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Sundae · 07-12-2010, 03:15 PM

Good plan re the first aiding.
I wonder if I could get a discount if I volunteer for them - £117.50 otherwise

I know they're after drivers - might not be a bad ida to brush up those skills either.

monster · 07-12-2010, 03:42 PM

It's a worthwhile investment, though -can you get any help with course fees?

classicman · 07-12-2010, 04:32 PM

That sounds really high - IS there a local YMCA or something like it? They usually offer courses for about $30-$50. Sometimes they are free.

Sundae · 07-13-2010, 05:27 AM

This is the St Johns Ambulance - it's the standard body for certification. Certainly the First Aiders at school have their qualifications from them.

I'm going to contact them and ask if any discounts apply or if I could volunteer with them in order to obtain a discount.

I'm looking at funding information too, but it's all so complicated and doesn't seem to apply to me...

classicman · 07-13-2010, 08:45 AM

Well thats good. I'm sure you'll figure it all out. I'd still check with the school or someone who works there ... they may have a less expensive alternative or know about funding/discounts.

monster · 07-13-2010, 10:09 AM

yup, looks to me like if you volunteer, they will train you

http://www.sja.org.uk/sja/volunteer/first-aid.aspx

I can't believe there's VAT on First Aid training -that's nuts!

Nirvana · 07-17-2010, 10:38 AM

Wow it is hot!! My thermometer says: Welcome to HELL!!

glatt · 07-17-2010, 02:38 PM

We lost some trees last year, and without that shade on our house, the AC can't keep up. So I just installed 3 nuclear blast shields over some key windows. It's like a cave in here now.

sweetwater · 07-17-2010, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

We lost some trees last year, and without that shade on our house, the AC can't keep up. So I just installed 3 nuclear blast shields over some key windows. It's like a cave in here now.

Tell me more. I have many windows that let through way too much hot, Hot, HOT sunlight, and zero birds - not that the birds don't keep trying, bouncing, and dying from impact.

Aluminum foil taped to the glass is helping, but it ain't beautiful. I sprayed soapy water all over the glass during the worst of it, but a kingfisher hit the window yesterday. Thank goodness he survived. Suggestions?

glatt · 07-19-2010, 10:12 AM

Our "nuclear blast shields" are just regular light blocking roll blinds. The heaviest duty kind sold at Home Depot. They really keep the light out and even though we've only had them a day or two, it feels like it's cooler in here, and the AC doesn't run constantly. It actually cycles now. We pull them down when the sun is shining directly in the window. It's really dark in here when we pull them down.

It was either the blinds, or getting a new AC that is sized properly. $60 or $6000? Hmmm...

Cicero · 07-17-2010, 02:45 PM

The film "Inception" was good. That is all.

Shawnee123 · 07-22-2010, 12:26 PM

The Bad Seed is out there waiting with her mom. I swear it! She gave me the look of death!

jinx · 07-23-2010, 10:40 AM

My dad.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-23-2010, 11:51 AM

I didn't know Dad was a hoodlum.

glatt · 07-23-2010, 11:56 AM

That's a cool shot. I like the telephoto compression, especially with the heat ripples in the distance, and I like how it looks like he's the leader of the pack.

07-12-2010, 03:42 PM	#2
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	It's a worthwhile investment, though -can you get any help with course fees? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-12-2010, 04:32 PM	#3
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	That sounds really high - IS there a local YMCA or something like it? They usually offer courses for about $30-$50. Sometimes they are free. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

07-13-2010, 08:45 AM	#5
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Well thats good. I'm sure you'll figure it all out. I'd still check with the school or someone who works there ... they may have a less expensive alternative or know about funding/discounts. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

07-13-2010, 10:09 AM	#6
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	yup, looks to me like if you volunteer, they will train you http://www.sja.org.uk/sja/volunteer/first-aid.aspx I can't believe there's VAT on First Aid training -that's nuts! __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-17-2010, 10:38 AM	#7
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	Wow it is hot!! My thermometer says: Welcome to HELL!! __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

07-12-2010, 03:15 PM	#1
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Good plan re the first aiding. I wonder if I could get a discount if I volunteer for them - £117.50 otherwise I know they're after drivers - might not be a bad ida to brush up those skills either.

07-13-2010, 05:27 AM	#4
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	This is the St Johns Ambulance - it's the standard body for certification. Certainly the First Aiders at school have their qualifications from them. I'm going to contact them and ask if any discounts apply or if I could volunteer with them in order to obtain a discount. I'm looking at funding information too, but it's all so complicated and doesn't seem to apply to me...

07-17-2010, 02:38 PM	#8
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	We lost some trees last year, and without that shade on our house, the AC can't keep up. So I just installed 3 nuclear blast shields over some key windows. It's like a cave in here now.

07-19-2010, 10:12 AM	#10
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Our "nuclear blast shields" are just regular light blocking roll blinds. The heaviest duty kind sold at Home Depot. They really keep the light out and even though we've only had them a day or two, it feels like it's cooler in here, and the AC doesn't run constantly. It actually cycles now. We pull them down when the sun is shining directly in the window. It's really dark in here when we pull them down. It was either the blinds, or getting a new AC that is sized properly. $60 or $6000? Hmmm...

07-17-2010, 02:45 PM	#11
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	The film "Inception" was good. That is all. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

07-22-2010, 12:26 PM	#12
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	The Bad Seed is out there waiting with her mom. I swear it! She gave me the look of death! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

07-23-2010, 10:40 AM	#13
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	My dad. Attached Images __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

07-23-2010, 11:51 AM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I didn't know Dad was a hoodlum. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-23-2010, 11:56 AM	#15
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	That's a cool shot. I like the telephoto compression, especially with the heat ripples in the distance, and I like how it looks like he's the leader of the pack.

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