Well I got a washer/dryer - energy efficiency rating "B". I told my
colleague from work, my opposite number in "public sector", and she said,
"Get thee behind me, satan!" - We both work in energy efficiency/renewable
energy for our local council. She's not speaking to me now, because I didn't
get an "A" rated one.

Still not sure how FC got it down the chimbley, though ;-) He did a good job
of plumbing it in, too.

Oh - and a nice bottle of Lindisfarne mead . . . :-)



Andrew


"Mike" wrote in message
...

2 Royal Navy reference books.
A Stanley Home wheelable tool kit box so I can now gather all my tools
into
one box and know where they are :-))
Pair of Slippers which I must put on before Grandson visits.
Travel Vouchers for our Cruise in September

and to keep it on a gardening topic
Joan will receive a little cast iron notice 'GRAN'S GARDEN' to stick in
the
garden when Grandson comes over. Bought from a place just outside Torquay,
Cockington Olde Forge (Closed in January but well worth a visit if you are
in the area on a later date. They also do Horse Brasses in various designs
on or off the leather strap. I bought a couple of 'Square and Compasses'
for
the Lodge Raffles and one with the RAF Wings on for the RAF Reunion
Raffle)

Well I got a washer/dryer - energy efficiency rating "B". I told my
colleague from work, my opposite number in "public sector", and she said,
"Get thee behind me, satan!" - We both work in energy efficiency/renewable
energy for our local council. She's not speaking to me now, because I didn't
get an "A" rated one.

Still not sure how FC got it down the chimbley, though ;-) He did a good job
of plumbing it in, too.

Oh - and a nice bottle of Lindisfarne mead . . . :-)



Andrew


"Mike" wrote in message
...

2 Royal Navy reference books.
A Stanley Home wheelable tool kit box so I can now gather all my tools
into
one box and know where they are :-))
Pair of Slippers which I must put on before Grandson visits.
Travel Vouchers for our Cruise in September

and to keep it on a gardening topic
Joan will receive a little cast iron notice 'GRAN'S GARDEN' to stick in
the
garden when Grandson comes over. Bought from a place just outside Torquay,
Cockington Olde Forge (Closed in January but well worth a visit if you are
in the area on a later date. They also do Horse Brasses in various designs
on or off the leather strap. I bought a couple of 'Square and Compasses'
for
the Lodge Raffles and one with the RAF Wings on for the RAF Reunion
Raffle)

Well I got a washer/dryer - energy efficiency rating "B". I told my
colleague from work, my opposite number in "public sector", and she said,
"Get thee behind me, satan!" - We both work in energy efficiency/renewable
energy for our local council. She's not speaking to me now, because I didn't
get an "A" rated one.

Still not sure how FC got it down the chimbley, though ;-) He did a good job
of plumbing it in, too.

Oh - and a nice bottle of Lindisfarne mead . . . :-)



Andrew


"Mike" wrote in message
...

2 Royal Navy reference books.
A Stanley Home wheelable tool kit box so I can now gather all my tools
into
one box and know where they are :-))
Pair of Slippers which I must put on before Grandson visits.
Travel Vouchers for our Cruise in September

and to keep it on a gardening topic
Joan will receive a little cast iron notice 'GRAN'S GARDEN' to stick in
the
garden when Grandson comes over. Bought from a place just outside Torquay,
Cockington Olde Forge (Closed in January but well worth a visit if you are
in the area on a later date. They also do Horse Brasses in various designs
on or off the leather strap. I bought a couple of 'Square and Compasses'
for
the Lodge Raffles and one with the RAF Wings on for the RAF Reunion
Raffle)

Well I got a washer/dryer - energy efficiency rating "B". I told my
colleague from work, my opposite number in "public sector", and she said,
"Get thee behind me, satan!" - We both work in energy efficiency/renewable
energy for our local council. She's not speaking to me now, because I didn't
get an "A" rated one.

Still not sure how FC got it down the chimbley, though ;-) He did a good job
of plumbing it in, too.

Oh - and a nice bottle of Lindisfarne mead . . . :-)



Andrew


"Mike" wrote in message
...

2 Royal Navy reference books.
A Stanley Home wheelable tool kit box so I can now gather all my tools
into
one box and know where they are :-))
Pair of Slippers which I must put on before Grandson visits.
Travel Vouchers for our Cruise in September

and to keep it on a gardening topic
Joan will receive a little cast iron notice 'GRAN'S GARDEN' to stick in
the
garden when Grandson comes over. Bought from a place just outside Torquay,
Cockington Olde Forge (Closed in January but well worth a visit if you are
in the area on a later date. They also do Horse Brasses in various designs
on or off the leather strap. I bought a couple of 'Square and Compasses'
for
the Lodge Raffles and one with the RAF Wings on for the RAF Reunion
Raffle)

And Santa brought me a "Head Gardener" mug from Past Times which cracked thunderously
the 3rd time I used it:-(
Santa's going to take it back.

Liz

On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 11:20:20 -0000, "Andy Hunt" wrote:

Well I got a washer/dryer - energy efficiency rating "B". I told my
colleague from work, my opposite number in "public sector", and she said,
"Get thee behind me, satan!" - We both work in energy efficiency/renewable
energy for our local council. She's not speaking to me now, because I didn't
get an "A" rated one.

Still not sure how FC got it down the chimbley, though ;-) He did a good job
of plumbing it in, too.

Oh - and a nice bottle of Lindisfarne mead . . . :-)



Andrew


"Mike" wrote in message
...

