Nice people thread part 5 - nicely does it

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silvercar wrote: »

Tesco offer 4.44 in club card points for the Walkman if it was in good condition!

Having just binned a load of old stuff ... I had no idea Tesco gave points for stuff. Never heard of that before.

I just googled it - there's an article here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/9065653/Gadgets-worth-762-million-sent-to-landfill.html

That has a list at the bottom. Checked the Tesco one and there's a store just a 30 mile round trip from here that'd take stuff. The next nearest one is 100 miles round trip. Only just realised they give you a freepost label though.

Tesco site is at: https://www.tescoelectricaltradein.com/

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chewmylegoff wrote: »

the greatest sandwich i ever created consisted of an entire sainsbury's baguette filled with 6 slices of corned beef, two packets of crisps and a whole load of mayonnaise. i think i calculated that it provided enough calories to last for a day and a half.

aside from that, the best sandwiches in the world are:

1) fried mashed potato sandwich (bread must be toasted)
2) fish finger sandwich (pref ciabatta, tartare sauce optional)
3) chip butty
4) crisp sandwich (ready salted walkers only)

also, eating technique is important. if you're not hiccuping by the third bite you are not eating it fast enough.

I like you

I did see a Spanish Omelette sandwich/baguette/bap on display in a shop window once. . . so I had to have one. The idea was great, but their Spanish omelette wasn't the best.

I was also in a cafe once and saw that the man was making "egg mayo" by microwaving the egg into a scrambled mix.... so I tried it and that's nice too.

chewmylegoff

vivatifosi wrote: »

I used to feel nauseous eating eggs but I don't anymore. I've been told, but can't confirm (maybe lir can chime in) that chickens used to be fed a penicillin based antibiotic, particularly battery chickens. I'm very allergic to penicillin and used to feel dreadful after just one mouthful, but it never showed up on any allergy tests because I'm not allergic to eggs per se. When I say eggs, I'm talking about lots of egg: sandwiches, omlettes etc, not a bit of egg in a cake for example.

Now most eggs are free range I don't have the same problem as I used to.

No idea whether it is true or not but it would be interesting to find out more.

i know for a fact that antibiotics are routinely fed to many cattle (as well as some nice growth hormones, mmm), so i should think there's an absolute certainty that they are fed to battery hens (if not free range chickens as well, although obviously a bit more difficult logistically).

all the fuss about GM foods, but no-one seems to care that the cow they are eating is 30% larger because it's been fed some synthetic hormones and drugs.

Wheezy_2

chewmylegoff wrote: »

the greatest sandwich i ever created consisted of an entire sainsbury's baguette filled with 6 slices of corned beef, two packets of crisps and a whole load of mayonnaise.

followed by:

chewmylegoff wrote: »

anyway, i've been to berlin .... i do remember the food being pretty ropey

:rotfl:

My grandfather's favourite sandwich was lard with brown sugar. :eek:
I don't have a favourite one, I just don't like veggies in my sandwiches.
And I don't get the 'crisps in a sandwich' thing..I do like crisps and sandwiches but the combination is yuck.
Same with chocolate with nuts...hate it. Although I do like chocolate and nuts on their own. Yum.

Davesnave

chewmylegoff wrote: »

i know for a fact that antibiotics are routinely fed to many cattle (as well as some nice growth hormones, mmm), so i should think there's an absolute certainty that they are fed to battery hens (if not free range chickens as well, although obviously a bit more difficult logistically).

I'm sure lir will confirm that chickens destined for serious commercial production, whether for eggs or meat, and regardless of system, are routinely vaccinated as chicks. I'm not aware of them being medicated after that unless sickness occurs. To have sickness in a flock at the stocking levels normally encountered would be financially disastrous.

We give our hens antibiotics if we need to because of illness, but we don't buy hens vaccinated against things like salmonella. Our customers never ask though; all they care about is the taste.

michaels

Meanwhile chez LIR dog dog has taken a bit of a shine to one of the rescue hens...



doglikeschook

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Hotlinking disabled Michaels.

lostinrates

Commercial chicken feeds can contain antibiotics And other meds so far as i am aware, e.g. CocciOdiostats.

Eu ceraitainly allow that, not sure of the prevalance of it tbh.

Wheezy_2

michaels wrote: »

Meanwhile chez LIR dog dog has taken a bit of a shine to one of the rescue hens...

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
chicken didn't seem to mind too much

lostinrates

Well....i can't see the picture...but dog dog and big dog were reasonably good with chickens until my dad house sat for us and big dog got one. Now its a constant battle and i cannot trust them for a minute.