Geoid Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Forget filing away paper etc. All you need is 1. Petrol 2. Metal bucket or similar 3. Matches. Instructions: Get all the unimportant bits of paper etc, put it in bucket, douse with petrol, stand well back and lob a (lit) match on it. Stand back and watch all those confidential documents be incinerated. I do not accept any responsibly for injury caused by following these instructions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 I have to say, I've only managed to watch Anthea being a perfect housewife once and annoyingly I felt compelled to adopted one of her ideas...........I now put my duvet cover/pillowcase/sheet set inside one of the pillowcases so that you can just pull a complete set out of the airing cupboard rather than spending ages finding the matching pillowcase and sheets Oh how I hate women who are perfect housewives I once had the misfortune to watch Anthea showing us how to iron a shirt correctly. She did it completely opposite to the way my perfect housewife of a mother taught me, she ironed the collar first, I was taught to iron them last, so thumbs down to Anthea. Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Oh dear! That's how I was taught to do it too - collar first, shoulders, body then sleeves . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Oh heck ....I do sleeves first, then the back, then fronts and lastly the collar! As long as it is ironed......what the hell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Exactly . With my boys, the shirts are creased like old paper bags within minutes of going on their backs anyway . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Oh heck ....I do sleeves first, then the back, then fronts and lastly the collar! As long as it is ironed......what the hell! Same as me. And I don't care really either, just loathe Anthea I guess Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Her and Linda Barker are two of my pet hates too - far too much saccharine for my liking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Her and Linda Barker are two of my pet hates too - far too much saccharine for my liking. totally agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 They really are awful women. They are like Stepford Wives, I just can't imagine them having things like BO or a period pain, just not normal Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druids57 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Bet they dont keep chickens either dont know what they are missing - now what would you rather be doing shining a sink or chicken watching Druid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 I like Fred's method of filing Why bother to sort out the important stuff though? - set fire to it all and then wait to see who bothers to contact you again Of course, it's quite likely to be the Inland Revenue telling you that you've been fined £100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Bet they dont keep chickens either dont know what they are missing - now what would you rather be doing shining a sink or chicken watching Druid on the rare occasions I shine my kitchen sink I can also watch the girls as the sink is under the kitchen window with the cube nicely framed by the window frame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little chickadee Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Oh heck ....I do sleeves first, then the back, then fronts and lastly the collar! As long as it is ironed......what the hell! I just never iron - the joys of marrying someone who used to be in the army. My ironing isn't good enough, so what the heck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 I like Fred's method of filing Why bother to sort out the important stuff though? - set fire to it all and then wait to see who bothers to contact you again My eldest son belongs to the 'shove it all in a drawer unopened' school of getting rid of paperwork One day his g.friend went through it all and found an unopened envelope with a cheque in it for over £500 from his former employer refunding some pensions contributions He now opens all his mail Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Hmmmmm..... good point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 I've given up worrying about it, I'm the only one who ever puts anything away and I can run myself into a complete frazzel, by the time I've tidyed the house they have messed it up again so why bother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina C Posted May 1, 2008 Author Share Posted May 1, 2008 I am like that - that is why I have so much stuff to sort out now. Anyway my time off has fizzled out now so I won't be getting much more tidying up done. On top of that. from a team of 4 plus 2 part-timers (one of those is me) we have had two resignations (from the full-timers) in the space of just over a week. So its nose to the grindstone again in a few weeks' time - just as it was starting to settle down after recruiting new people late last year. With my part-time counterpart getting married in July and off on honeymoon I am going to be pretty busy. Hhmmphh Oh and I iron shirts collar first, then sleeves. When I have to. Now who was it that was looking for a job.....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Anthea Turner aaaarrrggg Must say I like the idea with the bedding though Hope things settle and you find a few people to share your workload TC, it is horrible chasing your tail all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Kate have you tried starch on your boys' shirts? I once read that paper should only be touched once, either action it, file it or get rid of it. I do try to follow that info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
