn't really do that. Although I think over the years he had developed the ability to zone it out.
I think we had a similar upbringing, my parents didn't really mind what I did, as long as I was doing it somewhere else.
Gosh, that's the polar opposite of my upbringing (when I read what Macca wrote, my feeling was :eek:), I guess being an only child made a big difference, especially in an Italian family, as they're very close to and protective of their kids.
It does sound rather cold and distant, though... My parents and I were always very close. If I'd built something like that (which would've been unlikely, as I wasn't really wired that way), the first reaction from my dad would've been one of shock, for reasons just mentioned, then he would've undoubtedly said 'Well done', and given me a big hug!:)
Marco.
If you were in the company of my mother you were nagged continuously. She could nag you non-stop for over two hours without repeating herself. It was generally wise to minimize any contact.
Don't know what to say to that, really, other than that was a shame. Again, my mum was quite different. I'm sure yours was (and still is) a good soul, though:)
Marco.
Yeah didn't realise you were all on a newer box [emoji23]
Still I was trying to be helpful doh
Indeed, mate. As I said though, a lot of the info you Google for about that kind of stuff is either plain wrong or out of date. It's happened with me before:)
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
26-04-2021, 18:14
It does sound rather cold and distant, though...
Marco.
It does sound that way, but it's just the way it was. Being independent like that probably means I learned to make my own breakfast sooner than you learned to make poo poo in the toilet :ner: Mummy's boy :D
I know my parents would have been there for me when it mattered, so no pity required :)
It does sound that way, but it's just the way it was. Being independent like that probably means I learned to make my own breakfast sooner than you learned to make poo poo in the toilet :ner: Mummy's boy :D
I know my parents would have been there for me when it mattered, so no pity required :)
Lol, and no 'pity' intended, mate - far from it. Just pointing out the difference:)
Don't think I made my own breakfast until I got married, lol! That's just what mum did, along with all the cooking, washing and ironing. Yes, when I was young, I was very much a 'mummy's boy', that's not necessarily what I would've wanted, just how it was.
I didn't really 'grow up' until I went to secondary school.
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
26-04-2021, 18:49
Apart from the "essentials" (feeding and clothing us), for the most part parental involvement was neither given nor required. I didn't need them to compliment me on my Meccano/Lego creations, nor help me to focus my microscope. And I needed no assistance when making and using weapons - I had mates for that. And when I turned nine mum brought us up alone, so she was a bit busy holding things together, not helped by the breakdown and being sectioned for two months.
But a couple of years later she took up with (and married) an old friend, and it was all good from there :)
I think I'm actually less handy round the house (cooking cleaning and ironing) than I ever used to be, but that's just because Mrs. P prefers to do it all herself, as I don't do it right ;)
Pigmy Pony
26-04-2021, 18:55
I didn't really 'grow up' until I went to secondary school.
Marco.
You saying you've grown up? :lol: Good one! I don't think any of us on here are growing up, just getting more wrinkly
Firebottle
26-04-2021, 21:19
..as I don't do it right ;)
Good ploy.
Gosh, that's the polar opposite of my upbringing (when I read what Macca wrote, my feeling was :eek:), I guess being an only child made a big difference, especially in an Italian family, as they're very close to and protective of their kids.
It does sound rather cold and distant, though... My parents and I were always very close. If I'd built something like that (which would've been unlikely, as I wasn't really wired that way), the first reaction from my dad would've been one of shock, for reasons just mentioned, then he would've undoubtedly said 'Well done', and given me a big hug!:)
Marco.
lol I can't imagine that. If my father had ever hugged me I'd have thought he had lost his mind.
I think the only time I ever impressed him was when I gave him a demo of my 5.1 A/V system. He was still talking about that years later.
We were never one of those 'touchy feely' families. Talking about that with my brothers some time ago now and we all agreed that would have been awful. There was love and respect of course but none of us ever felt the need to openly demonstrate or verbalise it. I was very fond of my father, I took his death very hard.
Lol - just different cultures, mate. Hot-blooded, fiery and passionate Italians are BORN to be 'touchy-feely'. How much hugging went on in the Sopranos?:D;)
Glad your dad was impressed with your AV system - that was cool... And yes, I'm sure his death hit you hard.
Marco.
Beobloke
27-04-2021, 07:30
I didn't really 'grow up' until I went to secondary school.
Marco.
What my is this “growing up” thing I keep reading about?
It sounds dull to me - I’m going to carry on avoiding it if I can!
;)
maws' are more huggy than dads ive found.. usually when your youg and again when older...:lol: the bit in middle is when they cant stand you;)
Lol - just different cultures, mate. Hot-blooded, fiery and passionate Italians are BORN to be 'touchy-feely'. How much hugging went on in the Sopranos?:D;)
Yes, different cultures no doubt. The Sopranos is an interesting example to bring up, clearly by any metric they were a totally dysfunctional family in constant conflict but they still fundamentally cared about each other. Blood's always thicker than water.
What my is this “growing up” thing I keep reading about?
It sounds dull to me - I’m going to carry on avoiding it if I can!
;)
Lol - a smart move. Adulthood is grossly overrated!:D
Marco.
maws' are more huggy than dads ive found.. usually when your youg and again when older...:lol: the bit in middle is when they cant stand you;)
Yeah, I guess it's a male/female thing. Women generally show their emotions more, and yes my mum was 'huggier' than my dad, but hug (and sometimes kiss) is just something Italians automatically do with friends and family, It just comes naturally, and is what I've been brought up with.
Always fun with pretty nieces:eyebrows:;)
Marco.
Yes, different cultures no doubt. The Sopranos is an interesting example to bring up, clearly by any metric they were a totally dysfunctional family in constant conflict but they still fundamentally cared about each other. Blood's always thicker than water.
Yeah, totally. Ultimately it's all about honour and respect, but that doesn't stop you having a bit of nookie on the side:D
Marco.
Filterlab
27-04-2021, 12:16
lol I can't imagine that. If my father had ever hugged me I'd have thought he had lost his mind.
That's a shame, mind you my Dad was very distant and always tried to 'busy' himself during his time off from work. By the time I was 13 he was just a voice on a phone call from working away. I don't talk to him nowadays, haven't seen him for years.
With my kids (Jude, 9 and Hannah, 4) I'm always cuddling them, teaching them things, giving them praise always, listening to them, sitting and chatting with them, playing with them whatever they want to do, and if things go wrong I always assure them that I will get it sorted and then getting it sorted becomes my top priority.
Never do they feel that they have to hide anything from me, good or bad. They're also reassured knowing that they can ask me anything at any time. :)
That's a shame,
No, it really isn't.
Partly it was a different generation, adults did their thing and the children did theirs. Nowadays it would probably be classed by some as 'abuse' or 'neglect' but it really wasn't. We just didn't need that sort of constant emotional reassurance. We didn't want it either!
Filterlab
27-04-2021, 14:24
Everything these days is classed as abuse or neglect by someone. Very odd days to be a parent that's for sure. The authorities will do absolutely anything to destroy a family in the name of 'protection'.
Pigmy Pony
27-04-2021, 16:17
Yeah, I guess it's a male/female thing. Women generally show their emotions more, and yes my mum was 'huggier' than my dad, but hug (and sometimes kiss) is just something Italians automatically do with friends and family, It just comes naturally, and is what I've been brought up with.
Always fun with pretty nieces:eyebrows:;)
Marco.
:nono: Glad I'm not Italian, no way am I kissing my mates, not even if they've had a bath
Pigmy Pony
27-04-2021, 16:21
No, it really isn't.
Partly it was a different generation, adults did their thing and the children did theirs. Nowadays it would probably be classed by some as 'abuse' or 'neglect' but it really wasn't. We just didn't need that sort of constant emotional reassurance. We didn't want it either!
