Calls for not taking 'unnecessary risks' with house work

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/51966001

There is concern that injuries will increase as the public spend long periods in their homes

There are calls on people not to take "unnecessary risks" with work around the home over the coming months.

Doctors are concerned that the number of injuries will increase as the public spends long periods in their homes because of a coronavirus crisis.

"The temptation over the next few weeks will be to do the things around the house that you've long avoided, like putting up shelves or pictures.

"Don't take unnecessary risks, because we won't have the capacity to handle you."

Twitter post:

"As a trauma surgeon, don't take unnecessary risks right now - no DIY when self-isolating, no curtain washing. Because there will be no way to treat you."

Owain

On 20/03/2020 11:23, wrote:
Calls for not taking 'unnecessary risks' with house work

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/51966001

There is concern that injuries will increase as the public spend long
periods in their homes

There are calls on people not to take "unnecessary risks" with work
around the home over the coming months.

Doctors are concerned that the number of injuries will increase as
the public spends long periods in their homes because of a
coronavirus crisis.

"The temptation over the next few weeks will be to do the things
around the house that you've long avoided, like putting up shelves or
pictures.

"Don't take unnecessary risks, because we won't have the capacity to
handle you."

Twitter post:

"As a trauma surgeon, don't take unnecessary risks right now - no DIY
when self-isolating, no curtain washing. Because there will be no way
to treat you."

Sounds like there will be a baby boom in time for Christmas, then :-)


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On 20/03/2020 11:23, wrote:
Calls for not taking 'unnecessary risks' with house work

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/51966001

There is concern that injuries will increase as the public spend long periods in their homes

There are calls on people not to take "unnecessary risks" with work around the home over the coming months.

Doctors are concerned that the number of injuries will increase as the public spends long periods in their homes because of a coronavirus crisis.

"The temptation over the next few weeks will be to do the things around the house that you've long avoided, like putting up shelves or pictures.

"Don't take unnecessary risks, because we won't have the capacity to handle you."

Twitter post:

"As a trauma surgeon, don't take unnecessary risks right now - no DIY when self-isolating, no curtain washing. Because there will be no way to treat you."

Owain


Stop eating food you might choke
Don't climb stairs you might fall.
Dont't walk, you might trip and break a bone.
Stop breathing. In 100% cases breathing causes eventual death. (So does
not breathing, but hey)

On 20/03/2020 11:50, John Rumm wrote:
On 20/03/2020 11:23, wrote:
Calls for not taking 'unnecessary risks' with house work

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/51966001

There is concern that injuries will increase as the public spend long
periods in their homes

There are calls on people not to take "unnecessary risks" with work
around the home over the coming months.

Doctors are concerned that the number of injuries will increase as
the public spends long periods in their homes because of a
coronavirus crisis.

"The temptation over the next few weeks will be to do the things
around the house that you've long avoided, like putting up shelves or
pictures.

"Don't take unnecessary risks, because we won't have the capacity to
handle you."

Twitter post:

"As a trauma surgeon, don't take unnecessary risks right now - no DIY
when self-isolating, no curtain washing. Because there will be no way
to treat you."

Sounds like there will be a baby boom in time for Christmas, then :-)



They need to a bigger and stiffer message against social contact. And
to spell out what "social contact" includes - in pictures.

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On Friday, 20 March 2020 11:23:35 UTC, wrote:
Calls for not taking 'unnecessary risks' with house work

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/51966001

There is concern that injuries will increase as the public spend long periods in their homes

There are calls on people not to take "unnecessary risks" with work around the home over the coming months.

Doctors are concerned that the number of injuries will increase as the public spends long periods in their homes because of a coronavirus crisis.

"The temptation over the next few weeks will be to do the things around the house that you've long avoided, like putting up shelves or pictures.

"Don't take unnecessary risks, because we won't have the capacity to handle you."

Twitter post:

"As a trauma surgeon, don't take unnecessary risks right now - no DIY when self-isolating, no curtain washing. Because there will be no way to treat you."



