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The Stay Safe Board / Re: Diary summary week ending 21st september 2025
« on: Yesterday at 22:39 »
A query for the cooks!

Chips. I have noticed recently when cooking chips that when the fat is hot enough and I put the chips into it I get a lot of froth- see picture 2. And then as the chips continue to fry the froth recedes.
Is this due to the nature of then potatoes which I use or perhaps the size of the smaller pan. I don'd need as large a pan these days just cooking for one. We always, well when they were readily available used Maris Piper potatoes but I cannot get them in our local shop any more. Those I get always seem quite "wet" when I cut them up for chips. Any thoughts? rj

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The Stay Safe Board / Re: Diary summary week ending 21st september 2025
« on: Wednesday 17 September 25 11:57 BST (UK)  »
Talking oif bananas was it not Max Miller who was once peeling one in his act............... "One skin, two skin, three skin................banana!"
Naughty! :o :o :o :o

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The Stay Safe Board / Re: Diary summary week ending 14th September 2025
« on: Friday 12 September 25 20:09 BST (UK)  »
We're on our way to our honeymoon 55 years ago today. Off to Bude

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The Stay Safe Board / Re: Diary summary week ending 14th September 2025
« on: Tuesday 09 September 25 12:51 BST (UK)  »
First foot on The Pathway today. The pathway which, hopefully will end with a new hip. A long process, which many of you will know, but which I hope will eventually have a successful outcome for me.

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The Stay Safe Board / Re: Diary summary week ending 7th September 2025
« on: Sunday 07 September 25 10:12 BST (UK)  »
Yesterday (Saturday) was a big day for the followers of Aussie Rules Football- AFL or Footy. Across the whole spectrum, from top to bottom it was Grand Finals Day. Andrew, our middle son has had a passion for this game even before he emigrated down under 20 odd years ago. His local team the Bega-Tathra Kagaroos are in the Sapphire Coast Region of New South Wales. The under 15 team, which he co-coaches, played in their Grand Final at Narooma and came out winners by just a single point 79-78. That must have been exciting. Our grandson Phoenix was in the team and Andrew told me this morning that before the match he had written his late grandma's name on his wrist band for extra motivation. It worked! Phoenix second from right in piccie.

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The Stay Safe Board / Re: Diary summary week ending 31st August 2025
« on: Friday 29 August 25 13:56 BST (UK)  »
Today's rant.

Earlier this week I went to the local Post Office counter in a local store. I had a parcel to send to my grand-daughter in Australia.
Correctly addressed and with my name and address on the back.
It was a book. Weighed and measured and it cost me £25. That is not the issue.
So I handed it over and paid the cost, and off it went into the bag  and away.
This morning a knock at the door, Postman Pat with a letter and a parcel. Yes the same parcel returned  as it did not have a customs declaration attached.
Why was this not picked up at the counter? I expect the counter staff to know the rules and especially as the address was quite clear NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA. Overseas not local!!!
It now means another trip to the Post Office counter (open only until 13.00 hrs each day so I was too late today) to try and resolve the problem next week.  Time is not critical, it is not a birthday present, but the inconvenience of having to repeat the exercise.
Rant over- thank you.  rj

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The Stay Safe Board / Re: Diary summary week ending 31st August 2025
« on: Thursday 28 August 25 11:33 BST (UK)  »
Today will be one of quiet reflection. It marks 5 years since our dear son Nick died at home. Such happy memories and also the many escapades he got into in his relatively short life of 41 years. He was single and lived with us.
When Jane was diagnosed with Alzheimers some 12 months previously he said to us "Mum and Dad, don't worry, I will always be here to be your carer",  but of course that did not materialize. And then some three years later my dear wife died.
I have so many happy memories of them both and plod quietly along with the support of Mark and Andrew (albeit he is far away but keeps in touch regularly) and so many other friends.
RIP Nick and Jane.

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The Stay Safe Board / Re: Diary summary week ending 31st August 2025
« on: Wednesday 27 August 25 16:23 BST (UK)  »
After weeks of watching the car get more and more grubby looking I took it to the local hand car wash yesterday. Lo and behold within a couple of hours we had some rain- and again today a sharpish shower as I was going to the local hospital for an appointment. Luckily the car park was quite handy to the place where I had to get to. rj

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The Stay Safe Board / Re: Diary summary week ending 17th August 2025
« on: Friday 15 August 25 17:06 BST (UK)  »
Yes LM, some are very picky. I had a two drawer filing cabinet in good condition and which I need to shift so that I can get to some shelves of books and paperwork.
I took a photo of it and took this to the local CS.
"Oh yes that looks very nice.When can we pick it up?"
So the arrangements were made and in due course they came to collect, only to tell me
"These don't sell very well. We already have two others similar in the shop for months. Sorry we can't take it!"
I did manage, quite quickly, to get someone to take it so no long term "suffering!"

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