I would just like to say

Mornin folks.
I'm back into work again today, I had a nice week oft norl.
Even swmbo says she's got used to me bein around..

Still sun is shinerin

DevonGuy said:

Bon jewer, frens. Us boys be bored seein zame zights evry day now. Us be cummin over all cosmopolitan an vinkin uv lurnin a noo langwidge. Simly, Vrench zeems best idea zince Vrance be closer zo muss be easier. Might start a poll on this.

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Try English

Another lovely sunny day 'ere and the wind has dropped, too.

Morning All
Not a bad day out there really.
Off for her paper in a minute, then coffee and a treadmill walk.
Have a great day.

Ah wnet int loft yesterday. If yer start layt yer end layt. Ah mus remembur that. Got all messd tup. Frow erway overall wuks well. Air compressa ter blowd me self undustid. Got me cabols sortid but ah need ter neatun tup me loft insulaysun. It be ok fer now but thar be rubble unda it fromt when ruf were re tyuld. Ah be finkin erbowt pullin tup insulalsun un ooverin tup mess un purrun bak. Bits er tyle un brick un cement dust. But it can wayt ferra nuvva day when eye gorra longa pipe ont me filta bucket and ah can be bovverud ter dowit.

johnlad said:

Try English

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Us boys be speakin Kings English proper as us Granfer done. Thee upcountry smooth-speakin lounge-lizards ev no hem to yur garments, us do consider.

@DevonGuy and
That's the second time I've seen that. What's all this about hems then?

Turktowner said:

@DevonGuy and
That's the second time I've seen that. What's all this about hems then?

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I've no idea what it means, it just sounds great! It's a general deprecation, probably implying that the target is not straightforward. I think it's in Kipling somewhere, "Stalky & Co."

Turktowner said:

@DevonGuy and
That's the second time I've seen that. What's all this about hems then?

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You can afford the extra material for the hem ...

DevonGuy said:

I've no idea what it means, it just sounds great! It's a general deprecation, probably implying that the target is not straightforward. I think it's in Kipling somewhere, "Stalky & Co."

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My Granda used sayings like that ... luckily I asked what they were about ...

Another crack at the utility-room sink. 25 Years or more of "gloop" has settled in me pipes and gone hard. Tried all the usual "spirits-of-salts", "Caustic Soda" and proprietary "Drain-O" type stuff and it has not got any better. Today a little 5Mtr spring coil on a rotating hand carrier arrived so I have just penetrated my pipes while the Mrs turned the handle. I did encounter a blockage/stiff resistance but then it all shifted and went slack again. So this is rodding attempt #1 and the drain is all back together with some more "commercial-unblocker" delivered down there by hosepipe & funnel. Wait 15 mins then light blue touch-paper I reckon. Wish me Luck!
Sink Soap-Opera's Update.
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So after rodding and then delivering Super-Drain-O to the affected pipe in the Utility room we carried out a highly scientific test (Honest it was!).
We filled a known good sink (both bowls) in the kitchen with water and timed how long it took to completely empty. Then repeated the same test in the Utility room. Both sinks are under 40 Seconds from almost brim-full. SO I reckon we have won the battle of the blockage.

Dippypud said:

My Granda used sayings like that ... luckily I asked what they were about ...

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Bugger. I'll have to find it now and quote it. That's the afternoon gone.

DanClarke said:

Another crack at the utility-room sink. 25 Years or more of "gloop" has settled in me pipes and gone hard. Tried all the usual "spirits-of-salts", "Caustic Soda" and proprietary "Drain-O" type stuff and it has not got any better. Today a little 5Mtr spring coil on a rotating hand carrier arrived so I have just penetrated my pipes while the Mrs turned the handle. I did encounter a blockage/stiff resistance but then it all shifted and went slack again. So this is rodding attempt #1 and the drain is all back together with some more "commercial-unblocker" delivered down there by hosepipe & funnel. Wait 15 mins then light blue touch-paper I reckon. Wish me Luck!
Sink Soap-Opera's Update.
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So after rodding and then delivering Super-Drain-O to the affected pipe in the Utility room we carried out a highly scientific test (Honest it was!).
We filled a known good sink (both bowls) in the kitchen with water and timed how long it took to completely empty. Then repeated the same test in the Utility room. Both sinks are under 40 Seconds from almost brim-full. SO I reckon we have won the battle of the blockage.

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Careful how you mix yer chemicals ...

Wall 2 Wall sunshine today.
It looks nice through the window.

Eye always fort the no hems fing ment they had low morals and were lose.

I have run out of sand so bricklayering is on hold until Wickes opens its doors again. Plenty of other stuff to do though, will make a start on the jobs on the landy list tomorrow. Starting with a coolant change.

Drove past the beach... now heading back to the smoke

Hicap phill said:

Drove past the beach... now heading back to the smoke

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'Variety is the spice of life', they say.

Good evening from Mitcham

Hicap phill said:

Drove past the beach...

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Gerrus a bag of sand while you are there