the daydream fund challenge thread

lostinrates

Very, very bored of widows and the hot air gun.

Have found original looking paint...in the grain of the wood so maybe som sort of under coat on the greogian front door.....pretty much the same colour as we have chosen.....a bit darker than ours which we thought was a ''brave'' dark white, in fact. HAs been black, and forest/bottle green and white since then though. Layers of each

COOLTRIKERCHICK

I dont eny you LIR..... keep up the good work:T:D

Well we have just come back from a jolly to hay on wye...what a lovely place...

we went to have a look at the antique shops etc... as a few of them have a sort of 'rent a space' the spots did work out a bit expensive...but cpmaring the pricing of htings that i would be selling there... i could double my prices on some things:D

will have a think about it, and might trial it for 3 months or so...

right a nice cuppa is in order...:p

lostinrates

God, its tedious! Another one more window downstairs at the front to go. There is an upstairs one we cannot reach and it doesn't open so we'll leave that as peeling white, annoy the neighbourhood with the job half done and aim to have that window as the first refurbished one. I don't know how much that will cost, its probably a next year job.

I spent most of today doing the front door. Its just so beautiful. I think I might leave it unpainted for a few weeks. We haven't ordered the new hard ware for it yet either, so might leave it, order that from next pay cheque (hand to mouth this month with the dog injury) and then repaint.

I almost wish we could leave it bare, its gorgeous....shows its age, fragments of colour of previous coats. Repairs...beautiful.

annie123

lostinrates wrote: »

I almost wish we could leave it bare, its gorgeous....shows its age, fragments of colour of previous coats. Repairs...beautiful.

My family home had Edwardian wooden double doors with stain glass windows (felt very posh opening the front doors) they were lovely.
One day we stripped all the paint off to get to the original mouldings and like you, my parents thought they looked lovely so my dad oiled them.
I think it was linseed oil, but 30 years and 2 owners later they still have have them and they look great.
Just a thought

alfie_1

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

I honestly dont think they have spoken to their solicitor at all. they just sound like a pair of plebs..

Might also be worth you passing their details/website etc onto Mr Taxman, i am sure he would be interested...;)

If they have over 50 birds they should be registered with defra....do you know if they are?


only another 2.5 weeks and we will be off to the Bulldog Bash:T:j

DAVESNAVE ....i agree with CTC, a solicitor wouldnt say "dont answer them" unless HE/SHE was taking over and answering you themselves... also i would ring defra to see if they are registered and happen to mention the health problems ...im SURE they would be interested !! also i agree with the taxman angle..

HELL HATH NO FURY LIKE A WISE OWL

Davesnave

lostinrates wrote: »

Very, very bored of widows and the hot air gun. :)

Good job it wasn't me who wrote that! :DThe mind boggles.....Still, better than hot widows armed with air guns....

We also thought Hay on Wye very pleasant (and expensive!) CTC. It attracts a lot of tourists, especially for the book shops. What about Llandeilo? Closer to you and getting quite an 'arty' reputation, but maybe not in Hay's league yet.

I like this blog by a guy who's into nature and photography and lives in/near Llandeilo:

http://www.400smilesaday.co.uk/index.htm

alfie_1

Very, very bored of widows and the hot air gun

:T:rotfl::T:rotfl:

IS THAT WHAT THEY USED ON THIER OH's TO BECOME WIDOWS??:eek:

Davesnave

alfie_1 wrote: »

HELL HATH NO FURY LIKE A WISE OWL

Our reply. I wish I could post their letter, but it's too long and I'm not willing to breach their confidentiality, even in these circumstances. As a terrible attempt at a smear campaign, it really made me giggle.

Dear Mr & Mrs Dodgy,
Your solicitor was right; you should not have written to us. Your latest missive does nothing to advance your cause. Indeed, with all the attempts to cast doubt upon our truthfulness, our husbandry, and now, the identity of the birds themselves, it is most revealing, though not about the matter in hand.

We are not interested in your suppositions, nor in responding to mischievous innuendo or badly-recalled 'facts.' We already know what happened:

• You sold us 3 young pullets @ £35each

• Having observed all did not seem well, we emailed our first concern about the birds’ condition within 10 hours of purchase

• We followed your inappropriate advice re treatment of the hens.

• The birds’ condition worsened, gradually at first, and then more rapidly

• We sought veterinary advice & treatment. The vet found many lice & louse eggs (not mites) and diagnosed serious a respiratory illness

• One hen died & the two with suspected mycoplasma survived, but as potential carriers, were unfit for breeding from - the purpose for which they’d been purchased.

• You refused to take the surviving birds back, or make any offer of compensation

• In the light of the your refusal to accept any responsibility, we began the process of initiating a small claim against you

Apparently, your solicitor has not yet enlightened you regarding the Small Claims procedure. Only if there is no prospect of an agreement will the matter go to any kind of court, and then probably not a formal one.

As you have nothing to offer us by way of a proposal to settle our claim, we shall proceed with it, as indicated in the recorded delivery letter sent last week.

Yours faithfully,



N.B.This post will self destruct when I feel like removing it!

annie123

Davesnave wrote: »

I like this blog by a guy who's into nature and photography and lives in/near Llandeilo:

http://www.400smilesaday.co.uk/index.htm

what a great site, beautiful pictures, and brings DH and I back to the question.......why are we still living in London?

alfie_1

well iv been and done the wedding bit i must say the couple had planned and executed the lovliest,simplest wedding iv been to. they were so on a high they just beamed from start to finish:)

of course there was still the "rumbles in the jungle" from some ....:mad:
makes me so cross when "some" are so self absorbed they are only concerned with themselves and forget WHO'S day it is !!

i must admit i was quite impressed when BF said "i scrubbed up well ":rotfl:....heels had to come off tho by 8pm...just looked like id wet myself by then,struggling to walk.....:rotfl: