Can recall being a young teenager and being on the one hand struck that they were suddenly including men as consumers of household products, but at the same time that they were depicting these men as bizarre & wildly incompetent.
It took a further TWO DECADES to see an ad with a normal man using a normal product like a normal person.
Was splendidly unaware of the substantive issues back then, so that I even noticed this as startling seems telling.
Easier again? A dip pen. Doesn't sound so easy, but you never get leaks on the paper or where you store your pen, can change ink on the fly, not limited to nib choice or handle choice by manufacturer of either.
Great fountain pen nib could cost you upward of $50 plus barrel it will go into, plus reservoir or facility for cartridges. Stellar dip nib could be $20, you can tape it to a twig, and just dip it in ink - no converter or pricey cartridges needed.
That too, in that they don't want seasonal agricultural workers to feel secure, because then they can be abused harder on pain of summary deportation, but they also need enough young British people to stay put to keep everything else afloat both through their direct labour, through the services made possible from the taxes they pay, and from the competition their expertise and economic effect they provide if they remain in the UK.
Tbh I think that simply considering each purchase in light of your circumstances is likely more useful than generic advice & you already seem to be doing that.
Suppose I'd be a bit wary of assuming that that local sellers really do rely on local producers paying local wages. Many are fine & I've no problem with any of these pulling minor illusions to keep going (in many cases might encourage it!), but there's acres of opportunity for the extra-exploitative uber-gouger in this part of the market.
Seems to me that groups to grow food, mend stuff, make things, share tools, exchange knowledge etc. are more likely to be useful resources when you do need guidance on specific types of purchase wherever you live than us randomers.
Aye, it is a whole thing.
All of the "safeguards" they used to get the public to accept privatisation back in the day were sleights of hand.
Seems someone is scared that all their young people would hightail off to Europe...
There's a type of Japanese felt tip which writes somewhere between a fountain pen and a ballpoint, and there are versions that can be filled with ink. They don't need all the faffing around of fountain pens, and don't dent the paper like a ballpoint.
Great news, and looks like some EU institutions and Germany are gearing up to do similar, which should encourage other countries & organisations to follow, and massively expand open source development.
Slightly unclear from the change in word order, but is this a variety of garlic which happens to have a distinct honey flavour, a honey infused with fermented garlic, or a fermented blend of honey & garlic?
I haven't, though garlic is rather sweet anyhow, so can imagine how it might be.
In reality it would just be chickpeas and tahini, with the garlic, lemon juice and salt omitted.
Then one could add honey to make it sweet, and maybe cinnamon, vanilla or nutmeg.
End result would be a bit like a soft, spreadable halva.
The weird shawl-like thing that am currently bundled up in.
Stretchy enough to cover self if cold, heavy enough to keep light out of eyes, gauzy enough to breathe cooly if draped across face whilst keeping warm & dark, many stitches to count (visually or *tactilely) if thoughts disrupting sleep, calming texture, familiar smell, can create sparkly visual effects to trick brain into checking out if necessary, means of escape if not released, can be worn as dress if released to a cocktail party.
*tactilely: had to go hunting to find this word, as brain was refusing to cooperate, but it seems unfamiliar to me and feels clumsy. Hoped that reading about Braille might turf it up (it did not), but from there found a Wikipedia entry about a device some might find desirable in this 24hr lockup situation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyctography. Seriously though, what is the normal adverb form of tactile?