We recently had a contretemps with our built in under the worktop fridge and have looked into a replacement. Mrs Cotto is very taken by one from Liebherr with pull out drawers (and I rather like it too). The only problem is the price - £1200, ouch! Oh well, as she says, there are no pockets in shrouds.
I think I would like a dishwasher or a cooker on the level but it would involve knocking down walls to make the space. When I remember how, when we had the bathroom done, with obvious serious convenience to myself, OH when returning from work, complained that the workman had used his favourite mug. With that kind of support, I'll have to do without
My dishwasher is multifunctional … cuts the lawn and cleans the windows as well as washing the dishes … and also has a few other useful abilities. Never broken down yet 😉
We have one of those in our house.... it's me!
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
on another thread someone said that as the chillies get red and ripen they get hotter. Well all I can say is gawdhelpus! I bought a bag of mixed supermarket chillies and had a tiny nibble of a green one before I added it to my casserole - as you do. Well! I thought I was going to die. Eyes and nose streaming. Even my inner ear was burning. I don't drink cow juice but I'd heard it helps. I nearly drank some.. If it had got to red, it would've been lethal. OH deserved it, so I suggested he give it a try.😂
... and come up with a plausible excuse if you don’t fancy attending.
I've always wondered why people feel the need to do that? I just say no or no, thanks. You need to have a very good memory to recall what yarn you've spun when questioned at a later date.
Me, on the phone to Chris-P-Bacon, “Hi, Chrispy. Do you fancy popping over for coffee and cake in the summer house on Thursday?”
Chrispy, “No.”
Me, thinking to myself, “Well you can piss off, then. I won’t ask you again.”
Hmm..I might have said "no thanks" on that occasion or if it was nice cake, 'yes please' But you (theoretically) asked a 'yes' or 'no' question and I answered. If you know me well enough to invite me for coffee 'n' cake and call me Crispy , you'd know I didn't mean it a brusque manner. I get invited for various things by friends and almost always answer in the same way. 'Yes' or 'no' ..or maybe throw a 'please' in once or twice. If I say 'no' I more often than not get 'miserable sod' ...ho-hum. I like doing this in pointless meetings - the question asker asks a 'yes'/'no' question but really expects me expand - I almost never do. There follows a protracted awkward silence which, probably oddly, I really like.
... and come up with a plausible excuse if you don’t fancy attending.
I've always wondered why people feel the need to do that? I just say no or no, thanks. You need to have a very good memory to recall what yarn you've spun when questioned at a later date.
Me, on the phone to Chris-P-Bacon, “Hi, Chrispy. Do you fancy popping over for coffee and cake in the summer house on Thursday?”
Chrispy, “No.”
Me, thinking to myself, “Well you can piss off, then. I won’t ask you again.”
Very true!, maybe “sorry, I can’t make that day, hope to see you at …”, without any elaboration, is better than either a lie or a brutal “no”.
I'd be telling the truth.. and how do you know I'd say it in a brutal manner?...and why is 'no' brutal?
I was eating a curry recently which was one I've had several times in the past. They're fairly hot but nothing too bad. In this one though there was a whole red chilli and I didn't even think twice about eating it. The first few chews were fine and it was actually a really nice flavour but then the heat hit me like a mouth full of wasps. I made the mistake of swallowing it rather than spitting it out and ended up trying to down a pint of milk through convulsive hiccups while my eyes were streaming. I had to eat one of the kid's yogurts before cautiously finishing my meal. I don't know how people enjoy stuff like that.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
We're having an extension and new kitchen. Husband informed me his favourite cupboard doors are dark 'Hunter Green', but 'Cloud Blue' and 'Sherbet Orange' were also acceptable. What's wrong with wooden doors that look like wood? He also wanted a stone floor until I pointed out how often we drop plates, cups etc.
... and come up with a plausible excuse if you don’t fancy attending.
I've always wondered why people feel the need to do that? I just say no or no, thanks. You need to have a very good memory to recall what yarn you've spun when questioned at a later date.
Me, on the phone to Chris-P-Bacon, “Hi, Chrispy. Do you fancy popping over for coffee and cake in the summer house on Thursday?”
Chrispy, “No.”
Me, thinking to myself, “Well you can piss off, then. I won’t ask you again.”
Hmm..I might have said "no thanks" on that occasion or if it was nice cake, 'yes please' But you (theoretically) asked a 'yes' or 'no' question and I answered. If you know me well enough to invite me for coffee 'n' cake and call me Crispy , you'd know I didn't mean it a brusque manner. I get invited for various things by friends and almost always answer in the same way. 'Yes' or 'no' ..or maybe throw a 'please' in once or twice. If I say 'no' I more often than not get 'miserable sod' ...ho-hum. I like doing this in pointless meetings - the question asker asks a 'yes'/'no' question but really expects me expand - I almost never do. There follows a protracted awkward silence which, probably oddly, I really like.
I think you must be a long lost relation of mine Chris-P. I have been known to do the same thing in meetings. An old boss of mine was the master of the long pause. Just long enough for the other person to believe they had 'won' and then shattering that belief.
On one occasion somebody said "Can I do such and such?" My boss said "Yes you can"... other person smirks because they have won, unti my boss continued with "but you may not". Confusion on face of other person who then made the mistake of saying "What do you mean? It's the same thing". Lesson in the meaning of words followed whilst other person tried to hide. The rest of those in the meeting thought it was funny too.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
With that kind of support, I'll have to do without
We have one of those in our house.... it's me!
I bought a bag of mixed supermarket chillies and had a tiny nibble of a green one before I added it to my casserole - as you do. Well! I thought I was going to die. Eyes and nose streaming. Even my inner ear was burning. I don't drink cow juice but I'd heard it helps. I nearly drank some..
If it had got to red, it would've been lethal. OH deserved it, so I suggested he give it a try.😂
But you (theoretically) asked a 'yes' or 'no' question and I answered.
If you know me well enough to invite me for coffee 'n' cake and call me Crispy
I get invited for various things by friends and almost always answer in the same way. 'Yes' or 'no' ..or maybe throw a 'please' in once or twice. If I say 'no' I more often than not get 'miserable sod' ...ho-hum.
I like doing this in pointless meetings - the question asker asks a 'yes'/'no' question but really expects me expand - I almost never do. There follows a protracted awkward silence which, probably oddly, I really like.