A few months and several questions

kerri_gt

Knitting_Nora wrote: »

*shoots hand in the air* You'd be scared of the bloody things too if you'd seen the number of needles through fingers that I have! :eek:

One of the most dangerous things is a bloomin screwdriver...the number of times i've had one slip and stabbed myself in the finger :eek:

Wow, so between tripped out kids programmes, and dangerous DIY persuits, its frankly a miracle any of us made it through the 70's / 80's (add / delete decades as applicable) into the balanced (or slightly unhinged) adults we are today :rotfl::rotfl: but hey, at least I know how to use a spirit level to show i'm slightly unhinged....

... OMG that just reminded me, I remember doing woodwork / technology in primary school, must've been about 11 - not only were we allowed to use REAL saws and drills without constant supervision (30 kids / 1 teacher) we were let loose with glue guns too :eek: they were soooo much fun

Knitting_Nora

kerri_gt wrote: »

... OMG that just reminded me, I remember doing woodwork / technology in primary school, must've been about 11 - not only were we allowed to use REAL saws and drills without constant supervision (30 kids / 1 teacher) we were let loose with glue guns too :eek: they were soooo much fun

Craft, Design and Technology (CDT) classes as they were known in our school...I remember the lathe fondly...

RosaBernicia

ZTD wrote: »

You don't want subtlety in a weapon. It's a Wham! Bam! Thank you ma'am! device.

*sigh* that's just Bloke perspective. The point of a weapon is to prevent people annoying you. It doesn't have to be noisy, messy, technological or complicated, it just needs to be effective. Though this is a long running argument elsewhere and debating the gender balance on various crimes is probably not going to make the MSE moderators very happy, so one for PM if you really want to argue the point!

ZTD wrote: »

SDS is a bayonet fitting for drills, because a friction fit doesn't grip tightly enough.

I read the words, but... I still have no idea what a friction fit might be, what it would need to grip, or why you would change it to resemble something designed to stick in people's guts when they get to you before you can reload your musket.

kerri_gt wrote: »

Wow, so between tripped out kids programmes, and dangerous DIY persuits, its frankly a miracle any of us made it through the 70's / 80's (add / delete decades as applicable) into the balanced (or slightly unhinged) adults we are today :rotfl::rotfl: but hey, at least I know how to use a spirit level to show i'm slightly unhinged....

... OMG that just reminded me, I remember doing woodwork / technology in primary school, must've been about 11 - not only were we allowed to use REAL saws and drills without constant supervision (30 kids / 1 teacher) we were let loose with glue guns too :eek: they were soooo much fun

Eeek, yes, CDT from age 9. Hot glue, powered sanders and children with proper strangle-you-if-pulled-tight ties flapping around their necks...

RosaBernicia

Well I'm still a little taken aback at how much of my life suddenly seems to be rather more sorted .

Have decluttered a few more boxes and bags over the last couple of days, so the flat is now about clear. Also solved the complete absence of storage in the bathroom by cunning use of Really Useful boxes so that's finished. Once I dared to tackle the messy corner of stuff left from the move, have realised that there is actually only one box of clothes for Ebay so that will get done eventually. The rest was old clothes that I'm keeping to cut up for rags and experimenting with sewing machine, which is going to be my winter project :j.

Garden will get finished up over the next couple of weeks - still debating whether to pay for garden waste recycling - but is pretty good already. Am also noticing that it's full of birds :j - finches, pigeons, the usual blackbirds and robins - since even though this is a teeny flat and equally teeny garden, it's next to a couple of huge trees and very near a park. I'll get a bird feeder stand in the autumn.

Allotment is going to be a slow project but will get there and should have help as friend has volunteered digging help in return for space to grow tomatoes :j. (As the plot next to mine looks empty, I have a cunning plan to recruit her for it, but one step at a time.)

Haven't tackled my wardrobe yet but am thinking of taking a couple of days off at the end of the month and doing it then. That would mean payday could happen before I want to get vacuum bags to experiment with (my current underbed storage boxes have no lids and stuff gets dusty). Oh and it's not at all related to a lovely someone due to visit work for a meeting the week after :whistle: , no, the potential for being seen walking through the office by someone I don't even know is available wouldn't serve as inspiration at all :whistle:

It's amazing how many hours there are in weekends when I'm not so wiped out I need to sleep for most of them. I was up, sorted, and back from town by 4. On the MSE reporting for that trip:
I felt a complete twerp insisting on a refund of a whole £1.50 for faulty envelopes, but why keep stuff that doesn't work or give them money for it?;
should have checked the debit card as I got charged for something in L*sh that should have been free with returned pots, but it's partly my fault for gassing to the sales assistant instead of paying attention;
didn't urgently need the RU boxes for the bathroom, but they do make things look much tidier for if guests are around
didn't really need the marvellous L*sh body conditioner, but it is totally amazing on my skin
did not 'stock up' on everything from L*sh I 'might' be running low on
did not go near Hotel Choc
did not go in clothes shops
did not stop off for a coffee 'because I haven't had a proper one this weekend'
did not decide to treat myself to anything to compensate when unreliable friend announced he won't be round today after all (which of course he only told me when I texted to say I was back from town, not beforehand so I could have arranged to meet other friend for coffee :mad:)
shouldn't need anything else in town next weekend, and if I get organised can hopefully cut down trips to once a month


And it's still only half five so I have time to do some project reading before Once Upon A Time... and might even get to bed by 11 ready for working to rule next week

Rosa xx

Knitting_Nora

That's such a fab and twinkly post!! Thanks for sharing!!

