RMweb Gold Kingzance Posted August 27, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 27, 2019 52 minutes ago, Barry O said: Doctors attended. Instructed to use alternative eyedrops and go back to eye clinic asap. Bacon sandwich now being consumed.. Baz To me, sight is perhaps the most important sense so I would guard it relentlessly. Smell, well would I really need to choose between old socks and Chanel? Hearing - the TV is full of stuff of no interest that I have to watch or I am accused of being anti-social. Feel - a quick one has eluded me for half a century. Taste - as we move to standardised, pre-packaged, processed meals, who needs to determine one manufacturer's cardboard from another? As you may have determined, I got out of the bed on teh wrong side this morning - courtesy of UK Networks' contractors but I wish you a positive outcome Baz! 3 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted August 27, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 27, 2019 Morning all from Estuary-Land. Chris, I too seem to tire easily now but we are both fully paid up members of the coffin dodgers club (over three score and ten) its no surprise. I will probably carry on doing what I done yesterday, absolutely zilch, maybe tomorrow when its a bit cooler I will do some more. 9 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted August 27, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 27, 2019 Nearly forgot, the grasshoppers excelled themselves this morning, making so much noise that they drowned out the birdsong. 11 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 81C Posted August 27, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 27, 2019 KZ thanks for the advice it's something I did know working along side Land lords they make estate agents look pretty sad with their knowledge . Baz I've slowly been regaining my sense of smell and taste after 15 years on Co-codamol which the quack said was harmless along with a host of other problems it caused which have all gone, I feel much better and I've lost weight as well so double check with the pharmacist with each new drug prescribed. 14 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lurker Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 On 24/08/2019 at 13:03, Coombe Barton said: Our school motto - Dat Deus Incrementum - May God give rise to learning. More often - For chrissakes give us a rise. my school motto too 11 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JohnDMJ Posted August 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2019 I wonder how the rest of today will progress! Had planned visits from kitchen tap fitter and furniture fitter. Tap guy advised 10:00 arrival; turned up 20 mins early. Furniture guy suggests 10:30; arrives 11:15. Tap guy dismantles broken part of tap and declares the ceramic valve has shattered; replacement tap required. Agreed, paid for and fitted. Then discovers that the installation has been 'bodged' and is unable to satisfactorily stop the leak between the 100C boiler and the tap. New boiler. Still, new two year warranty on the system now! Furniture guy arrives and notices that the new (and replacement) shelves are not to the original spec. Shelves rejected but brackets fixed in place and other mods achieved. Just need to await 8 proper shelves! One job completed, but £700 lighter and the other half done; frustrated! 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackRat Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 5 hours ago, TheQ said: Bridies? they'e available all over Scotland, we even had what was supposed to be Bridies for school dinners in Inverness. As for being the same as a pastie they're not. A Bridie is mince and onion, A Proper Cornish pasty is 400 g beef skirt, cut into cubes 300 g potato, peeled and diced 150 g swede/turnip*, peeled and diced 150 g onion, peeled and sliced Salt & pepper to taste (2:1 ratio Nope sorry.....a proper Cornish pasty is all done by eye, never weighed and usually the ratios vary, depending on what you have to bung in. 6 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted August 27, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, BlackRat said: Nope sorry.....a proper Cornish pasty is all done by eye, never weighed and usually the ratios vary, depending on what you have to bung in. The recipe is an approximation for those that don't know what to bung in.. 4 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerburnie Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 1 hour ago, TheQ said: The recipe is an approximation for those that don't know what to bung in.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridie 6 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDMJ Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, BlackRat said: Nope sorry.....a proper Cornish pasty is all done by eye, never weighed and usually the ratios vary, depending on what you have to bung in. Does a proper Cornish Pasty not have a main meal end and a desert end, or is that a myth! Edited August 27, 2019 by JohnDMJ 5 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BlackRat Posted August 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, JohnDMJ said: Does a proper Cornish Pasty not have a main meal end and a desert end, or is that a myth! They used to....first takeaway we reckons down ere. Usually marked so each person knew whose was what. Warmed near the steam engine then lowered at crib time and a good tale is men shouting up......."Is my crib past eee yet?" So.....hence pasty (pastie). The thick side crust (ALWAYS a side crust with a Cornish pasty) was to hold it whilst you ate.....then the crust, contaminated by dirty fingers engrained with amongst other things....arsenic.... was chucked down the mine, for the piskies or min e imps to feed on and keep them happy. 