Life with Nat - EP132: Nat's Nieces #23 - melting!

Episode Date: July 9, 2025

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Learn more at PCExpress.ca Right now, just listening to one of your upper pods about the summer and just to say that I am fully with you. It's too hot, I'm too itchy, I'm too pale, I'm too chubby, I don't like it. It's sweaty, my lips sweating, my eyeballs are sweating. Everything's sticking to everything else. It's too hot, I can't bear it. And I don't like to do too much moaning because I know how other people love it so much but I am much happier in a jumper and my jeans and my boots

where I know where I'm at and I'm very, very pale, the palest human really you've ever seen so I only have to be outside in the sun for 20 minutes and I'm burned to a fucking cinder so, you know, big. I feel you. And I'd love to be one of those people that, you know, worships the sun and lays out in it and looks glorious, but ultimately I'm just a pale, chubby, sweaty, itchy mess all summer season. So, you know, there it is. Well, I'm with you and thank you for that voice. No, what is the top lip sweat?

Because that was out of control yesterday. Horrific. And the under boob. Forget it. Under boob? Jesus wept. What? I was dripping.

No, my back. And the velvet sofa does nothing for me every evening. It's so hot. Yeah, it's unbearable. It's hideous, actually. I would rather walk around the supermarket in the fridge section. Yeah, definitely. I'll sit in my car with the aircon on. I mean yesterday we got together and Elisa the babies were like oh paddling pool. I know we just sat inside. We did not leave the house. It was too hot. It's just a different heat though isn't it?

Unless you're on holiday you can't, we can't do it here. I mean I was thinking that maybe we wouldn't talk about the heat. No, we're not. You've got to. I walked into my local shop earlier to grab some milk and all I heard was a bloke at the till and he went I'm fucking roasting like a chicken mate. Everyone you speak of, you can just hear whispers of how hot everyone is.

This morning I had a shower, a cold one, not like ice cold. And then I got out and I was like, ooh, I'm a bit cold. And I thought, don't even say that. Appreciate this feeling because it's not gonna last. I tried doing swimming lessons yesterday in the hottest place in the world. Not the greenhouse. No, it was horrific.

It's just... It actually like, we opened the door to leave, I was like, ah, it's lovely air. And then bang, sweating. Yeah, no, last night was really bad. The sleep situation and I've got no fans. Told you, you've got to get an aircon unit. Well, what do you mean? It's an investment. Uncle Tony said it as well the other day.

It's going to be bigger than my house. Where am I putting that? No, they're only little. You shove the pipe out the window. Honestly, I mean, I looked for you last night. You won't get one now. But we've got baby in with us in the travel cart because his room is about 38 degrees. And it is a game changer. It's good. It's very, very good. On all night long.

That's bad. Have you got one? No, I'd like one. I'd really like one. That's really good. That's really good. But that fan's quite good. It's cold air.

What's good about it, it also takes the pollen out of the air. Isn't that good? Cause you're moaning every day about your hay fever. No, no, the hay fever's okay. It's the 48 bites I've got on my legs now. I'm crying at night. I've got this really good spray. It's amazing.

Nothing works. What? What is that noise? Oh, someone wants to do some drilling work outside. It's 34 degrees. Get inside. Put a cold flannel on your head what you drilling at? Oh that's horrendous. Sorry guys but I can't shut the window because it is the hottest ever year. No we will then we will die. So. That'll be game over. Sorry about the background noise it's quite atmospheric. Gosh. It is it's I know it's boring and now I love I love a nice day sit outside

but this is another level you You can't do it, it's dangerous. I think it's dangerous. Dangerous! Well when, um, dangerous! When Joni got home from school yesterday, she wanted to play cricket. Cause I don't like cricket! And I said Joni, we can't at 4 o'clock. She wanted to play with the ball, you know, out there. And she just loves playing sport with me now, which is lovely. That's nice that she wants to do that. I said, we can't do that. I mean, playing sport with you.

Well, it's sort of my level, isn't it? But yeah, I said, we can't. And then there was major, major meltdowns. Oh, really? Yeah. Why is it in this weather that people turn quite idiotic, myself included? I just feel everyone's a bit delirious. I am delirious. Yeah, is it lack of sleep, dehydrated? I'm alright. No, I think it's because you're always at the level that we're at in the

heat. Wow. That's what I think. No, it's're Andrew. Wooo! Aren't you all the time? I feel, when it gets hot, I feel a bit like you are all the time. I mean, the things I have witnessed... I'm coming from you! Yeah, you've been a bit... This weekend, you've sent you Luke the Loop. Nah, she's been another level. I love this. It was good fun, wasn't it?

Honestly, off the plot. I'm bamboozled yesterday. The amount of people that cannot drive, it's frightening. Don't even get me started. I watched... The driving's madness. I watched someone in a car park. I was very patient.

I don't know how. The driver behind me was definitely not being patient. I don't think this is to do with the weather. I think that's just people. Well, I know, but it's just weird. The past couple of days days it's been insanity. I watched this person try and park their car for a good 10 minutes. When I tell you there were two spaces available next to each other, still couldn't do it.

Couldn't get into one of them. And then waited for the next one, still couldn't do it. I nearly got out of the car today, is everything okay? Do you want me to park the car for you? And everyone's beeping behind and obviously they're getting all flustered. Yeah, I just think no one's got any patience anymore. No one waits. No one waits for anybody. It's obscene. So talking of being in the car. This is what it really reminded me of.