Exactly this.
:nono: Glad I'm not Italian, no way am I kissing my mates, not even if they've had a bath
Haha, no tongues - just on both cheeks [but only if they're also Italian]!:D
And if they're exceptionally handsome, you might twiddle their twinky:lol:;)
Marco.
so thats why that italian looked so surprised when i kneed him in the baws:doh: someone should have said:ner:
Pigmy Pony
27-04-2021, 16:46
so thats why that italian looked so surprised when i kneed him in the baws:doh: someone should have said:ner:
:lolsign: Could you not tell by the way he was driving? :sofa:
so thats why that italian looked so surprised when i kneed him in the baws:doh: someone should have said:ner:
Aye, his hard luck!:D
Can you do something about the princess kissing hers?:eek::eyebrows:
;)
Marco.
Aye, his hard luck!:D
Can you do something about the princess kissing hers?:eek::eyebrows:
;)
Marco.
baws or italian?:D
Had my first take away for at least twenty five years - a genuine wood-fired oven baked fresh pepperoni and mushroom pizza. None of that Pizza Hut made from frozen stuff.
Washed down with a glass of a 2017 Chateau Haut Peyrillat, Médoc
https://www.laithwaites.co.uk/images/uk/en/law/product/3797217b.png
nice wine. a nice fruity claret
Had my first take away for at least twenty five years - a genuine wood-fired oven baked fresh pepperoni and mushroom pizza. None of that Pizza Hut made from frozen stuff.
Washed down with a glass of a 2017 Chateau Haut Peyrillat, Médoc
https://www.laithwaites.co.uk/images/uk/en/law/product/3797217b.png
Jeez - why the reticence for getting a takeaway, Bazza?:eek: I'd die without a good Chinese or curry at least once a month!!
Glad you enjoyed the pizza, although IMHO the Médoc was wasted on it. A nice Chianti, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo or Nero d'Avola, would've been more appropriate... One of my missions, before I die, is to wean you off of your claret fetish!:ner::D;)
Expand those grapey horizons, baby....
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
09-05-2021, 17:39
Jeez - why the reticence for getting a takeaway, Bazza?:eek: I'd die without a good Chinese or curry at least once a month!!
Glad you enjoyed the pizza, although IMHO the Médoc was wasted on it. A nice Chianti, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo or Nero d'Avola, would've been more appropriate... One of my missions, before I die, is to rid you of your claret fetish!:ner::D;)
Expand those grapey horizons, baby....
Marco.
You're both wrong, the correct accompaniment is Irn Bru
Well-chilled only, I hope, and straight out the can!:D
So do you save the Vimto for your kebabs?
Marco.
Jeez - why the reticence for getting a takeaway, Bazza?:eek: I'd die without a good Chinese or curry at least once a month!!
Glad you enjoyed the pizza, although IMHO the Médoc was wasted on it. A nice Chianti, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo or Nero d'Avola, would've been more appropriate... One of my missions, before I die, is to rid you of your claret fetish!:ner::D;)
Expand those grapey horizons, baby....
Marco.
Curries and Chinese takeaways are not that important to me - I much prefer to eat the respective cuisine in a good restaurant (and preferably where the locals eat).
The wine was what was to hand, and left over from 'our' granddaughter's 21st birthday celebration yesterday. A Chianti would have been better - maybe next time.
Ah - congrats on the 21st. Hope you all had a nice day:)
Yes, uncork a Chianti next time!;)
As for curries and Chinese, I agree, but I need a bit of spice/Asian flavours in my life on a regular basis, and can't eat the same food all the time (European/British), as I'd get bored.
Therefore, if Del's not making it herself (as we always keep the necessary authentic ingredients in stock, sourced from Asian supermarkets), I like to have some Chinese or Indian food, to break up the 'monotony' of the former.
Indeed, one of the first cravings I have, and where I head for, after a 3-week summer holiday in Europe, eating a similar style of food, is the local curry house, to get my SPICE hit, yeah man!:peace:
Marco.
Filterlab
09-05-2021, 19:43
Well-chilled only, I hope, and straight out the can!:D
So do you save the Vimto for your kebabs?
Marco.
I do. More nutritious than burger sauce.
Yeah, I believe it was originally introduced as a health drink:)
Marco.
Filterlab
09-05-2021, 20:07
Yeah, I believe it was originally introduced as a health drink:)
Marco.
Not as a kebab topping though?
Lol - whatever works, mate:D
Marco.
Yeah, I believe it was originally introduced as a health drink:)
Marco.It was.. Vim tonic. It was a cordial I believe. Disgusting stuff
It was.. Vim tonic. It was a cordial I believe. Disgusting stuff
Coca-Cola was also sold originally as a tonic (and probably only in drug stores, as cocaine was one of the original ingredients). Also disgusting stuff!
Coca-Cola was also sold originally as a tonic (and probably only in drug stores, as cocaine was one of the original ingredients). Also disgusting stuff!
i quite like the zero stuff... but not too many. prefer the italian orange..sanpellegrino
Last night Puppy may have eaten one of my wife's diamond stud earrings.
I have saved all the puppy poo today, so when Fliss came in this evening (with a sieve), I said "Oh that will be handy, I've saved the poo for you".
I got one of those looks that tells me it is my duty/responsibility to search for the stud.
walpurgis
12-05-2021, 15:47
Just going though the motions tonight then? :D
Just going though the motions tonight then? :D
:lol:
have to say, if she wants em, she can look for them;)
Ha - could you imagine if I told Del that?:eek::uhho::door:
'WANT my diamond, so SORT IT.... NOW!!'
Marco.
Just going though the motions tonight then? :D
Belter!! :rofl:
Hope you manage to get your eyes on the prize, Guy!
Marco.
Ha - could you imagine if I told Del that?:eek::uhho::door:
'WANT my diamond, so SORT IT.... NOW!!'
Marco.
its a shiity job, and it would take more than stud earings for me to disect cat shit. she left them out after all:D
'Inside every bag of shite there's a spark of gold. It may just be the wrapper off a Caramac but it's there nonetheless.'
- Paul Calf.
its a shiity job, and it would take more than stud earings for me to disect cat shit. she left them out after all:D
I'm with you on who should be looking :)
puppy actually managed to remove it from Fliss' ear though - snuggle snuggle, love you mummy the pulled it out (we did retrieve the stay). Bloody talented dog in my view :lol:
Diamond update:
Fliss sorted through two days worth of puppy poo this morning - no sign of the stud.
This afternoon, the stud was found on the floor under the chaise :)
I was so relieved that puppy hadn't swallowed it, Fliss has mixed feelings about the episode :lol:
good the dog didnt swallow em.. could have cut her up
had a dream last night - went into the post office to get a first class stamp and a Twix.
Richard Hammond was behind the counter. I said to him this must be a bit of a come-down for you, working in a post office. He said yes, it is bit.
He then proceeded to charge me the wrong amount and got confused over the change.
I thought he must be filming but I couldn't see any cameras and there was no sign of Clarkson or May.
He probably charged you the right amount, it just seemed expensive. A first class stamp and a Twix aren’t what they were in the 90s but I suppose that was 30 years ago now. I picked up a packet of Polo mints in the garage a couple of years ago and they were something like 75p, couldn’t believe it, used to be 15p :scratch:
had a dream last night - went into the post office to get a first class stamp and a Twix.
Richard Hammond was behind the counter. I said to him this must be a bit of a come-down for you, working in a post office. He said yes, it is bit.
He then proceeded to charge me the wrong amount and got confused over the change.
I thought he must be filming but I couldn't see any cameras and there was no sign of Clarkson or May.
