Today's Top Tip.

[gness]

If the electricity pylon in the field over the back is going to explode...three times...as Dave is gazing out of the window....in a world of his own.....do not be standing behind him holding four of a set of six tea plates.......

Dave has a strong, deep voice....when startled he would put Brian Blessed to shame....not to mention the new to me sweary words......

I now have just the two of the set of six tea plates..... :-(

[Eleena]

LOL!!

[bookbinder]

You mean ... your plates don't bounce?

[Eleena]

I'm imagining Brian Blessed voice. You've also reminded me I need to order new plates myself, were heavy handed and the majority are chipped,hate chips in them x

[gness]

Oh they bounced fine, BB....all eleventy thousand pieces bounced all over the floor.... :-(

MrG was a dreadful plate chipper, Eleena.....I've had perfect plates for years....til Dave roared..... :-)

[sunny-dave]

Aahhhh - chips ... mmmmm hungry now ...

[Barmaid]

How posh are you? You *had* tea plates!!!

[Tilly2]

Have you also got an electricity failure?

[gness]

'Course I "had" tea plates, BM.....I ain't common..... ;-)

Yes, Tilly...electricity was out for a few hours.....It happens now and again then the vans arrive in the field and remove the wires from the trees....x

[sunny-dave]

About three hours, tilly - watched them working in the field over by the A14 - back on a couple of hours ago.

[Rockrose]

Lol invest in melamine plates

[aelmpvw]

it never occurred to me that you would own breakable plates

[Tilly2]

Well, I hope you'd made some tea before Dave boomed.
No tea plates and no tea is a bit of a disaster.

[Eleena]

Rockford, I've seriously considered melamine. Not cheap on eBay.

[Eleena]

*Rockrose*

[gness]

I'll have you lot know that I have never had a problem with plates......just a problem when there are plates and a man in my life!
I'm going to have to decide, aren't I....... ;-)

Not til after, Tilly...I asked Dave if he would like some soup and crusty bread......
Yes, he said with a smirk and thinking.....watch her heat that up with no electricity....haha......

So I lit the gas hob....... :-)

[Tilly2]

You still have soup bowls then?

[aelmpvw]

patience tilly, they haven't had their tea yet ...

[gness]

I do have soup bowls...lots of them because of a mishearing of my order in Eatons of Canada....they sent sixteen of everything....

I do only have, to my shame, one soup spoon..... :-(

Behave, Ael!!!!

[rowanwitch]

Might be worth getting some for emergencies, they do all the plates bowls etc
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[gness]

So, you reckon keep the man and buy Melamine, Rowan?.... :-)