Chitchat thread #24

[greenishfing]

GF I think posties wear shorts because they don’t like wearing wet trousers.

I never thought of that.💡I've got a couple of pairs of old waterproof padded ski trousers that I used to wear at the allotment in winter. Unfortunately I fear that they will now be a "bit" too tight.

[Nicos]

GF I think posties wear shorts because they don’t like wearing wet trousers.

I’d heard the same thing…eww…can you imagine wet trousers flapping away all day on your skin?
Chafing and sudacrem come to mind

As an aside…do people still give their posties/ bin men/ teachers…..et al Xmas gifts?
Here the postie sells a calendar, the firemen sell a calendar and so do the war veterans sell a calendar…..you really do feel you need to buy from each one, especially when we have such rubbish weather for the postie.
I now tendto buy the postie calander - cos it has recipes etc - not that I’ve ever made one…and being very disappointed at the firemen’s piccies ( ) I now just tend to donate to the other two as I don’t want to waste paper/ cardboard etc.

[greenishfing]

Nearly as bad as the tissue or tissues (I can't really believe one could cause so much chaos) in the washer, I have now got the shoe polish in the slipper! My ancient polish had dried out and cracked and was in the tin in little pea sized blobs! I sort of scooped it out and it softened and did a good job of polishing my boots BUT I did not realise a little blob had dropped into my right slipper. Part of the lining of my slipper is now dyed black and as for my heel. ...... aaaarrrggghhh!!.

On a positive note I have just taken a Christmas cake out of the oven and the aroma is so alluring.😋

[Bren In Pots]

Evening

Some of the snows gone but it’s now starting to freeze so tomorrow won’t be to good on the roads.

No tipping here Nicos I don’t think I know anyone who does.

Bramble I hope you’re fine after your Covid jab xx

GF did you try warming the polish on the hob or with an air dryer both of those work. I find it less messy than having bits fly out.

enjoy your evening

[greenishfing]

Bren, no I did not pre-warm the polish. There was just a few little hard-shell bits in an ancient rusting tin. I obviously don't use it very often.... to say the least! ....hangs head in shame.

After the tissue(s) and shoe polish, I dread to think what is going to be number 3 mini-catastrophe. I did triple check my cake ingredients before I put it in the oven.