Anthea Turner is OS!!

babe_ruth_3

all this talk of popcorn is making me hungry!!

wishingonastar_3

i watched this for the first time last night, have to say it wasn't as bad as i expected, but even so the woman is totally off her rocker. wasting bread to pick up broken glass????? erm, has she not heard of a dustpan and brush???? was it just ne that found that odd?

rlm_3

wishingonastar wrote:

i watched this for the first time last night, have to say it wasn't as bad as i expected, but even so the woman is totally off her rocker. wasting bread to pick up broken glass????? erm, has she not heard of a dustpan and brush???? was it just ne that found that odd?

Nope! I was thinking I'd rather make toast with it

Have to say the programme does provide me with a bit more motivation...for about five minutes anyway!

wishingonastar_3

thank god for that, i thought i was the mad one. must admit did feel a bit inspired and sadly tried that folding t shirt trick, but then settled down with a hot chocolate and choc biccy and remembered lifes too short.

poorbutrich

floridadreamin wrote:

I think the woman who does the voice over is absolultely fab. She manages to inject just the right amount of sarcasm into to her intros.

Yeah she's great! Is she the woman from Love Soup?

This thread is great! We all dislike AT, but we're all addicted!!

tawnyowls

wishingonastar wrote:

thank god for that, i thought i was the mad one. must admit did feel a bit inspired and sadly tried that folding t shirt trick, but then settled down with a hot chocolate and choc biccy and remembered lifes too short.

It doesn't really work, anyway, does it? Or am I missing something? Got the OH (who's spatial ability is far greater than mine) to try it, and yes, we did do it, but the back arm doesn't fold in like the front one. I'd rather stick to my method (from my days in shops) - place face down, fold the arms and an inch of shirt towards the middle, and flip the bottom up. Takes no longer, although not as cool-looking to do!

laughing_cow

wishingonastar wrote:

i watched this for the first time last night, have to say it wasn't as bad as i expected, but even so the woman is totally off her rocker. wasting bread to pick up broken glass????? erm, has she not heard of a dustpan and brush???? was it just ne that found that odd?

I know! I just stared at her, thinking "use a bloody brush or old cloth, woman!". I don't buy much bread, but when I do it's a fancy loaf from the deli - I'm not wasting that on the floor!

I did feel a bit motivated afterwards, so I have a nice tidy flat to go back to tonight. Didn't get to grips with her t-shirt folding though - I will stick to my own version which I learned working in Next as a student many years ago.

Churchmouse

Definitely agree about the t-shirt folding!! I can do it and it looks swish when you do it, but lift the t-shirt and the bottom sleeve flaps around!!! Much better to stick with the "old" way.

Chrismojam

Churchmouse wrote:

Definitely agree about the t-shirt folding!! I can do it and it looks swish when you do it, but lift the t-shirt and the bottom sleeve flaps around!!! Much better to stick with the "old" way.

I too tried the t short folding.....and although I got it looking kind of reasonable....I'll stick to 'the old way' of doing them as well...........btw.....it shows how to do this on that YouTube website aswell..........

GeDink

I'm addicted to this programme, gets me motivated & my house does look better as a result. I saw the tip for getting grout white again using white vinegar & bicarb - does anyone know the mix for this though - I can't remember!