Well I think you misunderstand my post entirely. Note I said this:

I think they like to try and talk/intimidate you out of doing it when maybe you might well be within the rules, its just they don’t like the idea..
We used an architect and planning consultant, spent about £700 in total. Our planning consultant is ex council planning so knew all the tricks.

Hence the tricks I was referring to, were knowing what the sneaky chaps in planning would do to try and stop you from doing what planning law says you are legally allowed to do. In my case the planners tried to intimidate my architects into backing down, but they, and our planning advisor, know what is legally permissable and had designed the plans to be legally permissable. So we did not budge and in the end the planning was approved without any change.

Secondly I am entirely unconvinced that a tasteful extension next door will devalue your home. Any verifiable evidence? I am also unconvinced that it is right and fair that you should be able to prevent someone from making alteration to make their home better, because of some unfounded view that it will de-value your home. The value of a home is in what it is like to live in. Which applies equally to both parties.

Yup, I was backing your point.

My experience is that it was not that expensive, about 700 including the planning fee and they provided more/better than I asked for.

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TDF on TV is awesome. Waiting at the side of a road for hours to experience 25 seconds of colour and wooshing sounds ultra dull..

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@dbc: that ws an extension to an existing home, which does has certain rights. Your architects were probably told in the first place that an acceptable plan might be OK, they just had to keep altering the plan to fit in with what the planners would accept.

Is that whappened? Thanks for that insight. Can I ask how you know, are you on my local council?

I’m just wondering if it was a conspiracy between you and my architects becasue the plan they submitted originally is exactly the same as the plan that was approved. You sneaky bunch.

I am not a planner or architect, but we recently had an extension approved in a conservation area. The planners emailed our architects many times outlining that it would rejected and what we needed to change to get it passed. Our advisors were not phased by this, we stuck to our guns and it got approved despite them telling us it would not.
I think they like to try and talk/intimidate you out of doing it when maybe you might well be within the rules, its just they don’t like the idea..
We used an architect and planning consultant, spent about £700 in total. Our planning consultant is ex council planning so knew all the tricks.
Local councils will use a design guide, which you can get a copy of, so this helps you to get started. But my real advice is talk to a local expert outwith of the council planners.

lunch bump?

So does that mean their parents have suddenly “failed” because their kids are now looking after them?

Maybe for them, but I want to support my parents and hope my kids will help me when I am old and doddery..

ooh dazh If I was not already happily married I would definitely put you on my possibles list.
You have expressed my own feelings perfectly.

Your suggestion about not having kids seems like sage advice some of the other posters on here, they seem to think of their kids as some kind of enemy within. Mine are an extension of me, I don’t charge my arms and legs rent..

the vast majority are saying “charge board” and I’d completely agree.

Does this validate you then?

The range of attitudes on here is very interesting. Personally I would never charge my kids rent and would give them everything I had. But that is my choice, you all stick to your own choices.

The most effective oil/tar cleaning product I have ever used is anything based on Orange Oils (limonene).
I have used this stuff before very succesfully, it will definitly get your oil out.

buxom

I’ve paid! I might go back for more after payday, what a brilliant idea.

oh dear oh dear oh dear.
Why am I so impetuous. I wish I had paid £4 more an ordered from chain reaction cycles.

oh dear.

ha ha silly bouy, I am their Mum. 8)

Yes it’s expensive but taking 2 or 3 days out of a longer vacation in France or elsewhere in Europe how hard can that be ?

This is the other half’s plan. I think he is plotting to drag us all to the Alps for 10 days and do eurodisney as compensation on the way home..

Salsa, they need marshalls, go along anyway.

Facebook Linky to organisers post.

Mr dbcooper puts these velosolo ones (gerbhardt) on my bikes and his. They are very good.

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I haven’t attempted it yet. I am still riding around at 170mm, looking a bit silly.

Mine is smooth as silk on compression, and my rebound goes from very fast to very very slow. But I am a dainty 65kg, set at 65psi

Ooh I feel Godwin’s Law approaching.

Didn’t I do that earlier?

Any ladies on here care to let us know what they think of that look?

Yucky. Beards in general are unattractive, I really don’t like the Hitler youth hair, and the tattoo pretty much finishes off the horror. Although I am nearly 45.

Thank you very much. Does it slot in exactly where that arrow points then, above the spring?

Nobody done this then?

In fact do I need to remove the left top cap at all?
This post on pinkbike suggests that i do not need to?

There are no rules about making tea, to make a proper cup of tea, just means making it how we like.

I find unless the kettle has just boiled that very second my tea tastes yucky.

The rest of you can do it however you like, I embrace your individuality.

Perhaps you could work out if you need a product before purchasing

I think the idea is to help the customer do exactly this.
If it was my business I would offer easy returns. It is a reduction in barriers to trade.
So if my customer is vacillating on their decision on whether to buy, then no need to worry, just buy it and then they can change their mind later (t&c’s obvioulsy).
I would expect to get more sales using this method than not doing easy returns, as I would convert a percantage of vacialltors into buyers who might be too afraid to tempt it otherwise. Once people get it home a certain percentage cannot be bothered to take it back.

The supplier has promised to make good on this now, so I think it is a non issue.

my husband stopped one like this by running up yelling “the police are coming quick run away” and then helping the girl to her feet whilst calling 999.

Thanks everyone.

and anyway, the only reason for not riding a Dutch sit-up-and-beg bike is that you’re riding one of those things with a huge box on the front full of children, shopping, and perhaps a dog

I’m not sure about the dog but the rest of it could be me.

Wow thanks all of you. I think we will go on a visit. I expect there is not much riding around there?

Is it good for kids? My girls are 5 and 7.