The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 2485

ownedbycats · 05-15-2024, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterT

My wife ensured that the pharmacy had that recorded on her file. Luckily they always followed that instruction.

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Yeah, I have a note for my prescriptions. Acetaminophen is over-the-counter though so I need to specifically request a bottle switch.

BetterRed · 05-15-2024, 06:42 PM

For non North Americans - Acetaminophen is Paracetamol (Panadol, Tylenol etc).

cromag · 05-15-2024, 08:04 PM

For me, Acetaminophen is a Placebo ... and not a very good one.

techytita · 05-16-2024, 05:26 AM

I'm down with some kind of cold, and the list of things I need to do today escapes reality. I'll take any placebo right now, as long as it gets me through the day.

Rumpelteazer · 05-17-2024, 02:08 AM

Working on our new house we spend Wednesday afternoon and all of yesterday removing wallpaper glue.

According to my sister's Google search that needed to be removed before the plasterer could start. For most of the walls we could use steamers, but on plasterboard, according to my sister, you can't and it needed to be sanded down. I asked her to contact the plasterer and ask him what we needed to do, but she refused to do so and wanted to follow Google's advice.

So yesterday I spend 4 hours sanding down one bedroom wall and 4 hours steaming and scraping another.

Yesterday at 5 pm the plasterer came to prepare some rooms for plastering and guess what he said. That the wallpaper glue is no problem. So that's 12 hours I will never get back.

This morning I've got an appointment to get my eyes checked and I'm running some errands and I'm not going to hurry I've decided.

JSWolf · 05-17-2024, 06:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer

Working on our new house we spend Wednesday afternoon and all of yesterday removing wallpaper glue.

According to my sister's Google search that needed to be removed before the plasterer could start. For most of the walls we could use steamers, but on plasterboard, according to my sister, you can't and it needed to be sanded down. I asked her to contact the plasterer and ask him what we needed to do, but she refused to do so and wanted to follow Google's advice.

So yesterday I spend 4 hours sanding down one bedroom wall and 4 hours steaming and scraping another.

Yesterday at 5 pm the plasterer came to prepare some rooms for plastering and guess what he said. That the wallpaper glue is no problem. So that's 12 hours I will never get back.

This morning I've got an appointment to get my eyes checked and I'm running some errands and I'm not going to hurry I've decided.

If it was me, I would have called the plasterer to ask what to do.

DNSB · 05-17-2024, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

If it was me, I would have called the plasterer to ask what to do.

Jon, your man card is hereby revoked. Next thing you'll be asking for directions!

Seriously, I would agree with you that asking the person who will actually be doing the plastering would have been a good idea.

DNSB · 05-17-2024, 10:12 PM

One friend of mine just hit the ceiling. He is a odd shaped ball fan (CFL, NFL, Aussie rules, rugby). He just found out that he will need a minimum of 5 streaming services just to cover NFL games plus the one he currently uses for rugby.

Rumpelteazer · Today, 03:06 AM

I didn't have the phone number (or details to find it) of the plasterer. I have now.

He did show us how to remove the wallpaper that didn't want to come off. We basically had to cut and scrape it off. When you can pull off glass fiber wallpaper easily it's fine. But when you have to cut and scrape tiny glass fibers come loose and embed in you skin and that's just horrible.

But it's almost all off. Just two small sections behind radiators and those should come off fairly easy (famous last words).

Next weekend we're going to remove the floor covers upstairs. It's mostly vinyl and carpet. Except for my bedroom where there are vinyl planks, which I strongly suspect are glued. If that is the case we can borrow a special tool from one of our neighbors, who got their keys a week before we got ours and are also redecoration.

At least today will be an easy day. We're not going to the house, but instead we have to research and maybe order a couple of things.

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05-15-2024, 06:42 PM	#37262
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,640 Karma: 26960534 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	For non North Americans - Acetaminophen is Paracetamol (Panadol, Tylenol etc).

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05-16-2024, 05:26 AM	#37264
techytita Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2021 Device: None	I'm down with some kind of cold, and the list of things I need to do today escapes reality. I'll take any placebo right now, as long as it gets me through the day.

05-17-2024, 02:08 AM	#37265
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,112 Karma: 24047426 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Working on our new house we spend Wednesday afternoon and all of yesterday removing wallpaper glue. According to my sister's Google search that needed to be removed before the plasterer could start. For most of the walls we could use steamers, but on plasterboard, according to my sister, you can't and it needed to be sanded down. I asked her to contact the plasterer and ask him what we needed to do, but she refused to do so and wanted to follow Google's advice. So yesterday I spend 4 hours sanding down one bedroom wall and 4 hours steaming and scraping another. Yesterday at 5 pm the plasterer came to prepare some rooms for plastering and guess what he said. That the wallpaper glue is no problem. So that's 12 hours I will never get back. This morning I've got an appointment to get my eyes checked and I'm running some errands and I'm not going to hurry I've decided.

05-17-2024, 10:12 PM	#37268
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 36,126 Karma: 145735366 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Forma, Clara HD, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	One friend of mine just hit the ceiling. He is a odd shaped ball fan (CFL, NFL, Aussie rules, rugby). He just found out that he will need a minimum of 5 streaming services just to cover NFL games plus the one he currently uses for rugby.

Today, 03:06 AM	#37269
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,112 Karma: 24047426 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I didn't have the phone number (or details to find it) of the plasterer. I have now. He did show us how to remove the wallpaper that didn't want to come off. We basically had to cut and scrape it off. When you can pull off glass fiber wallpaper easily it's fine. But when you have to cut and scrape tiny glass fibers come loose and embed in you skin and that's just horrible. But it's almost all off. Just two small sections behind radiators and those should come off fairly easy (famous last words). Next weekend we're going to remove the floor covers upstairs. It's mostly vinyl and carpet. Except for my bedroom where there are vinyl planks, which I strongly suspect are glued. If that is the case we can borrow a special tool from one of our neighbors, who got their keys a week before we got ours and are also redecoration. At least today will be an easy day. We're not going to the house, but instead we have to research and maybe order a couple of things.