The General Chat Thread (2016-2022)

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

My husband's plane had landed. Goodnight everyone (until the early hours when I can't sleep that is!)

 

[classic33]

Yes

Blimey!!

 

[classic33]

 

[sidevalve]

Snow wouldn't be so bad - it's the seemingly never ending cycle of drizzle, freeze, thaw and more miserable cold drizzle

 

[Lullabelle]

Today is a bit warmer, not much, just a bit.

 

[classic33]

Not that it's of much interest to me, but what are some of them made from?

(Excluding those French/Belgian things, of course)

What are they made from ??

Quick check yesterday saw that potato content varied between 70 & 97%(2.97 fat content on these) but over a dozen ingredients listed for that final 0.03%?

One well known brand of oven chip showed 297% potato, 3.75% fat, nothing else! Their normal frozen chips list over a dozen ingredients.

One question later, there were a few confused staff who'd never been asked what the difference was. Even if a decimal point was placed in the first figure, they don't add up.

 

[Yorky]

Packet or tinned foods imported to Thailand invariably has a sticker placed over the "ingredients list" on the original packaging. Whether this is positioned there intentionally I don't know.

 

[Elawin]

common sense isn't common sense until it's been pointed out to people.

And some people don't have any sense, common or not

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Today is a bit warmer, not much, just a bit.

Thankfully today was just a little bit cooler.
Tomorrow is meant to be a lot cooler. I'm looking forward to it.

One well known brand of oven chip showed 297% potato, 3.75% fat, nothing else! Their normal frozen chips list over a dozen ingredients.

Even if a decimal point was placed in the first figure, they don't add up.

saves me saying anything!

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

It's half past midnight. It's just started to rain. I feel like celebrating. I doubt either the rain or the feeling will last long.

 

[classic33]

Thankfully today was just a little bit cooler.
Tomorrow is meant to be a lot cooler. I'm looking forward to it.

saves me saying anything!

Left the staff trying to work that part out. Along with only the two ingredients bit.

 

[jennyb]

I went to Alton market yesterday and they were selling a fruit I didn't recognise labelled kaki. I asked the vendor about them and he said they were like an apple. Not very useful and I think he may never have tried one. I just looked it up and discovered they are persimmons or Sharon fruit. I don't know why I didn't recognise them but it could be that I haven't bought any for years.

 

[Cinisajoy]

Good news. Outside cat is back outside where he belongs. We had a lovely round of hide and seek with him yesterday. He had snuck in.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I went to Alton market yesterday and they were selling a fruit I didn't recognise labelled kaki. I asked the vendor about them and he said they were like an apple. Not very useful and I think he may never have tried one. I just looked it up and discovered they are persimmons or Sharon fruit. I don't know why I didn't recognise them but it could be that I haven't bought any for years.

I know Alton well. We used to go there for the pizza express for many years until they finally opened a restaurant in Farnham. It's a really good branch in Alton as well. That's one thing I do miss living this side of the world. A good pizza joint. I've not found one yet.

 

[Lullabelle]

My husband is going into work for 6.30 tomorrow so for the first time since I have had this tablet-1 year and 1 month-I am going to use it's alarm just to make sure I don't roll over and go back to sleep.