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PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

... we have a special song we sing in harmony just for cooking mussels. Its called 'die little fish ies, die, die, die.' This means I cannot eat mussels at home alone because he isn't there to sing with me.

Make a tape

Generali

PasturesNew wrote: »

How come these have never before come onto my radar?
http://mattessons.co.uk/our-products/smoked-pork-sausage/jumbo-hot-dogs/
Although looking at mysupermarket they don't seem to exist in most shops.

These are ready cooked sausages. Are there any other "already cooked/ready to eat sausages" out there that are readily available?

M&S always used to do them.

silvercar

PasturesNew wrote: »

Well, there's a clue how come they've passed me by then

I'm within 200 yards of an M&S food petrol forecourt shop - and 1 mile of an M&S Food shop. Never been inside either and I've been around here 2 years.

Go to one, you will be shocked at the prices.

In answer to you planting question, would a holly bush satisfy all requirements?

Wheezy_2

Generali wrote: »

Happy birthday CK. :beer:

The weather here is utterly glorious. 39C and sunny with a gentle breeze. No idea why I got really homesick last night then.

No idea either!
This morning I got soaking wet walking the canine, then stood in a queue because someone decided to put a temporary 1-way traffic light on the road between Walton and Sunbury, and then I hear parts of the M25 near Leatherhead have collapsed.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-surrey-30049739
No need to be homesick.

ბედნიერი დაბადების დღე, CK!
(that should read 'Happy Birthday' in Georgian, hope that came out right...)

SingleSue

Forgot to pass on earlier in the week. ..think youngest is exactly where he needs to be. He has now completed 2 units of work and has received distinctions in both of them.

He has gone from a struggling student to an A to A* one in 2 months. Even better, he is still absolutely loving it there and has gained so much confidence and so many friends, the change in him is incredible.

Generali

Wheezy wrote: »

No idea either!
This morning I got soaking wet walking the canine, then stood in a queue because someone decided to put a temporary 1-way traffic light on the road between Walton and Sunbury, and then I hear parts of the M25 near Leatherhead have collapsed.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-surrey-30049739
No need to be homesick.

ბედნიერი დაბადების დღე, CK!
(that should read 'Happy Birthday' in Georgian, hope that came out right...)

TBH when I get back to England I remember why I moved here in the first place. The English people are great (other amazing British people are available) but the country is just unlivable.

I think it's just because I'm building up to going over and it's been quite an emotionally charged year.

ukmaggie45

SingleSue wrote: »

Forgot to pass on earlier in the week. ..think youngest is exactly where he needs to be. He has now completed 2 units of work and has received distinctions in both of them.

He has gone from a struggling student to an A to A* one in 2 months. Even better, he is still absolutely loving it there and has gained so much confidence and so many friends, the change in him is incredible.

Oh that's wonderful news! Being happy at school or college is so important, I'm sure it makes it easier to learn things. Congrats to youngest on his great results! :j

Generali

GDB2222 wrote: »

39C! That's a bit too warm for me. In fact, I think I would hate it.

I still think of temperatures in Fahrenheit. So, 60 is shirtsleeve weather, 70 is pleasantly warm, 80 is hot, and anything above 85 is too hot to do anything. 39C is 102F, which beats the UK record by a couple of degrees.

You get used to it. Also Australia is set up for it.

For example, I walked the long way round to get to the bus tonight as it meant I'd definitely get a seat rather than having to stand. Great.

So I walked for a bit, got a little uncomfortable and went into a shop. 'Can I help you?', I was asked.

"Nope, just getting in the air con, it's a stinker out there".

Perfectly normal, everyone understands. We went to a restaurant tonight with parents from the school. Bottles of cold water were being brought by the dozen to the table. No fee, no problem, just normal.

5C here is deeply unpleasant. The houses aren't insulated properly and often not at all. Doors don't fit frames and windows are designed to keep bugs out rather than draughts. If we had a 24 hour period like a proper winter where it got -5C at night say and struggled up to 1-2C in the day I think a lot of people would die.

GDB2222 wrote: »

ACTIVE Yellow warning of rain
Updated 13 November at 10:24

From: 00:10 on Fri 14 Nov
To: 09:00 on Fri 14 Nov
A band of heavy rain accompanied by locally very squally winds, chiefly in the west, will move quickly northeast across southern parts of the UK during Thursday night, clearing the southeast by mid morning on Friday. The public should be aware of the risk of disruption, chiefly from localised surface water flooding.

I think we can discount the risk of major wild fires raging across England right now.

This is where the risks are in NSW today:

http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-information/fdr-and-tobans

everywhere was either 'Severe' or 'Very High' risk. Just to give an idea of the scale:

Severe:
Leaving early is the safest option for your survival.
Well prepared homes that are actively defended can provide safety – but only stay if you are physically and mentally prepared to defend in these conditions.
[this means that you have a water supply that will enable you to fight small fires all day/night and that you are mentally and physically able to keep going for hours on end as your belongings and neighbours houses are destroyed, possibly alone]
If you're not prepared, leave early in the day.


Extreme:
Leaving early is the safest option for your survival.
If you are not prepared to the highest level, leave early in the day.
Only consider staying if you are prepared to the highest level – such as your home is specially designed, constructed or modified, and situated to withstand a fire, you are well prepared and can actively defend it if a fire starts.

Catastrophic:
For your survival, leaving early is the only option.
Leave bush fire prone areas the night before or early in the day – do not just wait and see what happens.
Make a decision about when you will leave, where you will go, how you will get there and when you will return.
Homes are not designed to withstand fires in catastrophic conditions so you should leave early.

Catastrophic level came out of the Black Saturday bush fires in Victoria just after I got here. It was horrific. People were burnt to death in their cars trying to flee the fires. The roads had pools of melted alloy wheels on them where people had been trying to shelter.

As soon as they declare a catastrophic level they just clear everyone out now. It doesn't happen often but when it does then the police will just boot you out of your house. If you refuse to go it's made very clear to you that you are entirely on your own: the firies will make no greater attempt to save your house regardless of whether you are in it or not.

Even at Extreme level firemen, often volunteers who are leaving their own homes unprotected, will stand next to you, helping you to save your property and livestock.

Britain has squalls. We had a school full of kids today hiding in the assembly hall waiting to be rescued. It ain't all milk and honey. In fact in this weather it's more likely to be curds & whey and honey!

PasturesNew

silvercar wrote: »

Go to one, you will be shocked at the prices.

In answer to you planting question, would a holly bush satisfy all requirements?

That's an idea. I'll look into them... but I think they might have the habit of spreading out quite thick and I really don't "do" gardening at all

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

That's an idea. I'll look into them... but I think they might have the habit of spreading out quite thick and I really don't "do" gardening at all

Holly grows very slowly but I gan get you one near me quite inexpensively that's near your desired height if a bit thin. It might be male though and not have berries.