While doing some DIY (just to keep it on topic I noticed some little
bugs on our hearth. Web searches have been to no avail but I know how
you lot love these challenges
Photo at http://picasaweb.google.com/ardyvarky/Miscellaneous/
photo#5107479943938510482
They are about 1mm, milky white, 6 legged, long feelers (maybe 2mm
long), bulbous bodies with a little nipple-shaped bump at the rear.

I later noticed them on the laminate around skirtings. Then I came
across a few in a cupboard, then one on the kitchen worktop (may have
been transported from cupboard on something like a pan). Now I've seen
them around the flush button on our cistern and on a shower room floor
(top floor). I'm getting paranoid now. Our carpeted rooms have light
coloured carpet so maybe they are thriving there undetected too.

Any ideas?

"AA" wrote in message
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While doing some DIY (just to keep it on topic I noticed some little
bugs on our hearth. Web searches have been to no avail but I know how
you lot love these challenges
Photo at http://picasaweb.google.com/ardyvarky/Miscellaneous/
photo#5107479943938510482
They are about 1mm, milky white, 6 legged, long feelers (maybe 2mm
long), bulbous bodies with a little nipple-shaped bump at the rear.

I later noticed them on the laminate around skirtings. Then I came
across a few in a cupboard, then one on the kitchen worktop (may have
been transported from cupboard on something like a pan). Now I've seen
them around the flush button on our cistern and on a shower room floor
(top floor). I'm getting paranoid now. Our carpeted rooms have light
coloured carpet so maybe they are thriving there undetected too.



Someone round here will know, I don't. I'm interested though :-)

Don't worry, they're not going to kill you or eat you out of house and home!

Mary

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"AA" wrote in message
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While doing some DIY (just to keep it on topic I noticed some little
bugs on our hearth. Web searches have been to no avail but I know how
you lot love these challenges
Photo at http://picasaweb.google.com/ardyvarky/Miscellaneous/
photo#5107479943938510482
They are about 1mm, milky white, 6 legged, long feelers (maybe 2mm
long), bulbous bodies with a little nipple-shaped bump at the rear.

I later noticed them on the laminate around skirtings. Then I came
across a few in a cupboard, then one on the kitchen worktop (may have
been transported from cupboard on something like a pan). Now I've seen
them around the flush button on our cistern and on a shower room floor
(top floor). I'm getting paranoid now. Our carpeted rooms have light
coloured carpet so maybe they are thriving there undetected too.



Someone round here will know, I don't. I'm interested though :-)

Don't worry, they're not going to kill you or eat you out of house and
home!

Mary

If you do not know, then how can you be sure they will not kill?

Adam

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Don't worry, they're not going to kill you or eat you out of house and
home!

Mary



Be worried..... be very worried....they may have escaped from a Gov
establishment in/near Leeds ;-)

Ssssshhhhhhhhh ...................

Don.

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"AA" wrote in message
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While doing some DIY (just to keep it on topic I noticed some little
bugs on our hearth. Web searches have been to no avail but I know how
you lot love these challenges
Photo at http://picasaweb.google.com/ardyvarky/Miscellaneous/
photo#5107479943938510482
They are about 1mm, milky white, 6 legged, long feelers (maybe 2mm
long), bulbous bodies with a little nipple-shaped bump at the rear.

I later noticed them on the laminate around skirtings. Then I came
across a few in a cupboard, then one on the kitchen worktop (may have
been transported from cupboard on something like a pan). Now I've seen
them around the flush button on our cistern and on a shower room floor
(top floor). I'm getting paranoid now. Our carpeted rooms have light
coloured carpet so maybe they are thriving there undetected too.



Someone round here will know, I don't. I'm interested though :-)

Don't worry, they're not going to kill you or eat you out of house and
home!

Mary

If you do not know, then how can you be sure they will not kill?

I know about bugs which kill ... :-)

Mary

Adam

On Fri, 7 Sep 2007 19:58:45 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:

....

