libspero Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Mmmmm.... mozzarella and custard. Would make a mess if you got it all over your expensive mistress.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Mmmmm.... mozzarella and custard. You favourite deep fried pizza filling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Bear Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Baby buggies! Or pushchairs, as we used to call them. Daughter was given 2nd hand a Bugaboo thing, which was probably monstrously expensive. It is unbelievably heavy, bulky and complicated to use. I was wondering the other day what on earth happened to the good old McLaren type, which don't take up half a car and fold up small in a trice, with one hand. And lo, they are still available, though maybe a bit fancier than in our day. The one I'm going to get, for my own baby minding use if they don't want it, has fantastic reviews, at least 2 of which are from grandparents saying they couldn't stand the heavy, bulky, effing complicated and expensive things their daughters had. Not just me, then. Mind you my daughter, who I don't mind admitting is not great with anything mechanical, is not enamoured of the monster thing either. The other night we took a taxi home from a restaurant - half the wretched thing went in the boot, while the driver had to put the other bit on the front seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Baby buggies! Or pushchairs, as we used to call them. Daughter was given 2nd hand a Bugaboo thing, which was probably monstrously expensive. Silver Cross! My earliest memory is looking up from the pram at some dangling ornaments. Last for ever. I just wished they had made a V8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northerner Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Never thought about it before, but you just don't see them anymore ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CunningPlan Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Is that some kind of early Volkswagen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errol Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Champagne - not up to the standard of a decent cava IMO Just no. Champagne beats Cava every day of the week. Bollinger, Taittinger, Pol Roger ... all exception and well worth the cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eight Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Never thought about it before, but you just don't see them anymore ... Portable dog incinerator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steppenpig Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Baby buggies! Or pushchairs, as we used to call them....probably monstrously expensive. It is unbelievably heavy, bulky and complicated to use. I was wondering .... How about one of these ? Stuff a bit of polystyrene down the sides to maintain child upright. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sabichi-130990-Lemongrass-Shopping-Trolley/dp/B00CRXSIN4/ref=sr_1_2/278-2636398-1860402?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1444648573&sr=1-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juvenal Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 I'm getting older, and have at last got a bed with a mattress. The sleeping bag on the floor was getting too difficult. I'm getting older, and have at last got a bed with a mattress. The sleeping bag on the floor was getting too difficult. Upwardly mobile, eh?.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libspero Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Just no. Champagne beats Cava every day of the week. Bollinger, Taittinger, Pol Roger ... all exception and well worth the cost. Really? I was given two bottles of Bollinger by my boss when I got married. It was nice, don't get me wrong, but I couldn't tell you anything that made it better than any other fizzy wine I've tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battenberg Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Really? I was given two bottles of Bollinger by my boss when I got married. It was nice, don't get me wrong, but I couldn't tell you anything that made it better than any other fizzy wine I've tried. I'd agree with this. I just don't get the whole champagne thing at all. I'm not a lover of any wine, particularly as I've got older. It all tastes like acid to me but I've never been able to tell the difference when having champagne at weddings etc. Give me half a Worthington's creamflow any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orsino Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Diamonds. Total waste of money except in extremely exceptional cases. Could most people tell the difference between diamonds and cut glass? Probably not. Nor are diamonds scarce - their international supply is tightly controlled by De Beers to maintain prices. Ever tried to sell a diamond ring to a jeweller? They're just not interested as it really doesn't have a trade value anywhere like its retail value. I mean, diamonds are used to cover drill bits on oil rigs. The technology exists to turn a lump of coal into a diamond. The whole industry is ridiculous and if you do a bit of digging you'll find that De Beers largely manufactured the entire demand in the early 20th Century by handing out sparklers to recently engaged Hollywood starlets. Oh yes, diamond engagement rings were a marketing invention too. Eternity rings? Made up in the 1950/60 to soak up an over-supply of small Soviet diamonds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 I'd agree with this. I just don't get the whole champagne thing at all. I'm not a lover of any wine, particularly as I've got older. It all tastes like acid to me but I've never been able to tell the difference when having champagne at weddings etc. Give me half a Worthington's creamflow any day. Ee by gum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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