I've always operated "does it smell off yet" test with milk and the "is it actively growing mould?" test on bread (as I toast it so it being a bit stale is irrelevant). So far so good!
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I have cut mold off bread and toasted it but a scientist acquaintance said I shouldn't do that so I stopped!
Bletchleyite
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With milk it doesn't just go, you can tell it starting to turn far before it's going to congeal in your tea or give you a dicky tummy. For me on my own if I buy a 4 pinter that usually happens near the end of it.
Tetchytyke
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Bread is Best Before not Use By anyway, so unless it's actively sprouting mould its good to go. And I've always judged milk with the sniff test. I've had milk turn sour before use by before, so I always sniff, and as you say often milk is fine days after the use by date.
Really sorry to hear that, I know what you mean about being cooped up and frustrated. It's all just a bit rubbish.
On top of everything else, our nursery is now shut. So trying to work from home as key workers whilst entertaining a toddler is going to be hilarious fun
Esker-pades
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I find I'm getting through milk far too quickly for it to come close to its use-by date.
Islineclear3_1
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We have an emergency rota as to who goes in and when?
When I'm at home, I am working, watching TV with family, doing essential shopping, eating and getting fat...
When I'm at home, I am working, watching TV with family, doing essential shopping, eating and getting fat...
Tetchytyke
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I have a Nespresso frothy coffee machine and I wake up at 3am having nightmares that they stop delivering
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Be careful - the warning signs regarding Covid-19 have been amended to downplay breathing problems but to upgrade loss of taste and smell!
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Just been catching up with this thread and others on the forum after a strange week (like it has been for us all I'm sure). Bit of a worrying start to the week after my Dad ended up at the Doctors and Hospital with a recurring health issue which hasn't caused him any bother for several years. Thankfully, he's sorted for the time being and the aftercare support the NHS staff have given has been great - it isn't all about Coronavirus.
One or two on here have mentioned how strangely uni has ended for them. There's a similar story for a lady that worked at my place (although I didn't know personally). After 38 years service, she retired this week - and spent her last day working from home. Not the way you expect to leave.
I've kept myself busy all week, having spent three days working on a history of local bus operator's fleet which is something I've wanted to do for a good while but never had time. Still got a few queries to get to the bottom of with it. Some would ask why I've done it - I guess the answer is personal interest! Today was my first day working properly from home - things are now set up to enable a limited amount of work to be done from home, so it's being done on a rota basis and today was my turn. New ways of working with no access to some of the systems I normally use, so a bit of a learning curve.
My car must wonder what's going on. Last week, all it did was a trip to the supermarket and this week even less - moved it about 2 ft to give the bin wagon a bit more space when going round the corner!
Take care all...
One or two on here have mentioned how strangely uni has ended for them. There's a similar story for a lady that worked at my place (although I didn't know personally). After 38 years service, she retired this week - and spent her last day working from home. Not the way you expect to leave.
I've kept myself busy all week, having spent three days working on a history of local bus operator's fleet which is something I've wanted to do for a good while but never had time. Still got a few queries to get to the bottom of with it. Some would ask why I've done it - I guess the answer is personal interest! Today was my first day working properly from home - things are now set up to enable a limited amount of work to be done from home, so it's being done on a rota basis and today was my turn. New ways of working with no access to some of the systems I normally use, so a bit of a learning curve.
My car must wonder what's going on. Last week, all it did was a trip to the supermarket and this week even less - moved it about 2 ft to give the bin wagon a bit more space when going round the corner!
Take care all...
Bletchleyite
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My car hasn't been used in 3 weeks. I'll have to stick the charger on the battery, it might well be a bit low. Going to need it when I start doing NHS responder jobs.
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My car hasn’t been out at all as I can walk to the shops which gives an extra reason to be allowed out! Previous time it wouldn’t start, so wonder if it will now...
I am working from home so have got into a routine with it now. As for keeping busy, I’ve been updating my European loco fleet lists that show which ones I’ve had/which are required. As I hadn’t added in most of the Vectrons that’s kept me busy as Siemens have built over 800 of them!
