[AlaninCarlisle]

Personally, I'm sick to the back teeth of it all. Miserable weather; endless repeats on TV; nothing of very much interest in the newspapers; still a cupboard and fridge full of unhealthy festive food; cards and tinsel all over the place; dog looks as bored as I am; nothing to do in the garden. Grumble, grumble, grumble!

[mumofstig]

Oh dear! The woes of a gardener kept from his garden....
 

[Lardman]

So bored I've cleaned the oven.

[snowdrops]

 Oh dear Alan.
I’m trying to use the time to have a rest & then motivating myself to go for a walk most days. Also trying to do a bit of sorting & tidying of things that have got abandoned. Today I was going to make a start on tidying up the remains of the wrapping paper & unput up decs, but I’ve been in the kitchen cooking a fakeaway curry for our meal tonight & a friend is coming for a visit soon.  So I suppose that will go on the list of jobs for tomorrow or the next day ad infinitum

[Aunt Sally]

So bored I've cleaned the oven.

OH NO !!!

[Hampshire Hog]

I’m not bored we have friends round tonight and I’m preparing dinner.
Just having a brief rest before the cooking onslaught.
Agree about the weather it is dire just more and more rain.
Certainly can’t do anything down at the allotment despite the likelihood of more inspections. Must say they make me wonder how much longer to keep my plot.
The council seem to be keen on show gardens not just somewhere to grow veg.My plot is productive but not as pretty as they want I suspect.

[Growster...]

So bored I've cleaned the oven.

I did that the other day, and have completely rusticated the thing!

I don't know what happened, but the Oven Cleaner I used, (the one with the plastic bag), has started to eat away at the insides, (the oven's insides, not mine), and it looks just awful!

We may even have to replace it now, as we can't go on with such a disaster - it looks dreadful!

Huh! That's the New Year Celebs dosh gone for a Burton!

[Lardman]

OH NO !!!

I know,  but I'd already done my tax return !

I don't know what happened, but the Oven Cleaner I used, (the one with the plastic bag), has started to eat away at the insides, (the oven's insides, not mine), and it looks just awful!

Funny you should say that, I've made a complete pigs ear of the stainless steel hob surface with the mr muscle. It looks like someone poured salt water over it and then left it to evaporate. I've tried every cleaning material under the sink and every chemical in the shed but I can't remove the stains. I've covered everything with foil, out of sight out of mind.

[New shoot]

I am actually quite happy to have a few days off.  I got 3 in a row over Christmas and now have 3 again, so not back until Tuesday.

It has been completely crazy at job no.2 for weeks.  I am not sure if it is people trading down to a more affordable supermarket or just everyone making sure they have a really indulgent Christmas food wise to make up for tough times, but we have been mobbed. 

It far exceeded a normal Christmas and put the company in a panic that we didn’t have enough stock to cope.  The deliveries have been mammoth and it has all gone out of the door again as fast as we replenished.  It was like trying to feed a monster.  Turn your back and it’s cleared the lot again 

[GraciesGran]

So bored I've cleaned the oven.

Would you like to do mine?  I'm bored but not that bored.

[Growster...]

That describes the oven here exactly, Lards!

They did say that the solution was best kept on overnight, but the end result is dreadful...

The rubber seals have corroded too, so I guess it's a new one..:0(

[New shoot]

That describes the oven here exactly, Lards!

They did say that the solution was best kept on overnight, but the end result is dreadful...

The rubber seals have corroded too, so I guess it's a new one..:0(

I’ve bought oven cleaner - just bought mind you and still looking at it thinking I must get on with that.  Which brand did you use before I trash my oven.  I was hoping to be able to leave it overnight and have an easy time cleaning it up the next day, but maybe I’ll change my mind on that plan 

[MrsPea]

Bored whats that i've never found myself bored theres always some thing to do, today i cleared out cloths cubboards ready for recycling, pottered in garden feed the birds. And we've just come back from a walk 

[Yorkie]

I defrosted my Mum's freezer in her kitchen fridge/freezer.

With it still switched on (can't get it away from the wall to access the plug). And with a cheese slicer and hairdryer.

One of these days I'll manage it without getting scraped knuckles 

[Growster...]

That describes the oven here exactly, Lards!

They did say that the solution was best kept on overnight, but the end result is dreadful...

The rubber seals have corroded too, so I guess it's a new one..:0(

I’ve bought oven cleaner - just bought mind you and still looking at it thinking I must get on with that.  Which brand did you use before I trash my oven.  I was hoping to be able to leave it overnight and have an easy time cleaning it up the next day, but maybe I’ll change my mind on that plan 

It's the one on the box with a plastic bottle of some dire solution, which you plaster on the burnt surfaces, then use the rest in a big plastic bag to soak any pans, grills etc! It comes in a cardboard box with instructions and a nuclear warning...

It used to be fabulous, but this time, has caused me to apply to Argos for a new oven, because, as Lards has said, it seems to eat much more than the dirt...

I remember our dear old friend Trillium saying that it was lethal, and I guess she was right, bless!

But I can't remember the name of the stuff and it is possibly this :_

https://www.amazon.co.uk/complete-cleaning-Degreases-without-scrubbing/dp/B08CC9P71K/ref=asc_df_B08CC9P71K/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=430903260468&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12251712540199770971&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045891&hvtargid=pla-926547212864&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=97419449462&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=430903260468&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12251712540199770971&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045891&hvtargid=pla-926547212864

Hmmm...