Sometimes I just have to laugh
For example.
We like to buy fresh ground beef and make our own burgers. At least I do.
So one of the girl got us a hamburger press. You take meat, put it in a metal dish, , and press t he top part down, making a patty.
Pretty simple.
But it has to be put together.
I followed the directions, which is not always easy.
For example, step 2: Put screw go down through wood handle.
Or the caution at the end: Please don't put washer to screw first and go down through handle. It may cause screw too short, and can't attach to press handle.
Now, I am not to criticize the product, but if foreign manufacturers want to sell in the US market why don't they hire qualified people to write simple English sentences?
Speaking of English, I had to look up a phrase that appeared in a comic strip. The adult accused the youngster of not doing anything, the youngster said he was "faffing about." The adult said glad you are busy with something.
I had never heard faffing about, so thanks to the wonderful world of Google I found out I faff a lot! The British phrase means doing something in an unorganized way and not accomplishing anything.
That fits me to a T!
I am not disorganized, I am faffing! Sounds like I am actually doing something when I am just my usual disorganized self.
However sometimes I do manage to get something done.
Last week the wheels came off my garbage can. I can't find one of them.
So I called the disposal company and asked about their garbage cans. The nice lady told me they were free, but there was a $60 delivery charge. Holy crap!!! I asked her if I could just drive somewhere and pick one up and she said their facilities were not equipped for that.
I bit the bullet and ordered one.
It arrived today.
It's about the size of a VW bug, but with 2 wheels! Holy cow, it is big!
The guy who delivered it said if I want to get rid of the old one, put it into the new one. I could do that and still fit in a a small family.
Emily could use one or two of those, especially for dog waste. I should have asked for one for her and just had it delivered here. I should have thought of that before they delivered mine.
That's it for me. I've got som faffing to do.
Peace and Love
Our driveway over the past 3 weeks or so
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