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Nice people thread part 8 - worth the wait
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It said I am established middle class. Which frankly is b*llocks.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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PasturesNew wrote: »I am Precariat it said
I have never come across that word before. Did they invent it to describe the survey, or have I just been under a rock for the last decade???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.
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I am, apparently, "elite". Sounds unlikely....much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0
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I've corrected that for youneverdespairgirl wrote: »I am, apparently, "elite". Sounds likely. 0 -
I thought I would be Technical middle class, but apparently I don't qualify as I rarely use Facebook.
No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0 -
I thought I would be Technical middle class, but apparently I don't qualify as I rarely use Facebook.
This one I need to understand more. Lots of peeps I would not consider 'socially advantaged' use Facebook and twitter. Many people we think of as elite have Facebook pages that I doubt they man themselves. I don't understand it's use as a socioeconomic indicator ( in uk, across the world yes, in uk no)can anyone explain it to me?
Edit...I think it should have given you some weighting for your huge boiler;).0 -
neverdespairgirl wrote: »I am, apparently, "elite". Sounds unlikely.
I wa rather disappointed with mine. Elite brings to mind the idea of, welL, Feeling rather more elite than one does.0 -
Meanwhile, here in elite land.....
I have had the electric heater on in the bathroom on an extension lead (I know I know) to brave taking a shower. The sitting room is eight degrees today. Needless to say I have not been sitting, well, not in there. Bedroom should be warm enough (no themometre in there) for after the shower, but its hard to convince myself.
I cannot wait for proper hot water. Thank god nice builder installed the twmporary shower and thank god we kept it when it was not meant to be needed anymore. Even so.....0 -
I am an emergent service worker. If I answer for myself after buying a house (changing only rent to own, and decreasing my savings accordingly), I become part of the established middle class. I didn't realise that owning was so socially important. Seems like the [STRIKE]nutcases[/STRIKE] esteemed posters on the rest of the board were right all along :eek:0
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lostinrates wrote: »Meanwhile, here in elite land.....
I have had the electric heater on in the bathroom on an extension lead (I know I know) to brave taking a shower. The sitting room is eight degrees today. Needless to say I have not been sitting, well, not in there. Bedroom should be warm enough (no themometre in there) for after the shower, but its hard to convince myself.
I cannot wait for proper hot water. Thank god nice builder installed the twmporary shower and thank god we kept it when it was not meant to be needed anymore. Even so.....
If you need a fan heater in a bathroom, there are a few simple precautions you can take to make it safer:
1. Make sure the bit where the plug goes into the extension socket is outside the bathroom if poss. Otherwise, prop it up off the floor (on the towel rail or summat).
2. Likewise, raise the heater off the floor, but on a hard surface - for example stand it on your scales.
3. Above all, get a RCD socket adapter, like this one http://www.amazon.co.uk/Masterplug-ARCDKG-Safety-RCD-Adaptor/dp/B000RZDNZM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1365016074&sr=8-1
You plug that into the wall socket, and the extension lead into that. If any of the electricity leaks out (for example through you!) it switches the electricity off within 40 milliseconds. Hopefully, that's quick enough to save your life.No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0
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