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georgiaboy
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Sorry! 'treading' of course.

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Palimpsest
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quote:
Originally posted by Kitten:
quote:
Originally posted by Eutychus:

I offer you duvet covers. If a simple-to-change version cannot be devised, can a world standard version at least be adopted?

Like this perhaps?
It looks interesting although there's no exact match for the US queen size and it's polyester. But I was stopped by the description of the bed runner. Does that serve any purpose other than to be thrown on the floor? Is it just a hotel idea gone wrong?
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comet

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erm... crotchless panties. I'd rather go commando.

(yes, yes, I know. but if I don't lower the tone of the conversation, who will?)

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quote:
Originally posted by comet:
erm... crotchless panties. I'd rather go commando.

Agreed!

The whole point of panties is the crotch!

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QLib

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quote:
Originally posted by georgiaboy:
quote:
Originally posted by QLib:
quote:
Originally posted by PeteC:
... iced tea is an Abomination Unto the Sight of God™

I defy you to say that about my iced tea with tonic.
'iced tea with tonic' -- please explain!
Cold, strong Assam tea - with absolutely no sugar - ice, crushed sprig of mint, slice of lemon or lime and tonic water. You can also add mint when you originally make the tea, if you like.

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jedijudy

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quote:
Originally posted by comet:

(yes, yes, I know. but if I don't lower the tone of the conversation, who will?)

[Roll Eyes] That was for the bunny poo I scattered in Hell, wasn't it? [Biased]

Cracker Barrel rocking chairs. They are pretty on the porch, and look comfy. That would be for the people who are much taller than me. That's why I love my antique rocker that fits my short legs perfectly.

There are a lot of things sold that seem to assume that tall folks are the only consumers.

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Gwai
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quote:
Originally posted by jedijudy:
There are a lot of things sold that seem to assume that tall folks are the only consumers.

Hear hear!

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On the other hand, standard height sinks & work surfaces are definitely not designed with the tall in mind

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Otter
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quote:
Originally posted by jedijudy:


Cracker Barrel rocking chairs. They are pretty on the porch, and look comfy. That would be for the people who are much taller than me.[/QB]

IIRC Cracker Barrel rocking chairs will actually rock, which is an improvement over the rocking chair I was given when pregnant, which was designed in such a way that it wouldn't rock! It didn't long encumber apartment for very long.

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quote:
Originally posted by Kitten:
On the other hand, standard height sinks & work surfaces are definitely not designed with the tall in mind

Or the short.

When I work at a kitchen counter I have to raise my shoulders up.

Moo

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comet

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quote:
Originally posted by jedijudy:
quote:
Originally posted by comet:

(yes, yes, I know. but if I don't lower the tone of the conversation, who will?)

[Roll Eyes] That was for the bunny poo I scattered in Hell, wasn't it? [Biased]
payback's a bitch, ain't it? [Razz]

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jedijudy

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Comet! [Snigger]

Another short person problem. I finally broke down and replaced my broken down mattress. Hoo boy. Then I had to buy a step stool to get into the thing.

So far it's OK, but I almost fell getting out of it last week, and have thought I might have to get rid of the bed frame and just put the mattress and box spring on the floor.

Who ever thought having a tall, tall bed was a good idea? I'm no princess, and there's no pea hidden underneath.

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The Phantom Flan Flinger
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quote:
Originally posted by comet:
erm... crotchless panties. I'd rather go commando.


I'd have thought that crotchless panties are devoid of both style AND substance?

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We recently got a new, deeper mattress. It is lovely and comfortable but near impossible to buy fitted sheets for, especially as our bed is a vintage small double.

Joining the short persons here, I am 4 foot 11. My bright red kickstool in the kitchen is one of the best investments I have ever made. Yet I still can't reach the shelf above the cupboard where my husband insists on putting the spare mixing bowls [Roll Eyes]

[ 22. August 2013, 12:29: Message edited by: Heavenly Anarchist ]

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lily pad
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quote:
Originally posted by jedijudy:
Comet! [Snigger]

Another short person problem. I finally broke down and replaced my broken down mattress. Hoo boy. Then I had to buy a step stool to get into the thing.

So far it's OK, but I almost fell getting out of it last week, and have thought I might have to get rid of the bed frame and just put the mattress and box spring on the floor.

Who ever thought having a tall, tall bed was a good idea? I'm no princess, and there's no pea hidden underneath.

They now sell box spring mattresses that are half the depth of the old ones to go with the new style of mattresses.

I still have a regular mattress and cannot find sheets that aren't way too deep. Have had to resort to funny elastic clips to keep the fitted sheet on the bed.

[ 22. August 2013, 13:36: Message edited by: lily pad ]

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Penny S
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I have a 3ft6in wide bed. Normal depth. Why don't double sheets tuck in properly at top and bottom? I tried the elastic things - didn't work. I have to buy king size - doing sides to middle when the time comes won't be a problem.

