Inspired by the gorgeous Rowan Coleman I thought I’d offer you some Smailes December facts.
… Are you sitting comfortably?
Year: 2008
Date: 2 nights before Christmas Eve.
Mishap: The fridge freezer dies a quite unexpected death.
Year: 2009
Date: 1 week before Christmas Eve.
Mishap: The water cylinder dies a quite unexpected, if not messy, death.
Year: 2010
Date: 4 weeks before Christmas Eve.
Mishap: The oven DIES!
For crying out loud AND swearing in a most unladylike fashion… is someone having a laugh? I really do think that this is almost definitely linked to that SodaStream that Santa never delivered, even though I asked for it 3 years running (sob!).
But more importantly, if I start cooking our MASSIVE turkey on the barbecue now, will it possibly be done in time for Christmas lunch? (Oh my! You know I’m only half-joking, don’t you?)
Bah humbug!
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oh dear.. sorry C but I snorted my tea everywhere! that would certainly be novel with all the snow to do a bbq christmas dinner….
I can imagine all the bah humbugs! hope you get it sorted out.. ~hugs~
Oh no!!!! December does not sound like your lucky month. At least, this year, you have a little bit more time to sort out a new oven before Christmas.
x x
Oh love, I so sympathise. My oven also dead as you know. I’ve heard that in the deep south of America they sometimes deep fry them in a giant turkey frying pan. I’m thinking Christmas KFT might be the way forward….
Try jointing it first…. if you have a BBQ with a lid keeping the lid should make it act almost like an Aga am guessing…..
*hug*
Ex
Is the barbecue indoors or outdoors?
Is the turkey frozen or fresh?
Do you also have to do ‘all the trimmings’?
Can you lift said turkey on BBQ grill in order to add extra coal beneath?
All factors I will need in my extraordinary calculation of cooking time. The formula has lots of greek letters, squiggles, square roots and partial differentiation. Expectation of a result (either to my maths, or your cooked turkey) is low…
It’s clearly nature’s way of telling you to put your feet up and let someone else do the cooking! That’d be MY excuse!
p.s. Although - it DOES all seem rather a coincidence… exactly how bad IS your cooking
I totally feel for you. My stove gave out 3 days before Thanksgiving and wouldn’t you know it, had to be on the Thanksgiving I’m actually having company the first time in four years. Thankfully we found someone who could fix it.
Now about the holiday ghost….nothing disappeared yet, so maybe ‘it’ thought the stove was enough of a joke. (Hugs)Indigo
I’m done with large appliances… yep…done with them. I just bought a crock pot and will cook all meals in that. Now I have to figure out how to stuff the turkey into it, but beyond that, I’m good to go.
Is KFC open on Christmas Day? Just a thought….
ack - hang in there cazza!
i bet your lovely kids would be just as happy with pizza anyway
xxx
Good gawd…*makes note never to visit around Christmas time* You had better pack up the family and come to ours this year I think.
ack - hang in there cazza! i bet your lovely kids would be just as happy with pizza anyway
xxx
p.s. Although - it DOES all seem rather a coincidence… exactly how bad IS your cooking