We had good success with the following (sorry, two products, not one):

Benjamin Moore "Porch and Floor Urethane Reinforced Enamel" (the paint)

combined with

Homax "Slip-Free" Anti-Skid Paint Additive" (the grit)

The grit has the same specific gravity as the paint, so you can just toss it in the paint, stir it up and not have to worry about it settling out. Try it out... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by skyscraper at 10:44 PM on August 15, 2007

If I had listened a little more closely to my wife, I would have known that National Express was a bus. She had found their site and we've looked at the schedules/fares.

We land at 11:45 at Terminal 4 on a Saturday. There do not appear to be any direct coaches to Bath from here, so we'd have to get to the main bus terminal after clearing customs - (via Heathrow Express I assume - free and appears to need no reservations). Direct coaches to Bath are at 13:15 and 15:15.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by skyscraper at 6:40 AM on July 3, 2007

grouse:

Thanks for the continued interest.

We are actually only going one way (not returning via the same route). I'm at work and can't lay my hands on the exact numbers, but a National Rail single with any flexibility was around £60 x 2 (two of us) = £120 which is getting in to taxi-to-Bath territory.

We're leaning towards the bus, despite the time involved. I'll take a look at the RailAir to Reading to bath option -... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by skyscraper at 9:34 AM on July 3, 2007

the christopher hundreds:

We're thinking about it, but were hoping not to have to deal with a) driving on the wrong side of the road while exhausted (and it is the wrong side - it's not right, is it?) and b) parking the damn thing during the three days we'll be in Bath. We will be renting a car on leaving Bath, so we may just give up and let our all-American car-driving freak flag fly and rent at Heathrow.

thanks again
posted to Ask Metafilter by skyscraper at 9:40 AM on July 3, 2007

Ahh, you meant rent the car just to get us to Bath then turn it in. We'll give it a thought, rental's only £15/day or so.
posted to Ask Metafilter by skyscraper at 9:43 AM on July 3, 2007

Err... those are apostrophes. Looked okay on preview.
posted to Ask Metafilter by skyscraper at 10:31 AM on March 7, 2006

A long shot, but make sure that your clothes dryer (if you have one) is vented to the outside and the vent is not clogged. I've seen some truly unbelievable vent installations (including, yes, venting into a wall cavity) and vent lines, particularly those flexible shiny ones, can get clogged with lint. All that water in the clothes has to go somewhere.

If the adjacent bathroom has a vent fan, check it too. Easy check is to find the vent on the exterior wall where... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by skyscraper at 9:09 PM on January 27, 2006

The Producers

Les Demoiselles de Rochefort

Playtime - can't recommend it enough.
posted to Ask Metafilter by skyscraper at 9:42 PM on October 19, 2005

... and if you're in a slightly naughtier mood, maybe Candy, although I haven't seen it since I snuck into a theater when it first came out.
posted to Ask Metafilter by skyscraper at 9:52 PM on October 19, 2005

As electroboy implies, we've been discussing two issues, not one: minimizing settlement of the wall's foundation and preventing build-up of water behind the wall.

You don't want the latter because it can push your wall over, particularly because it's dry-stack. Pea-gravel (the rounded stuff, usually sorted to be all one size) wrapped with filter fabric (a mesh kind of sheet to prevent soil from plugging up the spaces between your gravel) will distribute any accumulated... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by skyscraper at 10:08 PM on October 17, 2005 marked best answer

Late to the party, but what about King of Hearts?
posted to Ask Metafilter by skyscraper at 6:57 PM on September 17, 2005

I'll vote with Classic Diner - I ran into the same problem with a USB card reader. Connected to my work machine it didn't appear unless I pulled the network connection and rebooted. The card reader wanted to be drive X but X already was an assigned network drive.
posted to Ask Metafilter by skyscraper at 10:20 PM on August 16, 2005

First, I would suggest dying when you're old. This will give you more time to consider the possibilities, as well as have some fun along the way.

Second, once you're dead what you think happens to you doesn't matter any more. Those "survivors" you don't want to be a burden to? Talk to them about what they'd like.
posted to Ask Metafilter by skyscraper at 1:54 AM on August 12, 2005

Beer is a definite no, gluten-wise - hard cider is the nearest substitute.

