OneGuyFromBarlick

But, 7 days work for 2 days pay? Why would you do that?

Marilyn wrote: ↑01 Dec 2020, 09:42My husband is 71, works seven days a week, for two days a week pay...

Why?

He got my juices going as well David.... Don't forget he comes from foreign parts, a glug of cab sav indeed! You can't go wrong with a glug of cab sav in your gravy, the leg was washed down with the rest of the bottle. :beer: The remains of the leg were curried with some lamb mince and peas for tod...

plaques wrote: ↑30 Nov 2020, 09:28 Even myself the most dour of the Humbug Humbug brigade would be prepared to tolerate it for once.

I'm still 'bah humbug'

I have a contingency in place for Christmas Day, if the Barlic Raj are closed to diners they're offering it as a takeaway.

The obvious targets are the young, the very poor and desperate and people who don't clearly understand how money works. They are the ones who will suffer. As part of the Business Studies lessons, youngest offspring teaches, there is a 'personal finance' module. He said some of them don't have a clu...

Replacing the 40+ year old radiator, in the dining room, with two efficient ones. One at either end of the room. Screwfix had an offer on and I got two 1200mm x 600mm double rads, with TRVs and lockshields, for £52.99 each. Bargain! This also marks the start of moving stuff around for the fitting of...

15 minutes in a shop is dangerous! I've always thought that, pandemic or otherwise. I just don't like shopping... Encouraging news about Covid-19 infection rates, a study has found a 30% drop since the start of the second lockdown https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-55124286 with the north west showi...

Tripps wrote: ↑29 Nov 2020, 18:07

Big Kev wrote: ↑29 Nov 2020, 17:42 The juices (mostly garlic butter) and the sticky bits were loosened up with a good glug of cab sav, thickened with a small amount of cornflour and went very nicely with a couple of slices.

Well thanks for that - the power of words - it's almost as if I was there.

One Professor Lucy Yardley, a member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, has said that - it's best not to spend more than 15 minutes in a shop or their is a risk of Covid infection. Covid advice I'd agree with that. As usual the books in the background are interesting. She has Derrond...

The lamb has been stabbed quite a few times and the holes have been filled with a mix of chopped rosemary, minced garlic and salted butter. It's currently in the oven on a trivet of carrots and loosely covered with tin foil, I'll give it about an hour and a bit then take the foil off. It's smelling...

Tripps wrote: ↑29 Nov 2020, 16:50 Sounds good - Last time I looked it needed a small mortgage to buy a leg of lamb, and they had thief proof tags on. You can probably see the jealousy from where you are. . . Enjoy !

I got a good deal from a farmer I met in a pub

The lamb has been stabbed quite a few times and the holes have been filled with a mix of chopped rosemary, minced garlic and salted butter. It's currently in the oven on a trivet of carrots and loosely covered with tin foil, I'll give it about an hour and a bit then take the foil off. It's smelling ...

I have a leg of lamb, some rosemary and a bulb of garlic. I feel a long slow roast coming on. There's some savoy cabbage and peas, from a previous meal, in the freezer and I may have a small portion of mashed swede and carrots with it (carbs I know but a small portion). The remainder of the leg will...

Eric Clapton's 2019 Crossroads Guitar Festival on Sky Arts. Good stuff.

Just in case anyone wants to watch it it's on again at 02:15 Saturday 5th December. It's certainly worth recording.

Have a good one Ian

She said thank you Wendy.

'Er indoors retired today. She'll have to learn to cook again now

Stanley wrote: ↑26 Nov 2020, 08:24 What has just attracted my attention is the fact that the lighting contractors are at work in the Pioneer Car Park. They have got the first two lights down and have marked the space for them to get to the next two.

'tis done Photo credit David Whipp

I reckon the increase, in the tier restrictions, is to try and empty some hospital beds for February. Once everyone has ignored any advice over the Christmas period they might need some...

The tiers have been announced for next week. All of Lancashire will be in tier 3

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/full-list-o ... rs-by-area

"I am a simple bloke and expect that as an existing and regular customer with a firm that I would be treated fairly but of course that is a part of cloud cuckoo land it would seem." That was what I thought Ian but Amazon tried to get me to spend 50% more on the gloves I was after when they were sel...

Diego Maradona aged 60. I'm not a follower of football but I was aware of him from 1986
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54 ... oPwzlZOub8

Stanley wrote: ↑24 Nov 2020, 11:57 Just seen your post Kev. I can't see why non powdered gloves are seen as better for mechanical and oily. It's only talc on the inside!

I read somewhere that non powder was stronger, no idea why

Is it not cornstarch?

Ian, what troubles me about the gloves is that I think it's an example of Amazon sharp practice and I was warning against it. The only difference between the two types is that one has powder and the other doesn't so there is no reason they should cost £4 more. Secondly, I arrived at the expensive g...

Ian, what troubles me about the gloves is that I think it's an example of Amazon sharp practice and I was warning against it. The only difference between the two types is that one has powder and the other doesn't so there is no reason they should cost £4 more. Secondly, I arrived at the expensive g...