Life with Nat - EP129: Nat's Nieces #22 - I don’t really knoooowwwww

Episode Date: June 29, 2025

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That is scary. I just didn't know when to start. Is it Halloween or is it October? Sorry, I was going to start and didn't know how to start. Oh that's strange. So you decided to pull that face. Yeah I get a bit bored with hello and welcome to Life with Nat. Know what I mean? But anyway welcome everybody. Hello and welcome everybody. It's lovely Nat.

Hope you're following and subscribing. Don't forget to subscribe for me. And follow Natats nieces. Please. We need to get to 10,000. We're so close. So close. I'm stuck on 531.

Oh, poor you. Let me get mine violin out. No, I'm just saying it's weird how it points. Why is that? I don't know. We need to start. What are we on? Like 850?

8,066. That's really good though, girls. Is it? Yeah. We need more. Come on. Come on. Get your friends to subscribe. content. Like 850? 8066. That's really good though girls. Is it? Yeah. We need more, come on. Come on. Get your friends. Anyway yes, follow Nuts and Eases, follow me, Nat Cass

1 on Instagram. Get me up a bit. Be lovely to make about, wouldn't it, about a quarter of a mil. 750. Be lovely. Quarter of a mil? Oh sorry. Three quarters of a mil. Wow. No Carol Forderman over here. Yeah that would be good. What would you love to get to? Like twenty. Oh is that it? I don't know. Why do you look so different today? Yeah it's bizarre. Something's different. What have you done? And she's not telling us.

Something's happened. Am have you done? And she's not telling us. Something's happened. Have my botox? No. Why? Almost looks like you've had like a face lift or something. It really does. Does it? What's happened? Botox, that's all I've had.

Yeah, but you look very different. Have you had it in a different area? No. Do that? Well. Ah, good. Oh, because I can't do that. I can't do it, either.

Raise your eyebrows. I can. Yeah, I can't do that. I can't do it ever. Raise your eyebrows. I can. Yeah but you look very different. Have you put tan on your face? When you walked in this morning I said that. Different makeup. Just a little um what's the thing that you got us? Oh the rare beauty contour. I've been in Bournemouth haven't I? No it's different. Maybe it's because you're not covered in a red rash. No, it's flared up again a bit. No, your skin looks really, really good. It doesn't. It's not. It's flared up again. No, looking lovely.

Oh guys, I saw a wonder of the world at the weekend. Oh, Stonehenge. It's actually an English heritage, national heritage site. National heritage site. You're right. How was that for you? Did you enjoy it? I mean, that is dull.

We drove past and it was beautiful because the sun was setting. Was it? But it was just, oh, just some rocks. And then the next day was summer solstice. Have I said that right? Summer solstice. Longest day of the year. And there was about a million people at Stonehenge because it came up and then on the way home

we saw it again and it just made us sit in loads of traffic so I was fuming at the rocks. Fair enough. So yeah, I just thought I'd let you know because it was funny we were talking about it. Yeah, I'm happy for you. Thanks. I enjoy passing it. How was your longest day of the year? Long.

Lovely. Happy birthday to Evie. It was Evie's birthday. It was. And my lovely friend got married on Saturday. Did you have a really lovely time? Yeah, it was really nice. Yeah. Really a bit calm. It was just beautiful. I know we didn't see much of it, but where

we stayed, all just... What was the weather like? Lovely. Really warm. Friday was really warm. Yeah. Saturday was cooler, thankfully, because I was bridesmaid and obviously I was getting married. I mean, it was sweating though, getting ready. Yeah, cold. And obviously it's all like the place was from like the 1700s. There was no air con.

Right. It was sweating. Yeah. Thunderstorm the morning of the wedding. It was raining in Bournemouth. It was fine. It cleared up and it was beautiful. Yeah, no, it was really lovely. Ah. Did you miss James? Yeah, I was happy to get home to see him. Happy to get home. But it was, I felt all right. Yeah, no, it was really lovely. Did you miss James? Yeah, I

was happy to get home to see him, but I felt alright. Yeah, good. But again, I think when you're busy, you're not just laying around a pot. We didn't have much time. No, no, no. No travel. Yeah, and as soon as we got there. I'm so gutted you went down there and didn't have a little bit of time. No, no, in hindsight, we could have done a few more days, but then we would have had to bring him. Yeah, of and it just would have been a lot, especially with the heat. Just a lot of petrol going about, isn't it? It's a long way to go for a couple of days. We were doing it again soon.

Three nights we did. Yeah, it's a long way though. It is. It's not. Yeah, but then even it took me four hours to get home from Bournemouth. Did it? Yeah, see that's crazy when you think about it. Two of us had been pissed at getting there, left at like six in the morning, but coming took me four hours to get home from Bournemouth. Did it? Yeah, see that's crazy when you think about it.

So we got really pissed at getting there, left at like six in the morning. Yeah. But coming home was a bit of a shitter. Yeah, it took us six hours and we've stopped in twice on the way there. Oh did you? We did really well, but we left late. And then coming home was about six and a half.

Fair enough. We didn't really stop, so. If you're not, gosh. It's weird because when you're there, you sort of, doesn't feel long. I can't really explain it. No, we don't feel, I mean, I can't really comment because I don't drive, so. No, I do drive.

I sleep, so. It feels really quick. Really quick for me. I wake up at about seven. I think when you're driving, it's easier. If I don't, passenger, yeah. Well, yeah, because I, at least, I was saying on a plane, you can read a book. You can watch that. I can't do that in the car.

No, I can't. Even not on my phone after a while, I feel sick. Oh, no, I can't be on my phone. Forget it. No, I agree. We listened to a few podcasts, actually. Who? I know, we did. We listened to you and Uncle Tony. Oh, lovely.

