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OK, I'll bite, why does your wife have a printer's tray?

Congrats on the room and table Jezza. Looks great.

Shahbahraz wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 9:56 am OK, I'll bite, why does your wife have a printer's tray?

Goes on the wall and she puts ornaments in it.

RMD wrote: ↑Wed Aug 05, 2020 4:14 pm I was thinking about washing it to soften the fabric, but don't know how colourfast it is. Does anyone know?

I've washed mine after I discovered some mice had thrown a party in it and it was fine. However, the caveat is that I did it at either 40 degrees or 30 degrees (can't remember which) and mine is from their original batch so I can't say if they've changed process or inks
Find a (tiny ) corner and give it a good scrub with detergent and hot water......if nothing happens you're probably safe for a cool wash.

Jeremy wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 11:22 am

Shahbahraz wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 9:56 am OK, I'll bite, why does your wife have a printer's tray?

Goes on the wall and she puts ornaments in it.

Right, I just wondered if she was a printer and knew the smell of hot lead but she'd doubtless be much too young.

Fun fact. Original owners of the Canberra Times were the Shakespeare family ...

Shahbahraz wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:04 pm ...
Right, I just wondered if she was a printer and knew the smell of hot lead

That's showing your age!

Yes, these days it's hot toner.

Etranger wrote: ↑Sat Oct 24, 2020 2:49 am

Shahbahraz wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:04 pm ...
Right, I just wondered if she was a printer and knew the smell of hot lead

That's showing your age!

Yep. And the days when the pub had a tied line to the copy taker so you could phone it in from the bar. All changed sadly. Young journos these days are more likely to be in the gym than the pub.

Shahbahraz wrote: ↑Sat Oct 24, 2020 9:12 am

Etranger wrote: ↑Sat Oct 24, 2020 2:49 am

Shahbahraz wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:04 pm ...
Right, I just wondered if she was a printer and knew the smell of hot lead

That's showing your age!

Yep. And the days when the pub had a tied line to the copy taker so you could phone it in from the bar. All changed sadly. Young journos these days are more likely to be in the gym than the pub.

Happy days, and all true. I've got friends who were newspaper journalists back then. There are still a few proper ones left.