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Luckygirl Wed 20-Jan-21 10:23:42

Plasters that actually stick - I have to plaster small cuts on my hands caused by eczema and they fall off the first time I wash my hands. Grrr!

What do you wish someone would invent?..........

BlueSky Wed 20-Jan-21 23:38:17

Nappies for dogs or dogs that don’t poo!

gmarie Thu 21-Jan-21 00:18:10

A time machine

sodapop Thu 21-Jan-21 09:00:41

Bluesky you can actually get nappies for dogs either disposable or washable. We did look at them for our elderly JR but decided we couldn't take away his dignity like that. Fortunately he was only incontinent of urine.

Riverwalk Thu 21-Jan-21 09:06:54

I'd like a dishwasher that empties itself - for some reason I find it such a chore. I need to put my dirty breakfast dishes in but can't until I empty the darn thing!

Luckygirl Thu 21-Jan-21 09:27:45

I would like an automatic winter windscreen cover that rolls down like a blind at the touch of a switch.

Witzend Thu 21-Jan-21 09:34:38

I’d like a self-cleaning bath.

@Casdon, for many years while living in the Middle East we had mesh screens on all the windows and the kitchen door. They were essential there for keeping flies out, but they would often get incredibly dusty - would need to be removed and washed - and I was very glad to see the back of them when we finally moved back to the U.K.

BlueSky Thu 21-Jan-21 09:36:08

Sodapop yes I did google ‘dog nappies’ but like you feel I couldn’t take away a dog’s dignity!

frenchie Thu 21-Jan-21 09:40:36

It’s got to be teleportation so we could see our girls and families. They’re in England and we’re in France and missing them all so much

Rowsie Thu 21-Jan-21 09:50:42

A sun lounger with a hole for your face (when you are lying on your front) and a shelf underneath to put your book on! They have those beds when you go for a massage and it would be a much more comfortable position to sunbathe in.

jaylucy Thu 21-Jan-21 09:53:03

Would love to have a shower that not only washes but dries you!
Or a cupboard that irons your clothes for you!

Coppernob Thu 21-Jan-21 09:54:49

Windscreen wipers for glasses

Purplepoppies Thu 21-Jan-21 09:55:37

Luckygirl I too have eczema on my hands thats breaks down into small cuts. I have found using Argon oil before bed definitely improves things. Its not greasy as such and you only need a few drops. I rub excess on my elbows and lips. It doesn't taste of anything.
Its a little pricey but I prefer it to steroid creams from the drs.

I would like A tablet to take that would treat everything rather than the pile I have that could be considered a meal in itself ?
One Dr that could diagnose and treat all ailments in one appointment rather than different specialists in different hospitals etc.

Finally a time machine. So I could have been with my mum when she died, alone, in the hospital, rather than 600 miles away with no chance of making it ?
My siblings who live closer didn't make it either ?.

Mumben Thu 21-Jan-21 10:06:03

Spectacles that do not steam up!

Plunger Thu 21-Jan-21 10:08:05

Ask at your local pharmacy to see if they stock the plasters used by nurses etc. We needed some larger plasters than usually available and we were sold the white ones used by nurses etc. Not kept on display. Needed for large graze on someones knee and lasted well.

Kestrel Thu 21-Jan-21 10:10:45

A spray so you can see covid in the air?

biba70 Thu 21-Jan-21 10:11:25

a dishwasher that empties itself - now that would be brilliant.

And an OH that clears up after himself- but not sure that will ever be invented ahaha

Craftycat Thu 21-Jan-21 10:11:55

I wish someone would invent a machine that throws husbands out of bed in the morning. My DH stays up until the early hours in his study on his computer speaking to people all over the world but then stays in bed until midday if he gets his way.
It is so annoying. He used to tell me all the things he had talked about the previous night until I told him I just do not want to know the opinion of complete strangers!

Mimidl Thu 21-Jan-21 10:19:02

I wish someone would invent a pill that would fix all of your issues in one go.

Spine problems? Fixed
Need a new knee? Not any more! ?
Need heart stents? Nope, valves have been fixed
Cholesterol issues? What issues?

There would be no surgery needed. No months or years of waiting.

Just one little pill ?

Ampersand Thu 21-Jan-21 10:19:21

Have you tried - De-Solv-It sticky stuff remover -works a treat and a bottle lasts years - I buy from Lakeland

crazygranny Thu 21-Jan-21 10:19:31

Self dead-heading rose bushes!

Elegran Thu 21-Jan-21 10:22:00

Casdon Caravans have those fly screens. I wondered whether anyone made them for house windows - found these on the net. Insect proof framed screens. No idea how good they are. The caravan version was brilliant - a mesh screen rolled down from above and/or a privacy screen from below, and the two could clip together at any level from totally private to totally mesh.
newblinds.co.uk/roller-fly-screens
newblinds.co.uk/framed-window-screens
Lots more at www.google.com/search?q=mesh+screens+for+windows

Candy6 Thu 21-Jan-21 10:22:54

An automatic dog washer that you could place by the door and would wash and dry them before they come in!

Elegran Thu 21-Jan-21 10:26:42

Yes, Candy6 like a mini car-wash. Shove dog in at one end, it comes out clean dry and smelling sweet at the other. You could use it for children too.

biba70 Thu 21-Jan-21 10:30:58

ah remind me of the Swiss 'farting tunnels' - you walked in with your skis at one end and it waxed the underside of your skis as you went through' - the school kids, and some adults, I used to take- always found it funny.

Farter in French means to wax your skis (to go faster)... and the sign had been translated as ... above.

But yes, could work with dogs and kids a bit like a car wash.

readalot Thu 21-Jan-21 10:53:07

I wish someone would invent something to stop dust appearing on surfaces. You just get your furniture nicely polished then a couple of days later it's back.