I didn't read ahead before posting....

Our internet is £60 pm but its satellite and free of any other strings such as phone nos or email accounts. Plus we can move the dish to Portugal and carry on using it because its inside the same spot beam, just. Planning to get a second dish and just move the modem thingy in future. The...

It's so they don't get trodden on by another one

I think I've still got the old dial-up modem in the loft somewhere...

By the way happy new year to you all. Been barrowing bricks around. Should have said it earlier. Cooking dinner now.

I thought it was 7 Ps but can't spell it out outside AG...

I'm planning a pit, spoken to a bloke with a mini digger who will dig it out, then I'll brick line it and backfill the void between those and the ground with reinforced concrete. Simples. Planning? What planning?

Oops sorry I wasn't trying to get you to change what you are doing... it'll be a nice floor but the attractiveness once sanded/stained is wasted in a loft. I do love a loft though, mine's concrete and full, much to Mrs disgust. The garage also needs a loft, at the moment it looks a bit like...

I used to have a van like that, in British Gas colours.

Yes a lot of their stuff is good quality and it's a good place to buy tools due to the money back guarantee. I did buy a door in another shop recently, for a different job and they didn't have any 80 width ones in stock so knowing I needed an 80 and a 90 this time I went to Bauhaus and they...

I'd love a garage like that, great loft too. I'm surprised the scaffold boards are cost effective because they are thick and sturdy so you'd have thought they wouldn't be cheaper than ordinary floorboards. Makes a nice strong floor though. As @Stanleysteamer mentioned do you have to account...

Morning. Cold here & bort a load of gas yesterday to make sure we don't run out. Late night after a trawl round DIY shops due to shutting early today, not open 1 Jan, need stuff for Thu. Got some metal doors amongst other things.

Never heard of that one... not exactly superstitious but there are one or two 'procedures'... Mrs thinks its OCD and a friend bigs it up but she's covering for the fact that she really is OCD.

Evenin' Busy day today, load of building materials delivered. Moved all the dry goods indoors etc. Surprised they delivered on a Sunday but couldn't manage Sat.

Interesting that the finale resembled The Italian Job set on the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. I almost felt sorry for ol' Feathers at the end with the turnip.

Merry Christmas all. Sorry for the silence of late (flattering myself that I do anything interesting enough to tell you about). Fell hopelessly behind and have this stupid habit of thinking I can read it all and catch up. Gave up after 10 out of 300 pages..... Will be shifting some boxes...

As far as I know there are no pattern parts on mine, except the fuel pump which is electric and unknown make. Its being replaced anyway and I can't remember what brand the new one is... This situation will increase as more parts go on but I do have some original stuff in spares.

Nice work and good to see some young lads buying into something like this. Looks like you all had fun.

Thanks - it does seem to be going away now but I thought my head was going to explode yesterday. I suppose I've never really suffered from things over the years and felt as strong as an ox but its easy to forget that we don't remain invincible for ever - as we age we feel the same but the years...

Seems so, in confined places with lots of people at least...