Cliff Ton 10,464 Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 So how do you lead a Zeppelin anyway? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Ask Rambling Rose?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted January 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Wasn't that one of those things in the first WW that dropped bombs on yer? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,281 Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 As an alternative to drone taxis; a 500' tower with a lift could be built in Slab Square. Zip wires could radiate out to all parts of Greater Nottinghan. Benjamin could man the Bullwell reception and pick off the shoplifters are they zipped in. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted January 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Is it just my computer? Once I log in I still get the Christmas wallpaper. Not complaining, just curious. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Skin's not been changed yet Dave, Mick's lazy, he's waiting for one of us Admins to get fed up and do it for him..... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted January 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Ayup! Now ahv started summat an ah sed a wunt. LOL. Edited to add. Ahll gu ta top of ahr stairs the wallpaper changed while I was writing this post. Magic int it? I really like the new blue background. My favourite colour. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,507 Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 I never had the Christmas wallpaper this year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 I'm not a Christmas fan, but I prefer the Christmas wallpaper, much brighter. I do get the normal wallpaper if I log out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Do we get Easter bunnies? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Debbie Harry was a former bunny girl..born in '45 she hit punk at 32. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,281 Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Wallpapering in houses of rural Brittany can be quite amusing. To save all the cutting involved, the Breton decorator starts the wallpaper roll at one skirting board and continues up and across the ceiling, then down the opposite wall. We have seen heavily flowered patterns and even jungle scenes where everything is upside down on one wall. They even wallpaper doors and cupboards! Our friends had Black Watch Tartan doors and cupboards when they moved in. We had wallpaper with a stone wall pattern covering a lovely stone wall. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted January 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Bought some organic cough medicine the other day. It was in a fair sized box. I got it home and found that in the bottom of the box was a cardboard filler. The bottle was only 2/3 the size of the box. I consider that unethical at best, downright theft by deception at worst. E-mailed 'em and told 'em so. I don't expect a response. Whadya think? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Don't hold your breath LL. That is the same with so many things now. For instance the boxes of Soap Powder that look such good value until you open the box and the top third is fresh air. (Blamed on settling) I find that kind of thing covers the majority of products we buy these days. One particular trick is the jars of moisturiser for example. When you empty the jar and realise how thick the glass is and extra thick the base of the jar is, not much cream for your money. They will probably claim that the extra cardboard in the bottom of the box is to stablise the bottle to prevent breakage. Good Luck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,158 Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Yes and big Dimples in bottoms............ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted January 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Plastic bottle, Carni. They can't use that one. As far as I Know Ben, there are no dimples in my bottom, but my neck won't screw round quite that far to see the mirror so who knows? Frightening thought. Lol. Maybe I should try to take a selfie! Ughhhh! But seriously. This practice is widespread. What do we do? Start some kind of consumer revolt? It must cost more to produce those fancy dimpled bottles etc. Guess who pays. I suppose the only answer is to refuse to play their game and tell them why. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,281 Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Perfumes, toiletries, cosmetics and some confectionery and medicines are priced totally out of proportion to the cost of the product. It would be conservative to say that the actual product often costs less than 10% of it's point of sale price. My job took me into a lot of plastic packaging companies where machinery, tooling and robots cost hundreds of thousands of pounds. Fancy containers, perfume sprays etc., cost a bomb to produce - then they are just chucked away after a single use. Amazingly these huge costs are dwarfed by the marketing, advertising and distribution with layers of mark up's and commissions paid before it reaches point of sale. And of course the taxes on luxury goods, So start your own scent factory and use used bottles. Fine fragrantcy's, two bob a throw 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 We don't use soap powder or detergents anymore Carni, we use one of those laundry gadgets that inject Ozone into the water, clothes come out just as clean. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 I had never heard of the ozone laundry washing gadgets before. I'm a bit out of touch with these inventions. I have just read up about it on google.It looks very interesting in deed. It seems the ozone system has been used for years in some of the big hotels. Must be good. I'll have another read tomorrow, get more details. Thanks for the tip Ayupmeducks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Ozone to me is Georgie Fame,great piece of music. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,158 Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 There us to be a wash powder called Ozone Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Rinso was another and Dreft. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Bold and Ariel always made my underpants feel uncomfortable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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