bickster Posted December 17, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 17, 2020 27 minutes ago, Tegis said: Washing by hand? Jesus people, we left that chore behind in the 60s (Apart from cast iron pans naturally) If the washer doesn't do a proper job is either crap, broken or the washing tablets are not up to the job. Same, lining up the forks, knifes and spoons for easy transfer back to the drawer is strangely satisfying. edit: aaaaaaand I'm 10 hours behind the piss off curve. Apples are to be consumed unpeeled Our water is metered, doing it by hand saves me money in electricity and water. Doing it by hand saves a little bit of the planet. Greta's gonna get ya! @tonyh29is off out to buy 5 new dishwashers as we speak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted December 17, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 17, 2020 Just now, bickster said: Greta's gonna get ya! That is a scary thought. You have at least a sizeable moat for her to cross. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted December 17, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 17, 2020 As this is data from a dishwasher-manufacturer, it has to be correct right? Absolutely no skewing the results in their favour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 17, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 17, 2020 38 minutes ago, Tegis said: Same, lining up the forks, knifes and spoons for easy transfer back to the drawer is strangely satisfying. Yes, and yes. And yet again, the wife doesn't get it. All randomly arranged. Grrr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 17, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 17, 2020 28 minutes ago, Tegis said: As this is data from a dishwasher-manufacturer, it has to be correct right? Absolutely no skewing the results in their favour They are welcome to compare my before and after bills. Total nonsense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 36 minutes ago, Tegis said: As this is data from a dishwasher-manufacturer, it has to be correct right? Absolutely no skewing the results in their favour 125l of water hand washing, versus 8-21 litres in a dishwasher... what period is that over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 1 hour ago, bickster said: Our water is metered, doing it by hand saves me money in electricity and water. Doing it by hand saves a little bit of the planet. Greta's gonna get ya! @tonyh29is off out to buy 5 new dishwashers as we speak I'm going to fly to a shop in Australia to purchase them just to piss Greta off a bit more 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Tegis said: Same, lining up the forks, knifes and spoons for easy transfer back to the drawer is strangely satisfying. 1 hour ago, mjmooney said: Yes, and yes. And yet again, the wife doesn't get it. All randomly arranged. Grrr. I have some form of reverse OCD as if i was sharing a dishwasher with either of you I'd go out of my way to randomly arrange things ... see my posts the other year regarding my feud with the cleaner at our office and her arranging the coffee and sugar jars in the kitchen in order , 6 mths it took before she finally conceded defeat My dad is one of those people that walks in a room and straightens pictures , every time I visit my parents I have a little walk around their house and make them all slightly crooked its the small things in life that give me pleasure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted December 17, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Genie said: 125l of water hand washing, versus 8-21 litres in a dishwasher... what period is that over? I suspect they used graphs provided by the marketing-department at Apple 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 17, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 17, 2020 4 hours ago, tonyh29 said: I have some form of reverse OCD as if i was sharing a dishwasher with either of you I'd go out of my way to randomly arrange things ... see my posts the other year regarding my feud with the cleaner at our office and her arranging the coffee and sugar jars in the kitchen in order , 6 mths it took before she finally conceded defeat My dad is one of those people that walks in a room and straightens pictures , every time I visit my parents I have a little walk around their house and make them all slightly crooked its the small things in life that give me pleasure Gosh, you do surprise me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 The mother in law “can we come round on Christmas morning to see the kids open their presents off us”. She’s a **** pain. Only lives round the corner, obviously oblivious to the news and the pandemic. If we say no she’ll have a right strop. I advised we say no, but let’s see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Paddywhack Posted December 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2020 Every single time I go to collect Paddywhack Jr. from nursery (everyday, at the same time, the time his 'shift' finishes) when they ask how they can help me over the intercom, they seem completely surprised that I'm there to pick him up. "Oh. Okay, we'll just have to get him ready then". I have to wait outside for 5-10 minutes whilst a queue builds up behind me of other parents and grandparents dropping off and picking up their kids. "Always the same, 1:30pm, everyday...so..." 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 My extended family are squabbling and at each other's throats. I get to see them all once a year, a few times at most. It pisses me off because they invest more energy in exacerbating issues than they do trying to come to terms and, God willing, even make amends. At 30 I am the second oldest living male on my fathers side of the family. I would like the family to come together and at least break bread over Christmas. I have two Aunts, and had an Uncle on my father's side, there's 5 cousins and their partners and children, my two siblings and I. It once made for a decent gathering. My Dad says the death of my uncle left a male void in the family. My Dad is 66 and an absolute gem of a human. Though he's never seen himself as or wanted to be a leader. I spent a lot of time with my uncle leading up to his death. He really was set on going out having given his family the time of day and his love, if they wanted it. His death made the most read newspaper in Melbourne, for the right reasons. Excuse the ramblings, I see the qualities in all of my family members, but for whatever reason we are in disarray as a unit. And I think it's unnecessary. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 52 minutes ago, Genie said: The mother in law “can we come round on Christmas morning to see the kids open their presents off us”. She’s a **** pain. Only lives round the corner, obviously oblivious to the news and the pandemic. If we say no she’ll have a right strop. I advised we say no, but let’s see. The news says she could come around ... just admit it , you don't like her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 17 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: The news says she could come around ... just admit it , you don't like her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 14 hours ago, Paddywhack said: Every single time I go to collect Paddywhack Jr. from nursery (everyday, at the same time, the time his 'shift' finishes) when they ask how they can help me over the intercom, they seem completely surprised that I'm there to pick him up. "Oh. Okay, we'll just have to get him ready then". I have to wait outside for 5-10 minutes whilst a queue builds up behind me of other parents and grandparents dropping off and picking up their kids. "Always the same, 1:30pm, everyday...so..." Criminally underrated post! Really liked the use of a reference from The Office 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted December 18, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 18, 2020 22 hours ago, bickster said: Our water is metered, doing it by hand saves me money in electricity and water. Doing it by hand saves a little bit of the planet. Greta's gonna get ya! @tonyh29is off out to buy 5 new dishwashers as we speak Dishwashers use far less water than hand washing. And my mate confirms this is true having had his dishwasher emptied into a bucket for a while. He thought something was wrong at first so little water was coming out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Dishwashers use less water, unless you are using the 'two bowls, one for washing and one for rinsing' system and don't wash or rinse anything under the tap. I doubt that's how most people are doing their hand-washing, so on that basis I think it would be fair to say that dishwashers are significantly more efficient/less wasteful in terms of water usage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 1 minute ago, HanoiVillan said: Dishwashers use less water, unless you are using the 'two bowls, one for washing and one for rinsing' system and don't wash or rinse anything under the tap. I doubt that's how most people are doing their hand-washing, so on that basis I think it would be fair to say that dishwashers are significantly more efficient/less wasteful in terms of water usage. What about electricity? Some of the dishwasher cycles are blooming long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Just now, Genie said: What about electricity? Some of the dishwasher cycles are blooming long. You're also using electricity to heat the water coming out of your tap, and most modern dishwashers are cold-fill only. It's more of a wash (so to speak) than you'd think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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