Preparedness for when

nuatha

GreyQueen wrote: »

OK, here's a question for my fellow females (gents, pls avert thine eyes).

I obviously don't count as a gent

You measure for a bra by going around your ribs with a tape measure + 5 then round up to an even number if the result is an odd one and that give you the band size. Then you measure round the fullest part of your bosom, and subtract the band-measurement from the boobage and you get, according to a formula, your cup size.

Eg 1/2 inch larger = AA cup, 1 inch larger A cup, 2 inches large = B cup etc etc until your cup runneth over or you wander into Benny Hill Territory.

How the hell can I end up with a cup size 1" smaller than the band size? My head hurts. I checked the interweb for the technique and everything. I know you can get professionally measured but I've had that done by M & S and it was rubbish; I ended up in a changing room with about 10 bras of the "right" size according to M & S Lady which all fitted extremely wrongly in about 10 different ways.

I had a meltdown in the changing room and stormed out of the shop in a temper. I will be back in a shop tomorrow with a similar mission. Is it theoretically possible to have an un-bra-able figure? I swear I look relatively normal...........:rotfl:

The problem being the add 5, if the fullest part of your bosom adds less than 5 inches, then you will inevitably have a negative number.
There's a three measurement system - quick google gave me this calculator that might help.

DawnW wrote: »

Yes, and very nice they are, too. On quite another note, some friends of ours used to keep one (a muntjac, not a barrel of mead ) as a pet. It had been injured in a road accident, and the vet had thought it was brain damaged, so passed it on to them (mad animal folk) to take care of it in its declining years.

Well, it wasn't quite right in that it couldn't have fended for itself in the wild, but it actually did very well for itself. It lived in their (posh) house, and used a litter tray in the corner of the kitchen. When we were invited for dinner, our youngest DD was delighted to discover that it lurked around under the table at meal times, and was an ideal solution for disposing of unwanted items such as brussels sprouts :rotfl:

Thank you Dawn, the idea of a barrel of mead as a pet had me laughing out loud - much needed at the moment.
I do like the idea of a critter who does useful table disposal, my nana had a rather overly fed corgi that would only eat cheese and fruitcake from the table.

GreyQueen

:j nuatha, I'm glad you're "not a gent" because that linkie was brilliant.

I apparently should be taking a 44 C cup. Might explain a few issues with my current under-pinnings.:rotfl:

Armed with that information I might just be able to go shopping without stropping after or before w*rk tomorrow. Wish me luck.

And, before you ask, Bedsit Bob, I won't be posting pictures of any purchases and you'd be very sorry if I did.

Hollyberry

nuatha - love the idea of the Wild Hunt careering through the sports hall with antlers clashing!

DawnW - Wonderful tale of the muntjac...although I do like the idea of a housetrained barrel of mead. I find an OH useful for the table scraps. (Just realised that sounds rather mean, but I have caught him "clearing plates" in the kitchen, and understood why he always wants to load the dishes... )

GQ - Should you have a Mr A in your vicinity, I can recommnd his services for reasonably priced new underpinnings £6-£8 (buy a back size smaller if you go for any of the jersey/t shirt fabric varieties). Even the sports variety are lasting me well. :cool:

greenbee

nuatha wrote: »

Among many other things, he's done snail porridge and bacon and egg ice cream (I believe separate dishes)

Yes, separate dishes.

I managed to avoid snail porridge, but the E&B ice cream was vile. So sweet I couldn't eat it.

There was also a very peculiar dish called 'sound of the sea' that looked like the rather nasty foam you sometimes get on the sea and came with an ipod in a shell that was apparently the sound of crashing waves and seagulls... my colleague thought it was a squeaky hamster wheel... The foam tasted like what you'd get if you accidentally swallowed seawater...

I can't remember what else was on the tasting menu, but I certainly wouldn't have paid for it...

bluebag

GreyQueen wrote: »

:j nuatha, I'm glad you're "not a gent" because that linkie was brilliant.

I apparently should be taking a 44 C cup. Might explain a few issues with my current under-pinnings.:rotfl:

Armed with that information I might just be able to go shopping without stropping after or before w*rk tomorrow. Wish me luck.

And, before you ask, Bedsit Bob, I won't be posting pictures of any purchases and you'd be very sorry if I did.

We are a household of 3 girlies, all different shapes and sizes. The sizing of some brands of unmentionables are very different to others.

We find it best to just have a good eyeball estimate and then a very long changing room session taking in the maximum amount of underpinnings allowed.

We find primani and asdA do pretty well on the fit, price and washability. m and S not really coming out too well, poor fit for the price.

For the odd major extravagance The Summer of Ann is divine but you really need to be lying down when you view the price tag.

maryb

I got myself fitted at Rigby and Peller; note - NOT measured. They fit by eye and they are bloody good. John Lewis fitters are also quite good and some are able to fit by eye rather than by tape measure

But the R&P bras are eyewateringly expensive. I bought one to 'pay my rent' as it were and then trotted off to good old Marks. Only to find that their sizes are a bit skimpier.

But I've sussed it now. Take your conventional measurement and go down at least one band size probably two and up at least one cup size, probably two. If the smaller band size is too tight because M&S sizing is a bit off, go back up a band size but still go for a much bigger cup size.

My 16 year old DD2 is a 28FF when properly fitted. She's no Katie Price but she's got such a slim frame that what she has got stands out as it were. She's very gratified but you try getting bras in that size at a reasonable price:eek:

elona

GQ

If you try being fitted at a Bravissimo store you may find your cup size goes up by a couple of sizes and the band size goes down. I thought the washing machine was making the underwire come out but seems it is a sign the cups are too small.

elona

Maryb

have you tried shopping online at brastop when there is a sale on ?

Named brands but much cheaper and not frumpy.

maryb

OOh ta, I'll have a look

ALIBOBSY

MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »

I've been playing around with my recipe books today and found some very oldfashioned ideas for filling up hungry people without filling them full of expensive meat based dishes. He Who Knows parents always served a large Yorkshire Pudding full of gravy as a starter before a roast dinner and that is one way, I have also had a large dumpling with gravy served to me when I was at school by a friends parents who were country folk. What I've found are variations on baked and steamed puddings made with flour/ oatmeal/suet/onions and herbs all of which can either be served as a starter or with a meal which seems to me to be a very sensible way of making the expensive meat etc go that much further. The other well known filler upper of hollow legs is a good rice pudding or a steamed pudding for dessert, all old fashioned ribstickers and not particularly in vogue nowadays but I reckon our forebears knew a thing or three and as times get tough, it might be the way to go? Lyn xxx.

Trying to catch up with this thread, but it moves so fast lol.

My Gran was a Yorkshire lass and always maintained you NEVER eat the Ypuds with the meal. They had them with gravy for a starter to fill you up so less meat was needed with the main course and if they didn't have a cooked pudding they often had extra yorkshire puddings sprinkled in sugar or drizzled with honey. She also always had a chunk of cheese with her fruit cake, another seemingly northern habit .

Ali x