Recent content by dangie

Every Saturday morning my 8 year old grandson goes to swimming lessons. His dad takes him. Obviously they go into the male changing room. Last week dad couldn’t make it so mum took him instead. She took him into the female changing room as obviously she couldn’t go into the male changing room...

From the BBC. He is quoted as saying. He said "work is good for people" Maybe not a good choice of words. Sounds much like Arbeit macht frei (Work Sets You Free) above the gates at Auschwitz. I’m sure any similarity was certainly not meant, but all the same in hindsight a little thoughtless.

This is a very contentious issue as of course there are many who due to one reason or another do have genuine long term health or mental problems. On the other hand there are also others who ‘milk the system’ for all it’s worth. Differentiating between the two has always been the difficult thing.

Many are saying that if tobacco products can’t be sold in shops they’ll be sold on the Black Market instead. Where is this Black Market? How big will it need to be to satisfy those who still wish to start/continue to smoke. I know Black Markets probably exist now if you know where to find them...

Buy a good stock in ready :)

Just because something is unworkable doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be implemented. There is a law against dropping litter. There is a law banning use of mobile phones whilst driving. Both of those are generally unworkable unless caught in the act, but does this mean they shouldn’t be there?

I’m disappointed there isn’t a total ban on smoking. If people wish to damage their health that’s their prerogative, but littering the streets with discarded fag ends isn’t. I’m sure not all smokers are guilty of this, but because of it I tar (no pun intended) them all with the same brush.

Well he ‘knows’ quite a few females he allegedly has no knowledge of :rolleyes:

Being 73 years young I don’t think I’m licensed to work anywhere apart from the kitchen & garden :D

To this you are correct. Without bragging, my DIY skills are pretty good, but these do not really apply to home electrics. Even though I spent 40 years in a power station making electric, how electric actually works is beyond me :) ). All I have done is a bit of basic investigation to see...

From the BBC article: ‘Ms Truss was speaking ahead of the publication of her new book…’ Says it all.

With all respect, doing a few simple checks to see where the fault may lie, is not quite the same as attempting to rectify the fault. I haven’t poked my fingers where they shouldn’t :)

This was given in a reply to my original post, not by me, but thanks for your reply. As far as I can see my consumer board is ok. Note: I have an electrician coming to check my existing shower and he will connect up a new one if necessary. I will be doing the plumbing.

I clicked on that, uploaded my current shower, came up with a replacement from £404.00.

Have checked for new replacement shower, as you say £134 from Screwfix. Unfortunately, as makers tend to do, the latest Mira Sprint shower is slightly larger than the one I have so will the mounting holes be in the same place? Also the cable entry is different (not really a problem), but the...