The Feminist Pub is Open - Chat, Rant, or pull up a chair here!

[LRDtheFeministDragon]

This thread started when we all decided to imagine what the perfect local for feminists would be like. So far, it has taps with plenty of good real ale, and some decent non-alcoholic alternatives too. There are comfy chairs and there's a feminist film night, as well as lots of nice feminist-friendly books on the shelves and space to curl up and read. The open-mic nights are attracting feminist singers and comedians, and we're just sorting out the feminist creche.

Please come along, draw up a stool, and have a good chat about whatever you fancy - as serious or as trivial as you like.

For starters, I have a half-pint of lemonade. What can I get anyone?

(The hmmface at your MIL, obviously!)

She has form.

I think I said something like "Oh if we needed to buy someone a little car it'd be DH". It was truly not worth getting into as our relationship has its moments anyway.

It's that sort of thing that gets right under your skin, though, when you know they won't listen.

A friend? Were the trolls out, or you know, an actual friend?

That would piss me off too. It wouldn't happen in our household as dp doesn't drive, but I hate the assumption that the man decides on the big purchases.

That's nice Stick. I wasn't around.

It's not even the idea that he makes the decisions on big purchases, or the gendering of them (she would assume I chose a washing machine). Annoying though those are. It's the idea that, as I am a SAHM, DH 'buys me things'

Just marking my place as I don't have time to read the whole thread.

Rl keeps taking over, but I would live a pint of British cider, some proper chips and a chat about toilets and their significance to society.

I'm ready to feel all autumnal and it keeps being hot and sunny here, which is nice, but doesn't allow for mulled cider and chestnuts.

Oh, do mark your place!

I was hoping we could just chat, not worry too much about continuity, just check in. That way newbies/anyone who fancies can also come along and lurk or ask random questions that they don't feel like making a whole thread out of.

But indeed, pint of British cider coming right up! I don't know where you are but hot and sunny sounds lovely.

Does the pub do breakfast?

Eggs Benedict please...

Good morning!

Who mentioned chestnuts? That just reminded me that I bought a packet of frozen chestnuts for some reason and haven't used any of it yet ...

Mmm, eggs benedict.

In my second year at university I lived next door to a pub that did amazing eggs benedict. I gained about a stone before we all realized we couldn't afford to buy anything else any more.

The pub certainly does breakfasts. I'm having scrambled eggs in a minute. With the bonus of someone else making them, please!

upto - what does one do with frozen chestnuts? I'm underwhelmed by chestnuts TBH.

I have never had Eggs Benedict, and I KNOW I will love them.

You have missed out.

They are amazing.

LRD: Japanese chestnut rice and Chinese braised chicken and chestnuts. And rice dumplings.

The last one is a bit difficult ..

Oooh.

Actually, those sound delicious. Especially the braised chicken.

Thank you!

I liked this so thought I would share.

I might have to print it out and stick it stick it up at school.

LRD - You are being a great barperson.

So - I shall sup on my pint (that's a word I don't use here - sup) quietly.

I'm in the US, weather in spring & fall is very different actually. A few weeks back we had about 35 C on Tuesday, then by Thu the temp dropped to about 4 C. Both of those were during the middle of the day temperatures! Now we are getting cool evenings and warm - hot days.

All the Halloween stuff is really kicking in, here. Ilove it, and will be going out to buy crazy stuff for the house this week.

It's clearly my vocation.

quote, I like that link. In a rather sad way!

Halloween stuff is great. One of my mates always throws a Halloween party for his birthday, and it's amazing.

Someone once suggested coming as witches is actual feminist work, too.

LRD I'll test run the chestnut chicken recipe for you if you can wait a week or so. :)

I hate treat-or-trick stuff. I draw all the curtains and switch off all the lights in the front rooms of the house and hide in my bed reading a book with earplugs on. >

See, who says feminism is not practical and supportive?!

I would be glad to know, seriously, it sounds really tasty.

I like trick or treat, but I'm lucky with where I've lived. Up until this March, we'd been for years in a block of flats, so of course eveyone with small children would take them round and we'd all pretend we were terrified by the costumes. It was lovely.

Not so easy in a less self-contained area, I'm sure.

much nicer atmosphere in the US. Def for kids under 12, often with parents around. only go to houses with lights/displays on. everyone stands out in the street & chats to their neighbours - costumes canbe anything, doesn't have to be scary.

dd is going to be a creeper from minecraft. she is very excited.

also loads of places organize events, like stores at the mall have sweets to give away, farms do 'spooky' hay rides etc.

Sounds fun for your DD.

It was like that in my village in the UK, though - not such a big deal, we didn't have rides or anything, but it was a known thing that everyone would come out with their children and all the parents would pretend to be shocked and scared.

LRD I've earmarked the packet of frozen chicken in the freezer for that purpose now. Phew! One more meal planned, to a good cause. :)

How are you getting on the Dorothy Sayers' books? (It was you, wasn't it, who started a thread ages ago about it?)