Bebedoll | Red-1 | Activity https://bebe-doll.net/members/red-1/activity/ Activity feed for Red-1. Tue, 28 Jul 2020 13:20:37 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.1.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 d1993479e49bff8eb4dab9e8e94d851c Red-1 replied to the topic So Near to Quitting (Job Related) in the forum Chit chat http://bebe-doll.net/forums/topic/so-near-to-quitting-job-related/#post-485 Mon, 09 Jul 2018 16:33:36 +0000 How long would you need to work in London for to build up the skills to make it worth hanging on for? That’s what I’d perhaps base my decision on.

Also you could look at commuting – coming from further out is more costly but can be strangely faster than when you live in London.

We are moving to Surrey so out of London. It will be a 30 or 40 min…[Read more]

]]> 4194e2b89a128ada1e28b547fbab7083 Red-1 replied to the topic Rude and dishonest motorists in the forum Chit chat http://bebe-doll.net/forums/topic/rude-and-dishonest-motorists/#post-459 Tue, 30 Jan 2018 11:44:11 +0000

I told them I didn’t care, and didn’t want to claim for the damage.

@alec Agreed, people get way too precious over the appearance of their vehicles.

]]> 45f73b9afeb3fb6ab3555b5cf42481e8 Red-1 replied to the topic NHS in crisis in the forum Chit chat http://bebe-doll.net/forums/topic/nhs-in-crisis/#post-433 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 15:35:27 +0000

I don’t know the answer but I do know that the current system is awful. Only this week our local doctors surgery has changed its system. If you want a same day appointment you have to go on a list and then travel 10 miles in the worst traffic imaginable to see someone. who may only be a nurse. Our local surgery has plenty of nurses who used to d…

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]]> b14e979761969beb02963811cdad9269 Red-1 started the topic REVIEW: Is YODEL the worst company ever? in the forum Chit chat http://bebe-doll.net/forums/topic/review-is-yodel-the-worst-company-ever/ Sat, 30 Dec 2017 14:39:14 +0000 Yet again waiting for a YODEL delivery, 3rd day in a row.

DAy 1, apparently we were out, no card and cctv shows no delivery attempt made

Day 2 forgot to put parcel on the van

Day 3 Can’t find the house.

In the meantime we have had countless other deliveries from other companies as it seems that our house, which has been here for 1000+ years is…[Read more]

]]> abe2202d5a3fde3bad77ada01e5fd309 Red-1 replied to the topic How often do you have to clean your washing machine filter? in the forum Chit chat http://bebe-doll.net/forums/topic/how-often-do-you-have-to-clean-your-washing-machine-filter/#post-402 Sat, 30 Dec 2017 14:37:57 +0000 We did with the machine that was a washer/ drier, but not often, maybe every couple of months, it lasted 10 years or so. When clogged it did not dry, and if very bad it did not spin efficiently either.

The last one we never did find a filter, it was with us for about 6 years, and in the end the door catch broke, and it would have cost too much to…[Read more]

]]> abecab5352710a81129902e1b468973c Red-1 replied to the topic Rising/lateral damp in the forum Chit chat http://bebe-doll.net/forums/topic/rising-lateral-damp/#post-393 Sat, 30 Dec 2017 14:29:27 +0000 Get a quote off a building company that offers a guarantee that it will be resolved. I’ve had damp work done and it’s majorly disruptive. Makes a massive mess and you are advised not to redecorate for months.
It wouldn’t be a deal breaker but I would want a very large reduction in price.

