Preparedness for when

NewShadow

GreyQueen wrote: »

I get a little testy IRL with the dippy-hippy element who've not known real illness and think you can survive on rescue remedy, green tea and pure thoughts.

Uh! You've just reminded me of something irritating from half a lifetime ago.

When I was a wee lass, I was a mite of a handful - c.14 - 18

When I was about 14 I caught my mother putting some drops from her 'alternative health advisor' in my tea.

Apparently they were supposed to make me less of a little monster :A

I still can't figure out what bothered me more - the fact my mother thought it entirely appropriate to drug me to control me, or that she actually thought a random drug (from a very random person) would have the desired effect.

As a note - Other than anything prescribed by a licensed healthcare provider, and allowing for OTC pain relief, caffeine, chocolate, alcohol and the like - I have never knowingly taken drugs.

My mother was very aware of my feelings relating to my taking drugs, and she still didn't have an issue with what she was doing.

I just don't get people sometimes. Or maybe it's just mothers. I didn't get the ex-MIL either...

daz278

nice doctor has put me on an aggressive antibiotic ... something like metrindazole .... if you have a drink within 48 hours of taking one you are usually hurling (technicolour Yawn) all over the place......relaxing non alcohol hol it is then

nuatha

NewShadow wrote: »

Uh! You've just reminded me of something irritating from half a lifetime ago.

When I was a wee lass, I was a mite of a handful - c.14 - 18

When I was about 14 I caught my mother putting some drops from her 'alternative health advisor' in my tea.

Apparently they were supposed to make me less of a little monster :A

I still can't figure out what bothered me more - the fact my mother thought it entirely appropriate to drug me to control me, or that she actually thought a random drug (from a very random person) would have the desired effect.

As a note - Other than anything prescribed by a licensed healthcare provider, and allowing for OTC pain relief, caffeine, chocolate, alcohol and the like - I have never knowingly taken drugs.

My mother was very aware of my feelings relating to my taking drugs, and she still didn't have an issue with what she was doing.

I just don't get people sometimes. Or maybe it's just mothers. I didn't get the ex-MIL either...

Apparently its become the "norm" for parents to control some behaviours with drugs. although they generally seek a diagnosis or ADHD or autism first - which is not me denigrating those conditions, the info comes from friends with those conditions who complain they are taken far less seriously than they might be if it wasn't severely over diagnosed/prescribed.

Although its not exactly a new phenomenon - I remember a course about domestic abuse back in the 80s where mention was made of the large numbers of women prescribed tranquillisers in the 60s and 70s and the subsequent research that suggested these were often a hidden additive in their husbands food.

Nargleblast

Whilst I am sceptical of the real airy-fairy stuff, there is a lot of truth in the saying "You are what you eat." We know that lots of sugar, caffeine and alcohol can affect human behaviour, lots of carbohydrate-based foods can make many people feel bloated, and certain herbs have a beneficial effect on the body. For example, peppermint and ginger are used in treating gut problems, lavender is relaxing, basil made into an infusion and drunk when stressed acts like a tranquilliser (I have tried it myself, it is very calming).

I have a friend who has a mass on her lung in such a place it would be too dangerous to operate, so she is being monitored. Being a holistic therapist herself she is constantly looking for ways to treat it naturally, and keeps posting articles on her FB page about how some plant or other can cure cancer. I can understand the desperation people in this situation can feel, wanting to try anything and everything to cure their condition.

I think, if I developed something like cancer, I would focus on eating as healthily as possible, be guided by my cancer specialist team, and maybe try some of the airy fairy stuff as an extra line of treatment just in case there might be something in it. After all, many modern drugs would have been viewed with scorn and derision in the early days of testing!

ivyleaf

jk0 wrote: »

This thread I posted on Landlordzone might interest any of you guys with Everest windows: http://www.landlordzone.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?72666-Everest-spares&p=585616#post585616

I needed a new gearbox for an Everest window. Everest quoted me £220 to replace it. What a rip off eh? With a bit of trial & error, I found a similar gearbox on ebay for £4.91.[/QUOTE

Windows need gearboxes?

ETA Ah, ok, I've looked at the other thread now. I had no idea the locking mechanism was called a gearbox

On a different note we bought some MrT bio washing powder the other day. I keep getting whiffs of it, it seems to pervade the whole house :eek:

NewShadow

I think the gearbox is the bit that lets you lock it - you know, when you push in the button and turn the handle to lock and unlock.

This is based on no form of certainty whatsoever.




ETA - Could someone please explain something for me...

