Jack Monroe #433 Let them eat copies of Thrifty Kitchen

Justacatindisguise said:

Can I just say a big thank you to everyone for their posts about the chore list? I don't have kids and was a carer for both parents at various points from 12-19ish and cooking unsupervised from about 8 so my perspective on what's reasonable was definitely a bit off.

Sort of on topic question: what age do you all reckon is okay to use weedkiller? My neighbours kids (8-11ish? I don't even know lol) do my front garden for pocket money and the eldest gave me a bit of a heart attack last time when he asked if I had any but I figured his mum must trust him with it

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This is my niche - weed killer. the stuff you buy in Tesco/B&q etc is all weaker strength stuff. For example 12grams of the active ingredient like glyphosate, whereas the proper strength stuff is around 360/450grams. You need a professional city & guilds certificate to be able to purchase (although you can buy it online, like most things) the proper strength stuff & to get that you need to do a course to show you know how to handle, store & apply it. Im guess yours will be the lower strength but I wouldn’t suggest anyone under the age of 13-14 tbh. It’s not the sort of stuff you mess around with x

I don't understand the thing about her parents not eating . I think she's misremembering. They either ate together later on or as they were a firefighter/nurse ate at completely different times due to shift patterns.

New thread my tender soft darling hearts.

Clarends said:

I'd say never re the weedkiller. Really dangerous stuff.

And chore list related I think kids should be kept away from household chemicals. Me and my mates responded to the instructions - don't mix bleach and other toilet cleansers - by doing just that. Nothing happened but it could have been very toxic.

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It could, you make chlorine!