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

753 replies

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?????

OP posts:
GrimmaTheNome · 29/02/2012 21:22

So.... now you're going to want MN to come up with lots of virtuous seeming tasks, to impress your DH, which take no actual effort at all?

Anyone got any ideas to con the poor sap

Somersaults · 29/02/2012 21:15

HA! Washing machine maintained successfully and DH said he knewyou had to put a boil wash on to clean it but he thought that putting the towels in on a boil wash was sufficient. So I told him I knew better thanks to MN. He wants me to spend more time on MN because it makes me clean! Result! The extra time on MN obvs, not the cleaning!

Doilooklikeatourist · 29/02/2012 20:21

I've spent all ruddy day cleaning the oven . Dishwash tablet soaked tea towel on door , pretty darn useless actually ( shows how cooked on the grime was ! ) so resorted to spray can of chemicals on warm oven . Smoke and fumes and results !
It did take most of the day , so someone doing it all properly for £30 sounds like a good idea !

frankie3 · 29/02/2012 20:20

Don't oven cleaning men have to take your oven out and clean it in a dodgy looking van in the street?

Also, I find that blueberries always make my fridge smell bad! Yes blueberries... but only when they come in a container with a clear film cover, not when they come in a plastic container with a proper lid.

tantrumsandballoons · 29/02/2012 19:54

I wonder if what it actually is, is worse than what I'm now picturing in my head?

TheOneWithTheHair · 29/02/2012 19:48

DO NOT. You will regret it. It has nothing to do with actual crumpets but you will never want them again.

tantrumsandballoons · 29/02/2012 19:44

Don't you think it's strange that we all KNOW it's going to be disgusting but still want to look?

LackaDAISYcal · 29/02/2012 19:43

I've read the thread, but couldn't find the link Confused. Admittedly I did have to go and make tea for the DC so lost my place.

mellymooks · 29/02/2012 19:40

I love crumpets therefore I will NOT look as will never forgive you lot if you take away my crumpet eating joy Grin

tantrumsandballoons · 29/02/2012 19:38

I love crumpets :)
Debating whether to look......no i will be strong!
--I'm a liar, I read the first couple of "itchy vagine" posts and had to stop cos my dd is cooking dinner and I want to be able to eat it.

TheOneWithTheHair · 29/02/2012 19:31

Definitely don't then. :)

fabwoman · 29/02/2012 19:29

That was just from reading "Holes," I didn't even click on any link or google!!

TheOneWithTheHair · 29/02/2012 18:59

You were warned!! Grin

fabwoman · 29/02/2012 18:37

FFS Angry I can't ever have a crumpet again. Years ago when I was 12 I saw a photo in a newspaper of a baby with 2 cigarettes coming out of its head. Many things remind me of it, and it is really awful, and now the bloody crumpet will remind me of it.

tantrumsandballoons · 29/02/2012 18:34

Im 34 though, I feel about 12 reading all this stuff I don t know :(

GrimmaTheNome · 29/02/2012 18:32

Years of experience, m'dear. Over half a century in my case. MN is excellent for learning from other peoples mistakes experience of course.

tantrumsandballoons · 29/02/2012 18:31

Oh my crossing out didn't work :(

tantrumsandballoons · 29/02/2012 18:30

I'm such an idiot!!

There's so much "stuff I need to know"
Where does everyone learn it all from

My dd is 14, I'm starting to teach her this stuff now-apart from the bizarre sex stuff which she probably knows more about than me

GrimmaTheNome · 29/02/2012 18:21

No, you fool, you put the cream on your feet using your hands, thereby softening your hands at the same time.

tantrumsandballoons · 29/02/2012 18:13

Grimma, if this stuff goes on your feet does that mean I have to do cleaning with my e cloth with my feet??
I struggle to clean with my hands....

tantrumsandballoons · 29/02/2012 18:11

It can't be my hands, they are lovely and soft as I never do any housework

(runs off to buy plastic fruit, although knowing my luck ds2 who will never eat the fruit in his lunch will try to eat the plastic fruit)

Somersaults · 29/02/2012 17:44

:o at the warning for Chaos :o

TheOneWithTheHair · 29/02/2012 17:36

Fail

TheOneWithTheHair · 29/02/2012 17:35

grin @ Chaos' warning!

GrimmaTheNome · 29/02/2012 17:32

You people whingeing about e-cloths - the problem isn't the cloth, its your hands. (talk about bad workmen blaming their tools Hmm). I know what it must be - you've missed yet another Thing Which Everyone Should Know. Namely, Flexitol. You anoint your feet with it every night (and knees, backs of arms, anywhere else inclined to be rough... not quite everywhere ). And lo and behold, into the bargain you get lovely soft hands which don't stick to e-cloths.