Nora.x

ZTD

Knitting_Nora wrote: »

*shoots hand in the air* You'd be scared of the bloody things too if you'd seen the number of needles through fingers that I have! :eek:

I've seen none I must admit, but I do have this mystical abilily to avoid bodily harm. It's called "being careful"... :eek:

Knitting_Nora wrote: »

May I also add the even-deadlier-than-a-sewing-machine overlocker...

I don't think I've ever even seen one of those.

Those CNC embroidery machines look pretty lethal though.

Knitting_Nora wrote: »

Wasn't that the orange floaty thing with black arms? You've got to wonder who tripped out and thought of that one.

It was normal in comparison to some things.

kerri_gt wrote: »

One of the most dangerous things is a bloomin screwdriver...the number of times i've had one slip and stabbed myself in the finger :eek:

You need more strength in your grip. And I'll leave it there... :whistle:

kerri_gt wrote: »

Wow, so between tripped out kids programmes, and dangerous DIY persuits, its frankly a miracle any of us made it through the 70's / 80's (add / delete decades as applicable) into the balanced (or slightly unhinged) adults we are today :rotfl::rotfl: but hey, at least I know how to use a spirit level to show i'm slightly unhinged....

There's worse than that...

kerri_gt wrote: »

... OMG that just reminded me, I remember doing woodwork / technology in primary school, must've been about 11 - not only were we allowed to use REAL saws and drills without constant supervision (30 kids / 1 teacher) we were let loose with glue guns too :eek: they were soooo much fun

I don't think we ever did anything like that in primary school.

RosaBernicia wrote: »

*sigh* that's just Bloke perspective. The point of a weapon is to prevent people annoying you. It doesn't have to be noisy, messy, technological or complicated, it just needs to be effective. Though this is a long running argument elsewhere and debating the gender balance on various crimes is probably not going to make the MSE moderators very happy, so one for PM if you really want to argue the point!

Well you can PM me if you wish. For I am Mr Right of course...

RosaBernicia wrote: »

I read the words, but... I still have no idea what a friction fit might be,

It uses friction to grip. A bit like you holding onto a screwdriver. It's the pressure of the fingers (if you look at the end of a drill you'll see three fingers that come together to grip the drill bit).

RosaBernicia wrote: »

what it would need to grip,

The drill bit, so that it doesn't just spin idly.

RosaBernicia wrote: »

or why you would change it to resemble something designed to stick in people's guts when they get to you before you can reload your musket.

Bayonet fitting - like a lightbulb. Shove in and twist.

And I bet you say that to all the boys.

RosaBernicia

We can debate grip strength it helps with pole dance... my pole tutor is telling me to get some of those stressball things and motivating me by telling me I'll never have to ask someone else to open a jar again... any thoughts, other polies?

Thank you for the drill education Z :A that makes more sense now.


I am watching Once Upon A Time all over again on 5+1 :j and don't care how sad this makes me :rotfl:


Rosa xx

ZTD

RosaBernicia wrote: »

Well I'm still a little taken aback at how much of my life suddenly seems to be rather more sorted .

:T

RosaBernicia wrote: »

Haven't tackled my wardrobe yet but am thinking of taking a couple of days off at the end of the month and doing it then. That would mean payday could happen before I want to get vacuum bags to experiment with (my current underbed storage boxes have no lids and stuff gets dusty).

The vacuum stuff is good, provided you don't need the stuff in a hurry. It gets awfully wrinkled.

RosaBernicia wrote: »

Oh and it's not at all related to a lovely someone due to visit work for a meeting the week after :whistle: , no, the potential for being seen walking through the office by someone I don't even know is available wouldn't serve as inspiration at all :whistle:

So come on...detail...

RosaBernicia wrote: »

I felt a complete twerp insisting on a refund of a whole £1.50 for faulty envelopes, but why keep stuff that doesn't work or give them money for it?;

If they don't get returns, they don't know they have a quality problem.

RosaBernicia wrote: »

did not stop off for a coffee 'because I haven't had a proper one this weekend'

Weren't those coffee adverts with Anthony Head based entirely on that premise?

RosaBernicia wrote: »

did not decide to treat myself to anything to compensate when unreliable friend announced he won't be round today after all (which of course he only told me when I texted to say I was back from town, not beforehand so I could have arranged to meet other friend for coffee :mad:)

You know what he's like by now - surely.

RosaBernicia wrote: »

And it's still only half five so I have time to do some project reading before Once Upon A Time... and might even get to bed by 11 ready for working to rule next week

And to rain fire and brimstone upon the heads of sinners...

kerri_gt

ZTD wrote: »

You need more strength in your grip. And I'll leave it there... :whistle:

Nothing wrong with the grip, its the finger trying to guide the screw into the wall that gets stabbed, hard - due to me gripping the screwdriver....tight

RosaBernicia wrote: »

We can debate grip strength it helps with pole dance... my pole tutor is telling me to get some of those stressball things and motivating me by telling me I'll never have to ask someone else to open a jar again... any thoughts, other polies?

Rosa xx

ZTD..take note...I can hang from a 45mm pole - nothing wrong with my grip

Rosa - never really had any instruction about how to build grip from my teacher, it's just kinda built up over time. I think there is a grippy exercise thing you can get that guitarists use (I think) I diff I notice is with core strength, can seemingly carry things now that are heavier than I perhaps realise.

ZTD

kerri_gt wrote: »

Nothing wrong with the grip, its the finger trying to guide the screw into the wall that gets stabbed, hard - due to me gripping the screwdriver....tight

Stick the screw on the end of the screwdriver and maneuver it to the wall as one unit.

kerri_gt wrote: »

ZTD..take note...I can hang from a 45mm pole - nothing wrong with my grip

But I bet he prefers a looser grip...