First-World Problems.

[PaulF]

My mother has lost the Christmas pudding!

[rogerzilla]

The bloody outlaws have no coffee making apparatus.  Not even a cafetiere.

[PaulF]

My mother has lost the Christmas pudding!

Panic over my wife has found it. I was just about to drive home and get one!

[Ruth]

We have just used the last of the fresh coffee, and will be restricted to instant after we have finished this pot.

Also we have no fresh milk and are using UHT.

[hellymedic]

We have just used the last of the fresh coffee, and will be restricted to instant after we have finished this pot.

Also we have no fresh milk and are using UHT.

Too late now but why don't you keep some milk in the freezer? My freezer is full of 'emergency milk'. It's much nicer than stringy UHT.

[Ruth]

We have just used the last of the fresh coffee, and will be restricted to instant after we have finished this pot.

Also we have no fresh milk and are using UHT.

Too late now but why don't you keep some milk in the freezer? My freezer is full of 'emergency milk'. It's much nicer than stringy UHT.

You mean, be organised and plan stuff?

That would be silly.

Also why we are not having potatoes with our dinner today 

[Kim]

Nahh, UHT milk is way nicer.  </philistine>


(I think I was subjected to too much powdered milk at a formative age.)

[barakta]

Kim calls UHT "plastic milk" and we retain a stash for her drinkings.  I never used it even when I could digest the lactose in it *shudder* 'orrible stuff.

Can't you make coffee in a pan and use a tea strainer when pouring into mugs, that's how my gran taught me to make freshly ground coffee...

[Ruth]

Kim calls UHT "plastic milk" and we retain a stash for her drinkings.  I never used it even when I could digest the lactose in it *shudder* 'orrible stuff.

Can't you make coffee in a pan and use a tea strainer when pouring into mugs, that's how my gran taught me to make freshly ground coffee...

That sounds like Cowboy Coffee.

[barakta]

My Gran claimed it is how the French make coffee but I can't ask her now cos she has Alzheimers.

[hellymedic]

Kim calls UHT "plastic milk" and we retain a stash for her drinkings.  I never used it even when I could digest the lactose in it *shudder* 'orrible stuff.

Can't you make coffee in a pan and use a tea strainer when pouring into mugs, that's how my gran taught me to make freshly ground coffee...

Lacto-free UHT is just as stringy as any other UHT milk whereas the chilled variety is quite palatable. I don't understand how chilled Lacto-free can have a shelf life of a month. Stuff in last week's Sainsbury's delivery had a 21 January use by date.

[hellymedic]

Partner has cut up the parsnip into pieces which are the wrong shape for roasting.

I'll have to microwave them.

[barakta]

I know, I have noticed the long life of lactofree, it also survives being "kept" out of a fridge for longer which is how I get away with hoiking my own supplies of it around.  I am surprised by how palatable it is, only a handful of people complain about it compared to regular milk. 

The long life lactofree is minging and I try not to drink it.

[Tewdric]

The bloody outlaws have no coffee making apparatus.  Not even a cafetiere.

In the same bateau here.  There's an auto type filter thing but it still doesn't make coffee.  I'm consigned to liquid, brown, coffee-type until we get back to some Happy Donkey love.

[rogerzilla]

Tonight's TV preferences from the old folk (who only have one TV) is the worst imaginable; the abominable bread-and-circuses Strictly, you-bloody-slaaaaag EastEnders etc.

I may go to bed early.

[barakta]

*shudder* at enforced telly of crapness. 

[Ruth]

We are going to play Lord of the Rings Trivial Pursuit, but neither of us can be arsed to set the board up.

[geraldc]

I'm keeping myself amused by shelling nuts, but can't for the life of me shell a Brazil nut so it comes out intact. Walnuts are also posing a problem.

There is also a large amount nut shrapnel and nut detritus on my chest, and I can't get up without spilling it on the sofa.

[dasmoth]

Water feed level sensor in my espresso machine is kaput  .

I knew we should have had the kitchen re-done so we could have a plumbed-in machine.

[Basil]

Traditionaly, Father C. brings me a decent bottle of single malt in my stocking.  Problem is, I really fancy a night cap and pressies aren't for several hours yet.  So, (imagine the horror) I'm having a Famous Grouse and coke.
Even worse, I'm enjoying it.
I definately need counciling.

Disaster averted.  Thank-you Santa.

[Julian]

I have a week off over Christmas and I'm ruining it by being ill in my own time. 

[Jurek]

I have a week off over Christmas and I'm ruining it by being ill in my own time. 

Urgh!
That truly sucks.
GWS

[SteveC]

I have a week off over Christmas and I'm ruining it by being ill in my own time. 

This happens so often. The first 5 years MrsC and I were an item, she was ill over Christmas. It wasn't until we learned to deliberately slow down in the previous weeks (not accepting invitations to every event for instance) that we had a healthy break. And we're neither of us too bright this year! 

[citoyen]

BTDTGTTS, Julian. You have my sympathy. Get well soon.

I think for me it was the relief at finishing work. The build up to Christmas is my busiest time of the year. First day off, body says, "Right, that's it, I'm shutting down for a week..."

[rogerzilla]

I used to get flu or a heavy cold most Christmases, then I discovered echinacea (works for some people, not for others).