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Phil Spencer
25th March 2007, 03:14 PM
Have been doing most of the domestic duties lately due to loved one having to have an operation :( . Anyhow I decided to cook her a Lemon Merangue pie last night and had a problem holding the pastry board still whilst I rolled the pasty, problem solved after a quick trip to the shed.:2tsup: Good lateral thinkling I thought.
Christopha
25th March 2007, 07:15 PM
Phil, good thinkling mate but it would have been much more "Kosher" if the cutting board thing had been made from timber and you had used nice big Clamps with lots of sawdust and oil on the threads.... and also.... What sort of real hairy chested bloke knows how to make meringue???
;) ;) ;)
By the way, those spring calmps are great for holding the towels on the line on a windy day!
WoodGirl
25th March 2007, 07:19 PM
.... and also.... What sort of real hairy chested bloke knows how to make meringue???
;) ;) ;)
The one that can spell it correctly perhaps?? :p
echnidna
25th March 2007, 08:49 PM
The one that can spell it correctly perhaps?? :p
WoodGirl gotcha Chris :roflmao:
Christopha
25th March 2007, 08:52 PM
Got me good I think Bob. :(
Phil Spencer
26th March 2007, 09:36 AM
Phil, good thinkling mate but it would have been much more "Kosher" if the cutting board thing had been made from timber and you had used nice big Clamps with lots of sawdust and oil on the threads.... and also.... What sort of real hairy chested bloke knows how to make meringue???
;) ;) ;)
By the way, those spring calmps are great for holding the towels on the line on a windy day!
Christopher, Its all my mothers fault, dad was useless around the house so mum decided that her sons were not going to turn out the same way. We all learnt to cook, clean a house and wash and iron clothes. These skills came in handy after my first heart attack about 20 years ago, my wife and I swaped rolls she became the bread winner and I became Mr Mum for a while.
The down side to this was when the other mothers at the school found about about my unique abilities (remember this was about 20 years ago and domesticated men were a bit of a rarety) they kept making unsolicited advances toward me, being an object of desire by the oposite sex made me feel realy unconfortable.:?
Phil
WoodGirl
26th March 2007, 11:03 AM
Good on you Phil! :) I admire guys who can do more than flip meat on the barby. My father was in his mid 40's when my mother died suddenly and I watched him struggle with work, keeping house and learning to cook. I'm sure bad diet contributed to the cause of his death. Thank goodness the days of home science for the girls and ag science for the boys have long gone. Oh, and treat yourself with a marble pastry board ... keeps the pastry cool and no more clamps! :D
Cheers
echnidna
26th March 2007, 11:35 AM
Did you use a cordless drill and paint stirrer as a cake mixer? :rolleyes:
Christopha
26th March 2007, 03:57 PM
I'll bet you sprayed the Meringue on with a Wagner...
Hey! What proper tools would be good to use in the domestic duties department? drop saw for slicing Bread? Bandsaw for ? Holesaws for? soldering Iron? Nail gun???
rod1949
26th March 2007, 03:59 PM
Couple of 4" nails would have done the trick... ya could of dovetalied em in to give a good strong connection.
silentC
26th March 2007, 03:59 PM
I use a putty knife on the BBQ, does that count?
Felder
26th March 2007, 04:02 PM
I spray my clothes with silver-glide before washing them. No more nasty stains. :)
Felder
26th March 2007, 04:03 PM
I admire guys who can do more than flip meat on the barby.
That would be me, then. I am also quite capable of flipping meat on the floor. :)
Felder
26th March 2007, 04:06 PM
My ducted vacuum system. You hardly even notice it. :)
Phil Spencer
26th March 2007, 05:13 PM
Did you use a cordless drill and paint stirrer as a cake mixer? :rolleyes:
Might do that next time it would be a good way of staying grounded with bloky stuff.
WoodGirl
26th March 2007, 07:19 PM
That would be me, then. I am also quite capable of flipping meat on the floor. :)
Lucky you can flip anything at your age! That's quite an achievement ... bending down to pick it all up would be even greater I'd imagine :D :D
Andy Mac
26th March 2007, 07:41 PM
Did you use a cordless drill and paint stirrer as a cake mixer? :rolleyes:
Battery drill works well with a cut-off bottlebrush and a batch of homebrew bottles too!:rolleyes:
Cheers,
Studley 2436
26th March 2007, 08:04 PM
OMG mmmmm any other bit of screaming incrudulation that I can find.
To hold a board so it doesn't wander around on you all you need is a tea towel chux or any other cloth you have. Wet it wring it out and lay it flat on the bench and put the board on top. Won't move guaranteed.
Studley overcoming a screaming fit of laughter and being kicked while on the floor by SWMBO for being a nut and told to pick myself up and behave like an adult
scooter
27th March 2007, 03:12 PM
...being an object of desire by the oposite sex made me feel realy unconfortable.:?
Feel your pain, Phil, I really struggle with it, too... :-
Phil Spencer
27th March 2007, 04:20 PM
Feel your pain, Phil, I really struggle with it, too... :-
Ever been sexually Harrased in the workplace Scooter? It hapened to me in a previous job, I worked for a Japanise company (lets just say that they had a big red T on the door). This woman would not leave me alone ended up I chose not to renew my contract and I went to work for the competition. As men we often laugh about this but when it happened I could not get out of there quick enough, my wife and family meant to much to me.
Phil
scooter
27th March 2007, 04:25 PM
Yeah, fair enough Phil, sorry mate, just muckin' around :)
Studley 2436
27th March 2007, 04:37 PM
The sad thing in this world is there are some real animals who abuse the decency of the rest of us. Suspect this is what happened to Phil
Studley
is my name sexual abuse?
Phil Spencer
27th March 2007, 04:38 PM
Yeah, fair enough Phil, sorry mate, just muckin' around :)
Is Ok :) :wink: :U
Phil Spencer
27th March 2007, 04:45 PM
The sad thing in this world is there are some real animals who abuse the decency of the rest of us. Suspect this is what happened to Phil
Studley
is my name sexual abuse?
The thing is that when I reported it to management the Nips said 'well enjoy it' :((
Don't think so different culture in Aus.
Studley 2436
27th March 2007, 04:47 PM
well basically they told you to look after things yourself which you did and in the best way too
Studley
Phil Spencer
27th March 2007, 04:56 PM
well basically they told you to look after things yourself which you did and in the best way too
Studley
Yep, but I wonder if the shoe was on the other foot
Phil Spencer
27th March 2007, 05:50 PM
Have been doing most of the domestic duties lately due to loved one having to have an operation :( . Anyhow I decided to cook her a Lemon Meringue pie last night and had a problem holding the pastry board still whilst I rolled the pasty, problem solved after a quick trip to the shed.:2tsup: Good lateral thinking I thought.
BTW tonight I am crumbing lamb cutlets and cooking same on the BBQ to be served with in season vegies, reckon the wife will like that.
Christopha
27th March 2007, 07:17 PM
BTW tonight I am crumbing lamb cutlets and cooking same on the BBQ to be served with in season vegies, reckon the wife will like that.
And I will be having a ham, cheese and tomato sanger washed down with a cold can of drink. Stuff cooking at the end of a long day when you don't have anyone else to cook for...Bugger! :doh:
journeyman Mick
27th March 2007, 11:30 PM
BTW tonight I am crumbing lamb cutlets and cooking same on the BBQ to be served with in season vegies, reckon the wife will like that.
Tasteless hospital food for me again tonight.:(
Mick