Thread 13 - TalkLair: “I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.”

[Kucinghitam]

(Previous thread 12).

Looks like spring has sprung! Tulips, apple blossom and early hay fever are upon us. In the TalkLair, we remain hunkered down keeping cosy and warm, because "something something 'til May is out". The hearth is glowing, the walls covered in dubious artwork, books by non-approved authors line the shelves, rugs are down on the floors (and assorted pets curled up on them).

We just won’t mention the gnawed bones of our prey over there in the corner of the cave…

Also not a fan of dark decor here, but I did like the built in bookcases in the dining room. DH points out that he raised our washing machine and dryer off the floor in a similar way and for similar reasons in our previous house and this house. I really like having them that way.

@Kucinghitam I would add 'makes random, strange noises in the night' to that diagram

In my working experience, usually reliable printers often went spectacularly wrong just when I was under pressure for some crucial project. Obviously cats wouldn't

wouldn't ever

not

ever ever

deviate from that expected standard.

I love that house apart from the dark bathroom and the overly tidy garden. Obviously the garden would sort itself out with a bit of neglect and some strategic planting but I’d want to lighten up the bathroom including changing the bath.

Oh and that diagram also applies to laser printers.

This is an entertaining one, as much as CF parking threads can be anyway.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5068790-theres-a-cf-parked-in-my-drive?page=1

Heh, I read the first page. My first thought was that I'd be dubious about parking on the dropped kerb; you'd be cutting off your nose to spite your face if you got a ticket, and furthermore, anyone CF enough to park on your drive might decide to key your car for blocking them in.

Okay, how about this one.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/5068846-why-is-my-vape-charging-from-my-bellybutton

if you got a ticket

OP said she doesn't care if she gets a ticket, it's worth it.

Sure, saw that. But in a week's time, when she looks back...
I was liking Correct Cheese Storage, but belly-button charging is on another level! 😃

The best thread I saw today was the beware of your hot water bottle one, sorry I didn't copy the link. I had no idea h-w-b s had a 'use by' date on their necks and that they should be discarded after three years for safety reasons. Very good to know.

here

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5068468-to-remind-you-all-to-throw-out-old-hot-water-bottles?reply=135027817

Bloody hell, I had no idea hot water bottles "expired". Mind you, I haven't used one since I left home in 1969!

I remember it was a big rite of passage in childhood when you were old enough to fill your own hwb from the boiling kettle.

Those injuries look horrific! I've had a couple of hot water bottle incidents. Last year I woke up soaking wet and thought I'd had the mother of all night sweats. Turned out my hot water bottle had burst. I was too sleepy to do anything about it so slept on a towel. Fortunately the mattress protector stopped it going through to the mattress, and of course I was lucky it burst when it wasn't very hot.

I wasn't so fortunate with the other incident. I'd been out for the evening and come back to a very cold flat, so I filled up a hot water bottle and went to bed. I woke up in the morning with a burning sensation on my hand, and saw that there was a blister on the skin. I realised I must've gone to bed hugging the (covered) bottle and the back of my hand was against the neck the whole night. Over the next half an hour I watched as the blister grew larger and larger, until it was the size of a button mushroom. I called 111 to ask for advice and they told me to go to a walk-in centre. I think the woman thought I was vulnerable or something as she kept asking why I was using a hot water bottle, could I not afford heating etc... I don't think it's that odd! Anyway, there's no walk-in near me so I went to a pharmacist who said it was a second degree burn and I needed to keep it covered. Unfortunately I knocked it a couple of days later and it burst. I yelped in shock but it wasn't so bad. I have a horrible scar there now.

I've been very, very careful with HWBs since.

I bought a HWB this year for the first time in decades and it's been my new best friend all winter, not least because of its miraculous healing effect on my knee pain. I was pleased to see when I checked, after reading that thread, that it's good for another two years.

I use electric heat pads for pain but a HWB in bed as I'm wary of leaving the heat pad switched on, even though it has a timer.

I’ve never liked the idea of hot water bottles because I think they might leak or burst or something. I thought I was just being irrational but it sounds like I’m actually being sensible. I have an electric blanket now though. I hardly ever use it but if I get cold getting up to help my mum get back to bed in the night it’s fantastic.

I went off electric blankets a bit after one started to emit smoke one day as I drank my early morning tea and listened to the radio news.

I went off them a bit more after seeing the remains of bedroom where a woman had died after her blanket had ignited her mattress.

I have no insulation on me and used to be what my Nottinghamshire grandma called "a chilly mortal" until I discovered the joys of fluffy bedsocks and the duvet. The socks seem to do the trick, and get kicked off as soon as the bottom of the bed's warm.

I get very cold in bed. Even with socks and pyjamas I'll lie there shivering. I love the idea of electric blankets but they're not recommended with a memory foam mattress, and also I've heard so many stories of them catching fire.

My mattress claims to be okay with electric blankets and I don’t leave it on long. I put my mum’s on when she starts to get ready for bed and switch it off just before she gets in. I think (hope!) they’re much improved in recent years.

yes, the one I experienced was 30 or more years ago, the other one at least 20, I know that they have a lot more fail-safes built in now, but I'm still nervous, and very happy with my HWB. Particularly now that they have dates on them (suffered from a perished one a time or two back in the 70s or early 80s.

I haven't needed a HWB or an electric blanket but I also recommend bed socks on a cold night, and in particular flanelette sheets. We always put a top sheet between us and the duvet (because I am a lazyarse and it cuts down the frequency of having to wash the duvet cover) and in really cold weather it makes such a difference to slide between flanelette sheets rather than polycotton, especially when wearing bed socks. DH also functions well as a HWB until I warm up.

Do they still call them flanelette? Or is it brushed cotton these days? Slightly fluffy surface texture.