sort of a like a side dish?


You have the Yorkshire pudding on the same plate as the roast beef. As for buying it in the supermarket, you may be able to buy it from certain stores, Howard. If not you can make it yourself with this recipe:

http://www.britainexpress.com/articles/Food/yorkshire-pudding.htm

Don't you hate it when...

...your Yorkshires never come out 'just right'?

I used to have terrible trouble cooking these (my gran was the undisputed expert), so I just use the ready-made ones out of the box nowdays - haven't let me down yet...

You can eat these things either savoury or sweet (see link), but I've never known anyone these days doing the latter...same with dumplings...

Tch! Getting hungry now...better put the dinner on...!

You have the Yorkshire pudding on the same plate as the roast beef. As for buying it in the supermarket, you may be able to buy it from certain stores, Howard. If not you can make it yourself with this recipe:

http://www.britainexpress.com/articles/Food/yorkshire-pudding.htm






Maybe I'll ask my cooking teacher if we can make YP.sounds yummy! :)


Howard

the world can't learn to just get along :-\\

....you're trapped in a lift for an hour, you phone the emergency call centre back to find out how much longer the mechanic will be, only to find that he'd been despatched to another lift entirely ! :o Half an hour later....  ::) >:( :\'(

You can eat these things either savoury or sweet (see link), but I've never known anyone these days doing the latter...same with dumplings...




My grandma used to make extra Yorkshires to serve as pudding with a blob of jam or golden syrup in the middle.

dyhiw you get bitten by mosquitoes?  The spots are really itching now

dyhiw you get bitten by mosquitoes?  The spots are really itching now


You get mosquitoes in the UK? When Rush first came here and encountered one, he'd never seen one before. (It's really quite a funny story!) :) So, I was under the impression you didn't have them. I don't remember seeing them there either!

Absolutely Vile

You get mosquitoes in the UK? When Rush first came here and encountered one, he'd never seen one before. (It's really quite a funny story!) :) So, I was under the impression you didn't have them. I don't remember seeing them there either!

Absolutely Vile


Well they might have been big midges  ???  Still bloody itch though

Well they might have been big midges  ???  Still bloody itch though


Yeah, more than likely. I hope your itches go away, Karen.  :)

....you're trapped in a lift for an hour, you phone the emergency call centre back to find out how much longer the mechanic will be, only to find that he'd been despatched to another lift entirely ! :o Half an hour later....  ::) >:( :\'(


My Dad was a lift operator in Pittsburgh in the 1930's in a 5-story building.

He said he was running the elevator when the cable snapped TWICE.  Back then there was a big spring at the bottom of the lift shaft.

The first time it happened he "stiffed up" and he said his knees hurt like heck.  The SECOND time, he flexed his knees.

Soon after he got a different job.  Did not want to try for three!

dyhiw you get bitten by mosquitoes?  The spots are really itching now



just try not to itch and they will go away!



Howard

the world can't learn to just get along :-\\



nobody can seem to live in peace anymore.



Howard

Once again someone doesn't LISTEN to what I said and then accused me of calling them a lair.  >:( >:( >:(





Cat

DYHIW you wake up at 2:00 in the morning with a cold and can't get back to sleep? and you can't really enjoy yourself very much the next few days?

You see someone struggling at a Freecell puzzle, and you attempt to do it yourself, only to find out that it's impossible. (11982, if you're wondering).

You see someone struggling at a Freecell puzzle, and you attempt to do it yourself, only to find out that it's impossible. (11982, if you're wondering).

Oh yeah. I've heard that #11982 is impossible to solve, but I haven't tried it yet. I've been playing Freecell for about six years now, and I've won every deal that I've played. Sometimes I'll see my mom playing a game of Freecell, and if I see that she's stuck, I'll help her. But I don't wanna give her too many hints because I don't want to steer her in the wrong direction.

In Microsoft's online help, they claim that all 32000 are possible. So a guy I have talked to in the past wrote a code to check whether this was true, and it turns out that all but one are possible. (11982). Personally, I'm not all that good at it, but I do see the odd winning move.