Lol... Maybe you have a secret 'thing' for Richard Hammond? Was he wearing a frock?:D
Marco.
He probably charged you the right amount, it just seemed expensive. A first class stamp and a Twix aren’t what they were in the 90s but I suppose that was 30 years ago now. I picked up a packet of Polo mints in the garage a couple of years ago and they were something like 75p, couldn’t believe it, used to be 15p :scratch:
I've no idea what a stamp costs, or a Twix for that matter. I don't recall ever buying a stamp. I'd guess a Twix is about 80p?
Lol... Maybe you have a secret 'thing' for Richard Hammond? Was he wearing a frock?:D
Marco.
Nope a shirt and a waistcoat.
I'm pretty sure I don't have a thing for Richard Hammond but then I'm pretty sure I don't have a thing for the post office so why I'd dream about either is anyone's guess.
Might just be my subconscious telling me I want a Twix.
Pretty typical of dreams though isn't it? I mean it could populate the dream with anyone, a young Gina Lollobrigida for example. But no, I get Richard Hammond.
walpurgis
19-05-2021, 11:35
I've no idea what a stamp costs, or a Twix for that matter. I don't recall ever buying a stamp. I'd guess a Twix is about 80p?
And a 'Jamboree Bag' was tuppence! :wheniwasaboy:
They were cheap and nasty. They should bring them back, they'd fit in well with the cheap, nasty world we now occupy!
And a 'Jamboree Bag' was tuppence! :wheniwasaboy:
They were cheap and nasty. They should bring them back, they'd fit in well with the cheap, nasty world we now occupy!
changed to lucky bags i think.. were still crap tho
walpurgis
19-05-2021, 11:45
changed to lucky bags i think.. were still crap tho
Probably a couple of quid now! :rolleyes:
Probably a couple of quid now! :rolleyes:
inflation calc says about 30p, but who knows what they would charge... plus all those little toys wouldnt be allowed now.
Lucky bags were always crap, major disappointment for percentage of pocket money laid out :steam:
changed to lucky bags i think.. were still crap tho
Not if the owner of the shop was a horny MILF, and inside the 'lucky bag' was the key to her flat!:eyebrows:;)
Marco.
a teenager lucky bag that would be :)
Lol, of course... That's the only time I bought them. Best way though, to pop your cherry early and get some good experience!:D
Marco.
Filterlab
19-05-2021, 14:15
Not if the owner of the shop was a horny MILF, and inside the 'lucky bag' was the key to her flat!:eyebrows:;)
Marco.
Sounds like I need to shop at Marco's local shop.
Sounds like I need to shop at Marco's local shop.
It's a local shop for local people.
there's nothing for YOU here
And definitely no MILFs.
not sure what milfs are but im pretty sure we didnt have them in the 60's and 70's:D
Opti-cal
19-05-2021, 14:47
not sure what milfs are but im pretty sure we didnt have them in the 60's and 70's:D
If you don't know what a MILF is, you probably are one . . . .
walpurgis
19-05-2021, 14:56
I've known some........................ and I did! :D
Haha - me, too! Best way for a lad to learn the wicked ways of the world:eyebrows:;)
Marco.
Haha - me, too! Best way for a lad to learn the wicked ways of the world:eyebrows:;)
Marco.
take your word for it... :lolsign:
Filterlab
19-05-2021, 15:15
It's a local shop for local people.
there's nothing for YOU here
:lol:
Sounds like I need to shop at Marco's local shop.
Weeel... It was the first time I'd ever seen *THAT* done with a Curly-Wurly!:stalks::D
Marco.
Filterlab
19-05-2021, 17:49
Weeel... It was the first time I'd ever seen *THAT* done with a Curly-Wurly!:stalks::D
Marco.
Me too. It's usually a king-size Mars Bar.
Quality... Now if she could fire that out her front end, with a couple of ping-pong balls, she'd be my kinda gal!:lol:
Marco.
One should always lose one's virginity to an older 'partner'. It didn't happen in my case, but it did with my (now ex-) wife: not a particularly enjoyable experience if I remember.
Quality... Now if she could fire that out her front end, with a couple of ping-pong balls, she'd be my kinda gal!:lol:
Marco.
Nothing like a demonstration of the adroitness of a girl's pubococcygeal muscle (musculus coccygeus). :D
Filterlab
19-05-2021, 20:12
Quality... Now if she could fire that out her front end, with a couple of ping-pong balls, she'd be my kinda gal!:lol:
Marco.
She'd also win Sportswomen of the Year. :)
walpurgis
19-05-2021, 20:14
Quality... Now if she could fire that out her front end, with a couple of ping-pong balls, she'd be my kinda gal!:lol:
Marco.
Seen that movie. :D
Pigmy Pony
20-05-2021, 06:24
Seen that movie. :D
Also at one of the Phoenix Nights "auditions" ("She only had three!")
After thirty odd years as a member of the NASUWT, I cancelled my membership as I have retired.
Strange that after years of no communication whatsoever, I now seem to be getting almost weekly emails :scratch:
be wanting your money ;) my bro was a head teacher ..
your right there - before training as a teacher I worked in the chemical industry and was an MSF (previously ASTMS) local rep.
I went on a residential training course: excellent food/wines/beer, all free. Seeing the full time reps made me think of Animal Farm.
be wanting your money ;) my bro was a head teacher ..
Yup, not enough money for far too much responsibility...:nono:
Del, as a senior lecturer and head of her department, earns more than most head teachers, without a fraction of the grief!:)
Marco.
In other news, folks, at LONG last, Del's belated (because of Covid) sleepover party, initially supposedly to have marked the opening of her new 'princess room' last year (read as dedicated dressing room), is going ahead tonight!
So.. I'm being kicked out (will be kipping over at my dad's) to allow her and some of her girlfriends, mostly in their 20s, to celebrate.
A hot-tub and enclosure has been hired (complete with 'disco lights' for night time), into which, just before I go, I'll be piping in a playlist of funky choons I've prepared (enough to last a good few hours) and will be streamed from my hard-drives/laptop, through a pair of active speakers. After that, if they're still sober enough (unlikely) they can use my Tidal account.
Anyway, the sun's come out and it looks quite nice, so hopefully it'll stay dry for them. In any case, the tub will be well heated, under cover and secluded, as no doubt at some point it'll be tops off!:drunk::stalks:
Copious quantities of Prosecco have been brought in, and I've prepared a number of different cocktails in jugs for them, and made it all look pretty, so they can splash, dance and drink the night away, watch movies, or whatever else young girls do together at parties in skimpy clothes or bikinis!!:eek:
Right, off to get ready and console myself at drawing the short straw, lol!:D Oh, and to wonder what kind of carnage I'll return to tomorrow.....:doh:
Marco.
hope youve got a good hiding place set out and powerful binoculars:D
Haha - aye, I've borrowed Tony's telescope and 'trained' it on the hot-tub!:lol:
Is there any way of recording the images?:hmm::D
Marco.
Haha - aye, I've borrowed Tony's telescope and 'trained' it on the hot-tub!:lol:
Is there any way of recording the images?:hmm::D
Marco.
you'd be vibrating too much mate:eek:
Ha - I'm not supposed to have this level of excitement at my age!
Right, off to my dad's crib before the girlies start to arrive... Laters:cool:
Marco.
aye rather you than me... i'd be dead and buried by now:D sure they will have a ball.. youve set it up really well for them.. your a gent
.................
A hot-tub and enclosure has been hired (complete with 'disco lights' for night time), into which, just before I go, I'll be piping in a playlist of funky choons I've prepared (enough to last a good few hours) and will be streamed from my hard-drives/laptop, through a pair of active speakers. After that, if they're still sober enough (unlikely) they can use my Tidal account.
