carni 10,094 Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 1 hour ago, benjamin1945 said: Garden Peas on a fork are a bleddy nightmare.. That's if they make it from the pod to the pan aye benj. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,085 Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 I think I'd squish them with the back of me fork first. Easier to eat then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trogg 2,002 Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 I eat my peas with treacle I have done it all my life It makes the peas taste funny But it keeps them on me knife 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 We are posh, we have forks that we stab the peas with.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,424 Posted October 29, 2019 Report Share Posted October 29, 2019 Well, ya know how the Yanks are. Eat everything with a fork. its only us Brits that know the proper handling of utensils. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted January 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 Noticed a strange thing the other day..........my Essential Tremor'' is in my left hand (i'm a leftie) and i find it impossible to write at all with it now........the need to write nowadays for me is few and far between,,,,,,So the other day i was asked to sign for a Parcel at the door....i have more or less mastered writing with my right hand and duly signed.....after i thought,, that is strange my right hand Signature is exactly the same as my left one used to be... Thought i'd share that with you all.....Have any of my fellow sufferers noticed the same ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,217 Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 My signature has never been readable so it makes no difference at all. I think it came from having to sign so much useless paperwork at work. Has anyone thought of using a "Splayd" It is a hybrid between a spoon, a fork and a knife. The fork usually has four pronged and it is dished like a spoon and the edges have "cutting" edges that are not sharp enough to cut your mouth but do a reasonable job on veggies and softer meats like chicken, fish, liver or sausages. The more urbane Aussies call them Sporks They were invented in the 1940's in NSW. At one time Viners of Sheffield were the UK licencees. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,071 Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 On 3/6/2018 at 9:07 PM, Jill Sparrow said: It's you, Ben, making all the ladies tremble with anticipation! Seriously though, I've known a few people with this condition. Some had tremor to such a degree that people assumed they were suffering from Parkinson's, although there is no connection between the two. Jill if you are sitting resting and your leg/hand tremor then get your GP to look into it. If it's just a tremor when you are drinking you wine or beerthen don't spill any. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,071 Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 On 3/6/2018 at 9:24 PM, benjamin1945 said: Its a crazy condition Jill...........luckily mine is mild and I can joke about it.......but ive come across people who have it bad, and I find when I notice it and talk to them about it, they seem pleased........and usually join in the humour,...........my'' other hand' writing' is now pretty good, a bit slower but very neat, now use Electric shaver, which is great..........there is a lady I know slightly in Bulwell who has the 'shaky head' and when she sees me shakes her hand in response to me 'shaking' my head'.......humour is the best medicine........ Hi Ben when i was a hairdresser and worked at Hair Progress in Buwell my first ever client named Mrs Monk and she had this condition where her head would not stop shaking, the only problem was she used to have her hair tinted/coloured and guess what ? yes the colour she had on her hair was BLACK you can imagan cleaning the salon after Mrs Monk had left oh forgot it was also sets with rollers no blowdrying. How many rollers i picked up from the floor I have lost count. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted January 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 Thanks for the info OZ..........Where can i get a ''Spork''? fed up scattering Peas everywhere............ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted January 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Oztalgian said: My signature has never been readable so it makes no difference at all. I think it came from having to sign so much useless paperwork at work. Has anyone thought of using a "Splayd" It is a hybrid between a spoon, a fork and a knife. SPORK Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,217 Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 26 minutes ago, benjamin1945 said: Thanks for the info OZ..........Where can i get a ''Spork''? fed up scattering Peas everywhere............ You can get them at most shops that sell cutlery here in OZ but unless you can find a shop that stocks Viners cutlery in the UK it looks like you will have to buy on-line, Viners have a website that you can look at and I can see that there are quite a few available on EBay. You can buy special spoons that somehow adjust for the tremble but they are many hundreds of dollars here. One brand is called Gyenno another is Liftware they all have interchangeable ends, spoons, forks and Liftware have a Spork but it looks like they don't ship to the UK I am sure one of our USA members can get one and ship it to you. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 Amazon of course. Where else? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,094 Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 Have a look at www.careco.co.uk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted January 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 Had a look BK thanks........but while looking saw some nice walking sticks.....when i left Hospital they gave me one of their NHS ones....as i was still unsteady on my feet.....don't need one now...so i will return it to them....... However being a tad Vane'' i liked the look of some on that site....So sending for one to 'Ponce'' about with when i get out again...........Bulwell here i come.......Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly used to Dance with em....so why not me......... 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 Get a sword stick Ben for when you’re walking the streets of Bulwell late at night! I’ve got one or two unusual ones I’ve picked up from antique shops over the years. I’ve got a couple of the longer pole varieties. I use one when I go to country shows. With a tweed jacket and a flat hat it gives me an air of rustic authenticity! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted January 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 Quite the Stylist'' really then Phil............... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 I’m a scruffy bugger compared to you Ben! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,094 Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 Well, I hope you tart yourself up when you do your piano recitals. Ben, glad I could help. Tina swears by Careco. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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