pegleg31
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Never use ladders on ceramic tiles unless you've anchored them or have someone footing them because they hurt like hell when you land on them. Had to finish work early I'm in agony.
Needed to get my large rubi out of the loft this morning and was in a rush as I'd overlaid after being up until 2:30am with my son. Didn't wait for the missus to foot the ladders and they slipped out from under me as I was about to step off into the loft resulting in me landing on the ladders at a funny angle as I did my best not landing on the dog still in her bed. I've got a cracking bruise on my shin and an even better one on my right bum cheek whit skin missing and I've also jarred my kneck and shoulder where I tried to soften the blow so the dog didn't. The dogs fine thank god. Just goes to show you should never take chances, after the missus made sure I was alright she let me have it because I'm normally anal about her footing the ladders.
Anyone else had a close call with they've been rushing around and not putting safety first?
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There is no proof either way, but current scientific thinking is as I described above i.e. exposure to different hormones in the womb sets a preference. That said, it's mosty likely a spectrum and there are plenty of homosexual men who have had satisfying heterosexual experiences and vice versa. Just because chilli sauce is your favourite doesn't mean the blue cheese sauce isn't a nice change once in a while. Oh, and to the chap whose brother is a
socialistsocialitesociologist, I suspect this is a clear case of confirmation bias. See the pattern:- the biologists think homosexuality is down to hormones
- the clerics think it's down to demonic possession
- the sociologists think it's down to upbringing / nurture
- the eugenicists think it's because homosexuals are an inferior sub-species
- the politicians probably think it's because they don't have enough focus groups to work with already.
Like I said it was my brothers take on it from doing sociology, I'm not saying he's right all I'm saying is the way he told me made sense especially when he went on about feral children and how they take on the characteristics of who they were raised with.But thanks for showing some different views.
Russ
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Not anymore I'm afraid.. If you can find a bricklayer who will work for that send him my way pronto.. £5- 600 per thousand and £16.00 m2 for 100mm solids is near the mark currently. A single garage currently if you do the labouring yourself and buy the materials about £9K
I can send you plenty, I know a load working on site at £325 a thou and £10 block work. I'll agree prices differ depending on what area you're in but around here I'm bang on, either that or I need to reevaluate my prices.
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Does your wife have a blaster?if not get one cuts the drying time down. Also if you can afford a cabinet dryer invest in one as you can pre clip another dog while the wet one drys. My partner started off by renting a room in a rescue kennels a couple of days a week. She also does a pick up service for people who can't get yo her but only picks up in certain areas at a time so she's not driving her there and everywhere cutting into her profit.
Russ
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I know you're a sparks, what I mean is arrang a ground worker, get your own bricklayer, joiner roofer etc.. As a builder will be costing his own profit onto it. Trust me I know.
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Just to add you can't do it properly out the back of a van.
My partners business is Agroomwithaview.co.uk she having the website updated at the minute so might be offline but it was up yesterday for viewing
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My partner has a grooming business and employs 5 staff. Seeing what she has I'd say puh the business further the average price of a groom is £30. My partners salon has on average 3 members of staff on at a time grooming 20+ dogs a day. I wouldn't do the van thing as you've got wear and tear cost breakdowns to consider and fuel cost to add into. If you've got the room convert and existing space or put a shed up and use that. If you need any advice I'll ask he dragon.
Russ
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Brick work you should be paying between £350/400 a thousand, block work £11/13 a m2. Pitched roof not sure what it'd cost in materials without seeing what you've got stated but either trussed or traditional cut it'll be no more than a day for a joiner. If your stuck give me a shout I usually travel all over doing roofs. Ground works is hard to say with out seeing the plans but rough idea £80/100 m2. About £500 for a door and about the same for a roller shutter door plus fitting for both. You've also got to cost into it materials.Manage it yourself it'll save you in the long run.
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To be honest I skimmed through it, I was looking quickly for something on the lines my brother was on about. What he told me made sense. I'm not educated enough to say if it's correct, on the other hand I've no problem what so ever with someone's sexual orientation. If I can get I touch with him I'll ask him to send me a link to something that corresponds with what he to.d me.
Russ
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Really!
So the environment they are brought up in makes them gay,never have i heard such utter and total rubbish.
I'm only repeating what my brother learnt in sociology. I'll find a link for you later to read but I'm off out shortly for a meal.
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Some times i wonder if we have moved on from the last century reading some of these posts.Children are taught about their bodies at a young age,they are taught that they are private and people are not allowed to touch them,do you not want this for your children?to know what is right and wrong?how often these days do we hear of people coming forward because uncle berty used to touch them but they did not know it was wrong at the time.
Later they are taught about sexuality and that not everyone's orientation is the same,is that such a bad thing?does it matter which way you swing?
Kids are being empowered with knowledge,to keep themselves safe,to grow up with a broadened attitude to one's sexuality,and that can only be a good thing.
Only a Neanderthal would not want their children to be safer, better informed and able to know what is wrong and right.
Couldn't agree more, times have moved on and a lot of people are still homophobic. Just because your kids are being taught about same sex couples doesn't mean they're going to turn out gay.
