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

Pyxis

Pastures, you could stack the boxes like open-ended cubes, so that you can see what's in them.


As regards shredded paper, my Council specifically said to tip it in the recycling bin, and not to put it in a bag.
Every Council is different, though, so,you might be able to check online, or at least send off a query.

silvercar wrote: »

Being able to see the inside of your fridge when you are in the supermarket would be useful.

It is useful to be able to turn on the heating before you get home.

Taking this one stage further, there is some Amazon (I think) device that automatically reorders stuff when it sees you run low.

Yes, Pastures said what I was going to..........you might have decided to go on a diet, or that you don't like something any more!

chris_m wrote: »

No easier than checking the contents and making a list before going to the supermarket



That's what my timer's for



Haven't they found a few issues with that? ISTR seeing that it was hearing stuff on the telly and ordering it :rotfl:

Hahahahahaha! Siri's always butting in........he'll sometimes start speaking, I suppose hearing something on the TV!

chris_m

PasturesNew wrote: »

So - how do NPs empty their paper shredders? Mine's full now .... and I have a small pile accumulating on top of it.

Mine goes in the compost bin - and will, mixed with grass clippings and other vegetable matter, eventually get spread over the veggie beds.

ivyleaf

Batteries - PN, check the date on the "new" ones, because if you've had them for quite a long time they may be out of date, in which case they won't work. If they are in date, also check you've put them in the right way round - I'm good at forgetting that.
If they aren't out of date or the wrong way round, the remote's probably worn out!

Shredded paper - our council tells us to put it in "paper bags or old envelopes". Haven't they realised that old envelopes usually have your name and address on the front, unless you cut that off and shred it - in which case they're no good for shredded paper because they have a hole in them!]I suppose there are window envelopes - but aren't the windows made of plastic nowadays?
We save any paper carrier bags we're given in shops, and use those.

SingleSue

Connected devices

Laptop
Smart phone (rarely connect it to home internet)
TV

There is my old Ipad around but it is switched off and now I have a laptop again, not used.

So at the most 4 but in use, only 2. Of course that number goes up hugely when the boys come home.

michaels

several tablets
half a dozen phones
3 pcs
3 or 4 laptops/netbooks
front door lock*
car charger
solar inverter
3 tv boxes
1 tv
wii/wii u
3 modems/routers



* connected to internet but not installed on door....

Loanranger

Two tablets
Two kindles
Two laptops
One printer
One tv
Is the woofer for the soundbar connected?

PasturesNew

michaels wrote: »

front door lock*

What happens if there's a power cut?
Would the door become unlocked ...? or locked?
I'd worry about fire escape if I were in .... and burglars if I were out.

I've got a nifty gadget called a "key".

GDB2222

PasturesNew wrote: »

What happens if there's a power cut?
Would the door become unlocked ...? or locked?
I'd worry about fire escape if I were in .... and burglars if I were out.

I've got a nifty gadget called a "key".

On the Cisa lock I had, it stayed locked if the power stopped, and there was full manual override.

chris_m

You'll be running a Neighbourhood Watch before you know it

GDB2222

Never occurred to me.