What have you done today thread?
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Waited around to get a prescription from the hospital pharmacy (still waiting). They said 50 minutes but forgot to add the 2 or 3 hours bit before that.
Bit of a shocker after the service in A&E. There's an electronic board with customer numbers on. I estimate they're doing 3 or 3 an hour...at random.
How difficult can it be to take either a box off the shelf or count out a few tabs? They close at 5pm. It's an evens bet whether I return home with drugs or not!
On the plus side I got a parking space pretty easily. I was going to pay for an hour That'll be £9 instead of £3.70 then.
In the last 2 days here I've seen 3 local people from close to home and 2 I used to work with. Small world innit?
Bit of a shocker after the service in A&E. There's an electronic board with customer numbers on. I estimate they're doing 3 or 3 an hour...at random.
How difficult can it be to take either a box off the shelf or count out a few tabs? They close at 5pm. It's an evens bet whether I return home with drugs or not!
On the plus side I got a parking space pretty easily. I was going to pay for an hour That'll be £9 instead of £3.70 then.
In the last 2 days here I've seen 3 local people from close to home and 2 I used to work with. Small world innit?
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So I bought a thing... this is the box it showed up in. Notice I now have enough brown paper to gift wrap a Buick..
This is what was in the box... (brake cylinder hone). Perhaps a padded envelope would have sufficed?
This is what was in the box... (brake cylinder hone). Perhaps a padded envelope would have sufficed?
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Buggered my back. Don't recall doing anything to cause it (apart from getting old) Hopefully a Tramadol sorts it so I can get going on the snorker roll production.. which may be followed by Cornish pastys & possibly lardy cake too...
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The food of Gods. Finding a good lardy cake is difficult these days.
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The best one I've found was in my own kitchen. If you want a job doing properly...
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Finally accepted after a new screen, a battery and a charge port my Mums old kindle was like triggers broom and bought a new one.
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Recipe?? Not that I think I could make it but willing to try as I love lardycake!!Mr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Sat Aug 26, 2023 3:27 pm The best one I've found was in my own kitchen. If you want a job doing properly...
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Snorker rolls done by 9am
Need to hit to store to buy a spud & a snadger for the Cornish pastys
Need to hit to store to buy a spud & a snadger for the Cornish pastys
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Is it ok if I drop in for a slice?Mr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Sat Aug 26, 2023 3:27 pm The best one I've found was in my own kitchen. If you want a job doing properly...
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Found out why the Sat Nav in the car hasn't worked since I got it, some small person has decided to post a cardboard tag of a bucket and spade into the DVD slot.
Picked the triumph up after it passed it's MOT and ran out of fuel 400m up the road, I knew there wasn't much in it but thought I'd make it the 1/2 Mike home. Need to replace the bushings on the rear suspension and rebuild the rear caliper which has a very sticky piston. Fluffy running all sorted by reconnecting the wires on to coil no.1, I must have knocked it off when sorting fuel lines.
Picked the triumph up after it passed it's MOT and ran out of fuel 400m up the road, I knew there wasn't much in it but thought I'd make it the 1/2 Mike home. Need to replace the bushings on the rear suspension and rebuild the rear caliper which has a very sticky piston. Fluffy running all sorted by reconnecting the wires on to coil no.1, I must have knocked it off when sorting fuel lines.
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Lardy cakes seem to come in several versions.
The ones from my West Country (Devon) youth I remember as a fruit cake, a heavy greasy one, that had a sunken crown. Sounds horrible I know, but was actually delicious. My Uncle Jack was a baker and used to make them. The last time I saw one for sale was about 40 years ago in Bideford.
More recently I have had a version in the Cotswolds that was much lighter, flatter, and less heavy. Still greasy, and pretty good, just different.
No recipe for either version I'm afraid. Google will know.
The ones from my West Country (Devon) youth I remember as a fruit cake, a heavy greasy one, that had a sunken crown. Sounds horrible I know, but was actually delicious. My Uncle Jack was a baker and used to make them. The last time I saw one for sale was about 40 years ago in Bideford.
More recently I have had a version in the Cotswolds that was much lighter, flatter, and less heavy. Still greasy, and pretty good, just different.
No recipe for either version I'm afraid. Google will know.
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As is usual whenever I bake something, I forgot an ingredient (even when I have the fucking recipe RIGHT THERE on the counter). Today it was salt & pepper. Bugger...
BUT!! I decided to augment the usual recipe by adding 1/2 tsp of sriracha seasoning while all the gubbins was in the mixer. That gave it just a smidge of spicy. It could use just a bit more... That's gonna be added to future batches.
BUT!! I decided to augment the usual recipe by adding 1/2 tsp of sriracha seasoning while all the gubbins was in the mixer. That gave it just a smidge of spicy. It could use just a bit more... That's gonna be added to future batches.
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Turned ALL the power off to the railway in the Balham area today whilst the police were chasing a trespasser and his family down the track.
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The grease is err.....lard. a sugar+fat paste in/on a cake prior to baking is a classic move. My Danish rellies also taught me how to make Brunsviger, which has a similar vibe.Cousin Jack wrote: ↑Sat Aug 26, 2023 5:21 pm Lardy cakes seem to come in several versions.
The ones from my West Country (Devon) youth I remember as a fruit cake, a heavy greasy one, that had a sunken crown. Sounds horrible I know, but was actually delicious. My Uncle Jack was a baker and used to make them. The last time I saw one for sale was about 40 years ago in Bideford.
More recently I have had a version in the Cotswolds that was much lighter, flatter, and less heavy. Still greasy, and pretty good, just different.
No recipe for either version I'm afraid. Google will know.
It's like how almost every culture has some variation of fried dough.
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Yes, I know it is lard.
You missed the important bit, can I come around for a slice of your version?
You missed the important bit, can I come around for a slice of your version?
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Does 35 years in MK count as local? Bloody English, they complain the Cornish are clanish and don't welcome strangers.
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Don't be Cornishist
Life is for living. Buy the shoes. Eat the cake. Ride the bikes. Just, ride the bikes!!
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I've lived in MK nearly 15 years now and I think I only know two people who are actually from MK. One of whom is my daughterCousin Jack wrote: ↑Sat Aug 26, 2023 7:35 pmDoes 35 years in MK count as local? Bloody English, they complain the Cornish are clanish and don't welcome strangers.