Yesterday, going swimming, in, driving along, sort of a semi-country lane, but not, but you know. But there's all, so I'm driving on the left and all on the right-hand side, there are parked cars as they are all the time, because it's all houses. So it's your right of way? It's my right of way. I'm driving and it's a long road,

so you can see quite far down and there's a white van coming towards me, but quite far away. He has many places to stop. So I'm driving and he's driving. So I'm thinking, are you not going to stop? And then he gets his hand and starts going... Flicking it. Move back. Like this, flicking his hand at me and I was like, I'm rude. And he was an older man, so I thought,

let's not be rude, cause he's older. Yeah, respect your elders and all that. He's an elder, yeah. He's driving towards me, flicking his hand at me, move back, I said, no, I'm not moving back. It's my right of way. I'm doing all this, my way. And he's going, move back.

I was thinking, I'm to fucking lay this prick out. And I said, no, your car's there. Anyway, so I thought, do you know what? I will go back. Did you go back? Started to go back. He started to go back. So I thought, fine.

Took him about 20 minutes. And I thought, no, I'm not letting you get away with this. So I wound the window down. I said, why didn't you move back? Like that I said why didn't you move back like that but why didn't you move back I was here before you I said no no you wasn't I said I was absolutely you were all the way down there no I said oh well that's that's a real shame that you didn't move back and then he drove off I went you fucking silly and then he drove off I went you fucking silly. But I just it was really like such a bizarre thing. Yeah but even so on the I know it was your right of way but today

for instance it wasn't my right of way but I'm halfway down mate there's all cars why are you then still driving? Because this is right away. No but if you're already there. What do you want me to do? I'm driving. And then you've got people behind you. I don't know. I didn't look, but I'm just like, it's irrelevant. I'm driving. You weren't there. I can't believe. Why are you speeding up now? To get out there?

He's just, yeah, they're just being a lot. Mad. Your nails look lovely with your outfit today. Your top. Oh, very matchy. Matchy, matchy, hot pink, hot pink. Should we talk? No. I have to explain.

This is my story now. The girls have come round, we've had a cup of coffee, we're chatting away, we're sorting out the pod and the phone rings. And it's the doctor's surgery from Maria. Now as you all know, Maria has had a bit of a skin condition around the neck area, which has caused her some pain and aggravation over the last few months. We can hear the receptionist and she's going, your results have come back from the dermatologist and it looks as though you're allergic to acrylic and gel nails.

Me and Natalie have just absolutely wet ourselves and Maria, did you laugh on the phone to her? I couldn't speak, I couldn't breathe and I think she could hear me laughing and she went oh I did think when I read this she was going to be fuming. With her talons on. Maria you couldn't be allergic to anything worse. What a shame. But you're going to have to anything worse. What a shame. But you're going to have to have a go and take them off.

No, I can't do that. Can anyone help me please? Any doctors out there? And no guys, seriously, has anyone had this problem? What do I do? You don't have your nails done. I know people that have had that and they had to stop getting their nails done. But what's interesting, she said acrylics. And acrylic gel. So is it the gel or is it the acrylic? Yeah, because my assistant doesn't have acrylic, she just has gel. And they said the same to her. So is it the gel?

Well then what? That's even worse. You're going to have to go back to nail varnish. Oh guys. Well nail varnish is an interesting one as well. Shall we talk about that? I tell you what I like though, it's all pinging off today. It's linking up. Linking up. Tell us your mishap of the week. Maria's mishap.

Well, I have two actually. One after the other. I think there's more than those. I do think you should talk about... My fingers are sweating. Yes. Why you... Because I'm trying to air them out.

Well, one good thing though, my chairs got delivered. Yes, they look lovely. Perfect. Yeah, really nice. However, can I just say what I find mental? The guy's parked around the corner. Mm-hmm. I'm on the door waving.

Why are you parked there? I live here. Anyway, short problem. No, it's not. So he brings the chairs in. He then puts the chairs in the boxes in the living room. Now if I was an old lady, no one's helping me take them out. No. They're delivery people. They're not installing your chairs.

What do you mean installing my chairs? No. Could you just stay and undo them for me? No. They just literally dump them and go... And then they deliver them and they leave. Sorry, that's like you getting a package from ASOS and then opening it all and then hanging it up. Do you want them to try it on for you as well? I tell you what, they could do a bit of ironing and all. Could they not at least put the chair the right way up?

No, they just... they might not know. No they should be the right way up but it's irrelevant. Interesting. Alright anyway. It was 33 degrees yesterday as well. Yeah but they've lovely. Good. They're not damaged. They're nice. Alright what about the nail varnish? Yesterday obviously delirious myself and the old hay fever was kicking in. I went to get the eye drops out the fridge and was squeezing them into the eyes. I thought, this don't feel right. It's usually refreshing. It was a drop.

Then I was really angry and I threw it back in the fridge and as I threw it, I keep all my nail varnishes in the fridge. I don't even know why I have nail varnishes because I have gel on my nails. And the nail varnish pinged out, smash, bosh, everywhere. And I had all piles of washing out, so that was nice. So a few bits of clay went straight in the bin. It's crazy. And then I thought, what do I do now?

