General Chat

For those who might not know, Ringway is Manchester. So that's our Robert with the ketchup butties sorted. BTW Robert, if you make lumpy gravy, the kids think the lumps are meat. But being a clever chef, you will know that.

The magazine rack was to stop hubby piling stuff on the seats, so I am devasted about that. Will have to have a cardboard box instead. BUT the new van has 2 points to connect your MP3 player. Can somebody tell me what one of them is? I'm still on CDs as being modern. My daughter mentioned an i-pod. Is that something to do with peas?

Pyroflam is the new UK stuff. Oven, hob and micro. Says freezer to oven, but doesn't specify what type of oven. Will take care in the microwave.

Don't want medium rare fingers.

glad to hear you are getting the van sorted out


when do you take off for the first trip?

Just wondering why Bob has his learjet parked on his apron though? Not very hygienic :))


How is it that although I wear a 'bib' apron whilst cooking, I still manage to splatter my clothes???


Where's your first destination Meg?

Just wondering why Bob has his learjet parked on his apron though? Not very hygienic :))


sorry its Robert that has the Lear Jet. on the apron at ringway

the apron is the parking area for aircraft, and Ringway is an airport..(manchester)??


thanks for the accolade, Robert...LOL

Bob


I Have an 9 year old Citroen!!

Chatsworth, Sylvia. April 11th. Only about 15 miles from us. While there, while hubby is working out the caravan, I am going to various nearby places to find graves and pics of rellies houses. That is my plan. Somehow I think I will be working out drainage systems instead.

Love

Meg who is MAD.

sounds a great trip.


Many many years since I went to Chatsworth!



is there a special reason why you are MAD today?




sylvia

Yep. Hubby thinks we are justo going for a play with the van, while I have got 15 graves and 14 houses to find.

lol!

Microwaved veg sorted with bags. Tesco. Hob/oven dish sorted with stainless steel pan with handle removed, assuming oven-proof knob on lid. Not found one yet, 20cm max.

Damned hard work all this convenience stuff.

it's like trying to be "green"



so hard it makes you want to give up before you start!

Sylvia, this "green" stuff is a bloody nuisance. I have a big house, heaven help those who don't. In the Utility room are bins for paper, cardboard (we can't mix them), plastic, tins. But plastic can only be certain types, and they only collect once a fortnight, and the bags spill over, and boxes don't work, and I am fed up with the junk.

Down in Redditch (is Brummie Jan on this thread?), they just chuck it all in one container, and it gets sorted for them.

Margaret

Change of plan re Chatsworth. Discovered that Hubby's "Short Walks with Pub Lunch Group" is on 12th April, so they are all coming to Chatsworth. And I am feeding them all in my yet-to-be-purchased awning for lunch. It's an old folks group, so I will need chairs for some (can manage 4), and hot soup, buffet main course, any ideas for a pud? Thought of stewed apples and custard. Any more ideas, folks?

I am mad.

Margaret

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did you volunteer or were you volunteered?

re being green


we are somewhat similar to you

we have ...............

a blue bag for paper ..... newsprint, magazines, stationery etc, but not cardboard

a yellow bag for cardboard .... but not corrugated cardboard

a blue box for plastics (some but not all) glass, cans

a wheelie bin for garbage

a wheelie for garden waste, and now can also put household compost in there, including cooked meat


Garden waste is picked up every 2 weeks. others are all picked up every week


Day of pick up moves forward 1 day when we have a Stat Holiday, and then stays there until the next Stat Holiday. It moves 2 days if we have a 2-day Stat (eg at Christmas and Easter)

......... so we have to have a calendar to keep us on track.



Bags don't stand up either!




we don't have a large house, but it does have a basement, where we can "hide" most of these things!



s
xx

We have pink bag for recycled stuff, green bag for garden rubbish collected fortnightly and black bag for household stuff collected weekly

jax

I just find it too 'ard.

This week cleared out my study of 30 years of client's tax stuff (and I only did it part time!). Result is bags full of shredded paper. Can't go in anything. Must be taken to the tip. Landfill. However, been told it makes great fuel for a wood-burning stove.

Meg

Well here we are over a year later... all having survived their pyrex stories and others....
And having survived the pyrex and no she has not fallen over her pyjama bottoms...

No the poor love has slipped on some wet lino and has broken her leg and surgery has been suggested... no they are not going to amputate from the neck down or the neck up...

Surgery will be at 3pm GMT Wednesday and I am sure a lot of you will want to wish her well.

Cheers Persie

I know what it is like to slip on a wet floor.

I hit my head 4 years ago at work...not been the same since :-D :-D

Got £2000 out of the company though

(((hugs))) for tomorrow

jax

ja...x

you are very daring!!!!



(((hugs))) for later today.


then get out of the way ......................