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Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 05 Apr 2007, 18:08

wangi wrote:
Epykat wrote:From whence do you post? Are you in a purpose built room, surrounded by high tech equipment, piped music, a mini fridge full beer/vodka on the rocks, centrally heated with a view across the sea to die for?
Where's your camera??

Here

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 05 Apr 2007, 19:55

Poor Epykat!!!!

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 05 Apr 2007, 20:17

The red blanket's to keep me warm

. See the suffering I go through just to 'speak' to you lot?

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 05 Apr 2007, 20:26

Epykat wrote:The red blanket's to keep me warm . See the suffering I go through just to 'speak' to you lot?

I think I'm going to cry!!!!

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 05 Apr 2007, 20:30

arachnid wrote:
Epykat wrote:The red blanket's to keep me warm . See the suffering I go through just to 'speak' to you lot?
I think I'm going to cry!!!!

Thank you. That was the idea

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 05 Apr 2007, 22:34

Epykat wrote:
arachnid wrote:
Epykat wrote:The red blanket's to keep me warm . See the suffering I go through just to 'speak' to you lot?
I think I'm going to cry!!!!
Thank you. That was the idea

I did

rapunzell · Post by **rapunzell** » 05 Apr 2007, 22:53

Epykat wrote:
wangi wrote:
Epykat wrote:From whence do you post? Are you in a purpose built room, surrounded by high tech equipment, piped music, a mini fridge full beer/vodka on the rocks, centrally heated with a view across the sea to die for?
Where's your camera??
Here

That is an incredibly tidy attic - I'm impressed

Post by **wangi** » 05 Apr 2007, 22:58

rapunzell wrote:attic

Always wondered... What's with "attic" vs. "loft"? Is it a regional thing? Who says what?

kitchen / utility room vs. skullery?

lounge vs. living room vs. front room?

joiner vs. carpenter?

tea vs. dinner

dinner vs. lunch?

...

rapunzell · Post by **rapunzell** » 05 Apr 2007, 23:06

I think old houses have attics and new houses have lofts.

I say tea is between 4pm and 5-ish pm, and after 7pm it's dinner. But fights have broken out over less

And dinner ladies would have their own ideas.

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 05 Apr 2007, 23:17

wangi wrote:
rapunzell wrote:attic
Always wondered... What's with "attic" vs. "loft"? Is it a regional thing? Who says what?

Interchangeable as far as I'm concerned.

kitchen / utility room vs. skullery?

Utility room is usually a small room given over to washing machine, dryer, dishwasher and other noisy white goods. Scullery is traditionally a room separate from the kitchen where dishwashing was done and kitchen implements stored.

lounge vs. living room vs. front room?

You live in the living room. Front room might be a room you kept for entertaining guests. If you called either of these rooms a 'lounge' you weren't very posh.

joiner vs. carpenter?

A carpenter would be expected to be more skilled and artistic than a joiner and charge accordingly.

tea vs. dinner

Tea happens around six (unless it's afternoon tea), dinner around eight.

dinner vs. lunch?

Lunch is the meal you have mid-day, dinner in the evening. To confuse the two is considered very bad form. I'm not sure how we explain school dinners.

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Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 06 Apr 2007, 07:57

I should add that we had a 'lounge' and frequently referred to lunch as dinner. We also had what we called a 'pantry', though it was really a walk-in cupboard that housed the crockery, odd bits of heirloom china and silverware and a dangerous assortment of old medicines.

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 06 Apr 2007, 08:51

Loft/attic: tenements seem to have attics never lofts. Modern blocks of 4/6 often have roof space instead of either!!

Lounge/etc: you forgot sitting room!

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 06 Apr 2007, 09:06

Re dinner: had a check on the internet because it's long puzzled me! So, "dinner" means the main meal of the day and at school it used to be the main meal of the day for working class children (only meal for the poorest, perhaps?).

BTW Congratulations wangi on a classic off topic swerve in just one post!!

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 06 Apr 2007, 09:09

Poor Epy - she's freezing in her loft/attic/roof space just now, but she'll be up there "glowing" in her undies when the hot weather arrives!!

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 06 Apr 2007, 09:41

You've just confirmed what I was going to say re. dinner Poppy. As a child we always had our main meal at "lunch time" but was called our dinner. My dad came home from work and we had our mince and tatties or whatever. We then had a lighter meal at night which was our "tea".

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 06 Apr 2007, 17:37

my grandmother used to refer to the front room as the parlour.
(See I may not be posh but came from stock that thought they were

)

My dad's mum had the "big" house in their stair up the South side.
Most of them were "single ends", hers had an indoor, unshared lavvy, also a freezing cold "parlour "that was used on high days and holidays, otherwise the fire was never lit in that room.
The main living area was the kitchen, with a range cooker which always seemed to be on , sink, coal cupboard, big sideboard armchairs, and they had a bed in there ,

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 08 Apr 2007, 13:32

Had a bit of 'Spring cleaning fever'
My work area now looks much better (I hope).
Here's the new improved computer area (still under the stairs though for the time being).

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 08 Apr 2007, 15:04

And how long will it look like that for!!!!!

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 08 Apr 2007, 15:58

Glad to note that Mr J Depp aka Captain Jack still has pride of place!!

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 08 Apr 2007, 16:28

BM very tidy!

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 08 Apr 2007, 16:38

arachnid wrote:And how long will it look like that for!!!!!

Hopefully a long time

But with my family!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 08 Apr 2007, 16:39

Poppy wrote:Glad to note that Mr J Depp aka Captain Jack still has pride of place!!

Ooh of course. (Mr. BM knows his place)

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 08 Apr 2007, 18:18

Just been watching your beloved Johnny Depp on D.V.D. Pirates of the Carribean/ Dead Man's Chest!!!

( with subtitles of course!!)
Good film, but don't think it was as good as the first one. Bit of a weird ending, does that mean there's going to be another one??

rapunzell · Post by **rapunzell** » 08 Apr 2007, 18:35

They should film it here. I can just see the ship anchored on the other side of the golden balls, and Mr Depp being entertained in the Dalriada between takes

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 08 Apr 2007, 18:49

Entertained?????

rapunzell · Post by **rapunzell** » 08 Apr 2007, 18:51

He'd be worn out!

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 08 Apr 2007, 18:55

Oooooo!!! The mind boggles!!!!

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 08 Apr 2007, 18:58

Keep it clean!!!

Pirates III due out in June, I think? Certainly soon.

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 08 Apr 2007, 19:03

Yes three (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End) should be out soon. Keith Richards is playing the part of Jacks Dad.

Any entertaining of Johnny Depp is to be done by me (or else)

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 08 Apr 2007, 19:25

Any entertaining of Johnny Depp is to be done by me (or else)

Think there'll be a queue!!!!

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 08 Apr 2007, 19:45

I'll post fake detour signs.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 09 Apr 2007, 15:06

rapunzell wrote:That is an incredibly tidy attic - I'm impressed

That is only a small corner! You should see the other side

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 09 Apr 2007, 20:21

You've been to the other side???????

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 09 Apr 2007, 20:44

Not the other side

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 09 Apr 2007, 21:28

arachnid wrote:You've been to the other side???????

That's a whole other thread........

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