We did. We did have a listen. Blimey, you feeling all right? Yeah, I did. We listened to you and Uncle Tony. Oh, lovely. We did. Good, good. We did have a listen. Blimey, you feeling alright? Yeah, I know. I had nothing better to do. Wow. Joking. It's lovely. Can I ask you about this, please?

Shark's cutie board. That? Was that a joke? I don't know. Shark's... What's the context? Look at you with your shark's cutie. Oh, I've got it.

Oh, well you didn't get it. No. Sharkootery. Yeah, that is mud. So you've posted up your dinner. Yeah, my little dinner for one. Which was a bit of a sharkootery. And someone here has put... Oh, it's only gone... It's Claire again.

Of course it is. Claire has put, look at you with your shark's cuticles. That makes perfect sense from Claire. That's no offence, Claire, but let's be honest. But was she joking? Send me a message. Were you joking? Or is that what you call it? Shark's cuticles.

Either way, brilliant. What about talking of shark-ooteries and bits? How do you say it? Sharkootery. Sharkootery. Got him. Now I say shark's cutie. You can have those alongside your horse divorce.

Absolutely. Your what? Horse divorce. What about? Cat or derbs. Cat. Horse divorce. And coming from her just is even funnier.

Oh don't. Or divorce. Or divorce. Yeah so talk about all these little things we eat. What about picky bits? Oh picky bits. National picky bits day. I really can't believe this.

Friday? Yeah I'm sure it's Friday. It would have been Friday. This is coming out Monday. My apologies. So we have been saying picky bits for ten years. And the rest? Do you think everyone says picky bits then? Yes. They do don't they? It's a shame. I thought that was our thing. I think it's definitely become a bit of a

thing. We should have trademarked it. We did. We have been having picky bits for a lot of time. A really long time. Well it was funny because I even put a photo up of the kids dinner one night when it was hot and I was so uninspired. You did, you did. And everyone was messaging being like, oh I love a little picky bits dinner. It really made me laugh. Yeah, we love picky bits. Picky bits is my food.

But even like now going to a restaurant, I know it's not picky bits, it's small plates. Fuck having my own meal because that is boring as hell. I might now go into a restaurant. I know it's not picky bits, it's like, order small plates. Fuck having my own meal, because that is boring as hell. Small plates, or ordering a few starters. Yeah, it's all about the sharing. Little bit of this, little bit of that. Smithy wouldn't be happy.

No, he would not. But, no, that's why I can't. Things like Indian and that. Unless you're sharing a few things, I could just order a curry. Yeah, we do share. Yeah, you got to, don't you? Yeah, no, I like sharing.

What do you want now? He's awake. Oh, we've had an absolute... Baba. ...mare. It's a crisis. He can't be awake. Baby James, just for everybody to know...

Has he come in, babe? ...has gone down for his nap for us to do the pod, and he's woken up. He had a lovely nap this morning, though, didn't he?. Yeah, the lovely nap this morning though, didn't they? He did. He did have a long one, didn't he? Shooker. Yeah, so anyway. Yeah, I know. So what does that mean then, National Picky Bits Day? Everyone just... That we should all...

Buy picky bits. Buy picky bits that day. Is that a new thing? I think it's a bit of advertising. No, I know, but is that... I've not heard that before. I believe it is new. And the other thing, sorry to be a little bit controversial, but for me, Picky Bits is more Christmas related. Yeah, but it's summer, isn't it?

No, I know, I get it. Yeah, I do get it. But also, Picky Bits. Picky Knicks. Picky Knicks. Like sausage roll, cocktail, that's not for me, that's not piggy bits in my eyes. I like the little sausage in the auction, it needs to be um, just a wall, but also it just needs to be elevated.

Like a mill. Like a tempura prawn. No, but like a mill that is shrunk in size so you can eat it in one. Oh that's a piggy bit for you? Yeah. No, but the piggy bit is. I know, but like a sc in one. Oh, that's a picky bit for you. Yeah. No, but the picky bit is. I know, but like a scotch egg and that, that's not really right.

Picnic pieces. No, I want like an elevated picky bit. Yeah, like a mini toad in the hall or a. Yeah, like the Christmas ones. Yeah, that's what we were just saying. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. Is he awake?

Yeah, it's fun. So yeah. But anyway, fantastic. There's a song all about it. People are singing, it's lovely. Oh, oh, picky bit. There's a song all about it. People are singing. It's lovely. Oh, oh, oh, piggy bit. It's right up my strass. Yeah, no, it's great. It's brilliant. Obsessed. I'll tell you what I was obsessed with. You're going to love this story. I was at the petrol station the other morning. I was getting my fuel and I saw this lady get out of her car. I reckon she was probably probably, oh don't want to offend the lady in

case she listens, but she was you know middle-aged I'd say sort of 50s. Anyway she got out of the car and she had on like a bodycon dress but sort of a square but it was really fitted with her flip flops but she just looked really good for her age, like in this dress. And as she came back out, I thought I'm gonna tell her. So I said, excuse me. And she went, oh, hello. And I went, can I just say you look lovely? It was orange.

I said, you look so lovely on a day like today. And she went, you've really made my day. She went, I've had this dress 15 years. And I got it out and I thought it ain't gonna fit me. And it did. I went, it looks absolutely beautiful. And she was thrilled to bits. You love it.

Nice to make someone's day, isn't it? Yeah, you're so nice, nice Nat. Nice Nat. Nice Nat. No, but you do love, you do, I feel like all you ever do is ring us. Oh, I did this, that, oh, I just went here and I bumped into this person.

Make it a thing. She was just very thrilled, you could see it on her face, she drove off with a big smile. You should do that, that should be your thing. It is her thing, she does it. Nats, Nicety Nat. Nicety Nat, Nats Niceties. Oh yeah, I like it, I like it. Nats Niceties, we can have one of them a week or whenever we podge.