That's exactly what I'm doing.

I have a big pile of logs to cut up and stack.

On 20/03/2020 11:23, wrote:
"As a trauma surgeon, don't take unnecessary risks right now - no DIY when self-isolating, no curtain washing. Because there will be no way to treat you."
****ing snowflakes.

Where's my chainsaw?


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....than to have answers that cannot be questioned

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wrote:

Calls for not taking 'unnecessary risks' with house work

That's OK, I'm not doing my DIY at home, I'm doing it in a field.

Digging the foundations for my new house ... I wasn't planning on it
being a DIY job, today is the last day of planning permission and I
started getting "signals" from the builder last week that lead me to
think he wouldn't be here in time, so as contingency booked a
mini-digger for the week, turns out to have been the correct decision
.... builder is coming tomorrow, my trench was signed-off by building
inspector this morning.

On 20/03/2020 13:54, Andy Burns wrote:
wrote:

Calls for not taking 'unnecessary risks' with house work

That's OK, I'm not doing my DIY at home, I'm doing it in a field.

Digging the foundations for my new house ... I wasn't planning on it
being a DIY job, today is the last day of planning permission and I
started getting "signals" from the builder last week that lead me to
think he wouldn't be here in time, so as contingency booked a
mini-digger for the week, turns out to have been the correct decision
... builder is coming tomorrow, my trench was signed-off by building
inspector this morning.

amazed they have time to do that ....

The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 20/03/2020 11:23, wrote:
"As a trauma surgeon, don't take unnecessary risks right now - no DIY
when self-isolating, no curtain washing. Because there will be no way to treat you."
****ing snowflakes.

Where's my chainsaw?


Had mine out yesterday sawing up logs. About to go on a log splitting orgy.
;-)

Tim

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Well, are they particularly incompetent in Wales?
The lower numbers of industrial injuries and vehicle related injuries will
more than compensate for any people nailing their hand to the skirting or
breaking their led stepping back off a ladder.
Brian

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Calls for not taking 'unnecessary risks' with house work

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/51966001

There is concern that injuries will increase as the public spend long
periods in their homes

There are calls on people not to take "unnecessary risks" with work around
the home over the coming months.

Doctors are concerned that the number of injuries will increase as the
public spends long periods in their homes because of a coronavirus crisis.

"The temptation over the next few weeks will be to do the things around
the house that you've long avoided, like putting up shelves or pictures.

"Don't take unnecessary risks, because we won't have the capacity to
handle you."

Twitter post:

"As a trauma surgeon, don't take unnecessary risks right now - no DIY when
self-isolating, no curtain washing. Because there will be no way to treat
you."

Owain

On 20/03/2020 11:23, wrote:
Calls for not taking 'unnecessary risks' with house work

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/51966001

There is concern that injuries will increase as the public spend long periods in their homes

There are calls on people not to take "unnecessary risks" with work around the home over the coming months.

Doctors are concerned that the number of injuries will increase as the public spends long periods in their homes because of a coronavirus crisis.

"The temptation over the next few weeks will be to do the things around the house that you've long avoided, like putting up shelves or pictures.

How lacking in ambition!

Just one of my tasks is to get the wall cupboards down in the kitchen,
pull down the rest of the ceiling, re-wire the lights, re-board the
ceiling, paper the walls, get the cupboards back up, replace the
flooring, replace the worktop, connect the new oven and hob (changing
over from gas to electric).

In case of emergency, I will however have a trained nurse on hand -
trained both as a general nurse and a psychiatric one ... just in case
the going gets too difficult! She can no longer work due to health
problems, so will be permanently available.

SteveW

On Friday, 20 March 2020 15:34:18 UTC, Steve Walker wrote:
On 20/03/2020 11:23, wrote:
Calls for not taking 'unnecessary risks' with house work

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/51966001

There is concern that injuries will increase as the public spend long periods in their homes

There are calls on people not to take "unnecessary risks" with work around the home over the coming months.

