So, what did you learn today?

[Paddington]

Recycling by flattening dog food tins in the vice with the lids inside them can be painful. Get the angle wrong and the lid will fly out and catch you right under the nose.

 

[Steevo]

Recycling by flattening dog food tins in the vice with the lids inside them can be painful. Get the angle wrong and the lid will fly out and catch you right under the nose.

I thought you only ate marmalade!

But dog food...that’s something new I’ve learnt today. Careful you don’t get your paws stuck in the tin.

 

[mixed breed]

What wobbles in the sky?
A jellycopter.

 

[Netherfield]

How nice and tasty veal can be, I was put off some 50 years ago by a dry tasteless piece of meat, and thought 'if that's veal you can keep it', fast forward to today, daughters birthday, so went out to a place of her choosing.Daughter,Mrs N and son in law all had fish, as in Sea Bass, Halibut and Hake, none to my liking, so I thought I'd try Veal again, WOW, cooked medium it was out of this world and definitely something to have again.

 

[smcapstick]

How nice and tasty veal can be, I was put off some 50 years ago by a dry tasteless piece of meat, and thought 'if that's veal you can keep it', fast forward to today, daughters birthday, so went out to a place of her choosing.Daughter,Mrs N and son in law all had fish, as in Sea Bass, Halibut and Hake, none to my liking, so I thought I'd try Veal again, WOW, cooked medium it was out of this world and definitely something to have again.

Veal is DEVINE. Especially in breaded escalope form, next to a pile of spaghetti bolognese

 

[Pan mixer]

When my dog was sick under the dining table I really should have noticed and cleared it up rather than the boss noticing it after she had been away for a few days.

 

[Steevo]

Learnt this little gem today which surprised me.....and remembered this thread existed so thought I'd drag it back up again.

The full name of chemical company BASF is Badische Anilin- & Sodafabrik which means “Baden Aniline and Soda Factory”.

If only they made lemonade.....

 

[Treacle Sponge]

Learnt this little gem today which surprised me.....and remembered this thread existed so thought I'd drag it back up again.

The full name of chemical company BASF is Badische Anilin- & Sodafabrik which means “Baden Aniline and Soda Factory”.

If only they made lemonade.....

And aniline is an organic compound that smells of rotten fish. Don't fancy the lemonade much now.

 

[Widgetone]

Today I was learnt once again that Boris can continue to get away with anything..

 

[Derrick Hughes]

I learnt certain forum members are easily wound up, even if he checks his "nuts" every day.

Just one , you got a lot to learn ,

 

[Pan mixer]

A livestock haulier told me the other day when we were trying to load a reluctant heifer on a lorry and we only succeeded when we got a hurdle behind her.

"Dad always said that a gate is worth a thousand sticks when you are moving cattle"

 

[A1an]

Ive learnt today that despite phone calls and emails some people just dont listen!

 

[thorpe]

didnt learn this today, just reminded , doctors nurses and the nhs are fantastic!

 

[Longlowdog]

Cheap drill bits are an abomination, good ones are a revelation. Only taken 35 years of messing about in sheds doing 'stuff' to discover this. Note to self 'do not be tempted by 200 piece drill set for £15 ever again'.
There's a huge difference between being able to hold an arc and being a welder.
You can learn a lot on Youtube about how wrong you've been doing 'stuff'' for years.
Pro's make difficult stuff look easy, eejits (me) with all the gear and no idea make easy stuff difficult.
You can never have enough nuts, bolts and washers hanging around.
The most difficult lesson learned recently is that saying yes to offered help doesn't make you a pussy and that saying no means friends have no way to repay the help you gave when you were fit and able. Offering help and taking help are intimately tied together.

 

[Red Fred]

Don't eat half a loaf of hot bread the minute it comes out of the breadmaker.

 

[Av Gorritt]

Just a follow up from the above Red Fred post . I found out that dried yeast stored in a cool dry place isn't necessarily active within the "use - by " date . I made a loaf using Allinson's bread flour , sticking carefully to the recipe . Came out lovely , hollow to the knock , crispy golden crust . Cut it ,wow-w- If I'd had enough of them baked , I could have built the walls of Jericho , that even Joshua , his Ark , priests and ram's horn trumpets couldn't have breached . I chucked it all out , yeast an' all , and got a new packet of yeast . I'll store that in the freezer .

 

[Steevo]

Just a follow up from the above Red Fred post . I found out that dried yeast stored in a cool dry place isn't necessarily active within the "use - by " date . I made a loaf using Allinson's bread flour , sticking carefully to the recipe . Came out lovely , hollow to the knock , crispy golden crust . Cut it ,wow-w- If I'd had enough of them baked , I could have built the walls of Jericho , that even Joshua , his Ark , priests and ram's horn trumpets couldn't have breached . I chucked it all out , yeast an' all , and got a new packet of yeast . I'll store that in the freezer .

Gregg Wallace was recently on touring the Carling factory - they stated they kept their yeast in liquid nitrogen so you're in good company!

Many people suggest keeping it (well sealed!) in the fridge.

 

[Av Gorritt]

Gregg Wallace was recently on touring the Carling factory - they stated they kept their yeast in liquid nitrogen so you're in good company!

Many people suggest keeping it (well sealed!) in the fridge.

I'm in good company then . I suppose sealed one- shot sachets will be OK frozen , but liquid nitrogen ---?

 

[Sir loin]

I'm in good company then . I suppose sealed one- shot sachets will be OK frozen , but liquid nitrogen ---?

Got to be stored with your semen supplies then !!!!

 

[Hfd Cattle]

.......don't leave the steam cleaner out in the frost !!! I