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Saucepan lid horror

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YesPleaseMary · 30/12/2020 20:27

I have just done the washing up and noticed that one of the saucepan lid knobs seemed a bit loose. So I tried to tighten it but went the wrong way and the whole knob came off in a dismantlable way, knob then big washer thing and screw and metal disc and underneath it was... well the lid is glass and there was a circle in the middle that was looked like a weasel had spunked on it and then rubbed peas in it [boak]

There are three saucepans in the set, the other two were the same, I am horrified and disgusted with my slovenly saucepan lid habits.

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DishingOutDone · 30/12/2020 23:13

Or Harris tweeds.

StormyLovesOdd · 30/12/2020 23:21

I once found a snail inside my kettle, just the shell, presumably the rest of the snail had dissolved over time Envy I ALWAyS check inside the kettle before I boil it now

thosetalesofunexpected · 30/12/2020 23:33

@mumwon

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umpteennamechanges · 30/12/2020 23:35

@NowellSingWe

Fuckers have chewed through my Harris tweed cape

@umpteennamechanges Whilst I am sorry for your infestation, and sympathise... I am Envy Envy Envy at a lifestyle that allows for a tweed cape!!

Ha!

Sadly I am not Sherlock's lesser known ancestor.

This is the kind of thing I had...in a navy blue with a lovely lining that I made myself and which now has moth holes in.

Utter bastards.

Saucepan lid horror
umpteennamechanges · 30/12/2020 23:36
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umpteennamechanges · 30/12/2020 23:38

@Callipygion

When we moved in here the hinges/fixings on the toilet seat were disgusting. I took it all apart and those really long screws that hold the seat on were yellow all the way down. Dirty males pissing on them no doubt. Yuk.

By the way, I’ve always wondered why the heck those screws are so long, anyone know? It is so annoying screwing that wing nut thing all the way down and up again.

Ugh.

I have to fix our toilet seat tomorrow and will be wearing latex gloves for sure. 🤢

frustrationcentral · 30/12/2020 23:39

@BluTangClan

I've always thought the finger holes in bowling balls must be gradually filling up with gunk, dead skin and sweat.
Eww that's a thought I'd rather not have Envy
rollinggreenhills · 30/12/2020 23:41

While you're all at the task of peering closely at things and scraping off the accumulated gunk, don't forget your tin opener...

FamilyOfAliens · 30/12/2020 23:45

The duvet story is definitely carpet moths.

We’ve just brought a house with an attic - the previous owner hadn’t been up there in 20 years and there were two wool rugs on top of one another instead of a carpet. We realised pretty quickly that we had a thriving infestation of carpet moths so we got pest control in - it cost £450 to do the whole house .

sunnysidegold · 30/12/2020 23:52

I threw out all the flour in the house today after discovering one pack full of mites.

I really don't want to do this...I'm going to have to pull apart all the bottles that go in lunch boxes aren't I? I do sometimes soak them in Milton....maybe they won't be that bad.

Mookie81 · 30/12/2020 23:54

@farawayplanet

That's nothing. We stripped the bed yesterday and something has been living inside the woollen duvet. There was chewed bits everywhere and the duvet cover is also all chewed 😱😱😱
😭😭😭😭
Davros · 31/12/2020 00:03

I opened a NEW bottle of Baileys just before Xmas and there was a quite big dead insect in it, looked like a wasp. I'd already had a few 🍷 and felt revolted so poured the whole bottle down the sink. A friend was crushed that I hadn't complained and got free bottles for all

LonnyVonnyWilsonFrickett · 31/12/2020 00:03

@StormyLovesOdd

I once found a snail inside my kettle, just the shell, presumably the rest of the snail had dissolved over time Envy I ALWAyS check inside the kettle before I boil it now
Christ Jesus, I'd never drink a cup of tea again.
DishingOutDone · 31/12/2020 00:07

@Davros

I opened a NEW bottle of Baileys just before Xmas and there was a quite big dead insect in it, looked like a wasp. I'd already had a few 🍷 and felt revolted so poured the whole bottle down the sink. A friend was crushed that I hadn't complained and got free bottles for all
Now that's just silly. Imagine the litres ....
RomComPhooey · 31/12/2020 00:11

@Davros

I opened a NEW bottle of Baileys just before Xmas and there was a quite big dead insect in it, looked like a wasp. I'd already had a few 🍷 and felt revolted so poured the whole bottle down the sink. A friend was crushed that I hadn't complained and got free bottles for all
Could you not have just strained it through a sieve or tea strainer into a jug and then poured it back into the bottle without bits?
Sunbird24 · 31/12/2020 00:15

We once discovered caterpillars in our homegrown cauliflowers. After they’d been cooked and put on our plates. Thank heavens we hadn’t made cauliflower cheese...

WitchesBritchesPumpkinPants · 31/12/2020 00:15

@whereisthejoy

We moved into new house two months ago. How to rued the toilet seat inside rim of dark muck???

🤮 thinking about it. Also hope I'm not derailing the thread.

Just replace the toilet seat. It's cheap & easy!
CarterBeatsTheDevil · 31/12/2020 00:33

I used to quite enjoy the ritual of finding and removing the green caterpillars that always curl up inside organic broccoli but not as much as going back to non organic caterpillar free broccoli I am afraid

NowellSingWe · 31/12/2020 02:43

@ @umpteennamechanges that looks so lovely!

Merryweather80 · 31/12/2020 02:50

Clean around taps and lol seat hinges it any kind of bracket with dental floss/tape. It gets loads of crud out without having to dismantle every bit. Keep a toothbrush handy too for things like this. Obviously -not one you would put in your mouth afterwards!

Sisterna bottles - actually most drinks bottles have spaces for mould to collect. 😫. Bath toys and Sophie La Giraffe are vile inside.

My showerhead, although clean on the outside, collects some interesting looking matter. So so nasty!

Brandaris · 31/12/2020 03:17

We once moved into a flat that was mostly unfurnished except for a sofa. Seemed ok, gave it a quick clean before using it. Flat in general was spotlessly clean, but we always cleaned everything again anyway.

A week later I was sat on this sofa and out of the corner of my eye I saw something moving. There was a thick layer of fleas writhing over the back and seat of the sofa.

Clearly whoever had lived there last had cats (not allowed in contact) but as the house had been empty for a couple of months the fleas had all only hatched in one big batch once they sensed us there.

Grim.

Spacecudet · 31/12/2020 03:24

I was enjoying a sandwich from the school canteen, when I noticed something moving. The lettuce was covered with little caterpillars. Don't know how many I ate before I noticed.

Oblomov20 · 31/12/2020 04:23
Envy The caterpillar one and the slug in the kettle made me wince. I cleaned inside the door of my dishwasher yesterday. It was truely grim.
ColdemortReturns · 31/12/2020 04:25

@sunnysidegold

I threw out all the flour in the house today after discovering one pack full of mites.

I really don't want to do this...I'm going to have to pull apart all the bottles that go in lunch boxes aren't I? I do sometimes soak them in Milton....maybe they won't be that bad.

The flour wasnt from a certain discount supermarket was it?
OldAndWornOut · 31/12/2020 04:32

Washing machine drawer, anyone?

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