** Windy Wintery Wednesday 26th Chat **

jacs76

beanielou wrote: »

£400 per week on food:eek::eek::eek:

And I thought my food bills were horrific:eek:

scaredy_cat

2 adults - 5 kids

Gemmzie

That's a huge amount, what on earth are they buying?

ZTD

bank_of_slate wrote: »

As I said, I have absolutely no sympathy whatsoever - does that make me a bad person?
thoughts please.
...Linda xx

In short: No.

Bunnyinthelights

What are they eating?!? Beluga cavier?

ZTD

spud30 wrote: »

My house is OK, plenty big enough for the 4 of us - I would like to live by the sea someday though.

The trouble is that it needs certain urgent repairs doing that we simply cant afford to have someone in to do, and dont have the knowledge to do ourselves. I worry long term that we'll have serious issues here, and not be able to do anything about it

Money can be a problem but knowledge, much less so.

If all you're doing is wringing your hands saying "We can't do this" - then that is also a problem.

Someone who says "I can do this" can be wrong, but someone who says "I can't do this" never is...

Ellidee

Zebedee :j - how are you handsome ?

tigzem

I want wine too.... got some nice pear cider in the fridge.....hmmmmm

ZTD

spud30 wrote: »

I'm sure he could have a go at fixing it, but it's getting him to do it. My idea of buying a sheet of metal (summink hard and strong enough obviously), bigger than the hole to patch it didnt go down well - he just tutted and said I dont understand what's involved

That's not a bad idea as a temporary measure TBH. Just make sure it's big enough to completely cover the hole, make sure you are screwing it down into the joists with screws long enough to penetrate the chipboard, make sure the screws are flat topped and the holes are countersunk so it's as flat as possible.

If you apply glue to the overlap between the metal and the chipboard it will stop any squeaking - at least initially.

But remember it is only a patch.

sammy115

ooooo tigz, swap you some wine for some pear cider...