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whatatwit

scaredy_cat wrote: »

are there any plumbers on here?

I live in a gound floor flat, which backs onto our communal back garden - which is where the manhole for the communal drains is.

Anyway, to get to the point... i've got water coming from somewhere in my kitchen, and i suspect it's from the drains, as for some reason, there is an open pipe in my kitchen floor, set in the concrete. i think it links to the drains as it is about 4-5 in in diameter.

Is there any purpose to this pipe? it just goes straight down and the waste pipe from the sink goes in a different direction. Can i block it off somehow so that i don't get any more flooding?

thanks

Scaredy, it sounds as though it could be either a "rodding point" or maybe it was used for pulling electricity wires through.
Either way, I would have thought that it should have been capped.
Maybe try a post on the DIY board on here, they are really helpful...also a picture might help

Sailorgirl

Dropping in for a bit of cheerleading!

Well done on Day 1 Memorygirl and amazed by that you are on the path to fame or a legend in your own lunchtime at least :-p

Well done Claire on all the followers - am sure they will convert into sales, as your stuff is gorgeous.

Now off to draw myself a mind map of how I can find myself a Gabriel Byrne look-a-like boyfriend. (Obviously I'm too far down the queue for the man himself!)

clairewop

Firewalker wrote: »

Hey Claire, I am sending a wish to the Universe that people keep buying - as to decluttering we have in house professionals if I remember right. Delegate, accept help and give help!

Also, how about we all work to our strengths - can you imagine the force this can become?

Firewalker

Me too lol

Actually not doing bad on the decluttering lark Kitchen is done decluttered and decorated, Bathroom is nearly finished, Ds1's bedroom was de cluttered on weekend ready to be decorated too.

scaredy_cat

whatatwit wrote: »

Scaredy, it sounds as though it could be either a "rodding point" or maybe it was used for pulling electricity wires through.
Either way, I would have thought that it should have been capped.
Maybe try a post on the DIY board on here, they are really helpful...also a picture might help

i have posted on the diy board. i also sent the property management company (we are flats) and hopefully cos it's a shared drain, they'll get someone to sort it out.

Lara44

Well I am just 14 days into my 200 day challenge of doing my PhD fieldwork. But in March I was still waiting to see if I had my funding. By the end of April I had quit my job and become a full time student. Now I'm in Kampala researching some crazy topic(!) You know I never though I could *do* this. The MDAM thread and Matrix have really changed the way I think. I am so open to expecting the best now and not writing everything off because I feel I don't deserve it.

I had a wonderful time this evening with some ladies from my guest house and some other friends. Here's to fun and friendship

oceanspirit

Erm, hello, erm, I'm a bit shy and have wanted to creep out of lurkdom for a while but have been a bit nervous about doing so.

A few weeks ago I was curious to see what was happening on this thread having been a lurker on hypno's incredibly inspirational diary for 1 1/2 years. Within a couple of days of starting to read the MDAM thread I asked the universe for some help and it all came tumbling to me.

So like many others my life has been an incredible journey over the past four weeks even as a spectator and for the first time in ages I can see I have a great future to look forward to.

I am another who wants to come off benefits but from a health point of view I am not yet ready. However I have been starting to come up with ideas and the decluttering (which I had been doing slowly for a while) has been stepped up with help from one of my carers so that I can catch up with paperwork and get some help to sort out some much needed repairs to my home.

I have only just started Mr Big's challenges but as I clear the clutter I can see me being able to spend more time working through them. I have set myself a target of being clutter-free and up to date with all the home stuff by Friday 17 December 2010 which is less than 100 days since I started, but I want to be ready to hit Christmas and 2011 without carrying baggage forward from the previous few years.

Please may I join the matrix? I was a bit reticent before because I don't want to take things too quickly and set my health back again (done that a few times before as I am very good at over enthusiasm!), but I understand that we are all working at our own pace and when we are ready to get involved we can take the plunge.

You are an incredible group of people. Even though I am not in debt I have been hanging around the diaries because when I've found things tough there has always been something inspiring in diaryland to give me a boost.

Thank you all for your energy and strong desire to make a difference. It is definitely infectious!

Memory_Girl

Lara44 wrote: »

Well I am just 14 days into my 200 day challenge of doing my PhD fieldwork. But in March I was still waiting to see if I had my funding. By the end of April I had quit my job and become a full time student. Now I'm in Kampala researching some crazy topic(!) You know I never though I could *do* this. The MDAM thread and Matrix have really changed the way I think. I am so open to expecting the best know and not writing everything off because I feel I don't deserve it.

I had a wonderful time this evening with some ladies from my guest house and some other friends. Here's to fun and friendship

Hello Young Lady - used you as an example today with our Mr TV, as a "blowing your horizons worldwide kind of thing".

And you deserve all the good things that are coming your way - this year, next and all the ones to come.

In fact I think you all do - except BoB for stealing my man:D

MG

clairewop

I'm Going to say goodnight, And go to bed with my beechams lol,

Glad you had a good day today MG and I hop[e there are many more to come

hypno06

hmmm....the universe has spoken. Just typed out a rather long "feeling sorry for myself" post, and pressed submit reply and it didn't post.

That told me

Memory_Girl

oceanspirit wrote: »

Thank you all for your energy and strong desire to make a difference. It is definitely infectious!

Welcome aboard oceanspirit - hop on in and have some fun, but remember it is fun and don't put yourself under too much pressure that you affect your health.

............. mind you its amazing how fab you feel when you start moving in the right direction.

Memorygirl