The Nice People Thread, No.16: A Universe of Niceness.

Pyxis

GDB2222 wrote: »

That's lovely, isn't it. Shame the place is called Tincleton.

Could be worse.....

I believe it's quite near a village called Piddletrenthide.

(Appparently, Piddle is West Countryish for a stream...quite apt, really!)


Oh god! I need the loo, now! :eek:

GDB2222

Of course, Pastures is right that the old building is probably a "thundering" liability to keep up. Plus, there's bound to be a contribution towards upkeep of the grounds.

But, it's a spacious 2 bedroom house, in gorgeous grounds, with a lovely outlook, and it's much the same price as the new-build crammed into a back garden that Pastures linked to earlier today. I know which I'd rather have. Plus, I doubt you'd have 'Funny Girl' as a neighbour.

Pyxis

GDB2222 wrote: »

Of course, Pastures is right that the old building is probably a "thundering" liability to keep up. Plus, there's bound to be a contribution towards upkeep of the grounds.

But, it's a spacious 2 bedroom house, in gorgeous grounds, with a lovely outlook, and it's much the same price as the new-build crammed into a back garden that Pastures linked to earlier today. I know which I'd rather have. Plus, I doubt you'd have 'Funny Girl' as a neighbour.

Me too! :T

silvercar

PasturesNew wrote: »

Not interested, just something else that amused me....

".... of particular interest are the chimney stacks which are a feature of the original architect Mr Benjamin Ferrey."

All I see is: Thundering great expensive liabilities, looming dangerously over my head every night I go to bed.... especially if it's windy.

People have died when stuff like that's come through the roof

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-70026532.html

At first glance I thought the whole shebang was that price!

Maintenance costs will be hell and sharing a courtyard with numerous flats won't be fun.

PasturesNew

Pyxis wrote: »

I have never heard of a house chimney collapsing into a house.

I was watching a programme on telly about Big Storms - and somebody was on there who'd been related to those who died. Here's a couple, don't know if these were on the programme I saw

"At Willowbank Street in Glasgow's Charing Cross, 38-year-old Molly Wiles was killed when a chimney head crashed through the roof above the flat where she and her 12-year-old daughter slept."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-42565843

Found another:

"In flats in Dumbarton Road, Glasgow, Annie Best and her 4 year old daughter Angela, who had travelled from England to attend Annie’s mother’s funeral, were sleeping when the storm hit. Next door slept Janet Gowran and her 10 year old daughter Nancy. All four died when a chimney stack fell through the roof. It took rescuers 12 hours to find their bodies in the basement of the tenement."

Also on the same page:

"Falling chimney stacks resulted in other deaths that evening, including one man who was killed in bed when a chimney fell through his roof in Willowpark Street, Glasgow, and another in Wellfield Street. A 5 year old girl was killed and her sister was seriously injured when a chimney head crashed through a roof in Port Street, Glasgow. Four month old Isobel Hunter miraculously survived, however, when a chimney fell through the roof of her home in Dumbarton. It hit her pram which fell through the floor. Firemen, police and neighbours dug for an hour through rubble to find her smiling up at them."

" Reverend Alexander Cameron and his wife were seriously injured when a chimney head crashed through the roof of their house. In Dundee Mr and Mrs Alexander Clark woke when their living room ceiling fell in after two chimney heads crashed through their house."

There's more in the article:

https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/article/our-records-great-storm-1968

Ex-Prime Minister Edward Heath commented on the tragedy saying ‘it is hard to visualise what happens when three tonnes of solid masonry falls through a roof, it goes through the roof, the next floor and the next, creating a bomb crater in the basement, leaving only death behind it.’

The thing is .... if proper maintenance is done, they're fine ... but maintenance = ££££.

PasturesNew

GDB2222 wrote: »

Plus, I doubt you'd have 'Funny Girl' as a neighbour.

They've definitely left... if I walked past I could see more, but, as I drive out of the driveway and try to peek over the wall/bush ... the kitchen window appears devoid of anything... and the bedroom blinds haven't moved. I could just walk over there and stare through the kitchen window from the path... but I've only driven past so far. But I am 100% convinced "that's it".

Funny girl + Wally moving = a reduction in "annoying brats" by about 10-12 of them! Wally was always a 3-gang, sometimes 4-5. Funny girl had a growing entourage that numbered about 7.



I do wish I knew where they'd both gone to, so I could consider how annoyed their new neighbours will be

Of course, if they've moved to "family friendly" homes, they won't be too much of a nuisance as they'll have the amenities families want/need.... a playground, grassy areas to play. Of course Wally will find his own entertainment, but at least a "play area" would contain a lot of his activities as he'd no longer need to "wander the streets looking for mischief" if he had an actual place to go to.

