I saw some cracking deals on the small volvo. V40 maybe? Uglier than the Neville brothers but well specced and the right size

I think part of this (from a buyer rather than trade perspective) is not really knowing what the results will be! I would pay more when I have confidence in the trades person.

Some of the more ‘basic’ trades – painting/plastering etc. I have a plasterer that I know (came from a recommendation off here) and I barely look at his quotes now. I know he is fair with pricing rather than cheap and I also know that he will do a great job – that removes any doubt/stress I might have about the end result and paying a bit more is a no brainer.

I’ve had cheap painters over the years and they have done an ‘OK’ job. A recommendation from the plasterer above has led to a quote from a new guy, his price made me check for typos! However, I’m told by someone that I trust that he’s good, I’ve now met him and was impressed with the level of detail/questions in his approach and I’ll be going with him.

Its about reducing risk of the unknown. OP – your idea of some typical jobs with rough pricing is a good idea for your website but maybe you also suffer in that your work is long term? Everybody employs painters, not so much cabinet makers? You need to do all you can to take stress away from the buyer (in terms of quality assurance).

Was it CRC that had some great deals on Yeti?

Agree with Daffy that sectional woukd be best overall. Trade off is loss of internal space, especially if you have high level shelves etc. Roller takes up less room.

Hot fiat – customer service have offered 25% discount on parts. They hinted at ‘beyond economic repair’ but wouldn’t / couldn’t commit unless i pay them 99 quid to come out. And a different department deals with that and only the engineer can speak to them etc etc…
Would still be 200 quid to get it working again Thinking the kitchen ornament is the way forward!

I’m having an electric roller door but one of the companies that came to quote reckoned new style up and overs are so much more secure than the rubbish i have. He reckoned there were now 4 locking points and he couldn’t break into one…and he could break into anything guv…
Think it was either 900 fitted or 1100.

Jsync, thanks for coming…

Picking up on the falacy of German engineering quality, keep telling a German colleague of mine about us buying German and he pisses himself, he thinks home made stuff is shite! At least us Brits remain world leaders in prissy, condescending and dismissive customer service…

Im talking to you NEFF!!

You got hit by a bus! I’d be telling the police to crack on and you expect them to do their job.

Ok thanks for the replies, will check for seals as well.

Ok, so the 90mm guides better for a front on sledgehammer type approach? Assuming the extra cost must have some reasoning behind it?

ads678 – I’d be calling the police as well. Its become noticeable now when good bus driving is evident – they’re crap around here. The bus company will issue standard “he says he didn’t do it” response

Thanks daddyzord – honed sandstone, you’re correct. Following that Pavestone clue, I’ve found a few places that have simialr stuff. Cheers

Not concrete mate! Not sure if this close up helps. I’ve jet washed since the photo so may post again tomorrow with the cleaner versions!

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ok, the edging stones, border stones or other name to describe the smaller darker ones?

Oh, and any idea what the coping stones are?

Are there variationsin the surface ‘smoothness’ of Indian? The Indian stuff we looked at at the yard was much rougher than ours. We have quite a smooth finish, which in turn causes issues when dirty and wet as the postie falls over…

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The dry (and dirty) colour

Blimey, that was easy!!!

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That Beargrease frame says nothing above 4.6. Damn good price tho…

EDIT, which is good enough! Had 4.8 in my head.

Seemed to have identified the issue, looks like two ports on the 8 port switch are borked. I’m extremely dubious that this could happen in isolation and affect the 2 lounge sockets only. Unless the switch operates as 4 pairs? I.e one breaks, they both fail? New switch on way but seems the PS4 is fine.

Now half way through the 8 hour download for COD…I have a pretty slow connection!

yep – chose LAN option – not happening. Sodding annoying

New AFAIK – sold as such. Found a helpline number and will bell them in the morning. Then take it back…

And I never got t oplay COD today! Downloading 58GB on a patchy wifi was never gonna happen.

Drac – Where is the ‘connect via Lan’ option? Obvioulsy I set up (or try to) within Network, then chose LAN, but is there another setting that I’m missing?

F’stein – the same setup worked perfectly well last night with the PS4 than I px’d.

First ever ski trip was to Soldeu. £339 quid for everything apart from beer!

The bars were definately full of **** though, us included! Pretty sure a landslide took a few of the bars out a few years later. Looks like all new lifts from town centre now, rickety old two man thing we had to use with people at the top to drag you off as the damn thing didn’t slow down!

Ok, some fair points in that lot.

Obvioulsy I didn’t want to write an essay here because its absolutely not an advert…your honour…if I can help out a STW’er then the world is a better place.

spennyy – got your PM thanks, will respond.

notlocal – could you PM me please?

I’m certainly not looking for the washing machine repairer and pointed out that salary would be flexible (poss PT if that suits). Need a senior guy/gal confident with process development / scaling excercises that would be able to lead a collaboration with external contractors and end users.

That singles night qualify for CPD?

Rusty – Pm’d you back

Wors – feel free to drop me a message

DTs – as a well known, repugnant, hairy little Lord might say “You’re hired”!

Wrightyson, I’m open to all options, happy to have a chat.

Swelper – feel free to PM me if you want mate. The electrical is prob least important.

eskay – do you have a car and enthusiam to get stuck into a challenging project? As I said, north west is the ideal but its not a barrier being elsewhere.

Please mail me if you are interested – happy to have a chat.

Location would ideally be north west although flexible as its not a single site position – plenty of WFH and travel to suit.

Salary not fixed either – open to discussion! If £40k were possible then great but for someone good then we’d consider more.

Kelvin – you’ve maybe had more use out of them than me but the Manc Uni gender neutral toilets were a stinking cesspit on the 2 occasions that I’ve used them after gigs. I would not have wanted to use them if I were female (piss all over seats and floor reasons).

They may work well during the day with less pissed people (men mainly) around?

If Boris gets canned, will he still get a PM leaving honours list? Will we finally have a revolution if he tries to knight Cummings…?

I had wondered if they have changed the sweetener? Sitting here with a dry tongue, feels like I’ve drunk meths! I’m too tight to not finish the bottles that I have but this may have solved my addiction. This might push me back to Maynards Crack Gums…

I had no idea this was actually an offence. It irritates the hell out of me so good on you for the challenge. Now just email your local PCSO, with photo of the car and let him/her take over from there. They may take a week or two to turn up but they will get there eventually. Probably won’t ‘book’ her first time but may be enough to change behaviour. She will have to wind her chubby neck in long enough to listen to the PCSO as well!

Its the bottled stuff that seems off to me – two different bottles so not a single off one. Cans seemed like normal.

Pinkster – no its the regular Max tho have done the Cherry spurt more than once – first taste of that stuff is a shocker!

Johndoh, I went through this myself 2-3 years ago. Asked on here and was told I was being fleeced, pretty sure people were claiming a 2k job for a house your size. I paid 5k, but had everything from 4.5k (started at 12k, reduced to 6k by the time I had thrown him out the front door) to about your quote from different companies.

Mine was a PITA in the end, one bloke with a battered van turned up and just started ripping stuff off and lobbing it to the ground all over the gardens (nails, mortar, boards – the lot). I was promised scaffold but it wasn’t erected so I deducted some of the bill. This was a company that had been recommended by neighbours!!

Its a cowboy sector!

Rock Doors were recommended to us. They seem damn solid! Not cheap

Lane foot looks a fair walk into Keswick? Any idea how long?

Ticks all other boxes – thanks.

Any other suggestions?