Ray and I were caught in the jaws of a kitchen crisis, but are now caught on the horns of a dilemma. He has heard {from goodness knows where - probably a so-called 'Kitchen Tip' off one of the 'Gold' channels} that if you put an oyster shell in your kettle, it doesn't fur up, keeping the dreaeded limescale at bay. Of course, oyster shells are quite hard to come by round Bungay way - even Tetbury's don't stock them, despite our repeated requests.
In a fit of inventiveness, Ray got some gravel from the front garden {it had a crocus bulb in it but Ray said that it wouldn't matter even though I said it would it would it would it would it would it would}. He also scooped up a discarded crisp bag which he later admitted may have been a mistake and to add the required maritime flavour from the absent oyster shell, popped in an old sardine tin. {We're extremely keen on oily fish and want to go to the Gulf of Mexico one year on holidays to sample some.}
Of course, as I could have said, after boiling and reboiling the kettle for an hour and a half, it eventually stopped working. We checked the guarantee, but there were no clauses to cover gravel/fish tin/flower/litter incidents so we had to invest in a new one.
It's safely home, but on page five of the instructions {page 5} it clearly states " do not leave appliance unattended whilst in use. Well . . . we all know what they say about a watched kettle!!!
I'm also a little concerned about the 'Personal Safety' 'bullet point' on the same page that says, "This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety".
Well, neither of us has had any instruction and Ray will certainly never take instruction or supervision from me or anyone else for that matter.
It's a dilemma.
TTFN
Fay
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