Oil Slick

I got sidetracked last night chatting on MSN, so the washing up from last nights meal had to wait until this morning. Nothing complex in that, per se. However, we had chips last night and I had to devise a way of getting the vegetable oil from the pan, back into the bottle, without a funnel. The gods alone know where the funnel went. I think it's hiding in a cupboard somewhere, with 4 or 5 cigarette lighters and all my odd socks.

I was going to use the teapot to aid pouring through the neck of the oil bottle (ingenious n'est pas?) but as I was going to get it, my eyes fell upon the jug device we have for separating the fat from gravy (an item probably sourced from the Betterware catalogue). I thought it was going to be ideal, but there were still very small pieces of chip in the oil that needed removing after the first pouring. I decided to use a sieve.

Therein lies my mistake. A sieve is apparently no good without a funnel, as it takes a second for the oil to filter, and the resulting slick that spread across the worktop was only halted by some quick thinking and a nearby kitchen roll. I found myself mopping oil for the next 10 minutes, all the time cogniscent of the fact that in 5 minutes I was meant to be in the office; an office which is 8 minutes walk away!

All this with a sore throat and a headache. Tuesdays are not fun!

There is a moral to this tale children! When Mummy says 'Do the washing up', just do it, for procrastination leads to a horrible greasy mess and late arrival at school!