Well, no pressure. No pressure, that'll be it now. We've got to make it a thing. If I have a grumpy week, what am I going to do? What would you do if someone said that to you? Oh, you would be really happy then. She just said, this has been in the wardrobe, I've not got it out. She said, I've lost a bit of weight, I've put it on and it fits.

And I've had it a long time. I said, you look brilliant. That's very kind. Very nice. You come up with a few good ideas as well, didn't you, this week? Did I? You did. He was on some kind of vibe.

You said about maybe leaving a couple of bits around. Oh yes, I did. Sorry. Ricky Gervais does that. You know that, don't you? Does he? On X. What does he do? He'll say I've left a... Whatever.

A 50 grand cheque on a bench. Hopefully. Could you tell me where it is, please? Thank you, it'd be nice. No, but he leaves... That's a nice thing to say. I just didn't put... Oh dear.

Fuck all, yeah. So what, he just leaves things? Yeah, He'll leave a little cuddly toy somewhere or he'll say I'm in Amsterdam and I've left this here for anyone who wants it and he takes photos. A lot of people do it. Books, I'm honest. Well, no, I will actually say, so there's a florist that we use and I'll give them a shout out because they are wonderful. Wild Hill.

Yeah. Oh, they are wonderful. Wild Hill. Yeah. Oh, they are lovely. What's her name? Holly. Always forget her name. Holly and Mary Jane. Okey dokey. But I actually, yeah, I went to school with Holly. What are we in the fucking Walters?

What? Holly and Mary Jane. Hey, Holly. I think it's Mary Jane. I always use them. Now I know you have. Yeah, they're brilliant. And they grow a lot of their flower, well well majority I think of their flowers. Yeah. They're such lovely girls and it was national flower, some sort of flower day. Every day is something, can't it? And they left out all week and every day they were leaving out bunches of flowers. But would you just take them?

And one was like where station, I knew because they were local and then people would you know and it said it was like a big thing that said please pick me up if you find me and then there was a note in there and I thought what a lovely thing to do. It is really nice. So I thought what I mean is if there's like a day coming up we should do that for our, for anyone really. A drunk man tried to give me flowers at We're Station. Yeah I'm not sure that was the same. Your dad gave me some flowers at the weekend. You don't get us flowers.

Yeah, the drunk man, no. Sorry, just while we're on the subject of giving things, this wasn't giving. By the way, I've been bitten on my neck three times. Well, you've got to de-flea this house then. De-flea the house? Mosquitos! Yeah, go on. So me and Mel went away at the weekend to Bournemouth. Did you? We had our two beach chair things, yeah, fold out the foldy chairs on the beach, sitting there. It started to rain so it was like really, there was like a little beach bar, excellent, let's go. I said, let's just go in there. Don't stress. She was stressing

because she couldn't believe it. I said, it's fine. We've gone in there having a drink. Sun's come out. Beautiful. But then obviously we're having a few drinks. We can see the chairs. I thought you were going to say we can see the sun so we're okay. We can see it with our eyes. We just weren't in it. So then, yeah, a few bottles of rose wine, what have you. Next thing, the smell's gone to me. There's only one chair. That is crazy.

I said, what did you rent? There's fucking one chair. I said, no. Someone stole it. Someone took the chair! Had you rented it for the day? No, they're her chairs. She purchased. That is crazy, isn't it? Right, if there's a chair out there in Bournemouth guys. But also I'm annoyed because I said why did we not go and get them? No, but also have a heart if you've got that chair. Have a heart. But someone's obviously been eyeing them up all day.

Because I kept looking, we kept saying as a joke, oh look at our chairs just there, waiting for us. Maybe someone did think someone had left them. No, we had our blanket out, two chairs. How long are we talking about? Oh, all day. But my chair, well my chair, it's Mel's chair,

but my chair had a bottle of water in it. I said, but wouldn't you just take them both? And she went, well no, because yours has got the bottle of water in it. I'll, but wouldn't you just take them both? And she went, well, no, because yours has got the bottle of water in it. I said, I'll just take none. I would not take chairs. And then until the end of the evening, I saw someone just sitting in the chair. There wasn't the chair. No, but in your one. In the leftover chair. I'm not surprised. I was videoing it. I said to Mel, she was like, is that a joke? I said no, he's just sitting in your chair. He did get up and leave the chair. I mean it's better than taking the chair.

Yeah, no, I'm up for that. You enjoy yourself mate. Rest your legs, that's fine. Look up and keep an eye on him by the looks of it. I mean to the other extent, we go to Cornwall and there will be a flat pebble on a side of a wall and Jodie picks it up and she's looking at it and I said, do you wanna take that home? She goes, no, because someone might have left it on the wall to pick up later.

And she really thinks about things like that. So every stream. Well, there's people out there that don't. And then the next morning we walked on the beach. I said, can you imagine if someone just put it back in this thing? Yeah, and it wasn't. And it wasn't. And then we're like this. She's like, I'll be, I'll be doing as much. She's

like, we're going to ask you. Chair spotting, all done. I'm not much of a job today, excuse me. Did you steal that chair yesterday? Yeah, no, you can't be throwing accusations around. Oh, don't. Funny stuff. It is funny. But I wish I'd seen it. I wish I'd seen it. It would have been good to see who it was.

Oh dear. But going back to nice things anyway, like you say, not stealing things but picking things up the left. We will, maybe when the merch comes out. Are you about first though, by the way? Are you going to come with me? Yes. You are. We're close now guys. It's really hot in here.

It is hot. We're really close. You wanted to be in here last weekend? No. No I fucking didn't actually. Yeah we'll do that. How was your massage? Oh we booked it. Oh I mean she is. It was too hot.

