tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post1457128442597294148..comments2023-09-11T13:56:56.236+01:00Comments on Postcards From Across the Pond: Why I BlogMikeHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-42501548118354584862009-01-12T19:46:00.000+00:002009-01-12T19:46:00.000+00:00Millennium Housewife: Welcome! And of course I k...Millennium Housewife: Welcome! And of course I know what 'flogging a dead horse' and gobbledegook are; both can be used to describe my blog ;)MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-33760477654215423482009-01-12T19:36:00.000+00:002009-01-12T19:36:00.000+00:00That really made me laugh, looking forward to read...That really made me laugh, looking forward to reading you! I went to the states a few years ago and nobody understood 'flogging a dead horse', do you? And do you have gobbledegook? MHMillennium Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828746856608057335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-58166227508924296262009-01-10T17:03:00.000+00:002009-01-10T17:03:00.000+00:00Mike...I don't blame you. A blush hit me later jus...Mike...I don't blame you. A blush hit me later just thinking about it but it was almost as if D was saying it. He WAS outrageous so I say it/write it on his behalf. ( He's not around now, bless him, so I think we can forgive him a tad. Gosh!...you have started me off on something now!!! I may blog about him some time...he's often in my thoughts :) )Hadriana's Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03740533954842010870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-60602638629124558842009-01-10T07:00:00.000+00:002009-01-10T07:00:00.000+00:00Hadriana: I'm not sure if I want to stray into th...Hadriana: I'm not sure if I want to stray into the territory ;)MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-51138409284424224252009-01-09T18:36:00.000+00:002009-01-09T18:36:00.000+00:00Mike - you do make me smile. You remind me of a gu...Mike - you do make me smile. You remind me of a guy I worked with once. Outrageously funny. He was talking about "arm candy" long before I heard the term used over here. He had spent a lot of time in the US. He'd probably classify your hot toddy/tottie...as "tongue candy"!Hadriana's Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03740533954842010870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-63512100542907347192009-01-08T03:50:00.000+00:002009-01-08T03:50:00.000+00:00Always a trend-setter - me.Always a trend-setter - me.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-24141722829970361652009-01-07T11:56:00.000+00:002009-01-07T11:56:00.000+00:00Need one now!!!!Need one now!!!!Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807796517043303774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-73101049588423008022009-01-07T06:23:00.000+00:002009-01-07T06:23:00.000+00:00Jo and Clippy: That works for me.Jo and Clippy: That works for me.MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-63451146471609236242009-01-07T06:22:00.000+00:002009-01-07T06:22:00.000+00:00Gill: Whiskey and Milk? Not sure how that would ...Gill: Whiskey and Milk? Not sure how that would go down. Maybe when I have my next cold I'll try that.<BR/><BR/>And thanks for the plug!!MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-45303858997196771152009-01-07T04:32:00.000+00:002009-01-07T04:32:00.000+00:00yep, what jo said. make 'em strong enough and hey,...yep, what jo said. make 'em strong enough and hey, 'what cold?' feeling no pain.<BR/>i love me some toddies.<BR/>:-))Clippy Mathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15922234265229327474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-64140311428527483662009-01-06T22:23:00.000+00:002009-01-06T22:23:00.000+00:00I love hot toddies- I really do. If you make them ...I love hot toddies- I really do. If you make them strong enough they work well. You still have the cold but you don't care...Lakeland Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263946096580997595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-51022977154408749102009-01-06T21:48:00.000+00:002009-01-06T21:48:00.000+00:00We make a hot toddy with hot milk and whiskey, jus...We make a hot toddy with hot milk and whiskey, just to confuse you even further!!! I loved the "hot tottie" comment...LOL<BR/><BR/>I have mentioned your blog on a post I am doing on Friday (9th) on my blog.<BR/><BR/>Gill in CanadaGill - That British Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456247587052149765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-5287036448898638612009-01-06T06:14:00.000+00:002009-01-06T06:14:00.000+00:00Steve: Thanks for the cautionary tale--I will tak...Steve: Thanks for the cautionary tale--I will take heed.<BR/><BR/>ExpatKat: I am firmly in the Hot Toddy fold now and I intend to exploit them.MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-20561070344380758462009-01-06T06:10:00.000+00:002009-01-06T06:10:00.000+00:00Susanna: KFC; good home cooking. They've come in...Susanna: KFC; good home cooking. They've come in handy many a time. But then so has the Chippie, the Indian Restaurant and the Chinese Takeaway.MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-35244162600545258782009-01-05T18:48:00.000+00:002009-01-05T18:48:00.000+00:00you haven't lived until you've tasted a hot toddy....you haven't lived until you've tasted a hot toddy. I grew up with them too.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00085577423870971279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-25884082724668514592009-01-05T18:11:00.000+00:002009-01-05T18:11:00.000+00:00Steve: I'll add that destination to 'The List' alt...Steve: I'll add that destination to 'The List' although the Giant's Causeway was already on it so we may be able to hit both in one holiday.