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LameWolf

We have a curtain over our double-glazed front door, as I do think a bit of a draft comes in via the letter box. But it also doubles in creating privacy, as the glazed top portion of the door is clear, not frosted glass.

kethry

on the subject of teapots.. We've just come back from the netherlands (OH is dutch, we were visiting family) and i've long loved his mom's teapot, its like a vacuum flask and teapot all in one, holds about 4-8 cups of tea, depending on whether you're a mug or a cup and how big etc. Over there they drink a lot of fruit teas, so this is wonderful for when you're entertaining. I thought it would be useful for us, so i asked his mum how much they were. 17 euros, was the answer, so we went off to buy one. Now i've got it home its even better than i originally thought - we fill it up twice to three times a day with tea of some kind (either fruit or normal) and apart from boiling the kettle for coffee or other cooking.. that's it. saves so much money, really is worth it.

I've gone and had a look for it in the UK, this seems to be widely available but is more the kind of thing you get in offices or hotels, but does take a liter... the one i got from the Netherlands, which is widely available over there (from Blokker, if anyone who visits the country often wants to know where) can also be found here. Quite a lot more expensive but i think its worth it. its safer for children too as the walls are completely cool to the touch, and no need for a teacosy! (I can hear boos and hisses coming from the teacosy collectors). I have a regular teapot too, with a teacosy but i do prefer this. And no, i'm not affiliated with the company or anything, just passing on my experiences!

keth
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They drink their tea very weak in Holland and without milk. I wouldn`t like to keep my tealeaf tea in what is essentially a vaccuum flask

oldMcDonald

kethry wrote: »

Quite a lot more expensive but i think its worth it. its safer for children too as the walls are completely cool to the touch, and no need for a teacosy! (I can hear boos and hisses coming from the teacosy collectors).
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Boo!! Hiss!!;););)

Why do people drink weak tea? You can't taste it!

As far as I'm concerned, if it is strong enough (thats strong, not stewed!) to stand a spoon upright in it, then it is a good cuppa!

Yategirl

oldMcDonald wrote: »

Why do people drink weak tea? You can't taste it!

As far as I'm concerned, if it is strong enough (thats strong, not stewed!) to stand a spoon upright in it, then it is a good cuppa!

hear hear! My DM literally shows a cup of hot water a teabag and say's "you are a cup of tea" WHY? I am with the strong tea brigaid!!!! :rotfl:

cw18

Another one here who drinks what my parent's call "a builders brew without sugar"

When my MIL was alive I used to make the brews when I went over visiting - 'cos no-one there could make a cuppa with any colour. Their teabags didn't brew particularly strong, but what I did was take two mugs and 1 tea bag (sorry - with the exception of my parents we're a bag in mug family), tea bag into my mug, water into both, quick stir of mine, tea bag into MILs mug, stir it round about 3 times, tea bag back into mine, good stir, milk into MILs, deliver brew to MIL, back to kitchen, remove bag from mine (and squeeze) after whizzing it round the mug a few more times, add a tiny dash of milk, go and join MIL in the living room. She always shuddered at how dark my tea was, while I shuddered at her "flavoured water" (which also had a less polite name!) :rolleyes2

oldMcDonald

cw18 wrote: »

. She always shuddered at how dark my tea was, while I shuddered at her "flavoured water" (which also had a less polite name!) :rolleyes2

Would that be anything to do with gnats, perchance?:D

cw18

That's the one

Primrose

We also draw at curtain at night over our double glazed front door. There will still be a cold area behind it, despite the double glazing and as we have houses opposite and half our door consists of glass it provides some nighttime privacy if we want to walk around in the semi nude ! It also provides some security as any prospective burglar will know that the property is occupied if curtains are drawn at night. Incidentally we also draw the curtain in fierce heat when the sun is beating down on the front of the house as it helps to keep our front lobby cooler - but we haven't needed to draw it for that purpose this miserable summer !

MRSTITTLEMOUSE

oldMcDonald wrote: »

Boo!! Hiss!!;););)

Why do people drink weak tea? You can't taste it!

As far as I'm concerned, if it is strong enough (thats strong, not stewed!) to stand a spoon upright in it, then it is a good cuppa!

My old dad used to make tea lke this,it drew the roof of your mouth off.I can't stand strong tea and because I have a digestive tract problem I can't drink it strong either.I do like "good" tea though and lots of variety.I think I have about 10 types/brands of tea which I drink with milk and no sugar,as well as another 30 fruit and herbal types.I never drink coffee though as although I have a husband who's never liked tea,I'm the opposite in that I can't stand coffee.It always tastes like tar to me no matter what kind it is or how good it smells.I do love the smell though.