]]> f0c986d16285d25070689ebb7f225908 Red-1 replied to the topic Question about re self employment in the forum Chit chat http://bebe-doll.net/forums/topic/question-about-re-self-employment/#post-377 Thu, 14 Dec 2017 09:57:12 +0000 A few that spring to mind

Home office type costs even if it’s just for admin and invoicing so stationery, computer and software, telephones, printers etc.
Travel insurance. Assume it’s just UK as you said car so doesn’t need to think about visas, passports etc
Bank charges if there’s a business account.
Any accountancy or other professional…[Read more]

]]> a95aa225e2ec6f430b6c7d752a80379d Red-1 replied to the topic How to keep and look after Rabbits? in the forum Chit chat http://bebe-doll.net/forums/topic/how-to-keep-and-look-after-rabbits/#post-360 Thu, 07 Dec 2017 10:22:41 +0000 I have two house rabbits, they are fabulous pets but need much more interaction and care than most realize! If you get them from a rescue then they should already be neutered, which they need to be.
To give you an idea of space, mine have the run of the upstairs when I am in and my whole bedroom all the time- under my bed is their warren!
They…[Read more]

]]> d5404d8c56635c2e1fc1fba5b5628bb9 Red-1 replied to the topic UK most obese in Europe in the forum Chit chat http://bebe-doll.net/forums/topic/uk-most-obese-in-europe/#post-330 Thu, 30 Nov 2017 10:59:49 +0000 I used to do a bit of outside catering so I know a little about the economics of selling food.
The most expensive part of any meal is protein, usually meat and its also the most temperature sensitive to store. Carbohydrate is cheap, to produce, easy to store, most cereal based products can be stored dry, and add a bit of salt or sugar and they are…[Read more]

]]> fd71a85f00351a7224105bcb5f3438ac Red-1 replied to the topic Calling all tenancy experts! in the forum Chit chat http://bebe-doll.net/forums/topic/calling-all-tenancy-experts/#post-312 Thu, 23 Nov 2017 13:59:17 +0000 You want to sell in spring, it’s December, so 4 months would be nice to have a tenant for. Do it by the book. Ask her for her one months notice, and say that he can apply to have a 3 months lease for when her notice runs outs, subject to standard checks. She gets her deposit back unless the place is damaged or she doesn’t want to pay the final…[Read more]

]]> bc84b5f52dda52e6dd4f40e5153c376b Red-1 started the topic Scam warning in the forum Chit chat http://bebe-doll.net/forums/topic/scam-warning/ Thu, 23 Nov 2017 13:56:28 +0000 Had one last week and I went along with it for a while as I thought it was legit. However I just had another and hung up on them.

BT said the number is not theirs 021340876890

Last week they waffled on about has my internet been slow etc (well it had) so I fell for it, they asked me to download Team Viewer which is a cosher company as the cctv…[Read more]

]]> 226b3dae02ee19d6722585ef192531d9 Red-1 replied to the topic Slightly panicking in the forum Chit chat http://bebe-doll.net/forums/topic/slightly-panicking/#post-306 Thu, 23 Nov 2017 13:55:27 +0000 am sorry you are having so much upset and worry.

I want to put another spin on it. You have had symptoms in your hands and legs, and obviously know that something is wrong somewhere. If the MRI had come back clear then that too would have been a worry as then you would be none the wiser as to what the symptoms were.

When you overhear something…[Read more]

]]> 9adb7a05efedd36b8f89844dcd1e4e9e Red-1 replied to the topic NHS spending in the forum Chit chat http://bebe-doll.net/forums/topic/nhs-spending/#post-291 Thu, 23 Nov 2017 13:38:58 +0000 I am going to try to write down something I think but have trouble putting down on words .
One of the biggest problems with the NHS is the whole concept of the state looking after you from cradle to grave .
I think it’s given some of us a view it’s the states job to look after us what ever madness we get up to not us looking after ourselves
The…[Read more]

]]> 13d0a8616e4001fe762808d9694a905b Red-1 replied to the topic NHS spending in the forum Chit chat http://bebe-doll.net/forums/topic/nhs-spending/#post-282 Thu, 23 Nov 2017 13:26:25 +0000 Yes the NHS needs more money but if anyone thinks money will solve the problems they way off the mark .
What we need to do is quickly sort how we deal with the care if the extremely old in our population .
We are in a tight spot with this as it’s not an easy thing to do quickly.

