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Come Inside... => The Snug => Topic started by: Snoopy on September 06, 2007, 09:33:56 AM
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I have an electrician about to cut me orf whilst he carries out various kitchen rewiring jobs.
I may be gone for some time tunble: what to do in the meantime?
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I have an electrician about to cut me orf whilst he carries out various kitchen rewiring jobs.
I may be gone for some time tunble: what to do in the meantime?
Cook dinner for the Missus?
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What, no UPS?
See you tomorrow (at the earliest) lol:
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I have an electrician about to cut me orf whilst he carries out various kitchen rewiring jobs.
I may be gone for some time tunble: what to do in the meantime?
Cook dinner for the Missus?
No Gas in Village ~ cooking done by Electricity which is one of the rewiring jobs IN THE KITCHEN ::)
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Surely you have a BBQ Snoopy whistle:
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No laptop? noooo:
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Yes, but it's on Wi-Fi and that needs er, electricity
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No laptop? noooo:
I imagine that the modem is powered in some way?
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No laptop? noooo:
I imagine that the modem is powered in some way?
Built-in to the laptop!
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Surely you have a BBQ Snoopy whistle:
I'm back ~ the outage was a short one..... longer can be expected this afternoon. Yes I have BBQ, haven't used it in at least 4 years and have NO intention of cleaning it out and using it today. Chippy 'cross the road will be adequate thank you.
Yes I have Wireless Internet connection and a laptop but the wireless connection requires electricity (Don't they all) and there is no-one else around here with one that I can piggy back onto whilst sitting in the garden. (Anyway that's illegal)
I could go through the effort of getting out the laptop, finding the cable, connecting it to the "emergency" (ie non wireless) telephone line and going through the performance of resetting my old direct connection but by the time I've done all that, made the electrician tea etc he'll have finished and I'll have to unset everything again. evil:
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He has finished whip:
Now I await the plasterer to make good the f***ing mess the Sparks has made of the walls evil:
Tomorrow the Tiler is due and then the kitchen will be almost finished.
Every one wants cash payments.
I believe I am supporting a whole village economy with these "improvements"
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He has finished whip:
Now I await the plasterer to make good the f***ing mess the Sparks has made of the walls evil:
Tomorrow the Tiler is due and then the kitchen will be almost finished.
Every one wants cash payments.
I believe I am supporting a whole village economy with these "improvements"
Will one see pictures of it once it is complete?
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He has finished whip:
Now I await the plasterer to make good the f***ing mess the Sparks has made of the walls evil:
Tomorrow the Tiler is due and then the kitchen will be almost finished.
Every one wants cash payments.
I believe I am supporting a whole village economy with these "improvements"
Will one see pictures of it once it is complete?
Doubtful noooo: The technology is beyond me I'm afraid
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He has finished whip:
Now I await the plasterer to make good the f***ing mess the Sparks has made of the walls evil:
Tomorrow the Tiler is due and then the kitchen will be almost finished.
Every one wants cash payments.
I believe I am supporting a whole village economy with these "improvements"
Will one see pictures of it once it is complete?
Doubtful noooo: Technology is beyond me I'm afraid
cry:
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He has finished whip:
Now I await the plasterer to make good the f***ing mess the Sparks has made of the walls evil:
Tomorrow the Tiler is due and then the kitchen will be almost finished.
Every one wants cash payments.
I believe I am supporting a whole village economy with these "improvements"
Will one see pictures of it once it is complete?
Doubtful noooo: Technology is beyond me I'm afraid
cry:
You could always come and visit eyes:
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He has finished whip:
Now I await the plasterer to make good the f***ing mess the Sparks has made of the walls evil:
Tomorrow the Tiler is due and then the kitchen will be almost finished.
Every one wants cash payments.
I believe I am supporting a whole village economy with these "improvements"
Will one see pictures of it once it is complete?
Doubtful noooo: Technology is beyond me I'm afraid
cry:
You could always come and visit eyes:
::)
All that way just for a kitchen tour?
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He has finished whip:
Now I await the plasterer to make good the f***ing mess the Sparks has made of the walls evil:
Tomorrow the Tiler is due and then the kitchen will be almost finished.
Every one wants cash payments.
I believe I am supporting a whole village economy with these "improvements"
Will one see pictures of it once it is complete?
Doubtful noooo: Technology is beyond me I'm afraid
cry:
You could always come and visit eyes:
::)
All that way just for a kitchen tour?
