Dr Ferrari's Camper Van (off-topic discussion)

Lusk Doyle

RobFowl wrote: »

Lumen wrote: »

@AdMMM: clean your rims and pads, maybe abrade the pads a bit with sandpaper, nutmeg grater or something to break the surface in a bit.

Do you usually get the Butler to do it for you?

In downtown abbey one refers to them as "the help". Isn't that right my dear lord lumen?

Lusk Doyle

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Cutting it very fine with my new winter tyres - there's less than 1mm clearance!

Are you riding a portal frame shed? That yoke is bleeding humongous looking!

manafana

Junior wrote: »

I've invested in Swiss Top Greens, I think they do a Black set as well which is also for alu rims. Well worth it.

also swear by green after the trip to france excellent braking, think their ok on alu wheels, i think yellow is fro carbon wheels

manwithaplan

Paddy The Pirate wrote: »

the amount of braking distance they shave off in the green

Unfortunately they shave off more than braking distance. They fairly eat your rims.

Wishbone Ash

manwithaplan wrote: »

They fairly eat your rims.

....and your wallet!

tomasrojo

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smacl

ROK ON wrote: »

Various cheese garrottes,

Can you not kill more than one cheese with the same garrotte?

Not a big fan of nutmeg, but do have a couple of mezzalunas, mortars and pestles, and a dedicated spice grinder for preparation of my favourite curries. Also a patato ricer, which is a most glorious invention.

Qualitymark

smacl wrote: »

Can you not kill more than one cheese with the same garrotte?

Not a big fan of nutmeg, but do have a couple of mezzalunas, mortars and pestles, and a dedicated spice grinder for preparation of my favourite curries. Also a patato ricer, which is a most glorious invention.

It is it is it is. Best thing for making mashed turnips.

+1 for nixing cruelty to cheeses.

Hungrycol

^^^^^^^^^

Jawgap

Nutmeg graters, potato ricers, cheese wires.......how very bourgeois!

This is what you should be using.....:)

Jawgap

ROK ON wrote: »

I have
Nutmeg grater,
Walnut cracker,
Various cheese garrottes,
Oyster shucker,
Pineapple corer.

They have all been used. How do people prepare food without these essential utensils?

No mezzaluna? I've two - a single-bladed one (bit of an heirloom) and a double bladed one

Qualitymark

Cheese garrotte



Evil. Wrong. What would cheeses do?

buffalo

I'm presuming you're all in Orwell?

Jawgap

buffalo wrote: »

I'm presuming you're all in Orwell?

Not me, I failed the blood test - not blue enough!

smacl

buffalo wrote: »

I'm presuming you're all in Orwell?

Not I, though given the excellent home made nosh on recent orwell randonees, it's a fair association. Certainly not IVCA if WW200 grub is anything to go by

bcmf

One of my workmates is from Lithunia. At break he came back from the shop with ,amongst other things , a bottle of Ribena with extra good stuff. He didn't realise that it had to be diluted with water.
He opened the botttle and took a huge swig which he then promptly spat straight back out and shouted 'VWAT DA FOOK'
I cracked up laughing and told him he needed to go back to the shop and get some water.
'NO. I have tea in my flask.' He then proceeded to pour a cup of tea and pour some Ribena into the cup. He nearly spat it back out but stubborness forced him to drink it.

le petit braquet

ROK ON wrote: »

I have
Nutmeg grater,
Walnut cracker,
Various cheese garrottes,
Oyster shucker,
Pineapple corer.

They have all been used. How do people prepare food without these essential utensils?

A tin opener?

awec

ROK ON wrote: »

I have
Nutmeg grater,
Walnut cracker,
Various cheese garrottes,
Oyster shucker,
Pineapple corer.

They have all been used. How do people prepare food without these essential utensils?

Not sure, but somehow the butler manages fine.

Qualitymark

I think my favourite of the many gadgets in the kitchen is the garlic chopper:



Great for chopping the large amount of garlic I use in a dipping sauce with olive or sunflower oil, balsamico, a dash of sesame oil, soya sauce and orange or lemon juice. Very yum poured over chicken or roasty vegetables.

doozerie

@Qualitymark, I hope you make "Vroom, VROOOOM" noises as you use that.

Qualitymark

doozerie wrote: »

@Qualitymark, I hope you make "Vroom, VROOOOM" noises as you use that.

Oh now you know all my secrets.

And Beep-beeeep, too.

Lusk Doyle

Qualitymark wrote: »

@ Qualitymark - there is something wrong with your chess board.

Mycroft H

The most useful item in the kitchen; the pizza wheel. Away with your nutmeg crunchers etc...

awec

Does anyone have any of that Skins gear? Is it any use for cycling?

Jawgap

awec wrote: »

Does anyone have any of that Skins gear? Is it any use for cycling?

Yes, and no (in my case anyway) - works very well as a light baselayer though, beyond that it's not much good.

Wishbone Ash

BX 19 wrote: »

The most useful item in the kitchen......

.........the microwave oven!.

I fit into the "can't cook, won't cook" category. If it can't be microwaved, I go hungry or have to eat out.

doozerie

A recent e-mail from my daughter's creche talks about biting, and includes the paragraph: "Toddlers have very limited language skills. Consequently, biting is a way to register a complaint."

Replace "Toddlers" with "Cranky dogs"/"Commuters"/"Noisy neighbours"/"People"/etc., and "biting" with, well, just about anything really, and you have what seems like a good description of daily life.

