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Grease is the word
There is grease in the kitchen, grease on the arms of chairs. I've never seen so much grease in a house. Some of it is so thick it's easier to remove with a knife than with soap and water or a degreasing agent.
This morning I threw away three jars of jam with use-by-dates ranging from 2002 to 2004, and a jar of undated homemade marmalade labelled with writing I didn't recognise.
I put two tablespoonsful of the marmalade down an outside drain before deciding that it might block the drain or encourage wasps so I poured a basin of water down the drain to flush it down. I discovered that the drain was already blocked. Having donned a pair of gloves I put my right hand into the drain and, with my arm up to my shoulder in the drain, pulled out handfuls of black leaves smelling of the brush cleaner that I'd been emptying down the drain all week.
My effort was rewarded; I cleared the drain. The remaining jam and smelly leaves went into the wheelie bin after I'd washed my arm and T shirt. Tomorrow I must check the other drains.
I also threw away a container of Parmesan cheese that was in the fridge. The use-by-date was Aug 2005. I saw little point removing the lid to see if it smelled off as the stuff normally smells of vomit.
My mother would consider my throwing away the jam and cheese as a waste. Maybe, but she should have eaten them years ago.
Thought for today
When they discover the centre of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not it.
Bernard Bailey
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