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robfosters · 14 Feb 2021 at 19:08

This thread is putting me off my dinner

cainer · 14 Feb 2021 at 19:53

Malevolence said:
Problem there is squishing the lumps down the plughole with your toes. Had the same problem on a mate's bidet. Took forever to get rid of the log.

I use the spare toothbrush in the bathroom to get it through the plug hole

Eurofighter · 14 Feb 2021 at 20:46

Pretty grim that butt washer.

LiE · 14 Feb 2021 at 20:55

Eurofighter said:
Pretty grim that butt washer.

I dunno, the thought of just using TP is grim.

Maccapacca · 14 Feb 2021 at 21:04

Malevolence said:
Problem there is squishing the lumps down the plughole with your toes. Had the same problem on a mate's bidet. Took forever to get rid of the log.

You don’t offload in the bidet

Reuben klang · 15 Feb 2021 at 09:06

ubersonic said:
I get the feeling quite a few posters on this page don't understand how a bidet works, you don't jet wash your backside as a substitute to wiping it lol. You wipe it clean as you would normally, then you rinse it, and then towel it as you would after taking a shower.

In Thailand the only place i've ever used the bum gun it's the opposite you blast your arse clean. Then dry it with the paper towels which then go in the bin. Otherwise you'd block the toilet.

I'm not a huge fan of them as they make way to much mess. Water goes all over the place.

Converge · 15 Feb 2021 at 10:41

mrk said:
I think it took about 2 weeks, had no customs to pay either considering the cost. I bought this bundle. Just 2 large alone is more than enough to get started and your entire arms aching. Can't wait until I can add another couple bands on but for now, small steps lol.

Nice, I’ve gone for the 20 band version, would save me ordering again if I break any bands with my extreme strength. :cool:

Where did you find exercises for it? Just the YouTube videos the guy posts or is there a website with more stuff too?

Delvis · 15 Feb 2021 at 10:44

mrk said:
I think it took about 2 weeks, had no customs to pay either considering the cost. I bought this bundle. Just 2 large alone is more than enough to get started and your entire arms aching. Can't wait until I can add another couple bands on but for now, small steps lol.

Always good when the links to their facebooks work

BananaDunka · 15 Feb 2021 at 12:06

Converge said:
Nice, I’ve gone for the 20 band version, would save me ordering again if I break any bands with my extreme strength.
Where did you find exercises for it? Just the YouTube videos the guy posts or is there a website with more stuff too?

Just his youtube realy. I've figured out my own variations too and you know you're on the right tracks because the moment you try something you feel the strain in the right areas which is a good sign :cool:

Delvis said:
Always good when the links to their facebooks work

I think that's not worked ever lol.

Greebo · 15 Feb 2021 at 12:20

mrk said:
Had this not too long but now that I am happy with its comfort and shape now that it's fluffed itself over time... Memory foam mattress of Amazon of all places Had a Silent Night 3 zone memory foam one before this but the foam layer below the memory foam had started to weaken as it was coming to 10 years old and taking the cover is literally worse than being hit in the balls with a tennis ball as you have to sleeve it in and out through a single zipped opening. This new one has a top side zipper than takes off the entire top of the cover so the mattress itself just plonks in.

Edit* Link to mattress: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B083LB1VZY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I paid £129 for it so it's gone up considerably in literally no time!

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That was black friday week. It then went up to £179.99 (its normal price?) after that.

It then had a post brexit blip for a week at £269.99 and now seems to have settled down to its new post brexit increased price of £199.99

You see that profile a lot with Amazon stuff sadly, anything coming from Amazon EU is 10-12% more expensive than it was in December.

Feek · 15 Feb 2021 at 12:25

Going to make a pink gin this evening.

dl8860 · 15 Feb 2021 at 15:06

Feek said:
Going to make a pink gin this evening.

Is there any story about the label on angostura bitters? It's like they couldn't be arsed to size it properly and now it's become like a trademark thing

robfosters · 15 Feb 2021 at 15:11

Feek said:
Going to make a pink gin this evening.

What’s your pink gin cocktail of choice

Feek · 15 Feb 2021 at 15:14

robfosters said:
What’s your pink gin cocktail of choice

I've never made it before so I can't really answer that. I'm planning on pouring 60ml of Plymouth Navy Strength into a cocktail shaker along with a couple of dashes of bitters, fill it with ice, give it a good shake and then strain it into a glass. I don't have a cocktail glass and I don't have any lemon so it'll all be a bit basic.

dl8860 said:
It's like they couldn't be arsed to size it properly and now it's become like a trademark thing

That's basically it, when it was first made, one brother ordered the bottles, one ordered the labels and they were the wrong size for each other. It was never corrected.

robfosters · 15 Feb 2021 at 15:28

Feek said:
I've never made it before so I can't really answer that. I'm planning on pouring 60ml of Plymouth Navy Strength into a cocktail shaker along with a couple of dashes of bitters, fill it with ice, give it a good shake and then strain it into a glass. I don't have a cocktail glass and I don't have any lemon so it'll all be a bit basic.

That's basically it, when it was first made, one brother ordered the bottles, one ordered the labels and they were the wrong size for each other. It was never corrected.

Nice. I’ve got a bottle that I haven’t opened, never had it before. I’ve been advised to try pink gin, lemon Fanta, topped off with a few dashes of Prosecco and lots of ice. Sounds refreshing

Ahleckz · 15 Feb 2021 at 15:53

robfosters said:
Nice. I’ve got a bottle that I haven’t opened, never had it before. I’ve been advised to try pink gin, lemon Fanta, topped off with a few dashes of Prosecco and lots of ice. Sounds refreshing

Big heaped teaspoon of sugar (or a sugar cube). 6 dashes of Angostura. Muddle with a spoon. Splash of water and give it a stir. Lots of ice. Top up with 60ml whisky/rum/bourbon and give a good stir until nicely combined. You've just made an old fashioned.

robfosters · 15 Feb 2021 at 16:24

Ahleckz said:
Big heaped tablespoon of sugar (or a sugar cube). 6 dashes of Angostura. Muddle with a spoon. Splash of water and give it a stir. Lots of ice. Top up with 60ml whisky/rum/bourbon and give a good stir until nicely combined. You've just made an old fashioned.

Can I use southern comfort instead? It’s kind of bourbon like

Ahleckz · 15 Feb 2021 at 16:26

robfosters said:
Can I use southern comfort instead? It’s kind of bourbon like

Sure can! Cocktails are designed to be riffed.

Feek · 15 Feb 2021 at 16:41

Ahleckz said:
Muddle with a spoon

What does this mean?

Ahleckz · 15 Feb 2021 at 16:45

Feek said:
What does this mean?

Muddle is just bashing the ingredients together against the side of the glass. It's to either break down (think mint in a mojito) or to combine (break down the sugar cube and combine with the angostura bitters in an old fashioned). Usually more banging and smashing than stirring.

You should use a 'muddler' to do it - here are the ones I have. If you have a barspoon (the long spoons for stirring cocktails), then it'll probably have a muddle on the other end.:

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