Bobba

Some time back when I consulted with a staff member of Wai Yee Hong, a well known Bristol Chinese supermarket, I was advised to go for the deep bowl steel wok as the high sides helped reduce the risk of splashing spreading when cooking.

Me too

I wish, I wish. Sweet Fanny Adams for a long while on my permissions just North of Bristol. Harvest time soon so fingers crossed.

Not a Full English Breakfast without fried bread

I suppose it depends what we read. One article I read suggested they were looking more at self determination along the lines of The Chanel Islands eg Jersey

The Shetland Islanders have been looking at something similar since 2020 even including The Orkneys in uniting the Island groups into greater self determination. Bang goes Scotlands oil revenues in their independence arguments.

CEO Sarah Bentley has quite and didn’t take her bonus, allegedly due to poor performance and sewage spills. Jumped or pushed?

Grade drift ?

Some years back a mate had the same problem over his VW caravanette. He was able to find either from original or current advertising material (I forget which), statements to the effect that “in the event of an accident we will put you back in to the position you were in immediately prior to that accident.” (Indeed, that used to be one of the underlying principles of insurance cover) So he merely copied their words back to them and asked them to honour their word. He is still running around in the replacement vehicle. Whether they found it or paid for one he found I do not recall. so, it may be worth 5 mins trawling your insurers website and docs to see if they make similar statements

I’ve had a tinned bloc of foie gras du canard in my fridge for years. There is a date on the top which I presume is a best before date of 14/09/2018 If I open it and there’s no signs of deterioration should I dare to try it? Thoughts welcomed. Thanks.

If You’re a very lucky bunny don’t overlook that the take limit for bass is two fish per rod per day. And retained fish to be 42cm. - Bass sea fishing guidance 2022 certainly not a jobsworth. Just a marker to protect the innocent.

Milk chocolate powder, sugar and cement powder mixed in a saucer and a saucer of water nearby.

Interesting point. A farming friend rents additional land, all arables, and at one particular entry point there is no gate off of a private road leading to the once Manor House, now apartments. I was once parked in the entrance way across the verge while surveying for pigeons etc. An apartment owner wandered across and somewhat pompously demanded to know who I was and why I was parked on his land. I politely explained I was surveying for farmer X for crop protection. He quietened down and explained that the verge, right up to the hedge line, was owned by and the responsibility of the tenants association the farmer only having right of way access across the land. They often experienced problem parking We ended on a friendly note. I put his initial approach down to the fact that he didn’t know how to deal with the situation and thought that attack was the best line of defence.

No idea. But you can bet his lawyer and team are not on a no win no fee contract

I too mentioned that existing legislation is already sufficient and all was futile when court sentences were so lenient or non existent. In the home possession would be complicated to enforce eg I’ve two chinese meat cleavers in the Kitchen. Great for food preparation but formidable weapons in the wrong hands

“Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive” (Sir Walter Scott- Marmion: A tale of Flodden Field). Meaning, when you lie or act dishonestly you start a problem which becomes complicated, eventually running out of control. The phrase has been around since the 1800’s. Clearly PS should have taken heed of such advice.

Additionally, here in Bristol (I cannot speak for elsewhere) many shop assistants finish the purchase with “that will be £2 then”. THEN ?why “then” has crept in to usage defeats me. It’s meaningless. I’m often tempted to say “ then what?” But I fear it would fall on stoney ground and appear rude - which isn’t me.

There are two High Pheasant II on Guntrader. New £4,195.

Thanks again John. Our bamix came with the bladed processor as standard so I have sent away for the powder disc. As and when it will arrive depends on Royal Mail. Currently we are an area experiencing extreme difficulties with the post. Nothing for days then a paper waterfall through the letterbox. Despite complaints nothing improves.

Many thanks John. I do indeed have a bamix but it never crossed my mind to explore it’s uses as a spice grinder 😳 It needs the grinder / powder disc so will look on line. Cheers. Bob

As per title 28" Barrels: 1/4 & 1/2 chokes: 2 3/4" chambers Single trigger selector. Ejectors. Kickeeze pad Slab (250) Hull superfast pigeon 29grm 6's £375. Bristol. Face to face. Cash.

Thanks. I have most ground spices ( I am within easy reach of a famous Indian supermarket) but the basis of these powder mixes is to toast whole spices before grinding / blending. The ready ground spices are not toasted.

Can anyone recommend by experience please a spice mill - grinder that grind whole spices to a powder. I ordered one off Amazon which had many recommendations but it was no good as whole spices fell through the grinding tray (returned). I have always had a pestle and mortar but it is long winded and boring and doesn’t get contents to powder form. So the curry texture is “bitty” I was given a Sri Lankan cook book. The curries are really interesting and different to Indian curries and I wish to persevere. However, they require their own curry powder blends and whole spices toasted and ground. Hence this request. Thanks.

Coincidentally, while at NHS audiology last year the audiologist was discussing staff shortages and said there were “those” (unspecified) who were increasingly of the view that hard of hearing patients should be given a grant in the form of a voucher to take to private sector providers leaving scarce resources to deal with more serious cases (whatever that meant). He said something similar operated in the Republic of Ireland. I said that if a patient had to add to the cost it would mean the NHS was no longer free at the point of delivery to which he replied “you’re not I’ll, just deaf” !!!

Agreed. I know from both having once worked in the public sector and from personal experience later that heads of departments hate “Ministers Correspondence” Google search cabinet ministers to identify the minister responsible for HMRC, send him / her a short pithy note of the circumstances and end your note with “ As your staff will not respond to my problems will you now do so. Thank you”