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

SingleSue

One hell of a rush this morning, we had to get up, washed, dressed, out the house, drop James off at work, dismantle and load up the car with the drum kit (not a 5 minute job as his kit is massive!) at my parent's and then get to the practice hall for 9.30 this morning.

We were bang on time.

Then to try to get youngest's blazer, we turn up at the start of the selling session on the first day and guess what? Yep, you've guessed it...they have sold out of his size and it will have to be ordered and won't arrive before school starts. Why oh why do they only sell the uniform in the 2 days before they go back, surely doing it last week would have given a chance that things would be here before the term started.

Then onto the weekly shop...which became a can't quite be bothered to do a weekly shop as I feel a tiny bit stressed so will just get a few things in shop.

Home now but back out again in less than 90 minutes to pick up drum kit and middle son, drop some of his kit at my parent's and take him and the remaining kit to where they are doing a workshop with one of the bands who supported The Darkness at Thetford forest this year.

SingleSue

Oh and I don't like egg and soldiers but my kids love them...

Spirit_2

lostinrates wrote: »

On the plus side,QUOTE]

That you have found a plus side is bl**dy amazing.

A common NHS problem is that there is generaly no integrated rostering of staff so different professions all being scheduled to be in the right place at the right time to ensure co-odependant skills are available can be a bit hit and miss.

Ward staff are used to being scheduled but other professionals seem to think it an assault on their professional freedoms. I am not impressed by Lancelot Spratt seeing me maybe.

You should complain. Unless unexpected sickness, bereavement etc for the staff member concerned this was forseeable on the hospitals part.

I have now added cold roast pork, stuffing and crackling and two oaty biscuits to the gluttony count. I have had a mug of instant coffe with caffiene (I usually have mint tea) and dropped the coffee jar so that it has spilt over the kitchen floor. Swept it into a dustpan but still cracking under foot so obviously not done a very good job.

Am showered but not dressed , in dressing gown, so just as well you cannot pop round really as I am not fit for visitors.

Pastures should find this reassuringly not posh, I am finding it like purgatory but CBA to do anything but search for food. Considering mozzarella, tomato and basil as next snack.

PasturesNew

Spirit wrote: »

Pastures should find this reassuringly not posh, I am finding it like purgatory but CBA to do anything but search for food. Considering mozzarella, tomato and basil as next snack.

I think considering mozzarella and basil as a snack (and having them) is posh ... when you consider the non-posh snack-fest would probably have said a cheese sandwich

I bought mozzarella once, for a pizza topping. Wasn't very impressed with it .... it was a Tesco value pack.... cheese in watery stuff. It didn't cook up to be thick and stringy like mozzarella should be.

PasturesNew

GDB2222 wrote: »

You need a pan that's quite a bit bigger than the gap between the supports.

That's not easily achieved with a combination of:
[1] not my pans [2] only wanted to boil 3 eggs [3] couldn't get the smallest one lit at all (although I did, eventually (20th attempt) manage to work out how to light one of the rings, although I don't know how I did it, so will have to start from scratch next time to get a flame.

I use pans "only just big enough for the current job", so the whole concept of having to balance over-large pans onto bits of metal, while there are flames on the loose and boiling liquids...... it's not really for me. I'm also too jumpy .... I'd be so nervous lifting the pan off that if there were a sudden noise the whole lot'd hit the ceiling/floor ... and me.

PasturesNew

Percy1983 wrote: »

You need this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tefal-Toast-TT550015-Toaster-Slice/dp/B0013KEDKY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346669722&sr=8-1

It really does work, I own one

At £33 I'd expect it to work!! So does a regular £5 toaster and a microwave egg boiler £5 tops.

PasturesNew

SingleSue wrote: »

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You're way too soft on them.... get this: http://media.treehugger.com/assets/images/2011/10/Bike-Trailer-Moves-House.jpg

Percy1983

PasturesNew wrote: »

At £33 I'd expect it to work!! So does a regular £5 toaster and a microwave egg boiler £5 tops.

You forgot the cost of the microwave

PasturesNew

Percy1983 wrote: »

You forgot the cost of the microwave

There was no microwave in the toaster/egg combo....

chewmylegoff

Percy1983 wrote: »

You forgot the cost of the microwave

unless this toaster/egg cooker combo can also heat up a can of beans and defrost soup, i'm afraid you have lost me!