eddie Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Our electric kettle has seen better days, so the Memsahib has asked me tonight to buy a new one. I looked at price - they vary from about a tenner up to nearly 100 squids. You get what you pay for, but how do you justify a ton for a kettle? There might have been about 50 or 60 kettles that were 'reasonably priced', but nothing stood out and screamed 'buy me' on price alone. I looked at capacity - from about 1.6 litres up to a whopping 1.7 litres. I looked at colour - you can have them in any colour you want. Finally , I looked at the name - and knew that was the kettle for me. Russell Hobbs Buxton - a Forest sicknote sandwiched between two heroes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 If you've bought a Russell kettle beware, it uses a ton of energy, and occasionally boils over, but more often than not delivers a disappointly lukewarm brew! Still better than the Ince incubator I once bought, fantastic results while I had it on trail, but once I made it a permanent household fixture it rarely delivered the chicks. Still have high hopes for the Butterfield butter dish I've recently bought tho, somewhat inconsistent in its knife through butter USP, and often seems to hide itself amongst my other kitchen utensils, but when it's good it beats my Hendrick handimate all ends up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 48 minutes ago, eddie said: Our electric kettle has seen better days, so the Memsahib has asked me tonight to buy a new one. I looked at price - they vary from about a tenner up to nearly 100 squids. You get what you pay for, but how do you justify a ton for a kettle? There might have been about 50 or 60 kettles that were 'reasonably priced', but nothing stood out and screamed 'buy me' on price alone. I looked at capacity - from about 1.6 litres up to a whopping 1.7 litres. I looked at colour - you can have them in any colour you want. Finally , I looked at the name - and knew that was the kettle for me. Russell Hobbs Buxton - a Forest sicknote sandwiched between two heroes. You should have waited until tomorrow night and camped outside Debenhams ready for Black Friday. If you'd have taken a day off work and been prepared to stay outside all night in sub zero temperatures (with a forecast of snow), you'd perhaps have saved a tenner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 1 hour ago, uttoxram75 said: You should have waited until tomorrow night and camped outside Debenhams ready for Black Friday. If you'd have taken a day off work and been prepared to stay outside all night in sub zero temperatures (with a forecast of snow), you'd perhaps have saved a tenner. I'm in Hull on Friday - otherwise I would have been there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbob Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I need one too so I went into a shop and said " can someone sell me a kettle" the bloke said "Kenwood". So I said " great where is he?" Badum tish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 8 hours ago, bigbadbob said: I need one too so I went into a shop and said " can someone sell me a kettle" the bloke said "Kenwood". So I said " great where is he?" Badum tish Hey Bob! GET OUT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmic Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 1 hour ago, Boycie said: Hey Bob! GET OUT! You don't like his bad joke? Talk about pot, kettle, black... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Let's not let it get heated. Simmer down y'all before someone boils over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 10 hours ago, bigbadbob said: I need one too so I went into a shop and said " can someone sell me a kettle" the bloke said "Kenwood". So I said " great where is he?" Badum tish 1 hour ago, Boycie said: Hey Bob! GET OUT! 23 minutes ago, cosmic said: You don't like his bad joke? Talk about pot, kettle, black... It's all boiling over on here..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 2 hours ago, froggg said: It's all boiling over on here..... They're just letting off steam..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 I'll not do the tea bagging pun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 56 minutes ago, Boycie said: I'll not do the tea bagging pun. That one's gone over my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafiabob Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 1 hour ago, Boycie said: I'll not do the tea bagging pun. Wipe it on the curtains after you finished.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Sir Jake's kettle duly bought. When I say 'kettle', naturally I mean cauldron powered by the thermite reaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 17 hours ago, eddie said: Finally , I looked at the name - and knew that was the kettle for me. Russell Hobbs Buxton - a Forest sicknote sandwiched between two heroes. Like it. Thinking of daft reasons for NOT making a purchase, I've never bought anything whatsoever by Panasonic because they sponsored the Gumps for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRam Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 I only drink Buxton water, since I was a kid because its my mother's maiden name. Reinforced by the legend joining Derby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 8 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said: Like it. Thinking of daft reasons for NOT making a purchase, I've never bought anything whatsoever by Panasonic because they sponsored the Gumps for a while. The only one of mine I can think of at the moment is that I haven't bought French wine since they banned British beef during the mad cow thing. Maybe misguidedly patriotic rather than daft, except that I will occasionally buy French cheese but only if there's no direct equivalent from elsewhere. My sister once chose not to buy a house because she didn't like the wallpaper - which was only on 2 walls in the house anyway. She admitted that to me afterwards & said otherwise it was perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 16 minutes ago, Wolfie said: The only one of mine I can think of at the moment is that I haven't bought French wine since they banned British beef during the mad cow thing. Maybe misguidedly patriotic rather than daft, except that I will occasionally buy French cheese but only if there's no direct equivalent from elsewhere. My sister once chose not to buy a house because she didn't like the wallpaper - which was only on 2 walls in the house anyway. She admitted that to me afterwards & said otherwise it was perfect. I once saw the following graffiti on a condom machine.. "You won't buy our cows so we won't buy your letters" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 4 hours ago, eddie said: I once saw the following graffiti on a condom machine.. "You won't buy our cows so we won't buy your letters" Pull the udder one Eddie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbob Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 6 hours ago, eddie said: That one's gone over my head. Nah you're doing it wrong eddie. It goes in ya gob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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