It's getting stranger! They've decided that so long as we've got 80 credits (out of 120) that's enough to pass, so with the modules I sat in autumn I just need to complete my final year project/dissertation to be able to graduate. However, the modules I was sitting this semester are all still continuing under the impression that they'll be setting alternative assessments which will count towards degree classification, so quite what is actually happening I still don't know! They have announced that there is a "no academic disadvantage" policy in place though, meaning that my grade can't go below what it was at the beginning of March, so even if there are alternative assessments going ahead, I can't fail them which'll be nice!
My car is very used to just sitting on the drive, although I'll probably take it this week to do some shopping at a nearby supermarket, primarily so I can fill it up with the (relatively) cheap fuel we have at the moment!
DarloRich
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how are we all doing today? I hope everyone is fit and well. Feel free to talk if you want to
I'm sort of grounded by my other half, - it's an age thing. Consequently, my car's battery was 3.8V this morning. There is a c. 400mA current drain on it so after a week it won't start, - indeed today I couldn't even unlock it with the remote. I've pulled every fuse one at a time and none of them seem to significantly affect the current drain.
Mine will throw up warnings about "increased battery discharge" when the battery starts to drop too low and indeed whilst I was filling it up it was bonging away, although it still started fine after that. It did go through a period of moaning about the battery when we had cold weather at the end of last year, but it's always started up fine when it's done it and after some time to get a charge into it, stopped moaning, although I've had to reset things like the clock on it. I believe it's got a battery sensor on it and much like a modern EMU it'll 'loadshed' as needed to avoid completely flattening the battery
Islineclear3_1
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I was in work this morning and have brought home a ton of telephone appointments.
I am on-call so will either not have to go in for 2 weeks, or I will be called up to go in any, or every day...
I'm waiting on a new laptop because a) I needed one anyway as this one is giving up the ghost and b) It would be good to have something powerful enough to complete my uni work (Adobe Indesign/Premiere Pro) without having a fit every 30 seconds.
I paid specifically for it to arrive on Sunday, and guess what, at the time of writing, it still hasn't left the depot.
I'm rather fed up as until it arrives I can't really make inroads with things. I know we're in unprecedented times but if things aren't going to arrive on time, be honest about it. Amazon have been doing just that by showing extended arrival times (then adjusting accordingly).
I'm equally unsurprised but again, I'd just rather companies were open about things like this. At the moment I've no idea when it'll turn up.
I paid specifically for it to arrive on Sunday, and guess what, at the time of writing, it still hasn't left the depot.
I'm rather fed up as until it arrives I can't really make inroads with things. I know we're in unprecedented times but if things aren't going to arrive on time, be honest about it. Amazon have been doing just that by showing extended arrival times (then adjusting accordingly).
I'm equally unsurprised but again, I'd just rather companies were open about things like this. At the moment I've no idea when it'll turn up.
Bletchleyite
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I would contact them and ask for the additional charge for specific-day delivery to be refunded. A reasonable company will do that. If they don't, you know where not to shop now.
Yes I ordered a frying pan last Wednesday which had an advertised delivery date of early May which I accepted as whilst it was needed it wasn't catastrophically urgent. It appeared two days later...
Bletchleyite
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I think they've just put a blanket one month lead time on anything they think isn't essential at the moment. If they happen to have one sooner, it'll still go out - they need to clear warehouse space anyway.
Weirdly enough I have two deliveries also pending that have had details updated since my last post.
1) A shipment of alcohol (well, we all need a drink don't we) which has been dispatched by Parcelforce and is en-route. I made the order Friday night from a small company so I suspect they've only resumed shipments today. Not bad.
2) An SD card adapter from Amazon, originally due 9 April, then accelerated to today, has been delayed and is now expected tomorrow. I can refund it apparently if it doesn't arrive by the 8th.
1) A shipment of alcohol (well, we all need a drink don't we) which has been dispatched by Parcelforce and is en-route. I made the order Friday night from a small company so I suspect they've only resumed shipments today. Not bad.
2) An SD card adapter from Amazon, originally due 9 April, then accelerated to today, has been delayed and is now expected tomorrow. I can refund it apparently if it doesn't arrive by the 8th.
Tetchytyke
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Neither of our cars move far- it's not like we can go for s 100-mile drive- but the Fiesta has been parked up for a fortnight now. We've only needed to use one car, and the Qashqai is nicer, so we've used that.
