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Would be nice is people who become landlords actually followed the law. Trying to get the deposit back from the old apartment, and he has been ignoring us, so now gotta spend time and probably money filing a dispute with RTO people.

Landlord should have returned it by April 15th.

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Tenants too, of course. :nod:
Deposits are lodged with the rentalsman's office in NB. Both parties have to apply for return/make claim.

Prior to that, it was an exchange of keys for deposit.

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Mother in law bought one of these a few days ago - down to $150 in Walmart.

http://www.tefal.co.uk/medias/AL8000...jQxYTU5Zjg1YjA

Tiny amount of oil needed.

Surprisingly good results. Obviously not as "good" (unhealthy) as deep fried chips but on a par with what they sometimes call Home Fries here. Carrots came out just like they'd been roasted in the oven and no doubt parsnips will too.

This will be of particular advantage when there's a turkey in the oven and not enough room for the roasted veggies and the sausage-meat stuffing as well.

Looking forward to doing some cauli in it. :thumbup:

In the meantime, the deep fat fryer was given away on kijiji.

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When you get up for work at 3am sleeping in on day off is 7am.. lol

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It'd be nice to be able to take your dog into a pub here. :(

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Dog or seal?:confused:

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This morning I saw the grim reaper.

The next door neighbour has a couple of shrubs, mini trees or whatever they are that he wraps in sacking for winter. I often catch sight of them in the dark and think there's someone standing outside the house.

This morning it was foggy. I opened my front door and leaned out to retrieve the paper from the mailbox.

As I swung back in I immediately leaned back out in a double take.

Next door has a small open porch and looking through it I caught sight of one of these shrub like things all wrapped up. It looked like a cloaked figure.

Next to it was the thin trunk of a tree and halfway up was a branch sticking out and curving downwards above the shrub.

Between the front door and porch columns, the image was 'framed' and with the fog hiding other parts of the tree there was this vision in the fog of a cloaked figure, scythe in hand. :eek:

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Old Grimmy's just misunderstood.

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Just like George Foreman and his grill, looking at your photo just reminded me and I wondered whether Buzz Lightyear had a similar thing, this time Buzz Lightyear and his frier, there definitely seems to be a resemblance I reckon :cool:

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One of my scarpering tenants left behind one of those. It was rubbish. Didn't really cook anything.

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I've been looking at buying one of them for a while now.

The problem is, I can't get anyone to answer the simple question "Are they really as good as deep fried french fries."

Everybody fudges on the answer.
Less cholesterol /heart smart / cooks other things well / etc etc.

Yes or no to the question please.

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Jill and Kevin are still together in case anyone was wondering.

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We are the only ones in our families who dont have kids now.

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Assuming that by "French fries" you mean chips then no, of course not. If you want to make proper chips you need a proper chip pan. If you're worried about burning the house down, a legitimate concern, especially if your chip needs are alcohol or weed fueled, then one of those outdoor turkey fryers from the deep south works well.

It's pointless to pretend that you can make healthy chips by making something else and calling them chips. That's like pretending that operating an automatic car is driving or that vaping is a proper substitute for a Marlboro.

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Yes but it will " fall with style"

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How did I not answer that when I said Obviously not as "good" (unhealthy) as deep fried chips in my comment?

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We don't have kids. Never really felt I missed out but it might be nice to have grandchildren.

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There was a time I was the only brother without kids. The other three had 2,1 and 3 (and a grandson). Then suddenly there was an 11 year old and a 13 year old. :lol:

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I have some grandchildren. I'm to meet them in May. I expect that to be odd.

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You can share mine if you like?

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Ooop's. Frontier Airlines had a plane tail tip at Chicago O'hare on Saturday.

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We've been having a bit of a clear out, including a ton of old UK VHS tapes that I've never been able to play here. I shipped them along with a VHS machine, completely forgetting the TV wouldn't recognise them.

I knew I could get other equipment but something always got in the way every time I looked to get it and eventually I gave up. I've replaced a fair amount of stuff with DVDs and saved downloads.

Anyway, at the bottom of one of the boxes of tapes was a photo album that I assumed went missing in 2005 along with Madonna's Sex book and an Egyptian desk blotter thingy (part of a desk set souvenir) between Bristol and Moncton.

I thought those photos had gone forever.

The Madonna book was there too but no other half of desk set. There is renewed hope that it may be in a box of LPs, similarly on the bottom and out of sight. :fingerscrossed:

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The news was getting me down a bit, so i watched this:

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That's what happens when someone puts my Mum's luggage too far back in the hold.:nod:

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Ikea stuff is getting worse and worse.

They also have poor customer service.

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Don’t do it. IKEA is for those people who have lost all imagination and creativity and have a dearth of spirit. It's a suffocating and evil place that smells funny and their stuff will corrupt your soul.

That said, their clippy things are rather good for sealing fish bags and their plastic trays hold lots of fishing bits and bobs. Although I do get Dumpster Bill to perform a bit of an exorcism on the stuff. Apparently he’s a shaman.

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What happened?

We now have a pick-up point here. The website said $55 to have it delivered there.

I played with an order a few weeks ago. It was something like $110 to have it delivered to home but actually $75 to have it delivered to the pick-up point. Why the difference?

I don't drive, there's no bus there so it would be a taxi both ways at around $40 if there was no waiting time.

Cheaper to have it home delivered.

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We built a wardrobe and followed the directions exactly, and when we stood it up, it literally collapsed like a deck of cards, double checked the directions after and found nowhere that we skipped or missed.

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It was possessed. Get your money back.

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We will try tomorrow. No car today. We did call, best answer was bring it in, they will examine it, and determine if a refund can be processed.

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Love my one! When doing chips if you leave them in with the lid on once they are 'done' for a few minutes they get a little soggy like from a chippy. Some spuds work better than others.

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FilmOn has suddenly given me a 2 minute 'countdown' for viewing and then takes me to a page to subscribe - on the 'free' SD part. Strange. Camposat is only showing one channel too - annoying!

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It's happened to me as well Siouxie. Missed Corrie and Emmerdale today. I'm not a happy bunny.

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Thread about it here..

http://britishexpats.com/forum/portu...filmon-896196/

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Thanks Mike :)

Sadly the other option given in that thread doesn't have 'Yesterday' or 'Really', which were the 2 channels I watched mainly. (Yes, 'Escape to the Country', 'Yes Minister' and other such drivel). Damn.

Edited to add, got another place to watch https://watchbritishtv.com

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:eek:
Wash your mouth out :ohmy:
:lol:

There are plenty of YMs on youtube. :nod:

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Westjet has placed an order for 10 Boeing 787-9 + options for 10.

WestJet orders 10 Dreamliners for longer-range routes - Business - CBC News

Delivery's to start in 2019.

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WTF?
:eek:

FFR Merchandising Cucina Pans, 14.75"W x 12.25"L x 4.25"H, Rotisserie Pan, 5 qt, 2/Pack (9922511020) | Staples®

Okay, there are two but $555 :confused:

http://www.staples-3p.com/s7/is/imag..._sc7?$splssku$

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Thank you Siouxie. I've got it working..Yaaaay..