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I dunno...I wiki'd Findus, having always assumed the Fin was Finland related, and there are all sorts of connections but I couldn't see any North American connection at all.

I even googled Findus Faggots - I'm sure they used to do that too - but Mr Brains came up instead. :confused:

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I found cod in lemon butter with parsley sauce and cod in butter and chive herb sauce in Walmart a few months back. Handy for a quick dinner when I'm working anyway!

https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/findus-.../6000196382867

https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/findus-.../6000196382864

I can't remember Findus doing faggots, only these:

http://cdn.pinknews.co.uk/images/2013/01/4-Faggots.jpg

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What other search hits did you get;)

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I'm on strike today.

So fed up of the kitchen sink getting cluttered with dishes, pots and pans etc. Today it was impossible to get a small jug under the tap to add water to the Keurig.

It's supposed to be my stepson's job but he always makes it into a major chore when 10 minutes after supper would clear the sink and draining rack and allow additional stuff to be added to the dishwasher until it's full for another run.

So earlier on I said I was going on strike and not doing supper tonight. :lol:

So stepson emptied the sink and stepdaughter later asked what was for supper. They thought that meant I had called off the strike. :blink:

"How long are you on strike?"

I said 24 hours and then tomorrow I'm working to rule. :rofl:

They've been scrabbling around for what to do. There's even a pot of spud and carrots ready prepared from yesterday to make a mash. There's fish, chickenburgers, sausages, other veggies, all sorts of stuff they could use to make a meal. Even tins.

Mother in law has just sent stepson out for McDonalds. :rolleyes:
I'm having a salad.

Hopefully I've made my point.

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ROFL!

I did something similar about 5 years ago when my son and his friend (who was staying with us for 6 months) didn't lift a finger.

I wrote them a note, pinned to the fridge telling them that the 'kitchen cleaning and washing up fairy' had gone on strike.. as had the 'cooking fairy' and the 'bathroom cleaning fairy'. I reserved the ONE clean plate, mug, glass and cutlery for myself and put them in my bedroom.. and left everything as it was. That continued for 3 days. They finally got the hint.

:lol:

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Brilliant, although in an industrial dispute wouldn't you be considered to be Management? You should at least start cutting benefits and maybe threaten a lockout of the kitchen area until your demands are met. :lol:

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I was on strike last week for similar reasons..lol

1 glass per day, use it more then once, using it once to drink water doesn't make a glass dirty..lol

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Got any tips on how to encourage them to put the garbage in the right colour bags and, when they do get the right one, not put bigger things in the smaller container so it rapidly fills up when they could put bigger stuff in the bigger container that doesn't fill up? :frown:

Now that you mention it, as financial backer and money manager perhaps I should be management.

But this way I can stay grounded. Thinking about it some more, it's not really an ongoing dispute as such, more a wildcat action. :lol:

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Unlike my coffee cup that gets several uses before a good clean :o

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Still not available here, sadly. But now I've seen the Findus label in Walmart, perhaps they'll expand.
Didn't Mr Brains just be Brains in the past? I don't remember the Mr part at all but the packaging is instantly recognisable.

I was very careful to include either Findus, frozen or both. :nod:

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Do what the binmen do around here, put the incorrect items in a clear plastic bag, put a sticker on it saying 'sorry, wrong bin' and attatch a list of what goes into which bin..

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and then put it in their bedroom.

:p

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We have the official sheet on the wall above the bins :nod:

Drat it. According to the website none of those Findus products are at our stores. The flyer says NB, PEI and NS. I'm hoping the website's just not updated yet.:fingerscrossed:

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I wish smaller companies would get useful websites, and not rely on FB. Facebook is the most annoying way to try and buy something.

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Talking of fish fingers. Toppits brand breaded black cod, or their haddock tastes like fish fingers used to do. You know back in the day when fish fingers were pieces of fish rather than minced and reconstructed oblongs.

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According to the website they are allegedly available in store locally here; not featured in our local flyer. I'll try & remember to have a look in-store when down there tomorrow.

ROTFL in sympathy at your kitchen strike & woes. BTDT. 24 hours wildcat action may not be sufficient. :(

ETA: put my glasses on, looked properly, & did find Findus "filets de poisson à l'anglaise" in the WM flyer.