Nice people thread part 4 - sugar and spice and all things

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

My dad and DH have overruled the repair man idea....I have to take Bosch to the tip. They pointed out that he hasn't been wahsig very reliably in recent months/years and so it doesn't really make that much sense. DH wan'ts it out today so the new one can copme in while he is not here next week. I feel very bad about this. I think people sometimes collect them from the tip to fefurbish though...don't they?

If you take it to the tip it'll be recycled. There's no way for "the little man" (you) to get money by flogging it to Steptoe & Son... or, leave it in your lane for random gypsies to run off with

The value is in the weight of the metal, nobody's interested in refurbishing stuff except small charities that'd be local to a few people maybe.... so it'd be a local thing that you'd have to know about (i.e. highly unlikely).

Alternatively, advertise it on Freecycle/similar as: FREE - SPARES OR REPAIR......

PasturesNew

silvercar wrote: »

IMHO cheap kettles are very noisy.

I've discovered, having used two in recent years, that metal/modern/chrome style kettles are horribly noisy, making the most god-awful noise when they're first turned on.... they sound like there's no water in them and are about to blow.

zagubov

PasturesNew wrote: »

If you take it to the tip it'll be recycled. There's no way for "the little man" (you) to get money by flogging it to Steptoe & Son... or, leave it in your lane for random gypsies to run off with

The value is in the weight of the metal, nobody's interested in refurbishing stuff except small charities that'd be local to a few people maybe.... so it'd be a local thing that you'd have to know about (i.e. highly unlikely).

Alternatively, advertise it on Freecycle/similar as: FREE - SPARES OR REPAIR......

before I'd heard of freecycle or ebay I once took a perfectly working Dual turntable to a tip and told the guy it was in working order- figured they could use it/flog it if they had the time.

As I drove away saw in my rear view mirror, he was slamming it against the wall of the skip to crack it to get the metal out! :mad:

PasturesNew

zagubov wrote: »

... I've never noticed an oven with a eye-level grill like the ones over here.

Our ancient oven has an eye level grill... it's labelled as "top oven" and contains a "rotisserie" option .... it's well ancient - and the deceased old declared that they liked the top oven part and would only replace the grubby/horrid oven with one identical - and I googled for hours and never found one.

Remaining old now has no need for an oven - unable to use one even if ours was safe/clean.

PasturesNew

vivatifosi wrote: »

Good idea, if not, maybe Pastures can set one up. Then become very rich off the back of it (ever hopeful).

That's that whole new fangled "social entrepreneurship" stuff I've been looking at and wondering how to use .... "start a company that benefits society".

Geographically I am too remote to get something up/running well like that. If one were in a big city it'd be easy to get great traffic/membership and engage with the local community; rurally you're stuffed when trying to start anything as you don't have access to a huge marketplace of people to reach to get things off the ground.

If I lived in London I could have started 1000 very successful businesses.... in London it's quite easy - just think of it and do it

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

That's that whole new fangled "social entrepreneurship" stuff I've been looking at and wondering how to use .... "start a company that benefits society".

Geographically I am too remote to get something up/running well like that. If one were in a big city it'd be easy to get great traffic/membership and engage with the local community; rurally you're stuffed when trying to start anything as you don't have access to a huge marketplace of people to reach to get things off the ground.

If I lived in London I could have started 1000 very successful businesses.... in London it's quite easy - just think of it and do it

why can't it be done remotely? Emails shots, advertising and you managing a website?

silvercar

Visit to Tesco this morning and a section of the car park has been taken over by Tesco Community Fair. About 10 stalls from local charities, the obligatory fire engine and a few girls waving sticks to music. A few Tesco staff in appropriate t-shirts walking round telling everyone how pleased Tesco is to support the local community.

Only consequence I can see is that the car park is clogged up, with less space available and one of the exits blocked.

No stalls selling crafts, plants or anything else I would associate with a fair.

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

why can't it be done remotely? Emails shots, advertising and you managing a website?

Because to promote businesses/ideas, you need really to get it going in one area well to start with - which involves good local knowledge, contacts, networking ..... you have to speak to people, mither people, spot opportunities for promotion when you're passing/reading the papers etc. Else ... you need a huge wedge of cash behind you and an utter belief that your idea is pure genius ... and then you still need contacts.

StevieJ

Did anyone see The boy in the striped pyjamas? I have been meaning to read the book for ages but the film was on BBC, very moving film about the simple uncomplicated way that children see the world, the ending is so poignant and is prone to open up those tear ducts. A wonderful film.
It is on I-Player still

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b010y7my/The_Boy_in_the_Striped_Pyjamas/

Set during World War II, a story seen through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a concentration camp, whose forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0914798/

lostinrates

StevieJ wrote: »

Did anyone see The boy in the striped pyjamas? I have been meaning to read the book for ages but the film was on BBC, very moving film about the simple uncomplicated way that children see the world, the ending is so poignant and is prone to open up those tear ducts. A wonderful film.
It is on I-Player still

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b010y7my/The_Boy_in_the_Striped_Pyjamas/



http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0914798/

how amazing to have such a lauded film avilable free on iPlayer. Hurrah for the BBC. Thanks for sharing the link Steviej. If I get time I'll watch it tomorrow eveing.