Today I'm angry about.....

[bobo the clown]

Teapots. Yes, fckg teapots.

They have 2 requirements ;
i. they are watertight .... ie. can hold the water/tea.
ii. they pour.

How fckg difficult can it be to design one to fulfill these requiements ?

Typically (i) is achieved reasonably well.
(ii) however appears to be beyond the wit of man. Pouring tea almost inevitably leads to a trail of liquid onto the work surface/table/cloth as well. The long spout ones work to an extent but the short or no spout ones are bllx.

I may begin a facebook page, a march, occupy a public place .... or simply grumble. I've not decided yet.

Only old people use teapots - and only REALLY old people get wound up about them.

Old people, m'dear, have to be able to explain the dribbles on their trousers !!

[TANGODANCER]

Teapots. Yes, fckg teapots.

They have 2 requirements ;
i. they are watertight .... ie. can hold the water/tea.
ii. they pour.

How fckg difficult can it be to design one to fulfill these requiements ?

Typically (i) is achieved reasonably well.
(ii) however appears to be beyond the wit of man. Pouring tea almost inevitably leads to a trail of liquid onto the work surface/table/cloth as well. The long spout ones work to an extent but the short or no spout ones are bllx.

I may begin a facebook page, a march, occupy a public place .... or simply grumble. I've not decided yet.

Wife drinks coffee, so when we're out anywhere it's coffee and a pot of tea for one. Never yet had one where either the teapot or hot water jug doesn't leak all over the table.

[Gooner Girl]

Teapots. Yes, fckg teapots.

They have 2 requirements ;
i. they are watertight .... ie. can hold the water/tea.
ii. they pour.

How fckg difficult can it be to design one to fulfill these requiements ?

Typically (i) is achieved reasonably well.
(ii) however appears to be beyond the wit of man. Pouring tea almost inevitably leads to a trail of liquid onto the work surface/table/cloth as well. The long spout ones work to an extent but the short or no spout ones are bllx.

I may begin a facebook page, a march, occupy a public place .... or simply grumble. I've not decided yet.

Only old people use teapots - and only REALLY old people get wound up about them.

Old people, m'dear, have to be able to explain the dribbles on their trousers !!

Ahh, so THATS what it was... I'd assumed....

[Lord Kangana]

Teapots. Yes, fckg teapots.

They have 2 requirements ;
i. they are watertight .... ie. can hold the water/tea.
ii. they pour.

How fckg difficult can it be to design one to fulfill these requiements ?

Typically (i) is achieved reasonably well.
(ii) however appears to be beyond the wit of man. Pouring tea almost inevitably leads to a trail of liquid onto the work surface/table/cloth as well. The long spout ones work to an extent but the short or no spout ones are bllx.

I may begin a facebook page, a march, occupy a public place .... or simply grumble. I've not decided yet.

In a similar vein, and I know this has been posted before...but toasters that can actually fit a whole piece of Warby's bread in.
How fckin hard can it be?

Get a Dualit. They last a lifetime and will do the job.

[Bruce Rioja]

Teapots. Yes, fckg teapots.

They have 2 requirements ;
i. they are watertight .... ie. can hold the water/tea.
ii. they pour.

How fckg difficult can it be to design one to fulfill these requiements ?

Typically (i) is achieved reasonably well.
(ii) however appears to be beyond the wit of man. Pouring tea almost inevitably leads to a trail of liquid onto the work surface/table/cloth as well. The long spout ones work to an extent but the short or no spout ones are bllx.

I may begin a facebook page, a march, occupy a public place .... or simply grumble. I've not decided yet.

The worst offenders are those little metal ones, like they give you at motorway service stations.

(i) The lids never close fully.

(ii) The fecking things come with their own field of gravity!

[CrazyHorse]

Teapots. Yes, fckg teapots.

They have 2 requirements ;
i. they are watertight .... ie. can hold the water/tea.
ii. they pour.

How fckg difficult can it be to design one to fulfill these requiements ?