And I just stood there and looked at it. I took some photos and a video for you too. And in fact, then your message was, I'm just going to sit down and contemplate my life. I mean, after the ear drops entered the the eyes it could have been a lot worse. Yeah to be fair though final moments. Why did that not do anything? I'm not sure. Sorry about the waiting guys. Now varnish remover. All over the floor and what's happened have you got it all off? Yeah we've now varnish remover. Fine. it all off? yeah with nail varnish remover fine I tried other stuff

no nail varnish remover makes sense but I was worried about the kitchen units if it would strip it but it seemed to be okay I had to buy some more nail varnish remover I got acetone free nice which I might need to change that to get these nows can you believe it? yeah so that was so. I was quite calm about it, to be fair. No, it was quite a half an hour for you, I have to say. It was quite traumatic. Hey Nat was laughing so much on my way to work listening to the latest episode with Elza Maria.

I had to message you. It's Mavis from Corrie who said I don't really know. Love your stupid innuendo humour right up my street. Betty Swalock, oh my god. Listen to your pod from day one, first time messaging. Love all the pods you do. Take care all. Claire from Suffolk. What? Thanks Claire. Did you say? I don't really know.

No. What humour? Innuendo. Oh fine. It's not what you originally said. Sounded a bit bizarre. Oh, apologies. I thought today's episode, we were gonna talk about Natalie's new venture, actually. And to be an art historian.

I mean, lucky she's got us. The shit she comes out with is wild. When you, what do you mean by that? I mean... She watched one programme or read one page of a book. What did you watch? No, I was watching David Hockney from back in 2002. It was just a documentary about an exhibition he did because he lived in California for 35 years and he spent a year over. Did you both plan that? You're so easy to do it.

No, we didn't! I've always been interested in art. Let's wrap it up. I just find it really interesting. Just love its bits. But that's fine. It's good we've got velvet chairs in here as well. You can carry on, crack on with your love island, can't you?

Oh, so good. So good. No I tell you what. Wimbledon I just love it. It's so good. You know what I had you watch it. All or not, nah, that. Oh please can we talk about it? Right. No I cannot.

Yesterday I had my iPad ready because we've had to take the telly down in the kitchen. Well it did happen again. I'm fucking, I can't find anything that I want to watch on iPlayer. I want to watch this one play but no, I put it on, it's the news. I don't understand what's going on. Just put BBC on and just play all the games. Take it back, take it back, take it back. So, I must say, we do watch a lot of Glastonbury when it's on, but this weekend I felt like it's the first time I've really watched it when it's been live and watched all... yeah we did well didn't we, we watched Lowe's, I watched Ray again, she

was sensational. Incredible. Well it's fine because I've watched Alanis Morissette and Lewis Capaldi 15 times because every time I put someone on, they're on. Alanis is on. And I don't mind but I'm bored now. Yeah, but let's talk about the whole experience. No, I don't...

Because we did have a laugh, didn't we? No, I... No, sorry, we're not... We're forgetting the point. What's happened? What's so difficult? Explain. Why can't I...

No, that's what we're going to talk about. What, we're talking about it? Eye player. Yes. Why it kept crashing? Well, that's because of demand. Must be. The crashing was the crashing. Well, that's because of demand. Must be. The crashing was the pits.

It wasn't great. Not when you're watching a song. And then I'm texting you Friday night. Oh, my fave song from 1975. Bosh. Sorry, there's an error. Sorry, something's gone wrong. No, it's too... that really annoyed me. Yeah, where are all that?

Why can't you find anything? There were certain points where you could go on the red button, not red button is it, iPlayer and the stages were on but if it wasn't live they'd be filling it with a lannis. Or Lewis Capaldi. I've only seen Lewis a couple of times. No it was. It was ironic it was on 400 times. Even Sheik, what Sheik? And straight after a lannis come on, someone's got to wind up. And I'd leave the kitchen, do something, come back and a lannis, come on, I'm gonna have someone sort of wind up.

And I'd leave the kitchen, do something, come back and a Lannis was on. I'd be like, Jack, have you just put that on? Are you winding me up? But also what's weird, we watched the Lannis live. Yes we did. But then I missed all the song. We didn't hear all the song. No, missed all the song. No, ironic. Yeah, no, it's just where we were a bit late putting it on.

No. No. I don't think we were. No, no, it's just where it was, we were a bit late putting it on. No, no, no, I don't think we were. No, I was watching it from, I put it on. Whatever they do their editing, don't they, which hasn't gone that well, but let's just skirt around that conversation. And then yesterday with Wimbledon, I was, I mean, Berettini was playing, I didn't know it, and then I put it, I was baffled. It's just getting used to where it is. No, I don't like it. I just want it on the telly. Well, I always used to like it when it was on the telly. You press the red button and all the courts come up. Yeah.

But yeah, Mark is there as we speak. Yeah, 16 years today. Trying. Ten's balls off. Yeah, he is. Bettany Swalucks off. Everyone loved the Bettys Swalucks. They really enjoyed it.

We had a brilliant voice note from Julia. And we are obsessed with her voice. She reminds us of a couple of people we know. Yeah. It was pretty mad, actually. Here we go. Oh my god, I can't believe you just said Betty Swalucks. You did, didn't you, on the pod just now?

Because when I was 48 now, and when I left home and moved into my first ever shared house, I was like, I don't know, 16. And the house that I moved into, there was a bus stop right outside and so the lads that I'd moved in with into the other rooms wrote in duct tape in the window, Betty Swollocks, just so everyone on the bus could read it. I don't know, I'd never heard it any other time other than that. And I was always known as the girl that lived in the Betty Swalucks house. So hearing you say that just now was mad. That's what I love about this pod, just such a random thing we've said and that's taken her back to that past time.

