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what was wrong with the old kitchen? Seemed okay to me.
That's because you didn't need to open any of the cupboard doors. If this was a public building, Health & Safety wound be putting black and yellow stripey tape across them, prohibiting their use.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
They're twenty years old mate. Fitted by an alcoholic who stole our bottles of spirit by day, and used them to get pissed on his canal barge by night. If he'd fallen into the canal and drowned on the first night, we might still have a functioning kitchen*
Having said that, I could put up with it, but well, it's not up to me. Not if I want feeding...
*Maybe I should really be blaming the dog, who set fire to the original kitchen.
Our week of kitchenless dining continues, with a trip to a local pub for our tea (as it got good reviews online).
I had steak and ale pie with skin-on fries and garden peas. Skin-on fries is just a fancy way of saying they sacked the potato peeler. The peas came in a pot the size of a Kinder egg. And I don't care what anyone thinks, but a pot of gravy with a few bits of steak and a pastry lid is not a pie! As for the chunks of steak: honestly, if I threw one at your head it would bloody hurt. 14 quid!
I can't even pronounce what Anita had, but she seemed to like it. She even gave me her chips as she could see I had a right face on me. Perhaps I'm being a bit harsh, but the shape of the girl who brought the food suggests she may be 'skimming' on the way from the kitchen.
Still, tomorrow and Monday will be Chinese as is our tradition, Tuesday Domino's, after that who knows. First World problems eh.
Not looking good for Liz Truss after last night's fracking vote fracas and all the other shambles. Now she's meeting with the chair of the 1922 Committee and presumably her future is being discussed. A BBC political correspondent made me laugh earlier by describing her as "holed below the waterline". Could be Hunt will become caretaker PM.
she has resigned... ie pushed.. yet another tory pm election on way:doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
so Sunak is the third tory pm in 2 months.... can he govern?
Can he avoid being bumped off? There'll be far righters who will think it's a good idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
In the Kingdom of the Blind...Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
But yes, probably better than Yosser Hughes was at laying bricks.
Finally found a phono module for my Copland CSA29 after 6 years of looking.
Piggin' fireworks!
Going off in a garden backing on to ours. Not much to look at, just a lot of very loud bangs. The cat's out there somewhere, and isn't for coming in, not even for her Dreamies. There is no need for fireworks to be on general sale, should be organised displays ONLY. On bonfire night. So I don't need to keep the cat in from October till the New Year.
In the meantime I'd like to see our next-street neighbour being made to stand open-legged over one of those fireworks. That would make his eyes light up. I'd pay good money to go to that display.
It's Diwali celebrations this week.
We've had the fireworks racket every night for the last week, centering around 24th October when the noise was unbelievable, as it is every year! The poor mutt is terrified by it all. Strangely, my last dog loved it all and begged to go out and see and hear the fireworks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
I don't know why plant based has to be marketed as meat replacement, chicken pieces or pork sausages etc. If I want to eat a plant based diet then why do I need to pretend its something it isn't !
I love some vegetable dishes for the fact they celebrate them cauliflower, broccoli, courgettes, etc , I also love a decent baked bean lasagne or vegetable curry.
So why if I don't want to eat meet do I have to pretend I do by eating plant based "pork" sausages !
If I'm a vegan, vegetarian, piscatorian or plant based thats my choice. If I want a 12oz prime Angus Fillet Steak thats my choice.
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Exactly!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rush2112
I think some can't relate to meals that don't have a meat content and 'veggie burgers' and the like are offered as a hopefully acceptable substitute. Personally, I think it's faddish nonsense.
Non-flesh meals are fine by me, although I'm not vegetarian.
i like a bit of meat i have to say; not being big on a lot of veg, its just as well lol. quite like a veg lasagne if done right.
24th October was Diwali. Hindu’s celebrate Diwali with fireworks.
Being a religious festival is no excuse - it could still be done with an organised display. To quote Wikipedia: "It symbolises the spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance" Well they were clearly ignorant of my cat's wellbeing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cotlake
I thought last night the cat had done a runner to get away from the noise, spent much of the evening trying to call her in. Turns out she was hiding behind the sofa all along. Like I used to do with Dr Who.
Ley's see if this annoys you as much as it does meQuote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...xxAhFgFDGO1_Wf
Well I suppose it had to happen.
This afternoon I was working on an upstairs window, and i fell off the ladder, about 3 metres. Or rather the ladder slid away with me on it. Got a rather large gash on my left shin ("Is that white bit a tendon?" "No I think it's a bone") So a trip to A&E. Was able to drive my van as it's an automatic.
