In line with, IIRC, John Humphreys on R4's Today programme a few years back, we call them Postman Poo which they "deposit" when they are scared.
Ruddy posties must get scared a lot round our way.
That drawer in your kitchen
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Ruddy posties must get scared a lot round our way.
NormanD
Lunatic Asylum Escapee
- Location
- Heworth the other side of life!
Plastic Shopping bags and bags within bags that are within bags, did I tell you it was full with plastic shopping bags? apparently they'll all come in handy one day! (like the other 200 plastic shopping bags stuffed in other places)
upsidedown
Waiting for the great leap forward
- Location
- The middle bit
Empty plug-in air fresheners.
2 Chinese take-away menus. (The favourite one is closed on a Monday so we have an emergency standby).
4 old mobile phones
Kebab skewers
Fake Tag Heuer watch bought for me as a present, never worn.
Remote fob from a Peugeot 306 that was sold 5 years ago.
Leather hole-punch (i think that's what it is)
Retired G-Shocks.
2 Chinese take-away menus. (The favourite one is closed on a Monday so we have an emergency standby).
4 old mobile phones
Kebab skewers
Fake Tag Heuer watch bought for me as a present, never worn.
Remote fob from a Peugeot 306 that was sold 5 years ago.
Leather hole-punch (i think that's what it is)
Retired G-Shocks.
Unfortunately, with Mrs F and my 3 daughters not having/having inherited my "a place for everything and everything in its place" gene, my whole flipping house is like that drawer
My wife has six sisters, are we related by marriage?
We have one of them as well.
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
Ah, take them to Tescos and trade in 5 carrier bags for 1 bag for life... then you can have loads of big blue bags in the back of your car for when you go on a 'big shop'... then forget to take them out of the car before you enter the shop....so you get more plastic carrier bags...
You win a prize out of my drawer. It's a small plastic thing that looks like it might be useful (one day). I'll post it in the padded envelope I found too.
Ravenbait
Someone's imaginary friend
- Location
- The Seventh Level of Hell
We don't have one of those drawers.
Our kitchen is too small and full.
My desk, on the other hand, has places that seem to be straight out of a Stephen King short story.
Sam
Our kitchen is too small and full.
My desk, on the other hand, has places that seem to be straight out of a Stephen King short story.
Sam
longers
Legendary Member
Do they have to be Tesco carrier bags that you trade in?
Them 'bags for life' are great for storing carrier bags in.
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
Nope- any 5 will do- I think they like the idea that you re-use the big blue ones with TESCO written all over them.
Every little hurts.
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
I don't have a built in kitchen drawer, but I have one of those sets of drawers from Ikea, in which I keep cutlery, and one drawer of stuff. In it are:
Plasters, assorted.
Matches, big box of.
Something that might be a knife sharpening file.
A foil cake frill.
One drawing pin.
A pair of wooden handle things that are meant to make it more comfortable to carry carrier bags.
A wine bottle stopper.
A film canister containing white powder. I think it's dried milk from a camping trip.
A bite and sting relief pen.
Some spare washers and stuff from my juicer.
A single little rubber 'foot' from something with stainless steel wire legs.
A metal ring from a keyring.
Four folding forks from bought salads.
Four soy sauce bottles from shop bought sushi - two rectangular, two fish shaped. I've got a bag of fish shaped ones as well, sitting on top of the bread bin. One day I'll make them into a magnetic fishing game for the boys.
Now, I've got it all out. How the hell do I get it all back in again?
Plasters, assorted.
Matches, big box of.
Something that might be a knife sharpening file.
A foil cake frill.
One drawing pin.
A pair of wooden handle things that are meant to make it more comfortable to carry carrier bags.
A wine bottle stopper.
A film canister containing white powder. I think it's dried milk from a camping trip.
A bite and sting relief pen.
Some spare washers and stuff from my juicer.
A single little rubber 'foot' from something with stainless steel wire legs.
A metal ring from a keyring.
Four folding forks from bought salads.
Four soy sauce bottles from shop bought sushi - two rectangular, two fish shaped. I've got a bag of fish shaped ones as well, sitting on top of the bread bin. One day I'll make them into a magnetic fishing game for the boys.
Now, I've got it all out. How the hell do I get it all back in again?
guitarpete247
Just about surviving
- Location
- Leicestershire
The contents of these drawers should have appeared in one of those late night quizzes. The answer to the contents of a woman's handbag included balclava and rawlplugs.
We not only have oneof those drawers but a large whicker basket, of important papers and magazines, under the coffee table and several bowls and pots with bits and bobs scattered around the house. My mortar and pestle, on the kitchen window sill, is also a useful repository for stuff we will need sometime.
And I'm not guilty of any of it, honest 
.
We not only have oneof those drawers but a large whicker basket, of important papers and magazines, under the coffee table and several bowls and pots with bits and bobs scattered around the house. My mortar and pestle, on the kitchen window sill, is also a useful repository for stuff we will need sometime.
And I'm not guilty of any of it, honest .
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Half a dozen Biros, none of which work.
Loads of AA batteries, some of which might.
A ball of blue string.
A roll of masking tape that tears when you try and unwind it.
Hundreds of assorted pieces of plastic that came off unknown widgets, all of which look absolutely vital.
Loads of AA batteries, some of which might.
A ball of blue string.
A roll of masking tape that tears when you try and unwind it.
Hundreds of assorted pieces of plastic that came off unknown widgets, all of which look absolutely vital.
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
We used to have a pot on the mantlepiece - that housed odd paperclips, drawing pins, fuses etc.
I think the outer pocket on my pannier is starting to take on the same sort of role. My handlebar bag certainly contains a fair bit of crap I don't need.
I think the outer pocket on my pannier is starting to take on the same sort of role. My handlebar bag certainly contains a fair bit of crap I don't need.
longers
Legendary Member
I packed some reduced sushi for this weekends ride and was wondering about whether the soy bottle could be useful for carrying small amounts of chain lube for touring/long wet rides.
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
I did try that, with some Finishline and it disappeared. I don't think it leaked though, I wondered if it evaporated somehow. But that was a slightly soft sort of plastic, not the harder fish type. Maybe worth an experiment.