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Not been cheeky, But do you believe everyone is born with no predetermined traits?
I think everyone is born with different genetics, some are more naturally better at sports and others are quicker to learn and hold onto information. But if you're asking do I think people are born gay?, no.
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Not my problem either but, I believe that your sexual orientation is pretty much set at birth and the AC/DC percentage spilt in the population is well recognised, however it is the society which you exist in that dictates what is normal and accepted behaviour in an individual or group and for many of certain persuasions a universal acceptance of some things as the new norm will be a long time coming!
I think you're wrong there, no one is born gay there's no gay gene. You learn everything from birth, circumstances in how you are raised and interact with others determine the way you behave, and the person you are. Don't get me wrong being gay isn't a choice it's how your brain has programmed you. Look at feral children that have been raised with packs of animals, they don't talk or walk upright, they behave exactly like the animals that have raised them.
I'm neither for against homosexuals, as long as they don't fluant it in front of me I'm happy to get on with their lives as normally as everyone else and I'll raise my son hopefully with the same views as me. Would I be gutted if he turned out gay?, yes but I'd love him the same.
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I paid 20 an hour with the trainer. Do not forget to breed a few tame varieties. No point feretting for 100% of your stock. Don't know of any letting you shoot them, defeats the object of the lesson being in a pen. Retrieving and drop to shot are all separate lessons so can't see a decent trainer regularly doing it.
A lot of people chuck Dutch rabbits in with wild ones for them to breed if this helps the OP
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You'll have your work on maintaining it. How you housing your rabbits?
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The honest answer to the op is yes you could do a sort of short coarse but it really is not worth it for what you are trying to achieve as you would not have enough knowledge gained by doing the short courses which are available as when you get your assessment with say the Nic Eic there job is to find out your level of compliance and can fire any question they like what is the maximum zs value for a 32amp breaker and if you don't know that's a lot of money down the pan.
I feel for you as relocating is very difficult there are a lot of really good sparks who don't think they are better than any other trade as if you think about we all need each other really.
Just save yourself the stress mate and sub the electrical jobs out completely
Thanks for some constructive advice, I've had some good advice from this thread and I'm leaning towards just doing what I usually do and see if I can find a decent local spark, plus bully my brother into a course ( the advantages of being 15yrs older).
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When i get asked to sign off DIY Electrical Installations the answer is always **** off.
All of the liability none of the profit
And that's why I don't want to be a sparky, to many k*** heads in the trade. Not all but some think they're the elite of tradesmen.
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That is illegal for a sparks to sign off your work , don't want to wee wee on ya topic just don't want you to hang your self , could always train to do it
Cheers again. If I'm honest I don't want to be a spark doesn't interest me at all, I respect what you do but it's not for me. I was just hoping there was a short course I could do that'd allow me to carry out the work on some smaller jobs it looks like it's not the case. Never mind I do enough anyway. I've taken my youngest brother on so I might see if he'll do a course although he's wnating to learn the plastering and tiling side of things.
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Cheers for that Mike. Just had a quick skim over it and I take it I can't do the work unless I join a scheme and then a sparks can sign it off?
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Part p is an organisation not a qualification , to be part p the minimum you need is 17 th edition ,insurance regs books few other bits , my gripe is and not having a pop ,once you join a part p organisation this lets you by law wire any domestic property from full rewires, new builds to adding a socket , I've always been against the quick route for this reason , you say your competent ( regs state you have to be qualified) and you may be competent but can you honestly say you can test your work and sign it of , quick test wot is r1 r2 and R1 and R2.
Trip times for rcds 30ma
Difference in b,c,d breakers
Difference between rcbo and an rcd
Like I said I'm not having a dig at you and wish you luck stay away from napits stick with Elecsa
I've been a sparks for a lot of years and followed some right guys round and seen some bodge jobs
If I'm completely honest I couldn't tell you, I could lie and Google it but that's not me. It was just a thought and it looks like it's not possible. I've just moved and haven't got any contacts where I am and the ones I have aren't prepared to travel, so maybe I'll have to find a sparks who'll be happy with me doing the work and him signing it off.
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Wouldn't dream of doing it myself now, I used to years ago. My father had his own kitchen and bathroom showroom, I did plumbing and joinery, my brother did electrics and joinery but never finished the electrics course. I've done a few full house wires and re-wires but was just wondering if there was a course you could do like the one corgi used to do for kitchen fitters.
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I always get a sparky in for the bigger jobs but I can lose the little jobs when adding the price a sparky wants for wiring a shower in or fitting a few down lights. I'm not arguing what they charge is unfair as I get the cost of tools, I just mean I know how to do it I could do it at a fraction of the cost as I'm already there on site. I don't want to be a sparky by any means Depending what I'm doing I'll either first fix myself or get a sparky in. It's just annoying when you're losing jobs on labour costs.
Russ
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I'm a joiner by trade but multi trade, I know how to wire and have done in the past before part p. Just thought it'd be easier if There was a course I could do so I could do it myself, I'm competent in wiring So was wondering if there was a course you could do like corgi used to do for kitchen fitters.
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