Author Topic: First-World Problems. (Read 336740 times)

tiermat · « **Reply #1025 on:** 22 December, 2015, 04:25:59 pm »

Quote from: Ruthie on 20 December, 2015, 04:13:50 pm

Quote from: SteveC on 20 December, 2015, 04:02:08 pm
MrsC decided we needed another light-thing to go in the window. Very little available.
Must make a note to go and look in early November next year (I know)

WHSmith in Darlo have got masses of tat left.

Sainsburys in NTR were relocating their tat, ready for reducing, today. I need to out and about early tomorrow so might just pop along to see if I can stock up on cards, wrap and crackers.

ElyDave · « **Reply #1026 on:** 22 December, 2015, 05:19:13 pm »

We broke our salt mill yesterday. Now need to resort to a small bowl of the stuff.

Oh the humanity

SoreTween · « **Reply #1027 on:** 23 December, 2015, 11:51:32 am »

This years roasting chestnuts have reached a new level of awful. Ever since the over sized under flavored chinese rubbish came on the scene it's been hard to enjoy a good roasted nut. This year they have the texture of soap and much the flavour too.

trekker12 · « **Reply #1028 on:** 23 December, 2015, 12:27:11 pm »

Pick your own, we do from the alley we commute down on the way home, saddle bags full of free chestnuts. They don't last till Christmas though which is my FWP

ian · « **Reply #1029 on:** 23 December, 2015, 05:50:35 pm »

As I don't much like or eat chocolate, Christmas has now gifted me about fifteen kilos of the stuff, two bottles of red wine, and one solitary bottle of gin.

The Smiths were right, the world won't listen. The ratio is wrong.

Andrij · « **Reply #1030 on:** 23 December, 2015, 05:57:02 pm »

Quote from: ian on 23 December, 2015, 05:50:35 pm

As I don't much like or eat chocolate, Christmas has now gifted me about fifteen kilos of the stuff, two bottles of red wine, and one solitary bottle of gin.

The Smiths were right, the world won't listen. The ratio is wrong.

I'm sure any number of forumites would gladly relieve you of your problem. I'll make the sacrifice and take at least a kilo of chocolate and one bottle of red off your hands, because I'm nice like that.

ElyDave · « **Reply #1031 on:** 23 December, 2015, 06:14:48 pm »

Quote from: Andrij on 23 December, 2015, 05:57:02 pm

Quote from: ian on 23 December, 2015, 05:50:35 pm
As I don't much like or eat chocolate, Christmas has now gifted me about fifteen kilos of the stuff, two bottles of red wine, and one solitary bottle of gin.

The Smiths were right, the world won't listen. The ratio is wrong.

I'm sure any number of forumites would gladly relieve you of your problem. I'll make the sacrifice and take at least a kilo of chocolate and one bottle of red off your hands, because I'm nice like that.

I'll throw myself under the other bottle of red and any chocolate over 80% cocoa, have to watch the sugars you know

rafletcher · « **Reply #1032 on:** 25 December, 2015, 03:36:40 pm »

I really don't like this years Pannetone, it's got icing on

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #1033 on:** 25 December, 2015, 03:57:38 pm »

Our internets is down. We might have to talk to each other!

Polar Bear · « **Reply #1034 on:** 25 December, 2015, 04:16:29 pm »

Quote from: ian on 23 December, 2015, 05:50:35 pm

As I don't much like or eat chocolate, Christmas has now gifted me about fifteen kilos of the stuff, two bottles of red wine, and one solitary bottle of gin.

The Smiths were right, the world won't listen. The ratio is wrong.

Depending upon the chocolate, I might be happy to trade you gin for it.

Polar Bear · « **Reply #1035 on:** 25 December, 2015, 04:16:57 pm »

Hmmm. Cream sherry or port...

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #1036 on:** 25 December, 2015, 05:31:51 pm »

Good thing Santa¹ was delivering port and cheesy comestibles to Lt. Col. Larrington (retd.) rather than me.

1: Thinly disguised as Mrs Neighbour and Small Daughter

tiermat · « **Reply #1037 on:** 25 December, 2015, 05:34:17 pm »

Quote from: Polar Bear on 25 December, 2015, 04:16:57 pm

Hmmm. Cream sherry or port...

Port, of course, cream sherry is an abomination!

Efrogwr · « **Reply #1038 on:** 25 December, 2015, 07:07:40 pm »

Prosecco has gone up to €2.29 a bottle.

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #1039 on:** 26 December, 2015, 11:31:53 am »

This panetonne is too crumbly to slice easily.

Tewdric · « **Reply #1040 on:** 26 December, 2015, 11:56:10 am »

The magnum of St Emilion Grand Cru we decanted yesterday morning was so delicious that half of it was gone by the time the food was on the table and we had to finish dinner with an inferior 78 Pauillac.

Efrogwr · « **Reply #1041 on:** 26 December, 2015, 12:05:33 pm »

Quote from: Eccentrica Gallumbits on 26 December, 2015, 11:31:53 am

This panetonne is too crumbly to slice easily.

We are having the same trouble with pancotta.

L CC · « **Reply #1042 on:** 26 December, 2015, 01:01:35 pm »

Someone else has eaten my favourite Thornton from the Continentals. It was only a single layer box.

red marley · « **Reply #1043 on:** 26 December, 2015, 04:49:53 pm »

Quote from: Efrogwr on 26 December, 2015, 12:05:33 pm

Quote from: Eccentrica Gallumbits on 26 December, 2015, 11:31:53 am
This panetonne is too crumbly to slice easily.

We are having the same trouble with pancotta.

Crumbly panna cotta? Have you checked the use-by date?

Gattopardo · « **Reply #1044 on:** 26 December, 2015, 07:40:16 pm »

My xbox 360 no longer has video. Which is quite annoying as I'm in France and it was trapped in the house entertainment.

Ruthie · « **Reply #1045 on:** 28 December, 2015, 08:30:43 am »

My ex-cleaner just posted on Facebook that she desperately needs to have her mink coat taken in. And can anyone recommend somewhere to have it done.

No I'm not joking, And neither is she.

andrewc · « **Reply #1046 on:** 30 December, 2015, 08:28:20 pm »

The local Co-op is closing for a weeks refurbishment, I may have to get stuff from Tesco

What will the neighbours think..?

Andrij · « **Reply #1047 on:** 30 December, 2015, 08:50:45 pm »

Quote from: Ruthie on 28 December, 2015, 08:30:43 am

My ex-cleaner just posted on Facebook that she desperately needs to have her mink coat taken in. And can anyone recommend somewhere to have it done.

No I'm not joking, And neither is she.

Do you need a new cleaner? On those wages, I think I can manage to come up from London.

arabella · « **Reply #1048 on:** 30 December, 2015, 09:31:57 pm »

The cat has knocked over the ps2 (play station 2).
It doesn't work any more. The disk something has stopt working, the config stuf is still fine. ie it's now useless. sob.
either that or I have to pretend I know what I am doing and try to mend it (ha ha ha ha ha)

Jakob W · « **Reply #1049 on:** 02 January, 2016, 09:29:04 am »

My local supermarket finally had some fennel, but it was tough and not very flavoursome.

Author Topic: First-World Problems. (Read 336740 times)

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