HOUSEHOLD TIPS NOT FOUND IN WOMAN'S WEEKLY

[Stanley]

Here's the car park this morning Cathy, one lamp out of six lit! here's hoping they can do a bit better!

[Tizer]

At least we'd know it was done properly if `himself' went up the ladder!

[Stanley]

Those days are over Peter!

[PanBiker]

Ladder! It wont be a ladder it will be a cherry picker and a safety harness just in case you accidentally jump over the chest high safety rail.

[Stanley]

When climbing a ladder it is instinctive to reach up as far as possible for the next rung. A good tip Peter gave me, try to stop yourself reaching up so far because your arms get tired more quickly because your heart is having to pump the blood up to your hands. The other rule is always grasp the side of the ladder and not the rungs.
[You'll not find those hints in Woman's Weekly!]

[Stanley]

If you are considering getting disposable gloves go for the vinyl ones rather than the latex ones if you are going to do anything with penetrating oil. I was wearing latex ones yesterday as I cleaned one of my engines using light oil and they simply disintegrated!

[Whyperion]

I forgot to mention that the lady at Pendle said the reason why the fault hadn't been picked up was because nobody was inspecting when it was dark as that was outside normal hours. I leave it up to you to work out the logic behind that. With lights only inspected in daylight and not on the Council map for identification they were doomed to be off!

In fairness I noted in a street around mums a daylight lamp check being undertaken by the approved contractor, a Simon unit on a large panel van for the illuminaire and check the bottom time switch supply. clean glass etc and move on to next one.

[Stanley]

It used to be cheaper to buy bleach in 4ltr containers from Shambles but now it's cheaper to buy the regular packs at the Co-op.

[Big Kev]

I forgot to mention that the lady at Pendle said the reason why the fault hadn't been picked up was because nobody was inspecting when it was dark as that was outside normal hours. I leave it up to you to work out the logic behind that. With lights only inspected in daylight and not on the Council map for identification they were doomed to be off!

In fairness I noted in a street around mums a daylight lamp check being undertaken by the approved contractor, a Simon unit on a large panel van for the illuminaire and check the bottom time switch supply. clean glass etc and move on to next one.

When they replaced the lamp on Park Street, with an LED unit, it was tested by putting a cover over the sensor that's on top. Not sure if all the new lamps have sensors on them.

[Stanley]

The other lamp went AWOL yesterday, all six are off now!
I have reported it again but beware the address that LCC are giving is no longer current!

[Stanley]

Be nice to your daughters and they may return the compliment as you get older. Susan did my pedicure for me yesterday, a pearl beyond price!

[Marilyn]

Quite likely, but I’m afraid I don’t have a daughter! And I can’t think of a single female relative who would offer to wash my feet! ( I am sure they would have shown themselves by now if they were the least bit interested in my welfare!)
Mind you, the will takes all these things into account. I will have the last laugh.

[Stanley]

You can always trust a man who tucks his shirt in his underpants!

[Cathy]

Where did that come from?
It’s going to take me ages now to get the image out of my mind

[Marilyn]

Never trust a man who tucks his singlet in his underpants. Likely he is an accountant or similar!
And tucking a shirt into the underpants is doubly disturbing.
This is a man who will wear socks to bed.
Best avoided!

( mind you, by the time you get to the point of noting what a man has tucked in his underpants, it is regrettably a bit late)

[Stanley]

You demonstrate your lack of knowledge about underpants in the days before elastic waistbands. Separate underpants were held up by passing the tabs of braces through tapes sewn on the waistband. This means that if braces are to be over the shirt (Which when you think about it is the only sensible way.) the shirt has to be tucked in the underpants. That's where it comes from, if you come across someone doing this they are old fashioned and more likely to be trustworthy!
Never heard of bed socks?

[Marilyn]

Seems a long way to go about things when they could have just had a drawstring on their underpants!
( in fact, isn’t that why they called them “drawers”?)
The way you describe things, a man would not want to be in a dire hurry to go to the loo...

Bed socks are fine, so long as they haven’t been on his feet all day...

[Stanley]

Perhaps they were just all fools Maz.
Today's tip. Until you have good reason for suspecting otherwise, credit other people with some common sense.

[Tripps]

credit other people with some common sense.

Big mistake. I'd do the opposite. Treat as idiots until proved otherwise I'd say.

[Stanley]

I'd rather make a mistake David than upset a perfectly reasonable person. For instance, I regard you as very intelligent. Are you saying I shouldn't?

[Tripps]

I regard you as very intelligent. Are you saying I shouldn't?

I'm pleading 'not guilty' to that - but it would do no harm if you told my kids.

I didn't word that too well. I don't upset people - I keep my opinions to myself. Just thoughts - they can't touch you for it.

[Stanley]

David. If you want a cerstificate for the kids, let me know!
Today's tip. Sometimes it's necessary to ignore pain and keep some things going, like your knees!

[Tizer]

I'm glad I was born in the elastic waistband era!

[Stanley]

Be even gladderer that your underpants weren't sewn into your trousers with a few tacking stitches!

[Stanley]

It's an oldie but I heard a programme on World Service this morning discussing sleep and how important it is for health. The key things they identified apart from getting enough, were to have regular bed times and times for getting up. No caffeine after noon and regular mealtimes. One thing they noted was that worldwide, when we are deprived of an hour's sleep by daylight saving, the incidence of heart disease increases and when we get the extra hour the frequency falls. This effect is only felt for a few days but is seen as evidence that sleep really is important.
Worth taking note of!