Nice People Thread No. 15, a Cyber Summer

ivyleaf

vivatifosi wrote: »

Oh, keep forgetting to mention. If anyone has to do a self-assessment tax return and importantly wants any monies outstanding to be included in their tax code, the last day for this is 30th December. After that, you have to pay it.

Oh thank you viva! That's going to be very useful for my son, I think (though sadly it may not spur him on enough to get it done by then.)

michaels

Pyxis wrote: »

Who would be watching? :eek:

An automatic flush would mean you couldn't do the 'if it's yellow, let it mellow' thing and save even more water.
That probably wouldn't matter in my house, but in a house with several people, it might.

Touching the flush handle/button isn't the only problem, though. What about the door handle? And everything else.
I would like to see automatic doors at the entrance to public loos.

I just don't get this desire to 'save' water, water is not destroyed in use, just part of a cycle. The uk is generally not in water stress and the marginal cost of each extra litre is negligible.

Pyxis

PasturesNew wrote: »

About 30 years ago I knew of a village pub that had a small statue of a Scotsman in a kilt in the ladies' loos. If you lifted up his kilt to see what was under there it lit a light in the bar so everybody knew you'd looked.

:rotfl: :rotfl:

Did everyone cheer when someone came out of the loo after the red light came on?

Out of interest, what was under that particular kilt?

michaels wrote: »

I just don't get this desire to 'save' water, water is not destroyed in use, just part of a cycle. The uk is generally not in water stress and the marginal cost of each extra litre is negligible.

If you are on a water meter, though, you are paying for every drop, so I suppose it makes sense not to waste it needlessly.

Also, waste water has to be cleaned to be reused, and everyone pays for that regardless of whether on a meter or a rateable value assessment.

In my case, my drains/pipes are a combined system, so the grey water isn't separated from the foul water before it hits the main sewer in the street.

Pyxis

Sue, about a year ago, someone I knew who was undergoing chemo, and so had to protect their immune system, was advised by the hospital to use a particular type of hand foam from Boots, and she told me about it.

What hadn't occurred to me was that the usual gels and sprays kill bacteria, but not viruses, and as colds and most coughs are viral in origin, they wouldn't be of much use for those infections. The Boots foam spray kills viruses too.

It's not cheap though, and has a use-by date to watch out for.

I started using it to try to avoid my constantly being ill.

They do a large size and a small pocket size. I keep one of the latter in my handbag, and have a large size at home/in the car, etc.


You might like to look into it.......


http://www.boots.com/en/Boots-Advanced-First-Aid-Anti-Viral-Hand-Foam-200ml_1036207/

hjd

vivatifosi wrote: »

Oh, keep forgetting to mention. If anyone has to do a self-assessment tax return and importantly wants any monies outstanding to be included in their tax code, the last day for this is 30th December. After that, you have to pay it.

You do still have to pay it whichever way you choose... either as a lump sum by 31 January or by reducing your net pay every month for the next tax year.

PasturesNew

Pyxis wrote: »

Did everyone cheer when someone came out of the loo after the red light came on?

Out of interest, what was under that particular kilt?

No idea... it's a story I heard from the three girls I knew from the village. They mentioned the kilt/light .... maybe nobody asked ... or maybe I've forgotten the answers.

GDB2222

This conversation on HUKD:

Crates of free parsnips at Waitrose Norwich today.

I picked up some for a penny from my local Tesco too!

Jeez I bet you're gutted now!

Pyxis

GDB2222 wrote: »

This conversation on HUKD:

Coo! Yes! That 1p deal was a right bummer in hindsight! :rotfl:


On second thoughts........ Maybe the 1p parsnips were better quality!
:rotfl:

zagubov

I have driven a great distance across this fair land of ours, and listening to the radio, am I the only NP who's baffled by the number of adverts for mattress sales and sofa sales after we've all blown our money at Xmas?
What's that all about (or am I imagining it)?

vivatifosi

Well, I can state categorically that's not the only random stuff on sale. I was looking for a new password tonight for a website I joined, and it is now the name and price of the toilet that was on sale on TV at the time.