three things I discovered today

There are fuck off big water rats living in or around the pond where I walk my dog.

DJTP's birthday is a Saturday next year, and is apparently sandwiched between two bank holidays.

The shit on my ceramic hob does not want to come off, even with INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH CILLIT BANG DE-GREASER.

And I decided to give this OT thing a go, because none of my friends seem to be on facebook during the day.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 23 Nov 2010, 15:01, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

He is a jammy sod.
I'm going to email him to tell him to take advantage with his holidays.
I shall do the same tomorrow when I stop having narcolepsy.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 15:02, Reply)

have you got your precious back yet?
Are we getting a real picture?
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 23 Nov 2010, 15:08, Reply)

Oh yes, I have the little sparkler back now.
I shall send thee a picture (when my fingers stop being puffy).
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 15:15, Reply)

Hold you hand up for an hour before you have the photo taken.
Nice photo of non puffy and pale skinned hand.
( girlinthehole, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 15:25, Reply)

That sounds like a good idea

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 15:25, Reply)

Hell mrs b3th
As a recent new owner of a ceramic hob, I can recommned this

www.amazon.co.uk/Homecare-Hob-Brite-Ceramic-Accessory/dp/B000N5NBF8

and this

www.amazon.co.uk/Hob-Brite-Ceramic-Cleaner-300ml/dp/B000NVUWZ4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1290525436&sr=1-1-spell

Works wonders.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 15:17, Reply)

I concur, my mum's got a ceramic hob oven and she only uses that stuff. I used something else when I was younger and managed to melt a hole in it.

( fuck shit up the best you never had, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 15:20, Reply)

I recommend not shitting on the hob in the first place.
Just keep that for niche coffee-table parties.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 15:25, Reply)

thank you
I just worry that I might have left it too late. The gunk is basically months and months of grease build-up which general kitchen cleaner hasn't been able to shift.

I've tried hob brite, I've tried baking soda, I've tried degreaser, and even though it looks okay, I can still feel the rough circle around where mr b3th fries every bastard thing he ever cooks.

But I will ty a scraper. Together with a bit of elbow grease, it may achieve something.

Ooooh, don't we sound all domestic? Anyone fancy a cuppa and a chat over the back fence?
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 23 Nov 2010, 15:27, Reply)

I've just put the bedlinen in on a cycle
It was difficult to fit the cycle into my washing machine, I can tell you.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 15:29, Reply)

I've just cleaned up some blood and thrown out old cytological and biopsy specimens that were lurking in a cupboard
I was wearing gloves though, so I feel terribly domesticated!
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 15:40, Reply)

That sounded just like something from a Jif advert my dear!

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 15:41, Reply)

*mind boggles*
*body scrabbles*
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 23 Nov 2010, 15:43, Reply)

A got a small steam cleaner.
They're quite good.
( girlinthehole, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 15:41, Reply)