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

PasturesNew

gdb2222 wrote: »

hey ho! I'm really getting into the swing of this unwanted advice business!

GDB2222 wrote: »

Paracetamol is moderately effective, non addictive, with few side effects.

More to the point, it's freely available on Aldi's shelves for about 22-25p or so a pack of about 16

I was in there last night, slung another pack in my basket.... I don't expect to open that pack for another 1-2 years... but it's better, at that price, that I've got them in the house, rather than wanting/needing them and having to go out in the cold/dark/wet.

Pyxis wrote: »

You could try:

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As the enamel's cracked, problems occur when it moves, or expands/contracts... so I'm trying to keep anything away from that area... not go rubbing things in When the dentist did his poking about with metal prongs and blasting it with cold air etc yesterday it didn't hurt... it is, at present, mostly hot liquids that make it nag.... but I won't take chances if possible.

chris_m

GDB2222 wrote: »

I am an avid pill popper myself, but careful what I pop. Paracetamol is moderately effective, non addictive, with few side effects.

Tell that to your liver.

silvercar

GDB2222 wrote: »

There's also the toothpaste for sensitive teeth. Put some on the sore bits. No need to brush.

This^^^^ 20 times over. It is designed for enamel that is wearing thin, so will be ideal for a crack. Rub it into the tooth surface near the crack.

zagubov

I'm not sure whether the acidity of aspirin would counteract any analgesic effect it has.
Toothache solution/oil of cloves dabbed on the enamel might work, as might toothpaste for sensitive teeth.

Pyxis

Talking of dentists, I had my 6-monthly check-up and hygienist visit yesterday.
The hygienist used a new thing to do the cleaning. Instead of the usual scrape, scrape, scrape with water jets and then the polishing 'drill' thing, she used a purple plaque stain to highlight any, and then a piece of equipment that sort of 'scoured' the mouth with a powder/water solution.

Not only the teeth, but also the inner cheeks, palate and gums. It has an anti-bacterial effect, apparently, so is particularly good for receding gums.

I forgot what she called this piece of equipment/technique, so I tried googling it, but hit a blank.

Has anyone else come across it?

I must say, I preferred it to the former method, as it was an all-in-one procedure, and didn't leave you with bits of gritty polish to have to swish away. (Not that I was that bothered about the old method).

However, for people who don't like the drilly sound of the polisher, it might be a boon.

I wish I could remember what it was called.

PasturesNew

Pyxis wrote: »

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Sounds brilliant. No. Not heard of that.

I'm one of those people who has the whole receding gums thing and have a lifetime of trouble to look forward to with it; it's difficult to maintain the correct level of maintenance oneself - and leads to pricey dentist visits as things need to be sorted out perpetually.

As a rule, my dentist says "your brushing is good" ... but there's always something ... and now I've got this one tooth where the gum's receded so much that there is an "exposed arch of tooth prong area"... so, no doubt, that tooth'll go in 2-3 years.

I'm already missing three teeth. Left side top and bottom back ones gone; right side top 2nd one in gone. Eating some foods is already a little tricky, so each tooth lost reduces the ability to eat certain foods easily. It's a good job I'm not a lover of fat steaks as I simply don't have enough back teeth to be able to get "a good chew going on".

PasturesNew

So ... I bought a wireless printer.

Just got it home .... let's see how many hours/traumas I go through before returning it

So far I thought it didn't have a power lead. It's inside.
There's a software CD. My PC doesn't have a CD drawer.
There's no obvious/apparent destruction leaflet I've spotted yet.

I did remember to buy a pack of paper

So .... let the games commence.

12:00 started
12:10 I've downloaded the setup files and it's installing them to my PC.
12:30 Bit confused. Followed the instructions on the screen, then got to one I didn't understand... the bit about connecting it. Two choices, tried them both, but had no idea what the screen was saying/asking for .... so I picked one and then looked at the printer and pressed a button and things started to happen ... and it asked for the cartridges, so I put those in. Then I didn't know what to do, took 6-7 random button presses before it stopped saying invalid and started doing stuff. Now it's telling me it's checking the cartridges and it takes about 4 minutes..... it's not mentioned putting paper in. I've got paper sitting on the top, just in case it wants it in a bit.
Current status: Winging it.
12:35 The printer is now showing me an image on its little screen that matches the one online.... so I think I've made some right choices.... now for the next bit.
12:36 Still think I'm winning. Managed to navigate through the next few options, if I'm really lucky ... it's now beginning to connect to the WiFi - and asking me to answer questions where I've no idea what is the correct choice, so more "winging it".
12.37 Ah ... it wants me to pick MY Wifi from the list ..... so now I have to find out the name of mine
12.38 That didn't go well... googled and it said to go here http://192.168.2.1 - but that says "This site can't be reached"... need more Googling.
12.42 Still trying to find the name, so I can choose it from the list on the printer.... it shouldn't be this hard. I could've found it easily on XP.
12.44 Found what I need... it's on that bit of card that slides out of the router Now I just need to find that on the list on the printer screen.

