The grumpy thread

[adw1977]

We've been doing similar, but for a pair of sheds intended to house 4000 pigs in 8sq. ft. each.

Smelly.

 

Hopefully more than the 1 metre from your garden fence that I'm contending with!

[doobietoo]

Microsoft you fucking wankers when you do an update just leave things as I have set them DO NOT sneak little changes onto my computer thinking I will not notice, I am borderline OCD and like things a certain way.... now fuck off...

[Guest Hooli]

Smelly.

 

Hopefully more than the 1 metre from your garden fence that I'm contending with!

 

 

What happens if you refuse to give consent to the party wall notice they have to give you two months in advance of digging within 3metres of your fence?

[Lord Sterling]

Ref to the picture in Dave2147829...etc's post;

 

 

What film is this from please?

[SherpaMog]

With nail and I!

[Louise2cv]

Ref to the picture in Dave2147829...etc's post;

 

 

What film is this from please?

Never seen it but my wild guess based on dudes resemblance to Richard​ E Grant, Withnail and I?

[adw1977]

What happens if you refuse to give consent to the party wall notice they have to give you two months in advance of digging within 3metres of your fence?

I didn't know about that, thanks for the tip!

[angle]

Fucks sake. Fair enough, I live on a narrow road, as evidenced by the fact I managed to get completely stuck trying to get a Renault Master past someone parked on double yellows the other week.

 

However - after 14 months of living here, I'm on my third offside and second nearside wing mirror. My brother's car got scraped along the length of the rear wing and back door, and now I've just found scuffs all over the rear arch of the Xantia. Notes? Apologies? Don't be daft.

 

On the other hand, at least I'm better off than the owner of the Mini round the corner that had a back wheel at a very strange angle last week, or the Focus or C5 both at the top of the road which have obviously met an angry bin lorry or something...

[DodgeRover]

What you need are some nice roo bars fitted with pike nuts at the ends. Should be fairly obvious who has done the damage then

[BavarianRetro]

...... They generally aren't stupid and normally do the right thing.

There are two consonants and an apostrophe in that sentence that are superfluous.

[AlabamaShrimp]

There are two consonants and an apostrophe in that sentence that are superfluous.

No idea blame the auto spell thing and me not reading what I've typed due to not giving a shit.

[Guest Hooli]

I didn't know about that, thanks for the tip!

https://www.gov.uk/party-walls-building-works/overview

 

Enjoy.

 

I think it's 3m must give a written notice two months in advance. It can apply up to 9m away from the boundary if a 45 degree line going down from the lowest point of the hole will intersect with your foundations.

 

We had fun with it due to a mental neighbour who seemed to think putting a new roof on a garage was working at or below ground level...

[MarvinsMom]

With nail and I!

 

I DEMAND TO HAVE SOME BOOZE!

[Tamworthbay]

Just been one of those weeks, so far one friend dead, one relative in hospital, one friend seriously ill and one mates daughter in hospital. More than a bit crap.

[Tamworthbay]

And nearly forgot, a mate in serious shit where he works.

[Lord Sterling]

With nail and I!

Never seen it but my wild guess based on dudes resemblance to Richard​ E Grant, Withnail and I?

Cheers peeps. Whats worst was that I saw the DVD for Withnail and I in a charity shoppe in Worcester and I didn't buy it. Will have to make a visit there tomorrow.

[JeeExEll]

You're in for a treat there if you've never seen Withnail And I.

 

Get lots of booze in before you watch it.

 

Repeat 20 times.

[Sheefag]

Withnail & I. Oops, just noticed everyone else already replied.

[Lankytim]

Sold a used mk2 Escort rear bumper on eBay, accidentally left the postage at £5.70 and agreed to send it anywhere in the universe.

 

Someone in Belfast has won it. I suspect I'm going to be bent over hard for the postage costs. Doh!

[strangeangel]

Cheers peeps. Whats worst was that I saw the DVD for Withnail and I in a charity shoppe in Worcester and I didn't buy it. Will have to make a visit there tomorrow.

 

If by chance it's gone, you can pick it up on Amazon for a couple of quid.

[chodweaver]

Avid* followers of the mixed fortunes at Chez Chod may remember this pic from the Nomad thread.

 

 

The reason for the grump:

 

Anyone like a guess at the quote to rectify it? (/rhetoric)

 

12

 

Grand

 

 

Twelve effing grand. My knee jerk reaction atm is anger.

 

 

 

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[dave21478]

Buy a case or two of 24 cans of expanding foam from B&Q.

Chuck them down the holes.

Shoot them with an air rifle. 

Put the carpet back down quickly.

Spend the next three hours stamping down any lumps that appear in the carpet.

Sell house.

[eddyramrod]

You're in for a treat there if you've never seen Withnail And I.

 

Get lots of booze in before you watch it.

 

Repeat 20 times.

I don't drink.  Does this mean I can never watch Withnail &I?  Not that I have much wish to, from what I've read and heard, but you know....

[loserone]

When I first watched W&I, I didn't get it at all and hated it.

 

When I DID get it, it wasn't because of alcohol.

 

I do think you probably do need to have a grasp of some of the effects of substance abuse on daily life.

[Rod/b]

 

Cheers peeps. Whats worst was that I saw the DVD for Withnail and I in a charity shoppe in Worcester and I didn't buy it. Will have to make a visit there tomorrow.

https://youtu.be/9GGc7KcvqtE

[D Spares & Tyres]

Cheers peeps. Whats worst was that I saw the DVD for Withnail and I in a charity shoppe in Worcester and I didn't buy it. Will have to make a visit there tomorrow.

I have it on DVD, you are welcome to borrow it.

[The Moog]

Will insurance cover that Chodweaver?

[Mally]

Avid* followers of the mixed fortunes at Chez Chod may remember this pic from the Nomad thread.

 

 

The reason for the grump:

 

Anyone like a guess at the quote to rectify it? (/rhetoric)

 

12

 

Grand

 

 

Twelve effing grand. My knee jerk reaction atm is anger.

 

 

 

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Assume the insurance blew you out?

Has the reason for dry rot been established? What is the plan to cure the problem?

Replacing the joists and floorboards is not a massive task, joists are heavy, but second hand timber readily available.

Floor boards or sheets are easy.

The expensive bit is probably treatment and rectifying the problem.

I'd price it up as a DIY. Or get it treated/cure the problem and do the timber yourself or mates rates.

How long have you lived there, should it have been picked up on the survey?

[anonymous user]

Did you get a breakdown of costs to see how the £12k was arrived at? If it's a gut job for the ground floor including removing/ replacing plaster (it can spread behind plaster) then £12k is probably not excessive. Has your damp-course been bridged or under floor vents been blocked up. Until the cause has been found and rectified it would not be wise to start repairs. You have my sympathy, it'll be a horrible job

[Keymaster]

 

 

12

 

Grand

 

 

Twelve effing grand.

Fark.