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11 hours ago, kevinlms said:
If you look carefully around, there is probably a red button, which when you press it, causes both green lights to flash at the same time AND the ticking sounds!
Ahhh the magical I can park anywhere, I will only be a few minutes function…
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35 minutes ago, Mike 84C said:
Up here in Lincolnshire trying to get any interest from solar panel suppliers is impossible. An interview with the Pope would be easier! Meanwhile plans have just been announced for a solar farm big enough to supply 180000 houses, whats wrong in fitting 180000 houses with solar panels? no loss of good farmland and help food security.
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One of the issues I saw in another volunteer sector was the tightening of the screws in terms of legal compliance, it turned off new volunteers as the initial entry training was higher (not to mention 3 month plus delays in the vetting process) and led to more pressure on existing members to complete training that wasn’t overly relevant to their reasons for volunteering.
This turned into a cycle of more and more reliance on the volunteers that were skilled in these areas already, who were often skilled from their professional life’s and looking for some variety in their volunteer roles…-
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Just now, Ouroborus said:
Just on your last point, "its smart to use smart devices".
I have Hue led bulbs installed throughout my house. They are "smart" in the sense i can remotely control them. But they're on all the time regardless of illumination, a constant user of electricity. The same 'dumb' led would use less energy.
But i can switch my smart bulbs on and off from bed, i don't need to get up and press a switch to manually turn them on and off. They also cost me a fortune to install.
Is this "smart"? Or is it a bulb for lazy people? Now when you think about smart meters ...
Like you, i like tech, but lets not pretend that all of this is saving money, much of it are expensive labour saving devices.
Having watched the sister in law turn the lights on whilst breastfeeding a few weeks back I am becoming more sympathetic towards them… -
Having moved into a house with them fitted over the summer I have found one frustrating peculiarity, on the phone when registering the supplier asked if I wanted them to read half-hourly, daily or monthly.
I said monthly as on a monthly billing cycle assuming they would read and then bill based on the reading...
They have set the reading date 2 days after their billing date, so they nag me for a reading, then estimate up to 23:59 on the billing date (typical estimate between my reading and this time point is around double the average use over the month if I calculate by day or hour) and then two days later take a reading…
They also don’t provide a mechanism to override their estimate after the bill has been raised to pay an actual reading.
If I wanted to amend the timeframe they see readings to daily, I would need to phone them, which typically means an hour on hold at the moment…listening to suggestions I visit the website for lots of account management tools….
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17 hours ago, AY Mod said:
Think yourself lucky you weren't living next door to me last week David when the office alarm went off at 3.45 and it's extremely loud. A quick look on the security cameras, get dressed and leg it down there to turn it off; that still took five minutes. The cause? The bell batteries running low; how helpful! Many apologies to neighbours the next day, none of them heard anything - or they're just too polite!
Around 2011 was having the alarm replaced on the warehouse I managed, alarm company where baffled I wouldn’t let them put a siren on the back of the building that was around 40’ from house’s.
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About 80% of the post we receive at the moment is being returned to sender as debt chasing for previous occupiers.
Did have one debt collector a couple of weeks after moving in and just showed him the purchase completion letter from our solicitor and he was on his way with no drama.
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Christmas crackers.
If there was ever a more pointless item in existence I would be surprised. Particularly if made in China and shipped with all that fresh air involved….
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11 hours ago, zarniwhoop said:
I think I'm back in business! Now to decide what to do for (very) sour wholegrain rye - in the past I've made german pumpernickel-style (only a small amount of rye grain, or flakes) loaves with bread spices and sometimes with other grains, but I don't think I can justify running my small over at 80° for 15 hours or more, which is a pity - the house did smell good after that.
You could try baking it in a slow cooker if you have one.
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Just bought a heated pad for our cats favourite spot, he has barely moved since, slow roasted feline for dinner anyone???
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Well having had 10 days without our gas heating (warm air and water) the smart meter has been incredibly useful for ensuring we don’t bankrupt ourselves with the electric alternatives, keeping the house bearable if not comfortable…
it’s a shame because before that we were on course not to pay for energy this quarter between the government subsidy and a goodwill credit from our supplier for some incredibly poor service….