...............
Marco.
"security" cameras streaming in to laptop ?
Very cunning... Now why didn't I think of that?:D
Trouble is, if I got caught, my balls would be served to me on a platter, albeit of course, nicely sautéed....;)
No doubt the party will be in full swing now! Still I've enjoyed spending quality time with the old man. Currently having a few beers while watching 'Sicario: Day of the Soldado':)
Marco.
Trouble is, if I got caught, my balls would be served to me on a platter, albeit of course, nicely sautéed....;)
Granelli di Marco? Or should that be Testicoli di Marco
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Testicoli.jpg/1280px-Testicoli.jpg
Hahaha... In some areas of Italy (and no doubt elsewhere) they're considered as not only a delicacy, but an alternative for Viagra!:D
Marco.
aye rather you than me... i'd be dead and buried by now:D sure they will have a ball.. youve set it up really well for them.. your a gent
Cheers, mate. The feedback I got was that all the girlies had a ball, including Del, and really appreciated what I did. Only thing was the mess I came back to lol, both inside and out, the mucky pups!:doh:
It's funny, a lot of guys say that they don't understand or 'get' women, and so often struggle in their relationships with them.
I guess I'm lucky with Del (who despite being a princess and sometimes 'high-maintenance') is mostly just a joy. However, I've generally always got on well with women, I think simply because I find them to be rather fascinating and beautiful creatures, plus crucially came to the realisation pretty early that they're 'wired' completely differently from us, thus have quite different emotional needs.
So when they want to 'play', you let them play, and generally you're rewarded in the end.. If you try to stifle that or deprive them of the female company or contact they crave, or control them for your own ends, simply through either selfishness or ego, IME it leads to resentment and always comes back to bite you on the bum...
As you know, Del's a fair bit younger than me, also looks young for her age (and has a 'young head'), hence why some of her friends are younger than her and can relate to her on important levels, although she also has older friends too, which she's equally close to. That's why I don't mind occasionally being 'kicked out' of the house lol, to give both her pals and her the space and privacy that they need, especially when some of them are young enough to be my daughter!:D
In the end it's all good, and that shared level of respect and understanding is probably why Del and I have been happily married for so long., and her friends think I'm 'cool'. Anyway, I hope those thoughts weren't too deep for a wet and rainy Sunday evening!:)
Marco.
Hahaha... In some areas of Italy (and no doubt elsewhere) they're considered as not only a delicacy, but an alternative for Viagra!:D
Marco.
fortunately not here;) we are choosy here in jockland; haggis?, aye, but...:doh:... even fried mars bars would be an improvement on that disgrace to the cuisine:D
I know mate, I wouldn't touch them with a bargepole either:spew: and thankfully also have no need for Viagra!:lol:
Marco.
Are we broadly in agreement then, on post 7417?:)
Marco.
Are we broadly in agreement then, on post 7417?:)
Marco.Looks like it lol. Never been into eating things that are vaguely related to sexual improvements although powdered rhino horn seems an improvement over bulls baws
Where do you get yer rhino horn from then? Pardon the pun!:D
Marco.
Looks like it lol. Never been into eating things that are vaguely related to sexual improvements although powdered rhino horn seems an improvement over bulls baws
Most of them are only supposed to 'work' by their suggestive appearance, and in the way they are consumed: asparagus; figs; oysters, etc. The use of rhino horn is utter nonsense, it's made of keratin, so you have as much success with it as you would chewing your fingernails. Again it's the shape of a rhino's horn that gives it any (misguided) credence in it being an aphrodisiac.
The Chinese have a lot to answer for with their use of animal parts for their traditional medicine.
Pigmy Pony
24-05-2021, 20:55
Most of them are only supposed to 'work' by their suggestive appearence, and in the way they are consumed: asparagus; figs; oysters, etc. The use of rhino horn is utter nonsense, it's made of keratin, so you have as much success with it as you would chewing your fingernails. Again it's the shape of a rhino's horn that gives it any (misguided) credence in it being an aphrodisiac.
The Chinese have a lot to answer for with their use of animal parts for their traditional medicine.
I've always thought that but was unsure whether they are taking the piss or just plain stupid. Sorry Marco, I know you've said before that you are pro-Chinese medicine, but it's all wrong imo :doh:
Yo Piggurs, 'pro' it only to an extent... I'm in favour of some 'alternative medicines'/natural remedies, generally plant-based stuff, as long as it's effective, as it normally has no side-effects:)
What I dislike is pumping my body full of chemicals, where the side-effects are often worse then the condition that the drugs are supposedly treating!:doh:
Marco.
Just had a duck in the house...
Flew over into my garden panicking, something had obviously spooked it and headed straight into my conservatory door and head first at my 401 :eek:
It was trying to get out the front window (ducks obviously don't get glass). I grabbed a throw, threw it over the duck and gathered it up then took it outside and let it go. It seemed to fly away ok so fingers crossed no harm done.
I have a 'through lounge with a large window at one end, and floor-to-ceiling patio doors at the other.
On several occasions I have had birds fly into the window, presumably thinking it to be a tunnel, attracted by the light at the other end. In most cases there has been a loud 'thump' and the bird flies away; although stunned and possibly wounded. On one occasion, sadly the impact was so severe the bird broke its neck. :(
went into the town at lunchtime today because I'm fed up eating the crappy sandwiches from the local shop.
There was a place advertising baked potatoes so I thought that would do for a change. Asked for one with cheese - three quid!
I had to go outside again just to make sure there wasn't a sign saying 'Millionaires Only' out front. (There wasn't).
Thought it would be about £1.75, or two quid tops. Just ridiculous.
went into the town at lunchtime today because I'm fed up eating the crappy sandwiches from the local shop.
There was a place advertising baked potatoes so I thought that would do for a change. Asked for one with cheese - three quid!
I had to go outside again just to make sure there wasn't a sign saying 'Millionaires Only' out front. (There wasn't).
Thought it would be about £1.75, or two quid tops. Just ridiculous.
a bit steep unless it was a big un with an expensive filling.. cost of spud? 20p for a big un
Pigmy Pony
28-05-2021, 18:00
went into the town at lunchtime today because I'm fed up eating the crappy sandwiches from the local shop.
There was a place advertising baked potatoes so I thought that would do for a change. Asked for one with cheese - three quid!
I had to go outside again just to make sure there wasn't a sign saying 'Millionaires Only' out front. (There wasn't).
Thought it would be about £1.75, or two quid tops. Just ridiculous.
Serves you right for trying to eat healthy - chippy next time :) It would have been even worse if you'd gone posh and asked for tuna and cold slop, they'd really have the shirt off your back :(
went into the town at lunchtime today because I'm fed up eating the crappy sandwiches from the local shop.
Here's a radical suggestion... Switch the cooker on and COOK something yourself!:eek: Nah, scratch that, that's WAY to 'out there' for you:D:eyebrows:
;)
Marco.
Here's a radical suggestion... Switch the cooker on and COOK something yourself!:eek: Nah, scratch that, that's WAY to 'out there' for you:D:eyebrows:
;)
Marco.
Takes too much time to do that when you're working. Come next year will be cooking for myself though, I won't be able to afford to eat out then.
Pigmy Pony
28-05-2021, 18:21
Here's a radical suggestion... Switch the cooker on and COOK something yourself!:eek: Nah, scratch that, that's WAY to 'out there' for you:D:eyebrows:
;)
Marco.
Strictly speaking, the sandwich shop is 'out there', the cooker is 'in here' :) Don't be dissing my mate for wanting to dine out, you do it all the time :)
Strictly speaking, the sandwich shop is 'out there', the cooker is 'in here' :) Don't be dissing my mate for wanting to dine out, you do it all the time :)
And he's got all day every day to piss about marinating cutlets and whipping up sauces or whatever. I get 30 minutes for lunch.
