• Anomnomnomaly@feddit.uk
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    2 days ago

    Decorating a bedroom and found water damage to the window sill… could be a leak around the frame or some old damage from a window being left open in the past allowing driving rain in. Until I get it off (today’s job) and inspect underneath, I can’t tell. Could be a void in the cavity allowing some condensation below the sill… Can remedy that easily enough with some gap filler expanding foam.

    Ordered a nice oak board to replace it (old one was cheap MDF), and will reseal around the frame… and hope that fixes the issue. Can’t finish the painting until the new board is in early next week (got a joiner friend coming to do it and the new skirting/architrave)

    Then went away for 4 days from Thurs to Sun. House and dog sitting for my sister as her doggo is 13yrs old and struggling with arthritis and pancreatitis. Can’t really be lifted in and out of the car, so easier for us to go there than stress him out bringing him to us. Still got to walk him down to the beach a few times and then let him sleep/rest most of the day… and as she lives in an old blacksmiths forge converted to a cottage with modern extension at the back… they rely on a wood burner for a lot of the heat this time of year, so we relaxed in front of a nice warm fire every evening with a beer and a movie.

    Weather was utter shite… perfect for snuggling up on the sofa in front of the fire, but still managed to go out a couple of times… mainly to get some fresh air even thought there was heavy rain and strong winds… and stop for lunch somewhere, even if it was just for coffee and cake overlooking the sea.

    A lovely relaxing end to what was turning into an annoying and expensive week… decorating rooms in this house always throws up some extra annoyances where builders or previous owners cut corners or bodged things So 30% of each DIY job is fixing the screw ups.

    Hope your week was better.

  • jimp@feddit.uk
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    6 days ago

    Got a mate who lives in Singapore stopping over for a couple of nights. I’m working nights so I won’t get to see much of her but it’s great to catch up no matter how briefly.
    Installed a water filter under my sink. I now have a third tap which dispenses delicious cold water. My water stinks of chlorine most of the time so it’s such a treat to not be drinking swimming pool water anymore!

    I hope your week is going well. And thank you for asking

    • GiveOver@feddit.uk
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      6 days ago

      I never noticed the chlorine in tap water until I went on holiday somewhere that didn’t chlorinate their water supply. When I got back, my water absolutely reeked of chlorine. Just one of those things you get used to I suppose.

      • jimp@feddit.uk
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        5 days ago

        If you get sick of it, £70 gets you a full kit which is dead easy to install yourself from uk water filters

  • SayCyberOnceMore@feddit.ukEnglish
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    7 days ago

    Had a call from my daughter to spend a day with her before she moves away for a new job, so I showed her how to responsibly deal with corp. life… by taking a sickie to go shopping with her.

    That’s what office jobs are for…

  • tetris11@feddit.ukEnglish
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    8 days ago

    Was supposed to continue bricking up the other half of the wall. Weather was bad and social life was (somewhat blissfully) nonexistent, so I played Project Zomboid for a bit.

    You quickly get used to the idea that fighting off a horde with a frying pan is better than using a gun (it just draws more to you). You also get really good at changing, disinfecting, and applying bandages. I wish there was more to the game - but that’s it: frying pans and bandages

      • tetris11@feddit.ukEnglish
        1·
        7 days ago

        well the zombies of the 80s were a bit before my time, but I’ve learned that they buried Thatcher and her cohort deep as one possibly can

  • PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk
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    8 days ago

    yeah alright mate cheers, how was yours?

    I’ve got into a right shit habit of getting home, doing a couple of little jobs, and putting the youngest to bed at 8 or 9ish… only to fall asleep with him.

    I’ll get up at half eleven for an old man piss, and that’s me then - I’ll go down and chat to the better half for a bit until she gets bored of the telly (and my epic banter) and goes to bed, and I’ll be up then until half one or two before going to bed again until 5am.

    Net result is that I’ve been giving it the nodding dog at about half ten in the morning, and taken an early lunch to go out for a run to wake myself up a bit. Nightmare.

    I know research suggests that two lots of four hour sleep sessions is better than one eight hour monster, but my god I’d love one right about now!

    • tetris11@feddit.ukEnglish
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      8 days ago

      8:30 - 11:30 = 3 hours +
      1:30 - 5:00 = 3.5 hours = 6.5 hours

      Not the worst to be honest, but you might need to sneak in a few power naps during the day

    • SayCyberOnceMore@feddit.ukEnglish
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      7 days ago

      My sleep’s been terrible for ~2 years now… basically got down to stints of 2~3 hours at a time.

      It’s getting better, but I’ve been fretting that I need 8 hours (or at least 7.5) in a single block… didn’t know about the 4 hour thing.

      Got any info on that? (I’ll take a look on t’interwebs, but can’t trust half the crap on there these days)

      • PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk
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        7 days ago

        As always, context is key. I seem to remember this BBC article discussing it as a sleep tool used generations ago.

        It would appear that humans in winter months - when there are fewer hours of daylight - seem to favour splitting into two shorter sleeps with a productive waking period in the middle, where people are now encouraged to do a task (read, do the dishwasher, load the dryer, whatever) before returning to sleep.

        It doesn’t quite fit my setup there but there are some interesting points raised.