Ahh! We can relax.
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Had a friend come down to stay for a few days - nice to see her, it's been a couple of years so we had a good amount of catching up to do. But it is also such a relief to wave goodbye, and get our house back. We can get up when we want, without risking waking her up, slob out and watch cr@p on the TV, and wander around naked between the bathroom and bedroom in the morning. Ahhhhh.... And no more smell of cigarettes - she went outside to smoke, but still stank of them afterwards. Plus, my word, but she can eat! A "very rewarding" person to cook for: no leftovers at all. Wednesday, I did Sweet and Sour Pork, Hong Kong style: one pound of pork loin for three. Normally, I do 60g of dry rice per person, but just in case I did 200g for the three of us. Seconds disappeared. Thirds vanished. Then the remainders were scrapped out and followed by a big chunk of cheesecake and ice cream. Then toast a few hours later... Last night: Babies Head (Steak and Kidney Pudding) for six, with peas and mash. Gone. And another cheesecake. Where the heck does she put it all? Anyway, that's why I haven't been here much over the last few days - normal service will be resumed as soon as possible. Did anyone miss me? Nope, didn't think you would... :laugh:
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
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Had a friend come down to stay for a few days - nice to see her, it's been a couple of years so we had a good amount of catching up to do. But it is also such a relief to wave goodbye, and get our house back. We can get up when we want, without risking waking her up, slob out and watch cr@p on the TV, and wander around naked between the bathroom and bedroom in the morning. Ahhhhh.... And no more smell of cigarettes - she went outside to smoke, but still stank of them afterwards. Plus, my word, but she can eat! A "very rewarding" person to cook for: no leftovers at all. Wednesday, I did Sweet and Sour Pork, Hong Kong style: one pound of pork loin for three. Normally, I do 60g of dry rice per person, but just in case I did 200g for the three of us. Seconds disappeared. Thirds vanished. Then the remainders were scrapped out and followed by a big chunk of cheesecake and ice cream. Then toast a few hours later... Last night: Babies Head (Steak and Kidney Pudding) for six, with peas and mash. Gone. And another cheesecake. Where the heck does she put it all? Anyway, that's why I haven't been here much over the last few days - normal service will be resumed as soon as possible. Did anyone miss me? Nope, didn't think you would... :laugh:
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
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Had a friend come down to stay for a few days - nice to see her, it's been a couple of years so we had a good amount of catching up to do. But it is also such a relief to wave goodbye, and get our house back. We can get up when we want, without risking waking her up, slob out and watch cr@p on the TV, and wander around naked between the bathroom and bedroom in the morning. Ahhhhh.... And no more smell of cigarettes - she went outside to smoke, but still stank of them afterwards. Plus, my word, but she can eat! A "very rewarding" person to cook for: no leftovers at all. Wednesday, I did Sweet and Sour Pork, Hong Kong style: one pound of pork loin for three. Normally, I do 60g of dry rice per person, but just in case I did 200g for the three of us. Seconds disappeared. Thirds vanished. Then the remainders were scrapped out and followed by a big chunk of cheesecake and ice cream. Then toast a few hours later... Last night: Babies Head (Steak and Kidney Pudding) for six, with peas and mash. Gone. And another cheesecake. Where the heck does she put it all? Anyway, that's why I haven't been here much over the last few days - normal service will be resumed as soon as possible. Did anyone miss me? Nope, didn't think you would... :laugh:
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
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OriginalGriff wrote:
Did anyone miss me?
If I say yes can I come and stop at your house for a few days? It sounds ace.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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OriginalGriff wrote:
Did anyone miss me?
If I say yes can I come and stop at your house for a few days? It sounds ace.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
Yeah, but give us a couple of days fer crissakes!
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
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Tell me about it. I can't think why, but we have an endless stream during the summer. Some come for the weekend and that's fine. Mrs Wife's brother usually goes down for a couple of weeks, but tries to time it when we're not there so it's okay apart from the fact he doesn't understand what 'tidy' means. This year Ma and Da spent August at the house. It was great as it meant the girls were looked after, and Mrs Wife and I could get on with work. But it was a pain not being able to do as we pleased in our own home. One year we had 30+ house guests for a weekend party. Brilliant time, but NEVER again.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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Yeah, but give us a couple of days fer crissakes!
