On 17/11/2023 19:23 GeoffC penned these words:
>
>
> Local terminology aside, I was under the impression that melamine was a
> chemical compound used to make table ware and also as a thermosetting
> plastic in the manufacture of various laminates such as Formica (trade
> name).
> Ho-Hum, thinking of buying a Dyson hoover next week :-)
>
>

Also an additive in baby milk to make it look like the protein content is higher.
--
Ian

"Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of
the last priest"

Boots wrote:

> On 17/11/2023 19:23 GeoffC penned these words:
> >
> >
> > Local terminology aside, I was under the impression that melamine
> > was a chemical compound used to make table ware and also as a
> > thermosetting plastic in the manufacture of various laminates such
> > as Formica (trade name).
> > Ho-Hum, thinking of buying a Dyson hoover next week :-)
> >
> >
>
> Also an additive in baby milk to make it look like the protein
> content is higher.

Yes, I remember that, it caused a huge increase in baby milk prices. I
was working at the time for a company transporting high-value loads,
IPhones, pharma, hard drives and such. Suddenly we found ourselves
driving milk powder to the airport to be airfreighted to China.

--

Geoff
NTV650

Bruce Horrocks wrote:

> On 17/11/2023 11:23, GeoffC wrote:
> > wessie wrote:
> >
> >>"GeoffC" <me@invalid.nl> wrote in news:uj4fca$25pj3$1@dont-email.me:
> > >
> > > > wessie wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > can't you repurpose the Contiplas? [1]
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > [1] had to look up that, we always refer to it as melamine
> > > >
> > > > You mean "Formica" ?
> > > >
> > >
> > > No, that term was reserved for thin sheets of laminate with a
> > > plastic surface that were stuck to existing surfaces to make them
> > > look new.
> > >
> > > Melamine was either completed furniture maybe white outside and a
> > > fake wood inside as used in wardrobes etc, or it was sheets of the
> > > same used to make kitchen worktops in fake marble or beige if it
> > > was my mother using it.
> >
> >
> >
> > Local terminology aside, I was under the impression that melamine
> > was a chemical compound used to make table ware and also as a
> > thermosetting plastic in the manufacture of various laminates such
> > as Formica (trade name).
>
> At least you weren't under the impression that it was a protein
> supplement. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_pet_food_recalls>

Absolutely offal!
In my Wiki wanderings I did come across the fact that when burned,
melamine releases nitrogen which in turn acts as a fire suppressant.

--

Geoff
NTV650

On Fri, 17 Nov 2023 04:45:07 -0800 (PST), Stephen Packer
<stephen.packer@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Friday, 17 November 2023 at 11:23:42 UTC, GeoffC wrote:
>
>> Ho-Hum, thinking of buying a Dyson hoover next week :-)

>Don't bother, they're shite; over priced bits of bling built by a company owned
>by a tax-dodging wanker.

....is the right answer

Buy a Henry
--
Champ
neal at champ dot org dot uk

I don't know, but I been told
You never slow down, you never grow old

On Sun, 19 Nov 2023 11:53:41 +0000, Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote:

>On Fri, 17 Nov 2023 04:45:07 -0800 (PST), Stephen Packer
><stephen.packer@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>On Friday, 17 November 2023 at 11:23:42 UTC, GeoffC wrote:
>>
>>> Ho-Hum, thinking of buying a Dyson hoover next week :-)
>
>>Don't bother, they're shite; over priced bits of bling built by a company owned
>>by a tax-dodging wanker.
>
>...is the right answer

I love our Dysons. All handheld, really easy to store and use,
particularly for small spills and for carrying from one apartment to
another.

Henrys are thos big round ones on wheels, right? Bulky, heavy,
unwieldy.

--
Ace
http://www.chaletbeauroc.com/

On Fri, 17 Nov 2023 11:23:39 -0000 (UTC), "GeoffC" <me@invalid.nl>
wrote:

>Ho-Hum, thinking of buying a Dyson hoover next week :-)

Heh. Pretty sure I've got a Brita thermos jug in the kitchen drawer.
--
Ace
http://www.chaletbeauroc.com/

On Sunday, 19 November 2023 at 11:53:44 UTC, Champ wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Nov 2023 04:45:07 -0800 (PST), Stephen Packer
> <stephen...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >On Friday, 17 November 2023 at 11:23:42 UTC, GeoffC wrote:
> >
> >> Ho-Hum, thinking of buying a Dyson hoover next week :-)
>
> >Don't bother, they're shite; over priced bits of bling built by a company owned
> >by a tax-dodging wanker.
> ...is the right answer
>
> Buy a Henry

Not really very portable. I've got something similar for garage duties.

Battery powered stuff for in the house.