There's the "Etchings" in my study and Mrs Snoopy's Tat mountain
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Ohhh Tat Mountain! Someone elses Tat Mountain! rubschin:
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Come and have Mrs Nick's. You will need a truck though! evil:
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I don't think Mrs Nick would be too pleased and I don't want to get on the wrong side of her. eeek:
Which dining room table will you be eating off tonight? point:
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The one in the kitchen. The builders are here soon to demolish our real Dining Room, so it is out of use. And the new DT is still in its 13 boxes.
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The one in the kitchen. The builders are here soon to demolish our real Dining Room, so it is out of use. And the new DT is still in its 13 boxes.
Why are you demolishing?
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The one in the kitchen. The builders are here soon to demolish our real Dining Room, so it is out of use. And the new DT is still in its 13 boxes.
Why are you demolishing?
I'd hazard a guess that like Mrs Snoopy, Mrs Nick sees such things as "Improvements".
Phil, Kirsty and Kevin McCloud have much to answer for. evil:
Did you think it might be because Nick and I like living in a builders yard and paying out huge sums for the priviledge?
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The one in the kitchen. The builders are here soon to demolish our real Dining Room, so it is out of use. And the new DT is still in its 13 boxes.
Why are you demolishing?
I'd hazard a guess that like Mrs Snoopy, Mrs Nick sees such things as "Improvements".
Phil, Kirsty and Kevin McCloud have much to answer for. evil:
Did you think it might be because Nick and I like living in a builders yard and paying out huge sums for the priviledge?
So what style of kitchen is Mrs Snoopy getting once all this is done?
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The one in the kitchen. The builders are here soon to demolish our real Dining Room, so it is out of use. And the new DT is still in its 13 boxes.
Why are you demolishing?
Because the 300 year old house lets SALT in. This blows the plaster and paint off the walls and that room is the worst affected. A "special membrane" recommended by English Heritage shall be deployed, then the room replastered, redecorated and recarpetted. This will take forever evil:
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The one in the kitchen. The builders are here soon to demolish our real Dining Room, so it is out of use. And the new DT is still in its 13 boxes.
Why are you demolishing?
Because the 300 year old house lets SALT in. This blows the plaster and paint off the walls and that room is the worst affected. A "special membrane" recommended by English Heritage shall be deployed, then the room replastered, redecorated and recarpetted. This will take forever evil:
I was going to say that I thought you were listed. eeek:
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Grade 2. And so am I!
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Grade 2. And so am I!
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The one in the kitchen. The builders are here soon to demolish our real Dining Room, so it is out of use. And the new DT is still in its 13 boxes.
Why are you demolishing?
I'd hazard a guess that like Mrs Snoopy, Mrs Nick sees such things as "Improvements".
Phil, Kirsty and Kevin McCloud have much to answer for. evil:
Did you think it might be because Nick and I like living in a builders yard and paying out huge sums for the priviledge?
So what style of kitchen is Mrs Snoopy getting once all this is done?
As far as I can make out pretty much like the old one but with everything in new cupboards and in different places.
The general theme seems to be that it will enhance the value and bring up to date a property that I have no intention of selling for at least 15 years by which time it will all be out of date again.
No we have not gone Moben ~ I am not that stupid .... she is getting Ikea and lump it
Some of the work was necessary due to a problem with damp. The insurance took care of that by removing and replacing a ceiling. Unfortunately that decided matters and new everything else was demanded.
Redecoration of Daughter's bedroom (preparation stages) uncovered a further damp problem (the penalty of old houses I'm afraid) which necessitated additional work there. That involved knocking through into an old and disused chimney breast with an accompanying fall of soot into the dining room below. That now needs to be redecorated (and it was only done a few months ago).
AND you want to buy a property ~ you must be mad ... keep renting I'd say and save a fortune. This house will never be mine, despite the "put your money into property" arguments. All that will happen is that I will fork out until the day I die for mortgages, repairs, "improvements" etc etc and the bloody kids will inherit it. They won't want it but will want to sell it and split the cash between them.
Now I think you have the full picture. Forget nest building ~ it's really not worth it.
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Plasterer has made a good job of covering up the mess left by the electrician but the tiler has just 'phoned and said he can't get here tomorrow and is now booked until October so would it be OK if he does a couple of hours each evening next week ~ and if it isn't OK? Find someone else. So it looks like he'll be here on Monday evening ::) evil:
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. . . whilst sitting in the garden. (Anyway that's illegal)
Perhaps you should move back to England?