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14 hours ago, Vistisen said:
SWMBO closes her laptop too quickly, and claims that she was only looking at knitting sites. But I’m not sure. She says that She was only looking at EM ‘Hats’ htps://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-em-hat and the P4-tog is a knitting stitch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HGblsGC_kk That made me suspicious, after all the Danish for train is ‘tog’. The evidence is mounting up.
I too have been wondering for a while as too my wife’s true reason for spending so much time on ravelry….plotting together against us would explain it…
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Based on the quick clime-down time by Hornby I would be amazed if it troubled 6 figures(or even a mid 5 figure sum) for the legals.
Any written off development costs are harder for me to estimate.
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11 hours ago, 2750Papyrus said:
when the Christmas paper chains in the DO fell down and actuated the motion sensors on the alarm system....
Had an ops manger get quite upset I took down her lovely new decorations placed in front of the PIR sensors an hour after she put them up, went quiet when I offered to ring the alarm company and have her moved to the top of the call-out list…-
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Anyone have any recommendations for effective anti-pigeon bird feeders?
(I am not against feeding pigeons per-say, but we have a lot and they crowding everything else out…)
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I think they should go the Extreme E way, a series of gates to pass through and other than that anything goes route wise…
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Round here Oxford has had the main routes 30mph and all residential side roads 20mph for a number of years and it seems to work ok.
Based on this they are trying to make most of the towns and many of the villages in the county blanket 20mph throughout…
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6 hours ago, jcredfer said:
It's taken my daughter [17yrs old] over 12 months to stop texting me, when she knows I'm driving. She's definitely like all her "face-in-phone" friends and finds it difficult to stop her natural "first-go-to" reaction - text. She's actually got to the stage where she doesn't quite get irritated anymore, as she's now seen how many serious accidents are caused by drivers with their hands on a phone.
That’s the wife’s favourite habit, texting me when I am likely to be driving to collect her….-
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19 hours ago, Torper said:
I've had excellent results with conventional loaves, but using a Panasonic breadmaker my attempts at gluten free (for my wife) have not been successful. I'd appreciate any advice you can give as to producing a decent gluten free loaf .
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I have just started by following the recipes in the manual for our machine, https://uk.russellhobbs.com/amfile/file/download/file/623/product/98/ and running the dedicated GF program.
I have started buying powered egg white instead of separating eggs out every time, but no other changes to the core ingredients.I am using the Dove Farms gluten free bread flour (not mix!).
(Also now making tweaks to the flavouring and herbs but that is based on whatever I have in stock).
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Started using a Russell Hobbs machine since moving to new house over the summer. Having some very good results with the gluten free programs, far better than the store bought loafs.
Also had success with some normal loaves, at a recent party it went down very very well with everyone.
obviously the lack of preservatives means a very short life or we would have switched over exclusively I suspect.
(Prior to that I always found very mixed results with conventional baking that was quite dispiriting, I think the fan oven in our old property had inconsistent heat circulation that affected the outcome)
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11 hours ago, Dunsignalling said:
My previous car, a Peugeot 207 SW (estate) had the same issue with the seats. In practice it wouldn't hold very much more than the 206 hatch that preceded it.
John
The 206 SW I had years back was brilliant in that respect. My friends was even better though as his front passenger seat also folded flat in line with the rears….
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Never used one but commercial options exist such as: https://mini-you.co.uk/mini-you-2/
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15 hours ago, melmerby said:
I'm probably in that area as my ears, apart from anything else, are full of wax.
I was due for a syringe on the actual day we went into first Covid lockdown and the doctor cancelled it. (One more day and they would've got done😒)
Once we got back to some sort of normality I enquired about getting my appointment fulfilled and was told "NHS doesn't do ear syringing anymore, it's now up to private health providers"
They seem pretty bad as everything is a bit muffled, but strangely not so bad when listening with on-ear headphones
(My wife is also so afflicted and was told by our GP that they need clearing but not done by the NHS!)
Suffering from psoriasis I just dab olive oil in my ears twice a week to soften the wax and help it keep moving as nature intended(dr told me it’s either an over the counter treatment at the pharmacy at £8 for 30ml, or a small bottle of olive oil for £2 for £250ml…).-
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The Forum Jokes Thread
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Posted · Edited by Jonboy
Not so much a minimum speed, but a minimum speed the vehicle should be capable of is it not?
With the primary legislation leading to rule 253 in the Highway Code .