[lace-chat] :-) London tube announcements
Can't remember if we've had these before, but, if we have, it must have been a long time ago. The tube is London's underground railway system. A list of actual announcements that London Tube train drivers have (supposedly) made to their passengers... 1) Ladies and Gentlemen, I do apologize for the delay to your service. I know you're all dying to get home, unless, of course, you happen to be married to my ex-wife, in which case you'll want to cross over to the Westbound and go in the opposite direction. 2) Your delay this evening is caused by the line controller suffering from E B syndrome: not knowing his elbow from his backside. I'll let you know any further information as soon as I'm given any. 3) Do you want the good news first or the bad news? The good news is that last Friday was my birthday and I hit the town and had a great time. The bad news is that there is a points failure somewhere between Stratford and East Ham, which means we probably won't reach our destination. 4) Ladies and gentlemen, we apologize for the delay, but there is a security alert at Victoria station and we are therefore stuck here for the foreseeable future, so let's take our minds off it and pass some time together. All together now 'Ten green bottles, hanging on a wall.'. 5) We are now travelling through Baker Street... As you can see, Baker Street is closed. It would have been nice if they had actually told me, so I could tell you earlier, but no, they don't think about things like that. 6) Beggars are operating on this train. Please do NOT encourage these professional beggars. If you have any spare change, please give it to a registered charity. Failing that, give it to me. 7) During an extremely hot rush hour on the Central Line, the driver announced in a West Indian drawl: Step right this way for the sauna, ladies and gentleman... unfortunately, towels are not provided. 8) Let the passengers off the train FIRST! (Pause .) Oh go on then, stuff yourselves in like sardines, see if I care - I'm going home 9) Please allow the doors to close. Try not to confuse this with 'Please hold the doors open.' The two are distinct and separate instructions. 10) Please note that the beeping noise coming from the doors means that the doors are about to close. It does not mean throw yourself or your bags into the doors. 11) We can't move off because some idiot has their hand stuck in the door. 12) To the gentleman wearing the long grey coat trying to get on the second carriage - what part of 'stand clear of the doors' don't you understand? 13) Please move all baggage away from the doors. (Pause..) Please move ALL belongings away from the doors. (Pause...) This is a personal message to the man in the brown suit wearing glasses at the rear of the train: Put the pie down, Four-eyes, and move your bl**dy golf clubs away from the door before I come down there and shove them up your ? 14) May I remind all passengers that there is strictly no smoking allowed on any part of the underground. However, if you are smoking a joint, it's only fair that you pass it round the rest of the carriage. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] :-) From British Newspapers
Another lot which we might have had a long time ago. - FROM BRITISH NEWSPAPERS 1) Commenting on a complaint from a Mr. Arthur Purdey about a large gas bill, a spokesman for North West Gas said, We agree it was rather high for the time of year. It's possible Mr. Purdey has been charged for the gas used up during the explosion that destroyed his house. (The Daily Telegraph) 2) Irish police are being handicapped in a search for a stolen van, because they cannot issue a description. It's a Special Branch vehicle and they don't want the public to know what it looks like. (The Guardian) 3) A young girl who was blown out to sea on a set of inflatable teeth was rescued by a man on an inflatable lobster. A coast guard spokesman commented, This sort of thing is all too common. (The Times) 4) At the height of the gale, the harbourmaster radioed a coastguard and asked him to estimate the wind speed. He replied he was sorry, but he didn't have a gauge. However, if it was any help, the wind had just blown his Land Rover off the cliff. (Aberdeen Evening Express) 5) Mrs. Irene Graham of Thorpe Avenue, Boscombe, delighted the audience with her reminiscence of the German prisoner of war who was sent each week to do her garden. He was repatriated at the end of 1945, she recalled. He'd always seemed a nice friendly chap, but when the crocuses came up in the middle of our lawn in February 1946, they spelt out 'Heil Hitler.' (Bournemouth Evening Echo) Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] :-) London tube announcements