It was too hot. It was windy. It was too hot. It was too hot. It was windy. I mean that is mad. You, I mean that's fine can you book it when I'm around. Yeah and me. We'll have a day. I'll get a lotion for the day. You are. No it was too hot. You blow my mind. She just fascinates me. Even today what she's wearing. Come on. No I did and it's the big white socks. I walked in there and thought come on, come on. Explain, we're on a podcast. Paint a picture of what I'm wearing. No it's not about what you're wearing. It's not that you look awful, it's not the white socks. It's you're having a day at home. Yeah. And you're... So what are you wearing? But also, cleaning, washing, not just chilling.

But even if you are just chilling, what are you wearing at home? What I'm wearing now. Cycling shorts, loose shirt. We both got cycling shorts on. Or like a loose pant. A tracksuit bottom. Yeah, a loose pant. Or a dress, even just a baggy dress.

Not a t-shirt dress, not a tailored trouser, which sometimes she likes to throw out. Today she's wearing a satin bias skirt. Yeah, it's crazy. A satin skirt to roam about at home in. You look like a dad then. I'm very happy in it. It's bizarre. It's bizarre. Don't you carry on with your cycling shorts. You're happy aren't you?

She would wear jean shorts. That's the sort of thing she'd wear at home. Jeans shorts. Yeah, that's wild. Who wants to wear any kind of jean inside the house? And in the winter I wear jeans all night long. That's gross. That freaks me out. Yes, you'll come in and like just sit down. I couldn't imagine sitting on the sofa curled up in jeans. Yeah, no, she does. I do. Do you undo the button?

No. When I get in, straight into some sort of... I love a comfy outfit, don't get me wrong, but I'm very comfortable. Yeah, it's strange. But hold on. What made you think this morning, oh I know I'm going to put a satin skirt, like what went through your head? Seriously, I need to understand. That's something

I would wear if I was going out for dinner or I'm going out. Well I've got a holey top, I'm definitely going out for dinner. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, I know what I'm gonna wear, because I'm at home all day, I'm gonna put on a satin skirt.

Long to the floor. Yeah. Just to add. I don't know. I don't really know. I don't really know. It is bizarre. What is that?

They've lost their mind. It's not really, no. Corrie. Yeah. Oh dear, Dre. my favorite thing at the moment. Sally! no, it's Audrey. what? Gail? it was Audrey's friend. oh, erm. I don't really know. Betty. I'm just making names up now.

Betty Swalicks What? Betty Swalicks? What? What? She's gone, she's gone We haven't done that in ages Betty's hot pot, won't it? Who f**ks Betty?

Betty from the pub That's his hot pot Oh Get your mate to find out who it was. Oh, did we clarify that? What's that? Georgina. Is that her name? The old Peter Pan thing.

What was she talking about? The Wendy House. Yes. It was because Wendy. Yes, it was. Georgina messaged in. Oh yeah, hang on. You were right.

Let's find it. No, you weren't. Hang on. I'm so sweating. I laughed a lot this weekend. I've got nothing left. Oh God. Nothing left to give.

I did as well. Hi Nat, Georgina here. I'm just listening to your pod and the nieces are asking about Wendy houses. So yeah, my understanding is that it comes from a Peter Pan story. I think Wendy goes to Neverland and gets injured and so the Lost Boys build her a house, which is obviously called Wendy's house. That's my understanding. So yeah, if I'm wrong, then I'm wrong. Anyway, good pod. See you later, mate. Bye. You convinced me.

That's amazing. And she's right. I just checked it. She's just brilliant. I did check it on Google. And also, if everyone's concerned about my fraud, Barclays have given me my money back. Is it? Yeah. Speaking of fraud, over to you. How's your gaming console?

Well, it arrived. Good. That's something. It's lovely, it's got a little case and I've turned it on and there's 40 million thousand billion games on it so I'm scrolling through. How big is this console? Like a Gameboy. Oh it's tiny. Oh small.

No it was meant to be small. I was up for it being hand held. No we asked you, you weren't sure. I was up for it being hand held. You didn't know. You weren't sure. I was up for it being handheld. You didn't know. You can just buy a Game Boy, you know that, don't you? It's got lots of games on it. Did it have your game?

Listen to me. Type in search Rick Dangerous. It's got it. It's got Rick Dangerous on it. Go to load the games. I need you to have a look. I can't work it. Oh, what mark? No, you need gamers. You need to take it and see if you can play it. Because it's loading like an old computer, with all the old, I mean it's wild.

It's like, you know. Pixelated. Yeah, of course it will because it's old. Oh, I'm not down for that. But I can't really, I don't know how it works, but it has arrived. Good. So, have you tried any other games? Give it a bash, bash take it home and now she's trying to get rid of it I mean, I'm confused. What do you mean? You don't know how it works. Have you read the instructions? There aren't any

There was a Chinese leaflet Hmm, but you know The games are all on there and it's arrived. But can you get on the game? You can get onto it but it's very hard to operate it. So I'm really, yeah, I'm not sure it's been a goodbye, if I'm honest. So what are you going to do with it? I'm going to have to give it to Baby James to play, I think.

Something for him to hold onto when he's here and sit and play with it. Honestly, what a disaster. That is bad, isn't it? On another note, seeing as we all love to say obsessed, Yes, we do. specifically me, I thought we could have an obsession of the week. Oh, I like it.

Or like of the pod. I like it. So I'm going to start because I've got one. OK. And I can't tell you how obsessed I am. Philadelphia, Step Away, Marks and Spencer's Organic Full Fat Cream Cheese. Is that what we had here?

Oh my God. So good. Have you had it? Yes. What, she had it here? No, she didn't. No, you had it. It was mine.

I bought it. Oh, it was yours. I bought it for a baby. Oh, I had it on those lovely corn things didn't. No. You had it, it was mine. I bought it. Oh, it was yours. I bought it for you baby. Oh, I had it on those lovely corn things. Yeah, I bought some of those as well. I have bought it before. Better than Philly, innit? Much better.

