Why is it.................?

[Trendseeker]

Originally Posted by Syndrome

Why is it I can't find a decent potato cake anymore? Years ago potato cakes from fish 'n chip shops were large pieces of potato covered in a thick coating of batter and fried. If you were lucky there would be one which was super thick so the batter could be peeled from the potato. Nowdays potato cakes are thin with little batter resulting in them being hard and crunchy. Or the worst version is where there is no potato or batter, just some potato based mixture which is fired and is homogenous inside and out.

I’ve heard them called potato cakes, but they’re normally called potato scallops in NSW, and there are still places where they make them the good old fashioned way as you’ve described. Thick crispy batter with a slice of hot potato inside and a bit greasy overall. If you’re in the Sydney region I can provide directions to a fish ‘n chip shop that makes them. Their fish isn’t that great - just the battered variety - but there are other shops that have a good selection of fresh fish, grilled or fried, in the area.
Potato scallops: takeaway food shop between Bakers Delight and IGA in Gymea 2227
Fish and chips (they do reasonable scallops too): Notaras on The Kingsway, Cronulla 2230

[Syndrome]

Originally Posted by Giant Cranium

Do I look like I have ever walked past a milk bar?

Or the tuck shop.

[Giant Cranium]

Originally Posted by Syndrome

Or the tuck shop.

Yeh I’ve never met you so that falls a bit flat

[.:4:.]

Well the tuck shop to me at least was the school canteen or when you played sports the place to get a snag or a pie and a drink. So a place to get tucker. It's just the old term, just about everybody has been to one in their time.
I'm in the grey area where I know the oldschool but also am up to date with everything current. So why is it terminology has changed? I get that things are now much more politically correct, but in the 90s for example if you had a feet seat thingy, and wanted it sent your way, you'd say chuck us the poof. Cant say that anymore. Granted it's a term that has 2 meanings, the other being derogatory, but is it just me or does society these days take things a little to personal?

[roddy1960]

Why is it I keep buying the IGA potato cakes and they keep letting me down . Will I never learn !!!

As for that type of Friday Night Footy (AFL) Fry up . I still gravitate back to the good ol' Birdseye Fish Fingers and some home made chips . Just a dash of white vinegar or drizzle of lemon juice and chips cooked fast and crisp in really hot oil with a sprinkle of salt and a good game of footy . Pretty good especially if the Tigers are up.

[roddy1960]

Here's another Why Is It ...

Why is it that these idiots do this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujZaN7kwa14 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFpM1hRyvBI

I cannot believe the carnage . If you watch it all , you'll see some scant regard for victims . Makes Russia's insanity look almost acceptable .At least they're just lousy drivers in the snow . Seems that life is expendable and so is common sense on these insane roads .

[Syndrome]

Originally Posted by roddy1960

Here's another Why Is It ...

Why is it that these idiots do this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujZaN7kwa14 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFpM1hRyvBI

I cannot believe the carnage . If you watch it all , you'll see some scant regard for victims . Makes Russia's insanity look almost acceptable .At least they're just lousy drivers in the snow . Seems that life is expendable and so is common sense on these insane roads .

This stuff makes the 1990s Dandy drags look tame.

Idiots removing themselves from the gene pool - Darwinism at work.

[roddy1960]

Originally Posted by Syndrome

This stuff makes the 1990s Dandy drags look tame.

Idiots removing themselves from the gene pool - Darwinism at work.

That's just as crazy ..probably more .

What makes them tick ? Not much possibly .

[marty351]

Going to the mosque.in style.

[au350hp]

When you organise to buy an item advertised online and when you arrive to pick it up it has been sold already. No phone call, no apology, just wasted petrol and a testing start to the day.

[Sar4890]

Why is it people have the need to nail it down my street when all they have to do is go one street over in the warehouse part of the neighbourhood and they can do whatever and nobody is going to care and the only person they are likely to hurt is themselves!

[lra]

Originally Posted by Syndrome

Idiots removing themselves from the gene pool - Darwinism at work.

Now that has been seen, how long before Strayan idiots take it up.

[au350hp]

Originally Posted by lra

Now that has been seen, how long before Strayan idiots take it up.

What, like surfing on the roof of cars ?

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...5a35825923f0c5

[slowsnake]

Why is it that men's and women's clothes have left and right buttons?


Cheers Billy.

[GO FURTHER]

Originally Posted by slowsnake

Why is it that men's and women's clothes have left and right buttons?

Cheers Billy.

Wealthy women did not dress themselves, their maids did.
Since most people are right-handed, this made it easier for the maids standing opposite them to button up their clothes.

[five 7]

[QUOTE=slowsnake;6163379]Why is it that men's and women's clothes have left and right buttons?

Why is it straight away i,m wondering what Billys been wearing.

[Bushbasher]

Why is it so hard to buy a decent fish finger these days that doesn't cost twice what it should. 90% of what you can find is just minced fish scraps.... and every time you find a decent one the major supermarkets pull it off the shelf and stop selling it to force you to buy their generic brands.

[au350hp]

Originally Posted by Bushbasher

Why is it so hard to buy a decent fish finger these days that doesn't cost twice what it should. 90% of what you can find is just minced fish scraps.... and every time you find a decent one the major supermarkets pull it off the shelf and stop selling it to force you to buy their generic brands.

