In article >,
"pavane" > wrote:

> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote in message
> ...
> > "zxcvbob" > wrote in message

> >>> I'm just being a pain in the neck by asking, but what if you bought a
> >>> nice thick ceramic trivet, and when you're done using the existing
> >>> kettle, put it on the trivet next to the coffee pot? Cheap, simple
> >>> solution.
> >>
> >>
> >> But then there wouldn't be anything to talk about. Think about it.
> >>
> >> Bob
> >
> >
> > This is true, although it could morph into a discussion of the relative
> > merits of various trivet materials, and the time a trivet exploded and
> > injured someone's aunt Betty.
>
> Right on. Then you have company coming and a broken trivet so
> at the last minute you go out and run around store to store to
> find a suitable replacement trivet, and of course they are all too
> small or too big or too ugly. God, I hate playing trivet pursuit.
>
> pavane

Game, set, and match to Pavane! ROFL!
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Notes about our meals in Tuscany have been posted to
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com; 10-16-2007