It can't be good for you, can it? Why not? You're only having a little bit on a cracker. I mean, it's organic. How much is that setting you back though, babe? Can't remember. Well, just wondering. Absolutely. How much is that per cent in your back though babe? Can't remember. Just wondering.

Absolutely. Only because we bust our butt. I don't think I can go shopping anymore. I can't do it. Oh, what's happened now? No, it's just I can't believe the money I spend. No, guys, you're not appreciating how good it is. Oh, here we go.

£2.40 for 250 grams. Oh that's alright. It is absolutely stunning. I can't get started on stuff like that. Make a cheesecake with that. Thank you. But that would be nice. No it's really good. So there you go. Go and purchase it and have that with your picky bits.

I can't keep adding. Even now I've got to the stage where I can't just shop in one shop. So I went to ASDA because it is cheaper, the fruit and veg and everything it is. But then they just don't have certain things that I like. No. So then I have to go somewhere else. And before you know it, you've done 40 or quid in each shop. It's crazy. You're also driving.

No, it's not far. I'm not driving far. Oh, I know, but it's still petrol. Oh, lucky for still petrol I can walk me where I am what are you doing and then so I was thinking about so scanning shop the other day yeah so now I'm into it I'm doing it yeah good but the other day in Tesco's the whole thing thing, I did the whole scan and shop and the whole bag had to be checked. I know. I said to the lady, I said please don't waste your time. I said I'll just put it all through the self-service machine. She

went do you mind? I said of course I don't mind. But I'm like. But it's not all of the items. I do about ten. No, that one was a whole bag check for some reason. She was like I've got to check the whole bag. I said but I've done this a hundred times. Oh wow. Which then got me thinking people must steal on the old scanner shop. Yes. But then I was thinking maybe the staff costs so much more that they actually don't care if people do take the odd thing because it isn't as much as the staff. Why would you implement them that as a service? Because come on, it's wild. I know but also you have Sainsbury's, you have to

scan your receipts to get out of the door. Right, you haven't got to scan every item have you? No, it's an interesting one. Do you know shoplifting is one of the most prevalent things crime wise? But this is what I mean. They're losing thousands and thousands. Yes but this is what I mean. Scan a shop that cannot be helping that. No. We're honest people. Yes. And even you know I'm tempted at times. No but we are. No we're, do you know what I mean? But I look around and I think, where are you scanning everything? Popping in that garlic. I'd love to do that.

Just a little bit of ginger. But how do you do that? You don't. I would be petrified. But yeah, then I was thinking, well, maybe the cost of staff. Outweighs. Just the whole thing blows my mind,

the self-checkout. Right, we are, we want things done quickly I get it and even me now. I'm like, do you know what? I don't know if I'm gonna do it the scanning shop if there's not loads of cues, I Go and talk to people having a conversation with the person behind the tail. I know I know it's lovely It's it's part of I find it It someone sent a message about it.

Did you hear it or was it on Nats Nieces? Not sure. And someone was saying about, I don't know if it was an elderly, one of her elderly grandparents or something like that, but she was like, they don't get out much. And when they do go to the shop. It's part of their day.

Yeah. Yes. And now they're faced with, you know, scanning shop or doing it themselves. They don't want to do that. No, they don't. It's part of the, for me, my shopping experience is going to see people that I've shopped with for a very long time in certain places. And I like going to say hello, how are you? From the familiar faces, yeah. I think it's really important, but also, unfortunately, the world moves on and these things must be implemented for a reason. It's got to be a much bigger reason than we all know to do

with cost. Of course it is. It's all to do with cost. It's to do with convenience, but it's just intriguing to understand how much are they losing from people stealing stuff, but then the cost of staff must be that must be a cost saving of course but then how far does it go hmm well who knows what we'll be doing oh that's awful really bad throat why is that darling from the weekend I think sitting into and then lots of people said that the people working on the shop floor could be merchandisers

or no it isn't that. I know what they mean but it's not that. They are saying they could be, you know from kind of a Deliveroo service because you can get your shopping. No, not true. The staff still pack that stuff up. Alright, Jesus, sorry. The CEO of every fucking supermarket in town. No but they don't. They just, it's not, well, you don't order a McDonald's on Deliveroo and they wander into McDonald's

and he jumps off his bike and starts making your fucking Big Mac. No, I'm not talking about that. I'm not saying that. Well, they're not gonna go insane to me. I'm just saying there might be certain staff members that are dedicated to be doing that job that may not be in uniform.

But they still work for the store. They were in the, they were like getting all, it looked like they were getting all the out of date stuff down. Well. Anyway, lots of people are fuming about people on their phones. They are.

So. I'll tell you what I'm fuming about. Oh, Sean Dicker, love the name Sean, sent me. It's so immature. Oh no, sorry. Sent me a photo for the attention of Elia. Workmen parked not only in the child and parent,

Oh wow. but over two spaces. Yes. Two child and parent spaces across. Across. Across. Like that. Do you think they have been told that's where they need to park?

Were they doing any works very close to those spaces? Doesn't seem that way. Oh, that's a terrible thing to do. No, I doubt it. I highly doubt it. Where was it? Do we know? Well, there's a Starbucks and a Wenzel's and if I believe... So Wenzel's.

Bakery, but I'm sure they're... Where Wenzel's and if I believe if I Wenzel's bakery, but I'm sure they're Sorry, I think mr. Wendell I think Wenzel's is around like London at Northwest London Right, you know because I've seen Wenzel's before Yeah, look, they've got one in well in Stevenage That's why I'm in Bowenwood. Yeah sort of more that way you wouldn't find one like here. So yeah. And did she report then? No she was just fuming she said fuming mate and I loved it raging. The absolute audacity she said and I'm with you on that, Sean. Here's a message. Oh my God. I'm shooketh.