Typically (i) is achieved reasonably well.
(ii) however appears to be beyond the wit of man. Pouring tea almost inevitably leads to a trail of liquid onto the work surface/table/cloth as well. The long spout ones work to an extent but the short or no spout ones are bllx.

I may begin a facebook page, a march, occupy a public place .... or simply grumble. I've not decided yet.

In a similar vein, and I know this has been posted before...but toasters that can actually fit a whole piece of Warby's bread in.
How fckin hard can it be?

Get a Dualit. They last a lifetime and will do the job.

Ta and everything but their site has the 4 slot classic at £200. Obviously this is an administrative cockup by their webmaster because my first car didn't cost that.

Mind you, it's the wife's birthday next month and I was struggling for prezzie ideas....

[Bruce Rioja]

So Hoss is going to offer to put some towards it, the hopeless romantic

[Lord Kangana]

I remember my mum nearly murdering my dad many years ago when he bought her a heated rear windscreen. What could be better than a toaster for life? Women are just so impractical at times.

[bobo the clown]

I remember my mum nearly murdering my dad many years ago when he bought her a heated rear windscreen. What could be better than a toaster for life? Women are just so impractical at times.

Did she have a car at the time ?

[Lord Kangana]

Yes. It was in the dim and distant days when the heater didn't come as standard. We laugh now, but really, he had to sleep with one eye open for a few days and hide the steak knives.

[thebish]

Ta and everything but their site has the 4 slot classic at £200.

how many slots has his missus got?

[TANGODANCER]

Ta and everything but their site has the 4 slot classic at £200. Obviously this is an administrative cockup by their webmaster because my first car didn't cost that.

Mind you, it's the wife's birthday next month and I was struggling for prezzie ideas....

Admit it's a two slot, but the wife got a Breville for under thirty quid on Bury Market. Takes a full size Warby's toastie slice easily.

[Bruce Rioja]

Admit it's a two slot, but the wife got a Breville for under thirty quid on Bury Market. Takes a full size Warby's toastie slice easily.

Really, Tango? Have you got a model number? My toaster lives in a cupboard and is very rarely used due to the slot/breadsize problem. Is yours one of those with one massive slot though?

[thebish]

Admit it's a two slot, but the wife got a Breville for under thirty quid on Bury Market. Takes a full size Warby's toastie slice easily.

Really, Tango? Have you got a model number? My toaster lives in a cupboard and is very rarely used due to the slot/breadsize problem. Is yours one of those with one massive slot though?

we are still talking toasters???

[TANGODANCER]

Admit it's a two slot, but the wife got a Breville for under thirty quid on Bury Market. Takes a full size Warby's toastie slice easily.

Really, Tango? Have you got a model number? My toaster lives in a cupboard and is very rarely used due to the slot/breadsize problem. Is yours one of those with one massive slot though?

Model number is VT1178 Bruce. Slots don't look massive, but they fit and toast comfortably. Two slots.

[TANGODANCER]

Sorry Bruce, misread the number but here's the very fella. Bread goes in long way down and might not be what you need but it's selling at £15 on Amazon.


http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002Q8H3PY/r ... B002Q8H3PY" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Bijou Bob]

Good grief, this forum has just stooped to a new low. Toaster model numbers????!!!!

[Wandering Willy]

[Dujon]

Sorry Bruce, misread the number but here's the very fella. Bread goes in long way down and might not be what you need but it's selling at £15 on Amazon.


http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002Q8H3PY/r ... B002Q8H3PY" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Ruddy 'eck, Bruce, buy what's left; there's a quid or two to be made.

10 new from £13.05 1 used from £16.01

[BWFC_Insane]

Sorry Bruce, misread the number but here's the very fella. Bread goes in long way down and might not be what you need but it's selling at £15 on Amazon.


http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002Q8H3PY/r ... B002Q8H3PY" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Not exactly a "looker" is it?

Someone should go on that dragons den with an attractive toaster you can fit your bread in...seems like its a gap in the market!