tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post4082554639379698162..comments2024-03-18T17:15:39.964+00:00Comments on Life on (nearly) a Small Island: Power cutsSianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13827449325297069660noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-10346539973259052412008-02-29T02:52:00.000+00:002008-02-29T02:52:00.000+00:00Thanks for the further clarification, sian. Somet...Thanks for the further clarification, sian. Sometimes here kitchens will have separate stove top (hob) and oven. I've had that once, but more often I've had the all-in-one.Mary Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14986934534719487604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-91425102614013410312008-02-28T22:55:00.000+00:002008-02-28T22:55:00.000+00:00Mary, no not a hot plate or a camp stove. A "hob"...Mary, no not a hot plate or a camp stove. A "hob" is what a friend in Vermont tells me is a "cook top" with "burners" on the top of your stove. In the US seemingly you usually have stoves as one unit, whereas in the UK it is quite common to have the cook-top separate from the oven. However my stove is a range type with five gas burners on the top (which we in the UK refer to as the hob). I too love the differences in our language. It gives me and my US friends hours of amusement :-)Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086990153239265950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-47259224144753010192008-02-28T14:17:00.000+00:002008-02-28T14:17:00.000+00:00sian, I guess that's what we'd call a "hot plate" ...sian, I guess that's what we'd call a "hot plate" or maybe a "camp stove". A hot plate would probably be electric - just 1-2 rings separate from a stove (range). John had a camp stove, just a couple of burners, fired up by propane gas. Maybe that's more what you mean. <BR/><BR/>I love finding new words to describe or name things.Mary Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14986934534719487604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-8597474873831156982008-02-28T08:47:00.000+00:002008-02-28T08:47:00.000+00:00Exploding squirrels - oh poor wee things! We have...Exploding squirrels - oh poor wee things! We have no squirrels in Orkney but I remember them well from when I lived in the South of England. Friends had them in their loft once and they were a nightmare to remove.<BR/><BR/>As for a "hob" mary - oooh what do you call it?? A Hob is the top bit of a cooker with the rings on which you put saucepans etc. They can either be part of the cooker or separate built into the kitchen worktop. I have five gas burners on my "hob". In the UK you can get them powered by gas, or electric.Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086990153239265950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-79774511010391014632008-02-28T04:37:00.000+00:002008-02-28T04:37:00.000+00:00I remember a few summers back, watching TV with th...I remember a few summers back, watching TV with the windows open. I saw a flash of light, and a loud bang, and whoosh, no power! <BR/><BR/>Yes, we have the exploding squirrels here in New Jersey.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10204551212201891240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-37056586699040611532008-02-27T23:51:00.000+00:002008-02-27T23:51:00.000+00:00I loved the story about crows. Around here, it's ...I loved the story about crows. Around here, it's squirrels getting fried in the "local" (about 8 houses) transformer. <BR/><BR/>BTW, I think I understand what a "calor gas heater" heater is, but what is a "hob"? Forgive this ignorant Yank.Mary Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14986934534719487604noreply@blogger.com