Buy a fillet of your favourite fish & cut into mouth sized bites. Lightly dust in flour, coat in egg allowing excess to run off, then coat in crumbs.(Panko crumbs are best for crunch) Using a decent pan, put about one depth of oil (rice bran oil is healthy & highest smoke point) and place fish pieces in gently, turning once & do not crowd pan, it lowers oil temp & prevents even cooking. Shouldn't take more than a few minutes & serve with a tartare sauce & whatever else. You can make a batch of these up uncooked & freeze them for another time. Same process with chicken tenders if prefered.

[slowsnake]

[QUOTE=five 7;6163401]

Originally Posted by slowsnake

Why is it that men's and women's clothes have left and right buttons?

Why is it straight away i,m wondering what Billys been wearing.

Hello,
Hee hee, because great minds think alike!..lol..
hahahahaha

Cheers Billy.

[slowsnake]

Originally Posted by GO FURTHER

Wealthy women did not dress themselves, their maids did.
Since most people are right-handed, this made it easier for the maids standing opposite them to button up their clothes.

Hello,
Give this man a cupee doll...the winner!

Cheers Billy.

[slowsnake]

Originally Posted by Roostercam

Buy a fillet of your favourite fish & cut into mouth sized bites. Lightly dust in flour, coat in egg allowing excess to run off, then coat in crumbs.(Panko crumbs are best for crunch) Using a decent pan, put about one depth of oil (rice bran oil is healthy & highest smoke point) and place fish pieces in gently, turning once & do not crowd pan, it lowers oil temp & prevents even cooking. Shouldn't take more than a few minutes & serve with a tartare sauce & whatever else. You can make a batch of these up uncooked & freeze them for another time. Same process with chicken tenders if prefered.

Hello,
And you can use the leftover oil to heat up your bearings to expand them enough to fit on a "press fit" shaft!
Be warned local cats my admire your gearbox or diff afterwards!.…lol..hahaha...

Cheers Billy.

[five 7]

Hey and hello to you Billy..
Why is it, that the mental image i have of you Billy is the father off Alaskan Bush People...
i mean no offence by that it just seems to fit..Haha..

[danzvtil]

Originally Posted by go further

wealthy women did not dress themselves, their maids did.
Since most people are right-handed, this made it easier for the maids standing opposite them to button up their clothes.

mind=blown!🤭

[.:4:.]

Why is it some people dont take responsibility for their own mistakes? Today I got flicked a job that was from another guy I work with. The customer was irate but I knew nothing about the job. I poked around in the ceiling and called the guy who started the job and he denied everything about what had been disconnected. So for what should have been a 10 minute fix I spent almost 3 hours rectifying stupid mistakes and there was some breakage involved. Not on my part, on his. The way my work runs is like a mafia. Had the bloke told me what he had done as opposed to denying it it would have been a 10 minute fix, I wouldn't even charge for it. Its give and take, one hand washes the other etc. We all make mistakes. But all take and no give makes the axe fall quicker. If there was a thread of what made me angry today I would have posted this there, but it's probably not a very PC topic.

[slowsnake]

Originally Posted by danzvtil

mind=blown!🤭

Hello,
This country needs people like you!

Cheers Billy.

[.:4:.]

Nah I reckon it's because the government didn't impose laws in the early 1900s banning some people to breed. That being said I do have 1 child.... no further comment on that one.

[slowsnake]

Originally Posted by five 7

Hey and hello to you Billy..
Why is it, that the mental image i have of you Billy is the father off Alaskan Bush People...
i mean no offence by that it just seems to fit..Haha..

Hello,
Hahaha,got to laugh brother,I know the show but I don't have pay TV, seen it at my brothers place few years ago now, big bloke with plaited beard!
Me only half size to him,but I was off prospecting the next day up to Nullagine area,just stopped off to get my guns, never went out bush without my .410 and .22 magnum.

Cheers Billy.

[five 7]

Why is it, a so called celebrity (Lucy lawless) will travel half way around the world by jet, to chain herself to a deep sea drill rig protesting against fossil fuel, when there are sandals camels and sailboats available....

[slowsnake]

Why are folk so politically correct, a spade really is just a spade?..why call it something else?..


Cheers Billy

[NTF6]

Originally Posted by Roostercam

Buy a fillet of your favourite fish & cut into mouth sized bites. Lightly dust in flour, coat in egg allowing excess to run off, then coat in crumbs.(Panko crumbs are best for crunch) Using a decent pan, put about one depth of oil (rice bran oil is healthy & highest smoke point) and place fish pieces in gently, turning once & do not crowd pan, it lowers oil temp & prevents even cooking. Shouldn't take more than a few minutes & serve with a tartare sauce & whatever else. You can make a batch of these up uncooked & freeze them for another time. Same process with chicken tenders if prefered.

And if it’s caught and eaten that day it can be any type of fish and it will still taste awesome.
I remember many years ago up the north west of WA catching a heap fingermark brim, I used to always throw them back but my BIL kept them and cooked them up using this exact method above and they we to die for.