Nice people thread part 4 - sugar and spice and all things

Aberdeenangarse

I've got a bog in my house

lostinrates

Aberdeenangarse wrote: »

I've got a bog in my house

ah well, you see THAT is posh....I have an outdoor loo.

misskool

Wow, I'm envious of those with that much space. We have the hallway (aka the dumping ground of coats, anything from outdoors, anything to be going out), the kitchen (anything from garden or going into the garden), the living room (which actually just has sofas and tv and stuff), the dining room (which has the current annual production of 18 gallons of cider, miscellany of hobby things and is the conservatory for growing stuff come feb/march).

The new coffee machine arrived and it works but one of the items (the filter holder) is not manufactured right. GRGHGHGHGH. Thankfully, the old one still hasn't been picked up so I will do a straight swap and this will be the end of it. You do think that when you buy a high end coffee machine, the manufacturing takes a bit more care?

SingleSue

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

My parents have a room in their house called the dairy - it's now used as a scullery, for food storage, washing machine and dryer, extra fridge and freezer, and for dumping wet and muddy clothes (it has a door to the outside). there's a large ancient sink for washing very muddy veggies, too. Apart from that, they have a kitchen, living room, sitting room, and dining room.

My parents still have an old fashioned pantry just off the kitchen although it holds all of their pots and pans and maybe a few veg rather than lots of food items.

Blooming cold in there no matter what time of year it is.

They have been thinking recently of knocking through on the pantry wall to the two rooms which are reached from outside to make a downstairs shower room and utility area.....mum is in two minds though as she really loves her pantry.

Davesnave

SingleSue wrote: »

My parents still have an old fashioned pantry just off the kitchen .......

Blooming cold in there no matter what time of year it is.

Yes, we originally had a kitchen larder built on the north side of the house and vented into the eaves.

My FiL went in there early on and sorted out some shelving for us. When he emerged, he said, "And I've filled in that draughty gap near the ceiling!" :mad:

lostinrates

misskool wrote: »

Wow, I'm envious of those with that much space. We have the hallway (aka the dumping ground of coats, anything from outdoors, anything to be going out), the kitchen (anything from garden or going into the garden), the living room (which actually just has sofas and tv and stuff), the dining room (which has the current annual production of 18 gallons of cider, miscellany of hobby things and is the conservatory for growing stuff come feb/march).

The new coffee machine arrived and it works but one of the items (the filter holder) is not manufactured right. GRGHGHGHGH. Thankfully, the old one still hasn't been picked up so I will do a straight swap and this will be the end of it. You do think that when you buy a high end coffee machine, the manufacturing takes a bit more care?

How does the coffee taste? How many have you had this late in the day ?

re space, atm there are boxes and junk all over the place so we have: the hallway, the landing junk room, the cot room junk room, the bedroom junk rooms etc etc.

space is a huge luxury, I do not undestimate it.

Having said we'd stay here for ever unless the right opportunity arose dh is saying he is thinking more about overseas again tonight. :(he's missing his family as well as feeling frustrated professionally ATM.

misskool

Davesnave wrote: »

Yes, we originally had a kitchen larder built on the north side of the house and vented into the eaves.

My FiL went in there early on and sorted out some shelving for us. When he emerged, he said, "And I've filled in that draughty gap near the ceiling!" :mad:

sounds like what we have. OH is always shocked at how much I can fit in there. :rotfl: I would never give that up for anything. It's the best place in the world.

misskool

lostinrates wrote: »

How does the coffee taste? How many have you had this late in the day ?

re space, atm there are boxes and junk all over the place so we have: the hallway, the landing junk room, the cot room junk room, the bedroom junk rooms etc etc.

space is a huge luxury, I do not undestimate it.

Having said we'd stay here for ever unless the right opportunity arose dh is saying he is thinking more about overseas again tonight. :(he's missing his family as well as feeling frustrated professionally ATM.

Good luck for you and OH, hope you both get a good compromise.

And coffee was good, I made a weak one for me but a proper one for OH and he's still zinging around the walls.

lostinrates

misskool wrote: »

sounds like what we have. OH is always shocked at how much I can fit in there. :rotfl: I would never give that up for anything. It's the best place in the world.

I'm sad that the final plan we chose for the kitchen didn't include a larder. It gives us four or five feet more in th kitchen, and I till have space for a non walk in pantry in the utility, but still....alking larders/pantries are their own whole worlds.

lostinrates

misskool wrote: »

Good luck for you and OH, hope you both get a good compromise.

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Me too. I'm just going to pretend its not an issue until its more evident whether it is or not. Ultimately, I'll do whatever dh wants to do.