Thank you so much @Ergates for your reply, most interesting. I know the larger models are very good and used by profesionals but I am really interested in the smaller hand held ones for occasional use when in a hurry.
I got a hand-held steamer to refresh a wool coat and it worked a treat. I did a couple of other things while I was at it, but haven't used it since. Good to know that it's there though, in the cupboard under the stairs, for when I next need it (husband's suit perhaps).
What 3 words sounds like a great idea, but it has been deemed not safe to use in safety critical areas. This is because, it is quite common to find two almost identical sequences in areas less than a mile apart.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
I may be wrong, but I think ambulance services stopped using it after some well documented problems.
Believe a Google search will show that it has come under scrutiny with some Health Authority Ambulances Services, and it's reassuring to know it has.
In my experience I was really delighted the East Midlands AS used it when my husband collapsed due to plummeting BP; we were on a narrowboat in an unfamiliar area. There was no way I could tell the service which road to take to reach us on the towpath, and in the state I was in, repeating a group of numbers for coordinates probably wouldn't have helped, and that's if I could find them. I guess there are many aspects to consider as how suitable or not the service is.
You would have thought that in this day and age, with GPS on most phones, that you wouldn't need anything more than the actual location coordinates - and then a simple way to give those coordinates to someone else. There are apps. Presumably what3words needs to use that base data anyway to grab the relevant words.
I tried what3words way back, but found that one of my three word addresses had similar addresses (mine had plurals the others singular terms) 100+ miles away, so never really used it.
You would have thought that in this day and age, with GPS on most phones, that you wouldn't need anything more than the actual location coordinates - and then a simple way to give those coordinates to someone else. There are apps. Presumably what3words needs to use that base data anyway to grab the relevant words.
I tried what3words way back, but found that one of my three word addresses had similar addresses (mine had plurals the others singular terms) 100+ miles away, so never really used it.
Suppose it depends on what you feel comfortable with, words or coordinates - where we needed emergency help I found it easier (while in panic mode) to use 'task.desktop.voice' rather than 52.554310696447516, -1.5172725589209304 - this is the actual area where the ambulance was directed.
Having an 'S' on the end of the word makes that word a completely different 'word', there's no similarity at all in computer speak.
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When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
https://www.emas.nhs.uk/news/latest-news/2019-news/east-midlands-ambulance-service-introduce-what3words/
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
In my experience I was really delighted the East Midlands AS used it when my husband collapsed due to plummeting BP; we were on a narrowboat in an unfamiliar area. There was no way I could tell the service which road to take to reach us on the towpath, and in the state I was in, repeating a group of numbers for coordinates probably wouldn't have helped, and that's if I could find them. I guess there are many aspects to consider as how suitable or not the service is.
Cambridgeshire/Norfolk border.
Cherry stoner and strawberry huller get quite a bit of use too. I have one of these for taking lids off things. Bought in my 20s when I could get most jars off (now I can hardly get any off without it
Serious Readers reading lights are a game changer too. They are expensive but so worth it. OH and I regarded getting them as an official entry into the middle (or possibly later) aged club
Favourite garden gadgets (or tools, I suppose, really) beyond the obvious are my hori hori knife and an auger. I use the latter to 'get into' difficult soil (there is much in my garden) and to mix in manure. I wish you could get mini ones for use in raised beds.
I realize the only one of the above that's electric is the SR light.
Having an 'S' on the end of the word makes that word a completely different 'word', there's no similarity at all in computer speak.
Cambridgeshire/Norfolk border.