I know about bugs which kill ... :-)

Mary
Because they are my secret army which I breed in my bug infested hovel

AA wrote:

While doing some DIY (just to keep it on topic I noticed some little
bugs on our hearth. Web searches have been to no avail but I know how
you lot love these challenges
Photo at http://picasaweb.google.com/ardyvarky/Miscellaneous/
photo#5107479943938510482
They are about 1mm, milky white, 6 legged, long feelers (maybe 2mm
long), bulbous bodies with a little nipple-shaped bump at the rear.

I think that's "Congratulations, you have cockroaches".

They look like cockroach nymphs.

wrote:
On 7 Sep,
Mary Fisher wrote:

On Fri, 7 Sep 2007 19:58:45 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:

...
I know about bugs which kill ... :-)

Mary
Because they are my secret army which I breed in my bug infested hovel

Is this genuine or another bridge dweller?

The latter - forged headers.

OldBill and OB are aliases he more usually hides behind.


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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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Don't worry, they're not going to kill you or eat you out of house and
home!

Mary



Be worried..... be very worried....they may have escaped from a Gov
establishment in/near Leeds ;-)

Don.

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On 7 Sep,
Mary Fisher wrote:

On Fri, 7 Sep 2007 19:58:45 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:

...

I know about bugs which kill ... :-)

Mary
Because they are my secret army which I breed in my bug infested hovel

Is this genuine or another bridge dweller?

Well, it's not my secret army so I expect something has built a shelter
under its bridge :-)

Mary

On 7 Sep, 23:46, John Rumm wrote:
wrote:
On 7 Sep,
Mary Fisher wrote:

On Fri, 7 Sep 2007 19:58:45 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:

...
I know about bugs which kill ... :-)

Mary
Because they are my secret army which I breed in my bug infested hovel

Is this genuine or another bridge dweller?

The latter - forged headers.

OldBill and OB are aliases he more usually hides behind.

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Did you really think you post unprovoked insults indefinitely without
consequence?

wrote:

Did you really think you post unprovoked insults indefinitely without
consequence?

Ask old bill, seems to be his MO.

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wrote:
On 8 Sep,
John Rumm wrote:

wrote:

Did you really think you post unprovoked insults indefinitely without
consequence?
Ask old bill, seems to be his MO.

What's the best reference for my KF?

If you can kill on arbitrary header lines, then try:

"NNTP-Posting-Host: 83.67.12.244"

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On 8 Sep, 22:36, John Rumm wrote:
wrote:
Did you really think you post unprovoked insults indefinitely without
consequence?

Ask old bill, seems to be his MO.

You started it, so its your M.O.

wrote:

On 8 Sep, 22:36, John Rumm wrote:
wrote:
Did you really think you post unprovoked insults indefinitely without
consequence?
Ask old bill, seems to be his MO.

You started it, so its your M.O.

I think you are mistaken. Have a look at the thread "How to test an RCD
module in a CU?" which is where I presume OldBill got the hump.

Rather than post useful information to help the OP solve the problem in
hand, he gave an unrelated and somewhat condescending answer regarding
part P. Had he have taken the time to read the group for a while he
would have realised that the OP is a long standing and respected member
of the group who would be fully aware of any regulatory impacts of the
work already.

I pointed out that that he was telling the OP something that he already
knew, and highlighted that the implicit assumption (that an amateur
should not or is not permitted to change a CU) is incorrect.

Hardly calling into question his sexuality, the marital status of his
parents, or making claims as to the size of his manhood is it?

While I accept my response to OldBill was not exactly "touchy feely", it
hardly seems justification for a multi post and somewhat incoherent rant
that involved spoofing messages from me and other members of the group.


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On Sep 7, 11:42 pm, (Steve Firth) wrote:
AA wrote:
While doing some DIY (just to keep it on topic I noticed some little
bugs on our hearth. Web searches have been to no avail but I know how
you lot love these challenges
Photo at http://picasaweb.google.com/ardyvarky/Miscellaneous/
photo#5107479943938510482
They are about 1mm, milky white, 6 legged, long feelers (maybe 2mm
long), bulbous bodies with a little nipple-shaped bump at the rear.

