Came on here to grump about the fact that I have run out of seed labels. Seed sowing halted until 100 lolly sticks arrive from Amazon tomorrow.
We have two Boots in town, one next to the surgery, the other in town. Sometimes one has to close while the pharmacist is in the other, resulting in pleas from locals on Facebook to try and find out which one is open.
Thanks @JennyJ will try @Obelixx I thought bleach removed colour. Anyway, I have plenty of white vinegar. Will give it a go first
I can't see the vinegar thing working on a bleach stain on coloured fabric unless (maybe) you catch it immediately before the bleach reacts with the colour in the fabric. Perhaps it's for the yellow-ish bleach marks that you can get on white fabric, but please let us know how you get on. I'd be happy to learn a new trick if it works (although what I really need to do is only wear old clothes for cleaning jobs, then it doesn't matter!)
For me a bigger problem with bleach is that it can damage the fibre and you don't notice at first, but eventually a little hole appears. Then the only fixes are live with it, patch it or darn over it (I've been known to do a little self-coloured embroidered flower!) A bit of iron-on interfacing on the inside can help to reinforce a hole and stop it "running" if it's a knit fabric like a t-shirt or fraying if it's a woven.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
Can I just point out that online pharmacies that use Royal Mail caused massive issues for our pharmacy over Christmas. We had to issue prescriptions for a lot of people who hadnât had delivery and the doctors did oblige but were unhappy about it. I know I have a vested interest but please remember how much advice is given by pharmacists and how many drugs and remedies can only be bought in a pharmacy before you give up on us. Not to mention all the antibiotics etc which are needed immediately. Nobody wants to wait for the post when they have an infection that needs treatment.Â
Emergency drugs are something different, online chemists are about repeat prescriptions only.Â
I've bought two of those pill dispensaries/cassettes, now one is always full as a backup.
The post office strikes were a pain, though at the time I can only say they didn't cause us any inconvenience.Â
Emergency drugs are something different, online chemists are about repeat prescriptions only.Â
I suspect the point is though that if you use the online chemist for the day to day drugs, the pharmacy will go out of business so you won't be able to get your emergency meds there.
We can order OH's regular meds online from the GP and pick up at the pharmacy. Seems to work. Our pharmacy is great, they do the flu jabs and sell all sorts of stuff in jars that look and smell very interesting.Â
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
âIt's still magic even if you know how it's done.âÂ
Just a quick whinge to people who will understand, lol! Why, just why would any bird bath need crap sculptures of two birds on it? That makes me roll my eyes so much, I can't even begin to express it!Â
Just a quick whinge to people who will understand, lol! Why, just why would any bird bath need crap sculptures of two birds on it? That makes me roll my eyes so much, I can't even begin to express it!
People will slap a pair of tits on anything to try and sell it these days.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
Emergency drugs are something different, online chemists are about repeat prescriptions only.Â
I suspect the point is though that if you use the online chemist for the day to day drugs, the pharmacy will go out of business so you won't be able to get your emergency meds there.
We can order OH's regular meds online from the GP and pick up at the pharmacy. Seems to work. Our pharmacy is great, they do the flu jabs and sell all sorts of stuff in jars that look and smell very interesting.Â
I suppose if you are happy with your pharmacy, then why would you change. I told my GP when I ordered repeat prescriptions through the NHS app, that it should be sent to our nearest pharmacy which happened to be Tesco's pharmacy. The pharmacy weren't very helpful, I never knew when the prescription was ready, no one let us know and every time I went there was a new pharmacist. Several times I'd turn up only to be told prescription wasn't ready. So I'm quite happy with online repeat prescriptions, especially when it's icy or foggy outside.Â
Our GP has now got a pharmacist who we can talk to, I think this is new. My S-in-Law's surgery has also started employing a pharmacist.Â
I remember a time when GPs would stitch you up when you had a deep cut, take blood for tests - there is a change in the air, whether it's for good or not, I guess time will tell.
Just a quick whinge to people who will understand, lol! Why, just why would any bird bath need crap sculptures of two birds on it? That makes me roll my eyes so much, I can't even begin to express it!Â
Itâs like a crockery jar in the kitchen with âSpoonsâ written in it. Oh, so thatâs what theyâre called.
During covid we had so many people coming to our pharmacist for advice and help. Every day our pharmacist advises people who canât get an appointment at the doctors or donât want to âbotherâ the doctor. If you get your repeat prescriptions from an online pharmacy the local pharmacies will close, many are already going or gone and that makes life a lot harder for people not tech savvy to get their medication. It also removes any chance to get emergency medication or any advice or help from people often more knowledgeable about drugs than the GP.Â
There are rude staff in every job, there are also a lot of rude customers and many people who donât realise that itâs the doctors responsibility to provide the prescription and their choice whatâs on it.Â
Many prescription items are unavailable at the moment donât get me started on HRT and thatâs not the fault of the pharmacy staff.Â
Itâs the customers choice in the end , online shopping has killed the high street and looks like doing the same to local pharmacies. Donât say you werenât warned. Use it or lose it.Â
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We have two Boots in town, one next to the surgery, the other in town. Sometimes one has to close while the pharmacist is in the other, resulting in pleas from locals on Facebook to try and find out which one is open.
I've bought two of those pill dispensaries/cassettes, now one is always full as a backup.
The post office strikes were a pain, though at the time I can only say they didn't cause us any inconvenience.Â
Cambridgeshire/Norfolk border.
We can order OH's regular meds online from the GP and pick up at the pharmacy. Seems to work. Our pharmacy is great, they do the flu jabs and sell all sorts of stuff in jars that look and smell very interesting.Â
âIt's still magic even if you know how it's done.âÂ
Why, just why would any bird bath need crap sculptures of two birds on it? That makes me roll my eyes so much, I can't even begin to express it!Â
Our GP has now got a pharmacist who we can talk to, I think this is new. My S-in-Law's surgery has also started employing a pharmacist.Â
I remember a time when GPs would stitch you up when you had a deep cut, take blood for tests - there is a change in the air, whether it's for good or not, I guess time will tell.
Cambridgeshire/Norfolk border.
Our pharmacy delivers, if necessary, but while I can still walk, I'll go there.
I even did the one and a half miles round trip on my zimmerframe.