I've just had to pause the pod. Because last week, I was cooking a spag bowl. As I decided to start vacuum packing of mints. And I don't like it. It turns into a brick and it makes it really hard to break up and I was thinking I'm gonna message in to the girls, see what they think because it messes my bolognese and I can't believe you're talking about it without me even messaging in. I knew I'd make the comments with you, Bills. Anyway, love the pod, love Nats nieces, feel like one of the girls.

Anyway, take care, enjoy the sun. You are one of the girls. Laura, what are you doing in the voice note? You're in, you're out, I can't hear you. We have so many like that don't we? The sound is appalling but because you said that you were going to message him regarding the mints, it is a big thing. No, I'm pleased.

There's been a few. It's disgraceful. Yesterday I was making a bolognese, half pork mince, half beef mince. Pork mince, beautiful, breaks up the fucking beef. I'm not having a fight with it. But why is the pork not vacuumed like the beef exactly I guess because it's probably not as popular I'm fuming about it I had all lumps in it it's annoying then I'm spending so much

time I'm to break it up I haven't got time I know but it's good for the environment we have to think of the world again though with but the pork's alright the lamb mince is alright the chicken mince, the turkey mince. That will all change. It will all come. Well don't start with the beef. Start with something else. You've got beef.

No it really rages on me. And also. It's only Sainsbury's that's doing it. No, Asda and Tisco's. Depends what batch. Tisco's did, now they don't. Asda do, then they don't. This is funny that you sent.

Oh yeah. I think we should put that on Instagram. Yeah we will. We've done that before. I feel like we might have done it in our normal chat. Lucia Keskin. What, it's you? No, these aren't. The ones that aren't. Morgana. No, it's not Morgana. What? They're all you. Okay. So this is a thing that says, you know, like when you're not a robot. Yeah, on the internet and you've got to press the traffic lights or the bikes or the cars. It says in order to prove you're not a robot, please select all images containing Sonia.

Did we say? I thought they were all you. Yeah, two of them aren't yet. I mean honestly. Who is Lucia Keskin? She is a comedian. Let me see, I saw Morgana there. No you didn't. Very very clever comedian.

Oh that's not Morgana. Oh so funny. Honestly anyway, it's hilarious. Very good. We'll get it up. Very good. It is so weird. Honestly, anyway, it's hilarious. We'll get it up. Very good.

It is so weird. I feel like I've not been at EastEnders for about 15 years. What's EastEnders? I'm obsessed with it. So good. Yeah, I'm enjoying it too. Just funny. So funny that you can leave a place. I know. Tell me about it. Do you feel the same?

Yeah. It still feels weird. It's just weird how you can be apart somewhere for so long and then just go on. Yeah. Bye bye now. Beautiful. Great, isn't it? Yeah, it's great. Yeah, it's a funny old feeling that. I learnt a new word today. Did you? Did I? Someone sent it to me, my dear friend. Go ahead. Nonplussed.

Nonplussed, not bothered. But it's not just not bothered. You heard it. No, not plus. Nonplussed. Nonplussed. So surprised and confused that one is unsure how to react. That you're so bamboozled.

But you're nonplussed. You're perplexed, you're nonplussed. Yeah. But you're so, you can't believe it. You're confused. What is going on? Yeah, but we would say, we would go, what do you mean? What do you mean?

But I'm going to say, I'm so nonplussed. Yeah, hasn't got the same meaning to it as bamboozled. I like it. Well, I like it. Fair enough. I really, really like it. Fair enough. I really, really like it. Fair enough. Today is the, you may have learnt a new word.

Today you've put it up, because I read it this morning on Kirsty Gallagher's moon page. Yes, it's the luckiest day of the year. Unfortunately, you will be listening a few days late. Hopefully you made a wish. Hopefully you made a wish. So what should you do? What does that mean? Dream manifest. So what should you do? What does that mean? Dream manifest.

So what does that mean? Pop your crystals out into the moon tonight, but on their plate. I should have said pop your crystals up your arse hole. See what happens. Ew. Sorry.

Why the hole? Sorry, cause it's more funny. Funnier. Funny. Funny in vision. But it's funny how we both went arse hole. Yeah, that is very, funny vision. But it's funny how we both went arsehole in the regime. Yeah, that is very, really strange.

But no, you should pop your crystals. Can't say it now. If they're in a dish, you should put them in the moonlight. Outside, so they can just get a bit of the moon, let it get in there. And maybe just stand and make a little wish outside. Take you five seconds. Little wish? A little bit of manifestation. Fucking magpies back with it today.

Although I've seen a second. So I do feel like there are two knocking about. There's just one that is... Are you sure they just don't both look the same? I see one pop over the water, it comes back. I've just seen that. I saw them together. That's good.

They're massive as well. Are they? Oh your bird. What about it? The black one. Someone said what they were called. Did they? Someone messaged. Oh I didn't see it. I'm really rubbish at saving stuff. That's a shame. Oh Maria. Sorry it's on the Instagram. See if you can find it. A Jack. Jack. Jackdaw. Oh it could be that. Disgusting things. Oh we've just had another message. Oh go on. I finished mine yesterday from Karen. Well I tell you what Karen. I can't believe it. It's not the first of July guys. But you know what I love it if you want to get ahead people are busy and they're just. Even now they're going to be bored waiting for us. I'm bored because I read the book on my holiday

and you picked that one. We didn't pick it. We didn't pick it. No, the people. The people voted. So now I'm like... I've just got my book today and I'm going to go home. I don't know why you bought it.

Not do the ironing. You've lent it to someone. Yeah, she's done, finished. Give it to Natalie then. She's got it coming today. Alexa told me earlier downstairs. See what you had arriving. I went to Waterstones yesterday and got her copy.

Well, I've got it. Maybe I'll give that to Mum. Mum got it coming today. Alexa told me earlier downstairs. Seeing what you had arriving. Well, I went to Waterstones yesterday and got her copy. Well, I've got it. Maybe I'll give that to Mum. Mum can read that. Absolutely. I think Annalisa's bought it as well. Yes, she has. That's good.

