Disturbing things

[juliet]

Healthy kids learn better shocker - but much more disturbingly, down the bottom we learn that McDonalds are launching the McCarrot. Help.

Last night Pete made baked cabbage & lentils, with a sweet potato & some brocolli, for dinner (& v nice it was too); and I broke my sewing machine needle. The two things are, I believe, unconnected. So far none of the sewing-machine-bit companies I've emailed have replied telling me whether or not they sell replacement needles for a 30-yr-old machine. Bah.

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[flick.livejournal.com]

What kind of needles do you need? I'll have a look in my sewing bag.

[juliet]

The one that broke is an 80, for a Frister & Rossman Model 45 - the trouble is, I don't know if regular sewing machine needles are standard across all models, or if things have changed in the last 30 years, or whatever. Thank you!

[weatherpixie.livejournal.com]

Have you tried Jaycotts? Url on london crafts i belive...

[juliet]

Ah, they imply that indeed sewing machine needles are just 'universal size'. Hurrah, I shall go forth & order.

[weatherpixie.livejournal.com]

I know my machine uses the Schmetz ones with no problem, but I have hazy memorys of there being 2 types of needles when I was younger, totally round ones and ones with a flat bit on the side. It may be that they've just changed the shape of the bit that slots into the machine a bit, so it suits both sorts of machines.

Mine definately have flat bits tho.

I think you only run into serious problems if you have a pre war machine.

You know you should change your needles after ever couple of projects, rather than just when they break, as they do tend to go blunt after a while.

[juliet]

You know you should change your needles after ever couple of projects

Yeah, I know that now, after some online investigation last night :-) I haven't really used the machine all that much up till now - too much hassle getting it out. Now I've got my own space & desk & stuff at home, it's much easier & I have More Plans for sewing stuff!

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

Don't buy a Singer one. They're different.

[flick.livejournal.com]

afaik, they are standard and always have been. Do you want me to dig some out and you can try them?

[juliet]

'sOK, on further investigation as advised by Tamsin, I discovered their standardness & have ordered some replacements (at 1.50 a packet or thereabouts it wasn't going to break the bank :-) The pinking shears I want, now, at 23 quid, are a bit more of an issue :-( Maybe next month...)

Thanks though!

[flick.livejournal.com]

NP!

Mmm... pinking shears....

[mstevens.livejournal.com]

McDonalds seem to be trying to copy Benjys at the moment, I walked past this morning and saw them advertising fruit toast.

[pippaalice.livejournal.com]

They also have a disturbing cartoon advert on the cartoon network about kids eating well! Somehow it seems a little two faced...

The thing that scared me the most was the chicken mcnuggets kids meal advert. 'Now contains real chicken breast' says a small child joyfully. WHAT THE HELL DID IT CONTAIN BEFORE???

[fluffymormegil.livejournal.com]

I'm betting on "mechanically recovered chicken flesh".
This is why I don't eat in McDonalds.

[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

"Now contains real chicken breast (bulked out with mechanically recovered chicken flesh)!"