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Nice people thread part 5 - nicely does it

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  • Let us leave aside teh fact that my DW will keep on buying fitments that need filament halogen bulbs Does anyone really think that we will get a class "B" filament bulb by 2016?

    I am totally confused by the myriad of light bulbs now on sale.

    In particular this sort of thing:
    3000k
    dimmable
    dichroic reflector
    "D"
    2000 Hrs
    1300lm

    In particular it is the 3000K measurement that I don't begin to understand.
  • Doozergirl
    Doozergirl Posts: 34,075 Forumite
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    edited 16 January 2012 at 2:28PM
    I know someone who has recently bought a house in need of a bit of "refurb" only to discover a few months after purchase that the neighbourhood has just been made a "conservation area".
    Leaving aside the matter "why do we pay solicitors to do searches?"; does the "Conservation Area" status mean bye bye Permitted Developemt rights?

    I think restricted, more than removed. The LA website should have some formal paperwork relating to the area, which might detail what sort of things would and wouldn't be allowed.

    Your friend should go for a friendly chat before doing anything to the outside of the building.

    Being in a conservation area is a good thing overall, even if it does create a few hoops to jump through :o
    Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
  • Doozergirl
    Doozergirl Posts: 34,075 Forumite
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    Let us leave aside teh fact that my DW will keep on buying fitments that need filament halogen bulbs Does anyone really think that we will get a class "B" filament bulb by 2016?

    I am totally confused by the myriad of light bulbs now on sale.

    In particular this sort of thing:
    3000k
    dimmable
    dichroic reflector
    "D"
    2000 Hrs
    1300lm

    In particular it is the 3000K measurement that I don't begin to understand.

    Wooooosh :o
    Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
  • chewmylegoff
    chewmylegoff Posts: 11,466 Forumite
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    lemonjelly wrote: »
    I don't really know London, so can't say. However, I do get confused about cross trainers/running machines & all that. I don't see the point in running for 2 miles to travel absolutely nowhere!

    I also prefer to exercise outside/in the fresh air (perhaps that is why you don't want to exercise in London?)

    horses for courses i suppose, gym suits me better than anything else, i find it much easier to motivate myself to go to the gym, and once i'm there much easier to challenge myself and improve.

    having said that, what i really need is enough space to put an exercise bike in front of the TV in my living room, then i could catch up on all the nonsense i have sky+ed but never watched in the last 2 years whilst burning enough calories to have three slices of cake a day.
  • chewmylegoff
    chewmylegoff Posts: 11,466 Forumite
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    Let us leave aside teh fact that my DW will keep on buying fitments that need filament halogen bulbs Does anyone really think that we will get a class "B" filament bulb by 2016?

    I am totally confused by the myriad of light bulbs now on sale.

    In particular this sort of thing:
    3000k
    dimmable
    dichroic reflector
    "D"
    2000 Hrs
    1300lm

    In particular it is the 3000K measurement that I don't begin to understand.

    i used to just wait for EDF / british gas etc etc to send me (unsolicited) a load of free ones in the post. they seemed to have stopped doing that now which is disappointing.

    as far as i'm concerned, if it fits in the socket and it's the cheapest one, it's the right lightbulb.
  • Wheezy_2
    Wheezy_2 Posts: 1,879 Forumite
    K is for Kelvin -- colour temperature

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  • Wheezy_2
    Wheezy_2 Posts: 1,879 Forumite
    i used to just wait for EDF / british gas etc etc to send me (unsolicited) a load of free ones in the post. they seemed to have stopped doing that now which is disappointing.

    as far as i'm concerned, if it fits in the socket and it's the cheapest one, it's the right lightbulb.

    I still have to find an energy saving fluorescent bulb I'm 100% happy with. We do use them in areas like hallway, garage, utility room, etc....but if there's any reading or 'living' in general to be done, we stick to C class halogens like this one

    A55-Class-C-Halogen-Bulb-BSD02--190342.jpg
  • chewmylegoff
    chewmylegoff Posts: 11,466 Forumite
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    Wheezy wrote: »
    I still have to find an energy saving fluorescent bulb I'm 100% happy with. We do use them in areas like hallway, garage, utility room, etc....but if there's any reading or 'living' in general to be done, we stick to C class halogens like this one

    A55-Class-C-Halogen-Bulb-BSD02--190342.jpg



    yeah the energy saving ones are naff if you want to read anything (unless you remember to switch them on an hour before you start reading).

    most of our current flat is lit by those horrible little spotlights that developers these days seem to go weak at the knees for. nowadays when they blow up (one goes about every 15 minutes, it seems), i just don't bother to replace them. it's pretty MSE as our entire flat is now basically lit by the TV. if we need to read something we can open the fridge.
  • lostinrates
    lostinrates Posts: 55,283 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    New lightbulbs are pants even if you are not reading. Last night Dh was shaving while I was in the bath and we were giggling because at the end he checked his face in the mirror by candle light as the light was so rubbish.
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    We might have to finish the job one scree a battery charge ATM.
    You can hire that stuff from tool hire companies, might be worth googling locally to get a price. e.g this one http://www.hss.com/index.php?tpd=multimapstorefinder

    One of these is £23 for the first day, £11 for the second or £46 for a week, I've no idea how much a new/cheap drill would cost... or you could offer a neighbour £20 for theirs if you know anybody http://www.hss.com/g/1201/Cordless-Drill-24v.html
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