There's so many people. And I know this is a bit random. Do you think I'm weird for doing this? But when I went to Waterstones, I asked for two. No, I said, have you got two copies? And she said, we've only got one in. She went it's flown off the shelf. That only fixed its course because of us.

I said what was the date? When did it all start? What sort of demographic? It's funny you say that though because someone messaged on that SNES and said how do I get the book? I can't get it anywhere. I wasn't going to say Amazon. I don't think it's because of me but they said they, Waterstones in Harlow, it sold 16 copies in the last few weeks. You never know.

You never know. But I mean, I must say it's taken up, like people are really engaging in it. So thanks everyone. It's brilliant. And I hope that you enjoy the book because I loved it and I'm jealous that you're going to experience. And then we can chat about it. When are we going to chat about it? I feel like I was going to mention this to people and I know we've said July guys, but

I do, I've got a holiday. So I don't want to miss wrapping up the book and starting a new one. And we're away as well. For my selfish reasons of holiday, I'd like a new one. Yes. Oh yes. So I was really hoping if everybody could be roughly finished and sending in some voice notes and opinions about the book, the week of sort of the 20th of July. That sort

of week. Oh perfect. As we go away. Yeah. So if that would be good. So we'll do it on that week. It gives us a few weeks, doesn't it? But we can pop it all up on Insta. But even if people aren't finished, they can still where they're at. It's nice to have people at different points. I know but I think we want to talk about it so we don't want to do spoilers. Spoiler alert! Yeah loads of people have smashed through it already and audio booking as well. People saying they're walking their dogs. Someone who was it that said they started it yesterday and finished it. Stop it. What Reddit? Yeah in a whole day. Did you send me that or did I see that on Instagram? Someone has finished the whole thing. Yeah, amazing. No, but yeah, really good response on that. That's exciting, isn't it? Yeah, to get the next one lined up.

We'll get the next one lined up. We need to do the spreadsheet. You do need to do that. And we've got lots and lots of stuff. We don't need any more at the moment. We've got a lot of recommendations. So I think we should work with what we've got. We'll do another poll. It was funny. I went out for dinner with my old assistants the other night and I said, are you gonna do book club? And they were like, only if it's like a soft erotica. Yeah, I'm all out for that.

Yeah, I said my sister would love that. So they're gonna give me some suggestions. Brilliant, fantastic. Oh, that's great. We need a bit of variety. Yeah, for sure. Four. You're all in that? Yeah, just the hay fever is beginning to kick in.

It's really quite warm. Unbearable, actually, isn't it? Absolutely roasting. I'm not sure hay fever. What are you cooking this evening? Nothing. I'm doing a roast chicken tonight. With maybe some little crispy potatoes and either a salad or peas.

Oh nice, peas and onions that you do. Possible, yeah I've not done them for a while. Love those. What are you doing? Probably nothing. Got a lovely bottle of wine in the fridge. Lovely. So there's that new wine, Rose.

Go on. Oh she's obsessed. That's your obsession of the week. That's my obsession of, Rose. Go on. Oh, she's obsessed. That's your obsession of the week. That's my obsession of the week. Go on. Annabelle? I feel like I've seen it before.

It's by Miraboo. Yeah. Oh yeah. It was on Clubcard. It was like £7.50. Yeah, it's good. It is excellent. Really?

Yeah. Oh, good. Although Mel said that, how do you do a copy of that? Even cheap, hun, it's meant to be good. Maybe we should do a little Rose tasting. Yeah. Oh, I'd be all over that. Yeah we could do that. A little summer, get the old Wimbledon coming up. Different rosés. Oh Wimbledon. That sounds good. Oh also Wimbledon starts next week, yep. That's going to be good, looking forward to that. I can't wait to watch Wimbledon.

And when we, when this comes out guys, Glastow would have happened. Oh. So I want to watch a bit of that. Your dad actually said he might pop here Saturday. And when this comes out guys, Glastow would have happened. Ooh. So I want to watch a bit of that. Your dad actually said he might pop here Saturday. Oh wow, he's very invited. Yeah, I need to go there Friday, I need to talk to him because our favourite's on Saturday night. Friday night?

1975. Lovely. That was when our true love for 1975 started when they played a long, long time ago. they did The Sound and we loved it and also Louis Dunford's there. Yeah I saw that. It started off on the what's it called there's a stage where it's like the first one yeah I can't remember and now he's on another stage. That's good and Rod Rod is headlining The Pyramid on Sunday. Yes the Sunday. Is he headlining? No he's not. I thought he was on...

I thought he was on before her. Oh okay. The legacy slot they call it or something. Oh yeah, not the headliner. Oh fine. And then Saturday, Ray is performing somewhere. I can't wait to see that. Who's performing? Oh, it's like... Nick.

Who's headline is that today? Neil? Neil Diamond. Neil Young? No, Neil Young. Not Neil Diamond, Neil Young, I think. Oh, well, please, we're all clued up on it. I looked at it the other day, so I was a bit like, oh, if I was going, I wouldn't be like, buzzing.

How do you feel that my friend has just been to Cornwall, got married and from Cornwall is going straight to Glaston for accident. Really that gives me that makes me feel ill. Why? Just because all the stuff, the double, when you're packing to get married you're about to pack. Yeah what's she doing with all this? But surely someone's taking it all back for her. Yes but my point is it, it's just that level of organised labour. Yeah, a lot. Glass though, you don't matter, does it? A few pairs of shorts and that. Yeah, no, it just gives me pure stress. What a nice thing to do though.

Yeah, that's good. Yeah, really good. And she's got in again, second time running. I wanna go. Good luck to her. How? I would like to do it. Should we go next year if my 40? Is it on next year? You have to pop the ballot in, get in the ballot.

