Nice People Thread No. 14, all Nice and Proper

michaels

PasturesNew wrote: »

I was supposed to watch it .... but as I'd turned the heating on, I got to the point where I was warm, turned it down (luckily!) then superheated and crashed out. Just woke up, groggy and annoyed having missed it!!

grrrr

Groggy ... missed 2 programmes I wanted to watch on the telly ....and now sitting here groggily uncomfortable all over.

Tricks of the Restaurant Trade was the other programme on tonight's schedule I missed.

Or perhaps you just need a nowtv box with iplayer on it?

ukmaggie45

Generali wrote: »

Good luck with the skin thing, I'm sure it will be fine. We've already decided that 2016 is going to be a great year.

I'm sure it'll be fine too. But always best to check! OH went and had a scan last week for aortic aneurism (free after 65 for men) and is clear. A friend had one, and was lucky to make it through the op, it was only found because he had a different scare! :eek: So even OH who is usually fairly cavalier about health stuff decided best to get it checked out!

PasturesNew wrote: »

I was supposed to watch it .... but as I'd turned the heating on, I got to the point where I was warm, turned it down (luckily!) then superheated and crashed out. Just woke up, groggy and annoyed having missed it!!

grrrr

Groggy ... missed 2 programmes I wanted to watch on the telly ....and now sitting here groggily uncomfortable all over.

Tricks of the Restaurant Trade was the other programme on tonight's schedule I missed.

Have a feeling the Victorian Bakers gets repeated later in the week. Just checked - it does!
BBC2, Sat 16 Jan 2016, 17:30
It was interesting, set in an urban bakery in 1870s - a lot about how they adulterated the flour with all sorts of things. In London at that time it was impossible to buy a loaf that didn't contain alum! :eek: Also it was incredibly hard work as they had to produce a lot more bread in the urban situation than the rural - batches of bread that weighed huge number of stones, plus did days that were longer than 10 hours. By the end of the programme they'd got on to making buns as sugar had become more available and cheaper.

Last week when they were in a rural bakehouse they were delivering the loaves by foot to their customers. I have a photo of my Grandpa with his pony and cart - he used to deliver using that, but being in Wales prob too far to walk for delivery. That's how he met my Gran - she was the lady's maid at a local big house.

Forgot all about Tricks of the Restaurant Trade, think I caught the signed version in the middle of the night last week.

Just waved at ISS, saw a bit of the pass before it disappeared behind a cloud.

ukmaggie45

Tricks of the Restaurant Trade repeats:
Friday, 3:30am - 3:55am, 4seven
Sunday, 2:35am, 4seven
Monday, 8pm, 4seven

Or can watch again on 4 on demand.

GDB2222

michaels wrote: »

Or perhaps you just need a nowtv box with iplayer on it?

ivyleaf

Quiet here today! And I haven't time to do a "proper post" because we've got to leave in a few minutes to collect grandson from school.

ukmaggie45

Just got my dermatologist appointment - next Monday! Under the 2 week rule. Have to say that did surprise me a bit. But I'm still sure it's (almost certainly) nothing to worry about. At least we know where the parking is from when I went for the last squidge yer boobs between 2 metal plates jobbie!

michaels

Lower back very sore again, resulting in sore legs and can't stand up without bending forward at the hips and can only walk in tiny shuffling painful steps. I do hate this getting old business...although I know it is better than the alternative.

ivyleaf

Aw michaels, that sounds horrible What does your GP say, or haven't you got around to seeing them yet?

GDB2222

michaels wrote: »

Lower back very sore again, resulting in sore legs and can't stand up without bending forward at the hips and can only walk in tiny shuffling painful steps. I do hate this getting old business...although I know it is better than the alternative.

Do you get it after a day spent crouched over a laptop? It's good if that's the cause, as it's easy to remedy.

michaels

PasturesNew wrote: »

Telly's been choppy all day, can't watch anything.
It's bl00dy cold, finally caved in and turned the heating on just now.
It's tipping it down out there, huge rain drops, solid sheets of rain, again.
Weather report says on Flood Alert. again.

I DO hate winter....rain .... cold ....dark.

If you had a nowtv box for only a fiver to daisy you wouldn't have any reception issues on iPlayer