Mundane News

[classic33]

Saturday?

PCWorld have said theirs will be running on Monday.

 

[classic33]

I dunno. I've unplugged from all that. Shunning capitalism's' whiles, always urging me to get more stuff. Going with natural gifting impulses for a change. Not letting The Man tell me when to empty my wallet, or get into debt, just so I can work all the harder to get out of the trap I've been brainwashed into. (Gad! I sound like my father.) Merry Christmas!

What's needed is a power failure on the day. Get people talking, outside actually doing something.

2004 we'd snow and a power failure. Battery powered radio was the only thing on. Many moaning about no electric, but we were a lot better off than some on St. Stephens Day.

 

[Speicher]

Does anybody know when Black Friday is going to finish?

For some reason it is now Black Friday Week.

I would like to buy a new floor lamp for the lounge, but I am avoiding all associations with a dark-coloured manic shopping week. If you would like to buy me a present, I would be very happy with either a bottle of wine, a small box of nice chocolates. Or a small box of Fox's biskits.

I cannot see why we need this shopping madness, and people spending oodles of cash on fripperies.

I might buy myself the latest book by Colin Prior (available on his own website, not just Zomaan. This will be a present from Me to Me. I will be sending my mother a gift voucher for her favourite garden centre, so that in January she can buy some spring blubs for the garden.

That sums up my Christmas shopping, in a (dark chocolate covered brazil) nut shell.

 

[raleighnut]

I have woken up with a chest infection.

From a distance, I don't want your lurgy.

 

[potsy]

Day 2 of healthy eating..

Lasagne and chips

 

[potsy]

Well, I suppose it is healthier than lasagne and cheesy chips...

And it was only a small portion

 

[Threevok]

I can't wait for Cyber-Monday

I missed that particular episode of Dr Who

 

[raleighnut]

Well I've done my 'Black Friday Week' shopping, 250ml glass (can't abide squeezy plastic packaging) jars of Marmite, on offer at £2 at the local Co-op. Sell by date is April 2019 so I bought 5 jars.

 

[TVC]

It's cheese club time again .

 

[summerdays]

Well I've done my 'Black Friday Week' shopping, 250ml glass (can't abide squeezy plastic packaging) jars of Marmite, on offer at £2 at the local Co-op. Sell by date is April 2019 so I bought 5 jars.

I like the squeezy bottles.... easy to control putting on a muffin!

 

[Illaveago]

Morning, I've got to go and have a scan. I find I always miss a bit of that gel afterwards.

I was going to visit a museum afterwards to do a bit of research until my wife noticed that their web site said that from 1st Nov they would only be open at the weekends.

 

[Illaveago]

I just saw the end of a programme and they were talking about dynamic pricing and how it responds to customers entering the store. I was wondering if the prices would immediately go up when they detected a customer.

 

[Illaveago]

Stealth customers!

 

[gbb]

Yesterday I cooked a Chinese curry and rice for two for tea, lots of curry left over and a bit of rice.
Today at work my wife had a portion of that curry and the leftover rice....i had a portion of curry on its own.
Tonight, what's for tea ?....summat simple, a baked potato. What do you want with it my wife asked.....hmmmmmmmm, curry

I suspect the curry cost £4 plus a bit for the rice and a big potato....5 meals

 

[raleighnut]

I like the squeezy bottles.... easy to control putting on a muffin!

I know they reckon it's the same but I think it tastes 'different'.

I use it in a lot of things though, Stews, Spaggy Bol/Lasagne sauce and Gravy wouldn't be the same without half a teaspoon (and a quick glug of Worcestershire)