]]> 519a09d1c74375b7857819ad584115ef Red-1 replied to the topic Runners - a half marathon question in the forum Chit chat http://bebe-doll.net/forums/topic/runners-a-half-marathon-question/#post-270 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 14:29:32 +0000 Sadly I think the sensible option is to withdraw. Remember a HM isn’t easy at the best of times- I’m in the middle of marathon training and did a half on Sunday, it was hard work and I’ve run up to and over HM distance 3 times in the past month. Can you transfer entry to next year?

]]> 348215a52ce02763f0c6a0777610e6f8 Red-1 replied to the topic Annoying smoke Alarms. Aaarrrgggghhhh in the forum Chit chat http://bebe-doll.net/forums/topic/annoying-smoke-alarms-aaarrrgggghhhh/#post-258 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 14:23:21 +0000 Do you still have the ones that started chirping? If not connected to the mains, but running on the battery power, do they still chirp?

Have you put the correct battery type into them? Some specify to use certain types (I don’t mean have you put a 9V in, I mean specific rechargable ones, as far as I remember ours gave two options).

]]> a111f4a97b8a810ed15a089fedd5e9da Red-1 started the topic Dream what do they mean? in the forum Chit chat http://bebe-doll.net/forums/topic/dream-what-do-they-mean/ Fri, 06 Oct 2017 13:48:24 +0000 At the moment I am having incredibly complicated and seemingly random dreams every night, which I can remember clearly in the morning. They aren’t nightmares, there is nothing horrible, they are just odd!

Do you bother analysing your dreams or do you just ignore them? And any tips on how I stop having them? I have tried lots of physical exercise…[Read more]

]]> f976974b2c19cd44dac349e461e61be3 Red-1 replied to the topic Drilling steel? How? in the forum Chit chat http://bebe-doll.net/forums/topic/drilling-steel-how/#post-202 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 13:47:35 +0000 Do be careful, the ends of your fingers or thumbs are EXCEPTIONALY vulnerable to grinding wheels!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> 2661e546ff5327b59a9e3ee1a9a6bee3 Red-1 replied to the topic Drilling steel? How? in the forum Chit chat http://bebe-doll.net/forums/topic/drilling-steel-how/#post-200 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 13:46:38 +0000 You hold the drill at an angle to a grinding wheel, or if as good at it as my dad, you get your daugher to hold the angle grider (running) and hold the bit at an angle of about 45 degrees to the wheel and your drill bit is sharp
Your farrier may be able to help out with either sharpening the drill, or even getting the old bolts out, heating them may work.

]]> 70b5a93cb3873029e66fd50cf7208786 Red-1 replied to the topic Drilling steel? How? in the forum Chit chat http://bebe-doll.net/forums/topic/drilling-steel-how/#post-198 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 13:45:48 +0000 Are the drill bits sharp enough? My late father was an engineer all his life and often complained that new drill bits were not correctly sharpened and then would grind them to sharpen them. I *think* that are drill sharpening services but I think you would need to google.

Edited to add, have you removed the old bolts? If not knock them through…[Read more]

]]> 0fbde57096047793b1248ccd5e721b72 Red-1 replied to the topic The vulnerable, the poor, the disadvantaged in the forum Chit chat http://bebe-doll.net/forums/topic/the-vulnerable-the-poor-the-disadvantaged/#post-194 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 13:41:55 +0000 If the various previous governments hadn’t stolen the money which we all pay into the system and given it to the share holders of companies like G4S, the various companies who “provide” *hotel* services to hospitals, property developers, private landlords, academy trusts etc etc then the services may hae the resources to be able to help people…[Read more]

]]> 96ce91d50afea61f8ea7c8c040bedcfe Red-1 replied to the topic Finding staff - agencies/websites/advertising? in the forum Chit chat http://bebe-doll.net/forums/topic/finding-staff-agencieswebsitesadvertising/#post-180 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 13:33:34 +0000 There’ll be specialist recruitment agencies, rather than the more generic ‘local office’ type. I use agencies a lot. If you want to pm me I can ask a couple of my contacts for help.