So good. So good. So I was thinking, oh, her voice is great. And then Maria, I'd seen Maria actually message and said, your voice is excellent. And Julia responded and said, I once spent days narrating a documentary in a poxy little sound-proofed booth, only to be told they weren't going to use it because I sounded like a strangled cat. So I appreciate you saying that about my voice. Well, thanks, Julian. Thanks for listening. Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. The old Betty

Swalucks. I bet there's a few of them knocking about. I've also had roughly over 100 messages just saying Mavis. I know. And I did get it. I remembered it after we did it. And that's your middle name? It is. Where is she from?

No, on Facebook it is. That's not... Wow! Sorry. I know it's Anne, it's Anne, sorry. Why are you Mavis? Because I'm just a Mavis, aren't I? Bit of a Mavis.

You know like a bit of a Karen? I'm a bit of a Mavis! No, you're not. I'm a bit of a Mavis. I'm a bit of a Mavis. I'm a bit of a Mavis. I'm a bit of a Mavis. I'm a bit of a Mavis. I'm a bit of a Mavis. I'm a bit of a Mavis. I'm a bit of a Mavis. I'm a bit of a Mavis? Because I'm just a Mavis aren't I? Bit of a Mavis. You know like a bit of a Karen?

I'm a bit of a Mavis! No you're not! What the fuck is she talking about? Your name is Natalie Anne Cassidy. Correct. So what the fuck has Mavis got to do with it? Now she's making out I'm a bit of a Mavis. That's why we...

She just likes them, she wants me quacking. Okay so you've just made it up. What would your old name be? I've got one. What? Evelyn. What do you mean? It is old. I know but that is your middle name. What so I can just make it up? Yes! It's like a... Alter ego? Yeah exactly. What's yours then? Erm... Amy?

No, she's stupid. She's not getting it. But you can't just fucking make a name out, I don't understand. Nah, you've lost. I'm gonna wet myself. Please don't. Maybe this, erm, like a Betty or a Mabel. You could be a Betty. You could be a... Oh, you've, yeah, like a Betty. Or a Mabel. You could be a Betty. You could, yeah.

Betty. Oh, you've, yeah. I'm confused. Or like, um. Audrey. Exactly. Audrey. But why, what do you mean exactly?

It doesn't matter. This is very random conversation. We're going to go back on track because. Yeah, you've bamboozled me. So we had a lovely weekend at Glastow. What about your flags? At Glastow. The flags. We didn't go to Glastow. What about your flags? At Glastow? The flags.

We didn't go to Glastow. I've seen them all over Instagram as well. I know, it's been brilliant. So hilarious. So Friday night, we spent texting me, Nat, Maria, Dad, who else, Mark, anyway. So then Natalie was like, I'm just gonna have a quiet weekend at home.

She just wanna chill, just at home with the kids and we all just assembled on her on about half past 12 up from on Saturday didn't we? Well, a load of picubits. We all slept here. I mean that didn't even get to sleep in our own bed because Maria was in it. I mean it was like chaos. We just took over. That was so good. It's so good.. We should just do that all the time. Do you know what I liked?

We did have a bit of a late night, didn't we, us three? But we haven't done that in ages. Spent a bit of time together, having a giggle. Without the children and just having a really nice time. Natalie had a dance. You had a nice dance. I might put a bit of the video up if I can bear it. Oh, please.

I've got a few, I've got quite a few. Oh have you? Yeah. Oh you've only sent me one? Yeah I've got loads, I didn't realise how many I was taking, I'll have to show you after. Yeah no it was really good wasn't it? Yeah really fun. Sundays not so much. And then we woke up and Maria was cooking a fry up, I mean I could not believe my eyes. I smashed it that morning. I was like because bacon was disgusting. It wasn't. It was not crispy at all. The first lot was. We didn't get any. I know I'm joining out there. No but it was so good because it set me up and then I cleaned. I was good. I cleaned all the house. And the bread and the beans was banging. I filled. I don't like beans. You don't? No, they make me feel sick. What?

I'm not interested. That's the new one. No I just never liked them. I really don't like them. I don't like emptying them into the bin. I'm on Jack's team. All right, fair does. Weird. Me and Joanie smashed it. I couldn't believe it when I come down and she was cooking.

Why? Why could you not believe it? This is not something you normally do. She's always up before me doing the kids breakfast. I don't know what you're talking about. Well, not when I'm around, she ain't. Well, there you go. The kids are down with me and she's in bed when they stay at mine.

Yeah, well. Yeah. That's all right. Auntie Birdie and that, you know? Exactamondo. I need special time with Auntie Birdie. Someone asked us about that, actually, which is quite an interesting one.

Our names, nicknames and stuff. Oh yeah. We've spoken about this before. No, we haven't. Yeah, we haven't. Very, very much at the beginning. Sorry, before we do that, can I ask our listeners a question? If anyone went to Glastonbury and held a pole and a flag,

Yes. Please explain it. We need to understand. All weekend. What, why, how, how long was you standing there for? Was you holding the pole? How the fuck can you be bothered? Yeah, well yeah. Are you holding the pole all weekend?

Are you sharing it between a group? Can you stick it in the ground? I would imagine not this weekend. It was hard. Because I would imagine very hard ground. Do you then leave the pole by the end of the day? No, you've got to take everything with you though, haven't you? Well you can't leave it.