The Fiesta's battery is dying anyway- stop/start doesn't work, apart from the occasional brief second after a 300-mile drive, so I suppose I'd better move it for a bit before it won't start at all. A spin round the Mountain Course doesn't have the same appeal with a 40mph speed limit though!
I was reading that it can be a PITA to charge up a battery used for stop/start, anyone know if there's truth in it? Or is it just Yuasa (for it was them) just trying to flog stuff?
The Fiesta's battery is dying anyway- stop/start doesn't work, apart from the occasional brief second after a 300-mile drive, so I suppose I'd better move it for a bit before it won't start at all. A spin round the Mountain Course doesn't have the same appeal with a 40mph speed limit though!
I was reading that it can be a PITA to charge up a battery used for stop/start, anyone know if there's truth in it? Or is it just Yuasa (for it was them) just trying to flog stuff?
Bletchleyite
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Might be worth picking up a charger online and just giving it a boost. I did that this afternoon.
I don't see why stop-start should harm a lead-acid battery.
I don't see why stop-start should harm a lead-acid battery.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-52123446
When they announced the shielding measures at the 22 March press conference, it was clearly stated the method they used was digital and it won't have caught everyone, so if you felt you need to be included get in contact.
Perhaps that message got lost after that, with no or not much promotion from central government and/or the media. You may say it's not the media's job to promote it but they are, or at least the BBC are, promoting various other aspects, like how to wash your hands.
telstarbox
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Is anyone else finding that they're sleeping for less time at the moment? I think it could be a combination of losing the commute, lighter mornings and general low-level nerves about the big CV.
Oddly enough earlier on in the crisis when everything was really uncertain I was actually sleeping more as being in bed was a way of escaping from the crisis. I would say I'm definitely sleeping less now but not so much that I am not getting enough.
Tetchytyke
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I'm finding it harder to settle at night, but I suspect a big chunk of that is because I'm not getting out the house as much. I did do a six mile walk up Douglas Head and then along the prom on Sunday and slept very well indeed that night, so maybe that's the solution.
It's less sleeping badly with me and more oddly specific anxiety dreams about going out and catching the virus
Last night I was seemingly in a town outside of Stevenage (I think it was Hitchin) attempting to catch a bus to there. When I boarded the bus (a Sheffield based TM Travel Optare Solo, no less) there were so many plastic screens blocking the driver that I couldn't physically get my phone under them to pay. Then the driver got out the cab and started breathing really heavily on me as he began talking.
We eventually departed, full, and I was questioning what exactly I was doing aboard this bus...
Last night I was seemingly in a town outside of Stevenage (I think it was Hitchin) attempting to catch a bus to there. When I boarded the bus (a Sheffield based TM Travel Optare Solo, no less) there were so many plastic screens blocking the driver that I couldn't physically get my phone under them to pay. Then the driver got out the cab and started breathing really heavily on me as he began talking.
We eventually departed, full, and I was questioning what exactly I was doing aboard this bus...
Bletchleyite
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Strangely, despite all the people reporting what it was like, I still don't fear catching it at all, it seems pretty good odds for something that nasty. But then as a climber I'm fairly used to risk management in potentially dangerous situations.
It's my (very strong) altruistic side that wants to put the effort into not spreading it to others, not anything to do with fear.
It's my (very strong) altruistic side that wants to put the effort into not spreading it to others, not anything to do with fear.
It's less sleeping badly with me and more oddly specific anxiety dreams about going out and catching the virus
Last night I was seemingly in a town outside of Stevenage (I think it was Hitchin) attempting to catch a bus to there. When I boarded the bus (a Sheffield based TM Travel Optare Solo, no less) there were so many plastic screens blocking the driver that I couldn't physically get my phone under them to pay. Then the driver got out the cab and started breathing really heavily on me as he began talking.
We eventually departed, full, and I was questioning what exactly I was doing aboard this bus...
I've just been on a real bus from Southport to Ormskirk and back, and at the first stop was the only passenger on board, so I sat on the top deck front seat. I was appalled when at the next stop someone came and sat on the row of seats next to me. I moved, with some trepidation, because I didn't want to be accused of racism (the guy was black). I noticed that the lower deck front seats by the driver were cordoned off.
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