Once again someone doesn't LISTEN to what I said and then accused me of calling them a lair.  >:( >:( >:(

Tell "em to "shove it"


Cat

I am VERY close to doing that. I have decided I am not going to put in my resignation tomorrow but that doesn't mean that I won't do it on Thursday. I will see how tomorrow goes. They have really p!ssed me off this time. When I told people that I am THIS close to quitting, no one said ANYTHING-except that something that tells me that they WANT me to quit. I am waiting (which I'm sure will never come) for just ONE person to ask me not to quit, to stay.



Cat

DYHIW you wake up at 2:00 in the morning with a cold and can't get back to sleep? and you can't really enjoy yourself very much the next few days?


worse Nally,I wound up with laryngitis and I couldn't even talk for 2 days. :(


Howard

Once again someone doesn't LISTEN to what I said and then accused me of calling them a lair.  >:( >:( >:(





Cat


Yeah.That happens to me too.I'd say go shut up to them. >:( ::)



Howard

I am VERY close to doing that. I have decided I am not going to put in my resignation tomorrow but that doesn't mean that I won't do it on Thursday. I will see how tomorrow goes. They have really p!ssed me off this time. When I told people that I am THIS close to quitting, no one said ANYTHING-except that something that tells me that they WANT me to quit. I am waiting (which I'm sure will never come) for just ONE person to ask me not to quit, to stay.



Cat


Cat,

I can tell you that when an employee threatens to quit, the VAST MAJORITY of managers will simply sit back and call the employee's bluff.

If it gets to the point of a worker threatening to quit, things are so out of hand that the manager often will see that as a valid way to clear the controversy/issue.  Or, they simply take it as a personal affront and say to themselves "Yeah, go ahead and quit!  He/she won't have the 'nads to do it!"

I've had 5 employees threaten to quit over the period of 24 years, and none of them ever went through with it.  And I never reacted to their threats.  It's bad policy.  If an issue has festered for that long, a manager who has been acting in good faith has already made a decision based on what he/she thinks is best for the company.  To change that decision to keep a threatening employee from quitting would be to put the cart before the horse.  And if the manager has been acting in "bad faith" all along, he won't care about the threat anyway.  Either way, the threat is of little use.

Above is my $0.02 on threats to quit.  Never seen it work in my lifetime.

Oh yeah. I've heard that #11982 is impossible to solve, but I haven't tried it yet. I've been playing Freecell for about six years now, and I've won every deal that I've played. Sometimes I'll see my mom playing a game of Freecell, and if I see that she's stuck, I'll help her. But I don't wanna give her too many hints because I don't want to steer her in the wrong direction.


Oh great, thanks guys.  Now I am stuck trying to solve it.

DYHIW - people ALWAYS have something negative to say? ::) >:(

DYHIW - people ALWAYS have something negative to say? ::) >:(
I am trying to be more positive about life in general...that's why I started the Good times thread...there's always going to be stuff that I'm negative about but I am trying to become more evened out....if it's not me that you're referring to then that's my mistake, PoP :-\\

I am trying to be more positive about life in general...that's why I started the Good times thread...there's always going to be stuff that I'm negative about but I am trying to become more evened out....if it's not me that you're referring to then that's my mistake, PoP :-\\


ONCE AGAIN - my post wasn't about you, Mark ::)  You really need to lighten up, if I have a problem with someone, it doesn't mean YOU are that person.  If I have a problem with you, I will PM ya about it, okay?

ONCE AGAIN - my post wasn't about you, Mark ::)  You really need to lighten up, if I have a problem with someone, it doesn't mean YOU are that person.  If I have a problem with you, I will PM ya about it, okay?
Okay...but before I posted I tried to PM you and I'm blocked??? Maybe it's a glitch with the board :-\\

worse nally,I wound up with laryngitis and I couldn't even talk for 2 days. :(


Howard

Yeah well I was awake at 2AM and couldn't get back to sleep for about an hour or so.
I'm lucky I've never had laryngitis...but when I had my tonsils out almost 17 years ago I couldn't talk, although I was determined to watch TV in the hospital room that evening.

I'd be dead right now if that happened to me, especially if there were other people on it. :o


I was actually by myself cheer and I have to say, it was the longest hour and a half ever :(

My Dad was a lift operator in Pittsburgh in the 1930's in a 5-story building.

He said he was running the elevator when the cable snapped TWICE.  Back then there was a big spring at the bottom of the lift shaft.