VAT is charged on luxury items.
VAT is charged on adult clothes
Therefore pre-made clothes were considered a luxury when rates were set in the 70's

Fine. ish.

VAT is charged on luxury items.
VAT is charged on fabric
Therefore fabric was considered a luxury when rates were set in the 70's

Erm... okay.

Given VAT is not applied to items considered basic essentials, and given VAT is also chargeable on second-hand/ charity shop items where the item is rateable, the logical conclusion is in the 70's the poor went naked?

ivyleaf

NewShadow wrote: »

I think the gearbox is the bit that lets you lock it - you know, when you push in the button and turn the handle to lock and unlock.

This is based on no form of certainty whatsoever.

Thank you Typically I didn't see your post until I'd edited mine!

jk0

ivyleaf wrote: »

Windows need gearboxes?

ETA Ah, ok, I've looked at the other thread now. I had no idea the locking mechanism was called a gearbox

On a different note we bought some MrT bio washing powder the other day. I keep getting whiffs of it, it seems to pervade the whole house :eek:

Apart from the price, I was also shocked that Everest took two weeks to even reply to me regarding a solution. Unless I was mechanically minded and had the tools, I would have had no way to secure my kitchen window until they got round to repairing it. The mechanism was completely seized by broken gear teeth. I had to take the broken bits out of the gearbox that worked one shootbolt, and just use the other one in the meantime.

I've had to use Ecover & Surcare products for years as other stuff smells too much.

Edit: BTW, I even know when my neighbours have washing out as soon as I open the door due to the washing powder smell. Their line is about 30ft away.

Karmacat

GreyQueen wrote: »

Good for you, nuatha. I should have died in the 1990s, if nature had been allowed to take its course instead of modern medicine supplying me with a few tablets a day.

Just think, you lot could have been spared 'meeting' me online. That's one of the reasons I get a little testy IRL with the dippy-hippy element who've not known real illness and think you can survive on rescue remedy, green tea and pure thoughts.

I like green tea. I also like stuff which works in double-blind trials without a placebo effect in sight.:rotfl:

nuatha wrote: »

I'm a big fan of modern medicine and you've just given me another reason to sing its praises.
Every few years I read that they are real close to a breakthrough and one of these days they'll be right. Meanwhile I'll plod on.

I know exactly what you mean regarding the dippy-hippy types. One got forcefully evicted from my home when he told a friend who was dying with an untreatable cancer that he only had to wish himself better - fairly sure the green tea was optional. If wishing could have done the job my friend would still be around (and the dippy hippy wouldn't be).

I'm very glad to have "met" you both

Also agree about hippy-dippy I've read a lot about this recently because of my ex-friend who's in the hospice. I can't believe some people will say this sort of thing to people with cancer, treatable or not But sadly, I found out recently that she chose to go this route herself, with no conventional treatment, and consequently is dying a year after diagnosis from a cancer with a survival rate of 80% after 5 years

Nargleblast wrote: »

Whilst I am sceptical of the real airy-fairy stuff, there is a lot of truth in the saying "You are what you eat." We know that lots of sugar, caffeine and alcohol can affect human behaviour, lots of carbohydrate-based foods can make many people feel bloated, and certain herbs have a beneficial effect on the body. For example, peppermint and ginger are used in treating gut problems, lavender is relaxing, basil made into an infusion and drunk when stressed acts like a tranquilliser (I have tried it myself, it is very calming).

I have a friend who has a mass on her lung in such a place it would be too dangerous to operate, so she is being monitored. Being a holistic therapist herself she is constantly looking for ways to treat it naturally, and keeps posting articles on her FB page about how some plant or other can cure cancer. I can understand the desperation people in this situation can feel, wanting to try anything and everything to cure their condition.

I think, if I developed something like cancer, I would focus on eating as healthily as possible, be guided by my cancer specialist team, and maybe try some of the airy fairy stuff as an extra line of treatment just in case there might be something in it. After all, many modern drugs would have been viewed with scorn and derision in the early days of testing!

I've been thinking a lot about this recently, and thats exactly my attitude, Nargleblast. I'm sure there's *something* in some alternatives, though not all.

pollyanna_26

Quick post to say thanks to JKO for the Everest information . All my windows , outdoor cladding fascias and soffits are that brand so I shall squirrel that information away .
Another Ecover user here from the time decades ago when it was hard to source in the uk . I use the floor soap and washing up liquid too . I have always been sensitive to chemical products and other than the above make my own from natural ingredients and any scent is the herbs I grow . I love dr bronner liquid soap which has a multitude of uses and is highly concentrated so quite money saving .
The cleaning aisle in shops is pretty toxic and I avoid .
polly