My Googling only brought up a hot water bottle website that says there are different types of stopper. They sell a four-pack of different ones but still don't guarantee they will fit. I might drill a slot into this one and epoxy an old Yale key into there which might do the job if the rest of the plastic is strong enough.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
Unfortunately the old style hardware shops where you could buy the most obscure of items are largely a thing of the past, although a few do still survive. Most have been killed off by the likes of Homebase or B&Q, much like the big supermarkets did for independent butchers, greengrocers and fishmongers.
I find that a lot of that kind of thing can only be found in pound shops. (not that much in them costs a pound any more). Unfortunately the quality isn't always great.
We have two independent old style hardware shops in the local town, and another in the neighbouring town. Sell all sorts of odds and ends, and surprisingly, their paint prices are on par with those at the big DIY stores. My moan today is that I hurt my back sorting socks into pairs this morning! I’d put them on the bed, but bending over them made my back twinge. I then made the mistake of sitting next to them on the bed, but twisting to one side just finished me off. No leaf sweeping this afternoon. Sounds daft, but I did read an article this week about the ridiculous number of hospitalisations resulting from accidents involving tea cosies! Many scaldings, where people had picked the teapot up by the cosy rather than the handle, but others were from slipping on tea cosies left on the floor. Most sock related injuries were from people trying to put them on while standing on one leg, and losing their balance.
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My moan today is that I hurt my back sorting socks into pairs this morning! I’d put them on the bed, but bending over them made my back twinge. I then made the mistake of sitting next to them on the bed, but twisting to one side just finished me off. No leaf sweeping this afternoon.
Sounds daft, but I did read an article this week about the ridiculous number of hospitalisations resulting from accidents involving tea cosies! Many scaldings, where people had picked the teapot up by the cosy rather than the handle, but others were from slipping on tea cosies left on the floor. Most sock related injuries were from people trying to put them on while standing on one leg, and losing their balance.