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You seem like an expert on woodlice. In our house I have noticed that little b@ggers getting inside our house near our PVC patio doors. Any ideas?
Yes, they like dark/damp areas. What's outside, e.g. is there a drain, or where it's damp in general, old/wet leaves piled up etc. If not, then you have to look at the corner/flooring where you see them.... what's there, what's under there.
If it's not a bit moist, they won't want to be there...so you just have to see what's about.
Just make sure nowhere's able to get damp/moist and provide cover for them.0 -
Went for a wander this afternoon. Of all things, I saw a ghost chair! :rotfl:
Well that's what it said on the label anyway, and the price tag seemed suitably steep. I'm a girl that style forgot, but I can't see how an Ikea chair wouldn't represent better value for money. It looked very ordinary to me
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I quite like woodlice - I always think they look like miniature armadillos
ETA lir That's great news! Apart from anything else, I'm happy to think you won't be on your own so much.
Single Sue Wonderful news re Josh and the band! Is he thinking about it?
I think he is going for it....well they are rehearsing on Thursday, so he must be seriously thinking about it.We made it! All three boys have graduated, it's been hard work but it shows there is a possibility of a chance of normal (ish) life after a diagnosis (or two) of ASD. It's not been the easiest route but I am so glad I ignored everything and everyone and did my own therapies with them.
Eldests' EDS diagnosis 4.5.10, mine 13.1.11 eekk - now having fun and games as a wheelchair user.0 -
lostinrates wrote: »Some men.
. Others are quite fussy with looks and style. I bet that Wiiliam Morris bloke wouldn't have chucked any old chair in to his room, for example. Or any masters of feng shui. Or fine furniture makers, upholsterers or antique dealers........
I agree... Charles Rennie Macintosh, Frank Lloyd Wright, Philippe Starck..all architects who are/were so interested in the style outcome that they designed the furniture to go in their buildings.
I note however that this does not extend to all men. The question "which shoes should I wear with this outfit?" was met by "What does it matter, they are both black" from drtifosi. Whereas my gbf will not only know that the slingbacks look better, he knows to call them slingbacks.Please stay safe in the sun and learn the A-E of melanoma: A = asymmetry, B = irregular borders, C= different colours, D= diameter, larger than 6mm, E = evolving, is your mole changing? Most moles are not cancerous, any doubts, please check next time you visit your GP.
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vivatifosi wrote: »I agree... Charles Rennie Macintosh, Frank Lloyd Wright, Philippe Starck..all architects who are/were so interested in the style outcome that they designed the furniture to go in their buildings.
I note however that this does not extend to all men. The question "which shoes should I wear with this outfit?" was met by "What does it matter, they are both black" from drtifosi. Whereas my gbf will not only know that the slingbacks look better, he knows to call them slingbacks.
Thank you, I had a mind blank thinking of named examples last light..
Fir might say, either shoes, no dress, let's stay in.. He tries really hard to give good opinion, he has interest, he just misses the right style mark too often to be reliable . But it makes him no less loveable. 0 -
I take youngest shopping with me for clothes, he has an eye for style and will advise on what looks better and even though I sometimes doubt him but still try, others agree with him!
The girls at college ask him too as they have discovered his hidden 'talent'.We made it! All three boys have graduated, it's been hard work but it shows there is a possibility of a chance of normal (ish) life after a diagnosis (or two) of ASD. It's not been the easiest route but I am so glad I ignored everything and everyone and did my own therapies with them.
Eldests' EDS diagnosis 4.5.10, mine 13.1.11 eekk - now having fun and games as a wheelchair user.0 -
lostinrates wrote: »Note, didn't ask about holiday entitlement at all.....just not in the mindset..
Not yours or fir's, no, but clearly part of the mindset of other NP. And naturally so. Different jobs, different conditions, different ways of thinking about them.Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.0 -
Not yours or fir's, no, but clearly part of the mindset of other NP. And naturally so. Different jobs, different conditions, different ways of thinking about them.
I completely understand that a day here or there isn't of huge importance. I appreciate that teachers get it hard, but in the ratio of work to holiday, it doesn't make a huge difference.
The nice thing about not working Mondays in industry is that you get BHs with the kids anyway and a little extra flexibility for family holidays. That was something I appreciated when I was in that world, but I appreciate that may be of no importance to fir when lir doesn't work a 'regular' job.
But what should no be a matter of mindset is basic employment rights and waiving them. For a PT worker in a workplace where they might offer 20 days plus bank holidays to full timers, a PT who does not work Mondays (particularly) is at a real disadvantage if the employer doesn't recognise that everyone is allowed allowed at least 28 days holiday. It makes up nearly two weeks off and 25% of overall entitlement. That's not mindset, it's a basic right. 28 days off in a year isn't exactly living it up.Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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Never heard of a ghost chair before. I have sat on one though it turns out.
I once went to a bar in Paris that had loads of Phillipe Starck stuff in it. It had those lemon squeezers by the bogs in perspex boxes.0 -
New BBC News website
What are NPs views. I am trying not to complain in the 'new is differet is worse' mindset and realise that not everyone is like me who prefers to consume news in a written rather than video format (which I am blocked for doing at work anyway). However what is annoying me is that the written pieces are now half as long and much more tabloid in the level/depth/IQ of coverage. Any one else finding the same thing? Should we as licence payers have an influence over such a stark repositioning of their output?I think....0
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