General Chat

There was little flurry in EK ( just south of Glasgow) last night too, but nothing major.
The snow is on it's way for us all me thinks.

LOL@ Sharron :-D

Anne think you are right, looks as if we will all
have a bad winter this year. :-(

Emma

Yes LOL!
Winter before last, sick of skidding around on snow and ice, I was getting a new car. Putting my environmental issues on hold, I decided that I was getting a 4x4.
I needed something that would drive in these conditions.
I had my brand new AWD just one full day when the whole country came to snowdriven standstill..... including me!
Oh my brand new car handled brilliantly... but by now I now realised that it could not fly over all the other stranded and abandoned vehicles that were blocking the road and the exit FROM my street.
Next year, I will be trading it in for a helicopter!

That reminds me.... I have a haggis ( vegetarian variety) in my fridge that I bought over a week ago!

LOL, Anne, how can you come from a 4x4, to a
helicopter(not a good thing to own at the moment) :-D
to a veggie haggis?

Speaking of helicopters, had to laugh at our local news
stating that they were not safe to fly over water, yet we
are in the flight path and they fly over our house!! :-S

Emma

EH?
Oh I know why....
Someone mentioned Haggis and Malt further up the thread and I just remembered that I have both.
Tonight should be a good one now!

I live right next to a hospital with a helipad.
About once a week, ( and ALWAYS in the middle of the night) they circle low above my house as they are landing. The noise is deafening.

Enjoy Anne, it was Merlin who knows I don't like haggis
and his favourite tipple is a Malt.

On rig changing days here it is a steady stream which we
are accustomed to plus domestic and holiday flights.

Emma

Just had a rotten thought!
Tonight we could have Lemon Sole, Lasagne or the Haggis.
I really want the Haggis but we ate the neeps last night!
Haggis without them is unthinkable, but I can't be bothered going to the shop!

May text OH and ask him to get one on his way home from the cinema.
Or is it too much to ask?

He was up at 4.30am to take 2 daughters to Glasgow Airport. ( NFL UK at Wembley this weekend... don't ask!)
He was back by 7.30am and took 3rd daughter on a 2hr driving lesson at 8am.
Home again by 10.10am and both of them left for the cinema at 10.45am
He will be up again at 4.30am tomorrow as he catches his own flight to London
( to join older daughters for NFL UK at Wembley)

Do you think I should ask him to stop at the shop and get me a turnip?

ROFL, It would be selfish of him not to pop into the shop
and get that turnip, after all he must be passing one :-D

Bet he will be glad to catch his flight tomorrow for 5pm
kick off. ;-)

Emma

I bought a vege haggis. Won't be doing it again!

Your turnips are our swedes aren't they (originally known as Swedish turnips,as if you wanted to know that)?

I love swede but have never liked turnip, and as for turnip greens,oh dear no!

Fred used to make me eat turnip greens.Payback time has come!!!!!!

Sharron panic over ice has thawed, so Fred can stand
down and adventure will have to wait. ;-)

I don't like the greens either but thought swede/turnip
were the same thing, anyway we like neeps :-D

Emma

Poor Fred ;-)

A swede has orange flesh and a turnip has pearly white.

Swede greens are not as bitter as turnip greens.

I defer to your knowledge :-)

Just as well we always ask for a turnip :-D

I don't mind eiither swede or turnip but never tried their greens?
I've only got a butternut squash in the house.... could I mix/mash that with carrots and get a decent alternative to go with my veggie haggsi?

Edit
Whoops typo... Haggis
I like non veggie haggis too, but some brands have a strong offally smell that puts me right off and gives me the boak!

Can't help there Anne. :-(

Get some Mushy Peas to go with it ,that should make sure you keep warm. :-D :-D

Oh Merlin!
There's nothing worse than mushy peas!!! I'd rather have the smelly offally haggis.

Now i like cabbage but OH says it has to be
haggis, neeps and tatties ;-)

So,what colour is your turnip?

White :-D

All Irish folks know that a turnip can only have yellow flesh :-D