Things That Gladden The Heart

I bought a hard sunglasses case from Primark, for a pair of shades I bought recently that only came without one. It had a £3 sticker on it, but I was only charged £1 for it at the till. When I got home, opened the case, to my surprise some other shopper had hidden an actual pair of sunglasses in there, so got those for free as well. :LOL: (value of sunglasses, £1.50 lol)
 
Blue in Munich said:
Thank you. So what to use instead of a sponge?
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This video shows the swirls marks caused by micro scratches and how they are removed to produce a mirror-like finish.


I did this on the neighbours car for one panel. Once I pointed out what swirl marks are and the "before and after" look, she was onboard!
 
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Slime said:
There really is so much more to it than people realise.
I always wince when I see people using sponges and chamois leathers.
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Going past my local hand-wash, I do see expensive cars there sometimes and the guys are all over it with sponges and chamois. I can 'hear' the scratching...o_O
 
Slime said:
They merely act as scouring pads, especially the sponge, and the dirt just scratched the lacquer.
If you look at a spot where the sun's reflection is visible, you'll probably see what looks like a cobweb effect, these are all scratches.
The sponge is commonly responsible for this.
Some hard core detailers dry their cars with ......................................... a leaf blower!
Detailing a car really can become an art form.
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I must be really old ?. I've never heard of detailing a car. Seriously! Does it mean cleaning a car?
 
My Wife has a friend called Joe who is a Widower that visits her every day at work in the morning and afternoon. He then goes into the café on the Hotels premises and has a coffee. My wife often uses her breaks accordingly so she can join him for a coffee and usually save him a few quid in the process.

He has Alzheimer's and this is part of his daily routine which I can only assume he uses as some form of structure. My Wife looks forward to seeing him everyday probably as much as Joe enjoys a friendly chat with my wife.

My wife's grandfather passed away 3 or 4 years ago, he suffered from Alzheimer's in the final years of his life. My wife lived with him all of her life in a smallholding with her parents and grandmother so was very close to him and grew an understanding somewhat of Alzheimer's.

Anyway there's a little background, which leads on to this aspect.

The other day he handed my wife a book, a book which had his name on the cover. Unbeknown to my wife Joe has written a book which was published in Feb 2020 just before lockdown about dementia in efforts to raise money for charity. My partner had no idea and is now in the process of reading it to try and learn more about her friend Joe and this dreadful disease. I'm also looking forward to reading it afterwards and handing it to my parents as my grandmother is also suffering later stages of dementia.

Just made me smile really that a friendship can be found between a 24 year old and a gentle old soul in his 70's who enrich each others life's equally.

 
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Britishshooting said:
My Wife has a friend called Joe who is a Widower that visits her every day at work in the morning and afternoon. He then goes into the café on the Hotels premises and has a coffee. My wife often uses her breaks accordingly so she can join him for a coffee and usually save him a few quid in the process.

He has Alzheimer's and this is part of his daily routine which I can only assume he uses as some form of structure. My Wife looks forward to seeing him everyday probably as much as Joe enjoys a friendly chat with my wife.

My wife's grandfather passed away 3 or 4 years ago, he suffered from Alzheimer's in the final years of his life. My wife lived with him all of her life in a smallholding with her parents and grandmother so was very close to him and grew an understanding somewhat of Alzheimer's.

Anyway there's a little background, which leads on to this aspect.

The other day he handed my wife a book, a book which had his name on the cover. Unbeknown to my wife Joe has written a book which was published in Feb 2020 just before lockdown about dementia in efforts to raise money for charity. My partner had no idea and is now in the process of reading it to try and learn more about her friend Joe and this dreadful disease. I'm also looking forward to reading it afterwards and handing it to my parents as my grandmother is also suffering later stages of dementia.

Just made me smile really that a friendship can be found between a 24 year old and a gentle old soul in his 70's who enrich each others life's equally.

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great post well done to your wife(y)
 
Have been dead against learning to drive since the terrible instructor I had last year completed shattered my confidence. Wife eventually pushed me into it, had a lesson today at lunch, and I got on well with this instructor, he seems a lot more positive so in turn I'm feeling a little more positive about it now. (y)?
 
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