]]> 1d0ea8abe97abf1a4b9a1d561c7521c6 Red-1 replied to the topic Finding staff - agencies/websites/advertising? in the forum Chit chat http://bebe-doll.net/forums/topic/finding-staff-agencieswebsitesadvertising/#post-179 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 13:33:16 +0000 Have you tried searching cvs? I think you can on sites like indeed/total jobs. Unsure how detailed the searching is but may be worth a look.

]]> 954e2cf564a5f723bfee1191514fb44c Red-1 replied to the topic Have you ever pulled a sickie? in the forum Chit chat http://bebe-doll.net/forums/topic/have-you-ever-pulled-a-sickie/#post-173 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 13:29:37 +0000 I have added an extra day when have been ill but would never pull one to go anywhere , what a disaster if someone saw you or of anything happened when you were supposed to be at home . Not worth the risk tbh

]]> 40c7d5d03343e2a8cb5b9c600f0ce100 Red-1 replied to the topic Drink Driving? in the forum Chit chat http://bebe-doll.net/forums/topic/drink-driving/#post-145 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 13:10:09 +0000 When the drink drive laws first came in, my parents took it as a personal affront!

Thankfully attitudes have changed. However I am amazed at how often I am pressed to have “just one” drink when I go out. I choose to drive instead of drinking. I don’t like late nights and I don’t like relying on taxis, so when I go out I will not drink at all,…[Read more]

]]> 05e16050e1e6e56f50db1b007ea3cf1b Red-1 replied to the topic Serial 'likers' on FB - another 1st world 'problem' in the forum Chit chat http://bebe-doll.net/forums/topic/serial-likers-on-fb-another-1st-world-problem/#post-118 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 12:50:35 +0000 Not FB (which is pretty silent from me, except for big updates like holiday or show reports etc), however, I do have a friend on Instagram who likes every single upload, within minutes… so I sort of understand.

It doesn’t really bother me though!

]]> 1392e05f3616633dedf5411d1d81237f Red-1 replied to the topic Does anyone know the workings of Trading Standards? in the forum Chit chat http://bebe-doll.net/forums/topic/does-anyone-know-the-workings-of-trading-standards/#post-112 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 12:46:30 +0000 I have just had a call from TA and credit where it’s due that was quick. She is going to investigate further and be in touch next week.

SS you cannot get through to TS by phone for love nor money so emailed and was told to ring citizens advice who forward on the details to TS.

]]> 09bf103863bad310a5bf9d0a9fcb6697 Red-1 started the topic Does anyone know the workings of Trading Standards? in the forum Chit chat http://bebe-doll.net/forums/topic/does-anyone-know-the-workings-of-trading-standards/ Fri, 06 Oct 2017 12:44:41 +0000 I have made a complaint via the citizens advice bureau about the managing agents of our block of flats . It appears they have not registered with any recognised ombudsman despite having a logo on their website.

I have been told this is illegal by the ombudsman whose logo they display.they also checked the other regulatory bodies and they…[Read more]

]]> 37cf9726f0a44c15434352c0e57d1027 Red-1 replied to the topic How to get rid of foot pain? Insoles? in the forum Footcare http://bebe-doll.net/forums/topic/how-to-get-rid-of-foot-pain-insoles/#post-107 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 12:43:43 +0000 I use orthotics, the type with the rigid plastic arch support. Yes, Vit D is very importab=nt too, you can buy a Vit D test that is a prick test from the NHS on Amazon if your GP is not helpful.

You can use a frozen plastic bottle with water to roll in your instep, and also stretching by massaging the insoles with a ball (tennis size or…[Read more]

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