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Give Beckham a ring .....?

Ahhh, so it was you lookin at our place withy yer spy glass while your mega yacht was grounded on the bar at the mouth of the River Lune. God, you musta' been bored.

Oh, shit.? ...... Ahhhh, yeah, ya mean Kev, 'im from down the pub. Yeaaahr, good lad. Ex- Navy, ( ee sez ). A matelot fru and fru. Walks with a rolling gait even wen 'ee's sober. Got one 'ell of a twitch. Keeps bangin' on abart 'is old war canoe, and servin' wiv the Heavy Underwater Artillary. Got dolphins tatooed all over 'is - well, bedder not say. Gor, those must a stung a fair bit though. Both sides. Pheeeew! Top man.

watch 4 episodes of GD back to back. I vowed never to watch one ever again. A few months ago that was. Fings ain't vat bad 'cos I've no; divorce in the offing (well, I'm pretty sure that's the case) nowhere near 8 years on the job yet got 3 million to burn a build where the professional fees are more expensive than my build haven't (recently) had a life-threatening disease SE who really cocks up a roof a builder called Chaz drive to build on a cliff-side got enough money to buy myself loads'a Festools have to go and have a blood transfusion every 4 weeks a wife with crazy 'Raaather Left-Field ideas dwaaahling' Imagine the sheer unadulterated horror of Kevin waltzing down your drive to document the fookoops with quite so much smelly glee. Stop moaning Ian. Can't be that bad, now can it? Head down, arse up ,go.

Give Beckham a ring, see if he'll fettle it with his right foot? No? Ok, I'll get me coat.

Yes, I do remember your roller-coaster ride last time. It's difficult to give a clear answer to your question - probably because the question you asked is very general. The answer to the question asked appears to me to be a matter of taste.

@Sensus, please excuse me. I'll step out of this thread now. Apologies to @phatboy

That's - for me - is quite an uncomfortable reply. As I understand it, you are an architect. And that implies authority. To refuse to reference an important statement diminishes your argument. A simple hyperink to the discussion would suffice. No need for rehearsal.

Evidence?

Is the current system working OK? If so, leave as is. If not, move house(s). Rain and foul water must not mix under the current regulations. Maybe that mixture is what's causing the current system not to work well?

Well done from a fellow-foul-drain struggler. I dont think much of your outside toilet, though. The one used by your garden gnomes: the one on the concrete plinth. You could at least provide them with some steps, or at worst a ladder. Come on, shape up!?

But she married you Gary. ?

Especially when great Crested Newts waltz over your site, your walls get blown over and scrotes nick your tools. Humour and a brilliant, supportive partner help. Hmmm, second thoughts, essential

Concrete cures underwater perfectly well.

Hi! Welcome. Tell us what you are planning. A few photos would help. ' ... tastefully ...' No flock wallpaper then, or multi colour LEDs , or Tupperware windows, or paper-thin doors, or rugby ball kicking gnomes in the window. Shame really ? Ian PS, a few posts in Welsh would liven things up .....

Well , lad, yer skin's thickening up nicely, methinks. Sod ' em. Just do it. Ian

You are all really very kind. Thanks very much. But pissed now so.... Head Down, Arse Up, Go!

Yes, I am privileged in many ways. How many do we know who'd give their eye teeth to be able to self-build? I have to remind myself - often - that the thing is to get the bloody house done...... not to worry about the odd f@ck up , or an irritating delivery driver, or a set of scrotes who decide to nick some of my gear.

Thanks for the good wishes folks. Head Down Arse Up - Go!

My fault, I should have reversed the digger up to the container doors. The CSI came round pronto - said it could have been much much worse. Police came round, said it could have been much worse. PCSO came round and said it could have been much worse. Son (a local detective) said it could have been much worse. Thats Ok then, I feel much better now. Properly insured - but my last run in with a Loss Adjuster makes me absoultely determined to get the details bang on right. So thats me office-bound for the next few days, compiling a list of what I have and have not got left. I know, I know, I should get a proper problem and stop fussing about details. Its only tools. Advice given: Get a Screamer inside the house Get some PIR lights Dont challenge them, ring 999 and say "Burglary in progress." Hey Ho! Cant take a joke? Don't use power tools.

@Barney12 , you do know I can delete anyone's posts don't you...... ?

Yes. Like this .... Tops! @AliG ! SWMBO wants ......... (No more photographs OK?)?

Thanks @Onoff, always wondered which bits of mouse I need to pick up most mornings..... (gall bladder) Ermmmmm, how do you know it's the gall bladder? My guess was the Colon.

Point taken. I think I'll group all of the isolators in a conveniently conspicuous part of the larder - out of sight from the kitchen, but easily accessible to the average adult arm's reach: say at about eye-level, just by the back door. I'll need to think about how to reduce the likelihood of accidental switching .... Thanks everyone, you've all helped me untie a knotty, physically painful problem.

Ahhhh! Yes. I suppose 20Amp Scolmore Click Modes will do? Like this, but on a 4 Gang (Dishwasher, Oven, Hob, Extractor) yoke and plate