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Tips And Tricks For Successful House Painting

There is more to house painting than just slapping up a coat of paint. The job can be messy, amateurish if the homeowner is in a rush or impeccable and of professional quality if he or she will follow a few tricks of the trade.

This is not a task to hurry through or it will have to be done over again sooner rather than later. Without proper attention, the new coat can flake off in big disappointing peels. Unsuccessful painting can mean that the entire task will have to be done over again or that it will look like a sloppy eyesore for years to come. Here are some tips for the best results:

Tools of the trade: Pros take great pride in their tools and for good reason. Having high quality paintbrushes, ladders, stirring stick and rollers will allow a superior result more easily. Inferior quality paintbrushes may seem like a bargain at the cash register but once the painting begins, it may become a different story. Shedding brush-hairs left in the path of the shoddy paintbrush will be a pain to pick out of the newly applied layer.

Those crummy brushes will shed more than a dog in the middle of summer. Without a retractable ladder, a homeowner will have a hard time reaching various spots. after the can has set for a while. And rollers, like paintbrushes, must be of high quality for proper absorption and distribution. Hauling out a kitchen chair to climb up on will result in slops and streaks on the unsuspecting furniture. Stir sticks are a must or the colors won’t be mixed properly

Preparation: If the surface is dirty and peeling, it must be cleaned and sanded before a new coat of latex or enamel is applied. Paints don’t stick to dirt and instead of a quick cover-up job, there may be layers of wet muck that fall off before a painter knows it. Flakes peeling underneath will cause a new layer to peel away as well. Prep isn’t something to skimp on if a topnotch result is desired. Taping around windows and woodwork is also crucial in order to keep them neat and spot-free.

Color choice: Choosing the color will take a bit of time. It’s not as easy as it may seem. There are zillions of shades of a hue as simple as white. Taking swatches and samples home from the store will be an important step. Looking at tones next to existing furnishings, lighting and woodwork will help with selection. Once a hue has been settled upon, painting a sample area and living with it for a few days will be a good idea. This will allow a homeowner to see what it looks like at various times of the day and in certain lighting.

When a homeowner decides to do some house painting, he or she must take the time to do it right. Proper tools , preparation and color choice will be steps on the path to enhanced curb appeal. The interior and exterior of a house can be greatly improved upon with a product as seemingly simple as a can of paint.

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Bristol hoteliers back calls to appoint a Hospitality Minister

Hoteliers in Bristol are adding their names to a petition calling on the UK Government to create a new Minister for Hospitality post to give their struggling sector a voice at the highest level.

An on-line petition calling for the appointment has attracted more than 20,000 signatories, including members of the Bristol Hoteliers Association (BHA).

BHA Chair Raphael Herzog said: “It’s so important for our voice to be heard because hospitality businesses are always among the first to be shutdown, when more attention should perhaps be focused on other sectors, such as universities.

“Having a Government minister representing our industry could perhaps lead to less damaging restrictions being imposed on us, such as around meetings and events, weddings and the 10pm curfew.

“Most hotels have very good practices in place to keep guests and staff as safe as possible from the Covid-19 risk.

“We are managing the risk and monitoring it, ensuring they observe the ‘rule of six’ and regulations around face coverings and social distancing.

“Many hotel general managers have written to their local MPs asking for more support and for our concerns to be heard.”

He said the hospitality sector has been significantly disadvantaged by not having a dedicated voice at ministerial level. “Having someone with specific knowledge about our industry will help the government to truly understand the full impact of the decisions they are making the restrictions they are imposing.

“It can be argued that the restrictions are disproportionate at the moment, when you look at Public Health England data for sites of multiple Covid-19 outbreaks over the past four weeks.

“This shows that the hospitality sector accounts for just four percent of these outbreaks, whereas the education sector has 36 percent, and care homes have 26 percent.

“Yet the restrictions, such as the curfews, seem to be clearly targeted at hospitality businesses, many of which are struggling to survive.

“More than 45% of staff in the hospitality sector are still furloughed and we have concerns about whether the new job retention scheme will be enough to protect jobs in our industry.

“Under the new three-tier system, people won’t want to travel to hotels in any area designated ‘very high risk’ but the hotels will still be open, with low occupancy, with staff in place, but with the Government only paying 66 percent of their pay.

“The UK hospitality industry is the fourth biggest contributor to the UK economy.

“It is responsible for around three million jobs nationwide, generating £130bn in activity, providing the Government with £38bn in taxation and yet, unlike the Arts or Sports, we do not have a dedicated Minister.

“It’s time for our sector to be treated fairly and given the support we need and deserve during these challenging times.”

“If you live your life on an emotional roller coaster, you may end up not living your life.” Clare Davis

We all have ups and downs in life, and we can't merely ‘get over’ our emotions, but we can work on them on a daily basis and learn to take control of them.

In this new book by experienced coach and trainer Clare Davis, there are 26 straightforward ways to increase positive emotions and improve emotional fitness are discussed. This easy to follow and down-to-earth book contains plenty of practical activities to help put theory into practice.

“If we don’t learn to understand and control our emotions, our mental health and even our life is at risk. Poor mental health can become a downward spiral that affects our relationships, our performance at work, and our physical health if we don’t do something about it. This is why we need to use preventative measures.” Clare developed this book after starting a YouTube channel and pod cast called Mental Health Chats with Australian based Peter Dundon.

“What I have been most amazed about are the comments and messages I have received from people telling me that they’ve never thought of emotional fitness and using preventative measures before. People started sharing their stories - stories of depression and anxiety, even suicidal thoughts. When I asked them whether they’d ever had advice about preventative measures, most of them said they were told to ‘get over it’. But we can’t just ‘get over’ our emotions. We need to work on them on a daily basis and take responsibility for them. This is where preventative measures and emotional fitness are key. “

This book is written as an ‘easy to read and use’ book, to help the reader focus and complete the activities. https://www.amazon. co.uk/gp/product/B08KM8YV26?ie=UTF8

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For good Italian food, you could trek all the way into town and find a place that serves up a good Carbonara or a decent Lasagne. You could even go further a field to find that extra special Spaghetti Bolognese or mouth watering pizza?

However I urge you not to do that, but instead take a trip to IL Gusto Ristorante located at the top of Rounceval Street in Chipping Sodbury.

That is where I found myself last Saturday evening.Gusto, is a traditional Italian restaurant serving up all of the traditional classics you’d expect to find on and Italian menu. For me the benchmark for any half decent Italian restaurant has to be their Spaghetti Carbonara.

Whilst Gustos Carbonara is delicious, their homemade lasagne is even better. It knocks the spots off of any lasagne that I have ever tasted anywhere else. it is phenomenal!

To start though I had their mozzarella Carrozza which is a posh name for a grilled cheesesandwich. It’s nothing special but it’s pleasant enough and not to filling. My companion had the squid rings and the whitebait. Being a food critic and needing to write a comprehensive review I felt it was my duty to have a nibble at theirs also. Both dishes passed with flying colours.

Main course, Lasagne. This bubbling melting pot of stringy mozzarella, chunks of beef steak, perfectly cooked pasta and a seriously divine beef ragu is enough to send you to the next level of food heaven.

Woven in between the layers is a delectable , creamy béchamel which compliments the ragu beautifully. I have to admit I was to engrossed in my own meal to sample others on the table. But I am reliably told that the steak, was cooked beautifully, the fish was delicate and flavoursome. And the chicken was clucking great!

This is my favourite Italian restaurants, I have eaten here may times and I can’t recommend to highly enough. the service is great, the waiters are fantastic and the hospitality is second to none. You will have to book because this place gets rammed!

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