What made you smile today? Part III
Nov 1st 2021, 5:27 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
With all the bad news - some good news (I hope!)
Had a call from the installers today to say they are prioritising my new boiler for Saturday AM!!!!
Now that's service!
Had a call from the installers today to say they are prioritising my new boiler for Saturday AM!!!!
Now that's service!
Nov 1st 2021, 7:45 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by macliam
With all the bad news - some good news (I hope!)
Had a call from the installers today to say they are prioritising my new boiler for Saturday AM!!!!
Now that's service!
Had a call from the installers today to say they are prioritising my new boiler for Saturday AM!!!!
Now that's service!
Nov 1st 2021, 7:49 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by joto
Wait and see if they turn up. Hopefully, they will, and you have the new boiler installed.
This was British workmen’s usual phrase ‘Are we having another cuppa then luv.’.
Nov 1st 2021, 8:07 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by macliam
With all the bad news - some good news (I hope!)
Had a call from the installers today to say they are prioritising my new boiler for Saturday AM!!!!
Now that's service!
Had a call from the installers today to say they are prioritising my new boiler for Saturday AM!!!!
Now that's service!
Nov 1st 2021, 9:24 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by joto
Wait and see if they turn up. Hopefully, they will, and you have the new boiler installed.
Nov 1st 2021, 9:26 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
Don’t forget to offer them a cuppa first and keep them coming.
This was British workmen’s usual phrase ‘Are we having another cuppa then luv.’.
This was British workmen’s usual phrase ‘Are we having another cuppa then luv.’.
Nov 1st 2021, 11:05 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by lizzyq
Final harvest from our hydroponics system as we have frosts forecast for 5 nights this week. The big green things are loofahs.
Impressive.
A loofah is a kind of squash? They certainly look like it.
We have one of those orchids, too. Ours was from Trader Joe.
Nov 1st 2021, 11:29 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by lizzyq
Yes a loofah is a cucurbit and like to grow up on a trellis so the fruit hang down like cucumbers. My orchid also came from TJ's 
https://gardenerspath.com/plants/veg...s/grow-loofah/
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Nov 2nd 2021, 1:06 am
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by Siouxie
I remember using them in the bath as a nipper...
https://gardenerspath.com/plants/veg...s/grow-loofah/
https://gardenerspath.com/plants/veg...s/grow-loofah/
... and they never really worked, 'cos they don't hold the soap
Nov 2nd 2021, 6:06 am
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter
A loofah is a kind of squash? They certainly look like it.
I had a terrific debate with a lady who was certain loofahs were sea sponges.
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Nov 2nd 2021, 12:17 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by caretaker
Mexican customs used to be extra careful to protect the valuable loofah market. When they caught a tourist trying to take one back into the US they would confiscate if ripe, or shake all the seeds out if dried to keep people from growing their own.
I had a terrific debate with a lady who was certain loofahs were sea sponges.
I had a terrific debate with a lady who was certain loofahs were sea sponges.
The Mexican border - the source of any number of utterly surreal stories
I have a few myself.
Nov 2nd 2021, 2:19 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by Siouxie
I remember using them in the bath as a nipper...
https://gardenerspath.com/plants/veg...s/grow-loofah/
https://gardenerspath.com/plants/veg...s/grow-loofah/
Does Mush mean man?
(Britain, slang, chiefly Southern England) A form of address, normally to a man.
you are a lady so you are a girlie ??? not a mush!
Nov 2nd 2021, 3:26 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by el collado kid
Where i come from a nipper is a mush
Does Mush mean man?
(Britain, slang, chiefly Southern England) A form of address, normally to a man.
you are a lady so you are a girlie ??? not a mush!
Does Mush mean man?
(Britain, slang, chiefly Southern England) A form of address, normally to a man.
you are a lady so you are a girlie ??? not a mush!
