Another pointless thread

Hardgravity
Posted 29/04/2020 - 09:40 Link
davidwozhere wrote:
dark red and olive green - they both smelled equally strong!
..and striped the skin just the same, ah those were the days...

..modern 'liqiud' soaps just don't have that evocotive smell...
Cheers, HG

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Lubbyman
Posted 29/04/2020 - 10:34 Link
And there's no longer any coal tar in Wright's coal tar soap . Smells the same as it used to, though .

Jeyes Fluid is still around with an impressive list of industrial-sounding ingredients that should terrify any virus or bacterium that gets in its way - and a great smell .

Steve
Algernon
Posted 29/04/2020 - 11:41 Link
Listerine used to be sold for disinfecting floors

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bforbes
Posted 29/04/2020 - 12:30 Link
1001 Carpet Cleaner could be used to shampoo your hair
Hardgravity
Posted 29/04/2020 - 22:17 Link
bforbes wrote:
1001 Carpet Cleaner could be used to shampoo your hair
...if you wore a wig..
Cheers, HG

K110+DA40, K200+DA35, K3 and a bag of lenses, bodies and other bits.

Mustn't forget the Zenits, or folders, or...

PPG entries.
Lubbyman
Posted 30/04/2020 - 11:39 Link
Hardgravity wrote:
bforbes wrote:
1001 Carpet Cleaner could be used to shampoo your hair
...if you wore a wig..
You might need a wig after washing your hair with it a few times...

Anyone remember an evil smelling anti-dandruff shampoo? It contained selenium. That's one smell I'm happy not to have around any more.

Steve
Gwyn
Posted 30/04/2020 - 12:28 Link
Went shopping yesterday and actually talked to human beings who are not my husband .
Lubbyman
Posted 30/04/2020 - 13:27 Link
Gwyn wrote:
Went shopping yesterday and actually talked to human beings who are not my husband .
Well done, I hope it raised your spirits. Did they talk to you too, or panic and run away?

My wife is currently talking to the dog...

Steve
Gwyn
Posted 30/04/2020 - 14:15 Link
I had a couple of pleasant conversations with shopkeepeers who would normally be too busy for such things. Also met a friend on the street so we kept our distance and had a chat, making sure anyone could get past us easily and at the correct distance.

His Nibs has shut himself away in his workshop today, lots of sawing and hammering going on, just in case I want to talk to him.
Benz3ne
Posted 30/04/2020 - 15:15 Link
Lubbyman wrote:
And there's no longer any coal tar in Wright's coal tar soap . Smells the same as it used to, though .

Jeyes Fluid is still around with an impressive list of industrial-sounding ingredients that should terrify any virus or bacterium that gets in its way - and a great smell .

Steve
Big fan of Wrights Coal Tar. Reminds me of my childhood (not all that long ago) but because my dad is a huge fan more than anything, having worked in a colliery as a young lad.
Also agreed, Jeyes is still potent.

TCP no longer contains 1,3,6-trichlorophenol. Funnily, I've a bottle of TCP crystals in my laboratory... my predecessor left them behind so, for whatever reason, I have them.
Froggy
Posted 30/04/2020 - 15:26 Link
Lubbyman wrote:
[quote:3496ace15f="Gwyn"]Went shopping yesterday and actually talked to human beings who are not my husband .
I am always talking to human beings who are not your husband
Gwyn
Posted 30/04/2020 - 15:32 Link
Froggy wrote:
Lubbyman wrote:
[quote:3496ace15f="Gwyn"]Went shopping yesterday and actually talked to human beings who are not my husband .
I am always talking to human beings who are not your husband
But they probably have the same accent as him
Hardgravity
Posted 01/05/2020 - 09:09 Link
Cabin fever hit our street yesterday..

The council had cut the grass, this led to a neighbour trimming the edge, and some other neighbours joining in..

5 households wee involved and the street has never looked better.

I just stayed up a ladder cleaning UPVc window fames.

Social distancing was observed by all, banter had and a feeling of cummunity pride ensued.
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Cheers, HG

K110+DA40, K200+DA35, K3 and a bag of lenses, bodies and other bits.

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Edited by Hardgravity: 01/05/2020 - 09:12
Lubbyman
Posted 01/05/2020 - 11:13 Link
No dandelion, daisy, buttercup or clover flowers now - what are the bees going to do??

Steve
Gwyn
Posted 01/05/2020 - 12:23 Link
They leave the grass verges long here on purpose, and only cut them in August.

We have roses in the verge outside our house. They come along with a strimmer and "prune" them in March, but they do regularly weed the verge, and get rid of the dead leaves in spring too.

There are always lots of hollyhocks growing randomly by houses in the old town and in verges around here too. They are a lovely sight when in flower!

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