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I thought they had rules on laptop working? Quite common for cafes, and totally understandable (despite being someone who enjoys a bit of peripatetic working I also understand the need for paying the rent).

I hate that folk change their accent

It's often not deliberate is it? I know my accent is pretty 'fluid' and morphs according to context/situation/who I'm speaking to. It's not intentional, my accent just isn't very 'fixed'. I suspect it's because I didn't have a stable household/community accent growing up, but I've met other people who say they're the same despite growing up surrounded by a particular accent. It can be a bit embarrassing, I sometimes wonder if people think I'm taking the piss.

And done!
Just realised I never claimed my overpayment from last year. Will try to remember to get both of them next week.

Ah yes the approved list. It's on there, all good.

I can't remember if trade union fees are tax deductible or not?

I used to always overpay through PAYE by being on a tax code for a second job ie didn't include personal allowance. It was useful as it meant I didn't get a tax bill for small amounts of self-employed stuff.

PM'd you about this but can see you've not been on the forum much lately!

Cardboard boxes - I kind of enjoy ripping them apart with my bare hands. Mind the staples though.

Piano - I used to play to an ok standard as a child but it's lapsed over the decades to pretty much nothing. This gives me hope I might be able to pick it up again as an adult.

Use a white Vinegar mix with water in a spray bottle. I sometimes add baking soda too.

This doesn't make sense. The bicarb and the vinegar just react to give salty water. Use vinegar, no baking soda / bicarbonate of soda.

Read this recently and found it interesting and maybe helpful. Been struggling with direction re climate activism lately. Wondered if others had read it (and/or
The Uninhabitable Earth) and what they thought. (NYT didn't let me read it for long but can use an alt site to get at it.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/10/26/magazine/climate-change-warming-world.html

these are great - thanks!
also thanks @small

I don't know! Just something of that vibe. It's at the ideas stage. For a working area so assume cool temp.

Lighting chat - a colleague asked me to ID a vertical tube pendant light, showed me a photo of an array of them across a room. Found this - wondering if there's a cheaper version... ideally LED and can do variable light levels. Colour change not necessary, fine gradation dimming not necessary, but like 2 or 3 steps of brightness would be ace.
https://www.alconlighting.com/12255-vivo-cylinder-pendant.html

It's not good for kids (or anyone) to live with a lot of mould and especially in cold and humid conditions. Long term respiratory issues. But unlikely to cause sudden illness like you describe.

Bleach ok for cleanup but I think vinegar is better for treating/preventing most mould. Don't mix the two! But after its clean and dry, you can give a wipe with white vinegar, it'll soak into the wood a bit and make it less attractive for mould. As others have said - dehumidify and pull furniture away from wall where possible.

@amey

Below zero next two nights - just covered the emerging rhubarb.

measuring their body volume at home

A bath and, uh, a measuring jug? And maybe a sharpie. Sounds laborious though. And wet.

I don't have any advice on painting them, but think painted treads and wood risers will look nice :)

I have zero 'car culture' so all this chat is totally meaningless to me but people seem into it. And it's probably fairly GC, no?

Optoma HD141X Projector with wall mount £100

Tempted by this - is that a ceiling mount or can it swivel up or something?

This statement makes me feel slightly ill
(Mainly I feel thankful I don't have any outgoings that size no matter the cause)

had planning for 10 years

Planning permission expires after 3 years and you can no longer simply renew it. The intention was to prevent land banking but developers know how to work around that rule of course.

You could try https://pedalme.co.uk/cargo
not sure of distance or cost

Ah yeah I heard that was happening. The address you send them too makes it a pretty easy target for theft doesn't it?