PieFacE Posted March 22, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted March 22, 2016 I used to love Usenet. It was like the original dark net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 9 hours ago, CarewsEyebrowDesigner said: nothing about being a parent appeals to me. Me neither. I thought as I got older, it would, but nope, no appeal whatsoever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Got bit by one of them council estate terrier dogs chavs have this afternoon, nothing major but enough to draw blood, now I've got to lose more money fromwork going to the doctors to see if they think it could cause an infection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Got bit by one of them council estate terrier dogs chavs have this afternoon, nothing major but enough to draw blood, now I've got to lose more money fromwork going to the doctors to see if they think it could cause an infection Thing is...they like lube. Never mind you learn from your mistakes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Me neither. I thought as I got older, it would, but nope, no appeal whatsoever My biggest fear in life is that I'll be in my sixties with no family to visit or come visit me. That too selfish a reason to bring a child into this world though without wanting it . IMO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Don't have kids, not bothered about having them, but if it happens, then I'm confident I'd give my all into raising that child. Was actually thinking the other day that I'd like to father a girl, so I can name her Amélie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 The GM at work sent this mass email out today, here is an excerpt: Quote Finally, I am realistic about the fact that the one of the perks of the restaurant business is its ability to allow for flexibility in your life. That being said, we are a relatively small business that works best by running a tight staff and I do my best to accommodate everyone's schedule with frequently changing availability & to their liking so the flexibility needs to be a give and take. Most of you are great about this flexibility but if you start to feel like you are a repeat offender with requests off & the inability to have this Saturday flexibility, lets please have an honest conversation about how much your position here still makes sense to you. Love the last sentence, this chick is tough and I like it 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 7 hours ago, Xela said: Me neither. I thought as I got older, it would, but nope, no appeal whatsoever It's great , you get to see cartoon at the cinema without everyone thinking you are a weirdo , you get to make all your friends feel inferior when you constantly post on Facebook about how little Tarquin came top of class and was voted the 4 years old most likely to cure cancer in his lunch break and you get to eat their Easter eggs when nobody is looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 23, 2016 Author VT Supporter Share Posted March 23, 2016 (edited) I need help/advice from some of the DIY/builder types on here. The bricks under my front window on my house look like this Anyone know what's caused it and if it's easy/possible to fix? (I'm thinking just a patch job to make it look nice. I'm moving soon) Edited March 23, 2016 by Stevo985 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tonyh29 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 6 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: I need help/advice from some of the DIY/builder types on here. The bricks under my front window on my house look like this Anyone know what's caused it and if it's easy/possible to fix? I've actually been voted the worlds worst DIY man 13 years running in my household , but I believe that means you have got water inside the brickwork which will have frozen over winter and then caused this .... I'm basing this on having something similar on a wall in my house and what the block told me , the technical term is "spalling " I believe ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 23, 2016 Author VT Supporter Share Posted March 23, 2016 Thanks! Did you get it fixed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 3 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Thanks! Did you get it fixed? yeah he did it as part of some other work so I couldn't say how much it cost or exactly what he did ... but I don't think you have to take the whole wall down or anything , they can just replace those few , the hardest bit would be trying to match the brickwork though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 23, 2016 Author VT Supporter Share Posted March 23, 2016 That wouldn't be a problem as I'll paint over it anyway (you can vaguely see on that picture that it used to be painted anyway but has faded). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Phife Dawg from A Tribe Called Quest is the latest musician to pass away today . 2016 has been horrible. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dAVe80 Posted March 23, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2016 1 hour ago, Keyblade said: Phife Dawg from A Tribe Called Quest is the latest musician to pass away today . 2016 has been horrible. Saw that earlier. Going to blast some Tribe later in his honour. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 23 hours ago, tonyh29 said: yeah he did it as part of some other work so I couldn't say how much it cost or exactly what he did ... but I don't think you have to take the whole wall down or anything , they can just replace those few , the hardest bit would be trying to match the brickwork though 23 hours ago, Stevo985 said: That wouldn't be a problem as I'll paint over it anyway (you can vaguely see on that picture that it used to be painted anyway but has faded). Yep, looks from that photo like bog standard brick spall. Ice has popped the front off the brick. So you can have a couple of new bricks, some brick slips, or some brick coloured filler. But....a good repair man / builder might point out to you that it looks like your damp course is a bit low. I'd guess it was the right height but then you covered the garden in brick pavers for ease of maintenance. Ideally, the dpc would be at 150mm (two bricks high). Rather than dig down and lay to the original height, they've laid the pavers on top of the existing ground level. So now the damp proof course that used to be two bricks high, is now only one brick high. The rain that used to absorb in to the earth or the flower bed, now bounces up and over the damp proof course. Probably nothing. Possibly have no effect ever whatsoever. A zealous surveyor could pick it up and mention it to potential buyers. But yes, painting the bottom two rows of bricks a different colour would cause most drive by surveyors to think everything is fine. Or, your house is sinking. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 The block paving has been put in way to high, it should be 2 course minimum below the damp, the fact it's level with your air brick is a problem, a good spell of rain and it will run off the pavers into the air brick, because there is no drainage the rain water is soaking into the brick, when it freezes it blows the face off the brick. If suggest pointing the it and painting, but as Chrisp says, a surveyor may well pick this up, or if someone who views the house knows what they are looking for they could spot the paving is too high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 28, 2016 Author VT Supporter Share Posted March 28, 2016 Should I be pissed off at the guy who did my drive then? They put drainage in but they only put it in one corner of the drive as they said it slanted in that direction so the water would all run off that way. But I'm now thinking that's bollocks as I can see myself when it rains that it doesn't all run down to the drain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 28, 2016 Author VT Supporter Share Posted March 28, 2016 To be fair, I've just looked back at some pics and the damage was there before the drive was put in, so I don't think it's down to that. I'd just not noticed it before because there was grass and stuff in the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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