The law offers us no impediment to sitting in our gardens.
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Plasterer has made a good job of covering up the mess left by the electrician but the tiler has just 'phoned and said he can't get here tomorrow and is now booked until October so would it be OK if he does a couple of hours each evening next week ~ and if it isn't OK? Find someone else. So it looks like he'll be here on Monday evening ::) evil:
Banghead Banghead Banghead Banghead Banghead Banghead
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Nick sweetie shouldn't you be scraping dinner together?
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All over. Cottage pie, mixed veggies, my special fruit salad, coffee, CHEESE (including Goat) and those Spanish almond biscuit thingies
OK?
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All over. Cottage pie, mixed veggies, my special fruit salad, coffee, CHEESE (including Goat) and those Spanish almond biscuit thingies
OK?
Ohhh biscuit thingys! Yumster. Special fruit salad? Does The Boy wee in it or something?
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I hear Julian Clary does a fruit salad *
* and mince
he's always tossing over a hot ring
whistle: whistle: whistle:
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All over. Cottage pie, mixed veggies, my special fruit salad, coffee, CHEESE (including Goat) and those Spanish almond biscuit thingies
OK?
Ohhh biscuit thingys! Yumster. Special fruit salad? Does The Boy wee in it or something?
Only when you come to visit evil:
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All over. Cottage pie, mixed veggies, my special fruit salad, coffee, CHEESE (including Goat) and those Spanish almond biscuit thingies
OK?
Ohhh biscuit thingys! Yumster. Special fruit salad? Does The Boy wee in it or something?
Only when you come to visit evil:
Yet another reason to add to the list not to visit Chez Nick! eeek:
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It is semi cooked fruit salad since you ask. No wee involved. Normally.
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It is semi cooked fruit salad since you ask. No wee involved. Normally.
Semi cooked? I almost think the wee ingredient sounds better!!
Seriously though what do you cook?
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Take a selection of fruit. In this case: bananas, peaches, plums, apples, pears, oranges and grapes.
Peel, core where necessary, remove seeds etc. Put all the trimmings into a pan of water with some honey and boil for about 20 minutes. Strain it and pour the HOT juice on the mixed up fruit (in a bowl obviously!) and then whack it into the freezer until it's chilled. OK?
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Take a selection of fruit. In this case: bananas, peaches, plums, apples, pears, oranges and grapes.
Peel, core where necessary, remove seeds etc. Put all the trimmings into a pan of water with some honey and boil for about 20 minutes. Strain it and pour the HOT juice on the mixed up fruit (in a bowl obviously!) and then whack it into the freezer until it's chilled. OK?
No plums in mine thanks ~ I'm allergic to them .... otherwise all sounds fine. Does it come with generous quantities of clotted cream?
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If you wish. We didn't bother (= I had forgotten to buy the ice cream)
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That sounds rather pleasant actually, I imagine it would be pleasant with a dollop of cointreau or it's ilk too.
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Tempting to add alcohol when there were three kids eating it, but thought better of it. Some white wine is added sometimes. But not wee.
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Tempting to add alcohol when there were three kids eating it, but thought better of it. Some white wine is added sometimes. But not wee.
Think I might make it at the weekend. See what Mr Wench thinks. Creme Fraiche would work well perhaps?
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Take a selection of fruit. In this case: bananas, peaches, plums, apples, pears, oranges and grapes.
Peel, core where necessary, remove seeds etc. Put all the trimmings into a pan of water with some honey and boil for about 20 minutes. Strain it and pour the HOT juice on the mixed up fruit (in a bowl obviously!) and then whack it into the freezer until it's chilled. OK?
You put your plums in it? eeek: redface:
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Oddly I only had two. They needed using up. They were a bit squishy, so I boiled them whole.
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Oddly I only had two. They needed using up. They were a bit squishy, so I boiled them whole.
More than enough to put me in hospital ::)
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Oddly I only had two. They needed using up. They were a bit squishy, so I boiled them whole.
More than enough to put me in hospital ::)
Genito-Urinary burns unit I reckon.
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That had crossed my mind. A mate of mine once accidentally ironed his willy and went to A&E. They were so shocked they sent him to the STD Clinic where he was interrogated for quite a long time before they told him to be more careful when ironing in future.