[17:01] <daftykins> i found mince pies at last \o/ Marks and Spencer are the saviours
[17:01] <daftykins> happy holidays everyone :) 
[17:03] <zxmpi> happy holliers \o/
[17:04] <zxmpi> marks and sparks when you positively have to pay top penny to have it in stock :-)
[17:04] <daftykins> indeed! tree-fiddy a box
[17:05] <zxmpi> pretty much everywhere here is shutting at 1800. now is the time the more adventorous being their crimbo shopping.
[17:05] <zxmpi> leaving out cigarettes, matches, booze, crisps, and batteries till the last second. because it will give them something to do for next 2 days
[17:08] <zxmpi> *begin their
[17:09] <daftykins> hehe
[17:19] <zxmpi> oh, and bread and milk as none of those will be required in the next 2 days whatsoever
[17:59] <penguin42> we have plenty of those in the freezer
[20:42] <zxmpi> one milk cube or two? :-P
[20:43] <daftykins> haha
[21:33] <penguin42> zxmpi: I've got fairly into the habit of getting a 2pint bottle out of the freezer when I open the previous one
[21:33] <penguin42> but yes, sometimes I hav ehad to break a chunk up - we started doing it at the start of lockdown and haven't stopped
[21:34] <zxmpi> i just use powdered milk :-)
[21:37] <penguin42> I'd love to be able to send you the 4 tins I have in the cupboard that we no longer use
[21:38] <zxmpi> 2 i have should see me to end of next year
[21:39] <daftykins> i don't use milk!
[21:42] <penguin42> do you do nasty things to nuts instead?
[21:43] <daftykins> many cashews have laid down their lives at dafty HQ, that's for sure
[21:44] <daftykins> black coffee at home, the odd latte here and there (read: many) from nearby coffee chains would be almond, coconut or oat yeah :)
[21:45] <zxmpi> won't someone think of the oat milkers!!
[21:46] <daftykins> ah feels good, i had a nice session breaking down boxes and tidying a lot of junk that was occupying space up in my home-office
[21:46] <daftykins> in addition to taking care of the cat's litter tray and washing up, almost time to cook again though :(
[21:50] <zxmpi> don't get any of those mixed up :-D
[21:52] <daftykins> reminds me of that recent(maybe) trend of people cooking treats, putting them into a litter tray and eating from it to horrify family