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
No rush. If it helps I don't smoke and have no problem with naked Welsh people. Shit, I've just had a thought. If you've been offline for a few days then I think you had better sit down, I have some bad news for you... Leslie Nielsen is dead.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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Had a friend come down to stay for a few days - nice to see her, it's been a couple of years so we had a good amount of catching up to do. But it is also such a relief to wave goodbye, and get our house back. We can get up when we want, without risking waking her up, slob out and watch cr@p on the TV, and wander around naked between the bathroom and bedroom in the morning. Ahhhhh.... And no more smell of cigarettes - she went outside to smoke, but still stank of them afterwards. Plus, my word, but she can eat! A "very rewarding" person to cook for: no leftovers at all. Wednesday, I did Sweet and Sour Pork, Hong Kong style: one pound of pork loin for three. Normally, I do 60g of dry rice per person, but just in case I did 200g for the three of us. Seconds disappeared. Thirds vanished. Then the remainders were scrapped out and followed by a big chunk of cheesecake and ice cream. Then toast a few hours later... Last night: Babies Head (Steak and Kidney Pudding) for six, with peas and mash. Gone. And another cheesecake. Where the heck does she put it all? Anyway, that's why I haven't been here much over the last few days - normal service will be resumed as soon as possible. Did anyone miss me? Nope, didn't think you would... :laugh:
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
Ah I see. I'll be very honest - I was wondering why I had not been knocked out of the top 5 by you in the Q&A forum!! :-D Thanks for giving a warning now.
Too much of heaven can bring you underground Heaven can always turn around Too much of heaven, our life is all hell bound Heaven, the kill that makes no sound
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No rush. If it helps I don't smoke and have no problem with naked Welsh people. Shit, I've just had a thought. If you've been offline for a few days then I think you had better sit down, I have some bad news for you... Leslie Nielsen is dead.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
Sh*t! No! When did that happen? I better ring my mate Steve Jobs and let him know...
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
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No rush. If it helps I don't smoke and have no problem with naked Welsh people. Shit, I've just had a thought. If you've been offline for a few days then I think you had better sit down, I have some bad news for you... Leslie Nielsen is dead.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
ChrisElston wrote:
I have some bad news for you... Leslie Nielsen is dead.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Thank-you. That was a 'coffee' moment. My nose is still tingly.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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Sh*t! No! When did that happen? I better ring my mate Steve Jobs and let him know...
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
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Ah I see. I'll be very honest - I was wondering why I had not been knocked out of the top 5 by you in the Q&A forum!! :-D Thanks for giving a warning now.
Too much of heaven can bring you underground Heaven can always turn around Too much of heaven, our life is all hell bound Heaven, the kill that makes no sound
sorry I'll try not to knock you out this month...(I'll leave that to SA :laugh: )
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
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Had a friend come down to stay for a few days - nice to see her, it's been a couple of years so we had a good amount of catching up to do. But it is also such a relief to wave goodbye, and get our house back. We can get up when we want, without risking waking her up, slob out and watch cr@p on the TV, and wander around naked between the bathroom and bedroom in the morning. Ahhhhh.... And no more smell of cigarettes - she went outside to smoke, but still stank of them afterwards. Plus, my word, but she can eat! A "very rewarding" person to cook for: no leftovers at all. Wednesday, I did Sweet and Sour Pork, Hong Kong style: one pound of pork loin for three. Normally, I do 60g of dry rice per person, but just in case I did 200g for the three of us. Seconds disappeared. Thirds vanished. Then the remainders were scrapped out and followed by a big chunk of cheesecake and ice cream. Then toast a few hours later... Last night: Babies Head (Steak and Kidney Pudding) for six, with peas and mash. Gone. And another cheesecake. Where the heck does she put it all? Anyway, that's why I haven't been here much over the last few days - normal service will be resumed as soon as possible. Did anyone miss me? Nope, didn't think you would... :laugh:
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
We have relatives and feriends stay with us for about 2 or three months of the year. Personally, I really enjoy the company, and spend the time chatting rather than watchig junk on TV. Plus I love cooking for people. :)
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Sh*t! No! When did that happen? I better ring my mate Steve Jobs and let him know...
