Mundane News

[numbnuts]

I'm going house and dog sitting

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I'm going house and dog sitting

Here the dog, ducks and house go back to their owners tomorrow! He's going to miss his walks!

 

[tyred]

I'm going house and dog sitting

I'm sure the house won't mind but surely it's cruel to sit on a dog.

 

[Mo1959]

I'm sure the house won't mind but surely it's cruel to sit on a dog.

I don't think mine would notice at the moment. We walked for over 2 hours this morning including hills so she is zonked out now.

 

[Saluki]

I am about to go and walk my dogs.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

@SatNavSaysStraightOn - it's arrived and she's now wired up to the mains. The heatpad is working wonders - she says a big thank you




The only worrying thing is that the instructions say explicitly that it shouldn't be used by ill people..........well I wonder what it's for then

Just bear in mind my consultant didn't want me using heat therapy for 2-3 weeks after surgery, so take it easy! But that said it has to be better than diazepam and morphine!
Let her know she is more than welcome and I am glad it is helping! I have also recommended it to my mum, who promptly bought one as well and fell in love with it! I live with mine on at night!
It could be ill people as in people running a temperature! that's the theory I am working on anyhow!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

As serious thinking was making my brain overheat, I've decided to mull over whether a used tissue (hanky) can go in the recycling or non-recyclable bin. I'm tending towards recycling (a bit of mucus won't disrupt the recycling process, will it?) but habit says put it in the dirty bin.

I may move on to whether I should wash an empty peanut butter jar before recycling. I mean it's hard work getting the damned things clean....but, that's for later.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

recycling...

and wash it out...

 

[Puddles]

I have just cut out the template for the plastic and the felt to make a mouse pouch

 

[mybike]

recycling...

and wash it out...

And don't put the tissues in the washing machine, or pennies, or curtain hooks!!!!!!!

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

And don't put the tissues in the washing machine, or pennies, or curtain hooks!!!!!!!

washing it out was for the peanut butter jar which may be glass... the washing machine may not be the best place for it

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

recycling...

and wash it out...

The thing about washing them out (I get through a goodly amount) is that I have to use lots of water and detergent to get them clean and, if I use warm water, I'm using even more resources and I've no idea how the saving from recycling balances out with the costs of cleaning, nor do I know quite how necessary cleaning is, given the extensive work needed to carry out the recycling process.

 

[jongooligan]

The thing about washing them out (I get through a goodly amount) is that I have to use lots of water and detergent to get them clean and, if I use warm water, I'm using even more resources and I've no idea how the saving from recycling balances out with the costs of cleaning, nor do I know quite how necessary cleaning is, given the extensive work needed to carry out the recycling process.

I have this argument with Mrs. j all the time. Getting water to our homes is a massive industrial undertaking. Follow that by heating the stuff and adding detergent and I can't see how that's good for the environment if the end product is a few grams of clean plastic that still needs further processing to make it reusable.

She reckons I don't wash them because I'm idle.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

The thing about washing them out (I get through a goodly amount) is that I have to use lots of water and detergent to get them clean and, if I use warm water, I'm using even more resources and I've no idea how the saving from recycling balances out with the costs of cleaning, nor do I know quite how necessary cleaning is, given the extensive work needed to carry out the recycling process.

we just use the dirty washing up water at the end of each wash before it is poured down the drain (we don't have a dishwasher) it therefore uses no extra resources!
It also works for deterring rodents because our collection services insist on lids off, and we store our recycling outside.

 

[Katherine]

we just use the dirty washing up water at the end of each wash before it is poured down the drain (we don't have a dishwasher) it therefore uses no extra resources!
It also works for deterring rodents because our collection services insist on lids off, and we store our recycling outside.

I also use the dirty washing up water for anything that a quick rinse in cold water doesn't work. Peanut butter jars are definitely the worst. Sometimes an overnight soak helps.