Takes too much time to do that when you're working. Come next year will be cooking for myself though, I won't be able to afford to eat out then.
Not really mate, if eating healthily matters to you enough and you're organised. How does Del manage to cook the meals she does for me, hold down a rather demanding full-time job as a lecturer, and (partly) look after the garden and also have an active social life?;)
In any case, I thought you were working from home now, so you've got all bloody day to cook something, if you manage your time properly!:ner:
Marco.
Not really mate, if eating healthily matters to you and you're organised. How does Del manage to cook the meals she does for me, hold down a rather demanding full-time job as a lecturer, (partly) look after the garden and also have an active social life?;)
In any case, I thought you were working from home, so you've got all bloody day to cook something, if you manage your time properly!:ner:
Marco.
You must be joking, got so much on I don't know where to start.
Anyway eating healthy has never been a consideration. I just have what I fancy. Got a curry on its way right now, Lamb Kashmiri:D
Strictly speaking, the sandwich shop is 'out there', the cooker is 'in here' :) Don't be dissing my mate for wanting to dine out, you do it all the time :)
Lol - not true, especially recently! Pre-Covid, we ate out, max twice a week, usually only once and sometimes none. Now, we've hardly been out at all, because it's a bit shit round here until things start to get more back to normal:)
Marco.
How far is the shop that sells the crappy sarnies?
About three hundred yards away.
About three hundred yards away.
About a five minute round trip, I can do a bacon sarnie quicker.
You must be joking, got so much on I don't know where to start.
Anyway eating healthy has never been a consideration. I just have what I fancy. Got a curry on its way right now, Lamb Kashmiri:D
Nice one, good choice!:D
However, if you're in all day and don't have any time whatsoever to make yourself a plate of food, something is badly wrong, ruling out of course the fact that you just can't be arsed:lol:
Even just making a sandwich yourself, from ingredients you could've bought last time you went shopping [and which would've been a damn sight better and cheaper] should've been possible. If you've got time to make a cup of tea and drink it, you've got time to make a sandwich!:ner:
Jeez, even when my business was at its busiest, and I was working until stupid o'clock in the morning, and out on the road all day for 6/7 days a week, I still ensured that I left the house with a decent packed lunch, and *made* time to eat it!;)
Marco.
That's true but going the shop means I do get a bit of fresh air and exercise. And there's no washing up.
Plus from next year I'm going to be living on bacon sarnies and that anyway.
Pigmy Pony
28-05-2021, 18:39
About three hundred yards away.
After three hundred yards of blood sweat and tears you really deserve better. If I had to park more than 50 yards from an eaterie I'd be really pissed off if the reward was cack :(
Nice one, good choice!:D
However, if you're in all day and don't have any time whatsoever to make yourself a plate of food, something is badly wrong, ruling out of course the fact that you just can't be arsed:lol:
Even just making a sandwich yourself, from ingredients you could've bought last time you went shopping [and which would've been a damn sight better and cheaper] should've been possible. If you've got time to make a cup of tea and drink it, you've got time to make a sandwich!:ner:
Jeez, even when my business was at its busiest, and I was working until stupid o'clock in the morning, and out on the road all day for 6/7 days a week, I still ensured that I left the house with a decent packed lunch, and *made* time to eat it!;)
Marco.
never made myself a packed lunch in my life. The way I see it your working so you've got the money to pay someone else to make the food. Otherwise what's the point?
Otherwise what's the point?
Eating something better than crappy sarnies?
never made myself a packed lunch in my life. The way I see it your working so you've got the money to pay someone else to make the food. Otherwise what's the point?
Roy's nailed it!:D
Or to be precise... To ENSURE that *I* was in control of what went in my mouth, and that I didn't have to rely on eating shite!! Essentially junk food...
And in those days, I had NO time to 'dine out'. It was grab something to eat quickly in the car, in between appointments, and like it. But at least I knew I was eating something decent, which I enjoyed and wasn't paying through the nose for:)
Marco.
When I was flying high in the heady cut throat world of local government facilities management lunch was for wimps. Used to keep the odd morsel in the office fridge to graze on through the day and had the odd mug shot or pot noodle :eek:
Cooking a meal after a long day at work was my wind down time, glass of wine, some toons and chopping onions...
Roy's nailed it!:D
Or to be precise... To ENSURE that *I* was in control of what went in my mouth, and that I didn't have to rely on eating shite!! Essentially junk food...
And in those days, I had NO time to 'dine out'. It was grab something to eat quickly in the car, in between appointments, and like it. But at least I knew I was eating something decent, which I enjoyed and wasn't paying through the nose for:)
Marco.
I hardly ever eat junk food. Might have Kentucky once a month, maybe a pizza a couple of times a month. I like a bit of chocolate late night but only a few squares.
When I was flying high in the heady cut throat world of local government facilities management lunch was for wimps. Used to keep the odd morsel in the office fridge to graze on through the day and had the odd mug shot or pot noodle :eek:
Cooking a meal after a long day at work was my wind down time, glass of wine, some toons and chopping onions...
I totally *get* that last bit, if you're single (as cooking can be therapeutic), but otherwise that's what a wife is for!;)
In those days, Del worked 9-5 in a fairly undemanding office job, whereas I was out until all hours, so it was only right that she had a meal ready for me when I got home:)
As for 'lunch is for wimps' lol, well that was always the joke, but not when you're Italian. Good food matters! If I didn't have a nice Parma ham sandwich, made with crusty bread from the local deli, or some such, I'd have been a VERY unhappy bunny!:D
Besides, it's bad for you not to eat, and also unproductive, as your body needs proper fuel to sustain it, Maybe this is why I'm a healthy bastard now, with no ailments to speak of, simply because I looked after myself properly when I was younger?;)
Marco.
I hardly ever eat junk food. Might have Kentucky once a month, maybe a pizza a couple of times a month. I like a bit of chocolate late night but only a few squares.
But you're eating shite (and overpriced) sarnies from the local shop - how do you justify that when it's completely unnecessary?:D
And you've said that when you retire, you'll be living off of bacon sarnies, A.K.A junk food... Well, it certainly isn't healthy!:ner:
When instead, you could use the time to teach yourself to cook, or at least cook proper homemade food, such as you've mentioned before, pasta, rice, etc. No need to live off of bacon sarnies, daftee...
Marco.
Bacon sarnies are cheap though. And it's hard to get bored of bacon. It may actually be impossible.
I totally *get* that last bit, if you're single (as cooking can be therapeutic), but otherwise that's what a wife is for!;)
In those days, Del worked 9-5 in a fairly undemanding office job, whereas I was out until all hours, so it was only right that she had a meal ready for me when I got home:)
As for 'lunch is for wimps' lol, well that was always the joke, but not when you're Italian. Good food matters! If I didn't have a nice Parma ham sandwich, made with crusty bread from the local deli, or some such, I'd have been a VERY unhappy bunny!:D
Besides, it's bad for you not to eat, and also unproductive, as your body needs proper fuel to sustain it, Maybe this is why I'm a healthy bastard now, with no ailments to speak of, simply because I looked after myself properly when I was younger?;)
Marco.
I wasn't single I just didn't like my then partner's cooking lol. No, to be fair she was great at the meat and two veg style of cooking but couldn't do pasta, curries etc. (she tried bless her). So I usually cooked for myself. More often than not (and I still do this now) I'd cook a lot more than I need and freeze meal size portions for nights when I didn't fancy cooking from scratch.
I got by ok with the little and often style of eating through the day back then and in any case calories were often augmented by a pint or two of Guinness at lunchtime ;)
I'm in rude health other than my neurological condition and that's nothing to do with my diet then or now.
