| Author | Message | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
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When my (late) father was widowed he told me how he had learned to do a regular household task. It was astounding in its simplicity and although not everybody will be able to do it, many of you may well benefit from his method | ||
| Tim A. Dowd (Bodo)
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Household task: involve cleaning? Tidying? Gardening? Something done (usually) daily? Weekly? Monthly? Annually? Semi-weekly? Semi-monthyl? Semi-annually? Seasonally? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
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y Tim A. Dowd (Bodo) on Sunday, November 06, 2005 - 03:04 pm: Household task: involve cleaning? Tidying? Gardening? none of these Something done (usually) daily? Weekly? this one Monthly? Annually? Semi-weekly? Semi-monthyl? Semi-annually? Seasonally? | ||
| Tim A. Dowd (Bodo)
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Shopping? Paying bills (although I usually think of that as monthly)? Laundry? Replenishing/recharging something? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
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By Tim A. Dowd (Bodo) on Sunday, November 06, 2005 - 03:19 pm: Shopping? Paying bills (although I usually think of that as monthly)? Laundry? indirectly Replenishing/recharging something? | ||
| Tim A. Dowd (Bodo)
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Transport relevant? Is it normally done in the house? Does he do it himself? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
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By Tim A. Dowd (Bodo) on Sunday, November 06, 2005 - 03:44 pm: Transport relevant? no Is it normally done in the house? yes Does he do it himself? yes | ||
| Tim A. Dowd (Bodo)
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Does it have to do with folding, hanging or otherwise putting away clean clothes? Ironing/pressing? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
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By Tim A. Dowd (Bodo) on Sunday, November 06, 2005 - 04:02 pm: Does it have to do with folding, hanging or otherwise putting away clean clothes? Ironing/pressing? none of those! | ||
| Vae (Vaetrus)
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Detergent relevant? Soap relevant? Reading clothes tag? Tossing (as in throwing)? Carrying? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
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By Vae (Vaetrus) on Sunday, November 06, 2005 - 04:55 pm: Detergent relevant? Soap relevant? Reading clothes tag? Tossing (as in throwing)? Carrying? sorry, none of those either | ||
| Katy (Katy)
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Is it to do with duvet covers? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
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By Katy (Katy) on Sunday, November 06, 2005 - 05:15 pm: Is it to do with duvet covers? YES! | ||
| Katy (Katy)
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OK, so how to get a duvet cover on with only one person (on the duvet that is...not the person). And even if you never have to put a duvet cover on a duvet, you may still be able to use the method? I think the three methods are: Squashing it into the corners and shaking (my favourite) Turning the cover inside out Getting inside the cover with the duvet Did he use one of these methods, if so which one? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
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By Katy (Katy) on Sunday, November 06, 2005 - 05:24 pm: OK, so how to get a duvet cover on with only one person (on the duvet that is...not the person). absolutely correct - remember that Dad was now on his own and having to fight with a double duvet cover And even if you never have to put a duvet cover on a duvet, you may still be able to use the method? no, the method directly relates to putting a cover back on a duvet I think the three methods are: Squashing it into the corners and shaking (my favourite) yes but with a very big variation Turning the cover inside out no Getting inside the cover with the duvet definitely not Did he use one of these methods, if so which one? the first one is closest but how did he make it a breeze to do? | ||
| Katy (Katy)
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I'd love to know! Oh...sending email | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
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By Katy (Katy) on Monday, November 07, 2005 - 08:01 am: I'd love to know! Oh...sending email No clothes pegs were involved. Don't be afraid to throw ideas into the pot - if Dad's method doesn't work for you, other people's methods might. It's certainly a problem for a lot of people judging by the newspaper discussions and radio phone ins that cover this problem | ||
| Katy (Katy)
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So he'd use pegs to hold the corners in place while getting the others in? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
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By Katy (Katy) on Monday, November 07, 2005 - 12:21 pm: So he'd use pegs to hold the corners in place while getting the others in? No pegs of any sort were involved | ||
| Lewis Zeiters (Lzeiters)
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rubber bands? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
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By Lewis Zeiters (Lzeiters) on Monday, November 07, 2005 - 04:04 pm: rubber bands? no | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
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I know it's terribly early to give a hint but you would be well advised to find out why some people can't use his method. | ||
| Lewis Zeiters (Lzeiters)
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height relevant? length of fingers? arms? legs? etc.? relevant? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
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By Lewis Zeiters (Lzeiters) on Monday, November 07, 2005 - 08:58 pm: height relevant? length of fingers? arms? legs? etc.? relevant? no to all | ||
| Jennifer (Tigger32382)
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pets? something about the layout of his house? the other furniture he owns? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
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By Jennifer (Tigger32382) on Monday, November 07, 2005 - 09:13 pm: pets? something about the layout of his house? this one the other furniture he owns? | ||
| Jennifer (Tigger32382)
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is the number of stories relevant? does he have a split level? does he have a porch or balcony? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
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By Jennifer (Tigger32382) on Monday, November 07, 2005 - 09:54 pm: is the number of stories relevant? yes does he have a split level? no does he have a porch or balcony? he himself didn't but they would be useful | ||
| Lisa (Dlcygnet)
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Is it important that he have a feature to hang the pillow from? Hang the duvet cover from? Enough room to swing the pillow around in a circle? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
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By Lisa (Dlcygnet) on Monday, November 07, 2005 - 10:08 pm: Is it important that he have a feature to hang the pillow from? no Hang the duvet cover from? this one Enough room to swing the pillow around in a circle? no | ||
| Jennifer (Tigger32382)
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1 story? 2? etc? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
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By Jennifer (Tigger32382) on Monday, November 07, 2005 - 10:13 pm: 1 story? 2? etc? 2 + | ||
| Tim A. Dowd (Bodo)
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Do we need to watch out for floor numbering conventions? Here in the U. S. the ground floor = the first floor, but in some parts of Europe the first floor is the first one up from the ground floor. At least, it used to be. | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
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By Tim A. Dowd (Bodo) on Monday, November 07, 2005 - 10:20 pm: Do we need to watch out for floor numbering conventions? Here in the U. S. the ground floor = the first floor, but in some parts of Europe the first floor is the first one up from the ground floor. At least, it used to be. no, just that there are at least 2 stories | ||
| Tim A. Dowd (Bodo)
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He hangs it out the (second or higher) storey window? So that it doesn't bang on the floor when he's trying to shake the duvet all the way down to the bottom? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
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By Tim A. Dowd (Bodo) on Monday, November 07, 2005 - 10:24 pm: He hangs it out the (second or higher) storey window? not the window So that it doesn't bang on the floor when he's trying to shake the duvet all the way down to the bottom? yes | ||
| Jennifer (Tigger32382)
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does he hang it over the railing of the staircase? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
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By Jennifer (Tigger32382) on Monday, November 07, 2005 - 10:30 pm: does he hang it over the railing of the staircase? YES ******** SPOILER ********* I couldn't believe how obvious a solution this was to putting duvet covers back on - even single covers, never mind doubles. Not only does the railing support the weight, the duvet can then drop below the level of the floor that you are on, which makes it SO much easier. | ||
| Katy (Katy)
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Brilliant! I'll give it a go |