How do we do that? I don't know, it's really hard. I don't know how both the people go. Oh yeah, of course they do, but so many ballot in, get in the ballot. How do we do that? I don't know how people get in more. Oh yeah, of course they do, but so many people don't get in. And they're going to have a nice weekend, it usually rains. That's going to be really hard. Fingers crossed for everybody because I hate seeing everyone in the rain. That would really upset me.

Ruins everything. Yeah, I don't want to go. I've got absolutely no interest. I want to sit on the telly with my red button and I'll watch it all night. Unless I'm in a yurt with a lovely shower and toilet. I'm not bothered. Sorry. We could do that though, no?

Yeah. For about 20 grand. If you're paying for it. There we go. But yeah. Get some more followers please. Standen stopped. Yeah, Standen calling.

Standen calling. Oh, they're not doing it anymore. Because that was a nice little one. No, I don't think they can fund it. No, what a shame. That's where was your madness. Yes, I remember when you said it was brilliant. Oh, it was small.

And a few times that's where me and Mel met Lewis Capaldi. Oh, yes, yeah. Actually just met him, bumped into him. That is a shame because I think the little ones are good. They're nice for people to start with, you know, even the teenagers and stuff. It's nice for people. Yeah with, even the teenagers and stuff, it's nice for people. Yeah, I was going to say, no, because Chewinbury are doing one, aren't they? But not at Chewinbury, in the field next door.

Yeah, but I don't know what sort of bands. No, but it's still nice. It's still nice though, isn't it? Just a nice atmosphere, isn't it? There's loads of festivals going on. You've got Feastival, Alex James from Blur's festival. Feastival, Alex James from Blurr's festival. Feastival? Feastival. Yeah, because it's all food, music, Ruevarmada.

Oh my goodness. No, good people. Then obviously you've got Carfest, which Chris Evans does. There's loads, there's loads of those. I do want to try and do a little something this year. You do? I'd like to do a little something. Maybe if it's just a London one or a day thing. It doesn't bother me at all.

Nah. I'm not interested. Really though? Yeah. I don't know about doing, like, Glastonbury would be a bit overwhelming. I don't know if I could do all that, but I'd like to do a day. But now even like if they do, like when we went to see Grennan at Gunnersbury, it was his gig.

But they had a few other people. Yeah, it's like a little festival vibe. Yeah, but it's for the day. So you had a few other people. It's like a little festival vibe. So you could go and see someone, it's that whole day thing. That's nice. But when I saw Stormzy the other year, there was all people playing before him. So it's good. Although talking of festivals, I watched... Milo White? No, Astro, that Astro World thing on Netflix. I think it's going to be like a series of like disaster things. So Astroworld is, what's his name? Why don't it always Kylie Jenner's?

Travis Scott. Travis Scott. He did like a festival called Astroworld. It was one of his albums. And it was where it was Live Nation that put it on the festival and they just cocked up the staging area and ten people died where they got crushed it was just so overpopulated. What do you mean? Watch it, it's so sad yeah and like he obviously you've got all the lights he's standing but I just can't get my head around how they didn't stop the concert yeah I don't know. It's wild, watch it, it's an eye-opener. Oh dear. And whilst we're talking about telly, I started, and I'm nowhere near into it, but even just the first bit, I started watching Grenfell on Netflix.

Oh I want to watch that. Oh, I did you. Gosh. And that is, I mean, the firefighter just saying that he was going in. Oh, damn. But I won't, yeah, you have to watch it. Yeah, and that's on my list. And I finished it tonight.

But what an absolute tragedy. Awful. Horrendous. Absolutely. Terrible. And talking to the people. Oh, it's terrible. But definitely one to watch.

Yeah. Anyway, they're cracking Netflix. They will really keep your spirits up. No, it's good though, isn't it? It's good to know about. It just makes you, yeah. Wrong, I don't know, wrong place, wrong time. No, it's wrong doings and I don't know.

It's all just mad, isn't it? Yes, it's a worry. I downloaded an app as well called Storm Radar. What's that? And it's so good, I can see all the storms in the world. You are honestly. So did we have a storm a few weeks ago? Cause that's why I downloaded it.

No. Possibly. Yeah we did. I can't remember when it was. Well they kept saying there was going to be some. I don't know. The wind is pretty. But then I went on into a massive hole and I was just looking around the world. All different storms. What was going on like in Nashville at the heat advisory in Nashville. It is well hot. Oh my goodness. Is that the terminology they use? Yeah flash flood warnings. I don't like all that ill. I don't know why you want I don't want to know that. I just like to look and then yeah I like to see if the storm is coming I can tell you when it's gonna be here. I'm so glad we don't live in a country where you have all that stuff. It's incredible isn't it really. We don't know how

lucky we are. We really really don't. On that note genuinely I am melting, I feel like I'm going to pass out. Yeah it is extremely warm. But why is that? Why is it so warm in here? I think because... It's not even a hot day. I feel like maybe because this equipment's been on for quite a long time today because we've done a couple haven't we? So that could be a reason. maybe it's just satin skirt. Also, it's unbelievable, the abuse I get. I know, I think you just messaged him, but Matt, our lovely friend, Matt Willis from Instagram. Not Emma's husband, but he's an interior designer. He's so good as well.

Is he? Yeah. I have told you about him. He does paint, he's brilliant. But Maria just messaged him to say, because he sent us a voice note, but he was also talking about the mints, he was fuming about it. But we've told him.

So yeah, Matt, personal message to you, to WhatsApp. What's the number? The 0778 20 1919. I love your messages, send us all your messages. I've got no energy left. I'm really sorry I'm spent. Girls, thank you so, so much. Oh, all the best. It's been lovely. Lovely. I've got to get these headphones off and I've got to go and wash my face with a cold fan. Yeah, why is it so warm all of a sudden. Maybe it's going to be a stonk. Cheat your ass! Bye, everyone! See you, I love you, bye.