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Wimblowdriver said:
Went into the local timber supplier yesterday to order a couple of 8x4 sheets of 12mm ply, marine grade. £71 + vat each. No thanks, how much is the birch faced? £76 + vat. No thanks again, off home to formulate plan B. Ordered 2 sheets of birch faced from wix, plus a load of other timber. Their ply was half the price of the other place, and free delivery. Still not cheap but acceptable in the circumstances.
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I read the reviews on their ply and they weren’t good. I need a piece of phenolic 18mm 10’x5’ £230 :eek:
 
Wimblowdriver said:
Off to wix to get some paint. Delivery of timber due tomorrow - replacement fascias needed on dottirs garage. Actually its my garage but at her house. So the repairs will be pukka. And have you seen the price of timber these days :eek:
:eek::eek::eek::eek:
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Aye, Pat, me builder, said to get the roof timbers ordered first as prices have been going through the roof.
 
Coley53 said:
It’s an escape from reality, something we all need, in various degrees…some in books….some in alcohol and books…(me) others in even worse alternatives…or better alternatives…but we all need an alternative to the daily grind.
Even if you don’t realise your daily existence is ‘grinding’
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I escape too, but I do it by reading lots and lots of history, or fiddling about with projects of one sort or another, love mending things others would throw away.
Or watching all sorts of stuff on the telly with my missus.
Daily grind stopped the day I retired although a large part of life can be a bit of a grind.
But spending each half of the year in a different country really rejuvenates us, think, well I know, we'd both get cabin fever if we couldn't do this. :):):):)
 
Coley53 said:
Bugger, the weshin machine, currently operating on a hose n Lang extension lead isn’t spinning correctly, just hung a load of dripping weshin out.
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Don't worry, you'll fix it.
Just check on tinternet first as some of them come apart in a totally non obvious way.
Ours did similar recently and I discovered I had to take the front off to get at stuff I would normally expect to get at from the back.
Let us know how you got on!
fixing stuff, tis what i love!:):):):):)
 
kevstar said:
Morning all tis dull an cool here much better for working on a roof :):)

Just dropped & smashed a bottle rum that I got as a gift damm thing fell and
landed on its face I was left holding the top part of the box:(:(

Awell im off to work catch yezzz have a nice day. :):)
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Aw sh!t! sorry about that!

I'll refrain from making the "funny" remark I was gonna make as I don't know who gave it to you!:):):):)
 
Well it is so wet and miserable here I have had to put on the (under-floor and electric Grrrrrr!) heating today as the Wifey says she is "cold" and she needs the washing to dry somewhere.

Got a little mending job to do, lovely wooden tray, one end of a handle has split.

Wifey and I "discussed" how I was going to mount the shower mixer gubbins. Well we started discussing it then after about three, "well that can't work becos" she bellows "Well we get a man in to fix it then!"
This is how many of our "discussions" (on things like this) go.:(:(:(
Which is why mostly I just get on with it.;)
At least she is always happy once it's done, in the end, and agrees that "getting a man in" to do it to the same standard and with the same level of ingenuity and off the wall thinking would be either impossible or expensive or both.
Trouble is partly it's a Brit fitting to go onto French blue and red plassy type pipe, can't remember its official name. and where it is supposed to be mounted is just a big hole with the two pipes dangling in it.
I'll fix it eventually but it'll be an elaborate thing!

But it'll be a long drawn out process until my DVT stricken leg shrinks a bit and goes less of a purple colour!:(

July 14th is a bank holiday here so no shops etc open. Also nice and quiet. The Frogs really do take all their bank holidays very seriously!!!:):):)

Have a lovely day folks!:):):):)
 
Caught myself looking at diesel estate cars with a towbar last night, then looked out the window and realised that I had got one already but without a towbar.
Need something economical with space, also with a diesel engine so looks like I'm keeping the Citroen ZX estate and fitting a towbar if I can find one.
No need to upgrade then, might have to paint it at some point but it's only transport after all. :)
 
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