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@Arkturos saidI just subscribe to Which short term, when I need them … and there’s nothing quite like line drying which is free!
Good to know about Which.
It was only in the past year or so that I learned people over there and in other countries air-dry their laundry instead of using tumble driers as I think most in the USA now do. (I do still remember my late Mom pinning laundry to the clothesline in our back yard in Michigan in the early sixties, though.)
Recently I have also thought of adopt ...[text shortened]... o it's good to have a dehumidifier. Maybe I should get another one or two for the sake of the books.
With dehumidifiers it’s a good idea to get a pack of those cheap, tiny, stick-on temperature & humidity monitors from Amazon. Then you know exactly where to target if you have a problem with cold, damp spots in certain rooms. I’m amazed at how many litres mine extracted over our past wet fortnight 👍
I’m all for saving energy in the home. Most of us can afford a few spare bedding sets? Mine get washed when it’s dry enough to line dry. As for towels? I worked with a woman who had 3 big, rugby playing brutes in her home. When I complained about washing so many bath towels for boys she said …. “Wash them? I just tumble dry them after mine shower, as they’re just get damp, not dirty!”
@Drewnogal saidNo, the climate is not favorable for cultivating olive trees here. We produce good cheese though:
Cooking 🙂 Do you produce a decent olive oil in Switzerland?
https://www.capitalofcheese.com/en/
For olive oil, go Greek!
@moonbus saidI love trying new cheeses since giving up meat and butter! Our Tesco do a deal of 3 for 2 in a nice range of different cheeses. I must look up some Swiss ones.
No, the climate is not favorable for cultivating olive trees here. We produce good cheese though:
https://www.capitalofcheese.com/en/
For olive oil, go Greek!
Somebody needs to review the reviewers and list the best one. Just as we need a comparison site to tell us which comparison site to use. Confused.com, money supermarket, compare the market...
I read a review somewhere or other, which suggested that Hoover dryers were under-priced quality products, due to an unfashionable name. We bought a Hoover machine that is incredibly energy efficient for a dryer (real difference to fuel bills noticed) and manages a load up to 9Kg for less than a third of the price of a Bosch that does similar. Great, but I've read that we tend to talk about our successful risky buys and repress our mistakes and I have no idea what the longevity of the dryer will be.
@Drewnogal saidIf you like firm cheeses with a bite, go for Gruyère.
I love trying new cheeses since giving up meat and butter! Our Tesco do a deal of 3 for 2 in a nice range of different cheeses. I must look up some Swiss ones.
@XRB saidI’ve found electric kettles and clothes irons incredibly short lived. A relative in the know told me that these days they were deliberately built with components that break down fairly quickly. A great idea for companies who roll out new designs every year. Kettles & irons are sold at a low prices so no one really complains when they have to keep replacing them. Years back my parents had a Swan kettle that survived 15 years plus. I bought a pricey DeLonghi kettle thinking it an investment and it broke within a year 😡
Somebody needs to review the reviewers and list the best one. Just as we need a comparison site to tell us which comparison site to use. Confused.com, money supermarket, compare the market...
I read a review somewhere or other, which suggested that Hoover dryers were under-priced quality products, due to an unfashionable name. We bought a Hoover machine that is incredibly ener ...[text shortened]... sful risky buys and repress our mistakes and I have no idea what the longevity of the dryer will be.
@Drewnogal saidAmazing how many things don't last. Door handles that need replacing when the springs go. Some hinges need replacing. We seem to get through a steady stream of vacuum cleaners. I'm sure it didn't used to be like that. Just replaced the leaky bathroom taps come to think of it.
I’ve found electric kettles and clothes irons incredibly short lived. A relative in the know told me that these days they were deliberately built with components that break down fairly quickly. A great idea for companies who roll out new designs every year. Kettles & irons are sold at a low prices so no one really complains when they have to keep replacing them. Years back ...[text shortened]... years plus. I bought a pricey DeLonghi kettle thinking it an investment and it broke within a year 😡
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@XRB saidThey just don’t make things like they used to. Things that last longer than 5 years. Oh man, I do sound sooooooo🤔……… “old fashion”.😉
Amazing how many things don't last. Door handles that need replacing when the springs go. Some hinges need replacing. We seem to get through a steady stream of vacuum cleaners. I'm sure it didn't used to be like that. Just replaced the leaky bathroom taps come to think of it.
@Great-Big-Stees saidA hypothetical experiment for a chap with too much time on his hands. (Please don't try at home).
For an experiment I bought a humidifier and a dehumidifier (both cheap models) and put them in the same room and let them fight it out. FYI…well, fir the curious, the dehumidifier won.👍
A buttered piece of toast (dropped) will always land buttered side down, while a falling cat will always land on its feet.
Experiment: Tie a piece of buttered toast to the back of a willing cat and drop from a short height. How does it land?
@Ghost-of-a-Duke saidmy very first gps digital watch
A hypothetical experiment for a chap with too much time on his hands. (Please don't try at home).
A buttered piece of toast (dropped) will always land buttered side down, while a falling cat will always land on its feet.
Experiment: Tie a piece of buttered toast to the back of a willing cat and drop from a short height. How does it land?
it told me the time
it told me where i was
i traveled west
at the the first time zone change in new mexico i marveled at the precision when i jumped back and forth across the zone line and the watch kept time with my every leap
until AI decided it had had enough and began to tazer me with every sproing
technology
pffft
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@Ghost-of-a-Duke saidMad.🤔
A hypothetical experiment for a chap with too much time on his hands. (Please don't try at home).
A buttered piece of toast (dropped) will always land buttered side down, while a falling cat will always land on its feet.
Experiment: Tie a piece of buttered toast to the back of a willing cat and drop from a short height. How does it land?
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@Ghost-of-a-Duke saidA buttered piece of toast (dropped) will never land buttered side down in my house because I have a canine constantly surveying the drop zone ready to catch it. She once managed to grab and swallow a frozen sausage before I could prise it from her jaws 🦈
A hypothetical experiment for a chap with too much time on his hands. (Please don't try at home).
A buttered piece of toast (dropped) will always land buttered side down, while a falling cat will always land on its feet.
Experiment: Tie a piece of buttered toast to the back of a willing cat and drop from a short height. How does it land?
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@Drewnogal saidThe latter must have happen pre: vegetarianism then?🤔
A buttered piece of toast (dropped) will never land buttered side down in my house because I have a canine constantly surveying the drop zone ready to catch it. She once managed to grab and swallow a frozen sausage before I could prise it from her jaws 🦈