What have you done today thread?

[ZRX61]

Off to the fang mechanic for a cleaning out of my wallet.

Insurance covers it, but it didn't happen. Blood sugar cratered so I rescheduled for next Thursday.

[Noggin]

Passed a practice Highway code test and failed one FFS. Some of the questions are seriously designed to make you fail. And the rules are very not used in real life!!

Hey ho, 9 days to go!!

Also did some cleaning and tidying in bits of the apartment. Got to go sort the stuff I chucked in my mates garage this week/weekend - not sure where I'm going to put it mind you!!

[Sadlonelygit]

Waved Kaleb out of a junction in his tractor

[636mick]

Cleaned up the very small amount of mess left by having a heat pump installed, filled and painted around some rad pipe work, then went shopping on the bike along with a trip to Maccys.
Then spent a chunk of the day understanding and changing the schedule for the heat pump to work with my Cosy Octopus tariff, more complicated than it should be.
Then sat back and enjoyed being warm and comfy at less than 20% of the cost from the previous electric heating.
Fun day all in all.
Mick.

[Felix]

Waved Kaleb out of a junction in his tractor

Funny thing. We went to the farm in September what was way to busy for a wet day so just drove past. Further down the road we got stuck behind a blond bint in a new range rover. Indicating left meant right and right meant left but either turn, the mind was changed to straight on After a few attempts to work out how to use the indicators she indicated left to pull into a shop on the right. When passing i opened the window to give pelters.
Drove further on in the village and came across parked cars on a thin road so waited until the oncoming traffic passed. Last car was an identical range rover and the guy waved to say thinks. Wife shouts "Thats Jeremy Clarkson" Cant confirm that however it got me thinking did they have identical satin green range rovers and i was giving his wife pelters

That could be a claim to fame

[Noggin]

Went bowling!! I was doubly disadvantaged cos the lane definitely wasn’t level at the end (unless the ball was dead centre it would curve away!!! But we all had that issue!

Anyway, I still can’t bowl! Mind you I can actually throw the ball now! Just not hard enough to beat the unlevel lane



And no, the guy that runs the bar couldn’t read my mates writing

[ZRX61]

Took the F350 to the RockStore, turned down an offer of $45,000 for it.

[Noggin]

Vampire visit this morning Sadly the nurse that came to do the vampire thing is one that has struggled before with my virtually invisible and rolling veins so I was a smidge nervous!

But, we tried the right arm for a change and it was fine! We'd both said/agreed that she might have to go for a second vein (there's quite a list of tests ) and neither of us thought that the vein would stay 'open' long enough to fill the line of little bottles!!

Excellent start to a Monday - vein found first time, no jiggling of needle needed and all the little bottles with adequate filling and no need for a second effort


Woohooooo

Downside is there was one she couldn't do here - didn't quite get why, but as I have to go to the valley this week anyway, I'll have to stop off at the lab there and get it done direct

[gremlin]

Cut the tip of my left index finger with a knife this morning as I prepared my breakfast. Did I , first aider for decades, have any pilfered plasters in the house? Did I buggery. Did I bleed continually over every work surface, mug and boiled egg I touched? Yes. Did I find peeling a hard-boiled egg* particularly challenging with a wad of kitchen towel on my finger? Absolutely. Was it catching in my glove every time I pulled the clutch in on the way to work? Yes. Is it getting on my tits now that I'm in work and typing with a plaster wrapped around the tip of it? Yes.

On the plus side, have I remembered to pilfer some plasters to take home? Hell, yeah!


*Why is some hard-boiled eggs peel easily, the shell literally falling away in big pieces to reveal a perfect egg, whilst others almost appear to have superglue holding the shell on and ending up looking like it's been peeled with a machete?

[KungFooBob]

I hope you've logged the removal of the plasters?

It's the bane of H&S professionals the world over when they audit first aid kits and stuff is missing. What if everyone did the same without telling anyone?

There would be no plasters when actually needed!

[Yambo]

*Why is some hard-boiled eggs peel easily, the shell literally falling away in big pieces to reveal a perfect egg, whilst others almost appear to have superglue holding the shell on and ending up looking like it's been peeled with a machete?

Geçmiş olsun

In my experience, it's fresh eggs that don't peel easily. The membrane between the egg shell and the white comes away easier with older eggs.

The technique I use with fresh eggs is to empty some of the water from the pan then shake them vigorously in the saucepan (helps to have a lid on). They peel a lot easier after the bashing.

[gremlin]

I hope you've logged the removal of the plasters?

It's the bane of H&S professionals the world over when they audit first aid kits and stuff is missing. What if everyone did the same without telling anyone?

There would be no plasters when actually needed!

Of course.

And whilst being light-fingered* I remembered that I've run out of nitrile gloves in the garage.


*Being from South London I can claim that being a thieving git is part of my culture and identity, innit.

[gremlin]

*Why is some hard-boiled eggs peel easily, the shell literally falling away in big pieces to reveal a perfect egg, whilst others almost appear to have superglue holding the shell on and ending up looking like it's been peeled with a machete?

Geçmiş olsun

In my experience, it's fresh eggs that don't peel easily. The membrane between the egg shell and the white comes away easier with older eggs.

The technique I use with fresh eggs is to empty some of the water from the pan then shake them vigorously in the saucepan (helps to have a lid on). They peel a lot easier after the bashing.

Mrs. G recommends cracking the eggs and leaving them in cool water.

Mind, we disagree on the level of boiling for a boiled egg. I like to give them 6-7 minutes, so that the yolk is still soft. She likes a harder, crumbly yolk.

This could end in divorce.

[MrLongbeard]

This could end in divorce.

We just removed boiled eggs from the menu, far less expensive, if I got one more boiled egg with a soggy undercooked white I may have explored the cost of a new patio.

[ZRX61]

*Why is some hard-boiled eggs peel easily, the shell literally falling away in big pieces to reveal a perfect egg, whilst others almost appear to have superglue holding the shell on and ending up looking like it's been peeled with a machete?

Temperature of the egg

[gremlin]

*Why is some hard-boiled eggs peel easily, the shell literally falling away in big pieces to reveal a perfect egg, whilst others almost appear to have superglue holding the shell on and ending up looking like it's been peeled with a machete?

Temperature of the egg

Do go on...

[ZRX61]

Do go on...

If we're not eating them hot, they go in ice water after they come out of the hot water.

[cheb]

I was taught, in a 4* hotel kitchen no less, slightly less than fresh eggs and then cooled under running cold water until cold.

I was a KP as a youth, I peeled lots of hard boiled eggs. And a lot of vegetables.

[Sadlonelygit]

Got a ....... shudder......job!
As I'm over for a couple of months, might as we'll earn a bit of pocket money

[Sunny]

Lugged a shit ton of books and bookcases upstairs to make room for my new massive fridge, which is arriving on Wednesday.

The old fridge decided to pack up a week ago, and as we're planning to knock out a wall for a big kitchen next year, it didn't make sense to buy a replacement small one.

So there will now be a fridge freezer in my dining room for the foreseeable future