Bacon sarnies are cheap though. And it's hard to get bored of bacon. It may actually be impossible.
Lol... ;)
Marco.
I wasn't single I just didn't like my then partner's cooking lol. No, to be fair she was great at the meat and two veg style of cooking but couldn't do pasta, curries etc. (she tried bless her). So I usually cooked for myself. More often than not (and I still do this now) I'd cook a lot more than I need and freeze meal size portions for nights when I didn't fancy cooking from scratch.
I got by ok with the little and often style of eating through the day back then and in any case calories were often augmented by a pint or two of Guinness at lunchtime ;)
I'm in rude health other than my neurological condition and that's nothing to do with my diet then or now.
No worries, I getcha, and that's cool:)
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
28-05-2021, 20:19
Bacon sarnies are cheap though. And it's hard to get bored of bacon. It may actually be impossible.
Last night was "breakfast tea" night, which Mrs. P does about once a fortnight. All good, but the real star of the show is the bacon :)
When I left home, I became a vegetarian for a couple of years. It was great in terms of learning a little about spices, as vegetarian food needs spicing in my view.
But it was bacon that got me back on eating meat :)
Pigmy Pony
29-05-2021, 06:41
When I left home, I became a vegetarian for a couple of years. It was great in terms of learning a little about spices, as vegetarian food needs spicing in my view.
But it was bacon that got me back on eating meat :)
Welcome back Guy!
Did you know that the word 'vegetarian' is actually an ancient Native American word, meaning 'Shit at Hunting'? No, me neither :)
It's personal taste of course, but I'd say not so much 'spiced', but well-seasoned and prepared with the use of fresh herbs. Spiced only if it forms the basis for Asian cuisine or such like.
However, the most important thing, a bit like fish, is that it's as fresh as possible. Bad veggie food almost always stems from the use of poor quality source ingredients!:)
I like bacon, occasionally, but I wouldn't rave about it, and as with sausages, I'm uber-fussy about the type I'll eat, simply because the cheap (mass produced) stuff is full of nasty cack.
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
29-05-2021, 06:50
It's personal taste of course, but I'd say not so much 'spiced', but well-seasoned and prepared with the use of fresh herbs. Spiced only if it forms the basis for some form of Asian cuisine or such like.
However, the most important thing, a bit like fish, is that it's as fresh as possible. Bad veggie food almost always stems from the use of poor quality source ingredients!:)
I like bacon, occasionally, but I wouldn't rave about it, and as with sausages, I'm uber-fussy about the type I'll eat, simply because the cheap (mass produced) stuff is full of nasty cack.
Marco.
Yeah but eyelashes and bits of old carrier bag improve the flavour :) Truthfully, we only ever get decent sausages, and sometimes :eek: VEGETARIAN sausages! Hanging my head in shame.
I'll eat salami and chorizo and that but never liked 'British' sausage no matter how fancy it is. Nothing to do with ingredients I think it's the texture aka 'mouth feel' that puts me off.
I'll eat salami and chorizo and that but never liked 'British' sausage no matter how fancy it is. Nothing to do with ingredients I think it's the texture aka 'mouth feel' that puts me off.
you need to try real lorne flat sausage... prefrably ayrshire as its got the lamb in it too; improves it.
Pigmy Pony
29-05-2021, 07:20
you need to try real lorne flat sausage... prefrably ayrshire as its got the lamb in it too; improves it.
When visiting our friends in Ayr we always get that at breakfast time. Really nice, a bit salty though. We always bring some back :)
walpurgis
29-05-2021, 07:25
I tend to avoid meat simply because I don't like it. But also, I've never really understood why sentient animals should be murdered just to put food on my plate when alternative foods will do just fine.
One could argue that they would not have had the benefit of being born otherwise. Unfortunately, that sort of smacks of the philosophy that existed in attitudes to humans in Nazi death camps where people were reduced to being seen as a disposable product.
I find seeing a slice of what was recently a living, reasonably intelligent creature on my plate a little unsavoury, so to speak.
Yeah but eyelashes and bits of old carrier bag improve the flavour :) Truthfully, we only ever get decent sausages, and sometimes :eek: VEGETARIAN sausages! Hanging my head in shame.
Lol... Cheap sausages are truly nasty things, full of entrails, cartridge and goodness knows what, plus they're extremely fatty, so it's got to be something with a high-meat content. I also like to know where my food (not just sausages) comes from, as much as possible, and that it's from a responsible and ethical source. That's why I only ever buy sausages from the local butcher, which come from free-range pigs on his own farm, half an hour from my house!:)
I applaud you on the veggie sausages, but they're not for me, as I find them rather tasteless in comparison, so if I'm going to eat sausages, it's proper ones or nothing. One exception though, which is Del's favourite, and really the only type she'll eat, are Glamorgan sausages, see here: https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tTP1TdIqjTKLTNgdGDwEkzPSczNL0pP zFMoTiwtTkxPBQCgYAqM&q=glamorgan+sausage&rlz=1C1RFPM_enGB708GB709&oq=glamorgan&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j46i433l2j46i175i199l4j0l3.7072j 0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Those are made from cheese, leeks and breadcrumbs. shaped into sausages, and delicious! If you haven't tried them, give them a go, but don't expect them to act as 'faux meat', like other veggie sausages, as they won't give you that 'hit'. They're essentially like vegetable croquettes.
One of Del's pet hates, as a long-term veggie/semi-vegan, is vegetarian food pretending to be meat! I guess it's fine for meat eaters wanting to turn veggie or eat less meat, and so feel like the texture's the same, but not if you hate meat (both the taste and texture), as any true veggie does.
Oh and while I'm on the subject, true veggies don't eat fish either!:doh: Those are pescatarians. She'll throw a major strop, when we're in a restaurant, if when she's told them that she's veggie, some dimwit offers her fish...:eek::doh:
Marco.
It's personal taste of course, but I'd say not so much 'spiced', but well-seasoned and prepared with the use of fresh herbs. Spiced only if it forms the basis for Asian cuisine or such like.
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Marco.
Going "veggie" was an education in spicing for me - much of my cooking at that time was daal/pulse based (need to keep up protein intake - important to use mixture of beans in order to get mixed amino acids ).
Beans need spicing to make them palatable In my opinion - unless you insist on eating bloody awful "baked beans" :scratch:
Indian cuisine has a great tradition of vegetarian cooking as so many of the population do not eat meat, so go to the best practitioners.
On my baked bean aversion, I just can't stand the sickly over sweet sauce - a complete "no no" with a cooked breakfast :spew:
each to their own.. it doesnt bother me tbh. but i dont eat much meat as a whole.. i do like white fish, and yes its meat too but hey, i was born to eat it
One of Del's pet hates, as a long-term veggie/semi-vegan, is vegetarian food pretending to be meat! I guess it's fine for meat eaters wanting to turn veggie or eat less meat, and so feel like the texture's the same, but not if you hate meat (both the taste and texture), as any true veggie does.
Oh and while I'm on the subject, true veggies don't eat fish either!:doh: Those are pescatarians. She'll throw a major strop, when we're in a restaurant, if when she's told them that she's veggie, some dimwit offers her fish...:eek::doh:
Marco.
Crikey, I didn't realise that Del is a vegetarian - how does she cope with cooking meat for you?
