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The Nice People Thread, No.16: A Universe of Niceness.

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  • GDB2222
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    What is the name of the VPL flooring that DoozerGirl recommended?
    No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
  • PasturesNew
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    GDB2222 wrote: »
    What is the name of the VPL flooring that DoozerGirl recommended?

    I struggled to answer this as I've been "using the wrong letters".... it's LVT not VPL. But I was determined to find it again ...

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=72942425&postcount=704
    Wood comes in many colours these days, pre-stained etc.

    But LVT is a hard floor. You start with Amtico then Karndean at the upper end, and there ae brands like MFlor and Polyfloor that bring the price down (not so much marketing and mark up). That will look like stained wood in every colour, or tiles (without cold of actual ceramic/porcelain).

    It's why I mentioned grey. Grey wood effect, or stained wood will not clash. Natural wood colours can really clash, so I hear you! I promise, there's a world of stuff you've not seen if you head for less mass market, but even B&Q have a grey laminate.

  • GDB2222
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    edited 27 October 2017 at 1:03PM
    PasturesNew wrote: »
    I struggled to answer this as I've been "using the wrong letters".... it's LVT not VPL. But I was determined to find it again ...

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=72942425&postcount=704

    Thank you very much, PN. So, there’s Polyfloor and Mflor....
    No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
  • michaels
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    I didn't realise visible panty line was a factor for flooring?
    I think....
  • GDB2222
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    michaels wrote: »
    I didn't realise visible panty line was a factor for flooring?

    It’s very cool.
    No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
  • michaels
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    GDB2222 wrote: »
    It’s very cool.
    Presumbly if you choose the 'thong' flooring any lines are hidden in the crack?
    I think....
  • GDB2222
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    michaels wrote: »
    Presumbly if you choose the 'thong' flooring any lines are hidden in the crack?

    Even the cheaper brands are fairly expensive. Certainly, not going for a thong.
    No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
  • LydiaJ
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    PasturesNew wrote: »
    I'm currently a "believer" in the 38p Aldi Bags for Life. They are so pretty and many designs/colours. Only this evening I deliberately added the latest colour to my list and bought one! It's a cheery light/bright blue colour with an image of a lemon and glass of booze on it. I've got brown/bacon, sage green/tea, brown/onions ... and yellow ones .... and I've also got a Sainsbobs orange one and a bright blue CoOp one. They're invaluable, especially if you're going to do a lot of carting.

    Here's what they look like: https://images.hotukdeals.com/comments/content/RVYLp/31882729.jpg - sold under the conveyor belt at the till.

    Just a vague idea, but it might help if many of them were laid out on the floor with a note pegged to the top of them to help sort the mind a bit ....

    Piles don't really work well - and you end up with piles all over the floor. At least if the decision making is done in robust bags they can be moved about easily enough... and the bags are robust enough for most books.

    The bags of books could then easily be moved about to sort/re-sort, consider, move out of the way etc.

    Colours could be used to differentiate decisions.

    The trouble with a lot of sorting/packing is the endless trail of "stuff we're half way through thinking about" that get in the way with no easy way to move them about to clear a route through ...

    I think, too, the bags aid progression as it can make it seem less overwhelming ... and can break the job down a bit - and make them portable to carry "half the next shelf" to a more comfortable sorting area (such as a chair with a cup of tea).


    I cannot BELIEVE nobody mentioned it before!
    How does that happen?
    Was it self-published, or published?

    Thanks. We are doing that sort of thing but with cardboard boxes, of which he already owns more than I can conveniently count.
    silvercar wrote: »
    Is the house being sold? With the bookcases? and the books?

    Not yet. He gets a few months to live in the flat with the chance to change his mind and fetch things he wants after all or put back what he finds he doesn't need. Then the 4 of us will take what we want, clear the rest (or pay someone to clear it) and sell the house.
    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.     :)
  • chris_m
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    GDB2222 wrote: »
    Even the cheaper brands are fairly expensive. Certainly, not going for a thong.

    Hahaha :T

    Now, what I want to know ith who the rotten thod wath who decided that "lisp" thould be thpelt with an "s" ;)
  • ivyleaf
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    GDB and michaels, behave yourselves! :naughty::)
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