Preparedness for when

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Not much wind today, but plenty of rain.

My local hardware store is stocking a 4.2kw ceramic gas heater, for £70.

Learnt something interesting about the cylinders today.

Apparently, the refund, of the deposit you leave when you get your first cylinder, reduces year on year.

From 7 years onward, the refund is £0.

jk0

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

Not much wind today, but plenty of rain.

My local hardware store is stocking a 4.2kw ceramic gas heater, for £70.

Learnt something interesting about the cylinders today.

Apparently, the refund, of the deposit you leave when you get your first cylinder, reduces year on year.

From 7 years onward, the refund is £0.

That's interesting Bob. Do the cylinders have a date on them somewhere?

GreyQueen

jk0, sorry to hear that your extension join has sprung a leak. Will you be able to take it up with the builder? It seems very poor showing for something which was done so recently.

My city is wringing wet, we have puddles on some streets so big that they have beyond gone beyond puddledom and into pond status. I got soaked coming in from work and decided to wash my hair, I was half way there anyway.

I think the wind has dropped as it is still raining heavily but it's no longer being driven onto the windows.

jk0

GreyQueen wrote: »

jk0, sorry to hear that your extension join has sprung a leak. Will you be able to take it up with the builder? It seems very poor showing for something which was done so recently.

Thanks GQ. To be honest, I am loath to call the firm back, as I have lost all confidence in them. I have sought advice on Landlordzone:

http://www.landlordzone.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?60566-New-flat-roof-leaks&p=481088#post481088

GreyQueen

Now The News Quiz on R4 has lots of humourous riffing on the care.data. I'm pretty taken by The World of Healthcraft......

pineapple

GreyQueen wrote: »

Just had a call from the Police re the allotment break-ins. Door-t-dooring on the nearby streets hasn't revealed anything but there were a few sheds which had alarms fitted and those were untouched. I may have to give the matter some further thought..........

I think I mentioned this before but was doing some work with a voluntary organisation whose lottie kept being broken into by the local scroats. They solved the problem by giving the offenders a key and saying they could use a particular shed as a hang out. Result! That allotment became the best guarded allotment ever. Not only did they stop marauding it, they saw off other intruders too :rotfl:

grandma247

Thanks RAS I will read it later.

I do have a flat shed roof in the back and it would make a very good growing area as that will get some decent sun. BUT we have had a lot of trouble in the past with local teens and a leggy teen can easily climb onto it. I caught one up there staring into my kitchen window making faces at me when he saw me!

I am toying with the idea of some kind of fencing round it on a couple of sides as I can reach it from ladders on the yard side. The roof will be strong enough as it has strong beams on top of the stone which the whole shed is made of. I could cover the roof in something to stop water creeping under the felt.

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jk0 wrote: »

Do the cylinders have a date on them somewhere?

It wouldn't make any difference if they do.

It's pot luck which cylinder you get, when you exchange an empty one for a full one.

You could get anything, from a brand new one, to an ancient one.

thriftwizard

It's the worst storm yet, down here. The rain earlier was bad enough; our road suddenly developed several little fountains which popped up through the tarmac; I suspect that's not a Good Thing, pretty though they were. But now the wind is howling, shrieking & booming outside & I'm becoming quite concerned for our tall chimney stacks (3 of) and the chicken shed roof. And we're pretty sheltered compared to many of our neighbours.

GreyQueen

((((((((thriftwizard)))))))) here's hoping stuff stays where it should be. This is supposed to be the last bad storm for a while, hang onto your hats, chickens and chimbnies............

The tree surgeons have been busy with all the damage. Have seen a few trees where there has been a large limb or even the trunk sort-of torqued off, so that the limb is three-quarters of the way off but held somewhat with a few twisted fibres and the bark.

Grandma247, someone I know with a set up similar to yours grows tommies on the roof of their attached garage. It's a proper little urban suntrap, apparently, and they do very well, although they do dry out quickly due to wind and the fact that they're in pots. Good luck and it would be great to here a report at the end of the growing season on how it went for you.