It looks like its only me and CHF  who sleep all night then!

I am quite surprised at how little  sleep others need.
If I need to be up earlier I have to set my alarm,  else I just don't wake up,  even more so in the winter with the dark mornings.    

I also have never had a TV  or computer in my bedroom.   I have always read a nice, usually heartwarming,  type book to go to sleep on.    It takes my mind off all the bad news, and rotten things that we hear all  day long.

Not sure how I feel about the one-cup  'kettle'  though.l  Fors and against for me I think.
I can see its handy just for a cuppa,  but what do you do if you've got visitors who fancy a coffee?

I also don't only need hot water for tea/coffee,  so would sometimes need more water than a cupful.
For example,  if I use my hot water bottle I put a bit more water in the kettle.
If I want to boil some water to cook  some cabbage or frozen veg,  and can't be bothered to wait for the saucepan to boil,  I boil the kettle and tip that in the saucepan for quickness  etc. 

On the whole, I think I will stick to my kettle because there is more flexibility.


Anyway,  how come we got on to boiling kettles from choosing trousers in M&S?  

I rarely sleep more than four straight hours at a time .
I do doze off again and sleep another couple .

Quote from: Ruthio on May 13, 2026, 04:54:42 PMIn that well known phrase from MacEnroe, YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS!!

"....and also TwoTier's failure to support Trump re. Iran,"

You seriously think Starmer shouldve trotted after Trump and supported his Iran catastrophe??

My estimation of him went sky high when he walked away from involving us in that one.

He was not "trotting after Trump .
He made a  big mistake not to allow the Americans straight away to use the bases they PAY FOR .
Making an enemy for nothing .


May 13, 2026, 09:55:08 PM

Quote from: CHF on May 13, 2026, 05:23:47 PMPrecisely!
Trump started that mess, and now he has no idea how to end it. All he can do is threaten and
insult. His people will turn on him, but not quickly enough. All he is good for is destroying things and adding shoddy-looking bling to the junk that's already there.

He will end it .
He has a good team with him .
What has he destroyed ? 
The Iranian nuclear capabilities for some years .
That is no bad thing .
 

May 13, 2026, 09:56:51 PM

Quote from: Alex on May 12, 2026, 08:36:57 PMhttps://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/donald-trump-swoops-in-to-save-britains-borders-at-the-worst-moment-possible-for-the-pm-lee-cohen/ar-AA230gI5

The UN is the most corrupt organisation out .
It's well past it's sell by date and should IMO be disbanded .

If you always boil it full apart from the potential danger it will use more power and take much longer. 

The one I linked to is cheaper now than when I bought mine. I had to replace one I bought from Lidl or Aldi some years before. With that one you just held it down as long as you needed. With the current one it dispenses the same each time and you have to set a little dial that matches the size of the cups you will use. 

That is both an advantage and a disadvantage - if you use different sized cups you will need to adjust it a little but you just press the button once and the job gets done. 

Eric looked at his flexible friend
Wondering how much further it would bend
It was almost bent double
He was really in trouble
Up to the limit of what he could spend

Then he came up with a different plan
He could beg a ring from his old nan

She's gorgeous, Mups, I bet you can forgive her - almost - anything. 



May 13, 2026, 08:13:37 PM
My brother once lost a hearing aid, and my sister in law anxious to help
him find it, trod on it!!

Quote from: CHF on May 13, 2026, 06:15:01 PMIt's annoying to lose one earring.  I once lost one hearing aid; luckily, I was
able to claim it from my insurance.

The first hearing aid I had was nicked by my naughty kleptomaniac dog, Gertie.
She had chewed up all the tubing,  and was just about to get to the main part when I caught her red-handed.
Thank God she didn't swallow the battery.   

She looks like butter wouldn't melt, doesn't she . . .   good job I love her . .

Quote from: Ruthio on May 13, 2026, 04:54:42 PMYou seriously think Starmer shouldve trotted after Trump and supported his Iran catastrophe??

I think the best thing for this country would be for TwoTier to trot off back to where he came from and take his party with him.
Another three years of Labour and this country could become unrecoverable.

One fine day, we could be desperate for the US to come to our aid.  If nothing else, that could be interesting.

It's annoying to lose one earring.  I once lost one hearing aid; luckily, I was 
able to claim it from my insurance.