Doctors are concerned that the number of injuries will increase as the public spends long periods in their homes because of a coronavirus crisis.

"The temptation over the next few weeks will be to do the things around the house that you've long avoided, like putting up shelves or pictures.

How lacking in ambition!

Just one of my tasks is to get the wall cupboards down in the kitchen,
pull down the rest of the ceiling, re-wire the lights, re-board the
ceiling, paper the walls, get the cupboards back up, replace the
flooring, replace the worktop, connect the new oven and hob (changing
over from gas to electric).

In case of emergency, I will however have a trained nurse on hand -
trained both as a general nurse and a psychiatric one ... just in case
the going gets too difficult! She can no longer work due to health
problems, so will be permanently available.



HAH. Close supervision eh?

On Friday, 20 March 2020 15:34:18 UTC, Steve Walker wrote:
"The temptation over the next few weeks will be to do the things around the house that you've long avoided, like putting up shelves or pictures.
How lacking in ambition!

It is rather. I don't know if washing curtains has any cultural significance in Wales.

I do, actually, need to wash the blinds in the next few weeks to get the winter mould off them.

Owain

Brian Gaff (Sofa 2) wrote

Well, are they particularly incompetent in Wales?

Corse they are, they cant even manage to come up
with a viable language that can be written down.

The lower numbers of industrial injuries and vehicle related injuries will
more than compensate for any people nailing their hand to the skirting or
breaking their led stepping back off a ladder.

That’s very arguable given that few normally do much diy

A bigger problem is more likely to be how you get
what you need to do the diy when quarantined at
home even with stuff as basic as picture hooks let
along the new picture. And where you get the
detergent to wash the curtains with,

wrote in message
...
Calls for not taking 'unnecessary risks' with house work

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/51966001

There is concern that injuries will increase as the public spend long
periods in their homes

There are calls on people not to take "unnecessary risks" with work
around the home over the coming months.

Doctors are concerned that the number of injuries will increase as the
public spends long periods in their homes because of a coronavirus
crisis.

"The temptation over the next few weeks will be to do the things around
the house that you've long avoided, like putting up shelves or pictures.

"Don't take unnecessary risks, because we won't have the capacity to
handle you."

Twitter post:

"As a trauma surgeon, don't take unnecessary risks right now - no DIY
when self-isolating, no curtain washing. Because there will be no way to
treat you."

Owain

On 20/03/2020 16:48, wrote:
On Friday, 20 March 2020 15:34:18 UTC, Steve Walker wrote:
"The temptation over the next few weeks will be to do the things around the house that you've long avoided, like putting up shelves or pictures.
How lacking in ambition!

It is rather. I don't know if washing curtains has any cultural significance in Wales.

I do, actually, need to wash the blinds in the next few weeks to get the winter mould off them.

I pressure wash em on the lawn and then hang em in the sun. Works well

Owain



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On 20/03/2020 14:43, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
On 20/03/2020 13:54, Andy Burns wrote:
wrote:

Calls for not taking 'unnecessary risks' with house work

That's OK, I'm not doing my DIY at home, I'm doing it in a field.

Digging the foundations for my new house ... I wasn't planning on it
being a DIY job, today is the last day of planning permission and I
started getting "signals" from the builder last week that lead me to
think he wouldn't be here in time, so as contingency booked a
mini-digger for the week, turns out to have been the correct decision
... builder is coming tomorrow, my trench was signed-off by building
inspector this morning.

amazed they have time to do that ....

Are private building control firms more efficient ?.

On 20/03/2020 15:34, Steve Walker wrote:
On 20/03/2020 11:23, wrote:
Calls for not taking 'unnecessary risks' with house work

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/51966001

There is concern that injuries will increase as the public spend long
periods in their homes

There are calls on people not to take "unnecessary risks" with work
around the home over the coming months.

Doctors are concerned that the number of injuries will increase as the
public spends long periods in their homes because of a coronavirus
crisis.

