Nice people thread part 6 - thrice by twice as nice :)

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

Pffft. I am not. Dh might...so if it doesn't work he can think of me fondly when he walks into dishwasher

Go for one where you'll trip over the door then.... to make sure he really remembers

I would say .... never assume you'll go first because of your attributes/issues ... it was always assumed by everybody that my remaining parent would be the first to go ... didn't happen.

DH could trip over the cute cats tomorrow..... especially as you're moving things about and they're on the prowl nosing about

vivatifosi

NP's can I please ask for your help? I have a concert to attend on Saturday evening in Islington. I was looking to drive in, but hear that the Olympic lanes are now in use and I;m concerned that the traffic will be dreadful. Trying to decide whether this is still best course of action or whether to go somewhere on the Northern Line and park up, take tube in.

My go to train lines are the Met and Jub, I don't really know the Northern Line. Any ideas?

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

Go for one where you'll trip over the door then.... to make sure he really remembers

I would say .... never assume you'll go first because of your attributes/issues ... it was always assumed by everybody that my remaining parent would be the first to go ... didn't happen.

DH could trip over the cute cats tomorrow..... especially as you're moving things about and they're on the prowl nosing about

. That's true. If he goes first i will have to sell anyway.

Nikkster

silvercar wrote: »

One of my favourite shops. For big treats.

Maybe one day... I had better start saving!

vivatifosi

lostinrates wrote: »

So yes, will be a faff, but will only be open when loading and unloading, and will not need to be walked around to put things away or in washer.

Don't underestimate the faff factor in unloading. My parents have a dishwasher that faces their island, but the door opens into the whole of the space. Loading is fine because you put in as it builds up, but unloading is a nightmare. Their pots and pans go one way, their cups and plates go another way, so either the machine needs to be closed again or you have to walk round the island to the other side, walking round is a faff, sliding all the draws and racks back in to close the door is another faff. Then there's the mug cupboard, which happens to be opposite the dishwasher and can't be opened while the washer door is open. So you have to put the mugs in one place to move them to another cupboard once the door is shut. It's a PITA! I don't use my dishwasher but at least I can open the door without any problems.

lostinrates

vivatifosi wrote: »

Don't underestimate the faff factor in unloading. My parents have a dishwasher that faces their island, but the door opens into the whole of the space. Loading is fine because you put in as it builds up, but unloading is a nightmare. Their pots and pans go one way, their cups and plates go another way, so either the machine needs to be closed again or you have to walk round the island to the other side, walking round is a faff, sliding all the draws and racks back in to close the door is another faff. Then there's the mug cupboard, which happens to be opposite the dishwasher and can't be opened while the washer door is open. So you have to put the mugs in one place to move them to another cupboard once the door is shut. It's a PITA! I don't use my dishwasher but at least I can open the door without any problems.

I will show you when you visit and you can tell me if its the same problem here. In my head it works, but i think i can see what you mean.

michaels

Part of the reason for our kitchen makeover is because it is was so narrow that when the dishwasher was open it was hard to pass at all.

I have seen some high gloss finish dishwashers with an upper and lower drawer (like big pan drawers) that can be washed separately.

WE have put the hob on the island and the sink on the wall, not sure why but it just seemed like it would work better - cooking is theatre, washing up is not!

On the wall we have tall units from the corner and then half way along we switch to worktop. The underworktop units stick out about 30mm less than the worktop so the handles are covered, the tall units obviously need to be in line with the under counter units but what happens where they meet and the worktop sticks out further than the tall units but 300mm - do you just angle it in?

The builders are making a meal of our floor. They started laying it the wrong way (I had told the head builder but he was not their so they obviously just started in the easiest direct. They did not completely level all the different areas so the floor moves a little underfoot (14mm engineered clic floor on fibre underlay) and now I think they will run out of wood because of the wastage from when they started in the wrong direction even though there was about 15% over...oh I forgot, they were only supposed to be gluing the kitchen area to make sure it is leak proof but they had started gluing the bit they put down wrong (far from the kitchen) thus making it harder for them to take it up and no doubt leading to more wastage. And id I mention a couple of the boards in the middle have damaged edges where they join, either form trying to lay the click mechanism where it wasn't falt or possible from reusing the ones they had put down in the wrong place with glue. I would have saved those damaged ones for the edge or under the units and taken them up whilst laying them not just left the raggedy edges in the middle of the floor where no doubt traffic will cause them to get worse. Yes it can be re-sanded and re-varnished but not normally straight after being laid...

Sorry, rant over, I am off to put a coat of paint on the spare room before I can sleep tonight

PasturesNew

michaels wrote: »

cooking is theatre

I must be doing my beans on toast wrong.

misskool

just went out for the evening watching reduced shakespeare company. hilarious.

it is wet outside though

lemonjelly

lostinrates wrote: »

I don't get westfield. For the 'posh' shops why not go theroper versions of them? Why put them in shepards bush?

Fwiw i know a few peoplein retail who do not 'get' westfield either. I have not been there fwiw. Maybe it would make sense if i saw it.

you are missing nothing whatsoever if it is anything like merry hell round here.
I always used to get bad legs/feet after going there, as the floors are too solid.