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the main sewage pipe out back of house that runs allong the houses in street is blocked, somewhere downhill of me, and shit etc is covering my slabs etc :doh: was supposed to be a guy coming out but looks unlikely now... lazy git!

this happened many years ago, and was someone putting a nappy down the bog and blocking the pipe..:steam:
im stuck from going out back because of it, as i cant walk with sticks through all that, so hope not to have a fire at front tonight;)
there are some bloody stupid folk around

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the main sewage pipe out back of house that runs allong the houses in street is blocked, somewhere downhill of me, and shit etc is covering my slabs etc :doh: was supposed to be a guy coming out but looks unlikely now... lazy git!

this happened many years ago, and was someone putting a nappy down the bog and blocking the pipe..:steam:
im stuck from going out back because of it, as i cant walk with sticks through all that, so hope not to have a fire at front tonight;)
there are some bloody stupid folk around

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That's a shit state of affairs, are you able to use your own bog? You need to know which house was responsible, in case you need a dump and have to choose a garden...

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the main sewage pipe out back of house that runs along the houses in street is blocked

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That's a pain Grant.

Happens here now and then, mostly a blocked trap and I do it myself unless somebody already called out the drain people. Shame I'm not nearer, I'd pop round and sort it for you.

guy has just been.. had a beard to be proud of lol.

he never did anything as such but is setting ball in motion. he suspects a cracked sewer; i suspect neighbours.. we shall see

While digging out footings for an extension this week we busted through a redundant shit pipe. The crap inside was laced with bog roll that looked like pus. It stunk to high heaven. it seems that shit doesn't have a shelf life :spew:

I ruined my only pair of casual boots, because they were all i could fit over my bandaged leg for work during the winter. So I've just ordered a pair of these.

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/..._AC_UY625_.jpg

I last bought some in 1978, when they cost me £30, more than a week's wage as a printer's apprentice. I remember them being really comfortable.

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he suspects a cracked sewer

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They all say that. He'll be wanting to bung a camera up it next, charge another couple of hundred quid for bugger all!

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They all say that. He'll be wanting to bung a camera up it next, charge another couple of hundred quid for bugger all!

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NHS would do it for free, but you'll have a long wait. Oh sorry, we still talking about the sewer :doh:

Woke up with migraine flashes around my peripheral vision. A few years since I've had them, and never while asleep. Oh well, they're nearly gone now. Strangely, they've never turned into a headache.

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I ruined my only pair of casual boots, because they were all i could fit over my bandaged leg for work during the winter. So I've just ordered a pair of these.

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/..._AC_UY625_.jpg

I last bought some in 1978, when they cost me £30, more than a week's wage as a printer's apprentice. I remember them being really comfortable.

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Just need a wedge hair cut to go with them now.

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They all say that. He'll be wanting to bung a camera up it next, charge another couple of hundred quid for bugger all!

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wont be charging me lol.. he was from the housing association...

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While digging out footings for an extension this week we busted through a redundant shit pipe. The crap inside was laced with bog roll that looked like pus. It stunk to high heaven. it seems that shit doesn't have a shelf life :spew:

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the girl on time team could smell thousand year old stools:eek:

Why does the media now constantly refer to Ireland as "The Island of Ireland"? What's driving this? There has to be some sort of correctness/political agenda going on. More woke crap I suppose.

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Why does the media now constantly refer to Ireland as "The Island of Ireland"? What's driving this? There has to be some sort of correctness/political agenda going on. More woke crap I suppose.

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maybe the difference between 'Ireland' and 'Island' gets confusing to some people, especially since presenters and narrators with thick regional accents or speech impediments are now commonplace?

Ofc in the common-sense past people whose speech was difficult to understand were not hired to do such work but now we live in Rand McNally where folk wear hats on their feet and hamburgers eat people.

they can have the whole island for me. nowt but trouble:ner:

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the girl on time team could smell thousand year old stools:eek:

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She probably laid them herself when she got caught short, then disowned them.

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Just need a wedge hair cut to go with them now.

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No can do :( maybe I could buy a wedge wig somewhere.

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No can do :( maybe I could buy a wedge wig somewhere.

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hows about this...:D

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/...AC_SL1500_.jpg

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hows about this...:D

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/...AC_SL1500_.jpg

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Hmm, maybe... how much do you want for it? :ner:

it would certainly scare the b'jesus out o' the wife:D

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Why does the media now constantly refer to Ireland as "The Island of Ireland"? What's driving this? There has to be some sort of correctness/political agenda going on. More woke crap I suppose.

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Agreed those two nouns are almost homophonic, but it really isn't much different to describing a
country or region that is an istand: The island of Malta; The Canary Islands; Cape Verde Islands; The island of Madagascar; The Isle of Man, etc..

But on the other hand most island countries are simply called by their name: Iceland; Greenland; Phillipines; Japan; Cuba, etc..


I'm getting fed up with people who categorise concepts, expressions, or ideas they don't like or understand as "woke".

there really is no hope for America.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65299127

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there really is no hope for America.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65299127

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Agreed - and their only response is to suggest more Americans arm themselves. :doh:

That is shocking. Poor kid. Where does it say in the Constitution that morons have the right to bear arms? There should at least be IQ tests and psychiatric evaluations for applicants.

Come to think of it these tests should also be compulsory for anyone wanting kids. And sterilise nutters and stupid people.

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Why does the media now constantly refer to Ireland as "The Island of Ireland"? What's driving this? There has to be some sort of correctness/political agenda going on. More woke crap I suppose.

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Yes it sounds weird, but I just Googled it and it has a common sense grounding. The island of Ireland refers to the whole island, rather than just N.I or Ireland.

