Adge Cutler

Just watched the reports on the floods in Bristol... one particular street the cars were abandoned and water was up around the windows. Why do these people appear to be so stupid enough to drive into it and then turn round and say " ooh it was so scary the water was really deep " Am I missing something here. ??

Who knows...this rise in the power return to the common man is all very well, but far right politics is really frightening.

Quite right ... I've built a great deal of social housing over the years and many of the occupants seem to have a bigger disposable income than I do...nice shiny new cars outside many, there's even one up by me with a £50K 14 plate motor home parked outside. and yet we were still employed by the local authority to put a new 7k kitchen in it. Something's gone wrong somewhere. Not trying to be funny but some of these anti monarchists are also supporters of a particular party advocating total public accountability of Government and Monarchy... who do they think pays for their leaders jaunts across the pond to visit the bouffanted one. ?

Yes I like to drive the infectious pests off the forum..

Very true. I think the net contribution globally is also much underestimated. The Monarchy is greatest thing the British empire still has imo. and we should ensure it remains that way.

Yes I appreciate that...I was going to Type You too Brutus But I thought someone would correct me to You To Brute, which would also have been wrong when it should have been et tū, Brūte

Very noble of you Gordon...well said. No fitter sportsmen and women out there IMO...puts most other sportspersons in the shade. I think a lot of non tennis fan Brits underestimate the scale of this achievement on a Global scale. Still each to his own.

Et tu Brutus... You seem to take an unhealthy interest in my posts ...not thinking of putting yourself up as a moderator are you

I doubt it ... probably the same people voting for that trans gender rapper on x factor..

Incredible achievement.... in a sport when winning is down purely to your own efforts..One of the few great sports, in the true sense of the word... that still exists. Worth every penny he earns.

It depends very much on the age of your property to be honest. If its a modern property ( since about 2008) which is generally airtight ( double glazing, vapour barriers, weather sealed doors etc ) you will need one which is equivalent to 500mm2 per KW. (I think its 500 I will check tomorrow at work )) If your house is older, generally not to current air leakage standards you will still need one for a fire over 5KW but the first 5kw is discounted. However Nobody goes to the trouble of having APT's done on older properties.. why should they ? The problem lies where home owners with older properties have taken measures to reduce air permeability to conserve fuel and power and made the need for ventilation necessary. In this situation the individual registered installer must decide whether it is required or not and it comes down to a question of interpretation.

Jim Kerr Just watched him sing live on strictly.... one word Darrrrliiing three syllables.... Terr ib le ! sounded like a bloke they just dragged in from the nearest amusement arcade.

The galvanised wire ones are best for peanuts and sunflower hearts and the Perspex tube ones with a galvanised base for seeds IMO. I try and buy the ones which don't hold food below the lowest outlet because it tends to be uneaten and sits and rots. The most important thing is start off with them only 1/2 or 1/3 full and see where how quickly the birds empty them perhaps most importantly is to clean them regularly with hot soapy water. Once every couple of weeks normally on a Saturday morning I stick all of mine in the dishwasher.

Plenty about and while the weather is still reasonably mild they will all be in the countryside, fields woods and hedgerows. Wild birds don't need to be fed during Spring, Summer and Autumn and particularly in the breeding season because although you might think you are doing them a favour the young of most species cannot easily digest mass produced bird foods, especially peanuts. Now its starting to get colder they will start moving into urban areas, parks and gardens and taking advantage of the free hand outs. Also have you ever heard of the saying up with the lark...? Most garden birds are most active at first light. I've seen nothing much in my garden these last few weeks and yet first thing yesterday morning there were 40 odd Tits moving through the honeysuckle and hedge in the garden including a uncommon willow tit, 5 coal tits and 20 Long tailed Tits..plus 3 siskins, and a male and female brambling under a beech tree feeding on the fallen mast. 8 :30 onwards nothing but a jackdaw, gulls and wood pigeons. A friendly word of warning also...don't make the mistake of buying one of those feeders which is about 3 foot long in the hope it will draw the birds away from your neighbours garden !! It wont and unless the feeder is emptied in 2 or 3 days the food will get wet, rot and possibly poison the birds. Green finches are particularly susceptible to this.

My next door neighbour went away once for a long weekend and left their Westie access to the garden via a dog flap, plenty of water and a auto feeder. It barked incessantly from Friday evening all through the night and was still barking Saturday afternoon when I called the police. They called the RSPCA andbetween them they accessed the property and took the dog away. It was actually bleeding from the throat and was totally hoarse when they rescued it, as well as being completely traumatised by the whole thing They were given a warning but still did the same thing 6 months later. I hit the roof and really fired into them about it...its a bloody disgrace...some people just don't have the basic intelligence to take charge of animals Im afraid.

Depends very much on the Air permeability of the existing building, gaps under doors window vents etc. I believe all the information is on the planning portal document J. For properties with an air permeability > 5.0m³/h.m²300mm² of ventilation should be provided for each kW up to 5kW. Obviously it would be silly to have a AP test carried out when installing such a small output stove and might be just a question of trial an error ie see if the stove burns and the flue draws well without having to resort to opening a door or window. About 1950 is suspect a rebated terracotta flue liner was used as well, stick a torch up the chimney and check. No need to waste money on a flue if you don't need it.. After all a stove is only a firebox with a reduced aperture flue.

Whilst that is true in principle even the planned maintenance cost of grade 1 listed buildings like B P runs into millions per annum. Sometimes its better and more economical to have a major overhaul every 25 - 50 years and tender the works to specialist contractors.

Not at all..just healthy debate.. I'm sure posters can make there own judgements and respond accordingly or not at all.. Is that what a forum is about.

How old is the existing chimney ? If you have had a coal fire ( Class 1 fire ) regularly without any leakage into the rooms upstairs and the chimney is airtight, you may not need a flue. Just a short length ( 1.0m ) of flue pipe. Remember the co alarm and combustible air supply ( air brick too ) or the installation wont comply with Building regs.

Come on guys..you must be able to see it was a complete con. ? The result would have been the opposite had it been in Moscow without a doubt. Who do you think pays the judges ?

As Vampire said you could fix laminated board to the brickwork with dry wall adhesive but only if its dry internally all year round or it will soon de-bond. The best way in my opinion, would be to batten out the external wall with 47 x 47 treated vertical battens at 600 centres with a continuous batten horizontally at floor and ceiling level. Between this friction fit semi rigid mineral wool 50 thick like Knauf Earthwool Dritherm 50 and then board with 12.5mm wall board (grey side out if you are going to skim it.) It would be a good idea to drench the outside of the brickwork with a silicone water repellent using a garden sprayer. This stuff is as cheap as chips and will keep the water out. You wont need a waterproof vapour membrane if you do this and the Dritherm doesn't soak up water like other mineral wools. This is a good site. https://www.just-insulation.com/index.html and quite competitively priced for smaller quants. Hope this helps

What if though some other poor ****** now has to pick up the tab. ??

Points decision by three partisan judges to appease a partisan crowd, even though the Russian had him on the deck No doubt there will be a re-match , where millions more will find its way into the hands of the promoters ?

Delete that or apologise please.. I'm telling the truth.

No seriously..you wouldn't...