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justcola posted:-If you're on a metre, be aware that using the kettle is less cost-effective than boiling water on a hob (I think?) Only if you have an induction hob. Unless you would overfill your kettle but not a pan on the hob. Kettles are pretty efficient because they heat the water directly, but putting too much water in obviously negates that.
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Lady Demelza posted:I used to buy cheap leggings and t-shirts from Primark and wear them along with fingerless gloves under my indoor clothes. Being colder inside than out is miserable. Poundland sells rolls of bubblewrap that you can put over windows but will obviously still let light in. You will have to keep an eye on condensation and mould. Handwarmers are brilliant, the Hot Hands ones are pretty cheap and make a good alternative to hot water bottles as they don't go cold overnight. Shame they're single-use only. Yeah, leggings under trousers. Try to alternate the layers at your waist so that less air escapes. A hoodie can help, as well as a scarf because you lose a lot of heat from your neck and head. Trousers can be tucked into socks. Fingerless gloves are a good idea because hands are vulnerable. Make sure you keep them warm enough. I tuck them under my blanket if they need a boost. Under my bum sometimes because the pressure of my weight helps speed heat transfer. It infuriates me that this advice is necessary, but this is the benefit of my experience. Tories denuda est
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Poison Jam posted:Should’ve slammed the door in his loving face Satisfying as that would be, it's better to waste his time.
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https://twitter.com/BarristerSecret/status/1201076439250087936 Boris Johnson doing the best trolling technique. Quote something that proves you wrong and pretend it says the opposite.
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Braggart posted:Fingerless gloves are a good idea because hands are vulnerable. Fingerless gloves are a godsend which I wear round the clock for most of the year, but they are not by any means all equal. The kind that are genuinely fingerless are crap, the good ones have short fingers. And Thinsulate lined mitts are much warmer than ordinary woollen mitts, which makes knitting your own a terrible waste of time unfortunately.
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I really want to know where that Corbyn will shut down MI5 thing came from. Googling for it there's not even any out of context comments about it that I can find. Did Johnson just make it up whole cloth and the BBC fail to bring him up on it? We all know Have I Got News For You likes to take a dig at Corbyn at the start of every show. They did it again this week. But there is another topical show out there, with average viewing figures of about 3.5 million people: https://twitter.com/jeremycorbyn/status/1198951179348258816 https://twitter.com/jeremycorbyn/status/1201055079756779520 And I'm sure there another good one from a few weeks back that I can't find now. Also that time when Jezza went on the celebrity version and the rest of the media slated him for sharing a coddled egg recipe. I'd say most of GoggleBox's 3.5 million audience aren't terminally online or the types to sit and watch Deep, Serious Political Shows. Certainly I only watch it when I'm with my politically disengaged parents. I will laugh my arse off if it's the box wot helps win it.
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Oh dear me posted:Fingerless gloves are a godsend which I wear round the clock for most of the year, but they are not by any means all equal. The kind that are genuinely fingerless are crap, the good ones have short fingers. And Thinsulate lined mitts are much warmer than ordinary woollen mitts, which makes knitting your own a terrible waste of time unfortunately. Listen to this person, because I do not myself wear gloves because I hate the texture between my fingers! (Autism  )They just sound like a really good idea for having warmer hands 
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Braggart posted:Yeah, leggings under trousers. Try to alternate the layers at your waist so that less air escapes. A hoodie can help, as well as a scarf because you lose a lot of heat from your neck and head. Trousers can be tucked into socks. Fingerless gloves are a good idea because hands are vulnerable. Make sure you keep them warm enough. I tuck them under my blanket if they need a boost. Under my bum sometimes because the pressure of my weight helps speed heat transfer. My mother and brother swear that thermal leggings are loving amazing. Brother works as a brickie, so is out on cold sites this time of the year. The thermals are a wonder to keep him warm. They are not only for old people.
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Leggings and tights are some kind of thermal wizardry. It's a long story but in my experience there are tights which, even on their own, are warmer than trousers.
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It's winter that makes me glad of my natural fur carpet. I once shaved my beard back for christmas, never again.
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happyhippy posted:My mother and brother swear that thermal leggings are loving amazing. Rail maintenance staff working overnight quite often wear tights under their trousers to keep legs warm.
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I've spent far too much on layers for the new job, it was loving icy in the office when I was in for the interview. I'm super nervy about it, it's been six months since I have done any work for other people and aaaaaa And the election is a bit aaaaaaa as well.
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happyhippy posted:My mother and brother swear that thermal leggings are loving amazing. Base layers are awesome though not the cheapest. They can often be found deeply discounted in outdoor clothing/hiking stores though. I wear merino wool base layers because they're light and warm and don't smell bad anything like as quickly as other materials. Merino wool is a relatively pricey fabric though. But on the other hand, I also wear stuff I've picked up in LIDL and that's good too in different ways 
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OwlFancier posted:It's winter that makes me glad of my natural fur carpet. I once shaved my beard back for christmas, never again. Ah, that explains it. Thanks Santa
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My #1 tip for drafty winter living spaces is to get a kit of heat shrink film, tape it to your widow frame, and use a hair dryer to bring it taut. If you have leaky windows it makes a truly astonishing difference. Also I like to fashion my own japanese heating tables by putting a space heater under a table or desk and drape a blanket over it. Keeps you pretty toasty. Obviously you have to turn it off when you aren’t right there. (Speaking of space heaters I’m a big fan of those bulb-based ones that give you instant heat. They basically only heat you or a small area right around you so they’re great if you will be spending most of your time in one spot and don’t want to waste money on a blower heater that tries and fails to heat the whole space.) Everyone else has pointed out the wonders of layering but count this as another vote for the voodoo warmth of thermal underwear.
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quote:Dead squirrel strategy All you "extremely online" party supporters 
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Pesky Splinter posted:I like how it's evolved: Hope we win this, because (in a fitting analogy for the state of the nation) I've literally run out of Hell. Onto Purgatorio if not I guess (we will win). Added Requires Improvement to podcasts, and Trickjaw to Chelmsford. justcola posted:-If you're on a metre, be aware that using the kettle is less cost-effective than boiling water on a hob (I think?) OwlFancier posted:my natural fur carpet. 
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I was thinking if you're already at cocytus you're gonna have to go out the other side next time. Hopefully by the time we get through purgatory we're poised to launch the assault on heaven and turn it red. OwlFancier fucked around with this message at 14:50 on Dec 1, 2019 |
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a kind soul has put the Marr / Johnson interview on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdHxqFYxXYI funny seeing Marr getting a bit testy. Johnson just drones on and loving on, trying to avoid any sort of substantive answer by drowning the question in words. could someone please install a mic cutoff, or maybe a spring-loaded boxing glove that can bop him if he doesn't get to the point within 10 seconds RockyB posted:
interesting URL. jacking-to-dead-squirrels, eh?
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happyhippy posted:My mother and brother swear that thermal leggings are loving amazing. Fucker to get off at night, mind. Like trying to struggle out of a wetsuit. In other matters, I have my hustings Tuesday, and Vicky Ford, our esteemed Tory Mp will be there, and I want some killer questions. I suspect it will be local focused to Chelmsford. What we are doing in the clp is homelessness, NHS (hospital getting merged with Basildon and Southend), commuter woes (wont someone think of the commuters?), housing, big leave vote, etc. I dont want to be a milquetoast asking easily generalised questions. If it helps you hate her a bit more, I'm sure she's bucking for the cabinet as she is always on TV telling us how awesome Joris is.
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mediaphage posted:My #1 tip for drafty winter living spaces is to get a kit of heat shrink film, tape it to your window frame, and use a hair dryer to bring it taut. If you have leaky windows it makes a truly astonishing difference. If you're renting, don't use sticky-backed hook and loop tape to stick to the window frames (even UPVC ones). I've had the absolute devil of a job removing it from the rental I just left. In fact I ended up leaving a line of it at the top of one of the windows and hope the landlord doesn't notice! (I tried WD40, nail varnish remover, all sorts of things. In the end it was soak it in WD40, leave for an hour minimum to really soak in then scrape off with a plastic ice-scraper). I'm seriously noticing the difference now I've moved. In my rental, it was icy cold and I had the central heating on full blast for the last week or so there. Single leaf construction, 3 sides open to the outside, river running immediately alongside, empty shop downstairs, empty flat upstairs (occupants go away for a couple of months every winter) and my winter gas bills absolutely humungous. Now, I've hardly had the heating on at all, maybe 30 mins a day! If you have more than one room, focus on keeping one room warm and sleep in it too. It's horrible being icy cold and unable to get warm. In Egypt, it gets absolutely bone-chilling cold in winter (jan/Feb). Homes are not insulated and many have no form of heating at all. In the passage ways in my flat it was below 12C. UK peeps would say 'yeah but it's 3C here (or whatever)' and I'd say 'not in your home it isn't'. Cold seeps into the furniture, the walls, your clothes. Horrible. 3prs tights (luckily they're flexible!) 2 pr trousers, a couple of vests, t-shirt on top (as someone else said - layer them so some are under your trousers waist, some are over), long sleeved t on top of that, jumper, cardigan, hat/scarf, balaclava if you can get one keep more of your head warm. And yes, eat lots of carbs. If you're in a situation where you are unable to heat your home or get warm (some of you will be lacking body fat - when I was thin a few years ago in Egypt, I have never been so cold in all my life, or on meds or have health issues which make it tough) - eat carbs and fat (not exclusively but now is not diet time).
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ThomasPaine posted:labour is going to win this general election, imho There’s a general sense of everybody being fed up of all this. I’m optimistic.
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CGI Stardust posted:
Curse you plebs taking a small harmless incident involving a politician and inflating it out of all proportion, constantly circulating it again and again and again, til it becomes a story and leads to the person being discredited or smeared. Only REAL journalists are allowed to do that.
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Jaeluni Asjil posted:If you have more than one room, focus on keeping one room warm and sleep in it too.
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100+ labour landslide inbound
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Nike Pro Combat and Underarmour ColdGear will keep you toasty and warm, but do pay attention to your feet.Cold feet will make feel cold no matter what so get yourselves some thick socks, maybe some snowboarding or skiing socks, or you can double up. Both brands are synthetic so it will have a weird smell after a day or maybe two but they are ( or at least were) extremely resistent so you can wash whenever.Mine are going strong almost seven years in.
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ThomasPaine posted:labour is going to win this general election, imho Measured as a change from the 2017 general election, Labour + SNP need to gain 25 new seats between them on top of what they achieved in the 2017 election. For a Labour Majority, Labour alone would need to find 60. I think we're looking at Lab+SNP coalition.
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ThomasPaine posted:100+ labour landslide inbound As irrational as it is I wish people wouldn't say stuff like this
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Guavanaut posted:I think that if you're in a place where you can't see the sky you keep time by the last place you were when you could see the sky. Speaking of which, where's that website for the political leaflets, this white nonsense just came through the door:    Strong Gap Yah vibes coming off the lad, still using the hacked graphs though I see. https://www.richardbenwell.uk/ New podcast game: 14 or 40?
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Barry Foster posted:Lol him just pointing and lolling at IDS Also that this clearly isn't a selfie, this clearly started with a look through the door and one of them calling for the other to get their phone out.
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Barry Foster posted:As irrational as it is I wish people wouldn't say stuff like this Yeah, it's a total cock (or cock-less) tease. I'm also superstitious enough to believe in jinxes.
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Azza Bamboo posted:Measured as a change from the 2017 general election, Labour + SNP need to gain 25 new seats between them on top of what they achieved in the 2017 election. My feeling as well. The feel is labour, but there are a hardcore tory group. I think we're hung parliment territory. This in is to close to call.
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100+ brexit party landslide inbound. parliament will catch fire two minutes after the exit poll. the skies will blacken and our children shall be born with fangs
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As the only leftist in existence who isn't actually a liberal, the only outcome I support is a hanged parliament
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Barry Foster posted:As irrational as it is I wish people wouldn't say stuff like this An obscure technicality is unearthed that means Blair never stood down as party leader. A finger on the monkeys paw curls. E: A wide range on the Graun today, from Nick Cohen doing his best 'both sides are as bad as each other  ' schtick to https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/01/the-corbyn-i-know-is-a-rare-thing-warm-decent-and-interested-in-justiceThat last one seems to be getting an insane amount of facebook shares. Way, way more than most Graun articles 
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Azza Bamboo posted:I think we're looking at Lab+SNP coalition. I very much doubt a coalition is on the cards because it wouldn't look good for either side, but a confidence and supply arrangement is very possible, probably in exchange for labour legislating for another indyref at the backend of the term in 2023/4 thus proving star trek to be written by time travellers ThomasPaine fucked around with this message at 15:29 on Dec 1, 2019 |
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