No. You're carrying that pole to and fro. Well no, I think maybe it collapses, maybe it's fault. I don't think so. Well it would be lovely, please. We want to know. Getting on the train with that pole. I don't think that's possible.

What train? Oh, train home from Glastow. Oh right. I think quite a lot of people. Yeah, we would like to know. So please call in, let us know. What's the number? 0778 20 1919.

Did you carry a poll? And also, if you had a flag of me, could you voice note me please? Because I did get back to you on Insta. I don't know even if you listen to the pod, but I'd love a little chat, love a convo about your flag, because it made my weekend.

I felt like I was there. How many was there? Two. I think there might have been three. I saw three. Really? Yeah. What doesn't kill you makes you sunnier. Yeah. I saw three. Really? Yeah. What doesn't kill you makes you Sonya. Yeah.

Nat Summer. And then there was another What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Sonya, but with the bridesmaid dressing. Perfect. Very good. I did, I felt like I was there. I felt a part of it, you know. We wasn't.

No, we wasn't, no. But we had fun. Wow, Amazon, your code is this, don't share it. I didn't request that. Oh. Nah. What, you haven't bought anything? I'm sat here doing a pod.

Maybe it was my fan. Have you ordered it? No, I haven't. Wow. You sure it's not your la boo boo? Mum, how else have you received a code? No, I'm getting it out, honestly. This is a joke.

I pay for Prime and everyone's using it. Sick of it. Little Laboubo. I'm very comfortable. I want one. I want to talk about this. That is embarrassing. Why?

Why do you want one? Do you walk around with a teddy bear? Nearly 40 years old? So let's talk about the Laboubo and what it is for the listener. It's a small little monster. Is it a cuddly toy or a plastic one? No it's not a toy. It's a bag charm. Okay that looks like a Joni's toy. Correct. It looks like Ruby's little crybaby things that she loves hence why I said I'd like to get her one that is she won't have a clue what it is yeah it's quite cute but actually what is that now? it could be anybody look I'm sorry about the windows being open I'm not gonna

retain myself again but then I thought well no that's ridiculous she doesn't need one because she's a child and she don't know what it is but you said they're 60 pounds they're not for children they're not for children so why are they designed to be like a children's toy then? Because it's just a fake. It's just a... It's like the Jelly Cat cue that I saw. Exactly.

And there's 150 adults queuing up outside Liberty's. Olivia Atwood is obsessed with the booboos. She's got loads of them. Influencers, it's like one of those things. I think it's stupid is what I think it is. I watched an interview with Sarah Jessica Parker and she was like, I would never have one of them on my bags. It's just a craze in it. It's just, yeah, an artist.

Like it's made the pop mark guy is like a billionaire for me. Why is he doing it? I'm confused. Cause he's collaborated with that artist. Right. Oh, it is pop. it is him that's doing it. Yeah. It's incredible. But yeah, it's just the fad, isn't it? The White Chocolate Macadamia Cream Cold Brew from Starbucks is made just the way you like

it. Handcrafted cold foam topped with toasted cookie crumble. It's a sweet summer twist on iced coffee. Your cold brew is ready at Starbucks. I'll tell you what isn't a fad. We've had a lovely message here. You need to get one of these for your mints. Have you seen the utensil that you've been sent? I thought she said mints.

Yeah, mints. Mints, mate, sorry. Spear mints. Spear mints. What is that? It is what this lovely lady uses to mash her mints up. Imagine a spatula with four sides. But you do that with...

I really... So that is something to think about. I'm not convinced if I'm honest. We've got a mints voice note as well that we need to listen to. Hi Nat and the girls. I'm not convinced if I'm honest. We've got a mince voice note as well that we need to listen to. Hi Nat and the girls. Loving the pod, just been listening to the most recent Nat's Minces ones. It just reminded me when the lady was talking about the vacuum packed milk.

I had tried with my bolognese last week one pork, one beef. I knew that kind of thing existed but I'd never tried it before and it was delicious. I went down well with the family so yeah, thanks for the tip. Plus the beef I'd buy was really expensive, the pork's a bit cheaper so that actually makes a bit of a saving because like you were saying, God, food chopping is so expensive. It's just one more price increase to add to the monthly list at the moment. Anyway, I love all your pods. Give out the great work. Bye. Excellent. That's good. That's very true actually. If you want to make a bulk of it, bulk it out with the pork, which is slightly cheaper. Fantastic. Brilliant. I'm glad you enjoyed it. It is a bit

of a game changer. Brilliant. What, the mixing? Yeah. Yeah. You can't just do it with beef. I feel it's too tough. Yeah, no, it's lovely. Softens it a bit. Too tough, tough, yeah. And if you really want to do like a really special one, if you've got people over and you think,

oh, I want to make it easy, but I want to zhuzh it up a bit. Vilmints. Oh, really? Really good. But where did you get that? Marx's. Yeah, you can get it.

How much? How much? Don't know. But again, you haven't got to go crazy with it. Well I don't know, I've bought it like twice. What about a venison? I don't think that's good. It's quite dark.

I don't know if I've seen a venison. I'm not sure if I've seen them venison I'm not sure if I've seen a venison meat. I mean no no I'm sure there is. Haven't you done it in the Bolognese before? No veal, beef and pork. Cracking that. Also it's half 10 in the morning guys just so you know we've done this really early and I just wanted to thank you for being so accommodating. No, we haven't done it for you, we've done it for ourselves. You wouldn't want to be sitting in here at two o'clock in the afternoon, no thanks. I'm through with that, fair enough. Also you know we spoke about the bags for life. Someone messaged in to say, bags for

life, bags for lives. That's what I was saying last time I couldn't get it right. What is it? Bag for life. Bags for lives. That's what I was saying last time. I can't get it right. What is it? Bag for life. Yeah. If there's multiple of them. Bags for life. Thank you. Yeah.

