Dear All,
I think it was on This Forum, that I Posted my 'Bester Not To Drop Your Bowl On Your Foot' advice. Well I have another such 'Gem Of Advice'.... Don't boil the kettle, to rinse 'messy' items through and then put, YOUR HAND, under the 'outflow'🥵😭☹. Again, No 'Real Harm' done but- I wish that I would LEARN!!!!
AndrewT
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Oh do take care AndrewT. You are beginning to sound a little accident prone, and we don't want you to come to any serious harm!😊
Oh my word, did you put it under cold running water. Scalds can be very painful afterwards. How is your hand looking now, has it settled down. xx
Dear 'Ever Such A Lot Of 'B's',
Not only am I, at times (Times 😬), Clumsy.... I also react VERY fast, so yes Cold water but no Blister(s). Seriously though I really, really DO need to 'Look Before I Leap' a bit more.
In my Defence -I was concentrating on getting, my Spaghetti Bolognaise 'right', because I only have One 'jar' of Sauce- instead of my 'normal' two. I added, on top of the jar that I had, a can of tomato soup a can of 'plum' tomatoes, some stock and a 'fair bit' of Rosemary.... it was fine- no really it was😋.
So, you see, I was a 'tad' distracted..... NOT that 'that' is any excuse for pouring, 'very hot', water over my hand😧.
Here's, to 'Being More Careful', in future.
AndrewT
Hey Andrew, I patted the underneath of a frying pan, that had just come off the stove, for no apparent reason the other day 🤔
Well, I hope the Spaghetti Bolognese was just the treat and I'm glad you didn't do any damage to your hand. 👍🍝
I shared some, with my Neighbour- one of the Staff took it to him- and he said it was 'Not Too Shabby, At All', which is his way of saying 'Quite Good Really'.
I have Frozen another two, fairly big, portions.
AndrewT
Reach into oven, when distracted and forget oven glove/folded tea towel, my other joy, is having things on top oven shelf, (spud for roasting) and meat on a lower shelf, spud comes out fine, reach in for meat, not looking as thinking about carving, lift out meat and hit forearm on the top shelf.
Many years ago I broke a toe, living in a tropical country, fridge was kerosene, not as efficient as electric. (Not electric as when a cyclone came through all electric goes down), I had those wooden Scholl sandals on, with the ridge under the toes. Took out a large glass bottle of coca-cola, very heavy and damp from condensation, bottle slipped through my hand, bounced on the toes, over the wooden ridge, bottle did not break, toe did. All my Father did was laugh. My Mother used to describe me as being cack handed.
Dear SORRELHIPPO,
I hope that don't mind but... I'm laughing too! How is your toe now, fully 'mended', I trust.
I have had some VERY 'close calls' too.
One time, when I lived in my Mother's Bungalow- which I did, after I got out of Hospital- I was making soup. Once I had made the soup, leek & watercress I believe, I put it into the Blender and started it. The next, that I know, the Lid had 'blown off' and, near boiling, soup was 'flying everywhere'. Fortunately, by the time, the soup had 'hit' the walls, cupboards and worktops, it was COOL enough Not to burn ME- so I Just had 'One Hell Of A Mess' to clean. Needless, to say, I replaced that blender!
Another time I was making Tea I, tend to use, 'loose' tea, a tea pot and strainer. I boiled, the kettle 'warmed the pot', put in the tealeaves and poured the water and- Somehow, to this day, I can't explain but..... The teapot is turned over, pouring Boiling tea right where I had been and..... I am Standing Opposite, watching it. I honestly can't explain what happened- how the teapot was knocked- or how I got out the way!
Maybe I have a 'Magnetic' shield, maybe a 'Si-Fi' one or maybe.... I'm just very lucky indeed!
Either way, the Both of us, are going to 'Have To Watch It' SORRELHIPPO (what an interesting 'name' by the way. If you don't mind me asking, how did you 'come' by it?)
Keep Safe
AndrewT
I was named Sorrel by my mother, she wanted a name that could not be shortened, ( she was called Georgina, so was called George, Jo etc). Sorrel is either a rather bitter leaf for soups, a horse colour or a very delicate wayside flower (found in Beech Woods). This is supposed to be me. Her only child was going to be a delicate version of Shirley Temple, I turned out climbing trees, playing with train sets and loving cricket, hated girly clothes with bows on (used to pull them off). Hippos I collect, I am short and round so either a Moomin or a Hippo, now I am older, shorter still, down from 5'2" to 4'11" and maybe less now, not quite as round, but still have a Hippo tummy.
You 'sound' lovely, to me, as I'm sure was your Mother SORRELHIPPO. I had 'heard' of Sorrel as a Bitter Leaf and a flower, although I didn't know it was only found in Beech woods. However as a 'horse colour' I don't know it, please excuse my ignorance, but can I ask 'what sort' of colour it is please?
Yes I like, love even, to make people smile- sometimes it's 'easy'... What do you call a Gorilla with 'cotton wool' in it's ears? Anything you like, it can't hear you😀 Other times it can be 'harder'.... BUT that doesn't make it Impossible😋. 'Nothing Ventured and all 'that'.
You say, that YOU, have a 'Hippo' tummy.... I'VE GOT A HIPPO TUMMY! In Fact Most 'Hippos' say that I'm 'fat'😁. I am imagining You as 'Pleasantly Plump', certainly compared to ME!
Anyway, since it is Gone half ten, I'll close now. Take care Lovely 'Unusually Named Lady'.
AndrewT
It is the reddish coppery colour of a lot of horses, must not have any black in it. I have some trouble sleeping some nights, winter/spring the worst this year as used to staying up for cricket from the Southern Hemisphere. So I am watching weird bits of Star Wars type progs. on Disney channel.
There is a Mel Brooks film, you have Got, to see.... Spaceballs. Rick Moranis is The Dark Helmet, Bill Pullman is Lonestar, assisted by John Candy as a 'Mog'- half man half dog (I'm my own Best Friend). Dick Van Patten is The King, Daphne Zinger is The Princess. Mel Brooks himself plays 'Yoghurt'.... you will see were he Fits in- and also the President. Planet Spaceball, having used it's own air, wants to take Planet Druidia's. There is Every Conceivable 'Star Wars', Space, Rebel and Underdog Joke imaginable- 'Laugh a Minute' stuff.
I bought mine, in a Three Pack, along with 'Loaded Weapon'- Lethal Weapon gags and 'Hot Shots'- Top Gun laughs, with Charlie Sheen. If you can find, this pack, I would recommend it. Even if you can only 'Find' Spaceballs', you Will Laugh your Sock Off😂.
Have Fun, I know you will.
AndrewT
Are you left handed then Sorrelhippo? They call us left handed folks cack handed.
I dropped a knife on my big toe and said to my son , it'll be ok, till I saw the blood seeping through my sock 🥴 sharp knife ...
Ouch. born left handed, made to be right handed. I am useless at bat/ball games, tennis at school, swing racket at ball, it went past 3 seconds ago!! Spent years having problems laying the table, as I could use my knife and fork equally well either way. I think it was my grandparents from Cumberland who came up with the cack handed.
Do you need someone to each our for you??
I wouldn’t be up for the job. My friend was about to get bite by a black widow. I stomped on it with my heel and smashed his thumb in the process.
He was really mad but I insisted I saved his life. No gratitude.
Amusing, and thanks for sharing.
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To die or not to die
Completely fed up and not sure what to do next 
To shield or not...