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Re: Old Style Daily Thursday 01 May 2025

Coxy11

1 May at 8:19AM

Morning @Gers and happy new month everyone. I had a great nights sleep - not going to suggest it’s because DH has gone camping so I had the bed to myself! I had a lovely bath last night as still achi…

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Re: Old Style Daily Thursday 01 May 2025

Gers

1 May at 8:17AM

Morning again - outside is still overcast and not as warm as yesterday, still, it's a good day so far. This is the view of Arran from my car on the way down to my hairdresser yesterday. The clouds li…

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Re: Sealed Pot Challenge ~ 18

mummytummy

1 May at 4:09AM

£25.30 into the pot, my potting seems to be a bit slower this year 🐢

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Re: 22 Foxhole East

f0xh0les

30 April at 10:56PM

He is mostly miffed the school is not letting him out on the field at break times. He just wants to be mucking about with his friends, not writing up reports in the library.

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Re: Sealed Pot Challenge ~ 18

Lost2

30 April at 12:35PM

£250 in the pot

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Re: Rent tribunal - what factors are considered?

Kai_63

30 April at 8:19AM

There are costs associated with moving and what I'm trying to ascertain is whether a tribunal will take quality of housing into account and therefore get the rent lower (while still accepting an inc…

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Re: Boundary Wall Unstable - HELP!

shinytop

1 May at 7:14AM

Setting aside the money, that wall looks dangerous and anyone underneath it if/when it collapses would likely not survive.

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Re: Till May Be Out

greenbee

1 May at 7:59AM

Thanks for the new thread! I'm certainly up for it and have a LONG list to go through and prioritise. I really need to focus on the garden at the moment, but I also have some things to do in the hous…

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Re: Boundary Wall Unstable - HELP!

pinkshoes

30 April at 1:20PM

RUN! Seriously - run a mile from this one! If they're not willing to show you the survey then this is likely to be VERY expensive. Look at it! HUGE amounts of soil and therefore force behind this. I…

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Re: Boundary Wall Unstable - HELP!

Herzlos

30 April at 12:39PM

The only reason they haven't done the work or shared the survey with you is because it'll cost way too much to do and scare you off. That looks horrific to fix, and potentially if anything went wrong…

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