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Dale75

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  1. "Really? They are the ones I used before. I actually have a tin in the cupboard now but I'll take your word for it. They don't actually look like our traditional garden peas? How much bicarb you use? Do you put boiling water on them?"

     

    They don't look like garden peas, they look like marrowfats which is correct for mushy peas. I soak in boiling water from the kettle, 1 teaspoon of bicarb per can. 45min soak.

    Much better than the 12 hour soak using traditional dried peas (which are unavailable here anyway).

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  2. It's finally time to retire my old Peugeot, it's nearly as old as me. I expected to be able to walk into a bike shop and easily pick up a new one. But not so.

    They are all tiny frames. I'm 6"1' / 185cm so I need a 58cm frame.

    None of the shops have anything that size in stock. They say they can order one in but if they do that and I don't like it when I ride it, they'll probably try to charge me for their trouble. I'll try a few more places but I expect I'll have to take a chance and get one of them to order me one.

     

  3. Yes, acquired/strengthened childhood immunity is a great thing. I also think I have it.

    I know this is all just anecdotal/non-scientific but if it lifts spirits in this time of gloom, why not?

     

    A few years ago (2005 actually) I was due to go to India for work so I turned up at my local UK GP for my shots (I'd been going there since birth).

    Only to be told "You aren't registered here anymore."

    "Why not?"

    "Because you haven't been here for 27 years."

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  4. "Having to have a Non B and a work permit before I import my goods creates a bit of a headache", If I were you I would do some more research as I don't think your statement is correct. My experience is from 2012 but don't think that things have changed that much.

    I was on a non-Imm O-B and brought in a container using Anglo-Pacific (https://www.anglopacific.co.uk/) and local Thai agents Boonma (http://www.boonma.com/). I was very happy to only pay 4000Baht import duty.

     

    Good luck!

     

  5. "Batchelors Mushy Peas ???? "

     

    No need for these when you can make real mushy peas.

    Dried peas aren't available here but tins of marrowfat peas work out perfect.

    Soak with bicarb for only 20mins, rinse & boil. 

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  6. An astonishing (but not surprising) amount of hoop-jumping paperwork. I fancy that if I were conducting the interviews I would be able to spot a faker rather quickly. The sad aspect is that the organisations seeking to fill these positions don't have the competencies and they think that introducing a bureaucratic nightmare will weed out the fakers. On the contrary I would say. A faker will forge away and the genuine applicant will think: "Can't be bothered."

     

    PS    "(Bearing in mind it's a degree certificate and has about 20 words of text on it, in English)."

    Mine has 100+ words on it. Though it is a historical document from 1986.

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