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    And the effect is all the worse for living on site. There's always a job to do. So yesterday we walked across Morecambe Bay. (Facebook Page) The water was warm! And the Chip shop in Arnside was open at the end of the walk.
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    Such a small word '...If...' Thanks for the response - from your lovely warm, new cosy passivhaus. I'm in B+Q in the morning to get some paint. If you need any newts, I'll bring the morning's crop round to yours.....
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    Disable notifications in the preferences AND THEN restart.
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    Recht schoen Gruesse Roger! Passivhaus aus Deutschland wa? Na mach denn! You're most welcome. Decisions; sometimes stressful, sometimes delicious agony, almost always high-stakes because we have to live with them for the rest of our time in the house. Ask away, learn with us. And if you're anything like me get it wrong a few times and then get it right. Ian
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    I notice that nobody seems to have addressed this aspect of Barney's post. Does anyone ( @VIPMan ?) have a story to tell about the costs and benefits of sheeted scaffolding, please? I'm sucking my teeth wondering about whether we should get some sheeted scaffolding up as soon as the foundation is in?
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    @Mikey_1980, looks brilliant. We have two tests to pass: @MrsRA Sid the Tom Cat And I don't know which is the worst. Sid won't like it because he won't be able to strop the carpet, or get a grip on some of his high-speed turns SWMBO will love it. But I'll be shouted at when I come in with boots on. Hmmmmm. Whom to please?
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    Here's just one: (PM me for the company name if you like) Tucked away in a corner words to the effect; If we choose to use piles as a foundation, then the policy will be cancelled or otherwise varied ( = price increase). And I had to decide whether I would to use piles before the SE had decided. I pointed that out. Oh, that's OK.... just give us £600 for the year and we'll look at the contract again later if you use piles. I read and re-read five quotes, and highlighted sections I felt were dubious. I was and still am unhappy with the quote I accepted; but it was the least bad option. I don't mind companies making money. But I do mind what appears on the face of it to be border-line sharp practice. As standard.
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    Be really careful to read all the text. Print it out and take your time. Here be Dragons
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    That's it, keep him guessing......
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    Disaster, never mind NOT GOOD. How about rigging a simple sheet of something to form a heat / spark shied between the welder and the tank? You've got me horridly hooked Dave..... Ian
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    Hello Moira, welcome! And please feel free to PM me with any feedback or comments. They'll be most welcome Ian
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    Lycra would be a better idea than the Tupperware we are required to use. And yes, you are stirring, but I can handle it. Monitoring frequency? Daily before 11:00. Every day in the season for the duration of the build. So I can forget going on holiday when the temperature is higher than +5 overnight. Useful pressure to crack on with the build. By whom? Me, as trained by the 'ologist. Bit of a laugh that because I've been removing them for 15 years at least. Longer than the 'ologist has been alive. Found one in the dog's feeding bowl this morning, right outside the kitchen door.
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    Got it in one.
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    And there's a huge amount of bullying in school staff rooms folks. Just try being a male teacher in an all-female staffed school. Yeah, you can grin all you like.... it's not easy.
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    A: When it's a T emporary A mphibian F ence And here for your delectation is a set of photos to explain the idea a bit better; Starting from a Newt's eye view this is the trench that has to be dug all the way round your property. Our ecologist sensibly suggested we use our house as part of the TAF - thus reducing the amount of digging to be done and the mini digger came in handy too; Then the stakes have to be put in to support the plastic fencing Occasionally you need to do a little 90 degree turn in the fence.... fiddly and annoying, but fun in the rain So, not all TAFs are Welshmen.... or plumbers for that matter.
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    In my recent world SENCOs are Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinators. They don't like being taken apart.
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    How do I find out what that time limit is, please?
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    Thanks for all the replies, and the good wishes. I am not thinking of this issue in terms of Salamander Cottage winning or losing. I am thinking about fairness and the newts. They don't have any advocates. And while it is more than possible to argue that the law is itself stupid - GCNs are very common round here - the haphazard way in which, on the face of it, the law is being interpreted is symptomatic of sloppy thinking and poor personal and institutional practice. And many round here grumble, but do nowt. I do not begrudge my neighbours anything. I reserve my annoyance for people who are paid to do a good job, but don't. Excellent organisation need cost not a penny more than its lazy, sloppily organised partner.
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    @MrsRA agrees with you completely. But J's 'Middle way' appeals a good deal too. Sleep on it for a few nights. No rush.
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    Thanks Terry for the calm analysis. But I feel like taking Declan's advice. However, long ago, I recognised that in business dealings, feelings are dangerous and often irrelevant. @MrsRA will be the final arbiter. She has a highly developed sense of which battles to pick, and I trust her judgement far more than I do my own - except in stacking dishwashers and navigating microlights or cars. Thanks everyone for piling in and helping me work this one through. Time for a walk on the fells and a think.
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    Cutting through nonsense is always welcome. But, I have a strong feeling that, in the end I will feel bad about myself long term if I don't do something to mark the unfairness. Question is what? What is appropriately subtle, marks the systematic failure of the local planning system, and yet sharp enough to cause the odd intake of breath? And thus initiate change at system level to prevent disregard for simple fairness.
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    Hmm, Ferdinand. I need to go for a long walk in the rain, get soaked, come back and do a few hours' CSS and JavaScript coding to get myself back into kilter. And then, while in a good mood, decide whether to poke the hornets nest with a sharp stick.
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    Perhaps at this stage, a little further explanation is required. I do not begrudge our expenditure. I do not feel traduced by the fact that neighbours appear to have 'got-away-with-it'. But I do care deeply about fairness. I spent years of my professional life encouraging professional people to act fairly - and to point out ways in which they could analyse their own practice and analyse whether they were being fair. And how to put it right if they weren't. Now, I have to decide whether I can live with myself if I do nothing - and let unfairness win. It's lonely.
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