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Why the Friggity Frig <GLARES> didn't anyone, not one of you, think

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Honeydragon · 27/02/2012 12:22

to tell me what a piece of piss Chicken and Sweetcorn soup is to make! It takes 5 minutes and costs fuck all. I have being buying this stuff you know? With ACTUAL money.

One idle google and 10 minutes later dd and I have a pan full for lunch, it's lovely.

It was bad enough finding out about cleaning washing machines, and Veet to unclog hairy plug holes.... and now you failed to tell me this Angry

Well you horrible lot, what else have you being holding out on, and keeping from me?????

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Fillybuster · 27/02/2012 15:15

I hate it when work gets in the way of MN....

Pinching a banana??? Who knew? Robino - I'm with you on the verging-on-phobic about bananas thing, but feed them dcs 1, 2 & 3 and try not to heave....

Am investing in cheap hair removal cream on my way home tonight...

Now, can someone PLEASE tell me about cleaning my washing machine? Will it get rid of the gunk in the seal???

stealthsquiggle · 27/02/2012 14:55

have to admit to genuine LOL at alcoholic mince rinsing too...

Vivi so your booze auxillary fridge now presumably smells of an interesting combination of vanilla, coffee, lemon, bicarb, coal and fish (WTF is with the coal, BTW - charcoal I could understand, but coal won't absorb anything, will it Confused?)

Trills · 27/02/2012 14:54

I have fridge Envy

ViviPru · 27/02/2012 14:52
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Honeydragon · 27/02/2012 14:50

Viv maybe you should make them into some sort of fridge cleaning paste in the Prospero? any excuse

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ViviPru · 27/02/2012 14:44

Its fishy.

Proper dutty rank fishy smell.

We had some fresh squid in there, which in itself didn't smell, but the outside bag did and we hadn't realised. Must have picked up the smell from the delivery van.

Grin honey

ViviPru · 27/02/2012 14:42

Ooh not heard that one, Lemony.

The Alcohol Auxiliary Fridge now contains the following:

Cup of bicarb
Two lumps of coal
Bowl of vanilla essence
Pot of ground coffee
Cut Lemons

No cider Sad

Will let you know if I have any joy :)

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Honeydragon · 27/02/2012 14:40

Z]I have just hurt myself laughing at "some sort of alcoholic mince rinser" Grin

and I can let it out. I dread to think what looks poor old Brian's getting Grin

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ShirleyO · 27/02/2012 14:39

What kind of a smell is it Vivi?

Lemonylemon · 27/02/2012 14:38

Vivi - A small bowl with some vanilla essence in. Apparently this works....

StepAwayFromTheEcclesCakes · 27/02/2012 14:38

soda crystals and rubber gloves. I love MN but there is another thread about things you have learnt on here... DO NOT GOOGLE ANYTHING that it suggests, I mean really really don't.

ViviPru · 27/02/2012 14:36

Viv have you given your drainage hole a good poke out?

GrinGrinGrinGrinGrinGrinBlush

tantrumsandballoons · 27/02/2012 14:35

Sorry :(
Will read the thread next time

LackaDAISYcal · 27/02/2012 14:35

I bought my oven because the blurb in the shop said it was self cleaning...

Two bloody years I've been waiting for it to get it's thumb out of its arse...

ViviPru · 27/02/2012 14:32

It makes the cider bottles smell, though, Step. I'm sick of rinsing my Bulmers before I drink it like some sort of alcoholic mince-rinser Sad

Yeah DP can smell it too, Honey so no indication of updiffery.

I'll wang the shelves in the dishwasher, although they've been airing outside the fridge for a week and don't smell now.

I'll try all of your other suggestions too, appreciated, all :)

GrimmaTheNome · 27/02/2012 14:30

Information withholding AGAIN

You have to read the thread ... I know, you were too busy drawer-wrestling.

PippiL, I'm sure at some point I've seen an extra big dossil for big plugholes...CBA to google it for you though.

BrianCoxHasScaryHair · 27/02/2012 14:28

Getting some strange looks as sit here waiting for my delayed bus, Laughing like a drain hair free

tantrumsandballoons · 27/02/2012 14:25

That sounds like a better idea than washing it myself, very questionable lemons in fridge, will throw those in too!

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Honeydragon · 27/02/2012 14:23

Grimma linked them further up, silicone hair traps for plug

Some very lazy busy people me put their washing machine drawer a empty dishwasher and chuck in 1/2 whatever citrus fruit looks dodgiest in the fruit bowl and a load of soda crystals, put on a hot wash and then happily drink coffee knowing they are doing two deep cleaning jobs at once.

Then wipe of drawer once out for any slightly grey residue with a damp cloth

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PippiL · 27/02/2012 14:22

I'm washing my converse a la MN instructions right now... Maintenance wash after

BoulevardOfBrokenSleep · 27/02/2012 14:21

Vivipru, have you pulled it out and cleaned the channel for collecting defrosting water at the back? Could be all sorts growing in there.

CiderwithBuda · 27/02/2012 14:20

With some washing machine drawers you need to push up a bit from underneath. Try looking in the manual or looking up the model on-line.

When you do get it out spray the black bits with a bleach solution, leave for a while and then scrub. Repeat as necessary.

Washing machine drawers can also be cleaned in the dishwasher.

tantrumsandballoons · 27/02/2012 14:20

Again....what are dossils?

Information withholding AGAIN

tantrumsandballoons · 27/02/2012 14:19

Pleas ignore the fact I have manage to cross out my whole message, I actually am going to give up today, I am happily useless today :)

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Honeydragon · 27/02/2012 14:19

oh and why did I not know about Dossils? Or that they were called Dossils?

Honestly you lot.

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