*Bob*

Keefie, if you're electing to stay with them despite your troubles, they're not really thieving scum.. they're more like a child who follows you round the park as you throw handfuls of pound coins over your shoulder every ten paces. I'm with First Direct. I think they're top drawer. No complaints.. quite the opposite, in fact.

Keef Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Annoyingly, they're still hitting me with charges > whenever I put a foot wrong. They are thieving > scum! If it isn't a silly question.. why are you still banking with them?

Just checking-out the Delia recipe.. Flour.. salt.. yeast.. sugar. GENIUS.. thanks for that, Deels. I am tempted to give her hand-made method a go (buttering the tins, warming the flour in the oven for ten minutes (for the love of God!), carefully mixing and kneading, covering bowl with a damp tea towel and proving, baking and then washing all the stuff up) but I figure that if my breadmaker can accomplish exactly the same thing with 15 seconds of work from me - let's say 20 seconds to allow time to pick my nose or scratch my arse) then I might as well go with that and put the saved time to good use. Like watching Columbo.

That's advanced beans on toast your talking about there, Lozzy.

Fair enough, Libra. I shall get into the spirit of things and add one of my own noted dishes (*rustles in cookery books*). Ahem. Take one tin of beans. (Heinz is a popular brand). Empty contents into a saucepan and heat gently (you can also use a microwave). Whilst the beans are warming, toast two regular slices of bread. Assemble the toast on a plate and butter if required. Finally, tip the beans out onto the toast and spread evenly. Bing bong.. beans on toast.

LibraCarr Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi, > > Cheese on toast..... > > Readily available is the Cathedral brand. Cheese > on toast has to be strong. Grate the cheese onto > a peice of toast and then add Tomato slices or > onions. Then add more grated cheese to cover. > Otherwise get a portion of sweetcorn onto the > toast (has to be done quickly - as the toast may > dampen) then sling the grated cheese on top. Bing > Bong orgasm time. Is this a joke?

There is something to be said for a solid purpose-built new-build flat. I once rented The Worst Victorian Flat Conversion In The World and I wouldn't wish that experience on anyone.

Just guessing.. text messaging?

embellina Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This is the funniest thread I've read in a long > time Not good news for The Forum.

Anything left behind the bar at the Buckle is unlikely to be there for too long. Anyway.. I bet it isn't a Panasonic. Do Alba make bread machines?

Alan Dale Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've got one. We never use it. Why don't you sell it to Blinder? He's 'in the market' for one. Should pay for a night down at The Buckle.

Good to know I can always count on a cheap shot at 'Selbourne Village' to raise the hackles. You should get a breadmaker, Alan. It will make you a better person.

I watched the Marr series. It was interesting (and telling) watching him half-heartedly sketch-out the various Prime Ministries in the first episodes - and then shoot his televisual wad when Mrs T hove into view.

Brendan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My folks got a soda stream in 1987. 20 years use isn?t bad I would > say. Let's hope your house lasts as long, Alan.. what with it being built around the same time.

I find it hard to have a proper pop at Alan ever since he said that others have described him as "looking like Christopher Biggins - only with less hair". Sometimes just the thought of it keeps me awake at night. For all the wrong reasons. (Or should that be all the right reasons?)

C'mon Mockers.. you can do better than that. Were we not 'speaking objectively'? Imagine yourself as a British history student of the future. The Blair and Thatcher years will be as much a part of the syllabus as Palmerston and Gladstone - though for different reasons.

There are new builds and then there are new builds. They aren't all the same. The ones that are well-designed and well-built will also be 'period' in half a century or so. And sought-after. And expensive.

That's because (speaking objectively) Blair was a master, as was Mrs T at her peak. Expect a few years of 'fillers' before the next one comes along.

The festive period has made you go all warm and fuzzy, Alan. I can only hope a cold and dreary January will bring you back to your old self. On the subject of the gruesome underhill road flats, I have a vague recollection of someone telling me that some sort of heinous crime took place in the building that once stood there. Or did I dream it..

Alan Dale Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think it's used to make Forest Hill sound more > urban. Alan - are we getting closer to your definition of 'the shit bit'? I'm not going to let that one lie, you know.

lozzyloz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- Personally I'm Wheat intolerant. You should get together with Gluten Free. He's a hoot.

I'm certainly stubborn. Would anyone care to put their hands up for frugal or undiscerning?

KalamityKel Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I wonder how fast an "idiot" can zomm down LL from > the Plough in a pram... ;-) I have absolutely no idea what this means.

It could have been worse, Alan. It could have been Norwich.

I'd like to go to an idiot-free zone, but they are few and far between. So instead I'll settle for a mixed environment with a bit of give and take and try not to get my knickers in a knot if there's a pram knocking around after 8pm.