Four bloody hours there, including tetanus jab, (third jab in eight days) clean inside the wound (that smarted a bit), and an x-ray (no fractures :)) All the staff there look fresh out of school. The radiologist looked at my outer calf muscle and exclaimed "Wow, what's happened there?" "Nothing's happened, that's my shape":( Ok I know my shape generally won't get me on the cover of "Men's Health", but really?
Mrs. P met me there, and told me I was very brave. Didn't get a lollipop or a sticker though.
Anyway, after tomorrow I'm holiday for a week. Which is just as well.
Deary me Steve. Hope your ok mate.
'Fear change?' Kin hell.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Hmm. Bet that's a bit sore today, hope it eases quickly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
I'm in the 'been there, done that' camp, having busted and gashed many parts of myself.
Bloody Hell Piggurs - take care of yourself mate!
At least you got seen at A&E and didn't have to wait for hours.
I'm off down the pub to enjoy a couple of beers before they go above £7 a pint! (It is predicted that by 2025, beer in London will cost £11 a pint. :eek:)
pubs wont exist then. it'll be back to brewing your own. which maybe isnt a bad thing.
I do feel sorry for publicans and bar staff though. It's an industry that's been on its arse for years.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Thanks everyone, I'm feeling a lot better today. The gashed shin isn't giving me any problems, it's all the other bits, both ankles, right wrist and elbow. Didn't do much this morning, just a quick job survey and an hour overseeing a job we didn't finish yesterday because of the er, ladder thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
At home now, giving an Edie Brickell CD an airing. I'll give vinyl a miss for a couple of days, too much getting up to change sides.
After the weekend we're going to have a couple of days in Poole. There's a good record shop down there (Boiler Room Records), so might manage a couple of purchases if Mrs. P's sympathy for my plight will last that long :)
Was speaking to Alan Firebottle on the phone earlier, he is also in the 'been there, done that' camp. Seems to be an almost inevitable consequence of doing things. Maybe we should have a thread titled "Show us your war wounds" :doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
I don't think that is a good idea! :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
:D Have a look at this Barry, it's hanging off! :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Could show you the compound fracture scar on my right leg?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Gratuitous pics of severe trauma probably wouldn't go down well. Though if it had a nice backdrop of the mountains of St. Lucia that might be ok :)
How did you do that? Motorbikes?Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
Hope you heal well Steve.
I wonder if the doctor could get me a copy of the xray of when I broke my neck? :)
might have one of the nail i broke :D
i was rushed to emergency dept, where i was ignored for 2 days...:eyebrows:
I posted about this on a local community forum when it was being shown at virtually every ad break (mostly C4). The best comment was "this sort of shite really boils my piss!":lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Firebottle
That would take some beating. How did that happen? When we're young there's usually an interesting story. When we're older it could just be a sneeze that went wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
You obviously didn't make enough of a song & dance about the severity.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
While I was in the waiting room the other day, a bloke about my age came in, sat down, and started huffing and puffing while clutching his chest. A quick look round, then switched to clutching his right arm. After 10 minutes of being ignored he got up and bought a bottle of Fanta and a bag of crisps. Then made a couple of calls, before moving out to the corridor to be able to suffer more visibly. Still didn't get seen before me though.
Yeah, the "Fear change" comment bugged me, but what really boiled my piss, was the little brat saying 'chickens' instead of 'chicken', so changing it from a meat product to a living animal. I'd like to take the tosser who wrote that ad and boil his head in a bucket of my piss.Quote:
Originally Posted by Puffin
Judo injury. Strange really, I didn't know what I'd done for two years. GP sent me for xrays for neck pain and there it was! Seems I just carried on training with a busted neck!! :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
I was nine and didn't realise how fast the Cortina was going, when I landed and noticed that my right leg was bent mid shin at 90 degrees sideways I passed out...Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
:eek: God, that sounds horrendous.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
But more importantly, how was the Cortina? Which one was it? Mine was just a Mk 5 1.6L, but I loved that car.
Evenin All !!
Ouch, that is tough guy stuff. But did your instructor never tell you that "Hajime" is not Japanese for "Charge head first at your opponent"?Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
It was 1968 so a Mark 1, white over green I vaguely recallQuote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
I was sitting on the mat at the time. It's complicated............Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Might not feel like it, but you was bloody lucky. Could have become life-changing at any time, just like that. So what level did you get to?Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Nice. My granddad had one about that time. Probably not laden with safety features.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
Green belt, for years and years :). I got told off for not taking gradings.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony