Nice People Thread No. 14, all Nice and Proper

vivatifosi

I managed to get one of the £99 Dysons at Aldi this week. It is the cheapest of the handhelds and a basic model, but normally sells for about £160-170.

Hopefully this will now mean I no longer risk injury vacuuming my stairs. The cord didn't reach well and my stairs are U shaped so balancing the cylinder without it toppling over was a nightmare.

They did the same offer this time last year and I missed it, so have been waiting for it to come back round again.

vivatifosi

On the subject of keeping house, if anyone is interested, I noticed while book-buying this week that there is a new Marie Kondo book coming out.

Here's an Amazon link:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Spark-Joy-Illustrated-Organizing-Tidying/dp/1607749726

CKhalvashi

PasturesNew wrote: »

Bit of an odd one.

I've not quoted because I know you like to delete stuff, but interesting....:)

Why is all the news sad today?

CKhalvashi

Please don't quote, will delete

GDB2222

A quick google suggests that a sprinkler system is not enough. The materials used for building, exit routes, and other factors are all important.

http://www.nfpa.org/safety-information/for-consumers/occupancies/nightclubs-assembly-occupancies

You can imagine that the sprinklers come on, there is a stampede for the Exit, and people get crushed. Maybe all because of a false alarm.

CKhalvashi

GDB2222 wrote: »

A quick google suggests that a sprinkler system is not enough. The materials used for building, exit routes, and other factors are all important.

http://www.nfpa.org/safety-information/for-consumers/occupancies/nightclubs-assembly-occupancies

You can imagine that the sprinklers come on, there is a stampede for the Exit, and people get crushed. Maybe all because of a false alarm.

Emergency exits being operative was one of the other things that's come up today, too, as well as not using polystyrene near indoor fireworks......

There are calls for incarceration of the owner of the venue. My personal opinion is that it should be the person that set it up instead.

Doozergirl

GDB2222 wrote: »

A quick google suggests that a sprinkler system is not enough. The materials used for building, exit routes, and other factors are all important.

http://www.nfpa.org/safety-information/for-consumers/occupancies/nightclubs-assembly-occupancies

You can imagine that the sprinklers come on, there is a stampede for the Exit, and people get crushed. Maybe all because of a false alarm.

Absolutely. our building control will include many different measures to avoid the start and spread of fire, s well as escape routes and signage. I guess that licensing laws will also address the number of persons allowed inside a particular venue.

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

So I go from viewing and contemplating one of the most extraordinary works of art ever created last week to arguing with a complete idiot this week.

Life is too short for this crap.

zagubov

Had a nice day at an art gallery contemplating the work of my favourite artist.

It's a weird place, Dulwich. It feels as though its miles out into Surrey but it's very close to inner city areas like Brixton.

Doozergirl

zagubov wrote: »

Had a nice day at an art gallery contemplating the work of my favourite artist.

It's a weird place, Dulwich. It feels as though its miles out into Surrey but it's very close to inner city areas like Brixton.

I grew up very near by. I loved Dulwich.

I was on TV in the gallery in the 80s