I'm not even trying fitted.

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IKEA sell sheets with larger proportions.

[ 22. August 2013, 14:01: Message edited by: leo ]

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Sir Kevin
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quote:
Originally posted by Heavenly Anarchist:
...I still can't reach the shelf above the cupboard where my husband insists on putting the spare mixing bowls [Roll Eyes]

I keep our spare mixing bowls on the counter by the dining room pass-through on the chrome-plated 1952 Dormeyer industrial mixer I inherited or under the counter next to the fridge. The only things I keep on high shelves are olive oil, whisky or extra wine and I have to stand on tip-toe to reach them: I am 5'-10".

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Penny S
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quote:
Originally posted by leo:
IKEA sell sheets with larger proportions.

Yup, that's where the last one came from, I'd forgotten that - dyed it to the right colour myself.
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balaam

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quote:
Originally posted by Moo:
quote:
Originally posted by Kitten:
On the other hand, standard height sinks & work surfaces are definitely not designed with the tall in mind

Or the short.

When I work at a kitchen counter I have to raise my shoulders up.

Moo

Sloping kitchen units, that's the idea, so the short can use one end and the tall the other, what's wrong with that? Apart from when you are baking and put down the rolling pin, and it disappears down the other end. No, on second thoughts, that's not going to work.

Let's try some lateral thinking.... how about a kitchen with a sloping floor?

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Certain brands of bagless vacuum cleaner with so many filters to clean that it would be quicker to change the bloody bag [Disappointed]

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georgiaboy
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quote:
Originally posted by QLib:
quote:
Originally posted by georgiaboy:
quote:
Originally posted by QLib:
quote:
Originally posted by PeteC:
... iced tea is an Abomination Unto the Sight of God™

I defy you to say that about my iced tea with tonic.
'iced tea with tonic' -- please explain!
Cold, strong Assam tea - with absolutely no sugar - ice, crushed sprig of mint, slice of lemon or lime and tonic water. You can also add mint when you originally make the tea, if you like.
Thank you. That sounds rather tasty!

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Sir Kevin
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quote:
Originally posted by georgiaboy:

Thank you. That sounds rather tasty!

It still wants GIN. Hold the tea!

If you must drink iced tea, drink sugarlessly sweetened green tea with ginseng or pomegranate as I do....

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RuthW

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Originally posted by ArachnidinElmet:
About 50% of stuff in cookshops.

A spoon rest? An egg-slicer? An egg yolk separator? [Disappointed]

I have an egg-slicer and I use it regularly! Sure, I don't need it, I could live without it, but ... it's just so nifty. And it just goes in the deep drawer with a bunch of other kitchen stuff, so it's not taking up extra room. I like nice slices of egg on salads, and the egg-slicer also makes it easier to squish up boiled eggs for egg salad sandwiches.
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Originally posted by RuthW:
and the egg-slicer also makes it easier to squish up boiled eggs for egg salad sandwiches.

Indeed it does.

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Sir Kevin
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We don't need one: we never have egg salad. We have eggs three times a week and what I could use is a bacon-slice splitter - my wife cooks the eggs in grease after I cook the bacon but today's Farmer John bacon is too long for even the largest frying pan!

[brick wall]

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All you people having woes with your bedding know you could just use flat sheets, right? Pulled tight, hospital corners, stays put forever.

rouge (one-time hotel employee)

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quote:
Originally posted by Sir Kevin:
We don't need one: we never have egg salad. We have eggs three times a week and what I could use is a bacon-slice splitter - my wife cooks the eggs in grease after I cook the bacon but today's Farmer John bacon is too long for even the largest frying pan!

[brick wall]

Two choices
  • Kitchen scissors (dead useful, they are)
  • Sharp knives (whatever will they think of next?)


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Induction hobs. Should be renamed deduction - since you are required to guess why, when you have worked out the sequence of buttons which turns it on and selects a plate, all you get is a flashing 'F'. While this suggests a monosyllable which you will use freely from now on, it doesn't really point to placing a pan on there (faucepan? fookware?). Still less does it hint that not just any old saucepan, but a particular sort. And it is totally silent on the point that few if any of the ones in the cupboards of this here holiday cottage are such.

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Penny S
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quote:
Originally posted by la vie en rouge:
All you people having woes with your bedding know you could just use flat sheets, right? Pulled tight, hospital corners, stays put forever.

rouge (one-time hotel employee)

Do use flat sheets - and hospital corners. Where I differ from a hotel is that I don't redo them every day, just smooth things over. And the shorter sheets pull out.
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Sir Kevin
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quote:
Originally posted by PeteC:

Kitchen scissors (dead useful, they are)


Precisely what I use at this point in time! Bloody greasy though....

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jedijudy

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That's what dish detergent is for, Sir Kevin! [Big Grin]

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