The totally off-topic thread

[Denali]

Has anyone bought the new Dyson hairdryer? Any comments on whether it is really good.

I recall seeing a TV review with hairdressers, they didn't feel it was as good as the average dryer.

I love Dyson but that's a lot of money for a hair dryer.

 

[Denali]

I always find Pandora and Swarovski queues fascinating.

People queue for that stuff?

 

[drron]

I have to say I felt let down by the Americans.The Parade for the 75th Anniversary was not up to normal standards with long gaps and to my mind poorly arranged.
However earlier I went to the 25th division event at Fort DeRussy.It was fully arranged by the military and was brilliant.Not many visitors and I had a front row seat.after the show was over I got to talk to this fellow-

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Not a Pearl Harbour veteran but joined the Army on his 18th birthday in 1942.Went into the Air wing and became a pilot.Was on one of the 2 B29s that flew the last bombing raid on Japan on August 14th 1945.Yes after Nagasaki.
The B-29 Raid That Ended WWII

 

[Quickstatus]

I recall seeing a TV review with hairdressers, they didn't feel it was as good as the average dryer.

I love Dyson but that's a lot of money for a hair dryer.

Use a towel. Fast, no additional costs.

 

[andye]

Use a towel. Fast, no additional costs.

Not as impressive a pressie though

 

[blackcat20]

I have a pandora bracelet that I was given. I don't wear it often but I do love it as I've collected charms from all the places I've visited.

 

[whatmeworry]

That's it. I am not going to a shopping centre carpark till Feb.

 

[TomVexille]

That's it. I am not going to a shopping centre carpark till Feb.

I wish, both supermarkets are in the local shopping centre

 

[docjames]

Has anyone bought the new Dyson hairdryer? Any comments on whether it is really good.

Looking for this currently.

£299 in U.K.
$599 in Au

 

[anat0l]

Just spent 45 minutes continuously whisking a lemon curd to thicken. I wonder if it's possible to over thicken a curd (I know you could scramble it, but I didn't do that).

Must be a faster way of making curd...maybe I should have used a wider pot.

 

[beefarmer]

Con job or good blower?

 

[Pushka]

Just spent 45 minutes continuously whisking a lemon curd to thicken. I wonder if it's possible to over thicken a curd (I know you could scramble it, but I didn't do that).

Must be a faster way of making curd...maybe I should have used a wider pot.

That is why it comes in jars. No shortcuts. And even doing it the right way it can still scramble.

 

[Pushka]

Now this queue I understand.

But wait. Where is the jolly old fat man? (Is it PC to say this anymore? )

Oh. Here he is. A bit late.



The excited screams of the kids brings a smile to everyone's faces.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Con job or good blower?

Both I suggest! (Just like iPhones.)

 

[JohnK]

Now this queue I understand.

What's so special about Karen Millen. Never heard of it and Googled it and still don't know what's so special that you need to queue.

But wait. Where is the jolly old fat man? (Is it PC to say this anymore? )

Fat old man is ok in my book. See one in the mirror everytime. Not always jolly though.

 

[mannej]

One for the Perth members on here

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/33465086/american-astronaut-john-glenn-has-died/

 

[Pushka]

What's so special about Karen Millen. Never heard of it and Googled it and still don't know what's so special that you need to queue.


Fat old man is ok in my book. See one in the mirror everytime. Not always jolly though.

Nothing special about Karen Millen - it was the empty Santa Chair I was trying to capture plus the queue!

 

[JohnK]

Nothing special about Karen Millen - it was the empty Santa Chair I was trying to capture plus the queue!

Sorry!

 

[Boca68]

Just spent 45 minutes continuously whisking a lemon curd to thicken. I wonder if it's possible to over thicken a curd (I know you could scramble it, but I didn't do that).

Must be a faster way of making curd...maybe I should have used a wider pot.

Hmmmm, should take 5 or 6 minutes at most?

Not sure what your doing wrong? You should be whisking whilst still over a low heat, preferably using a bain-marie set up.

Perhaps too much lemon juice or the eggs were not whisked before adding to the mixture? Uffff!

 

[Foreigner]

On Kirk Douglas, turning 100:

http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/happy-birthday-kirk-douglas-100-years-not-out-1.2899829

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-wolpe-kirk-douglas-at-100-20161207-story.html