I'm enjoying the thread but, does it seem odd to anyone else that a thread on an electric kettle has reached 144 posts?
Nope. It's the quirky, non-controversial, amusing threads that become my favourites, and usually nobody minds if they wander a bit.

An electric kettle is on my mental list of "things that are essential in a new house -buy/unpack these FIRST", along with at least two mugs and caffeine-making supplies, basic cleaning gear, etc. I'm also seriously tempted by those variable-temperature ones, because I'm developing into... okay, not a tea
snob exactly, but a tea enthusiast at least. If only they weren't so expensive!