General Chat

Jean

I suppose that's one way to make sure that those out-of- the- way corners
get an occasional clean,lol!

I'm having a good laugh at this thread..Thanks,Jean xx

I love this thread, really cheered me up. Mine concerned pressure cooker and mushy peas. I don't know why but I took the weights off early, the kids heard the first hiss and shot out of the kitchen, I was too late and stood there while a stream of mushy peas shot out of the top and all over the ceiling and walls. Peas everywhere, I looked round and there where three little faces round the kitchen door,one above the other with eyes like saucers. Didn't know whether to cry at the peas or laugh at their faces. I often wondered why they didn't stay in the kitchen when the pressure cooker came out after that, lol.

Caz

Oh heavens Caz. I had forgotten about the pressure cooker. My mum had a similar experience. In her case it was an Irish stew plastered all over the ceiling.

I still use mine but retain that memory of long ago. I make quite certain I de-pressurize it before removing the lid.

I still use mine occasionally, I always depressurise it before I open but don't know why I did that, must have thought it had stopped hissing, or I was distracted by something. My three still laugh about it even now.

Caz x

You have reminded me of the time that we had fish and chips in a cafe, and I picked up the shaker which was on the table and put a good shaking on mine, only to find it was sugar and not salt! We were going out to an interview and I didnt know when I would eat again so had to carry on and eat it. Definitely NOT one for the recipe book!!

Tina, yes that's what the chap on tv did lol

Lizx

I'm very short-sighted without my glasses and mistook a bottle of TCP for a bottle of Optrex........ Oooh, it did sting!

its tomato sauce weve had

daughter once shook the bottle and lid werent on , she thought it hysterical it went up the walls, over the floor

This is funny now but it was'nt yesterday....grrrr

l had appointment in town, Vic was at a friends and l asked him if he could make sure he was back in plenty of time, yep says he!!! The time was suddenly getting closer and l was getting abit narked, so got me bag etc and off l went down the road, when l got to the bottom l phoned him on his mobile, l said where the hell are you, he said still at friends why?? l said (fuming by now) there's 2 mins left before l'm supposed to be at the appointment......yeh you guessed it, l was an hour out, was cinvinced my watch read 1.45, it did'nt it said 12.45.....talk about old age. l'm laughing about it now:o))

jude

Oh Jude, I didnt think you were that worried about that appointment!

Jean....well no l was'nt that bothered about it but wanted to be ontime!! lol
jude

Oh bless:o) lol

jude x

My grandad used to drink TCP if he had bellyache.

That bowl of paprika that was out for the Asian students at college to put on their meal and to which I helped myself liberally,was cayenne pepper!

When it's Shrove Tuesday, I used to batch cook pancakes during the day, then warm through, complete with sugar for the childrens' tea.

Salt is *not* a good substitute lol. The kitchen salt and caster sugar containers are identical. I think the labels must have fallen off!!

My life seems to be one whole laughable incident when I start thinking about it.

In first stages of pregnancy, very ill with morning sickness, couldn't look at food. Cooked OH his tea all I had to do was thicken the gravy. He kindly offered to do that for me while I went and chucked up.

He was eating his tea and remarked on how sweet the gravy was, and how it didn't thicken like it normally did when I made it.

Did you use the cornflour to thicken the gravy, asks I. Yes of course I did, he replies, I'm not silly, look I'll show you. OH goes to cupboard and brings back container marked "icing sugar".

Now, that is men for you!!!!....lol

jude :o)

pmsl yesterday afternoon - I got out a new bottle of mouthwash (the sort you have to shake before use). It was really hard opening the sealed lid but I did it and stood the bottle down. Then I decided that as o.h. is heavyhanded with the usage I would save some in the old bottle which I washed out, so that if he finished it all quickly I would still have some spare before we could get more, if you get my drift!

So three guesses what I did next lol?

Blasted stuff flew everywhere as I shook the bottle before transferring some to the empty bottle, lol The bathroom, my housecoat and slippers and hair smell lovely and minty and I did manage to save some for later on as well as some to use now. The air was as blue as the mouthwash lol but then I laughed as I remembered this thread and how it could have been something more messy lol

Lizx

Thanks ladies. I needed cheering up. Your stories have helped no end!

Why is it when we shake something with no lid or a lose lid, we don't stop right away?
At leasst I don't! It's always a couple of shakes (at least) before I can stop!!!
So even more milk, mouthwash, sauce gets plastered everywhere.

Tess

Never, never, ever put an unsealed bag of flour on the front of the top shelf of a very crowded cupboard!

(Blushing furiously)

Have you any idea how long it takes to wash that stuff out of your hair!

In our first home I had the flour container in the bottom cupboard. Our son was at the crawling stage and when I was out of the room he got the container out and emptied it onto the floor. As his nappy was slightly damp the flour tended to stick a bit. Of course I couldnt rescue any of the flour. After that I made sure there was only tinned food or the likes in the bottom cupboard.

Huia.