The first time it happened he "stiffed up" and he said his knees hurt like heck.  The SECOND time, he flexed his knees.

Soon after he got a different job.  Did not want to try for three!


Wow ! Scary stuff ! :o

The building I work in is around 40 odd years old and it has the big spring at the bottom of the shaft. I'm just relieved that it wasn't potentially worse....but that's another story. :P

Cat,

I can tell you that when an employee threatens to quit, the VAST MAJORITY of managers will simply sit back and call the employee's bluff.

If it gets to the point of a worker threatening to quit, things are so out of hand that the manager often will see that as a valid way to clear the controversy/issue.  Or, they simply take it as a personal affront and say to themselves "Yeah, go ahead and quit!  He/she won't have the 'nads to do it!"

I've had 5 employees threaten to quit over the period of 24 years, and none of them ever went through with it.  And I never reacted to their threats.  It's bad policy.  If an issue has festered for that long, a manager who has been acting in good faith has already made a decision based on what he/she thinks is best for the company.  To change that decision to keep a threatening employee from quitting would be to put the cart before the horse.  And if the manager has been acting in "bad faith" all along, he won't care about the threat anyway.  Either way, the threat is of little use.

Above is my $0.02 on threats to quit.  Never seen it work in my lifetime.



Well, I just quit. The thing is, this is a VOLUNTEER position. Yes, I did the work for NOTHING! I really think they need me more than I need them. I am just tired of the b.s. I can find other ways to occupy my time. I think they are going to realize just how much I actually did!



Cat

Good for you Cat.  I'm sure there are tons of other places who would love to have you as a volunteer. :)



Thanks Cheer. In fact, I am actually thinking about finishing my degree-something I should have done a long time ago.



Cat

Yeah well I was awake at 2AM and couldn't get back to sleep for about an hour or so.
I'm lucky I've never had laryngitis...but when I had my tonsils out almost 17 years ago I couldn't talk, although I was determined to watch TV in the hospital room that evening.



Hopefully you'll never get laryngitis. :)



Howard

You can't stand when it's hot outside. :P :(



Howard

...your perfectly manicured nail gets a crack in it  :\'(

Did you at least have a cell phone with games on it to play?  That's how I pass the time when I have to wait for something ;)


No....I sat on the floor and read a cardbooard box  :P ;D

No....I sat on the floor and read a cardbooard box  :P ;D


And did you learn anything?

Well, I just quit. The thing is, this is a VOLUNTEER position. Yes, I did the work for NOTHING! I really think they need me more than I need them. I am just tired of the b.s. I can find other ways to occupy my time. I think they are going to realize just how much I actually did!



Cat


Good going Cat.  This is especially true since it was a Volunteer position.  There are lots of opportunities to volunteer, places where even an hour is precious and every effort is appreciated.  I for one have never threatened to quit a job, if it got that bad I went.  I might add that I have only quit  without notice twice in my life, but with, what I still believe all these years later, were just reasons.  The hair you have been tearing out will grow back in.  Hey, it's summertime,  a lit bit of moondancing will get you back on the rails. ::)',(' ;D', );

No....I sat on the floor and read a cardbooard box  :P ;D


Well at least you HAD a cardboard box to read.

When I was growing up my town was so poor that nothing came in boxes.  If we wanted to read we had to hitchhike to the next town and read the billboards.  :P

:D  ;D

And did you learn anything?


Yes. That I should've had my mobile phone on me ! :P

Well at least you HAD a cardboard box to read.

When I was growing up my town was so poor that nothing came in boxes.  If we wanted to read we had to hitchhike to the next town and read the billboards.  :P

:D  ;D


You had billboards ?  :o 8) ;D

Well at least you HAD a cardboard box to read.