Not bags. I can't get it right. Apparently you, what was it? Oh, you can give them away to food banks. Yes, you can. They really appreciate them. Yeah, that's really good idea. So if you have got loads knocking about or ones that you don't love anymore, food banks. I feel like I've said that before.

No? No, maybe because you got the message. Possibly. Maybe you've listened to it. Possibly, but anyway, it is a very good idea. Do you know what else is like bag for lives? Buffer. Wow.

Woo-hoo, guys. She is on fire. Oh, I'm pretty good. What? Was that the mask or was that the greenwich? The gymmer. She is on fire! Oh, a pretty goat! Awww! Was that the mask or was that the greenwich? The gymitari-esque.

That's all I know. I'll smoke it! Is that you? No, it's you. I can't miss that again! No, I can't. I can't mistake it. Why are you good at that? I'm really good at that.

Jacqueline Joss is better than you. Oh, she's the best and Jamie's good as well. How do you know? Because I've seen it on her Instagram. Fantastic. Excellent. She's, I make her do it continuously. She'll be pleased that I'm not there Christmas.

She'll be pleased I'm not sat in that green room. Jacked it again, jacked it again. Really? Yeah, water bottles. Wow, this is taking a turn. No, especially for the children. It's the same as a bag for life. How many water bottles do you have?

I have actually done the cupboard out. And Mark won't let me throw any more away and I said we definitely don't need seven water bottles it's not necessary in my cupboard. We could buy them like every month if it's not every new thing they get into they want a water bottle we got Pokemon we got Sonic we've got Frozen mine's just because they lose them oh no mine's because they want them we've got Hello Kitty we've got Leelow and Stitch. Oh, that's your problem.

We've got- That's your fault. What do you mean? Well, they're not going to the shop and buying them themselves, are they? No, I know, but I'm just saying it's like the bag for life thing, isn't it? No.

What you do is you say, no, I'm not buying it. It's not the same as a carry bag for them. It's not the same as a bag for life. Maybe the water bottle. It's carry and water. Yeah, the water should just be there. It's carry in your life. You need water bottle water. Yeah, the water should just be there. It's carrying your life. You need water to live. You sure do.

But no, that's... Why are you laughing? I'm sweating. Oh, it's very, very hot. No, do you know what I mean though? I'm saying you buy one, so you're not using plastic. She's gone. Guys, it's over. I'm going to throw this glass water. She's gone guys, it's over. I'm gonna throw this glass out in your face.

No, it's good. It's the best feeling. Although not in this heat, that's making you hotter. Laughing though is the best feeling. It's the best. It is true. We used to do it at work. Imagine doing a scene.

Keep talking about work. Serious. Obsessed. You wanna go back? Imagine doing it. When you're doing a scene and you're yeah how do you compose yourself. It's so bad. You know when you watch the outtakes on Ricky DeRais and how they do it with a straight face and then they just go. But there's some where you can see like Joe and that they just they can't they just go. It's brilliant. Really

funny. Fantastic. Anyway I'm bored. Water bottles interesting I've got a thousand at home. Anyone else do it? I mean I've got a few just for myself like chili bottle this chili bottle that one. Although I have to say and I was all against the Stanley like people were just walking around with like this massive cup. But now I only use it at home or I do it's nice to have in the car yeah and it's a good like this big it's a I love it. This is only use it at home or I do it's nice to have in the car yeah and it's a good like that it's big it's a lot I love it this is the thing as well now so like the kids with the water bottles at school they should have insulated one. Exactly so it stays cold. Joni's now got a smaller insulated one and that's

going down well because I bought her a large one and it's poor little thing. It's so heavy when she's walking to school. Yeah I just bought Alfie one for the camping trip and it's a poor little thing. It's so heavy when she's walking to school. Yeah, I just bought Alfie one for the camping trip and it was... She's got to be good. She's joking. I'm telling you. Oh well, it's lovely to see you like this. Oh, it's great. I'm going to change the subject because something... Who knew water bottles could be so funny? It's just you.

You know, like when you just... It's all good, isn't it? Both of you. I just think it's because we really bonded at the weekend. True. Did we? Did we? I don't remember. I remember nothing, to be honest.

That's it, 12th Sunday., oh let's watch Pulp. I said no we watched it yesterday. I said did we? So we discussed that journey that you went on Saturday or should we leave it out? Should we discuss the journey? I did go on a bit of a journey. You were drunk, hungover, drunk again. Yeah. And then you sort of went a bit sober and you were, I don't know how you lasted till 3am.

I did well, didn't I? But yeah, you'd done two rounds of, your hangover stage went great. Who was that? Who was that? She was just a bit hungover, a bit aggravated. She was getting aggy in the seat. And then you just went for it again. And it was great. It was good. I had a great day.

Great. Great day. It was. We I had a great day. Great day. We ran out of Aperol though, didn't we? And she wasn't going to bring us round, you've got one! Got one! We went through two bottles. Mark though. And by the way, that's Mark. I mean, Mark, yeah, drinks it. I'm sure he was drinking it from the bottle straight.