12 2 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Tony_S Posted August 27, 2019 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2019 Hello all. Just a quick check in from near the mid Atlantic. Wobbly seas and too windy to be allowed out the pointy end of the ship. Very relaxing. Back later. Tony ( via complementary WiFi ) 16 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 7 hours ago, Kingzance said: A cautionary note to 81c - you have not sold until your solicitor has exchanged signed contracts with your buyer’s solicitor - as I know to my cost! In California even exchanged contracts are not binding. The deal is only finalized when the funds are in your bank account. We had a contract to sell our house from a woman who was actually a real estate agent. Turns out she was signing contracts on multiple properties at the same time to lock them out of the market while she decided which one she really wanted. I filed a complaint with the RE association. Curt reply said she wasn't doing anything illegal! And you wonder why these people have a bad reputation. 4 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gordon s Posted August 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2019 Thanks for your welcome back. This will probably be a fleeting visit until the colder weather sets in, golf takes a back seat and ET may continue.. Another day sweltering in the sun, trying to lay a tongued and grooved roof. To say it was hot, would be an understatement, so enjoying a cold beer right now.... One of the things I've become aware of as the years pass by is what would happen if my batteries ran out and I suddenly expired. There are tons of things that come under my wing, one of which is care for our fish and the pond. What started as an exercise to simplify things ended up replacing our filter system with a high tech piece of kit that requires very little maintenance and then it seemed like a good idea to build a shed to house it...... After all, I haven't got much to do... To add to that, my dear lady set a deadline. September 8th sees her mothers 90th birthday and Jack's side of the family will descend en masse for said celebration. Having three large filter housings sat on the patio may be an issue, so I am under threat that the shed has to be built and said filter installed and moved from patio before the drop dead date of Sept 8th....Wouldn't be a problem if I didn't have numerous golf days in between.... This was the start a couple of weeks ago.... ....and current state of play.... The pressure is on.....but golf tomorrow and Thursday.... 18 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDMJ Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 1 hour ago, BlackRat said: They used to....first takeaway we reckons down ere. Usually marked so each person knew whose was what. Warmed near the steam engine then lowered at crib time and a good tale is men shouting up......."Is my crib past eee yet?" So.....hence pasty (pastie). The thick side crust (ALWAYS a side crust with a Cornish pasty) was to hold it whilst you ate.....then the crust, contaminated by dirty fingers engrained with amongst other things....arsenic.... was chucked down the mine, for the piskies or min e imps to feed on and keep them happy. Things have changed a lot since then! 2 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted August 27, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 27, 2019 1 hour ago, BlackRat said: They used to....first takeaway we reckons down ere. Usually marked so each person knew whose was what. Warmed near the steam engine then lowered at crib time and a good tale is men shouting up......."Is my crib past eee yet?" So.....hence pasty (pastie). The thick side crust (ALWAYS a side crust with a Cornish pasty) was to hold it whilst you ate.....then the crust, contaminated by dirty fingers engrained with amongst other things....arsenic.... was chucked down the mine, for the piskies or min e imps to feed on and keep them happy. Which side should the thick crust be on, left or right??? 1 1 1 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDMJ Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 4 minutes ago, roundhouse said: Which side should the thick crust be on, left or right??? Guess it depends on which end the main meal is! 1 2 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 3 hours ago, BlackRat said: Warmed near the steam engine then lowered at crib time and a good tale is men shouting up......."Is my crib past eee yet?" On the Tin Coast (St Just) it was called croust. 2 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tigerburnie Posted August 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2019 Evening, thought I try and do this before the inevitable power cut, we are in the middle of quite a loud thunder storm, the local grid seems to drop off every time we get one. Fishing was well, lets say I had pizza for tea, so say no more, good job I can grow peppers and chillies for the topping, distinct lack of fish round here. Wet forecast for tomorrow, so maybe a bit more muddling, built the station masters house, need to make the waiting room/ticket office next, although no trains stopped after the second world war in reality, photographs show the building was kept in tip top condition, even the wooden fencing looked freshly painted in the 1954 image I have. 17 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted August 27, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 27, 2019 Evening all from Estuary-Land. Despite the time hot and sticky here still. A slight possibility of thunder but it looks as if it will be to the north and west of us. Time to put the kettle on, be back later. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurenceb Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Welcome back Gordon Keep fighting the demons Andy Night awl 5 8 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted August 27, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 27, 2019 5 hours ago, gordon s said: Another day sweltering in the sun, trying to lay a tongued and grooved roof. Where have you put Shergar and Sam? 1 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post BoD Posted August 27, 2019 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2019 6 hours ago, Tony_S said: Wobbly seas and too windy to be allowed out the pointy end of the ship. There goes your chance of that Titanic moment then. 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon s Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Ah, such memories...... Sam will probably be a pensioner now... 7 3 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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