How middle class are you?

[perrykneeham]

Yeah. It's odd. Very complex thing the brain. It's amazing that we don't win out more often.

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The collapse was weird. I'd had the flu for a couple of weeks, bedridden, then took a concoction of brewed Chinese herbs (voice ) because I was blocked up and couldn't breathe too well, felt better the next day and decided to go to the coffee house next to Budgens, and just dropped like a sack of sh!t on the way back.

[perrykneeham]

May 11, 2019 8:50:28 GMT perrykneeham said:

They had a honey sommelier on the radio this morning. I just stopped myself throwing a pan at it.

That Saturday morning slot on R4 with the Rev. Richard Coles makes me want to kick walls. It is distilled essence of smug cuntishness.

I see that The Rev. Richard Coles has been f**k*d off by the BBC. Good. That whole show is a tedious Ham & High Guardianista love-in. Thank goodness for Absolute Radio on Saturday mornings.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/bbc-radio-host-forced-quit-29530558.amp

[perrykneeham]

Absolute Radio is now dogshit, as they cancelled Frank Skinner.

Also, I am going BBQ electric. That feels significant.

[happyhammerhead]

It was fun reading through this thread again.

I don't own a BBQ btw.

[perrykneeham]

Scum.

[perrykneeham]

I own a couple, but I cannot afford to run the gas one. Calor have utterly tucked up the market and I will not pay £60 for a "Patio Gas" refill. The cunning fuckers have allowed propane users to swap their tanks for the proprietary ones and then doubled the price. I used to use whatever was available and just change the regulator.

I'm sure I'll find an old propane or butane tank and get that refilled but, for now, I've gone electric. If it works out, I'll buy an good quality one, once I'm feeling wealthier.

[flatandy]

Electric what? How do you get the lovely flame char thing that you need?

[perrykneeham]

There should be enough heat, at least for the maillard reaction. TbH, we don't tend to do much charring these days and most things have some sort of spice or herb rub.

[mids]

Jun 26, 2024 16:23:04 GMT perrykneeham said:

 some sort of spice or herb rub.

This is the food, right?

[mids]

I've just been for a run. That's quite middle class, unless you're Alf Tupper. I came back along the river where there were lots of frolicking students. Some in bikinis. Some of those were even female. Aaaah, summer and thank God for sunglasses.

[perrykneeham]

.... and mirrored toecaps.

[happyhammerhead]

I'm sure the girls were glad for the sunglasses. Makes it easier to ignore the old perv.

[voice]

Must have been hot in that mac though I'd have thought.

[perrykneeham]

I'm not sure which I find more troubling: that people would pay that much for a pretty pointless bauble, or that such people are customers of John Lewis.

www.johnlewis.com/oura-ring-gen3-horizon-health-fitness-tracker-smart-ring/silver/p112044922?size=Size%208&s_ppc=2dx92700080427032020_brand_technology_BAU&tmad=c&tmcampid=2&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwy8i0BhAkEiwAdFaeGFWOABz4Iyo_uPdOYM4_pUFIkvbscwvW9EUdEgFBE18TvyXbQu6GrhoCiJ8QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

[mids]

I'm sure lots of people will be smashing their personal best on their rings.