Pyxis

PasturesNew wrote: »

I was watching a programme on telly about Big Storms - and somebody was on there who'd been related to those who died. Here's a couple, don't know if these were on the programme I saw

"At Willowbank Street in Glasgow's Charing Cross, 38-year-old Molly Wiles was killed when a chimney head crashed through the roof above the flat where she and her 12-year-old daughter slept."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-42565843

Found another:

"In flats in Dumbarton Road, Glasgow, Annie Best and her 4 year old daughter Angela, who had travelled from England to attend Annie’s mother’s funeral, were sleeping when the storm hit. Next door slept Janet Gowran and her 10 year old daughter Nancy. All four died when a chimney stack fell through the roof. It took rescuers 12 hours to find their bodies in the basement of the tenement."

Also on the same page:

"Falling chimney stacks resulted in other deaths that evening, including one man who was killed in bed when a chimney fell through his roof in Willowpark Street, Glasgow, and another in Wellfield Street. A 5 year old girl was killed and her sister was seriously injured when a chimney head crashed through a roof in Port Street, Glasgow. Four month old Isobel Hunter miraculously survived, however, when a chimney fell through the roof of her home in Dumbarton. It hit her pram which fell through the floor. Firemen, police and neighbours dug for an hour through rubble to find her smiling up at them."

" Reverend Alexander Cameron and his wife were seriously injured when a chimney head crashed through the roof of their house. In Dundee Mr and Mrs Alexander Clark woke when their living room ceiling fell in after two chimney heads crashed through their house."

There's more in the article:

https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/article/our-records-great-storm-1968




The thing is .... if proper maintenance is done, they're fine ... but maintenance = ££££.

What is it with Scotland and falling chimneys? :eek:


Anyway....in how many years were those 8 or so?

In the same number of years, how many people have died in RTAs?
I rest my case.

PasturesNew

Pyxis wrote: »

What is it with Scotland and falling chimneys?


Anyway....in how many years were those 8 or so?

In the same number of years, how many people have died in RTAs?
I rest my case.

I've always been absolutely petrified of wind/storms ... and the potential for any storm damage.... so a big chimney is my worst nightmare

zagubov

PasturesNew wrote: »

I was watching a programme on telly about Big Storms - and somebody was on there who'd been related to those who died. Here's a couple, don't know if these were on the programme I saw

"At Willowbank Street in Glasgow's Charing Cross, 38-year-old Molly Wiles was killed when a chimney head crashed through the roof above the flat where she and her 12-year-old daughter slept."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-42565843

Found another:

"In flats in Dumbarton Road, Glasgow, Annie Best and her 4 year old daughter Angela, who had travelled from England to attend Annie’s mother’s funeral, were sleeping when the storm hit. Next door slept Janet Gowran and her 10 year old daughter Nancy. All four died when a chimney stack fell through the roof. It took rescuers 12 hours to find their bodies in the basement of the tenement."

Also on the same page:

"Falling chimney stacks resulted in other deaths that evening, including one man who was killed in bed when a chimney fell through his roof in Willowpark Street, Glasgow, and another in Wellfield Street. A 5 year old girl was killed and her sister was seriously injured when a chimney head crashed through a roof in Port Street, Glasgow. Four month old Isobel Hunter miraculously survived, however, when a chimney fell through the roof of her home in Dumbarton. It hit her pram which fell through the floor. Firemen, police and neighbours dug for an hour through rubble to find her smiling up at them."

" Reverend Alexander Cameron and his wife were seriously injured when a chimney head crashed through the roof of their house. In Dundee Mr and Mrs Alexander Clark woke when their living room ceiling fell in after two chimney heads crashed through their house."

There's more in the article:

https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/article/our-records-great-storm-1968




The thing is .... if proper maintenance is done, they're fine ... but maintenance = ££££.

What an amazing link! I was a child when that storm hit Scotland. We'd never known anything like it. The biggest trees in the park were knocked down and it took years to chop up and clear them away. Their root systems were all exposed vertically and raised up in the air; they towered above us kids.

It was quite surreal; I later learned there were earthquakes/tremors further north now and then but never really felt them down south but we'd never experienced anything as close to a natural disaster as that storm/gale/hurricane. It felt like we'd been hit by something that only affected faraway countries we'd only read about.

PasturesNew

Blokey's been in touch .... the quote.

new bit and all the fittings £187 + vat to buy and £45 to fit.

So £270.

Is it worth mucking about and getting other quotes? It seems not unreasonable to just say "do it".

I just asked for a like-for-like new one ... £1850 (he didn't mention if that's +/inc VAT).

EDIT: Stuck it on a board too. https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5964676/combi-boiler-fit-a-part-or-buy-a-new-one-no-longer-needed

EDIT 2: Decision made.