New "Have a Look at This" thread

Skiddaw1

moneysavinghero said:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/79904241#/

One Cliff Richard calendar i can overlook, but two (especially when one is in the kids play room) is a bit too strange for me.

And is that a typewriter? Never knew anyone still used those.

The Cliff Richard calendars made me think of Rick from The Young Ones.

Ditzy_Mitzy

NaughtiusMaximus said:

Louise.H said:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/79658808#/ 

Poor house, ugly inside and outside. 

Never quite understood why there seems to be a love of godawful pebbledash in South Wales, seems to be far more common than in England. I lived there for a number of years and still visit semi regularly, it's one of my favourite parts of Britain but there really are some ugly houses around there.

I assume it's because render waterproofs the brickwork, which is handy in a damp climate.

Louise.H

moneysavinghero said:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/79904241#/

One Cliff Richard calendar i can overlook, but two (especially when one is in the kids play room) is a bit too strange for me.

And is that a typewriter? Never knew anyone still used those.

Spot the vendors in picture 6 too. They seem to like red quite a lot as a decor choice.

moneysavinghero

Ditzy_Mitzy said:

NaughtiusMaximus said:

Louise.H said:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/79658808#/ 

Poor house, ugly inside and outside. 

Never quite understood why there seems to be a love of godawful pebbledash in South Wales, seems to be far more common than in England. I lived there for a number of years and still visit semi regularly, it's one of my favourite parts of Britain but there really are some ugly houses around there.

I assume it's because render waterproofs the brickwork, which is handy in a damp climate.

This exterior wall finish was popular in England and Wales during the 1920s, when housing was in greater demand and house builders were forced to cut costs wherever they could, so pebbledash was used to cover poor quality brick work and add to the weather protection.

It was also used to cover movement cracks in properties, most commonly caused through mining subsidence and so it became associated with poorer quality construction and even today can reduce the value of a property by up to 5%.

So all those cheap houses needed to be built in mining areas probably explains it.

Dandie89

moneysavinghero said:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/79904241#/


And is that a typewriter? Never knew anyone still used those.

Word processor I would say.

Dandie89

4 bedroom detached house for sale in Colyton, EX24 (rightmove.co.uk)

Spot the face pleading "don't take my home away"

moneysavinghero

Dandie89 said:

moneysavinghero said:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/79904241#/


And is that a typewriter? Never knew anyone still used those.

Word processor I would say.

But there is a sheet of paper sticking out of it, so it must be one of those hybrid things.

Louise.H

Another South Wales one (I was house hunting in the area).

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/104371010#/

My husband thought it looked like a converted public toilet!

moneysavinghero

Louise.H said:

Another South Wales one (I was house hunting in the area).

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/104371010#/

My husband thought it looked like a converted public toilet!

I think by now they are finally spotting a flaw in their plan to paint on the Christmas decorations.

od244051

moneysavinghero said:

Dandie89 said:

moneysavinghero said:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/79904241#/


And is that a typewriter? Never knew anyone still used those.

Word processor I would say.

But there is a sheet of paper sticking out of it, so it must be one of those hybrid things.

This the one (or similar) which I used to type up homework in the early-mid 90s https://www.zdnet.com/a/hub/i/r/2018/07/23/53507095-08d6-4b63-b46e-ba125d28f7d9/thumbnail/770x578/f844e946cfa601c4b9d856f4e2745a16/brother-word-processor.png and you could set it up to be an actual typewriter and could save documents on a 3.5" floppy disk. 

Electronic word processors are still available to buy! https://www.chums.co.uk/products/ay701/silver-reed-deluxe-electronic-word-processing-typewriter more expensive than some laptops