I had a real aversion to going anywhere near meat after a few months of not eating it. I hadn't previously realised how much meat counters/butchers smell until I gave up eating the stuff
Pigmy Pony
29-05-2021, 07:37
Lol... Cheap sausages are truly nasty things, full of entrails, cartridge and goodness knows what, plus they're extremely fatty, so it's got to be something with a high-meat content. I also like to know where my food (not just sausages) comes from, as much as possible, and that it's from a responsible and ethical source. That's why I only ever buy sausages from the local butcher, which come from pigs on his own farm, half an hour from my house!:)
I applaud you on the veggie sausages, but they're not for me, as find them rather tasteless in comparison, so if I'm going to eat sausages, it's proper ones or nothing. One exception though, which is Del's favourite, and really the only type she'll eat, are Glamorgan sausages, see here: https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tTP1TdIqjTKLTNgdGDwEkzPSczNL0pP zFMoTiwtTkxPBQCgYAqM&q=glamorgan+sausage&rlz=1C1RFPM_enGB708GB709&oq=glamorgan&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j46i433l2j46i175i199l4j0l3.7072j 0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
..which are made from cheese, leeks and breadcrumbs. shaped into sausages,, and are delicious! If you haven't tried those, give them a go, but don't expect them to act as 'faux meat', like other veggie sausages, as they won't give you that 'hit'. They're essentially vegetable croquettes.
One of Del's pet hates, as a long-term veggie/semi-vegan, is vegetarian food pretending to be meat! I guess it's fine for meat eaters wanting to turn veggie or eat less meat, and so feel like the texture's the same, but not if you hate meat (both the taste and texture), as any true veggie does.
Oh and while I'm on the subject, true veggies don't eat fish either!:doh: Those are pescatarians. She'll throw a major strop, when we're in a restaurant, if when she's told them that she's veggie, some dimwit offers her fish...:eek::doh:
Marco.
As a vegan, how does she feel about bags and shoes pretending to be leather? Or as a semi-vegan is it ok to mix 'n' match? I find it all so confusing, as I'm sure many restaurant waiters and shoe shop staff probably do.
No one ever thinks of those poor crocodiles used to make those slip on shoes
I tend to avoid meat simply because I don't like it. But also, I've never really understood why sentient animals should be murdered just to put food on my plate when alternative foods will do just fine.
One could argue that they would not have had the benefit of being born otherwise. Unfortunately, that sort of smacks of the philosophy that existed in attitudes to humans in Nazi death camps where people were reduced to being seen as a disposable product.
I find seeing a slice of what was recently a living, reasonably intelligent creature on my plate a little unsavoury, so to speak.
Watching this short information film will help
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj89wuIRQ0w
I'll eat salami and chorizo and that but never liked 'British' sausage no matter how fancy it is. Nothing to do with ingredients I think it's the texture aka 'mouth feel' that puts me off.
Yeah, I know *exactly* what you mean and I'm the same. Grant's right though, I think you'd love quality Scottish Lorne (square) sausages as the texture [mouth feel] is totally different from links (much firmer, and also drier).
I think what you object to (a bit like me) is the 'squishy sensation' of biting through the sausage skin (which let's face it is pretty nasty and made from intestines), into the 'pulped' meat inside, which itself in anything but the best sausages, is of dubious quality.
That's why I'm not big on thick/fat varieties, such as Cumberland, as for me the texture is unpleasant and they're heavy going, To avoid that, try thinner varieties, which are like large chipolatas, and ones with a high-meat content (around 80%), as when cooked they have a much firmer texture and 'mouth feel', as well as taste delicious, especially when nicely chargrilled!:)
Marco.
I'm not familiar with this Scottish Lorne, I suspect you can't get it round here. It's all pies and sausages in these parts.
I'm not much for British food in general, apart from a proper roast lamb or roast beef dinner.
Pigmy Pony
29-05-2021, 07:47
Cumberland "swirl" on a barm with some HP sauce takes some beating. From Booths the grocers. Very thin and knobbly and shaped like a cat turd.
Going "veggie" was an education in spicing for me - much of my cooking at that time was daal/pulse based (need to keep up protein intake - important to use mixture of beans in order to get mixed amino acids ).
Beans need spicing to make them palatable In my opinion - unless you insist on eating bloody awful "baked beans" :scratch:
Indian cuisine has a great tradition of vegetarian cooking as so many of the population do not eat meat, so go to the best practitioners.
On my baked bean aversion, I just can't stand the sickly over sweet sauce - a complete "no no" with a cooked breakfast :spew:
Yup, some of the best vegetarian food on the planet is Indian or Asian influenced!:)
So yes, that needs spicing - and indeed is mandatory in order to be authentic. Like you, Del also LOVES beans and pulses, nuts, etc (think nut roasts), but I disagree that beans need spicing in order to be palatable. For your palate, perhaps, but again it depends on a) how they're cooked/how fresh they are, and b) which type of beans you're talking about.
I could give you any number of Mediterranean recipes for bean dishes, with no spices in them whatsoever (fresh herbs and good seasoning used instead), but which are *packed full* of flavour and taste delicious!:cool:
Marco.
Yeah, I know *exactly* what you mean and I'm the same. Grant's right though, I think you'd love quality Scottish Lorne (square) sausages as the texture [mouth feel] is totally different from links.
I think what you object to (a bit like me) is the 'squishy sensation' of biting through the sausage skin (which let's face it is pretty nasty and made from intestines), into the 'pulped' meat inside, which itself in anything but the best sausages, is of dubious quality.
That's why I'm not big on thick/fat varieties, such as Cumberland, as for me the texture is unpleasant and they're heavy going, To avoid that, try thinner varieties, which are like large chipolatas, and ones with a high-meat content (around 80%), as when cooked they have a much firmer texture and 'mouth feel', as well as taste delicious, especially when nicely chargrilled!:)
Marco.
i like lorne on a roll with a tattie scone on top; lashings of brown too.....used to be a great van next to hampden that did best ones, when i was working in area for a long time.. breaky every morning was 2 of above and a can of bru
Crikey, I didn't realise that Del is a vegetarian - how does she cope with cooking meat for you?
I had a real aversion to going anywhere near meat after a few months of not eating it. I hadn't previously realised how much meat counters/butchers smell until I gave up eating the stuff
Lol... Firstly, in terms of the latter, gawd I'm like you and DETEST that 'raw meat'/blood smell - makes me boak!!:spew:
Yes, even as a meat eater, but a rather fussy one, in terms of not really liking to see or handle it in its raw state. Fine when it's nicely cooked and served on a plate, but I'm not keen on the 'before' process:nono:
Hence why I DETEST any form of offal... PUKE!! Even the smell of chicken (or pork) being fried off can be disgusting, depending on the chicken (or pork).
As for Del, well, she wasn't always veggie (turned so in her teens), and grew up with parents, who like her were very much into being green/self-sufficient, and who had a big house with lots of land, where they had their own rabbits, chickens and pigs, goats, veg/pots, fruit trees, all sorts. Therefore she's milked goats, skinned rabbits, plucked chickens, and pulled the guts out of all sorts, as her dad taught her all that when she was little, so she can prepare both meat and fish as well as any chef, and has the knife skills to accompany it.
That's why cooking it doesn't bother her:) She might be a princess, but she's not scared of getting her hands dirty.. And as I joke with her too, in terms of cooking meat, good job, as before she married me, she'd have to have learned!:lol:;)
Marco.
As a vegan, how does she feel about bags and shoes pretending to be leather? Or as a semi-vegan is it ok to mix 'n' match? I find it all so confusing, as I'm sure many restaurant waiters and shoe shop staff probably do.
Ok, well firstly, she won't entertain *anything* pretending to be something it isn't, clothes, jewellery, food or whatever. For her, it's either got to be real or unashamedly fake. Where possible she'll always support animal welfare or what's best for the planet (as a diehard 'greeny' that's in her DNA), but life isn't perfect and sometimes sacrifices are needed, so of course she'll wear leather shoes - what's the real alternative?