"The temptation over the next few weeks will be to do the things
around the house that you've long avoided, like putting up shelves or
pictures.

How lacking in ambition!

Just one of my tasks is to get the wall cupboards down in the kitchen,
pull down the rest of the ceiling, re-wire the lights, re-board the
ceiling, paper the walls, get the cupboards back up, replace the
flooring, replace the worktop, connect the new oven and hob (changing
over from gas to electric).

In case of emergency, I will however have a trained nurse on hand -
trained both as a general nurse and a psychiatric one ... just in case
the going gets too difficult! She can no longer work due to health
problems, so will be permanently available.


But if you develop 'man flu' she will call you a lying wimp :-)

SteveW

On Sat, 21 Mar 2020 03:48:57 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:


Well, are they particularly incompetent in Wales?

Corse they are

Of course NOBODY asked YOU anything, senile attention whore from Australia!

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On Friday, 20 March 2020 11:23:35 UTC, I wrote:
Calls for not taking 'unnecessary risks' with house work
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/51966001
There is concern that injuries will increase as the public spend long periods in their homes

And it's happened.

Coronavirus: Eye injuries increase 'due to more DIY'

Oxford Eye Hospital said it had seen an increase in injuries and people who needed operations.

The hospital saw six "traumatised eyes" in a week, but would usually see one no more than every two to three weeks.

Consultant Stella Hornby said she thought the rise was due to people doing DIY jobs without eye protection.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...shire-52260970

Good luck to anyone who wants to try buying eye protection at the moment, especially visors.

Owain

Are private building control firms more efficient ?.

They can be cheaper than local BC. I do not know if this counts as efficient but when we had the garage base excavated the private BC we hired was happy to have the builder simply email photos of the excavations with approval back the following day.

Richard

On 13/04/2020 12:54, Tricky Dicky wrote:
Are private building control firms more efficient ?.

They can be cheaper than local BC. I do not know if this counts as efficient but when we had the garage base excavated the private BC we hired was happy to have the builder simply email photos of the excavations with approval back the following day.

Richard

so did we....

except in Scotland where they don't have the privatised system ....

Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:

my trench was signed-off by building inspector this morning.

amazed they have time to do that ....

Private building control, they only need 1 day notice to attend, but I
gave them longer. Concrete was poured on lockdown day.

Tricky Dicky wrote:

They can be cheaper than local BC

Not cheaper in this case, but I found them more approachable/flexible
plus the council's planning dept had already showed what a mixture of
helpful vs stubborn behaviour they were capable of (depending who I saw).

Not cheaper in this case, but I found them more approachable/flexible
plus the council's planning dept had already showed what a mixture of
helpful vs stubborn behaviour they were capable of (depending who I saw).

That was the case for us, their fees were dearer than the LBC but the saving of several hundred pounds came with the actual garage. The garage we ordered was a standard design which was 2m longer and with some difference in window positions and beyond the BC free allowance of 30sq mts. The local BC wanted the engineering drawings for garage with all stress calculations which the garage manufacturers were willing to supply at a price. The private inspector was happy to work from the standard design drawings which were supplied free and extrapolate them to take into account the differences. If I recall correctly this saved me £200+.

Richard

On Sunday, 12 April 2020 18:43:50 UTC+1, wrote:
On Friday, 20 March 2020 11:23:35 UTC, I wrote:
Calls for not taking 'unnecessary risks' with house work
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/51966001
There is concern that injuries will increase as the public spend long periods in their homes

And it's happened.

Coronavirus: Eye injuries increase 'due to more DIY'

Oxford Eye Hospital said it had seen an increase in injuries and people who needed operations.

The hospital saw six "traumatised eyes" in a week, but would usually see one no more than every two to three weeks.

Consultant Stella Hornby said she thought the rise was due to people doing DIY jobs without eye protection.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...shire-52260970

Good luck to anyone who wants to try buying eye protection at the moment, especially visors.

Owain

plastic from a water/fizz bottle beats nothing. Any half serious diyer will already have eye PPE.


NT