ToughButterCup Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 I have a habit of drinking tea on the job. And not drinking all of it because I let it go cold. Doing a lot of concreting at the moment Imagine my surprise then when I took the mug out of the dishwasher to find concrete spatters all over the inside at the bottom of the mug - even after a hot wash. Reusing the mug, the concrete makes no difference. Better keep this one quiet before the HSE gets in on the act 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 An appropriate Construction Cocktail would dissolve the concrete into something that would reinforce your teeth and give you a sultry beatific smile . Just like Steptoe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 (edited) I'd be careful about ingesting too much. Some concrete additives can render you quite ill... Edited October 29, 2017 by Onoff I'll / ill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlewhouse Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Yes, my tea habit too when working on the house or our vehicles - I've drunk many a tea-drowned fly on a summers day, cue coughing and spluttering, and god only knows how much plaster, bits of rust, weld spatter etc I've ingested, though I have to say since the waxoil I've not suffered any internal corrosion as far as I know Must learn to look at it before drinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 (edited) The solution is perhaps an insulated lorry-driver's travel cup. Edited October 28, 2017 by Ferdinand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted October 28, 2017 Author Share Posted October 28, 2017 1 hour ago, curlewhouse said: [...] Must learn to look at it before drinking. But that's exactly the problem : when you do look, you can't see it - because it's sticking to the bottom of the inside of the partly full mug. And, if like me you never get to the end of a mug of tea, yer stuffed. The last bit of tea is camouflaging the concrete. I like the idea of the Tommee Tippee mug, though. Just need the grandad version. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlewhouse Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Lets hope your household porcelain survives the "clunk" when that concrete passes through you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Construction Channel Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 1 hour ago, Ferdinand said: The solution is perhaps an insulated lorry-driver's travel cup. it's all I drink from on site, a) the tea (coffee in my case) stays warm b) you can see all the crap on the lid c) they're about £2.50 from QD d) you can drive with them e) they're bigger f) you can drop them g) you can hang them from a scaffold pole by the handle h) the handle hangs on your belt i) someone is usually giving them away free ........... why would you use a normal mug???? i was going to get some printed up but there was a minimum order of 100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 (edited) 39 minutes ago, recoveringacademic said: But that's exactly the problem : when you do look, you can't see it - because it's sticking to the bottom of the inside of the partly full mug. And, if like me you never get to the end of a mug of tea, yer stuffed. The last bit of tea is camouflaging the concrete. I like the idea of the Tommee Tippee mug, though. Just need the grandad version. Herb tea or a glass mug. Edited October 28, 2017 by Ferdinand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlewhouse Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 (edited) As demonstrated here CC ? 30 minutes ago, Construction Channel said: it's all I drink from on site, a) the tea (coffee in my case) stays warm b) you can see all the crap on the lid c) they're about £2.50 from QD d) you can drive with them e) they're bigger f) you can drop them g) you can hang them from a scaffold pole by the handle h) the handle hangs on your belt i) someone is usually giving them away free ........... why would you use a normal mug???? i was going to get some printed up but there was a minimum order of 100 Edited October 28, 2017 by curlewhouse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Construction Channel Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 3 minutes ago, curlewhouse said: As demonstrated here CC ? 1 exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSharp01 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 2 hours ago, Ferdinand said: beatific Now there is a word to conjure with - what could it mean - why would anybody use such a word, first known in the 15th century, as in beatification to describe a blissful smile - oh now I get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSharp01 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 1 hour ago, curlewhouse said: Lets hope your household porcelain survives I am not allow household porcelain on site (its all Emma Bridgewater) I have £1 mugs from Lidl - but lots of them so when one gets dirty I just pile it up and have a wash up at the end of the week - oh hang on have I reacted to the first part of of this post and missed the contextual confirmation at the end.... Anyway I have some stuff that eats concrete but not mugs so if I get any splashes I can clean it off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 My overriding impression of my first trip to Nova Scotia in nearly 30 years is that every drink is served in a paper cup. Taken me 10 days to find a cafe that sells in a porcelain mug. Coffee was dreadful, bleeding organic. Give me the sweat of uneducated child labour any day. Mind you, it is only C$2.15, or around £1.30 in real money with the Queen's head on it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSharp01 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 3 hours ago, SteamyTea said: My overriding impression of my first trip to Nova Scotia in nearly 30 years is that every drink is served in a paper cup. Taken me 10 days to find a cafe that sells in a porcelain mug. Coffee was dreadful, bleeding organic. How uncivilised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 7 minutes ago, MikeSharp01 said: How uncivilised. Yes, but the are so nice about it, I can almost forgive them. Even my bacon and egg sandwich came on a paper place. It was nothing like a bacon and egg sandwich though. And no HP sauce that I could see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundtuit Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 10 hours ago, Construction Channel said: i was going to get some printed up but there was a minimum order of 100 I'm in! Build hub logo one one side, DIY SOS phone number on the other? ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitpipe Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 As anyone with a MBC build knows, when the Warmcell insulation is being pumped then everything gets coated in it - tea, sandwiches, pets etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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