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
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Tell me about it. I can't think why, but we have an endless stream during the summer. Some come for the weekend and that's fine. Mrs Wife's brother usually goes down for a couple of weeks, but tries to time it when we're not there so it's okay apart from the fact he doesn't understand what 'tidy' means. This year Ma and Da spent August at the house. It was great as it meant the girls were looked after, and Mrs Wife and I could get on with work. But it was a pain not being able to do as we pleased in our own home. One year we had 30+ house guests for a weekend party. Brilliant time, but NEVER again.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
Just how big is your house? :omg:
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
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Had a friend come down to stay for a few days - nice to see her, it's been a couple of years so we had a good amount of catching up to do. But it is also such a relief to wave goodbye, and get our house back. We can get up when we want, without risking waking her up, slob out and watch cr@p on the TV, and wander around naked between the bathroom and bedroom in the morning. Ahhhhh.... And no more smell of cigarettes - she went outside to smoke, but still stank of them afterwards. Plus, my word, but she can eat! A "very rewarding" person to cook for: no leftovers at all. Wednesday, I did Sweet and Sour Pork, Hong Kong style: one pound of pork loin for three. Normally, I do 60g of dry rice per person, but just in case I did 200g for the three of us. Seconds disappeared. Thirds vanished. Then the remainders were scrapped out and followed by a big chunk of cheesecake and ice cream. Then toast a few hours later... Last night: Babies Head (Steak and Kidney Pudding) for six, with peas and mash. Gone. And another cheesecake. Where the heck does she put it all? Anyway, that's why I haven't been here much over the last few days - normal service will be resumed as soon as possible. Did anyone miss me? Nope, didn't think you would... :laugh:
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
OriginalGriff wrote:
Did anyone miss me?
of course we did. Question is, did you miss us? Didn't think so... :-D
Just along for the ride. "the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
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Had a friend come down to stay for a few days - nice to see her, it's been a couple of years so we had a good amount of catching up to do. But it is also such a relief to wave goodbye, and get our house back. We can get up when we want, without risking waking her up, slob out and watch cr@p on the TV, and wander around naked between the bathroom and bedroom in the morning. Ahhhhh.... And no more smell of cigarettes - she went outside to smoke, but still stank of them afterwards. Plus, my word, but she can eat! A "very rewarding" person to cook for: no leftovers at all. Wednesday, I did Sweet and Sour Pork, Hong Kong style: one pound of pork loin for three. Normally, I do 60g of dry rice per person, but just in case I did 200g for the three of us. Seconds disappeared. Thirds vanished. Then the remainders were scrapped out and followed by a big chunk of cheesecake and ice cream. Then toast a few hours later... Last night: Babies Head (Steak and Kidney Pudding) for six, with peas and mash. Gone. And another cheesecake. Where the heck does she put it all? Anyway, that's why I haven't been here much over the last few days - normal service will be resumed as soon as possible. Did anyone miss me? Nope, didn't think you would... :laugh:
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
Aah! - the wonder of house guests! We have lived in Iran, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iraq, and Bahrain, over a twenty year period. Nobody - but NOBODY - ever wanted to visit us. Then we moved to Cyprus. 'Phone calls from all over the planet: "How are you? We haven't seen you for absolute ages. We really must come and visit you sometime soon." I usually just send 'em a pile of hotel brochures! :laugh:
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Just how big is your house? :omg:
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
Compared to UK houses it is a large four bedroom house, but it's not huge; it has around 200 square metres of floor space. There were people sleeping on the porch, in the living room and on a put-up bed on the mezzanine. The bedrooms all had a family - three, four or in our room six - in them. Because it was high summer, everything was outside and we do have a large garden; 300 m2 give or take. Friday afternoon through to Monday, food and drink ad infinitum. Oh, there was a wine festival on in town at the same time too.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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Yeah, but give us a couple of days fer crissakes!
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
Miss you too :)
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We have relatives and feriends stay with us for about 2 or three months of the year. Personally, I really enjoy the company, and spend the time chatting rather than watchig junk on TV. Plus I love cooking for people. :)
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Chatting is much good and relaxing than watching Junk on TV. I feel the same.
