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I used a pair of these for a year, until a pair of wrens nested in them two years in a row. They tucked themselves up underneath the cross-beam where the legs attach to the beam. The following year the (same?) wrens decided to use the padlock cover I welded onto our container doors. I know when I'm beaten.

Christ @SteamyTea , what size stiletto heels do Cornish folk wear down your way ? Judging by the three that are visible above the glass in the photo they'd fit Shrek's missus !

Plant pots on top of the glass right? Have they been watered recently? If so, temperature difference

Two Bosch workbenches. PWB 600. I've had them since 2016, been outside in all weather for almost every day since then . Cost £80 ( then) I'm going to replace them with the one @Nickfromwales suggests because the replacement cost of the Bosch is now £120 - at least Dick Turpin had the decency to wear a mask.

"Freedom Citizens, Freedom. Come the revolution we will remember..."

Language matters. Reading it with care matters more. Thats why any text should be read with polite, respectful scepticism. Hardest of all is reading ones own words with the same detachment.

Its worth doing a @markc above anyway because stainless set screws reduce the annoyance of lifting the I/C cover when - several years later - you're in a hurry to get it lifted . And, of course, the slot for the screw driver has been buggered. Might be worth a Torx screw head (?)

Thanks @SteamyTea . yes, it is useful Ian

Skips: I hate them. Specially this one: after ten years at this game, the last one (maybe) And I love them (other peoples). The day before they are picked up, I dream about them. Sad Bastard ======================================== Monument to ten years toil You hold the decade carved from sleep, Heavy tax of muscles, laughter, cash, and tears. Buried in your belly, dark and deep, Miscut rafters from the early days, Hardened mortar from a novice phase, (I know how to mix mortar now) Are stacked like layers of a lifetime spent. Each rusted panel of your hollow frame Has watched us age, yet stayed the exact same, (apart from the rusty bits) A silent witness to a spine well-bent. Ten winters bit our hands upon this ground, Ten summers scorched the dust into our skin, While every spare pound that our pockets found (well some of it was found down the back of someone else's sofa) Was swallowed by the walls we stood within. Now blueprints yield to final, finished stone, ( well cladding aksherly) And you receive the scraps of what has grown, ( to be fair some of it was rotten) The final clearing of a warrior’s field. Go ride the lorry down the tarmac track, Take all our toil, don't look back, For out of waste, a home is finally sealed. Still not signed off. Stuff it. Ain't gonna sell it anyway Little Miss Muffit. ( her from the LPA) Now other peoples skips - I just love em.

Selected with care and a view to the long term, plants are the best shade. But they weigh much more than I thought they would.

I didn't know that a meniscus had an arse. Ya live and learn dun'tcha....

As @Russell griffiths above. Gaulhofer 4.5 meter window -open 10mm for the last few days and locked in place, right next to the dog's cage. Why 10mm? So the bloody cats can't drop blood-soaked presents off for the dog, just outside her cage . little sods.

Thats the one big lesson for self building

Ughhh @steamy, genuinely sorry for you this weather: my son's pub kitchen is hot even in freezing weather. Not funny.

Working on the shady side of the outside of the house after about 9am. We both like the heat, SWMBO quite happily in her greenhouse (!) - I couldn't stand that. Sleeping is OK - blinds down all day and veranda doors open all night. Workwear Running shorts : nowhere to put my phone - so my watch has separation anxiety every few minutes No built-in knee pads : we now need three kneeling pads - but I can never find one No pockets : drill bits and screws line up along my lips - not long before I swallow one I expect Sandals : no toe protection - suddenly very fussy about dropping stuff Angle grinder: sparks look like fun normally, until the hot metal chipping stream fizzes down your leg and some of them get trapped against your skin under the sandal strap SWMBO feels sorry for me - jugs of iced water