Mad. No, I must say he made me an Aperol. It was a very good one. But he uses quite a lot of apparel Yeah, well that's that's down to me though because I don't like the prosecco side I'd rather more apparel and a prosecco and then lots of soda. Okay, so Now we're on drinks all the old rosé train The rosé train. We had some good rosé's didn't we? We're going to do a thing

aren't we? We're going to do a little Rosé special. We're going to record that next week. So that'll be lovely. Then that'll be out in a few weeks time. We should do like, I'll buy the under £10. Elliot can buy the under £20. I know what's coming. £10 to £20. You can buy the over £50. Should we do that?. 10 to 20. Over 50s. I'm nearly over 50. Yeah, I think we could do that. Let's do the budget. That sounds good. We'll work it all out. Why do you get under 10? Well, if mine's under 20, then I'll go. No, yours is 10 to 20. Sorry. Okay, I can do that. Lovely. 20 to 30 is quite difficult with Rosé. I reckon you might have to go 30 to 40. I'm going Alex. I'm going to have to go 30 to go to Alex. I'm going to Alex, I'm going to go to Alex aren't I?

Yeah, majestic it all right. I'm getting them Belan and Buck Buck. FML. Oh I've got to buy two? Are we only buying one buck? No, we've got to do a testing so you've got to get at least two or three. Two, three. Yeah, I bet. But you need to go to Waitrose and get the one I got. No, you can go, I'll get another one. Oh so I'm doing all of them. Yeah, no, this is how it all works out, seriously. We'll have a few picky bits that evening as well. I'm gonna have some picky bits. Have a listen to this about picky bits, by the way, for you, Maria.

Oh yeah, I'm just at work cleaning and I'm listening to the latest pod. And you're talking about picky bits. Picky bits, everyone says picky bits. It is picky bits. Sausage cocktail, sausages, sausage rolls, chopped up veg with hummus. Crudities. Picky bits. I don't know. Cut up quiche. But then one of your nieces has just said, I don't call that picky bits. And I know what she's getting at.

She's saying I want a meal, but miniature size, like miniature Yorkshire puddings. They are called canapes. I bloody, bloody love canapes. You get them at weddings. It's like posh food. Canapes. Like pork belly bites and stuff like that.

Yeah, they're banging there. God, they're to die for. That's so good. But it's canapes is the word you're looking for? It is the canapes. All right. pork belly, bites and stuff like that. Yeah, they're banging their arm. God better die for. But it's canapes is the word you're looking for? It is the canapes. Alright, love the pod. Keep doing what you're doing. Mia from Gosport.

Thank you Mia. Thank you. I thought she was talking about Mia for Gosport. I thought she was starting speaking. I thought she was talking to you in Italian. Mia for Gosport. Mia from Gosport Mia from gospel. Fair enough.

It does make sense. They are canapes. They are canapes, correct. They are, but we class them as picky bits, especially at Christmas, don't we? Mini pies. But no, and I sort of I did contradict myself a little bit because I said about the last pod

sausage rolls and that, and then when we did the little picky bits challenge, I put sausage rolls on it. Although me and Mark did smash the old pork pies, the mini pork pies the other day. Oh, I had a couple of those. They are sensational. Really good. I don't even like pork pie. Claire, our friend Claire, sent something saying, Waitrose Mums, call it Meze.

M&S Mums, call it a grazing board. Sainsbury's Mums, call it tapas. Iceland Mums, keeping it real, M&S Mums call it a grazing board, Sainsbury's Mums call it tapas, Iceland Mums, keeping it real, call it picky bits for tea. That made me laugh. Very good. Very good indeed. I might have to talk a bit about Waitrose for a minute. Oh don't go there.

Go on. It is. Is it good? No, no, no. It's just ridiculous. It's like a comedy. It's like everybody is in there and they're like, I'm rich. Oh, really?

I'm in here because I can afford it. Really? Yeah. It's just too expensive. Is it really? Yes. I'm going to tell you the last time. It is so expensive that it's just ridiculous.

Like what though? I've not been for a really long time. I mean Michael McIntyre ages ago did a brilliant thing on supermarkets and he did it about that and he was saying even the trolley tokens are a fiver and they're like oh I just leave my token I don't need it I don't need it I just leave the trolley I just leave the trolley. The hole's that big for the five pound coin. I just leave the trolley I don't need the money. But that is how it feels in there. It's really expensive.

But why do you go? I just nipped in there because it's near Eliza's school. Oh, I see. So I just ran in there because, you know. But like, give me an example. I want any prices. It was just a lot of game. It was a bag.

It was a little bag and it was 80 quid and I bought nothing. But Sainsbury's, I find that rare. They're all the same, man. Also, sorry, you bought, how many bottles of wine? When? When you went in there. Two. I mean.

Oh that's true. How much are they? I think they're about 13, but it was on offer. Right. That was nice though, it was nice. But yeah, I just found, I do find. Although I'm sure that was it on offer in Sainsbury's and it was cheaper, but there were none on the shelves.

Oh really? I need to find it. I am actually going to do it in a minute. You know what I did yesterday in Tesco's? What did you do? Went to the till. Did you enjoy yourself? It was so joyous. Oh lovely. The lady was so lovely. Have a nice chat with her. A really lovely chat. Makes the experience a better one. It was so nice. Yup.