I think that's "Congratulations, you have cockroaches".

They look like cockroach nymphs.

Hmm, I thought you might be on to something at first given the
geneeral appearance, in particular those long feelers. But these have
been around for a few months at least with no sign of development or
growth. They seem to be active during the day, but I thought
cockroaches (and I assume the nymphs) were nocturnal. Plus our house
is pretty clean and dry (it is less than a year old so there is no
possibility of poor hygenic conditions or infestations in the past
that we don't know about). Also, I've never seen an adult anywhere in
the house. I guess it is feasible they could have been carried back
on luggage from holiday. So I haven't dismissed the roach idea but
welcome any other suggestions & will try to get better photos.

"AA" wrote in message
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On Sep 7, 11:42 pm, (Steve Firth) wrote:
AA wrote:
While doing some DIY (just to keep it on topic I noticed some little
bugs on our hearth. Web searches have been to no avail but I know how
you lot love these challenges
Photo at http://picasaweb.google.com/ardyvarky/Miscellaneous/
photo#5107479943938510482
They are about 1mm, milky white, 6 legged, long feelers (maybe 2mm
long), bulbous bodies with a little nipple-shaped bump at the rear.

I think that's "Congratulations, you have cockroaches".

They look like cockroach nymphs.

Hmm, I thought you might be on to something at first given the
geneeral appearance, in particular those long feelers. But these have
been around for a few months at least with no sign of development or
growth. They seem to be active during the day, but I thought
cockroaches (and I assume the nymphs) were nocturnal. Plus our house
is pretty clean and dry (it is less than a year old so there is no
possibility of poor hygenic conditions or infestations in the past
that we don't know about). Also, I've never seen an adult anywhere in
the house. I guess it is feasible they could have been carried back
on luggage from holiday. So I haven't dismissed the roach idea but
welcome any other suggestions & will try to get better photos.



Could they be booklice? http://tinyurl.com/34htpx

John

On Sep 9, 10:28 pm, "John E" wrote:

Could they be booklice?http://tinyurl.com/34htpx

Thanks for the link. It is the closest match so far and in fact, just
after I last posted I also hit on booklice. The only thing is the
humidity, they apparently prefer damp moist areas which isn't really
the case. The house is a year old so I guess it is feasible it is
still "drying out". But, given the appearance I think it must be
booklice.


p.s. One of my searches was for white nymphs - that produced some
enjoyable but inappropriate results. Trying to explain to my wife that
the images of female nudity on my screen were related to my bug
research was amusing.

"AA" wrote in message
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On Sep 9, 10:28 pm, "John E" wrote:

Could they be booklice?http://tinyurl.com/34htpx

Thanks for the link. It is the closest match so far and in fact, just
after I last posted I also hit on booklice. The only thing is the
humidity, they apparently prefer damp moist areas which isn't really
the case. The house is a year old so I guess it is feasible it is
still "drying out". But, given the appearance I think it must be
booklice.


p.s. One of my searches was for white nymphs - that produced some
enjoyable but inappropriate results. Trying to explain to my wife that
the images of female nudity on my screen were related to my bug
research was amusing.

Yes, I once looked up National Honey Show ... :-(

Mary

"AA" wrote in message
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On Sep 9, 10:28 pm, "John E" wrote:

Could they be booklice?http://tinyurl.com/34htpx

Thanks for the link. It is the closest match so far and in fact, just
after I last posted I also hit on booklice. The only thing is the
humidity, they apparently prefer damp moist areas which isn't really
the case. The house is a year old so I guess it is feasible it is
still "drying out". But, given the appearance I think it must be
booklice.


p.s. One of my searches was for white nymphs - that produced some
enjoyable but inappropriate results. Trying to explain to my wife that
the images of female nudity on my screen were related to my bug
research was amusing.