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there really is no hope for America.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65299127

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What a fucked up country. I've been watching a programme about Death Row on BBC 2 and the amount of time it takes for them to deliberate over the execution of some deranged scum bag is unreal, and then this guy will probably get off scot-free because you know bogus self defence pleas and the right to bear arms, and heh this is America God damn it, get off my porch!

on the plus side you can get a decent steak.

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Yes it sounds weird, but I just Googled it and it has a common sense grounding. The island of Ireland refers to the whole island, rather than just N.I or Ireland.

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We'll probably get "The Island of The Isle of Wight" next.

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We'll probably get "The Island of The Isle of Wight" next.

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we have the island of islay:eyebrows:

Nothing to see here, just WW3 starting.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ed-Taiwan.html

the dm etc, is inclined to vastly overstate things to sell their rag. not saying things are not in dangerous territory tho.

.. what will be will be so as you cant change it, just try and get on with what you can. personally if balloon goes up, im near enough to a huge petro-chemical plant that i doubt i will feel a thing:)

The Taiwan thing has been going on since 1945. Originally the fear was that Taiwan would invade China then it swapped over some time in the 1970s.

i see dom rabb has been forced to resign..... he'll be missed;)

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i see dom rabb has been forced to resign..... he'll be missed;)

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Sad news indeed, no doubt his staff will have a whip round... then spend the money on a big party :)

Damn, migraine flashes starting, not had any in years, and now two in less than a week.

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Sad news indeed, no doubt his staff will have a whip round... then spend the money on a big party :)

Damn, migraine flashes starting, not had any in years, and now two in less than a week.

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thats what they call aura i think. my sis suffered a lot with them

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thats what they call aura i think. my sis suffered a lot with them

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Aura, I did not know that... always spreads across from left side, covering more and more vision, then fading after 30 mins or so. Never got the headaches fortunately, though there's a first time for everything.

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Aura, I did not know that... always spreads across from left side, covering more and more vision, then fading after 30 mins or so. Never got the headaches fortunately, though there's a first time for everything.

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I get exactly the same symptoms Steve. No headache though and apparently it is not something to worry about. Had a lot fewer since stopping work but when dehydrated I occasionally get one now.

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I get exactly the same symptoms Steve. No headache though and apparently it is not something to worry about. Had a lot fewer since stopping work but when dehydrated I occasionally get one now.

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Had a read up about it, and as you say nothing to worry about. Interesting that yours have become less frequent since stopping work, for me it appears to be more frequent since I semi-retired last month - might be the stress of all the jobs Mrs. P is finding for me to do around the house :(

Article says that it can be brought on by something we eat, but in my case it might be that I eat everything that's not nailed down.

So far today: 2 posh coffees, 4 shredded wheat, 4 crumpets, 2 ham & cheese toasties, and an ice cream cornet. Maybe it was the cheese.

could be the coffees?

Just one of those big coffee shop jobs starts messing with me.

who knows tbh... hormones, stress etc may be most likely but it may just be an issue with brain wiring and the way it reacts under certain stimuli. my sister never got to bottom of it but its not as bad now as it was when she was younger. she is in her 70's now tho.

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i see dom rabb has been forced to resign..... he'll be missed;)

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The occasional mispelling of his name was one of the things that irked Raab, with him demanding an apology from whoever the miscreant was. (There is a rumor that some Civil Servants would hold a competition to see how many 'a's they could slip into his name, before it was noticed. I think the record was 5. :) )

IMO he should have resigned on principle (being Foreign Minister at the time) after the fall of Kabul. But then we can't expect any of Government to do anything on principle, or even behave with integrity.

Just seen this on Emmerdale (yeah, I know...) I want that van :)

https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod...d4356078f2.jpg

a bedford cf2 will do it

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a bedford cf2 will do it

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"I ain't gettin in no Bedford fool!"

https://media.gettyimages.com/id/141...EH_wPumWui6Pc=

one already made..lol

https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s4lQMG5rC...Md2Mdlg_12.JPG

Not far off, but probably doesn't have a Chevvy V8 engine in it. There was this one going for £17k on Ebay, but that was 7 years ago...

https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/...4118.jpg?w=620

the cf was very much a poor mans version.... :) oddly i had an old cf campervan

Because repairs to modern cars and vans require plugging in to diagnostic equipment no one can afford, followed by expensive replacement (never repair) of parts which are only designed to last 5 years before going pop, I predict a rise in demand for old motors which can be fixed with a big hammer.

I wouldn't mind one of the very earliest Transits, but prices have gone :eek:

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Because repairs to modern cars and vans require plugging in to diagnostic equipment no one can afford, followed by expensive replacement (never repair) of parts which are only designed to last 5 years before going pop, I predict a rise in demand for old motors which can be fixed with a big hammer.

I wouldn't mind one of the very earliest Transits, but prices have gone :eek:

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There's a knacker here for a grand, you'll need a trailer to collect https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266223517079?

Used to work on Mk III Escorts. As my mate used to say they are just a horseless carriage, no technology at all. Fix any issue with a hammer, socket set and an arc welder.

Anything not working like the heater, ten minutes tops just to stick in another one. Scrapyard was full of them, no trouble getting any part for pennies (or less if you just chucked them over the fence to your mate waiting in the lane on the other side...But we won't go into that).

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There's a knacker here for a grand, you'll need a trailer to collect https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266223517079?

Used to work on Mk III Escorts. As my mate used to say they are just a horseless carriage, no technology at all. Fix any issue with a hammer, socket set and an arc welder.

Anything not working like the heater, ten minutes tops just to stick in another one. Scrapyard was full of them, no trouble getting any part for pennies (or less if you just chucked them over the fence to your mate waiting in the lane on the other side...But we won't go into that).

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I trust your mate was wearing a hard hat, that could go bad very quickly :doh: