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Not Enough Gift Wrap For That Gift? Wrap It Diagonally.

Introduction You start off with a nice roll of Gift Wrap, when you wrap those gifts for that festive occasion, and afterwards you have a small rectangle of unused paper left over. Eventually another small gift needs wrapping so you look through the small left-over pieces of Gift Wrap only to find several are nearly […]
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Published on:

11 December 2018

CATEGORIES:

Current, Human Interests, New Ideas

TAGS:

gift wrap, paper, Royal Mail, wrapping
How I Repaired A Dualit Milk Frother Model DMF2

Introduction My wife pressed the start button on the Dualit Milk Frother (Model DMF2) one day in the summer of 2017 and it no longer worked. This persisted so we had to heat the milk in the microwave oven for a week or two until we got a new frother. Of course, me being me, […]
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Published on:

28 April 2018

CATEGORIES:

Appliances, Cooking, Current, Do It Yourself, Electrical Appliances, In The Home

TAGS:

aeroccino, bowl, caution, coaxial, control button, disclaimer, Dualit, Earth, ground, jug body, live, milk frother, motor, Nespresso, neutral, shroud, soldering, spout, sub-frame, temperature sensor, thermal fuse, whisk
My Weight Is Reducing Slowly But Surely

Introduction Since my last post on body weight (Excel Templates for Body Weight Records) I have continued to try and lose weight. Well slowly but surely my weight is reducing and I have my latest graph to demonstrate it below (select it to enlarge it): I have struggled to lose 35 pounds (2½ stones) over […]
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Published on:

27 July 2015

CATEGORIES:

Current, Health, Human Interests

TAGS:

BMI, body weight, height, weight, weight loss, Weight Watchers
Postures And Movements To Test Agility

Introduction As people grow older they often lose their agility and so lose their ability to take up certain postures and movements to test agility. This article offers a list of postures and movements to test agility which I have concocted and tried. I would expect these postures and movements to test agility to be easily formed by […]
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Published on:

5 July 2015

CATEGORIES:

Current, Health, Human Interests

TAGS:

accute angle, agility, chest compression, excercise, health, NHS, posture, prone, prostrate, supine
Bionic Prosthetic Hand For The 21st Century

Introduction I listened to the BBC Radio 2 Jeremy Vine show on 23rd June and heard a great article about a young woman who had been given a bionic prosthetic hand. A 21st century creation. Her name is Nicky Ashwell and here she is in the following video tweet being interviewed by Jeremy Vine who […]
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Published on:

25 June 2015

CATEGORIES:

Current, Electrical/Electronic, Health, Human Interests, Innovation

TAGS:

Alex Lentati, BBC Radio 2, bebionic, bionic, Gizmag, hand, Jeremy Vine, Nicky Ashwell, Ottobrook US, prosthetic, Steeper Group, timoncheese
Using Bread Maker Panasonic SD206

Introduction I made this video of myself using a bread maker (Panasonic SD206) in 2001 but had no means of publishing it back then. So I have decided to publish it now so that the effort wasn’t completely wasted. I hope it helps people who are considering getting a bread maker but are not sure how one […]
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Published on:

25 May 2015

CATEGORIES:

Cooking, Current, Food & Drink

TAGS:

bread maker, bucket, butter, dried milk, espares, flour, paddle, Panasonic, salt, water, yeast
Cleaning A Nespresso Aeroccino Milk Frother

Introduction I’ve had a Nespresso Pixie since June 2012 and at the same time I acquired a Nespresso Aeroccino milk frother (Aeroccino 3 to be precise). These devices are very nice to have and work well even after 2½ years continual use. The coffee is very nice too. NOTE: The Nespresso Aeroccino 3 has been […]
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Published on:

14 December 2014

CATEGORIES:

Appliances, Cooking, Cooking, Current, Do It Yourself, Electrical Appliances, In The Home

TAGS:

aeroccino, bicarbonate of soda, burnout, coffee, descaler, froth, frother, milk, milk frother, Nespresso, Pixie, scouring pad
Oh No! Not Square Plates Again!

Introduction Controversy rages over what shape of plate food should be served on: Square plates are an ‘abomination’ according to a report about MasterChef judge William Sitwell’s view in the Telegraph. Apparently Mr Sitwell is to hold a ‘Square Plate’ amnesty at the Towcester Food Festival on the 7th and 8th of June 2014. He doesn’t plan to […]
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Published on:

15 May 2014

CATEGORIES:

Current, Food & Drink, Human Interests

TAGS:

nouvelle cuisine, plates, rectangular plates, round plates, square plates
After 40 Days My Merrell Boots Let In Water

$After 40 Days My Merrell Boots Let In Water$

Introduction I bought a pair of Merrell MOAB boots for £115 (see featured image) from Millets in Derby 40 days ago and this morning I came back from walking my dog, Leo, and found my left sock was wet because those Merrell boots let in water. They were sold to me as waterproof. Every day I walk a […]
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Published on:

12 May 2014

CATEGORIES:

Current, Human Interests, Travel

TAGS:

boots, Brasher, eVENT, Fellmaster, Gore-Tex, GTX, leather, Merrell, Millets, Sympatex
One Pint Glass Tankards Seen In Dalston

Has a new era begun now One Pint Glass Tankards have been seen in Dalston? “One pint glass tankards seen in Dalston pubs in East London such as The Shacklewell Arms.” ― BBC A lengthy report from the BBC tells that these drinking vessels may be returning to some pubs frequented by young people in London. […]
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Published on:

1 May 2014

CATEGORIES:

Current, Food & Drink, Human Interests

TAGS:

beer, beer glass, Dalston, East London, glass tankard, London, nonic, pint

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Category: Human Interests

Not Enough Gift Wrap For That Gift? Wrap It Diagonally.

How I Repaired A Dualit Milk Frother Model DMF2

My Weight Is Reducing Slowly But Surely

Postures And Movements To Test Agility

Bionic Prosthetic Hand For The 21st Century

Using Bread Maker Panasonic SD206

Cleaning A Nespresso Aeroccino Milk Frother

Oh No! Not Square Plates Again!

After 40 Days My Merrell Boots Let In Water

One Pint Glass Tankards Seen In Dalston