When I was growing up my town was so poor that nothing came in boxes.  If we wanted to read we had to hitchhike to the next town and read the billboards.  :P

:D  ;D


This is starting to sound like a Monty Python skit!!!  Or was it Derek and Clive??! ;D

Good going Cat.  This is especially true since it was a Volunteer position.  There are lots of opportunities to volunteer, places where even an hour is precious and every effort is appreciated.  I for one have never threatened to quit a job, if it got that bad I went.  I might add that I have only quit  without notice twice in my life, but with, what I still believe all these years later, were just reasons.  The hair you have been tearing out will grow back in.  Hey, it's summertime,  a lit bit of moondancing will get you back on the rails. ::)',(' ;D', );




Thanks, Danoota. It has only been two days now and already I have felt my stress level drop conciderably. I have my resignation from the Board of Directors sitting on the table-waiting to be sent out. (Hubby just went to the p.o. to pick up stamps). I do feel a little bad because I really do believe in the work and I like to think that I made a difference but I KNOW this was definately the right decision.



Cat

This is starting to sound like a Monty Python skit!!!  Or was it Derek and Clive??! ;D


It's reminiscent of the four Yorkshiremen sketch from Monty Python. Paul alerted us to the sketch initially - and I thought it was one of the most funniest things . . .  ;D

http://www.phespirit.info/montypython/four_yorkshiremen.htm

dyhiw people HAVE to put their 2 cents in?



and who can't seem to mind their own business. >:(



Howard

No....I sat on the floor and read a cardbooard box  :P ;D




Why did you do that? :o



Howard

When you always grab the cart with the bad or squeaky wheel.  ::)





Cat

Why did you do that? :o



Howard


Sorry Howard, I just saw your question. Well, because it's a staff/goods lift, the only things in it were a few carboard boxes and a bag of garbage...and I wasn't gonna go through the garbage to find something to read to while-away the time ! ;) ;D

When you wake up in the morning, look around and find that
the little elves in the night never showed.

When you wake up in the morning, look around and find that
the little elves in the night never showed.


Happens to me all the time  ;)

When you wake up in the morning, look around and find that
the little elves in the night never showed.


I know how you feel.  Everyday when I leave for work I tell the cat to do something useful, do you think he ever does? 

I get sucked back into the political threads...... :-\\

I get sucked back into the political threads...... :-\\


MArk

you just have to learn to be strong!  You can give them up - if you really wanted to!

MArk

you just have to learn to be strong!  You can give them up - if you really wanted to!


;D We can arrange a Political Threads Anonymous meeting for you, RockandRollFan.

when friends start putting demands on you like when my stupidass friend Matthew asked me to ask my Mother if she can put some pudding in a bowl and send it to him? He has some nerve cause My Mother is a not anyone's cook except ours. and he should understand that. >:(



Howard

..when you're in the correct minority.

when friends start putting demands on you like when my stupidass friend Matthew asked me to ask my Mother if she can put some pudding in a bowl and send it to him? He has some nerve cause My Mother is a not anyone's cook except ours. and he should understand that. >:(


What !?! LOL. Tell your friend to make his own.  ;D

..when you're in the correct minority.


When you are in the minority that doesn't even know if he is correct or not is what I hate even more.  :)

..you spend way too much time creating a poll because your session keeps timing out and you have to basically start from scratch??aargh >:(

What !?! LOL. Tell your friend to make his own.  ;D


Yeah,I should. >:(



Howard

when friends start putting demands on you like when my stupidass friend Matthew asked me to ask my Mother if she can put some pudding in a bowl and send it to him? He has some nerve cause My Mother is a not anyone's cook except ours. and he should understand that. >:(



Howard


Maybe send him a bowl full of some OTHER hot, steaming substance?  ???

LB

;D

dyhiw people don't wash their hands after going to the toilet.

dyhiw you can't get to weather.com to see what the friggin weather is supposed to be today? >:(


We'll have a high temperature of 73 degrees here in South Bend today.

Yeeeeeeeeee Hawwwwwwwwww!

dyhiw you can't get to weather.com to see what the friggin weather is supposed to be today? >:(


Download the Weatherbug. It works like a charm and you don't have to worry about Weather.com which is usually wrong. :D

dyhiw people don't wash their hands after going to the toilet.
:Pespecially when fast-food workers do it. :P :-X

Download the Weatherbug. It works like a charm and you don't have to worry about Weather.com which is usually wrong. :D


I DETEST the Weatherbug®.  My brother has it on his computer and it slows down the whole mess.  And in installing it, he got all sorts of "spyware" on his machine that I had to sweep off.

MArk

you just have to learn to be strong!  You can give them up - if you really wanted to!


I know...I'm trying, karen ::)