Ab Fab This Wheel's on Fire
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vacerator
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Sorry,
I only recognized the Mercedes car interior.
I only recognized the Mercedes car interior.
nickuk
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I don't recognise it, Tom, but one of the UK guys on here is bound to know.
Most stuff (washer....refridgeration) seemed to be on loan from Zanussi?
Most stuff (washer....refridgeration) seemed to be on loan from Zanussi?
Thank you, Nick.
richnz
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I was going to say Smeg
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vacerator
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Was that
a misnomer Davey7? "Index finger extended up moving right to left."
a misnomer Davey7? "Index finger extended up moving right to left."
Never understood why Eddie
Had both a hob and that big range on the other side of kitchen (near stairway). Could see a separate oven but why the AGA like range? In any event it isn't as if anyone besides Saffy and sometimes Mrs. Monsoon (Gran) did any sort of cooking. As Saffy once pointed out Eds only ever used the cooker to light her "fags" (cigarettes).
http://www.filmitem.com/film/f14/
Found it also interesting that when Edina bought her home in Shepard's Bush she left the kitchens downstairs in cellars as originally designed. That sort of arrangement common to townhouses, row houses, mansions or whatever of the period on both sides of the pond worked well in a household with servants. Post WWII (for Britain) and earlier in the USA or elsewhere the lack of servants meant Madame had to do the cooking herself. It is an ordeal getting hot food up one or more floors without staff. Dining room on ground floor probably isn't so bad, but think of the bedrooms. Either way it means going up and down several flights of stairs all the day long carrying trays of food. No wonder Ed's kitchen was the center of the home.
Here in NYC some who purchase townhomes/row houses move the kitchen to the first floor, if it wasn't done already. That or they leave it downstairs but again it often becomes the center of family action. That is unless there is company the family tends to eat in kitchen rather than dining room upstairs.
Cool thing about many of these older homes is that upon renovation work you can often uncover dumb waiters long since sealed up. Like laundry chutes dumbwaiters can be a fire hazard (both can act like a chimney spreading flames and smoke), they are dangerous especially with small children in the home. Over the decades no small number of children tumbled down either shaft either from horsing around or not being properly supervised.
Had both a hob and that big range on the other side of kitchen (near stairway). Could see a separate oven but why the AGA like range? In any event it isn't as if anyone besides Saffy and sometimes Mrs. Monsoon (Gran) did any sort of cooking. As Saffy once pointed out Eds only ever used the cooker to light her "fags" (cigarettes).
http://www.filmitem.com/film/f14/
Found it also interesting that when Edina bought her home in Shepard's Bush she left the kitchens downstairs in cellars as originally designed. That sort of arrangement common to townhouses, row houses, mansions or whatever of the period on both sides of the pond worked well in a household with servants. Post WWII (for Britain) and earlier in the USA or elsewhere the lack of servants meant Madame had to do the cooking herself. It is an ordeal getting hot food up one or more floors without staff. Dining room on ground floor probably isn't so bad, but think of the bedrooms. Either way it means going up and down several flights of stairs all the day long carrying trays of food. No wonder Ed's kitchen was the center of the home.
Here in NYC some who purchase townhomes/row houses move the kitchen to the first floor, if it wasn't done already. That or they leave it downstairs but again it often becomes the center of family action. That is unless there is company the family tends to eat in kitchen rather than dining room upstairs.
Cool thing about many of these older homes is that upon renovation work you can often uncover dumb waiters long since sealed up. Like laundry chutes dumbwaiters can be a fire hazard (both can act like a chimney spreading flames and smoke), they are dangerous especially with small children in the home. Over the decades no small number of children tumbled down either shaft either from horsing around or not being properly supervised.
nickuk
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Launderess,
One also lived in a fashionable part of North London for four years during the nineties, whilst in a live-in relationship with a Greek Cypriot.
One had an AGA rather like Eddie, but (unlike Eddie) ONLY an AGA with no alternative. This was also in a lower ground floor kitchen. Although one did one's best, multi cultural candlelight suppers involving extended family were indeed a challenge.
One can fully understand Eddie's need for an alternative heat source.
This is because (from memory) despite doing one's best to please, one's efforts were either boiling over uncontrollably or barely simmering.
Subtly altering the position of one's (barely accessible) adjustable knob down below was sadly a fruitless exercise, despite many attempts to hit the perfect spot.
There was simply no way I could find of adequately satisfying such many and varied requirements within this situation.
This being the case for the duration of one's stay with this partner, things finally fizzled out between us. I reassert; I think that the main problem was that there was nothing in between. For a successful partnership, one always needs something in between.