Try Celiac.com for all things gluten-related.
posted to Ask Metafilter by skyscraper at 1:28 PM on August 4, 2005

I don't think you can beat the location of The Inn at the Market - right in the middle of the Market w/ great views. For eats, Campagne is about twelve steps away.

I'm not sure I'd use the word "lavish" to describe the Ace.
posted to Ask Metafilter by skyscraper at 8:22 PM on May 25, 2005

All those who take money for work they don't actually do are entitled to a free ride in a handbasket! Leaving now, for a much, much warmer place.

Sorry, I'll focus on the question at hand. Weelky hours of real work vary from around 35 to 60++. My line of work is very dependant on the economic cycle and when things are hot (now), we can't hire enough people to do the work (that's the 60++) and when things are slow, the good folk don't get laid off and are stockpiled... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by skyscraper at 10:02 PM on April 16, 2005

Your thermostat's in the wrong place (but you knew that).

Quick & dirty fix - what's directly on the other side of the wall where the thermostat is mounted? If it's a good place for the thermostat (say, your living room) just take the thermostat off the wall revealing a hole with a wire coming out. Take something long and sharp (say, a kebab skewer) and poke a hole through the wall on the other side. Undo the wires, push the wire through the new hole, walk around... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by skyscraper at 6:39 PM on November 17, 2004

If the surface will stand it, try oven cleaner (the low-temp kind). Definitely not green, though.
posted to Ask Metafilter by skyscraper at 11:03 PM on August 22, 2004

Evidently the best information designers don't use laptops (man that type was small). Good stuff nonetheless.
posted to Ask Metafilter by skyscraper at 8:08 PM on August 15, 2004

rock=angry
pop=happy
posted to Ask Metafilter by skyscraper at 5:55 PM on August 15, 2004

The secret for prolonged eructation in my younger days was Fizzies. Swallow a couple, drink a little water, and you'd better burp or you're in serious trouble.
posted to Ask Metafilter by skyscraper at 11:00 PM on August 6, 2004

I grit my teeth while typing this, but if all you care about is sealing the leak auto parts stores sell rolls of mesh tape saturated in some kind of heat activated resin. Wrap it around the suspected leak, drive around and presto! a lump of glop around your exhaust pipe!

*hangs head in shame for even knowing about this*
posted to Ask Metafilter by skyscraper at 7:55 PM on April 14, 2004

By the way, if you think working on a 1980 car is easy, try a pre-1968 job. Aside from all those weird things inside the carburetor (and staying away from automatic transmissions) your intuition and a 50 page maintenance manual will do it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by skyscraper at 8:07 PM on April 14, 2004

I'll second the bit of a weeny. My mother's family always had a butter dish out on the kitchen counter, and this was in the deep south where it was both hot & humid. Her family tends to die in their late nineties. I say if it tastes bad, don't eat it - you can be the taster for your roomate.

Of course I'm a strong believer in the five second rule.

On preview, I'm with i_am_joe's_spleen.
posted to Ask Metafilter by skyscraper at 9:13 PM on March 24, 2004

50's Gene Kelly musicals. Singing in the Rain, American in Paris + lesser ones like On the Town & Anchors Aweigh.
posted to Ask Metafilter by skyscraper at 8:26 AM on March 19, 2004

A very long time ago (think Charles DeGaulle) my high-school friends & I would train out to Versailles & rent clunky bikes to explore. Not for the Spandex & sew-up set, but a good way to explore a world-class landscape. Not sure about the current state of affairs...
posted to Ask Metafilter by skyscraper at 8:44 PM on March 17, 2004

PrinceValium:

I think you'll find that the the Nazi's attempt at eliminating homosexuals was fairly "organized endemic, and systematic", given that many were shipped off to concentration camps during WWII.

At the risk of being crisped by flames and burning in eternal MeFi hell, here's my fairly carefully considered answer to the original issue:

Discrimination is almost purely behavioral. If everybody of African... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by skyscraper at 7:38 PM on February 18, 2004