12.46 Plan B. That's way too faffy... I'd have to type in the password, using cursors, and see the characters etc on an orange background.... this could take me half an hour. Kind of "stuck" now.... wondering whether I should spend half an hour typing the password in (hoping I get it right) .... or risk going "back" on the PC screen to choose the other option it offered.... *sighs*

12.47 Aahhh - realised I did it wrong, I'd selected to push a button .... going to see if I can go "back" on the printer screen to get back to make a different choice to what I did.
12.49 OK, it let me go back, but now I have to work out what/where the WPS button is on the router.... as I have to hold that down ....

12:53 I might've got lucky. I googled and then decided my hub does have such a button and decided where... (can't see as it's tiny writing, with poor contrast). Next destruction was to hold it down until "the security light flashes" ... thing is .. I wasn't sure if that light were to be on the router or the printer and just when I was about to give up the router started flashing So, off to the printer ... and pressed OK a couple of times and it appears to be playing the game.

*fingers crossed*

12.55 Printer now says "Setup failed. WPS button may not have been pushed correctly".... *sighs*
1.00 Did it again. It failed again. Now giving it a 3rd go. Not 100% sure I pressed the WPS button on the router... but as I held a button down for a looong time and then the blue light started flashing, and is still flashing, I can only assume I did the right thing ... and I just have to keep trying, trying until it either says "OK" or I kick the cat.

1.05 3rd attempt failed. Struggled to get close to the router, I'm sure I can see the WPS letters printed on the button (why did they choose a colour scheme of !!!!!! brown text on black plastic?).... so pressed it again... have moved the printer closer to the router, in case that helps (it's about 4' away now)

1.08. That failed. There's a link to click if it failed, via the screen I'm following from running the downloaded software. It says a couple of things I need to find out about as I've no idea.
1/ "Disable the privacy separator on the access point (wireless router)." - got to find out what that means, where ....
2/ "If the MAC address filtering function is enabled, register your printer’s MAC address to prevent your printer from being filtered. See the documentation provided with the access point for registering." - no idea what this means
3/ "Check that the Wi-Fi communication mode (IEEE802.11*) set for your access point (wireless router) matches the one supported by your printer. (*Display varies according to your location.)" - more googling to find out how to see/check.

There is another one "Check that the access point (wireless router) is turned on. If it is turned on, turn the access point’s (wireless router’s) power off and on again. Consider other users who may be using the network." - I can try that. I didn't want to turn it off/on again as I'm following something on my PC screen and feared interrupting something I didn't know was important.

Right.... going for that one "turn the router off/on" and I'll try it again

1.15 I think I've done it. I lost broadband and it all looked like it was going horribly wrong.... but, suddenly, broadband returned AND the printer appears to be indicating that it was successful.

Now off to find out "what next".

1.20 PRINTER CONNECTED TO YOUR NETWORK message on the screen.

Fingers crossed.... I'll try to print something now. *presses Print Test Page*

RESULT! I can print things

Allegedly. Have to see how that works on real documents that I actually want to print.... but it's spat out a test print, which I can read and has many colours on it. So that looks like "Job Done" to me

Jackmydad

My wireless printer is plugged in with a a cable. . .
And it's just a thought, but my PC case has "stealth" bays for the DVD / whatever drives.
It really isn't obvious looking at the case that there is one in there.
In fact if I hadn't put it in there myself when I built this, I'd have probably thought there wasn't one until I noticed in "device manager"

PasturesNew

Jackmydad wrote: »

My wireless printer is plugged in with a a cable. . .
And it's just a thought, but my PC case has "stealth" bays for the DVD / whatever drives.
It really isn't obvious looking at the case that there is one in there.
In fact if I hadn't put it in there myself when I built this, I'd have probably thought there wasn't one until I noticed in "device manager"

My PC's not much bigger than, say, a £1 box of chocolates from Poundland... there's no room really.

I will take a peek in Device Manager, just in case, but a standard "CD/DVD fitting" is about the size of my whole PC. It's clutch bag sized... say 6" square and 1" deep.

Pyxis

PasturesNew wrote: »

I'm already missing three teeth. Left side top and bottom back ones gone; right side top 2nd one in gone. Eating some foods is already a little tricky, so each tooth lost reduces the ability to eat certain foods easily. It's a good job I'm not a lover of fat steaks as I simply don't have enough back teeth to be able to get "a good chew going on".

At the risk of letting loose the hounds of money hell, Pastures, have you ever considered some implants?



(Ducks to avoid projectiles and dons ear mufflers to prevent tympanic membrane damage from the screams of fiscal indignation).



Seriously, though, a bit of investment now might save years of future eating problems, not to mention possible interference with your TMJ joint (the jaw joint connecting the mandible to the skull) and subsequent dysfunction to your cervical spine and the rest of the spinal column, which might result in pain elsewhere in the future.


It might, therefore, pay to bite the pecuniary bullet (pun absolutely intended) now, rather than suffer in the future.