"polygonum_on_google" wrote:

Having moved from a pretty darned hard water area
to one which has pretty soft water, I really appreciate
the difference. We did not have a water softener but
would often have appreciated one.

I've had various different models ever since moving to south-east Kent and
wouldn't like to be without one now. As you say, the difference is
startling.

Bert - just heard start of Cadfael on R4 Extra. :-)

Ah yes, The Virgin in the Ice. They're playing the five -part serial over
the course of the week. It will be available on BBC Sounds for a while:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007jlcr