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Russel, this topic isn't silly. It would have taken me ages to work out the logistics of how to solve your problem. And everyone who reads your post will use it as a starting point for their own thinking. In other words, stand on your shoulders. Keep them coming. You can never know what readers will make of your posts.

It does here. And probably always will. If its soft, smelly and you're up wind of it, West Lancs doesn't care.

Hmmmmm, had mine for two. The eyelets have ripped out along one side and deformed on the other. ?

Criminal: Your honour, as God is my judge, I am innocent ! Judge: He isn't, I am, 3 years. Yet again ( quick someone nudge @MikeSharp01 ) this is a question of ethical relativism, and its constellation of related issues. Who is the ultimate legitimate authority? Genuine Pastafarians (@Bitpipe above) claim their belief is in a real deity. As do many Christians. And that the Deity has legitimate authority. The thing the Shepherds missed was the relevance of that authority. @Nickfromwales's authority carries relevance in plumbing and Welshness; but not in brain surgery and Danish bacon.

Welcome. I'm with Dave on this one. My major modelling concern is the serious issue of how the Landies are going to fare. Will they be forced out into the harsh, wet cold British winter? I do hope you'll have a risk assessment done for that. Series 3s are delicate beasts. Well, mIne was.

Welcome to Pain Central. Woe, worry, ulcers, sore backs, empty bank accounts, mis-communications, buckets of steam, smoke being blown up your withers: it's all here. In spades. Along with some of the most committed, interested and interesting people I have never met: I only see what they write and photograph. This place has saved me about £20,000 so far: its addictive. Smile inducing. Shared hardship, shared privilege. You are most welcome. BTW, can I see your designs from my window? The gantries on the West Coast main line?

It will be gently does it, then.

Gargoyle. A passing neighbour watching my painfully slow progress on the flat roof asked if I was going to put a gargoyle on the down spout. He on the road outside, me on the scaffolding meant that we had to shout our suggestions. They got a bit rude, embarrassed, we stopped. To old farts blushing with annoyance that we hadn't seen a young mum and her daughter walking nearby. Off we slunk like two naughty boys. Anyhooo. What a good idea! Suggestions?

Oooowww. At a similar age I did a similar thing. To this day, I remember where I was at the time, what I did, and how I did it. Staying injury free is very hard because we are so outcome-focused. If you take Cocodamol, drink lots of water. @Hecateh will be along soon to explain why.

SPONS cost for a labourer per hour is £11.18. Times 16 = £185.60 . Two days And no sore back. A minidigger per day £55, delivery £30, Red diesel £10. Start at 9, finished by 3 And no sore back. When was the last time you dug anything by hand?

You Ferdi? Never.

I had one, .......... once...... paid him slightly over the going rate, got on well. And then he was gone Poooof! Gone.

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You cracked the security on a pw - protected pdf? PM me, would ya please? I need it.

Windows - make file read only, thus Right click the file icon> Properties>Attributes>Read-only>check the box>OK But pdf 'ing something is better in terms of security......

Lock the file. Password protect it.

Ughhh. Self-building isn't for the faint hearted is it?

It depends. Locally, (West Lancs) yes. There is no simple common standard to which builders and architects work. Our architect mutters darkly about builders doing what they want to anyway no matter how much detail is given, and builders mutter darkly about not enough detail in the Construction Drawings. Its another fine mess that they all got themselves into by not caring about communication. I cope with it by collating in great detail all the relevant information into one document. And provide a one page summary and a contents list. A slog, but it works. Eventually.

The same second hand little Honda generator has been running on the site next to mine for about 12 hours a day for the last three years. Very reliable. Annoyingly reliable.

Thinking long term....... what happens when you sell? how do you identify yours from theirs in 10 years? maintenance laying at the same time...... how on earth can that be organised - four contracts, possibly several providers It makes too much sense to do it this way. I mean if wimmin rooled the world it would be done the sensible way, but they don't. Yet.

In relation to the roof; I took a tile (given to me by the roofing company) to the Planner's office. The documentation - if you can call it that - was scratched onto the sample tile with a blunt chisel - the addressee, his department, together with my details and handed it in to the receptionist at the LPA head office. I had a nice time wondering how he might file the slate in his filing system. In relation to the windows, I submitted a brochure with the relevant page marked with a Post It. All very high tech.

Ok, I'll bite. Why?

She is absolutely right. I lost the will to live trying to understand it. ' ... overthinking it again, I suppose ... '

Thanks Nick. I was scratching my head a bit about our foul drain connection. My trouble is (among many other things) that I don't know what I don't know.

My experience exactly. Boring.