'Vegan footwear' isn't really her, as it tends to be rather 'functional', and not very stylish.
Bags are a little different, as she quite likes to be quirky and so will buy all sorts, often made from recycled materials, but stylish and quirky with it. She creates her own style/fashion sense and 'owns' it, and so unlike a lot of women isn't a slave to trends, although she fully keeps up to date with them and adopts them if she thinks the look suits her, but not simply to be 'on trend' [a sheep she isn't] - or she'll often make things from scratch herself, and utilise her skills as a qualified textile designer.
However, these days she prefers me to take her shopping, funded by the bank of Marco!:doh::D
As for waiters in restaurants, there's simply NO excuse these days for not being fully conversant in the terms used to describe various types of non-meat eaters. least of all because it's so fashionable now to be veggie or vegan [although that's certainly not why Del is]. Therefore, they *should* be on the ball and able to successfully differentiate between all of them!
Marco.
Lol... Firstly, in terms of the latter, gawd I'm like you and DETEST that 'raw meat'/blood smell - makes me boak!!:spew:
Yes, even as a meat eater, but a rather fussy one, in terms of not really liking to see or handle it in its raw state. Fine when it's nicely cooked and served on a plate, but I'm not keen on the 'before' process:nono:
Hence why I DETEST any form of offal... PUKE!! Even the smell of chicken (or pork) being fried off can be disgusting, depending on the chicken (or pork).
As for Del, well, she wasn't always veggie (turned so in her teens), and grew up with parents, who like her were very much into being green/self-sufficient, and who had a big house with lots of land, where they had their own rabbits, chickens and pigs, goats, veg/pots, fruit trees, all sorts. Therefore she's milked goats, skinned rabbits, plucked chickens, and pulled the guts out of all sorts, as her dad taught her all that when she was little, so she can prepare both meat and fish as well as any chef, and has the knife skills to accompany it.
That's why cooking it doesn't bother her:) She might be a princess, but she's not scared of getting her hands dirty.. And as I joke with her too, in terms of cooking meat, good job, as before she married me, she'd have to have learned!:lol:;)
Marco.
doesnt bother me cooking meat.. i always get it so its pretty much ready to cook tho. Ive prepared pigeons when i was young but didnt like it much..dog did tho lol..
I've never really done it, mate. Before Del, my mum did all the cooking, meat or otherwise. Just what I've been used to. Handy having a wife with a variety of skillsets though, innit?;)
Marco.
I've never really done it, mate. Before Del, my mum did all the cooking, meat or otherwise. Just what I've been used to. Handy having a wife with a variety of skillsets though, innit?;)
Marco.
very I would imagine.. never had one tho.. Mine couldnt open a packet of crisps without ruining it:D
One another line now... headlines in the Argentine Canal 26... now to be forever known as "Comedy of errors" in Argentine TV Shakespeare mix-up...
One man in his time really does play many parts, it seems, according to an Argentine newsreader who mixed up the author William Shakespeare with the first man to receive a Pfizer jab.
Canal 26 presenter Noelia Novillo announced that "one of the most important writers in the English language - for me the master" had died.
In fact it was his namesake, William "Bill" Shakespeare, 81, who died in a hospital in England earlier this week.
Shakespeare "The Bard" died in 1616.
However, that was news to Novillo who told her audience on Thursday: "We've got news that has stunned all of us given the greatness of this man. We're talking about William Shakespeare and his death. We'll let you know how and why it happened."
Seems that his knowledge of the great man didnt stretch to the fact he'd been dead for 400 years:doh::D
Pigmy Pony
29-05-2021, 15:06
I've never really done it, mate. Before Del, my mum did all the cooking, meat or otherwise. Just what I've been used to. Handy having a wife with a variety of skillsets though, innit?;)
Marco.
Not so handy for the wife though, innit?
I'd say marry her, but you did that already :)
Not so handy for the wife though, innit?
I'd say marry her, but you did that already...
Lol - oh she gets her rewards and is well-looked after mate and happy, trust me! In reality, we're a perfect fit: true soul mates:) Doesn't happen often these days, sadly, as many marriages now are born more out of convenience than love, or even mutual respect.
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
29-05-2021, 19:24
Lol - oh she gets her rewards and is well-looked after mate and happy, trust me! In reality, we're a perfect fit: true soul mates:) Doesn't happen often these days, sadly, as many marriages now are born more out of convenience than love, or even mutual respect.
Marco.
Sad but true.
So on your wedding day, how did the "handover" go? Something like this?
Marco's mum: "Ok dear, Marco likes his underpants warmed in front of the fire each morning. Do that well and he'll be a happy bunny"
Del: "Actually I warm them in the microwave and he seems happy with that. He's always smiling"
Marco's mum: "He's not smiling, it'll be wind. Which brings me to something else you need to do for him..."
:lolsign:
Ha - trust me, she's *much* more high-maintenance than me! Del's mum actually 'warned' me that Del was a princess, and needed proper looking after, and so wanted to know if I was up to the job!!:eek::D
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
30-05-2021, 09:32
:lolsign:
Ha - trust me, she's *much* more high-maintenance than me! Del's mum actually 'warned' me that Del was a princess, and needed proper looking after, and so wanted to know if I was up to the job!!:eek::D
Marco.
And like any good salesman you managed to convince her that you were :) It all seems to have worked out though. Normally if you get two queens in one hive one queen has to leave. Suppose it's different if one is a princess.
Hahaha, love it.
No, it was simply made very clear that I was to look after her, and keep her in the style she'd become accustomed to. I joke though, but she's really adorable: just playful, full of life/mischief and loves being spoiled, as do I!:D
Marco.
Filterlab
05-06-2021, 14:22
Hmmm, I don't think Netflix have thought very carefully about their choice of adjective here...
https://i.ibb.co/rxyVfXJ/Screenshot-2021-06-01-at-23-12-58.png (https://ibb.co/Stvz7Zp)
The govt are again trying to sell off our personal medical records to the highest bidders, using the covid crisis as a cover. If you dont opt out you will be part of it.
https://inews.co.uk/news/nhs-digital-defends-new-data-system-that-campaigners-claim-could-mean-patient-data-passed-us-tech-giants-1023837
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/04/tories-nhs-data-grab-pandemic
The govt are again trying to sell off our personal medical records to the highest bidders, using the covid crisis as a cover. If you dont opt out you will be part of it.
https://inews.co.uk/news/nhs-digital-defends-new-data-system-that-campaigners-claim-could-mean-patient-data-passed-us-tech-giants-1023837
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/04/tories-nhs-data-grab-pandemic
I already read up on that and unsurprisingly it isn't anything like what is portrayed by the 'campaigners'.
What is it then instead?:)
Marco.
Check yourself, no point me explaining it.
Cafe launches a $21 spaghetti bolognese BURGER with garlic bread buns and a deep fried mozzarella patty - and it's a whopping 1,000 calories
Australia should be ashamed lolhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210608/d3450886d7cf11638dd2cd5323035c0f.jpg
Lol... Makes me PUKE!!:spew::bog:
Marco.
Beobloke
08-06-2021, 19:36
Cafe launches a $21 spaghetti bolognese BURGER with garlic bread buns and a deep fried mozzarella patty - and it's a whopping 1,000 calories
Australia should be ashamed lolhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210608/d3450886d7cf11638dd2cd5323035c0f.jpg
Oh hell yes - I’d have a crack at that!
Do you win anything for eating two in under 20 minutes?
walpurgis
08-06-2021, 19:43
Do you win anything for eating two in under 20 minutes?
A heart attack? :)
Filterlab
08-06-2021, 21:10
Do you win anything for eating two in under 20 minutes?
Pancreatitus? :)
£11.50 for that load of disgusting crap! :eek:
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