The angry thread

MalcolmInN · August 20, 2015, 11:06:40 AM

Quote from: newportnobby on August 20, 2015, 10:33:44 AM
A perfectly normal electric kettle, Malcolm, but there is a bad 'metallic' tang to it which wasn't there before the bug occurred.

Ah not ye oldie ancient northwestern urn then , you mean electric has got that far north, well well

Have they said how long you should boil it for ?
The usual method is a gentle rolling boil for at least a minute to kill it.
Not achieved in a kettle !
If they have recently changed the chlorination to chloramine (the bane of tropical fish keepers!!) you may notice a change of taste and a longer boil will help to breakdown the more persistent chloramine.
Just a few random thoughts.

Newportnobby · August 20, 2015, 11:27:29 AM

It's costing me a small fortune in hamster food to keep the little buggers running in their wheel to provide enough power for the kettle, Malcolm. That really does constitute a slow boil.
I just hope they take this into account when/if any compensation is considered

MalcolmInN · August 20, 2015, 11:37:56 AM

Quote from: newportnobby on August 20, 2015, 11:27:29 AM
fortune in hamster food

hubble bubble toil and trouble
fire burn and cauldron bubble,,,
vision of npn in pointy hat with giant urn on a blasted heath.

Newportnobby · August 20, 2015, 12:41:23 PM

Quote from: MalcolmAL on August 20, 2015, 11:37:56 AM

vision of npn in pointy hat with giant urn on a blasted heath.

Drat - I've been spotted. Please don't grass me to the law as my current ASBO is still in force

Caz · August 20, 2015, 06:15:15 PM

Hope it is not too serious and you are back modelling real soon.

MalcolmInN · August 21, 2015, 12:52:38 AM

Quote from: newportnobby on August 20, 2015, 12:41:23 PM
Quote from: MalcolmAL on August 20, 2015, 11:37:56 AM

vision of npn in pointy hat with giant urn on a blasted heath.

Drat - I've been spotted. Please don't grass me to the law as my current ASBO is still in force

I 'spect you've heard the classic Linda Smith : "Dont knock the ASBO, it's the only qualification some kids will get "
I know you are a kid at heart !

Calnefoxile · August 21, 2015, 02:32:50 PM

Will people stop posting about bargains they've spotted this close to TINGS.

DON'T YOU REALISE I HAVE TO SAVE MONEY FOR TINGS AND AFTER TINGS THE BARGAINS WILL HAVE GONE

So stop it

Rant over, have a good day

Cheers

Neal.

daveg · August 21, 2015, 05:26:40 PM

Duly noted, Neal!

After moving so much closer to Leamington Spa, I'm still not sure I'll be going to TINGS.

I'd like to but unsure if the crowds will allow me to see and enjoy the layouts.

I wouldn't be buying anything. I have a lot of stuff bought before I moved that has been in boxes for the last 12-18 months I'd land up duplicating even more than I have done already!

My pre-orders plus spontaneous buys, such as the Grange, have taken care of the budget until 2016 so sensible head on (he lies, of course!

).

However, It would be great to meet some NGF folk and perhaps that would be the best reason to go. Have I somehow missed the rendezvous posts for this year?

Dave G

Sprintex · August 21, 2015, 05:53:55 PM

If you want to avoid the crowds go on sunday

Paul

MikeDunn · August 22, 2015, 03:48:17 PM

Have now filled 3 green bins (large ones !) with

Canadian Balsam ... hate the damn stuff !!!

OTOH, I think that's the last of this years growth

Just need to inspect that area of the garden several times a year for the next 4 years to make sure I get any remnants from seeds

Let a neighbour into that part over last winter to put up a fence, seems he disturbed a bunch of

dormant seeds while he was at it ...

Agrippa · August 22, 2015, 06:56:48 PM

Sounds like something you took for a soar throat.......

MalcolmInN · August 22, 2015, 07:23:06 PM

Canada Balsam was ( is?) long used by microscopists in preparing their slides,
You could be on to a lucrative side-line.
Has this terrorist botanical got a binomial ?

Quote from: Agrippa on August 22, 2015, 06:56:48 PM
Sounds like something you took for a soar throat.......

Who is flying kites ?

Newportnobby · August 22, 2015, 09:11:29 PM

Could be worse. In this area we have the Return of the Giant Hogweed (passing nod to Genesis) which can wreak terrible skin complaints if brushed against

Oldman · August 22, 2015, 09:52:02 PM

My current local grrrr, one of the local farmers seems to decide every fine weekend ( with a comfortable breeze) to go out in his fields and spray liquid effluent that then leaves it odour all weekend.

MalcolmInN · August 22, 2015, 10:08:35 PM

Quote from: newportnobby on August 22, 2015, 09:11:29 PM
Could be worse. In this area we have the Return of the Giant Hogweed (passing nod to Genesis) which can wreak terrible skin complaints if brushed against

oh yes, a bit of a scourge,
apparently it is a (distant ?) relative to/of the carrot, so finding a natural (introduced) antagonist could be frought with danger

Genesis ? > save me a google ??