The birds take every single one of our figs, just before they start to ripen enough for hooman consumption. Never see them do it but they get every one of them.
why do colgate make so many different toothpastes and not just one which does whitening, enamel, gums and all the other tosh they talk about. Isn't that what " Total" means?
If you produce nine types of toothpaste and your rival only produces one, a customer will pick one of yours 90% of the time, according to the theory, even if they are essentially the same. The same thinking applies to shampoo.Â
That's easy. Electric toothbrush so limited range of heads.  Same problem with Sensodyne toothpaste tho so I just buy whichever is cheapest the week I need to buy some.  Still got my teeth.Â
Every time I go to the dentist I get a stern lecture about "gum disease". But they never tell me what disease it is. Well, sometimes they call it "gingivitis", a word derived from the Greek or Latin words for "gums" and "inflammation", so not really a diagnosis, merely a description. If I go to my GP complaining of pain and weakness in my legs, she doesn't wag her head sagely and say, "Aah, you've got a nasty case of leg disease."
On the subject of multiple products for the same purpose, I knew someone who ran out of shampoo and sent her young son to the nearby chemist's shop to get some. "Is it for dry hair or greasy hair?" he was asked. He thought a moment and said, "It's for dirty hair."
Going to the dentist for a check up is a weird concept. Most of us donât go to the doctor, physiotherapist, podiatrist etc., just for a âcheck upâ. Orthodontically obsessed people and I donât get on.
In more than 50 years, I have been to the dentist precisely three times. Once, forced to go by my mum, had a (probably unnecessary) filling. Once for a filling when I chipped a tooth (the filling fell out) and once in another more serious chipped tooth scenario where they quoted over a grand for a crown. I said it didn't hurt, so no thanks. That was nearly ten years ago. I still have all my own teeth including the chipped one. A bit wonky in that charming English way, but perfectly functional.Â
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
My brotherâs dentist spotted a small tumour ... twenty plus years on and brother is still hale and hearty. An acquaintance with a similar tumour was undiagnosed as he hated going to the dentist ... first he lost his tongue, then his vocal chords, then his nose and the left side of his face ... then he took his life ...Â
I go for my checkup every six months ... come hell or high water ... it does no harm after all ... and might do a great deal of good.Â
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Isn't that what " Total" means?
On the subject of multiple products for the same purpose, I knew someone who ran out of shampoo and sent her young son to the nearby chemist's shop to get some. "Is it for dry hair or greasy hair?" he was asked. He thought a moment and said, "It's for dirty hair."
The best one I had folded up smaller than a golf umbrella. Great for a tired toddler. Unfortunately, you couldn't charge hundreds of pounds for it.
In more than 50 years, I have been to the dentist precisely three times. Once, forced to go by my mum, had a (probably unnecessary) filling. Once for a filling when I chipped a tooth (the filling fell out) and once in another more serious chipped tooth scenario where they quoted over a grand for a crown. I said it didn't hurt, so no thanks. That was nearly ten years ago. I still have all my own teeth including the chipped one. A bit wonky in that charming English way, but perfectly functional.Â
I go for my checkup every six months ... come hell or high water ... it does no harm after all ... and might do a great deal of good.Â
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.