Tea? (Part 1)

[Milo]

Not bad with granddad he starts treatment next week and the doctors are confident.
Me im a BIT rubbish I have to much coursework to do so have had to sort of cancel having a birthday this year.
Still my liver will thank me for it.

 

[TheDoctor]

Glad to hear about your grandad, but a shame about the coursework. Surely you could afford a night off to get a little lubricated? Or do your hangovers last a week?

 

[Milo]

Im a fan of the one week bender on birthdays might hang on until next year though really should have got this work done earlier.

 

[Landslide]

Morning All!

Doc, many happy returns for yesterday (sorry I missed it)!

Is there any tea going? I discovered this morning what happens "When Teabags Go Wrong!" [/ITV announcer]

 

[TheDoctor]

Landers! Have some tea, and thanks.
Got some nice pressies and went out for a Chinese. Lots of crispy duck, and maybe a little too much Burgundy.
Tell us about the teabags, then?

 

[Landslide]

Individually wrapped PG Tips (from our catering stores) - they've been in storage for far too long, and when I tried to brew up with them the water went black (like a strong c*ff**). By this stage I was somewhat concerned, but added some milk anyway - not a good idea. Ended up looking like a Nesquik frappe and then swiftly vanished down the sink...

What's this concept of too much Burgundy then???

 

[tdr1nka]

Can anyone help? I've bought a second hand clear perspex bubble sky light and I'm split on wether to use Brasso or T-Cut to polish out the scratches.

Jokes about Tea - Cut have already been made by Mrs. tdr1nka!

 

[Arch]

Can anyone help? I've bought a second hand clear perspex bubble sky light and I'm split on wether to use Brasso or T-Cut to polish out the scratches.

Somehow the typo 'split on wether' takes on a whole new meaning when you know a wether is a castrated male sheep...

Cheers doc, back please. oh dear, I'm really hungry now and I've got a mostly abstemious lunch of houmous and carrot sticks (but two mini donuts for afters! At least the refectory doesn't do bacon sandwiches, or I'd be horribly tempted...

Landslide sounds like you had a bad case of fannings leakage there...

 

[Landslide]

...a bad case of fannings leakage there...

Sounds painful!!! What's the prognosis? Can it be cured?

 

[Arch]

Sounds painful!!! What's the prognosis? Can it be cured?

Well, it probably depends on why you have leakage. A simple tear in the fabric of the bag might, if you were bothered, be darned, or you could dangle the bag by the tear so as to keep the hole out of the water. If your bag has degraded due to age, and is simply disintegrating, I'm afraid it's less good, unless you are prepared to make little over-bags for each bag. I suspect just putting the bag in a teaball wouldn't work, as the fannings are much finer than real leaves and would come through the holes....

Did I just think about this WAY too much?

 

[Landslide]

If it's worth thinking about, then it's worth thinking about PROPERLY!

 

[TheDoctor]

Sorry, got bogged down in another task. They make me come to work and do some work as well, it's just not on.
Have you a teapot and tea strainer there, Landers? That might be your best bet. Or going shopping, I suppose, but for all I know your nearest shop is ten miles away...

 

[Landslide]

No pot or strainer - it's off to the shops for me! Thankfully not too arduous a trek.

 

[cookiemonster]

Lunch anyone?

Spaghetti with red pesto sauce and spinach.

I made too much again.

BTW, I fear that I'm doomed as I'm now a PSP owner. Great fun.

 

[Arch]

*enters room amidst some kerfuffle, dragging TheDoctor by one ear*

I just found him in the C*ff** thread!

What's that? Me? Oh, well, I was only in there to check out the competition, you see.

Anyway... sit you down there and drink your tea.