Tea? (Part 1)

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Speicher

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Chuffy said:
Miss Marple is a state of mind my dear Speicher. <stifles sob at lack of tweed>
Perhaps you could conbodgerate your basket onto the front of the Eagle? That would be very splendid. :thumbsup:

Yes, perhaps I do share Miss Marple's state of mind. I like watching detective progs on Tv, and usually guess who did it, sometimes very quickly. I particularly enjoy "Law and Order - Criminal Intent" and Murder in Mind, and also some time ago on Channel four, I think, Mind to Murder. I suppose I could be Miss Marples niece, remember the one in Crackington Hall ?(Crackington Biscuits), but I would be wearing fleeces, black trousers and sturdy footwear, high heels being very inappropriate at sea :biggrin:.

Zebedee is calling for you very early this evening, I note.;)
 

TheDoctor

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I suspect Chuffy is heading off early in a state of tweedy deprivation.
I can offer you a wicker basket to go on your bike, if you'd like one? I can get another next time I'm in a French hypermarket.
Fleece, black trousers and sturdy footwear? I'm liking the sound of this!.

How's the back doing today?
 

Speicher

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First thing this morning it was awful, but by lunchtime was getting better. I had to go out this evening, and the people there were very sympathetic, as opposed to reactions of family members - but that is another story.

Tea and sympathy I receive on here is also appreciated. What fitments would I need to add a wicker basket to the front of my bike. I would like a wicker basket, but how heavy is it to post? You do not reveal your location. I am, however, planning to be at the Cycle show in May in Nottingham.

BTW I picked a leaflet for the short courses at the Local Horticultural college, and one of the courses offered was entitled "Teleporting", which I think relates to driving machinery. When you manoeuvre the Tardis, do you call it driving? :biggrin:
 

TheDoctor

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I'm glad the tea is appreciated. Blinis are a type of savoury Russian pancake - made with buckwheat flour. Like French gallettes, but only an inch or so across. It's finger food, really. Blini, salmon, soured cream and caviar (or not - hate the stuff!) Good with dry white wine, champagne or neat vodka.
Family can be a bit of a pest - I haven't seen my mum in about 15 years, and I'm quite happy for that to continue. Get on well with my Dad, however.
The basket I have has hooks on it, so it's a simple drop-on fitting. It works best on slightly curvey bars - if you have seen the type of bars you get on Dutch/German utility bikes, or the traditional English 3-speeds, that's the type of thing. I got it when I was using a 1967 sit-up-and-beg thing as a utility bike.
Cost to ship - no idea. I'm in Stevenage, Herts. Whereabouts are you? Forget that - I've just seen you're in Worcs.
 

Speicher

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Logging off now, time to watch Mr Vincent D'Onofrio. :biggrin:

That is very kind of you to offer the basket. ;) Perhaps I should contact my local bicycle recycling centre to see if they have one, I will let you know. My location is near Worcester.
 

Speicher

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TheDoctor said:
Next time I'm passing that way I'll drop it off, if you like.
Remind me if I mention I'm visiting my Dad.

If you are in this area, there are at least three other members of this forum nearish to here, we could have a mini-meet up. Where does your father live?
 

Renard

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Speicher said:
I do however, have a wicker basket to take with me when I visit old-fashioned shops such as the bakers, greengrocers, butcher, and cobblers, and the Library.

For some reason I now have this mental image of you -

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TheDoctor

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Speicher said:
If you are in this area, there are at least three other members of this forum nearish to here, we could have a mini-meet up. Where does your father live?
He lives near Llanelli. I appreciate that's not terribly near Worcester, but it's kind of on the way. If you're rubbish at navigation;)
 

Arch

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TheDoctor said:
excellent tea. Ooh, we don't usually come in the drawing room do we? It's nice in here.

*picks up sketch pad and pencil*

Do we have to take our shoes off? I get terribly confuselated about shoe ettiquette, when I was growing up we were always told not to walk about in socks as it wore them out, and I suspect our socks were of greater value than our very old, patched, rented carpets. But then some houses you have to take your shoes off...

Oh my, I've just noticed the chafing dishes of kedgeree, bacon, devilled kidneys etc on the sideboard...

*makes for sideboard with plate akimbo*

I have to wolf this down, I'm off in a few minutes for a lesson in hare skinning.

No. Really.
 
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