One `lived and learned'.
One also lived in a fashionable part of North London for four years during the nineties, whilst in a live-in relationship with a Greek Cypriot.
One had an AGA rather like Eddie, but (unlike Eddie) ONLY an AGA with no alternative. This was also in a lower ground floor kitchen. Although one did one's best, multi cultural candlelight suppers involving extended family were indeed a challenge.
One can fully understand Eddie's need for an alternative heat source.
This is because (from memory) despite doing one's best to please, one's efforts were either boiling over uncontrollably or barely simmering.
Subtly altering the position of one's (barely accessible) adjustable knob down below was sadly a fruitless exercise, despite many attempts to hit the perfect spot.
There was simply no way I could find of adequately satisfying such many and varied requirements within this situation.
This being the case for the duration of one's stay with this partner, things finally fizzled out between us. I reassert; I think that the main problem was that there was nothing in between. For a successful partnership, one always needs something in between.
One `lived and learned'.
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Don't know which is worse
Doing the wash using a copper or cooking with an AGA type range.
Suppose if push came to shove would deal with the cooking over laundry! *LOL*
Doing the wash using a copper or cooking with an AGA type range.
Suppose if push came to shove would deal with the cooking over laundry! *LOL*
vacerator
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An AGA
must be a favorite by some to sell for so many quid. Nearly indestructible.
I'll have to look up Bettina. Not familiar with her. Todays lesson.
Ring of Fire was by Johnny Cash. He was very talented, but a bit over compensating for his years of being a drunk I suppose.
As for stair ways, there are also black holes in space which can pulverize all matter, or is there another dimension beyond them?
must be a favorite by some to sell for so many quid. Nearly indestructible.
I'll have to look up Bettina. Not familiar with her. Todays lesson.
Ring of Fire was by Johnny Cash. He was very talented, but a bit over compensating for his years of being a drunk I suppose.
As for stair ways, there are also black holes in space which can pulverize all matter, or is there another dimension beyond them?
vacerator
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Davie,
Bettina Wegner from East Germany? Good for her then! She was banished to the west by the DDR.
Bettina Wegner from East Germany? Good for her then! She was banished to the west by the DDR.
aquacycle
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I can absolutely vouch for AGA's being a total pain the ass to cook on. My in laws have one and they also have a seperate gas hob.
There's no heat control on an AGA. You're restricted to a boiling plate and a warning plate. The idea is that you move the food around the AGA rather than changing the heat. So for example, boiling potatoes you would start them on the boiling plate and move then to the hot oven in the pan to finish off.
A major drawback is that when you open the lids to the boiling & warning plates, the heat in the ovens drops.
Also, you have to leave them on 24/7 and they drink fuel. If you live in a posh country residence & the AGA also heard your hot water and central heating, this isn't too bad. But just for cooking is a complete waste of energy & an expense you don't need.
There's no heat control on an AGA. You're restricted to a boiling plate and a warning plate. The idea is that you move the food around the AGA rather than changing the heat. So for example, boiling potatoes you would start them on the boiling plate and move then to the hot oven in the pan to finish off.
A major drawback is that when you open the lids to the boiling & warning plates, the heat in the ovens drops.
Also, you have to leave them on 24/7 and they drink fuel. If you live in a posh country residence & the AGA also heard your hot water and central heating, this isn't too bad. But just for cooking is a complete waste of energy & an expense you don't need.
WHO IS BETTINA, SWEETIE?
The Queen of Minimalism of course...
http://www.tagtele.com/img/videos/thumbs640x360/e/6/a/63628_default.jpg
She renovated Ed's kitchen in one episode. There was a ring of fire on the floor to "make it cozy for the client."
The Queen of Minimalism of course...
http://www.tagtele.com/img/videos/thumbs640x360/e/6/a/63628_default.jpg
She renovated Ed's kitchen in one episode. There was a ring of fire on the floor to "make it cozy for the client."
vacerator
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Oh,
I've never seen her before either.
There was a Bettina Wilson or something singing a white box Jesus song also.
Can one have a blue box too, filled with stars, the sun and moon? If we knew who made them, we'd know everything. Never happen. We don't even all get along here yet. It seems to be in our nature to eliminate each other, but hey, we can dream.
I've never seen her before either.
There was a Bettina Wilson or something singing a white box Jesus song also.
Can one have a blue box too, filled with stars, the sun and moon? If we knew who made them, we'd know everything. Never happen. We don't even all get along here yet. It seems to be in our nature to eliminate each other, but hey, we can dream.
