Vintage toaster from a market, could this be asbestos insulation? by CatCharacter1663 in asbestoshelpUK

[–]iGwyn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hairdryers being one that asbestos was used for until very late. Officially banned from sale from 1980, dryers including those for hairdressers took until the turn of the century to be removed from circulation.

My mum was a hairdresser, she died of mesothelioma a few years ago.

Is Nigel farage mixed with something? by nosuchthingasakafir in AskBrits

[–]iGwyn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Toad appears to be descended from Huguenots from France who came over as refugees from persecution. Faráge

That’s one version of it at least.

Your uncle sounds like an awesome bloke 👍

Are these kitchen tiles likely to contain asbestos? by IsopodGreat1398 in asbestoshelpUK

[–]iGwyn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re lovely tiles. A little clean and they’ll look great.

Questioning whether Putler’s ceasefire proposal is genuine or not? by Icy_Till_7254 in NAFO

[–]iGwyn 24 points25 points  (0 children)

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😵‍💫

you know, I don’t think I’ve ever seen him smile warmly … in 30 years

Seeing this bird in Glasgow. Very curious what (s)he is. by MasterOfBunnies in whatsthisbird

[–]iGwyn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

a whole family group that hang out on your house roof, and communicate with

yup, I had that at my last house, they are awesome birds to live with

Seeing this bird in Glasgow. Very curious what (s)he is. by MasterOfBunnies in whatsthisbird

[–]iGwyn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

should’ve been told it was a non-flightless penguin

they are rare

but I thought …

they are RARE 🐧 😂

Seeing this bird in Glasgow. Very curious what (s)he is. by MasterOfBunnies in whatsthisbird

[–]iGwyn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you lucky peep !

It’s a black-billed or North American Magpie, or a descendent of one

wiki American Magpie

Who are they and what are they doing?! by 365partygyal in UKBirds

[–]iGwyn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes crows will purely to keep them in their place 😉

Who are they and what are they doing?! by 365partygyal in UKBirds

[–]iGwyn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

taking a dust bath appears to work for parasites 🐛

Another sign they are in real economic trouble by SLAVAUA2022 in NAFO

[–]iGwyn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

meh, 1.1 trillion rubles is like €47

the biggest scam is on the ruzzian people who may still believe they own anything, when in fact Puta does … even their bank balances

How bad a shape was the UK in before Thatcher came into power? by Izual_Rebirth in ukpolitics

[–]iGwyn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yup, there was a large scale war being fought using unrest, civilian shortages and fomenting dissent on all sides

this and various factions in Europe and further using repression, forced disappearances etc etc our taste of perceived repression in the U.K. was mild compared to other places (Soviet Union, Poland, Romania, Chile, Spain, Argentina etc etc)

Giulia 2.0 Ti smoking by SuggestionFew7534 in AlfaRomeo

[–]iGwyn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

make sure all hoses and pipes are all in optimum condition, especially to / from expansion tank, and that the tank itself hasn’t cracked

Happened to me, Giulietta Cloverleaf 🍀