Any idea...?

Sunsaru

user1977 said:

lincroft1710 said:

Falafels said:

r7otl said:

Close to it.
So 'my' house acquired some land but not the rights to the diamonds/golds/cobalt etc underneath it?

There are other MSE forum members who also suffer deprivations, like not being able to use their land to raise pigs, or to maintain a brothel. It's a thing.

That is a denial of basic human rights!

If I had a brothel, I would make sure it was properly maintained. Or at least wipe down the surfaces occasionally.

Or lick them clean if you're in a hurry....

AdrianC

Falafels said:
There are other MSE forum members who also suffer deprivations, like not being able to use their land to raise pigs, or to maintain a brothel. It's a thing.

I'd like to hope that's TWO things.

Cheery_Daff

Same here with the mineral rights - apparently ours belong to a specific named person, who must be in his 90s by now, if not older. The solicitor could find no reference to him, or to him ever having passed them to anyone else. I figured if he turns up with a shovel I'll make him a cuppa and let him get on with it. 

At our old house (a city terrace with a tiny garden) we were prohibited from running a tannery or operating a steam hammer 😂

purplebutterfly

Cheery_Daff said:

Same here with the mineral rights - apparently ours belong to a specific named person, who must be in his 90s by now, if not older. The solicitor could find no reference to him, or to him ever having passed them to anyone else. I figured if he turns up with a shovel I'll make him a cuppa and let him get on with it. 

At our old house (a city terrace with a tiny garden) we were prohibited from running a tannery or operating a steam hammer 😂

Things I never thought I'd be Googling........"what is a steam hammer?"  

Cheery_Daff

purplebutterfly said:

Cheery_Daff said:

Same here with the mineral rights - apparently ours belong to a specific named person, who must be in his 90s by now, if not older. The solicitor could find no reference to him, or to him ever having passed them to anyone else. I figured if he turns up with a shovel I'll make him a cuppa and let him get on with it. 

At our old house (a city terrace with a tiny garden) we were prohibited from running a tannery or operating a steam hammer 😂

Things I never thought I'd be Googling........"what is a steam hammer?"  

😂 You can see why they wouldn't have wanted you putting one in a terraced street 😂

Davesnave

Cheery_Daff said:

purplebutterfly said:

Cheery_Daff said:

Same here with the mineral rights - apparently ours belong to a specific named person, who must be in his 90s by now, if not older. The solicitor could find no reference to him, or to him ever having passed them to anyone else. I figured if he turns up with a shovel I'll make him a cuppa and let him get on with it. 

At our old house (a city terrace with a tiny garden) we were prohibited from running a tannery or operating a steam hammer 😂

Things I never thought I'd be Googling........"what is a steam hammer?"  

😂 You can see why they wouldn't have wanted you putting one in a terraced street 😂

Hmmm....I seem to remember a friend having one. Back in less 'woke' times, when kids were allowed proper toys that could maim them and set fire to their house, they'd fire up the old Mamod steam engine in their bedrooms on a rainy Saturday morning. My mate's wasn't as posh as this set up, but it was still good for doing things like firing caps from cap guns. You don't see those around either these days.

jimbog

Sunsaru said:

user1977 said:

lincroft1710 said:

Falafels said:

r7otl said:

Close to it.
So 'my' house acquired some land but not the rights to the diamonds/golds/cobalt etc underneath it?

There are other MSE forum members who also suffer deprivations, like not being able to use their land to raise pigs, or to maintain a brothel. It's a thing.

That is a denial of basic human rights!

If I had a brothel, I would make sure it was properly maintained. Or at least wipe down the surfaces occasionally.

Or lick them clean if you're in a hurry....

That'll cost extra