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  1. timelord

    I'm Bloody Livid: Amazon Refuse to Sell Me a Set of Kitchen Knives.

    I can assure you that UK bureaucracy is nothing compared to Brazilian!
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    I'm Bloody Livid: Amazon Refuse to Sell Me a Set of Kitchen Knives.

    After several months in Detroit I came to the conclusion it was nowhere near as bad as people make out... ...but it was bl@@dy cold in winter.
  3. timelord

    I'm Bloody Livid: Amazon Refuse to Sell Me a Set of Kitchen Knives.

    Except I don't live in the UK...
  4. timelord

    I'm Bloody Livid: Amazon Refuse to Sell Me a Set of Kitchen Knives.

    Yup. I was working in Detroit a few years ago and caught a nasty cold. The rigmarole I had to go through to be sold an all-in-one cold remedy at the pharmacy was unbelievable. Obviously, not being American, I failed the first hurdle of not having a National Insurance Number and the second by...
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    I'm Bloody Livid: Amazon Refuse to Sell Me a Set of Kitchen Knives.

    I spent a lot of time in Switzerland in the early 2000's. After a couple of shootings they changed to regulations regarding military weapons. Prior to this, all Swiss in the army (essentially everyone over 18 and under ?? as the army is part time) had to keep their weapon and ammunition at...
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    I'm Bloody Livid: Amazon Refuse to Sell Me a Set of Kitchen Knives.

    As a 64 year old with a full white beard; I have to ask, how does one get a Santa's Sleigh Drivers License?
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    I'm Bloody Livid: Amazon Refuse to Sell Me a Set of Kitchen Knives.

    After 4 years in Brazil I noticed our local (and very large) supermarket had kitchen knives for sale today... ...for the first time since I've been here! In fact; I had been looking to get a new knife and couldn't find anywhere that sold them (I live pretty much smack bank in the centre of São...
  8. timelord

    Any Kilters In This Pipe Clan?

    I'm Irish with some Scots ancestry; nope, not wearing a kilt and definitely not a gold Irish one... When my niece married a guy from Glasgow about half the male guests were wearing kilts (wedding was in Suffolk, England) much to the amusement of the locals. A year later they went to a friends...
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    Coming Live from the Indian Nations. Lollypoplolita©

    I miss seeing those little guys snuffling around NSW! @lollypoplolita© Bom dia e bem-vindo do Brasil / Lá maith agus Fáilte ón mBrasaíl / G'Day and Welcome from Brazil
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    Carolina Reaper Dethroned: Pepper X is the New King of Peppers.

    My Mexican mate Jose...
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    Carolina Reaper Dethroned: Pepper X is the New King of Peppers.

    Here's my two go to pepper sauces... On the left: Bhut Jolokia - 'Ghost Pepper' - ca. 1m Scoville On the right: Trinidad Scorpian - ca. 1.2m Scoville (now 3rd hottest chili) I often use the Bhut Jolokia on omelets, grilled meats etc. (8-12) drops is enough!); pleasantly hot (if you don't...
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    Tobacco Globalism

    I'd have to disagree with you...
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    Habeñeros

    These are my two go to sauces... Bhut Jolokia (Ghost Pepper) is about 1m Scoville Trinidad Scorpian is about 1.2m Scoville Habanero peppers are around 300,000 Scoville. Habanero sauce from the Bombay Herb & Spice company is rated 10 in their scale. (Oddly, Bombay Herbs and Spices, despite...
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    Morning Wake up Call

    My dad used to tell similar stories; but he was Asia during the war.
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    Whats Some Local Slang from Your Neck of the Woods?

    Really? We have garbage women in Brazil too.
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