'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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It's definitely a chinois, a.k.a. china cap strainer. My Dad sells restaurant supplies, and I've seen them described as such in a hundred catalogues.
Also, this conversation has made me realize that I need many, many more kitchen gadgets. Also, a new kitchen.
Huh. I'm watching "The Jury", and they're currently holding it against the defendant that he stayed completely silent upon arrest.
Pity the Yank that gets arrested in the UK.
Assuming anyone actually does keep quiet.
We mash potatoes with a fork
Oooh, just like the Pilgrims did!
Pity the Yank that gets arrested in the UK.
Scots Law is different from English Law. In Scotland there's none of that saying nothing will get you in trouble nonsense.
The few glimpses of Scots Law I've had so far seem to be a damn sight more sensible than their English equivalents. IIRC, for example, gazumping properties isn't allowed. Go Team.
Gazumping?
gazumping . A bad thing.
Wow - no not a good thing. And a new (to me) word. Thanks Fay.
BTW - does this mean property values are still rising in London?
Oh, a seller who accepted a gazumper's offer here, would end up in court, and would lose. Offers are made by the would-be-buyer, and presented with a small sum of money. If the seller accepts, it's legally binding.
Fay - how is the word survey used in that piece? When we use survey, it generally means having the borders of the property surveyed. When we're buying a home, we generally don't have it surveyed because the property description and/or the deed contain the information on the lot lines. Instead, we have the home inspected to ensure that it is sound and/or find any mechanical or structural problems (insects, rotting sills and beams, faulty wiring, etc). If problems are found, the buyer may try to renegotiate the price he originally offered, although the seller doesn't have to accept the renegotiated price.
I should admit at this point that I have never bought a property and know less than nothing about buying property. To the best of my knowledge, house prices continue to be beyond hideous in London - I know they were supposed to drop a bit, but I don't know whether they have. It's not something I keep abreast of. They're going up up up all the time in the North, though, heaven help us.
To the best of my very very limited knowledge, the survey means checking out the property - the building and everything, not just the land. But I may be on crack.