Category: Thoughts
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How I turned my doorbell into a smart one for £0
Following on from my post about smart smoke alarms, I have managed to make my current doorbell smart with just a touch of a button. I found out through trial and error that my current £10 doorbell uses the 433Mhz radio frequency. I simply tried to pair it with my SONOFF RF Bridge box… and…
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The UK government’s £0 support for my business during the pandemic
As many of you will have noticed, the government is cheering on employees and sole traders, giving them comfortable financial support in circumstances where they cannot currently be employed. Unfortunately for some (such as myself) I don’t fall into the above categories as I am a director of a company who relies on dividends rather…
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My life in Coronavirus 29/03/20
So the UK is well into the coronavirus-season now, and this is a summary of my experience to date. Lockdown for us has consisted of me, my pregnant wife, our 2-year old, my wife’s 60-ish year-old parents all living together at the in-laws’ house. I am so thankful that we are in the suburbs, have…
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Looking forward to seeing positive pollution impact from Coronavirus
I’m sure there’s some people monitoring everything pollution-related, and I’m certain the current pandemic will have some form of (positive) global pollution impact. Obviously power stations and the like will continue working, but the lack of transport on the roads and planes in the skies should demonstrate something. Perhaps the results will help to open…
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When your property agent adds £2k to your service charge during COVID19 pandemic…
Some things wind me up slightly, but this one is an absolute corker. My property management agent (Chamonix aka Shambles-Nix) has added close to a whopping £2k to this year’s service charge, at the precise time when no-one (normal) has spare cash due to the Corona pandemic. Why have they added so much? Due to…
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A great resource for entertaining kids during the Coronavirus isolation
https://www.hotukdeals.com/discussions/ideas-to-keep-kids-entertained-if-you-are-self-isolating-home-from-school-3421376
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Copper vs Coronavirus
An interesting article on Vice explaining how copper is an incredible material that should be used in public places because of it’s natural ability to kill off bacteria and viruses. Source article: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xgqkyw/copper-destroys-viruses-and-bacteria-why-isnt-it-everywhere
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Coronavirus hack: keep your mouth closed and breathe through your nose
If you’re still having to go out and get relatively close to other people during the Coronavirus outbreak, then breathing through your nose rather than mouth is highly recommended. It has the upper hand on mouth breathing as it kills deadly bacteria and works as a vasodilator on the airways, your arteries, and capillaries Reference:…
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Things missing from my Tesco superstore on Monday
Ok so coronavirus-induced hoarding on Monday resulted in the following items being wiped out at my local (large) Tesco: Fresh milk (what’s the point?) Eggs Flour Bread (4 aisles of the stuff) Beans Toilet roll Soap Paracetamol It still had most fruit and vegetables (far too healthy to hoard and freeze it would seem!)
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Coronavirus hack: dry your hands
It’s one of the key things regarding staying clean and helping keep Coronavirus at bay, but it’s something that so many people overlook. You’ve got to actually dry your hands, even if you did wash for 10 minutes with 15 different soaps etc! Wet hands still harbour and transmit bacteria. Reference: https://waterandhealth.org/disinfect/resist-flu-washing-drying-hands-appropriately/