2 Royal Navy reference books.
A Stanley Home wheelable tool kit box so I can now gather all my tools
into
one box and know where they are :-))
Pair of Slippers which I must put on before Grandson visits.
Travel Vouchers for our Cruise in September

and to keep it on a gardening topic
Joan will receive a little cast iron notice 'GRAN'S GARDEN' to stick in
the
garden when Grandson comes over. Bought from a place just outside Torquay,
Cockington Olde Forge (Closed in January but well worth a visit if you are
in the area on a later date. They also do Horse Brasses in various designs
on or off the leather strap. I bought a couple of 'Square and Compasses'
for
the Lodge Raffles and one with the RAF Wings on for the RAF Reunion
Raffle)

On Thu, 01 Jan 2004 23:16:37 GMT, FF wrote:

And Santa brought me a "Head Gardener" mug from Past Times which cracked thunderously
the 3rd time I used it:-(
Santa's going to take it back.

The National Truss mugs are more reliable.
--
Martin

Xref: kermit uk.rec.gardening:181718

On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 00:17:59 +0100, martin wrote:

On Thu, 01 Jan 2004 23:16:37 GMT, FF wrote:

And Santa brought me a "Head Gardener" mug from Past Times which cracked thunderously
the 3rd time I used it:-(
Santa's going to take it back.

The National Truss mugs are more reliable.

Now you tell me:-)

Does that mean you've got experience of PT mugs shattering?

Liz

On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 01:22:34 GMT, FF wrote:

On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 00:17:59 +0100, martin wrote:

On Thu, 01 Jan 2004 23:16:37 GMT, FF wrote:

And Santa brought me a "Head Gardener" mug from Past Times which cracked thunderously
the 3rd time I used it:-(
Santa's going to take it back.

The National Truss mugs are more reliable.

Now you tell me:-)

Does that mean you've got experience of PT mugs shattering?

No. Just the experience of two National Truss Gardeners mugs lasting
almost a year in a household, where the average mug lasts about 6
months.

Perhaps she doesn't dare drop these two.
--
Martin

In article , FF
writes
On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 00:17:59 +0100, martin wrote:

On Thu, 01 Jan 2004 23:16:37 GMT, FF wrote:

And Santa brought me a "Head Gardener" mug from Past Times which cracked
thunderously
the 3rd time I used it:-(
Santa's going to take it back.

The National Truss mugs are more reliable.

Now you tell me:-)

Does that mean you've got experience of PT mugs shattering?

One of ours has developed a crack in the handle.
Seems there's a pattern emerging.
--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm

On Fri, 2 Jan 2004 10:01:29 +0000, Kay Easton
wrote:

In article , FF
writes
On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 00:17:59 +0100, martin wrote:

On Thu, 01 Jan 2004 23:16:37 GMT, FF wrote:

And Santa brought me a "Head Gardener" mug from Past Times which cracked
thunderously
the 3rd time I used it:-(
Santa's going to take it back.

The National Truss mugs are more reliable.

Now you tell me:-)

Does that mean you've got experience of PT mugs shattering?

One of ours has developed a crack in the handle.
Seems there's a pattern emerging.

Pun intended?
--
Martin

"martin" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 01 Jan 2004 23:16:37 GMT, FF wrote:

And Santa brought me a "Head Gardener" mug from Past Times which cracked
thunderously
the 3rd time I used it:-(
Santa's going to take it back.

The National Truss mugs are more reliable.

In fact those of more than fifteen years ago were a delight to look at and
to use.
Their aesthetic value has since deteriorated

Franz

On Fri, 2 Jan 2004 12:33:34 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


"martin" wrote in message
.. .
On Thu, 01 Jan 2004 23:16:37 GMT, FF wrote:

And Santa brought me a "Head Gardener" mug from Past Times which cracked
thunderously
the 3rd time I used it:-(
Santa's going to take it back.

The National Truss mugs are more reliable.

In fact those of more than fifteen years ago were a delight to look at and
to use.
Their aesthetic value has since deteriorated

They are very expensive. We think that they are bought by NT very
cheap. We have seen identical mugs with different decorations in York
market for a fraction of the NT price. There is not a name of the
pottery on the mugs.
--
Martin

The message
from martin contains these words:

Does that mean you've got experience of PT mugs shattering?

No. Just the experience of two National Truss Gardeners mugs lasting
almost a year in a household, where the average mug lasts about 6
months.

Perhaps she doesn't dare drop these two.

I have the five remaining mugs of a set of twelve which used to hang on
the Welsh dresser when I were an anklebiter. They must be fifty years
old if they're a day.

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 10:31:16 +0100, martin wrote:

On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 01:22:34 GMT, FF wrote:

On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 00:17:59 +0100, martin wrote:

On Thu, 01 Jan 2004 23:16:37 GMT, FF wrote:

And Santa brought me a "Head Gardener" mug from Past Times which cracked thunderously
the 3rd time I used it:-(
Santa's going to take it back.

The National Truss mugs are more reliable.

Now you tell me:-)

Does that mean you've got experience of PT mugs shattering?

No. Just the experience of two National Truss Gardeners mugs lasting
almost a year in a household, where the average mug lasts about 6
months.

Perhaps she doesn't dare drop these two.

Gosh! our mugs usually last for years! My fave is a small bone china one that was my
tea mug at work in the 80's. It's lived in 3 countries and moved house half a dozen
times.

Liz

On Fri, 2 Jan 2004 10:01:29 +0000, Kay Easton wrote:

In article , FF
writes
On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 00:17:59 +0100, martin wrote:

On Thu, 01 Jan 2004 23:16:37 GMT, FF wrote:

And Santa brought me a "Head Gardener" mug from Past Times which cracked
thunderously
the 3rd time I used it:-(
Santa's going to take it back.

The National Truss mugs are more reliable.

Now you tell me:-)

Does that mean you've got experience of PT mugs shattering?

One of ours has developed a crack in the handle.
Seems there's a pattern emerging.

Was it new? They're rather cute mugs, but not if they don't work.

Liz