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Generali

chewmylegoff wrote: »

Investopedia.com is very useful for stuff like this too.

Yup, agree. Investopedia is brilliant, especially for short descriptions of very specific terms.

GDB2222

Electric blankets. Anyone use one? DD has asked for one as a birthday prezzie. She uses a duvet, so this would need to be an under blanket. Do these operate at mains voltage, or do they have a transformer? Any suggestions, please?

LydiaJ

bugslet wrote: »

Lydia, I was in M&S, they tend to keep their workwear section going through the run up to Christmas.

Unfortunately the one near here has only got skirts and trousers in its workwear section. All the jackets have been moved out until after Christmas.

Will trawl round a few shops today and see what I can find.

PasturesNew

GDB2222 wrote: »

Electric blankets. Anyone use one? DD has asked for one as a birthday prezzie. She uses a duvet, so this would need to be an under blanket. Do these operate at mains voltage, or do they have a transformer? Any suggestions, please?

Never used one. I know old people used to sometimes have them donkeys' years ago.

For me, of course... fears. I'd worry that I was lying on and wrapped in electrical fibres, that had the potential to break when lain upon - thus causing a fire. And, generally, a fire-producing product that I'd wrap around me and then go to sleep on.

Not for me

With modern homes and super warm duvets, I'd suggest either a mattress fleece, or those 1960s wincyette style sheets, or simply lying on another (cheap) duvet.

Generali

PasturesNew wrote: »

Never used one. I know old people used to sometimes have them donkeys' years ago.

For me, of course... fears. I'd worry that I was lying on and wrapped in electrical fibres, that had the potential to break when lain upon - thus causing a fire. And, generally, a fire-producing product that I'd wrap around me and then go to sleep on.

Not for me

With modern homes and super warm duvets, I'd suggest either a mattress fleece, or those 1960s wincyette style sheets, or simply lying on another (cheap) duvet.

Sleeping with a cotton duvet below is very effective and they're easy to wash too.

Or do what I did and marry a human radiator.

lostinrates

GDB2222 wrote: »

Electric blankets. Anyone use one? DD has asked for one as a birthday prezzie. She uses a duvet, so this would need to be an under blanket. Do these operate at mains voltage, or do they have a transformer? Any suggestions, please?

I use one.

Electric questions.....um, I plug it in.

You get some that are fleecy, these are much nicer, but IMO last less long. I just get mine at supermarket I think, no special hunt.

Mine go under neath ( best sort IMO)



My tip, make it up so its quite low in the bed, when you get in bed your shoulders warm up quickly, your feet, lower legs do not. When your feet to chest /mid back are warmed by the blanket its much cosier than when your shoulder to Kees are.

zagubov

GDB2222 wrote: »

There are many links on the Internet, but this one looks useful. http://www.tutor2u.net/business/accounts/main_ratios.htm

Apart from that, do you know the exact exam board and course that he is taking, in which case we can probably look up the syllabus?

By heck, I know some people that would find one of the other pages on that site extremely useful.
What don't we know?
What language do deaf people think in, etc.

tom9980

PasturesNew wrote: »

Architects are being wheeled out on the BBC News this morning with the "houses are too small" mantra. Suggesting a minimum size requirement.

Trying to find the sizes they recommend so that NPs can compare theirs with the minimum.

Mine's "big" for what it is - indeed I've a "huge" kitchen, unfortunately size isn't everything and layout's also important within a space.

I compared my floorplan with next door's (rightmove gave the sizes on the floorplan so easy to do) and mine's 10% bigger than theirs and there are three of them and a pet in theirs. And their garden's half the size of mine. So I know mine's "big".

My house is 68 sq m over two almost identical floors.

On the telly she said a 1-bed recommended minimum is 6m x 8.6m = 51.6 sq m.

The average new build house is 76 sq m - although they don't say what sort of house that is, I suspect it's an average 3-bed. I just looked up the (spacious) 1950s build council house I grew up in and that was 80 sq m.

I saw this and have always felt houses should have minimum requirements and garden size. The ex council 3 bed house we bought in 2009 was chosen because for the price it was a bargain with a nice garden and decent room sizes.

Our new 4 bed house is on a close built in 1987 and most of the other houses have a garden too small for a family house IMO, which is why we chose this one because the garden is at least twice the size of all the others. Room sizes are fine unlike more modern newer builds.

GDB2222

PasturesNew wrote: »

Never used one. I know old people used to sometimes have them donkeys' years ago.

For me, of course... fears. I'd worry that I was lying on and wrapped in electrical fibres, that had the potential to break when lain upon - thus causing a fire. And, generally, a fire-producing product that I'd wrap around me and then go to sleep on.

Not for me

With modern homes and super warm duvets, I'd suggest either a mattress fleece, or those 1960s wincyette style sheets, or simply lying on another (cheap) duvet.

I am also concerned about fire or electrocution risks with these blankets. I'm with you 100% on that!

Wheezy_2

I'm applying for another role in the company I'm currently with.
First hurdles have been cleared , next one is interview with some senior managers and 'giving a presentation'. Gosh I hate that. Presentations. Bah.