Really enjoyed it. Sainsbury's £9.25. You're joking. I promise you. But from the same wine. Well weight. Sainsbury's £9.25. You're joking. But from the same wine. Well, Waitrose, it says it's £8. It was an £8. Oh my God. Maybe it's a different one. Have you seen on, I saw on Instagram up north, I don't know if it's a joke, but it was funny.

In light of the Oasis geeks, Aldi are changing their name to Alde. It really was, it was like ALD, hate, it really made me laugh. I like is. It's like ALD, hate, she really made me laugh. I like that, it's good. Also- Did you see Liam Gallagher doing an interview with Burberry? No.

So he's standing there in his coat and you know when it's sort of a social thing and it's like what do you like da da da and he's like oh and he says whatever and then he says another one and you can tell he's just so not interested. They're like have you always liked Burberry? He went yeah yeah I had a little check, Never cut that one man rod. Still got it. They go, is there anything else you'd like to add? And he's just like, no. So good. I can imagine all the gear he's getting there.

Unbelievable. Loving it, they're bloke. Not long now. Piss off. Apparently though. They've done more dates than that. There are loads of tickets. Really?

Yeah. Apparently. Good. Have've done more dates. There are loads of tickets. Really? Yeah. Apparently. Good. Have they added more dates? People aren't interested and I get it. I don't want to go now. I'm nervous. I'm nervous. I just feel like it could be a little bit disappointing. I know. I think it will be. Especially when we've been to all of them back in the day. We'll see. We'll see. I'm sure it first time. I've not got anything planned this year, it's actually stressing me out, I need to sort that out. We're gonna go downstairs now, aren't we, and get organised with the calendars and diaries?

No, I mean, I'm not seeing one art musical, live music act this year. You are, you're having to see Matilda. What the fuck's that? It's true. You said it, you said it! Musical, that's a musical cracking one as well. A music, a musician.

A gig. A gig. Yeah, nadada. Well you've watched enough on the telly this week. We are, we're going to see Madness. Are we? Yes, hopefully. Yeah, alright, if we lift up to this one. December. And Ricky. Yeah, that's gone quiet. We're working that out. We're working that out. Has he replied yet? How was the book? I'll tell you what though about the book. Lots of people have read The Tenant already. I was going to say that.

It starts today guys. So have I. You need to reconfirm the day. We need everything. All the D's. The Tenant by Freida McFadden. I'm going to do a little post in a minute and tell everybody what's happening because I'm going on a holiday.

I want to get the other book in before I go away. Well, the last date to read it is the 25th of July. What's got to be finished by then? We need to put the vote up then because we need to buy books, the new books. We will. Not yet. Don't worry. We'll work it out. But everyone has been on it. People, yeah, smashed through it. We've had some... I can't believe how quickly I've read it.

When I'm now going to go in the garden and I'm going to read it all afternoon. Don't moan to me tonight, I don't want any messages about what you've got to do and how busy you are. I've got to do the ironing, I can't believe that. I'm not ironing, I'm not ironing in this heat. We've had a review in already as well from lovely Mario from where, which is on our book club chat. I need to write all this down.

I've just told you so you don't know spoilers because I've got to put them into the book club chat. So don't listen to any of those. I can. But very very interesting exactly the same as me boy. Anyway I would love all your voice notes, reviews of the book, what you liked about it, did you not like it, it's fine, but that's going to make up our book pod. So please, 0778 20 1919 on the WhatsApp, voice note me or message me on Facebook, on Insta, whatever's best for you. But yeah, please, I want to hear what you thought of the book. And we've got lots and lots of books. We had so many recommendations right at the beginning that I'm just going to choose another

three from the recommendations we've already got and I shall pop that up in a couple of weeks time. There's no pressure, but you will know what we're reading when we're doing it and I'll work it all out with you. Can I ask a question? When you choose these books, are you going to read the synopsis and stuff just to get a vibe? Because we don't want it to be too...

We need to mix it up a little bit so everyone, there's something for everyone. Yeah, of course. Yeah, but we've got them, we've got all of the recommendations, haven't we? Have we? In our group. Yeah, I've sent them all of them through. Yeah, no, we have got them in the group, yeah. And also, we need to have a rating. So, when you're sending in your thoughts, feelings, any themes that you liked, you need to rate the book out of 10. 10 being

excellent. Oh thanks, cheers El. I'm just confirming that. I'm just confirming. Out of 10, not 5. And then we'll maybe check all the ratings and we'll give it like a, we'll decide where we think it. How are we going to do this? Alright, I'm just going to stop fucking speaking. Give it an average. Or in the merry man. Well I think we've done fantastically well to sit in this room for 51 minutes. James is stirring. I'm going to go and have a lovely iced water. You two have been an absolute pleasure. And you have been a joy.

You're actually, you're weird is what you are. Wow. Because she's a weird. You've been a joy. You're weird. She're weird is what you are. Wow, oh, it goes, you know. Because she's weird. You've been a joy, you're weird. She doesn't like this weather, but she's in a better mood when we're in here. Yeah. What's wrong? What's happened?

I just love doing podcasts. She's just elated. Good, it's nice, keep it up. Love podding. Keep up the vibes. Love it, love it so much. But thank you. See you next week. Are we doing Rosé next week? Rosé next week. Sleepover. Hey. See you all. Have a fantastic. See you next week. Are we doing Rosé next week? Rosé next week.

Sleepover. Hey. See you all. Have a fantastic couple of days. And I'll speak to you very soon. See you later. Bye. Bye bye now.

Bye bye.