Blue markings are used to show where buried water utilities are, as I'm sure you already guessed. I assume a leak has been identified or perhaps they need to dig for some other reason and need to know where the water mains runs so they don't strike it digging. Two types of listening stick I am aware of: acoustic leak detectors that can hear the leaking, and magnetic locators that can detect a radiated magnetic field from metal pipes/cables to pinpoint where it is buried (I work for a company that designs the later). Hopefully it isn't like North Devon where they routinely install traffic lights then leave them for a year while they get the budget together to do whatever it is that needs doing ...
If you have Type 2 you might be OK to give blood. But yes, if you inject insulin your luck’s out. Things might be different for plasma (that’s what I donate) - there’s nothing to specifically rule out diabetes sufferers on the website. You could always call to check. Fortunately for me it doesn’t seem to bother anyone that my plasma probably has a measurable ABV.
Yes I have rather a serious insulin habit... I didn't realise rules were different for plasma. I'll investigate - thanks!
Given that your plasma is produced in strictly limited quantities and carefully labelled, does that make it Appelation Controlee?
Our old plumber had a turned wooden stick 3-4 ft long that had a flat circular end rather like an upside down mushroom. In use the narrow end was rested on ground and you put your ear to the flat piece to trace leaks. I remember it being used to find a leak in 2in asbestos pipe which was the main water feed to our dairy farm.
Good on you for reporting it and good on Scottish Water for getting on with the repair!
I’m far from certain I’d comply with all the regs, but I suppose there must be a reason why they take it from me in bottle-sized quantities. And although I say it myself, it does have the colour of a rather good Vendage Tardive. A bit cloudy, though. I suppose that’s all the yeast from the bottles of Rochefort.
Regardless of impurities. Those like me that have repeatedly received gallons of the stuff are grateful.
Likewise extremely grateful to everyone who donates, I was very ill a few years back, needed transfusions to keep me above ground, good job folk like @Marchbanks are around.
My brother has worked as a lifeguard, and as a swimming teacher. In his experience, management at sports centres is abysmal, and staff are not supported when trying to uphold rules in the pool, even important safety-related ones. He was once disciplined for trying to prevent a child from doing something dangerous - a risk to themselves and other pool users - when the parent complained to management. So I'm not remotely surprised.
Unfortunately the men who were supposed to fix the problem were on holiday so the men who fill the holes up just did their thing and everything is back to normal (but not fixed).