a Paris Metro user myself i really had a good time reading all this .. thanks .. i wish the Paris train drivers just gave us simple explanations .. we usually have to wait without information at all .. except from time to time about people strolling along the line .. dominique (aka romdom) from paris. le 4/12/05 9:34, Jean Nathan à [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : Can't remember if we've had these before, but, if we have, it must have been a long time ago. The tube is London's underground railway system. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: #6
Hi - I didn't get #6 either, but my husband got it right away - didn't even have to look at it, he got it as soon as I said gas heating...maybe it's not an age thing, it's a gender thing... Kathy Georgia To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Peeling mushrooms
Hi All, As I was peeling the skin off some mushrooms last night I started wondering if I have to do that. I grew up in a perfectionist family and don't want to be one myself but some habits are ingrained. So, do you all just wash mushrooms when you cook with them or do you peel them? I made a very easy slow-cooker beef stroganoff with Portobello and Crimini mushrooms if that makes a difference. Thanks for any help in battling this scourge - Perfectionism!! Jane in Vermont, USA where we got an inch (2.5cm) of snow. I hope I will stop thinking about the leaves I didn't get raked yet - Oh NO, perfectionism strikes again!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Peeling mushrooms
Sometimes. If they're quite big or have been sat in the fridge for a while then I will do. If they're only tiny button mushrooms then I just rinse them. At 22:11 04/12/2005, Jane Viking Swanson wrote: Hi All, As I was peeling the skin off some mushrooms last night I started wondering if I have to do that. Helen, Somerset, UK Forget the formulae, let's make lace -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.11/191 - Release Date: 02/12/2005 To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Peeling mushrooms
I only peel mushrooms if I've had them for a few days and the skin has gone a bit dry. Otherwise I only brush them. Cultivated mushrooms are grown in dark sheds in sterilised compost with the spores added. Any small bits of compost still on the mushrooms doesn't contain a lot of nasties. When I picked them wild from our field, when we had one, I still only brushed them on the grounds that they weren't covered in chemicals and anything else would be destroyed in the cooking. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Peeling mushrooms (2)
Incidentally, mushroom brushes which are small and round, and available from kitchen equipment suppliers, make very good brushes for lace pillows to remove those odd cat or dog hairs that always get on them if you have a cat or dog. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I don't peel mushrooms, too fussy for me. Just a quick wash or brush off and use them. Lorri Graham, Washington where we still have 2 inches of snow now frozen and very crusty (there was a total of 5 inches) on Thurs. or Fri. Our weather man says we have had more winter this fall than we had all last winter. - Original Message - From: Jane Viking Swansonmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: chatmailto:lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 2:11 PM Subject: [lace-chat] Peeling mushrooms Hi All, As I was peeling the skin off some mushrooms last night I started wondering if I have to do that. I grew up in a perfectionist family and don't want to be one myself but some habits are ingrained. So, do you all just wash mushrooms when you cook with them or do you peel them? I made a very easy slow-cooker beef stroganoff with Portobello and Crimini mushrooms if that makes a difference. Thanks for any help in battling this scourge - Perfectionism!! Jane in Vermont, USA where we got an inch (2.5cm) of snow. I hope I will stop thinking about the leaves I didn't get raked yet - Oh NO, perfectionism strikes again!! [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: Peeling mushrooms
On Dec 4, 2005, at 17:11, Jane Viking Swanson wrote: Hi All, As I was peeling the skin off some mushrooms last night I started wondering if I have to do that. I peel them only if they're old; the skin on young/fresh mushrooms is tasty. But I do remove the membrane which joins the cap to the stem, except on the tiniest of buttons; that tends to be a bit bitter in taste. Thanks for any help in battling this scourge - Perfectionism!! Nothing wrong with perfectionism, IMO, if there's a purpose to it (like: make the best piece of lace you can). But, peeling perfectly healthy mushrooms doesn't make sense, either from the point of view of taste or looks. So it's not perfectionism, it's an atavisitic, unquestioning, action - that's how it has always been done in my family. Boo hiss :) -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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