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[deptfordmarmoset]

Right, I've run a bath but Yodel have just emailed me to say that my merino socks are due for delivery today. I want both socks (they're warm but they didn't have any instore) and bath (need that soak...). If I get in the bath, it's inevitable that Yodel will arrive; if I wait for Yodel, the bath will get cold. Any advice?

 

[classic33]

Right, I've run a bath but Yodel have just emailed me to say that my merino socks are due for delivery today. I want both socks (they're warm but they didn't have any instore) and bath (need that soak...). If I get in the bath, it's inevitable that Yodel will arrive; if I wait for Yodel, the bath will get cold. Any advice?

Can you move the bath nearer the door, allowing you to accept delivery?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Can you move the bath nearer the door, allowing you to accept delivery?

I'd have to go out and buy a tin bath for that, which means that Yodel will come while I'm out shopping.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Crisis over! And new socks for after the bath!

 

[MikeG]

.........Which is better for insulation/heat retention - pebbles or planks?..........

Sorry to be a boring architect here, but these are two separate functions. If you put timber (which is the better insulator) around the outside, and pebbles (which have higher thermal mass) in with the plants, that will give you the best combination. Imagine putting a piece of wood in the oven, alongside a stone.....and then taking them out, leaving them for a couple of minutes. Which one would you pick up in your bare hands? Correct.......the bit of wood.

 

[Reynard]

Lovely day here, if a bit blustery and

Had a fabby 16 mile at lunchtime.

Mustn't forget to go and snag a few bramleys from the garden before the light fades as I've an apple sponge pudding planned for tonight. With custard, for those who want to know. Will be just the ticket to fill in the gaps left after clearing up the last of the lasagne.

Then I need to scoot off to Littleport in a bit. Will check out the YS cabinets in the Co-op while I'm at it.

 

[Salty seadog]

It is a nice sunny frosty morning here.

In other news. I have put the dustbin out.

Bit early, bin day's not 'till Friday.

 

[Katherine]

We survived a visit to IKEA .The only extra items that threw themselves into the bag when we weren't looking, were a tin of ginger biscuits (not bad with a cup of coffee we have since discovered) and a clip on reading light.

 

[Salty seadog]

All defences will be placed on full alert shortly.

Lights out.

I want both socks

I find it's always best to have both.

 

[Speicher]

The cold frame has been assembled. The only tricky bit, was the last join of the four sides. The appropriate use of sturdy footwear, and lot of patience, eventually solved the problem. For now all 60 baby plants are on oddments of concrete slabs. I have to decide where it will go permanently, but as the nights are very cold here, the plantlets wanted some shelter and warmth.

Kizzy was keen on supervising the construction process, but offered no advice. She got bored when I told her that no, it was not a conservatory for a cat. ​

 

[PeteXXX]

Mince & onions, with mashed tatties for dinner.

 

[PeteXXX]

And... Domestic god that I am, I cleaned the tops of the sauce bottles!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Mince & onions, with mashed tatties for dinner.

Roast chicken, roast Spud's and mixed veg here tonight.

 

[Lullabelle]

Bit early, bin day's not 'till Friday.

Bit late actually, bin day is Tuesday

 

[Salty seadog]

Bit late actually, bin day is Tuesday

Whose been emptying my bins on a Friday then.....

Yoiks....