AstraMonti

Does anyone have Hotpoint appliances? Are they any good? They have great energy ratings at good prices.

Mycroft H

AstraMonti wrote: »

Does anyone have Hotpoint appliances? Are they any good? They have great energy ratings at good prices.

We've a hotpoint fridge and tumbly dryer. They both work. And have done for several years now.

Lumen

AstraMonti wrote: »

Does anyone have Hotpoint appliances? Are they any good? They have great energy ratings at good prices.

Is this an austerity drive in Castle Monti?

Bosch FTW!

AstraMonti

Lumen wrote: »

Is this an austerity drive in Castle Monti?

Bosch FTW!

I want wi-fi appliances but the OH thinks i am being ridiculous! (I think she is right tbh)

smacl

Lumen wrote: »

Bosch FTW!

Smug!

manafana

AstraMonti wrote: »

Does anyone have Hotpoint appliances? Are they any good? They have great energy ratings at good prices.

I dealt with the hotpoint guys as part of my work they seem to think alot of their stuff from what i saw

le petit braquet

AstraMonti wrote: »

Does anyone have Hotpoint appliances? Are they any good? They have great energy ratings at good prices.

I have a Hotpoint frost free freezer for the past few years and its still frost free and it still freezes! However if you are looking at appliances with lots of moving parts like washing machines and tumble dryers, then like Lumen I would normally prefer ze Germans.

Dermot Illogical

AstraMonti wrote: »

They have great energy ratings at good prices.

Harvey?

Wishbone Ash

My mother has a Zanussi washing machine going strong since 1984. The only thing that ever went wrong with it was a door jam in 1985.

We have a Zanussi washing machine and Zanussi tumble dryer. Only 3 years old but they haven't let us down yet.

I wouldn't be a big fan of Hotpoint.

Qualitymark

In a moment of crazy richesse I bought a Miele dishwasher some years ago; the saleswoman who sold it to me said sulkily that she'd love the model I was buying, but her Miele still hadn't broken down after 25 years, so she didn't feel justified in replacing it.

Captain Havoc

Does anyone know how I get to the cycling forum?

Qualitymark

Captain Havoc wrote: »

Does anyone know how I get to the cycling forum?

Just take the bicycle lane, it goes straight over.

Darkglasses

Captain Havoc wrote: »

Does anyone know how I get to the cycling forum?

Sports or recreational? Completely different.

AstraMonti

AstraMonti wrote: »

Does anyone have Hotpoint appliances? Are they any good? They have great energy ratings at good prices.

I have Hotpoint fridge and freezers and I swear by them. And occasionally at them.

Seriously though, they're fine.

Captain Havoc

Captain Havoc wrote: »

Does anyone know how I get to the cycling forum?

First you must answer me these riddles three...

What is your name?

Qualitymark

Dónal wrote: »

First you must answer me these riddles three...

What is your name?

I think he's one of the Cavan H'vocs.

Jawgap

Hotpoint, SMEG etc - they're all made using Chinese components!

Our dishwasher broke a couple of years ago and when they guy arrived to fix it he said it couldn't be fixed (not at reasonable price) and advised us to get a new one. I asked him which one would he recommend and he waffled on through the different brands so I just asked him what he had in his house - the answer surprised me - Beko!!

So that's what we went with!

dastardly00

Sweet jebus I am wrecked.
I'm doing an all-nighter to try and get my PhD thesis handed in before 5pm (Friday).

I've a long way to go and a short while to get there! :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnRwQjTYfGI

furiousox

I'm just going to say it.
I have man-flu.
Wow, just saying it out loud makes it all seem so very very real.
It's quite a severe strain but I'm hopeful it's not life threatening.
I've told my family and they're being as brave and supportive as they can be.
I can tell they're upset though by the way they look at each other shaking their heads in disbelief and throwing their eyes skywards as if to say "why him, why our dad?"
I reckon I'll be off the bike for a few days but I'm determined to conquer this cruel and merciless disease that targets young fit men in their prime.
I will of course face this great challenge with quiet dignity and post regular half-hourly updates of my progress on this forum.
Thank you.

Lumen

furiousox wrote: »

It's quite a severe strain but I'm hopeful it's not life threatening.

All man-flu is life-threatening. Make a will.

lennymc

Lumen wrote: »

All man-flu is life-threatening. Make a will.

where there's a will, there's a relative.

Jawgap

furiousox wrote: »

I'm just going to say it.
I have man-flu.
Wow, just saying it out loud makes it all seem so very very real.
It's quite a severe strain but I'm hopeful it's not life threatening.
I've told my family and they're being as brave and supportive as they can be.
I can tell they're upset though by the way they look at each other shaking their heads in disbelief and throwing their eyes skywards as if to say "why him, why our dad?"
I reckon I'll be off the bike for a few days but I'm determined to conquer this cruel and merciless disease that targets young fit men in their prime.
I will of course face this great challenge with quiet dignity and post regular half-hourly updates of my progress on this forum.
Thank you.

Surely if you had *proper* man-flu you would not have the energy to type this message - or did you dictate it over several hours by hoarsely mumbling into the ear of one of the family members holding vigil by your bed?

seamus

Studies have shown that vigorous exercising of the thumbs and fingers through use of a Playstation controller increases man-flu recovery rates by 50%.