Yeah, yeah, we understand. ;-)

While I was still teaching (astronomy), I once asked a class of 15 year olds
to put "Stars" into google. (This was before the era of on-line net
protection). The third hit on the results page was "Porn Stars". The lesson
really went with a bang after that! (Luckily I managed to keep my job).

John.

AA wrote:

p.s. One of my searches was for white nymphs - that produced some
enjoyable but inappropriate results. Trying to explain to my wife that
the images of female nudity on my screen were related to my bug
research was amusing.

All insects are white immediately after moulting.

Another possibility is that these are springtails.

"Steve Firth" wrote in message
...
AA wrote:

p.s. One of my searches was for white nymphs - that produced some
enjoyable but inappropriate results. Trying to explain to my wife that
the images of female nudity on my screen were related to my bug
research was amusing.

All insects are white immediately after moulting.

Another possibility is that these are springtails.


Of course, one of the distinctive features of springtails is that they, er,
spring.

John.
(previously Bioboffin)

"Owain" wrote in message
...
Mary Fisher wrote:
Yes, I once looked up National Honey Show ... :-(

I've just tried that; nothing that one c/wouldn't show one's granny.

Things have changed then :-) It was before the NHS had a site but I didn't
know it then.

I AM the granny mind you ...

Mary

Owain

"Owain" wrote in message
...
John E wrote:
While I was still teaching (astronomy), I once asked a class of 15 year
olds to put "Stars" into google. (This was before the era of on-line net
protection). The third hit on the results page was "Porn Stars". The
lesson really went with a bang after that! (Luckily I managed to keep my
job).

I was once looking for the LaTeX typesetting software...

Owain

:-)

John.

"John E" wrote in message
...

While I was still teaching (astronomy), I once asked a class of 15 year
olds to put "Stars" into google. (This was before the era of on-line net
protection). The third hit on the results page was "Porn Stars". The
lesson really went with a bang after that! (Luckily I managed to keep my
job).

John.

Good job you didn't suggest looking for Heavenly Bodies.

Mary

"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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"John E" wrote in message
...

While I was still teaching (astronomy), I once asked a class of 15 year
olds to put "Stars" into google. (This was before the era of on-line net
protection). The third hit on the results page was "Porn Stars". The
lesson really went with a bang after that! (Luckily I managed to keep my
job).

John.

Good job you didn't suggest looking for Heavenly Bodies.

Mary


No, it was much more hard core than that. We were interested in black holes.

;-)

John

John E wrote:

"Steve Firth" wrote in message
...
AA wrote:

p.s. One of my searches was for white nymphs - that produced some
enjoyable but inappropriate results. Trying to explain to my wife that
the images of female nudity on my screen were related to my bug
research was amusing.

All insects are white immediately after moulting.

Another possibility is that these are springtails.


Of course, one of the distinctive features of springtails is that they, er,
spring.

Hell knows, it's a picture of a white fuzzy blob. Someone needs to go
and spend £1.5K one decent 12.5Mp camera and a really good Macro lens.

"Steve Firth" wrote in message
.. .


Hell knows, it's a picture of a white fuzzy blob. Someone needs to go
and spend £1.5K one decent 12.5Mp camera and a really good Macro lens.

Oh come on, I could see what was what. Don't be so snooty.

Mary

Owain wrote:

I AM the granny mind you ...

Not great-granny by now?


She is probably ok....


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"Owain" wrote in message
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Mary Fisher wrote:
Yes, I once looked up National Honey Show ... :-(
I've just tried that; nothing that one c/wouldn't show one's granny.
Things have changed then :-) It was before the NHS had a site but I
didn't know it then.

All I could see was stuff about honey. And bees.

I AM the granny mind you ...

Not great-granny by now?

No, the oldest brats don't seem to know how to go about it. When we were
their age we had their father and mother, respectively.

Not that I mind, it would just mean more birthday cards - and remembering
them. And there are enough Fishers in the world anyway.

Mary

Owain