Dinner at the Old Mill
Posted on 29. Aug, 2008 by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in House, Projects
Person 1: “Let’s have gourmet pasta for dinner, shall we?”
Person 2: “Pasta sounds good, but there’s one problem.”
Person 1:Â “And what problem is that, pray tell?”
Person 2: “Our one and only pot is upstairs in the attic catching rain.”
Person 1: “Oh. Right. Corn flakes for dinner?”
Person 2: “I’ll get the bowls.”
Steven Fisher
Aug 29th, 2008
Oh, man, can I mail you guys another pot or something? Actually, that’d be a pretty pathetic abuse of the postal system. Just try to find a used one somewhere, okay? :)
Vicki
Aug 29th, 2008
Okay, I know you like cereal Cam, but really with all of your hard work you need to fuel up! Get a pot and eat up!!
Martin
Aug 30th, 2008
hehe, I know you’re doing this on the cheap, but surely you’ve got some empty paint cans or even a propped-up plastic bag that could catch the rain instead?
Last year we had water dripping into the basement through a crack in the stucco (wind-driven rain). I setup a piece of plastic to funnel the water into a piece of 90 degree drywall corner trim set on edge, which ran it 10′ across the room and into the laundry sink.
Laura-Jane
Aug 30th, 2008
Lol, okay, okay, I exaggerated a tiny bit for dramatic effect, but the gist of it is true!
Mostly, we were both just too lazy to head up into the attic and swap the pot out for another bucket. :)
Steven Fisher
Sep 7th, 2008
Ah, so it was a combination of low pot count and end-of-day-can’t-be-bothered-ness? That’s all right, then. :)
Laura-Jane
Sep 7th, 2008
Precisely! :)
Sal
Oct 11th, 2009
I like the Title “Cornflakes for Dinner” as the title of your book.