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  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    Karmacat wrote: »
    Oh! That's a new one on me, thanks for asking and answering that ...

    I'm not claiming I'm 100% perfect in leaving it off its base - but I do try.
    beanielou wrote: »
    It does explain what happened to my last cheap and nasty kettle.

    I sense a story here...would you like to share?
    beanielou wrote: »
    Lucily got a slightly better one for Christmas.

    Slightly better than "failure with flame"? :eek:
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  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    We have an amber warning of yellow snow.

    Sounds nasty.

    Possibly greater than 20cm accumulation "on high ground". I used to live in a place considered "on high ground" not too far from here.

    That should be amusing...
    "Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
    "We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
    "Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky."
    OMD 'Julia's Song'
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,035 Ambassador
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    Amber warning here & a lot overnight :eek:

    Kettle~~ Last one was pre owned but cheap.
    Exactly as you said the button thingy did not always work & then went kaput.
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  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Best of luck in the Amber Warning weather - there's nothing round my neck of the woods ...
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,035 Ambassador
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    Karmacat wrote: »
    Best of luck in the Amber Warning weather - there's nothing round my neck of the woods ...

    Thanks.
    Bad enough already:(
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    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

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  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    beanielou wrote: »
    Thanks.
    Bad enough already:(

    There's still about 3 inches from yesterday/last night still out back, and with a possible extra 8 on the way, should give decent snowmen...

    :snow_laug:snow_grin:snow_laug

    Hmm...they look a touch evil...
    "Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
    "We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
    "Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky."
    OMD 'Julia's Song'
  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    Only about 5 inches of snow last night. Clearing off my car I managed to get most of it inside. Ho hum...

    :doh:
    "Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
    "We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
    "Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky."
    OMD 'Julia's Song'
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,035 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    When I opened my car door on Tuesday a LOT went on the seat :eek:
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    beanielou wrote: »
    When I opened my car door on Tuesday a LOT went on the seat :eek:

    I think it's a failing with those cars. The door slopes inwards too much instead of being straight up-and-down.

    It does make it difficult to retrieve your scraper. You need the scraper to clear the door, but you need to open the door to get the scraper...
    "Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
    "We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
    "Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky."
    OMD 'Julia's Song'
  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    And a further story in the annals of "BIY" (Bodge it yourself) we have the story of the kitchen workbench with the damaged corners.

    What to do?
    1. Replace the workbench? cross.png
    2. Graft melamine onto the damaged corners? cross.png
    3. Stick kiddies face-protectors over the top? checkbox.svg
    "Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
    "We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
    "Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky."
    OMD 'Julia's Song'
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