Daydream thread... without the rose-tinted specs

Itismehonest

lostinrates wrote: »

Otoh, my heating people were all registered...reg electrician, a plumber, a hetas engeneer and MCS reg and with nic whoever whatsits. Thats offered me no protection when its come to it. :mad: if no one were checking even qualified people I think the risk for a sizeable minority to be lazy to the point of danger is likely.

I dunno. All I know is I like Alfie's back up plan, but I feel her ll's are very wrong'uns

So, their certification would have been useless, anyway, LIR & you'd still be forced to resort to the "Not fit for purpose" or similar redress under law. What would the point have been of them certifying the work? That's exactly the sort of thing I mean. Laws are there already to use in such instances. It just adds to homeowner costs.

Yes, it seems that Alfie has been ill-used by a bunch of money-grabbing no-gooders.
If the law catches up with them I hope it comes down hard but often it doesn't seem to work that way.

The Environment people told us they'd condemned other old sewage systems belonging to a certain charity but had been waiting more than 3 years for them to comply so told us not to hold our breath that anything would get done.
In the end it was only going over the heads of the local lot & threatening HQ with court action that eventually got things sorted & we still ended up paying for work to be done & lost out financially in order to ensure things were right.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Rozee, just come back from botanical garden and a local farm shop.


absolutely piddling it down with the wind picking up.. all I can say is good job we met our friend who works in the gardens... asfor the 'food festival' being held there, wasn't impressed, but did buy 2 sticky toffee puddings with toffee sauce... and oopps forgot hubby don't like it, dam shame I now have to eat the both of them..hahahaha


The farm shop even though looked fab.... they really do know how to put a premium price on things.... was an eye opener...did buy some bits, but it is really hard to support independent sellers/producers when they charge those types of prices...


right cuppa time and a slice of cake I bought at the farm shop

rozeepozee

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

Rozee, just come back from botanical garden and a local farm shop.


absolutely piddling it down with the wind picking up.. all I can say is good job we met our friend who works in the gardens... asfor the 'food festival' being held there, wasn't impressed, but did buy 2 sticky toffee puddings with toffee sauce... and oopps forgot hubby don't like it, dam shame I now have to eat the both of them..hahahaha


The farm shop even though looked fab.... they really do know how to put a premium price on things.... was an eye opener...did buy some bits, but it is really hard to support independent sellers/producers when they charge those types of prices...


right cuppa time and a slice of cake I bought at the farm shop

It looks like it would be a fab day out on the right day. Only about an hour from us.

I know what you mean about price inflation. I always try and support local business now, but I really struggle at the price of some of the bog standard veggies. If I were to buy local, organic from the market gardener I'm afraid I'd be bankrupt. Even at Aldi prices, my kids eat about £10 of fresh veggies and fruit a day.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

rozeepozee wrote: »

It looks like it would be a fab day out on the right day. Only about an hour from us.

I know what you mean about price inflation. I always try and support local business now, but I really struggle at the price of some of the bog standard veggies. If I were to buy local, organic from the market gardener I'm afraid I'd be bankrupt. Even at Aldi prices, my kids eat about £10 of fresh veggies and fruit a day.

I must admit I was a bit miffed with the entry fee, this late on in the year, but I am sure my friend said it is free entry in January, but you pay a few quid if there is an event on in the dome thing.. £8.50 EACH!!!! BUT we will prob go back in the summer, with a backpack full of food, and deep pockets with a plastic bag and a bit of damp kitchen roll in it... well those flipping plants just break at the tips don't they......( winks)

Davesnave

choille wrote: »

All electrical work needs certifying - well, it's a sensible legislation if you ask me. After nearly having a house fire - wooden house - where we used to live, been a self wired job by previous owner.

We are doing most of our own wiring now - but will get it certified.

I rewired my first house and it also burned, but it wasn't my wiring that did it.:p I knew the job was urgent, but I didn't have the money to pay anyone else.

I remember testing continuity with batteries, bulbs and stuff from the school science cupboard. :rotfl:As I recall, someone from the leccy board came, connected my new consumer unit and gave it all the nod.

It was pretty easy, except the bit for the lights on the stairwell. I had to stop and research that. When it worked, I was very relieved.

I haven't any issues with certification. If I made a pig's ear of electrics, I'd want to know.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

so with the windows we buy from a diy place, its the windows that has the cert? or the actual installation? do you get the cert when you buy the window to say it is of x standard or do the council need to come out and look at it installed?


I know certain trades have got to be governed and give certificates etc for the work and appliances, and so it should, but where do you draw the line???

Davesnave

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

I must admit I was a bit miffed with the entry fee, this late on in the year, but I am sure my friend said it is free entry in January, but you pay a few quid if there is an event on in the dome thing.. £8.50 EACH!!!! BUT we will prob go back in the summer, with a backpack full of food, and deep pockets with a plastic bag and a bit of damp kitchen roll in it... well those flipping plants just break at the tips don't they......( winks)

It's often free to RHS members.:p

Living down the road from Rosemoor, it makes sense for one of us to be in the RHS and take the other in as a free guest. Then we also get the Garden magazine every month and free or reduced entry to lots of other gardens in the area.

All we need is more time to take advantage of the offers!

That said, most of our walks this year have been in free to enter nature reseves or on normal footpaths. My favourite afternoon out was touring people's back gardens in the local town, probably because I'm quite nosy.:rotfl:

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Just checked and its not part of the RHS free entry for members... but this one is though


http://www.aberglasney.org/index.php


which might be a thought for you Rozee..


for us we would have to go there 3 times in the year, before it would be worth it...


I think next year will be the year I get back to acquiring cuttings etc and building up a bit of stock of plants... that potentially I might be able to sell later on...

rozeepozee

At the moment, I'm favouring an industrial look. Something like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TEKNOMEK-HYGIENOX-LARGE-DOUBLE-CUPBOARD-CATERING-SINK-STAINLESS-STEEL-COMMERCIAL-/121233482924?pt=UK_BOI_Restaurant_RL&hash=item1c3a1424ac

I keep looking at the likes of Fired Earth and DeVOL and how hugely over priced they are. If we can get by in the short term, probably medium-ish term, OH, who has done a 2 year furniture making course and is a half decent but slow carpenter, could probably knock something together that is far more bespoke at half the price.

Aberglasney looks lovely. Very close to the Llandeilo livestock auctions too....

choille

CTC - there's a BS standard for windows, also here in Scotland they do check that windows comply for fire escape stuff. People have replaced windows & they don't comply - just have small fan light, so if there was a fire the people cannot escape - this happens.

Installers hould know the legislation & should comply with it but some don't.

I do not have an issue with these types of legislation in the slightest.