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  • Balgay.HillBalgay.Hill Posts: 1,089
    Fairygirl said:
    Fairygirl said:
    Do you add the 'ey' [in a questioning tone] on at the end  of sentences too @Balgay.Hill?
    My nephews had a definite touch of that when they were younger, as they were raised in the dark side [east] of the country  ;)
    Dinnae ken whit yir onaboot, eh? :)
       That's the gem :D
    [Gem with a 'g' not a 'j' - as in game, not the precious item, for those not initiated  ] 

    We've digressed a bit there :D 
    Nae bather Fairygirl. :)
    Sunny Dundee
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    @Ergates, does that mean you have a socket in your bathroom? I thought that was forbidden.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • ErgatesErgates Posts: 2,953
    No, the one in the bathroom is a battery driven one, sitting on the window sill. The downstairs loo has no light switch. Only operates via the motion sensor ( once again, no ribald comments again please!) All safe, legal and above board!
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    edited December 2021
    @Lizzie27 - that's the beauty of the little Ikea lights - they are run on batteries with LED bulbs, so you can put them anywhere.

    Another super useful set up is using extra strong magnets. If you use two together, you can suspend things like these lights, or shelving for light items on bathroom cabinet doors, windows, mirrors, fridges. Very cheap. You can buy magnetic sticky strips.

    I have tried them with suspending clocks and you do need to be a little careful with this. If the magnet is too powerful, it can stop the hands from turning.




  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    Those Ikea battery operated lights look really useful, how long do the batteries last on average? I have little battery operated lanterns for midnight trips to the loo for visitors but you have to switch them on and off. Sensor operated ones sound easier.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • ErgatesErgates Posts: 2,953
    Our bathroom light is a little one we got in Lidl, quite a few years ago.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    edited December 2021
    My battery operated little Ikea lights last 2-3 months on rechargable batteries. Second hand from Ebay. £3 each. Great for sheds, outside storage trunks, camping...
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
     O brave new world that has such gadgets in it!
    My new year resolution - to be more open to and less cynical about innovation. 
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    yeay!
  • LunarSeaLunarSea Posts: 1,923
    Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border

    I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful

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