PeteB

I can confirm that it wasn't me anyhow!

Old folks brought a listed spot in the sticks near Chard. Windows were rotten so he went off to discuss this with DCC. Listed people said he had to replace with a certain type of flush fitting windows with secondary glazing. Building regs said, bullshine! Has to be double glazing! He got fed up of the internecine squabbles and got it de-listed! Still in a CA so did have to get retrospective planning for the car port he had put up on the site of a garage though.....

But he knows 'business'. That's why you employ his services.

Your accountant would wish to know why you aren't going to him for advice!

We didn't often/routinely carried a camera but old stories suffice? I'll put one up copied from a group - if you want more then periodically, I'll add them! Friday Story Doing the overheads around this area meant we got to see the changing landscapes and developments across a swath of the East Midlands. Early 80's we did a lot of work making sure trees were kept out of the overheads for the surrounding coalmines and there were quite a few. Then when they finished, we saw the pits knocked down and overheads removed etc. Some of the pits have been re-purposed but some are still scar on the landscape and in many minds too. Bagworth Pit is still a scar on the landscape but Ibstock Opencast is now a beautiful park and the railhead at nearby Ellistown is an industrial estate and the long conveyor between them is gone and it is now a footpath. After most of Bagworth Pit had gone - just leaving the pithead baths etc, it was going to be used as a temporary yard facilty by Balfour Beatty while they rebuilt a nearby pylon line which was being put in to account for future development of the area into distribution centres and factories. We somehow ended with the job of erecting some chainlink fencing and posts along with some gates in the pithead carpark so that Balfours had a secure place to store stuff. All the plans and site meetings took place and I discovered that I had the job if I sourced all the material from a supplier in Loughborough. Terms were agreed and I shot of to the supplier with the list. I was met by the Contract Managers spitting image - the supplier was his brother and they fixed the prices and he had the supplies waiting for me! Funny how you win these jobs at times. We started the job and told not to bother hand digging anything as all the utilities had been out and nothing was live, the water was disconnected and the sewers block off! So we started and if we found a cable, out came the hacksaw and it was chopped off! If it was a pipe, it got smashed! Good progress was being made and this temp structure was almost permanent spec! The CM called one day, could we dig a big hole for a sceptic tank and do some plumbing to some portacabins that were going to be delivered? The spoil could be dumped by the pithead as that was due for demolition soon. I declined that job as that was pushing my level of plumbing experience! We could have done it as I employed a chap who had been a hod carrier and knew these things but I had enough tree work to get on with..... By the time we had finished, we had a couple of wheelbarrow loads of copper cabling offcuts from the holes (and elsewhere on the site I must admit) which got weighed in nicely! We then found out that the digger driver who came to do the big hole had found a live 11kv cable which no one knew off and that did for his bucket! It made me sweat a little when I think of the lads cutting through anything with a hacksaw!

I'm in the "water only" camp. Tea, coffee, hot chocolate or soup! Coffee jar was pre mixed ratio of two spoons of sugar, two of dried milk and one instant coffee! Stood overnight on Friday with boiling water and a squirt of lemon juice to clear out the effects of hard water. Otherwise, empty without the lid. I preferred the flasks with steel liner rather than glass and it was pre warmed before filling too. Everyday for 17 years!

A couple of years back, my missus was thinking of a buy to let mid terrace. But the survey noted that there was an invasive plant growing in the rear gardens of the row and that killed the sale. The vendor refused to tackle the problem and a mortgage was politely refused. On another property which she then brought, within days, the rear chimney started to collapse. All parties refused to get involved and it cost us dearly to put it right. I lost faith in solicitors, estate agents, sellers, surveyors, developers and builders to the point that I question everything and am suspicious of the whole spineless lot!

Having had County Transits and Iveco 3500kg trucks, I would say that off road, they aren't up to much and on road is a serious compromise too! The likes of Ranger, Defender, Hilux etc might be okay as asingle cab as long as you understand that they don't carry much and crewcabs are seriously compromised as a load carrier!

As Dan said!

Perhaps the settings for the No Stress device have been set wrong on your Jensen? Bring up the bottom figure to keep the thing highly revved?

Tbh, we sold loads of 25hp x 6" units over the years, top seller in parts of Europe and our 165 was designed using the Tier 5 version of the 1505 and mated to a suitable rotor works damn well!

Ooph! Didn't it work well on the demo?

Hmm. I removed one wheel after a blow out and the studs turned in the drum! Empty trailer and it was dark and it was only 90 miles home!

Just about any tree job is a fairly swift affair, so just a short lived disruption. Tell them to 'man up' until the job is done! Job has to be done, omelette and eggs etc!

Vass' and Rocket Site at Misson! Used to gaze longingly at their offerings and stocklists and then their webpages!

Cucumber and peanut butter butty!

I got a mate called Izal, he takes shit of no one!

My Bedford MK 4X4, I ran this for a couple of years then sent it off for a crane to be fitted and a sub frame or body to have the spades on blah blah blah. That was in 1997 and the picture was taken roughly 2010! I started working for GreenMech in 1998 and told the lad doing the work that he could have it! He left it for me to collect when I'm able!

Just doing Chicken Jambalaya which is good and not too much messing!

I got plenty leftover from my Hotrod project!

This was in my local Tesco and I always had a giggle with the girl. It disappeared a week after I posted it online, it had reached their head office and was removed from the counter! The power of the Internet!

Talking of tasty nosh that is quite quick? Chicken and Chorizo Jambalaya!