tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post7741590612966511279..comments2023-11-05T08:01:10.010+00:00Comments on Think of England: The art of chindoguBrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-77452393553983164392007-03-21T20:47:00.000+00:002007-03-21T20:47:00.000+00:00martpol,It wasn't your fault. The link failed. H...martpol,<BR/><BR/>It wasn't your fault. The link failed. Here's what I got:<BR/><BR/><I>Your search - Dyson have even made a robotic cleaner: see http://gizmag.com/go/1282/ - did not match any documents.</I><BR/><BR/>Maybe it's off the market.<BR/><BR/>Blogger has caught the bug too. I can't stay logged in here and other blogs. Ditto Type-Key and Firefox can't access LGFerphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826044412670324694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-82648742335380904862007-03-21T18:23:00.000+00:002007-03-21T18:23:00.000+00:00Erp:Dyson have even made a robotic cleaner: see ht...Erp:<BR/><BR/>Dyson have even made a robotic cleaner: see http://gizmag.com/go/1282/<BR/><BR/>Sorry about the 2 deleted posts. For some reason the system wouldn't let me post that link properly.martpolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08508497057736355841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-77946170554814789782007-03-21T18:20:00.000+00:002007-03-21T18:20:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.martpolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08508497057736355841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-40418041552496143972007-03-21T18:19:00.000+00:002007-03-21T18:19:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.martpolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08508497057736355841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-72600483040892865012007-03-21T08:15:00.000+00:002007-03-21T08:15:00.000+00:00The Tyson one really packs a punch, too.(I apologi...The Tyson one really packs a punch, too.<BR/><BR/>(I apologise.)Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-64763540382250488642007-03-20T23:03:00.000+00:002007-03-20T23:03:00.000+00:00Of course, I meant Dyson.Of course, I meant Dyson.erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826044412670324694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-85887302557487215522007-03-20T18:13:00.000+00:002007-03-20T18:13:00.000+00:00Turning butter back into cream is a must-have for ...Turning butter back into cream is a must-have for me!monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-32751842802529337832007-03-20T17:16:00.000+00:002007-03-20T17:16:00.000+00:00martpol, glad you mentioned that about the Tyson v...martpol, glad you mentioned that about the Tyson vacuum. I was entertaining ideas about it. Do they make a self-propelled model I wonder? <BR/><BR/>Although we had a big clumsy self-propelled Hoover upright which wasn't easy to use either, especially if it got away from you and went on its own way. Actual quite amusing for the spectators.erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826044412670324694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-86332170666966728812007-03-20T16:37:00.000+00:002007-03-20T16:37:00.000+00:00My favorite, though I've seen it only in catalogue...My favorite, though I've seen it only in catalogues and don't know whether it 'works,' is the device that turns butter back into cream.Harry Eagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196202758858876402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-73171635248419484962007-03-20T15:57:00.000+00:002007-03-20T15:57:00.000+00:00What about the legendary Clapper? "Clap on, clap ...What about the legendary Clapper? "Clap on, clap off, the Clapper!" We bought one and used it for the lights in the China cabinet, because the switch is hard to reach and opening the door lets in dust (this was my wife's idea, can you tell?) But it also operated whenever the dog barked.Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852569465893563139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-77864351622494408442007-03-20T14:47:00.000+00:002007-03-20T14:47:00.000+00:00Erp:Except of course, the wonderful Dyson cleaner....Erp:<BR/><BR/>Except of course, the wonderful Dyson cleaner. It's easy to empty and you need only clean the filter once a year. (So they claim, although we've only had ours for 3 months.)<BR/><BR/>It does, however, require quite considerable physical exertion to use, owing to its colossal, carpet-grabbing power.martpolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08508497057736355841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-33666234857826991122007-03-20T13:46:00.000+00:002007-03-20T13:46:00.000+00:00Has anyone watched Alton Brown's amusing and edify...Has anyone watched Alton Brown's amusing and edifying cooking show, "Good Eats" ? I've had more laughs watching this than any dozen other TV shows. His philosophy for kitchen "hardware" is that it be multi-tasking and the only gadgets he uses are a food processor and an electric beater.<BR/><BR/>I agree about labor saving devices. We bought a new vacuum that does away with bags. No more erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826044412670324694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-16721129562678979692007-03-20T11:43:00.000+00:002007-03-20T11:43:00.000+00:00We've got a beauty at work: an electric flip-top k...We've got a beauty at work: an electric flip-top kitchen dustbin. Neatly solving a problem that doesn't exist, it's supposed to open automatically when it senses movement just above it, so when you hover your wet teabag over the lid it should handily pop open, then close itself after a suitable pause.<BR/><BR/>Naturally it does nothing of the sort. It either fails to open at all, forcing you to Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-67224280583077530882007-03-20T11:21:00.000+00:002007-03-20T11:21:00.000+00:00A common one, this, but how about the electric tin...A common one, this, but how about the electric tin opener? Takes longer than a manual one and nearly as much effort to ensure it does its job correctly. It's also considerably more awkward to clean.martpolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08508497057736355841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-70717322044590310562007-03-20T11:07:00.000+00:002007-03-20T11:07:00.000+00:00I too have a cupboard full of 'labour-saving' devi...I too have a cupboard full of 'labour-saving' devices which take enormous time and effort to use. The latest is an onion chopper which only accepts already chopped onions!monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-52426085017547508442007-03-20T10:35:00.000+00:002007-03-20T10:35:00.000+00:00The vast majority of newfangled, so-called labour-...The vast majority of newfangled, so-called labour-saving devices I have been foolish enough to buy down the years have turned out to be utterly useless. Labour-saving, my arse. I have a cupboard full of graters, slicers, choppers and salad-tossers. In fact, anything I have ever bought from a catalogue or from Argos has been a mistake.Neil Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00240393170374161007noreply@blogger.com