<BR/><BR/>**********************************<BR/><BR/>I have to admit that at one visit to the Bushmills distillery I got so rat ars*d I couldn't see straight hardly - yet went to the giants Causeway anyway, it's only a mile away. I climbed up it and promptly fell off!<BR/><BR/>Didn't feel a thing :-) - although my work suit was unwearable for evermore.<BR/><BR/>Ahhh happy days......steveghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05613989768301181748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-87841250571592100222009-01-05T13:25:00.000+00:002009-01-05T13:25:00.000+00:00LOVE the reference to KFC!LOVE the reference to KFC!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-44720264376390384072009-01-04T19:14:00.000+00:002009-01-04T19:14:00.000+00:00Anonymous: I always suspected that of 'medicinal'...Anonymous: I always suspected that of 'medicinal' type drinks.<BR/><BR/>Steve: I'll add that destination to 'The List' although the Giant's Causeway was already on it so we may be able to hit both in one holiday.<BR/><BR/>Diane: Yes, I can't wait for tomorrow morning when I get back to work.<BR/><BR/>Fida: Thanks! And have a second one for me ;)<BR/><BR/>Expatmum: Don't worry, if the experiment had gone horribly awry, I would have found something else to write about.MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-15211388216478499832009-01-04T02:16:00.000+00:002009-01-04T02:16:00.000+00:00Oh thank god it worked - I would probably have bee...Oh thank god it worked - I would probably have been the one to blame had you gone for the Hot Tottie dure next!!!Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-16660016617274098052009-01-04T01:00:00.000+00:002009-01-04T01:00:00.000+00:00I think I make myself a Hot Toddy next time before...I think I make myself a Hot Toddy next time before I sit down read your blog, sniffle or not, so I can have double the fun! You are hilarious!Fidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17870521870676612316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-55324175697207249072009-01-04T00:51:00.000+00:002009-01-04T00:51:00.000+00:00I had to suffer through hot toddies at a young age...I had to suffer through hot toddies at a young age, as my parents (both born and raised in Scotland) swore by them. To this day, I cannot stomach whiskey... probably a good thing, given my penchant for other things alcoholic ;). <BR/><BR/>I cracked up about your wife telling your boss you weren't home. No matter how you try, your boss will never believe you now.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16637670293642285740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-2985940250659013632009-01-03T20:56:00.000+00:002009-01-03T20:56:00.000+00:00If you ever get across the water to ireland again ...If you ever get across the water to ireland again (as I'm sure you do from time to time) and are in the North - make your way to a little village near to the Giants Causeway called Bushmills. There you will find the distillery of the same name, and they will be happy to give you a tour around their fine buildings and explain how this wonderful drink is made. Afterwards, like the scottish distilleries, you will be invited into the tasting room, but unlike the scottish distilleries, you are not limited to "just a wee dram" The irish do it differently as I recall through the mists of my last visit - as long as you can remain standing (and no other party is waiting) they will keep pouring - including supplying you with a Black Bush toddy, but without lemon and other pollutants, just Whiskey (note the spelling of the Irish drink) and hot water.<BR/><BR/>Go for it Mike, you owe the world a report on your journalistic finding there... :-)<BR/><BR/>Stevesteveghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05613989768301181748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-83687340168136594132009-01-03T10:41:00.000+00:002009-01-03T10:41:00.000+00:00I was introduced to hot toddies in the US, my moth...I was introduced to hot toddies in the US, my mother-in-law swore by them, but come to think of it, I never noticed her drinking them when she had a cold, she just drank alot!!.... She had many British habits but only went to the UK once in her life. Must have been her relatives before her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-42620363626444774862009-01-03T08:12:00.000+00:002009-01-03T08:12:00.000+00:00Pam: Yes, that might have caused the day to end on...Pam: Yes, that might have caused the day to end on an entirely differnt note.<BR/><BR/>Kat: I admit it was an act of desperation, but it worked out fine ;)<BR/><BR/>Marjie: Thanks for confirming there are hot toddies in the US. And drinking them at an ice skating partys sounds nice--the thermos was the difference. I had it in a regular tea cup and it got cold very quickly.MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-34857153165819440132009-01-03T02:17:00.000+00:002009-01-03T02:17:00.000+00:00I don't know about not drinking them in freezing c...I don't know about not drinking them in freezing cold. About 30 years ago, I went to an ice skating party (in Connecticut, so Hot Toddies are indeed known on this side of the pond), and one lady had her thermos full of Hot Toddies to keep her toasty. Of course, she also had her hubby to keep her on her feet and pilot the Pontiac home!Marjiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950085029835332900noreply@blogger.com