In article , Mike
writes
Fending for myself for a week, Joan's gone to Italy.

That bit is true. In Venice as I type

Overcome first problem. No Tin opener. (Felt sure we had one somewhere).
Cut lid off tin of Baked Beans with a hacksaw. :-(( Only to discover
they were Pear Halves ( Fried egg on Pear Halves on Toast is not
recommended.

Not true. I was waiting for reaction to the 'menu'

Some help please before I do some damage, I have washed a pair of socks
and want to dry them in the Micro Wave. Question. High Power for how
long or Low Power for how long?

Also not true, Was waiting for someone to yell out NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOo!!

but what it has shown up, is the length people on this newsgroup will go
to help and assist.

No one called me a pratt, which is what I was fully expecting!!

I ask you, fried egg on pear halves on toast? :-(( yuk

and no we don't have central heating. We have a heated towel rail in the
bathroom, but where we have brought the kitchen into the centre of the
house, it is warm all the time as we have just had all the windows done.

Thanks for your advice folks.

Thanks for the politeness as well :-))

Mike
Off next weekend, so that bit is true toooooooooo

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