On 19/11/2023 11:53, Champ wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Nov 2023 04:45:07 -0800 (PST), Stephen Packer
> <stephen.packer@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Friday, 17 November 2023 at 11:23:42 UTC, GeoffC wrote:
>>
>>> Ho-Hum, thinking of buying a Dyson hoover next week :-)
>
>> Don't bother, they're shite; over priced bits of bling built by a company owned
>> by a tax-dodging wanker.
>
> ...is the right answer
>
> Buy a Henry

+1

--
/Simon

On 19/11/2023 11:53, Champ wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Nov 2023 04:45:07 -0800 (PST), Stephen Packer
> <stephen.packer@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Friday, 17 November 2023 at 11:23:42 UTC, GeoffC wrote:
>>
>>> Ho-Hum, thinking of buying a Dyson hoover next week :-)
>
>> Don't bother, they're shite; over priced bits of bling built by a company owned
>> by a tax-dodging wanker.
>
> ...is the right answer
>
> Buy a Henry

Or a Harriet

--
Bruce Porter
"The internet is a huge and diverse community but mainly friendly"
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On 21/11/2023 21:34, Simon Wilson wrote:
> On 19/11/2023 11:53, Champ wrote:
>> On Fri, 17 Nov 2023 04:45:07 -0800 (PST), Stephen Packer
>> <stephen.packer@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Friday, 17 November 2023 at 11:23:42 UTC, GeoffC wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ho-Hum, thinking of buying a Dyson hoover next week :-)
>>
>>> Don't bother, they're shite; over priced bits of bling built by a
>>> company owned
>>> by a tax-dodging wanker.
>>
>> ...is the right answer
>>
>> Buy a Henry
>
> +1
>

Reasonably pleased with our Shark cordless. Except that it is impossible
to get in to the power roller brush head if the roller gets jammed. Mea
culpa for letting a length of fishing line drop on to the spare room
carpet and letting the Shark pick it up.
--
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Gilera 175 Sport, Husqvarna 401 Svartpilen
Honda CB250RS (Not Waynetta!)
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On 11/22/2023 2:24 AM, Pete Fisher wrote:
> On 21/11/2023 21:34, Simon Wilson wrote:
>> On 19/11/2023 11:53, Champ wrote:
>>> On Fri, 17 Nov 2023 04:45:07 -0800 (PST), Stephen Packer
>>> <stephen.packer@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Friday, 17 November 2023 at 11:23:42 UTC, GeoffC wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Ho-Hum, thinking of buying a Dyson hoover next week :-)
>>>
>>> Buy a Henry
>>
>
> Reasonably pleased with our Shark cordless.

My Shark corded works OK.

(Are electric shavers next on the list? My Wahl is OK, too.)

--
The erstwhile Thomas
FJR1300, R1200GS & ST1100 (in memoriam)

On 22/11/2023 10:24, Pete Fisher wrote:
> On 21/11/2023 21:34, Simon Wilson wrote:
>> On 19/11/2023 11:53, Champ wrote:
>>> On Fri, 17 Nov 2023 04:45:07 -0800 (PST), Stephen Packer
>>> <stephen.packer@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Friday, 17 November 2023 at 11:23:42 UTC, GeoffC wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Ho-Hum, thinking of buying a Dyson hoover next week :-)
>>>
>>>> Don't bother, they're shite; over priced bits of bling built by a
>>>> company owned
>>>> by a tax-dodging wanker.
>>>
>>> ...is the right answer
>>>
>>> Buy a Henry
>>
>> +1
>>
>
> Reasonably pleased with our Shark cordless. Except that it is impossible
> to get in to the power roller brush head if the roller gets jammed. Mea
> culpa for letting a length of fishing line drop on to the spare room
> carpet and letting the Shark pick it up.

If only you'd bought a bargain Black Friday replacement, it would have
made the perfect headline:

Fisher snags Shark on line, snags Shark online!

--
Bruce Horrocks
FJR1300AS

On 11/22/2023 3:18 PM, Bruce Horrocks wrote:
> On 22/11/2023 10:24, Pete Fisher wrote:
>> On 21/11/2023 21:34, Simon Wilson wrote:
>>> On 19/11/2023 11:53, Champ wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 17 Nov 2023 04:45:07 -0800 (PST), Stephen Packer
>>>> <stephen.packer@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Friday, 17 November 2023 at 11:23:42 UTC, GeoffC wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Ho-Hum, thinking of buying a Dyson hoover next week :-)
>>>>
>>>>> Don't bother, they're shite; over priced bits of bling built by a
>>>>> company owned
>>>>> by a tax-dodging wanker.
>>>>
>>>> ...is the right answer
>>>>
>>>> Buy a Henry
>>>
>>> +1
>>>
>>
>> Reasonably pleased with our Shark cordless. Except that it is
>> impossible to get in to the power roller brush head if the roller gets
>> jammed. Mea culpa for letting a length of fishing line drop on to the
>> spare room carpet and letting the Shark pick it up.
>
> If only you'd bought a bargain Black Friday replacement, it would have
> made the perfect headline:
>
> Fisher snags Shark on line, snags Shark online!
>
"Shark gets Fisher to bite!"

--
The erstwhile Thomas
FJR1300, R1200GS & ST1100 (in memoriam)

On 22/11/2023 16:33, Turby wrote:
>
>(Are electric shavers next on the list? My Wahl is OK, too.)

I have a Wahl clipper, a very nice, shiny, solid tool it is too. Above all,
it makes a very satisfying "clack" when you switch it on.

--
Geoff
NTV 650