scilly

We have an electric kettle with a base .......... I find those the most useful as you don't have a cord attached to the kettle if you want to pour boiling water somewhere not close to the socket. We make our own jams, and sterilise the jars by putting them in the sink and pouring boiling water into them ......... it got a bit dangerous to have a kettle with a trailing cord!

I also have a husband who fills the kettle full, even though I tell him constantly that a) it uses electricity, and b) a full kettle is too heavy for my arthritic hands

HGerchikov

My husband doesn't put enough water in which I think is even more annoying. He puts the kettle on and I make the tea (apparently I make it better than he does) but when I get there, there is only enough water for 1 5 cups

dbd33

I don't recall using a kettle. We did have one on the woodstove, for humidity and decoration, it'll be in the basement somewhere, but never for boiling..

BristolUK

Odd name for a super hero but...

scrubbedexpat091

My wife has a metal one that sits on the stove top burner, its rarely used though.

cheeky_monkey

wow is this is where its going now?..i bought a belt the other day its brown..what colour belts do you have?

scrubbedexpat142

No old boiler, that one!

Former Lancastrian

I usually buy the reversible ones that are black and brown. I suppose I could buy a grey or dark blue one but not very often seen in stores. I suppose I could search the internet for perhaps a speciality belt shop which hopefully has a rainbow of colours available.
As for a kettle I use the

Cuisinart PerfecTemp Electric Kettle - 1.7L - Black/Stainless Steel

• Model #: CPK-17UBMC

Danny B

I'm glad you brought this up, last year I lost 30lbs and had to buy new belts. They are mostly black. Losing weight is expensive you know, new trousers, new jeans, new shorts and new belts.

BristolUK

That happened to me ongoing in 1994. I had to buy new trousers and then two weeks later they were too big...repeat over 3 or 4 months. Unfortunately I discovered charity shops too late. If I'd known the stuff there was as good as I then discovered, I'd have used them until I settled.

scrubbedexpat091

I decided it was cheaper to gain the weight back...lol

BristolUK

Not if you already threw out the stuff that was too big

spouse of scouse

After shelling out $650 for a 12 month membership at the local pool to get fit and lose weight, I can't afford new clothes. I supposed I could just walk around in my saggy arsed bathers and hope no one notices

Shard

I didn't decide that, but let's just say it's a good think I didn't dispose of my old wardrobe.

spouse of scouse

It's a bloody hard road, Shard. All you can do is your best