Ferdinand

Remember that fibres will make it a bit more difficult to spread. The one I have just had done came with pre-included fibres, and the fitter remarked (ahem) that it was tricky to spread because of the electric ufh in it. Anyhoo mine is now tiled but not grouted. F

Nice to see that the number of responses is higher than the last survey ==> growth of community. The missing options are "earth sheltered" and "Jenga".

Interesting looking at my potential need to sort out my south facing traditional bay windows, since mum has moved her bedroom downstairs and the rooms were running up to 35C when I measured it late August. The other one is my office. Expecting a sudden demand next summer. The glass is 2G from about 12 years ago, and to replace 10 off of 450x900 units (ie the main windows not the opening toplights) with new ones with an anti-solar-gain outside pane would cost about £600 fitted, which might be a cost-effective solution given the extra lifetime over a solar film. Surprised at the relatively lowish price.

Having checked, my glass balustrade banister is 900mm, with slightly taller posts.

(late reply) Don’t have the data to answer that I am afraid. Crudely it would require a long term comparison of growth rates, ideally taking into account eg the higher diabetic rate (free prescriptions completely) in Scotland vs England and similar factors. F

I thave hunk you should get a number of years depending on usage level. I have one installed dating back to about 2011, but it in a bathroom and an exceptionally civilised, house proud tenant. Even by the standards of my tenants. No 50 bottles of urine anywhere I would expect many more years from it. Though personally I prefer the Vent Axia product. F

Quite possibly. If I had my classics head on it would have been “Hello, Hippolyta”. F

I think mine are 1m. I think the place to start is probably to consider the function - is one of you small, and does that feel different etc? Is it a tight hallway where getting beds upstairs is difficult? Plus aesthetics. @jack You are a tall family iirc. Subliminal? F

Celtic Fertility Images. Lol. My iPad defines a Sheela-na-Gig 'Allo 'Allo style as "wonking woman". We already discussed this at adequate length wrt to @Onoff's gatepost. In 2017, so a rapid prototyping development methodology. Twas @jamiehamy who was discussing them with an unknown woman on a train in South Yorkshire, apparently. F

If it is not practically possible, that sounds like an excellent reason why the Pillocks of Parliament will make it compulsory. /evidence based cynicism.

True. Prescribable after a process. My too short summary. Speaking to the pharmacist adviser employed by our surgery, the policy is similar ... requires a consultation with a dietician. Ferdinand

I think is one for professional advice from the tech support people at the manufacturer.

The first one may also have involved an engineer who would provide a practical solution involving a supper of cold baked beans.

I am on my third mini project with these (disabled ramp, which is techncially not quite their intended use) now use only ASP Wallbarn as they are very good with discussing issues, sending samples etc. Worth a conversation. F

I think there is a strong argument that the ‘close to services’ Idea does relate to carbon footprint etc in terms of eg making the Dr and the school walkable not driveable etc, and so reduces the green impact of the whole comunity.

When I first heard that in 1988 it had a mathematician not an engineer, who would calculate the trajectory of each baked bean and splatter of tomato sauce. There was another one about the oldest profession involving a bishop, an actress, and an architect. The punchline was about ‘but who created the primordial chaos?’, which may also have involved a Planner in the version at a self-build conference.

Being a whippersnapper nowhere near 60, I would not know that in detail ?.

Thanks. I’ll whack in an order to cover about a month, then take a breather and see what the Doc can do. Hmm. Complan is in the BNF https://bnf.nice.org.uk/borderline-substance/complan-shake.html and NHS indicative price is 2.80 per 4 sachets, which suggests that my 2.70 is doing OK for a start. There also seems to be a distinction between things like Complan and Buildup, which seem to be called ‘borderlien’, and other ones which are for further-gone cases. Will talk to the advice pharmacist at the GP. But eg this guidance in Kirklees says it is not prescribable. https://www.northkirkleesccg.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Final_Guidance_for_the_use_of_Oral_Nutritional_Supplements.pdf F

True .. also have that to add to eg last night a Chicken Tikka. The ones I am asking about are the flavoured sachets. They do chocolate, vanilla, banana, strawberry, chicken, and the chocolate is approved with tinned pears. I think I missed one flavour, but the others are disapproved. Can’t blame her on some of them .. we have never had the ‘dinner as powder plus water’ culture in the family. The strawberry one is Germoline mixed with Ribena colour, and the Velvety Vanilla sounds like a sub-brand of Durex. I may get around to looking at alternatives, but for now we just need something reliable as deterioration has been rapid and I need to stabilise then reverse weight loss as a matter of urgency ... which is the difference between all day wheel chair and some ability to walk with a stick or grab rails, transfer to loo by herself etc. Most of the effort is going into reconfiguring the house as a move has been made downstairs, and chucking a lot of stuff out, as we need wheelchair manoeuvring space in most rooms all of a sudden. And there is oodles of kit ... today we had a thing called a Rotunda (helps transfers chair to loo etc), which is a rotatory thing like the platform from Blofeld’s mini-lift, a Perching Stool (slIghtly sloped height adjustable bar stool with arms and back), and a Mobile Commode arrive, and all have to be kept somewhere. All have to be stored somewhere, and until Support systems get set up and refined I am on 24 hour duty. Second bathroom is also being redone in the current fortnight. @newhome You can get similar on prescription on the specific recommendation of a Dietician, I believe. I think it was tightened up after old people’s homes played the system too much. We can self refer to the Dietician, but that will take time. Ferdinand

Something like 80% of prescriptions are issued free, and a 12 month ‘season ticket’ caps it at about £100 per year for unlimited items. So not at all bad, really. I think the basic principle of maintaining a small charge for things as a way of maintaining a perception of value / slanting the field against abuse is important. Personally I would support a small charge for a consultation, perhaps redeemable from somewhere. But yes, for over 65s they are free.

Economists spend their lives making assumption; accountants spend their lives trying to count them.

Slightly off-piste request. It seems my mum will now have Complan (essentially high calorie Shakes with vitamins) daily as part of her weight maintenance diet. They cost typically £3.50 for 4 drinks from a supermarket, and we are looking at 2 per day. So that is about £600-650 a year for the foreseeable future. I am looking for a better priced source, but the things seems to be controlled as tightly as a drum, with prices going much higher but only lower by about 5% as routine. The best offer I currently have is a 15% voucher code for Chemist Direct on top of that ie about £2.75. https://www.chemistdirect.co.uk/complan-chocolate-multipack/ Can anyone do better? (Add - plus potentially 6% cash back via Quidco .. IF it stacks.) Cheers Ferdinand

Two storeys on most bungalows may be too far to go for the vast majority of foundations.

I meant the wall not the ceiling ?

Damn. Another loophole gone. You can’t get automatic Right to build a house because a squatter has been living there in a shack. Expensive lesson, though ... a cool 1 million. Great business strategy. Own a plot with a long term squatter, and sell it to someone who thinks they will have auto-pp for £700k. https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/environment/hampstead-heath-vale-of-health-cottage-must-be-pulled-down-rules-planning-inspector-1-6277269