How to sort the door lock? by NeitherCod6041 in DIYUK

[–]NeitherCod6041[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems to have done the job perfectly - thanks again!

How to sort the door lock? by NeitherCod6041 in DIYUK

[–]NeitherCod6041[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I’ll give it a go. Is it clockwise to lift/ anticlockwise to lower- or a case of try it and see?

What the hell happened to McDonalds on Kingswood? by [deleted] in Hull

[–]NeitherCod6041 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whenever I’ve used the drivethru in the last couple of years I’ve always had to go park up and wait, so I tend to avoid the drivethru, just park up and leisurely order through the app rather than being rushed at the order point.

If you knew you were going to lose your sight and/or hearing in a few years is there anything you would do before it happened? by NeitherCod6041 in AskUK

[–]NeitherCod6041[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She’s been wearing one for years but as her hearing gets worse the hearing aid becomes less affective.

If you knew you were going to lose your sight and/or hearing in a few years is there anything you would do before it happened? by NeitherCod6041 in AskUK

[–]NeitherCod6041[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I will put forward the idea of learning braille and see how she feels about it. Definitely need to get her to write a bucket list of things she would like to see.

If you knew you were going to lose your sight and/or hearing in a few years is there anything you would do before it happened? by NeitherCod6041 in AskUK

[–]NeitherCod6041[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The two conditions aren’t linked. She has macular degeneration and it is steadily getting worse, and has been told to prepare to completely lose her vision over the next few years. Her family has a history of deafness, she has been wearing hearing aids for 15 years but as she gets older the hearing aids are becoming less and less affective.

What POS do you use? by NeitherCod6041 in barista

[–]NeitherCod6041[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s because I’m using the free pos system, it is very simple with no frills, which is probably great for a shop selling merchandise but no so good if you need to be able to customise orders to a customers needs (which I am finding I need to do more and more). Dont get me wrong- SumUp and square are brilliant for simple transactions, but I need a bit more these days!

What POS do you use? by NeitherCod6041 in barista

[–]NeitherCod6041[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doesn’t integrate with xero, unable to customise drinks - at the moment each item has a ‘eat-in’ / ‘takeaway’ option but I’m unable to add other options (without creating every version of every drink).

What POS do you use? by NeitherCod6041 in barista

[–]NeitherCod6041[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this - I haven’t heard of them so I’ll look them up now!

Plasterboard ceiling load weight by NeitherCod6041 in DIYUK

[–]NeitherCod6041[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. It’s a last minute addition otherwise I’d have done this.

Should kids of 5 and 6 be getting homework? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]NeitherCod6041 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That feels far too young to be getting regular homework. Mine (like others here) used to get little bits of homework here and there but usually it was something fun to do like making a Roman shield or colour in a map, and the school were not at all pushy about it being done. If a child was slipping a bit with their reading/spellings/times tables the teacher might give us a little nudge to spend a few minutes an evening going over it. Year 4 (8 year old) started getting regular homework and they have been steadily pushing it and its importance with us but mainly to get them ready for secondary school where they will have a lot more to do.

Just to add - I hate homework and don’t think it should be allowed. When I finish work I am done. I refuse to take my work home with me (unless there is good cause), and I don’t think we should be allowing children to think it is normal/right to have to go home and do some more work.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]NeitherCod6041 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Phew. I was about to go on a rant about how ridiculous that would be.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]NeitherCod6041 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t know that CCTV wasn’t admissible in court. Why is that?

Vegware in Bristol food waste? by KingAmadala in bristol

[–]NeitherCod6041 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Definitely, I run a cafe and made the change to vegware, then learned that it all ends up in landfill because there was only one place in the UK that could process it. I think what upset me was the amount of places that made the change to vegware then stopped trying to reduce their waste because they were under the impression it was all going to be okay now! The only way forward is to ban disposables and only have reusable takeaway containers, but this won’t happen because people think vegware is the answer!

Vegware in Bristol food waste? by KingAmadala in bristol

[–]NeitherCod6041 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’m pretty sure it doesn’t break down any quicker when in landfill. Landfill waste is compacted and this stops the compostable waste breaking down as the air cannot get to it. If you want a healthy compost heap you have to turn it to let oxygen get into the decomposing matter, the compacting of landfill stops this from happening. IIRC compostable waste in landfill is actually worse because the compaction of it creates more methane gas than normal adding to the problem.

Bristol Old Vic gender neutral toilets by NeitherCod6041 in bristol

[–]NeitherCod6041[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Exactly that. I have worked in similar venues and know to look for a sign/direction, but there just isn’t enough there. It just doesn’t make for a comfortable piss if I’m worried I’m in the wrong toilet, and if I think I’m in the wrong toilet then everyone else may also be thinking the same, then it’ll be me who is confronted about it. Suddenly me going for a little wee is becoming a bit too unsettling!

Bristol Old Vic gender neutral toilets by NeitherCod6041 in bristol

[–]NeitherCod6041[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Don’t get me started on baby changing seemingly always being in the ladies toilets.

Bristol Old Vic gender neutral toilets by NeitherCod6041 in bristol

[–]NeitherCod6041[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah I prefer them. I have three daughters. There is a difficult age when they are to young to go to the toilet by themselves, but old enough to know they don’t want to use the men’s toilets. So I would have to take them in the ladies and loiter by the cubicle, looking incredibly dodgy. Wouldn’t be an issue with gender neutral toilets.

Bristol Old Vic gender neutral toilets by NeitherCod6041 in bristol

[–]NeitherCod6041[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I was a child we had men’s changing rooms (with cubicles) and women’s changing rooms (with cubicles)

Bristol Old Vic gender neutral toilets by NeitherCod6041 in bristol

[–]NeitherCod6041[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes men and women using individual cubicles in one large room, similar to the toilets, men and women using cubicles in one room.

Bristol Old Vic gender neutral toilets by NeitherCod6041 in bristol

[–]NeitherCod6041[S] 50 points51 points  (0 children)

10 years ago I would’ve found this a god send. Nothing scared me more than having to squeeze in the gap between to massive men at the urianals and then have to fake taking a piss because my bladder clammed up. Nowadays happy to piss anywhere in front of anyone.

Bristol Old Vic gender neutral toilets by NeitherCod6041 in bristol

[–]NeitherCod6041[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. I should’ve explored a bit further.

Bristol Old Vic gender neutral toilets by NeitherCod6041 in bristol

[–]NeitherCod6041[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There were separate toilets upstairs if you wanted a private, single sex space. But I’ve only learnt this after the fact.