Let me put you in the picture, let me show you what it means

[venta]

You'd think that, by now, I'd have exhausted all my weird words and phrase. Or, at any rate, learned which ones of them would get me funny looks. Apparently not, though.

Last night I sent a text message which ended "... and once you've found your keys you'll be framing".

I got the response "framing?"

Er... ok. You know the drill now, don't you? Clicky time!

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And not relatedly: microwaves. Why are they so complicated? I don't want to be able to set 10% power for a fish-based plated meal of 350g, I want to choose a time and press "go". Full power.

Do people really use these features? Assuming we're not talking about combination microwaves and ovens, or anything like that, does anyone do anything other than full power, go?

I'm perfectly happy that such microwaves are on offer, for those as want them, but why are there none available which have basically a time dial and a big green button?

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Comments

[lnr]

I'd work out "framing for *something*" from context, not sure I'd get it on its own. Sorry, not on your side on this one :)

Oh and I mostly do N minutes, nuke - but use the auto-cook function for jacket spuds, the defrost setting for sausages from the freezer (though I pretend they're a chicken quarter), and have recently discovered the lower-power settings are useful for melting chocolate. Sliced bread is defrosted using blasts of 10 seconds of full power at a time though. I use the timer function sometimes too.

Oh, and even though it *has* all the other settings it's still really easy to do N minutes, nuke (just hit the 10 min, 1 min and 10 sec buttons enough times to get the right time then hit nuke) - so I don't see there's any harm in it having the other functions too.

(Stone Roses? Can't remember the name of the track. Half a kudo? The messiah is my sister and all that.)

[venta.livejournal.com]

You can have half a kudo. Would you prefer the ku or the do? (It's called Love Spreads, but you were fairly clear. Also, checking, it seems the words are more correctly let me show you what I mean. No doubt I'll get an earful for that when I get home ;)

Oh, and even though it *has* all the other settings it's still really easy to do N minutes, nuke (just hit the 10 min, 1 min and 10 sec buttons enough times to get the right time then hit nuke) - so I don't see there's any harm in it having the other functions too.

No, I don't really mind the other buttons being there so long as they are avoidable. Our work microwave has an enormous wodge of buttons, and a big dial. I use it only rarely, and I invariably expect the dial to do time so twist it only to find it's offering me different power levels. It's then a bother to get it back to the "just nuke, dammit" setting :)

[lnr]

Ah yes, ours is OK in that respect but a bit weird when you want to use the timer: I assume you need to press the timer button first then set the amount of time, but this starts changing the clock. Instead you're supposed to put the time in first but then press "timer" rather than "nuke".

Oh and I'll have the "ku" please :)