I know consult on timber in the garden, especially decking. see you all soon
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These days we get a new PM quicker than we can get a Doctors appointment, weird times. Sitting waiting to take Joanne to the shop where she volunters on a wednesday morning.
Over the hump day the weekend is not far off.
Wednesday is when I go for a walk, weather permitting, around the local area of whats called cabbage island.
Went to the therapy place today, well Joanne did not me, about every 8 weeks we go there to get her knee sorted, oh the joys of getting old people. Did a bit of shopping and that was about the most exciting it got.
You must have some boring days to offset the wonderful days, else the wonderful days would not be.
At the moment here in medway we are getting over the top temperatures weather wise, so we have not had the heating on yet, its been over 19 degrees sometimes 21 in the lounge so all good so far.
Its school holidays now so many are in the shopping areas, and with october the 31st fast approaching its busy.
We hate fireworks, we find them a bloody nuisance, loud and not needed, abroad they have silent ones so why do we have to have the loud ones, pets have died after being so frightened. Its about time in 2022 that we either ban them or get the silent ones.
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My money saving tips, these wont save much but all helps. Cooking, next time you want a boiled egg, the cheapest way to do it on the hob is bring the water and egg to the boil, then put the lid of the pan on and turn the gas/electric off, then start your timing for what type of bioled egg you want, I have done this many times and it works, so dont simmer the egg.
If you want a cuppa, dont use the kettle instead fill the cup/mug up with water and microwave it, small cup and mug 2mins, based on 800w, then make the drink as usual, much cheaper than the kettle.
As said not a fortune in saving but over time will save pounds. Good luck, any other tips you might want to share then go to the comment tab.
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Thats the end of another interesting day, a new PM, the old one going after 44 days, done some washing and hung it on the line, its been a lovely day weather wise, and now fireworks are going off just when you are trying to get some sleep, Dwali I believe, pets all round the country are cowing in fear.
Lets hope tomorrow will be quieter, politically and sound.
See you all soon and Good night, sleep well.
Theres a new kid on the block, being the youngest PM guess in my mind he is a kid, lets hope for all our sakes the job proves good for him, no more lettices please, not sure if he will keep the red wall at bay time will tell.
What do we all think about the new PM this time and how long will he last.
I really believe that we will have an election in the spring next year 2023, if not the tories will go the distance.
The two chysanths are doing well finally, two shades of red, potted into two blue handmade wooden tubs and both of them on casters for easy movement.
A great start to the day, we have a PIV unit installed, incase your not sure what that is, its a Positive Input Ventilation unit which puts fresh air into the home and clears condensation and mold and keeps it away, anyway this unit from time to time needs a clean, its installed in the loft space where it draws air from the loft, cleans it through filters and the powers it into the house, so the filters need a clean about twice a year so not too much work.
About 4am this morning we hear the unit switching on and off, its very quiet normally, thought it would reset itself, no, so there I am 4am up in the loft switching it off, back to sleep.
This morning loft again, cleaning the filters and now its running lovely again, they are a great thing to have, cost about 2 pound a year to run, but saves a fortune on cleaning damp and mold.
And relax, the weather outside is lovely, blue skies here in medway, hope its good where you are. Let me know
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The leader and next PM race is hotting up, I would like to see Boris in again, what do all think, we will all now in the next few days
What a difference a day makes, raining very hard, thunder and lightning, good for the garden.
Its sunday, which use to be a day of rest, these days its just like any other, people working most of the day.
Watching my favourite program for a sunday which sometimes I catch up, and that is Love your weekend with Alan, great show, love the ode to joy spot, and I really love the cabin which the show is filmed in one of those would suit me very well if I had the room in the garden, having said that I guess there is room, but it take the whole plot to build one, no room for the washing line.
What do we all think about the politics at the moment, bit of a mess for sure.
Anyone got the heating on yet, we have not had ours on yet trying to hold out as long as we can, but with the weather being mild its good and keeps the rooms in the 19 and 20 c area.
Really would love to know how you are spending your sunday let me know in the comments
Well its another weekend, since retirement one day seems to blend into another, guess many can relate to this. Lovely day at the moment due some rain though here in medway, I live in luton Village part of medway an old part of the towns, some of the homes here were built around 200 hundred years ago. We are known as cabbage islanders, not the most glamerous of titles but there you go.
Watching footy and seeing the scores appear. Hate the nights drawing in at this time, and the clocks alter soon,not sure why they do not leave them alone would be much better.
Tea time soon so off to cook, see you all soon
what a few years we are having, virus, pandemic, money troubles, cost of living, politics upheaval, its enough to make anyone anxious and stressed out.
Britain use to be great, we need to get that back and fast, some are saying, lets have a general election, to do this right now would be in my opinion wrong for the country, lets get a PM that will take hold of the mess and sort it out, then in the spring hold an election then, but not now, theres too much other stuff going.
Decking installers need to be sure about the material they are using, it has to be straight, hardly any splits, and of a good profile and thickness, I was alway checking the boards that were delivered, and more than once sent back the entire lorry load, my customers wanted the best and I always made sure that they had it, not only in the design and installation but all the materials, all timber had to meet a certain grade for me.
Screws and attachments had to be in the same grade, another post on those later.
No point in laying bad timber because you are only going to regret it later, and it will not last as long.
My favourite time of the year has arrived, the colours are wonderful as the leaves turn, and of course as the nights draw in its a great time to plan for next year, and get into the garden to tidy up the flower beds.
The time in the garden about now should be inspected to make sure its ready for the cold days ahead, any timber that needs attention should be given it now. Perhaps a clean, some treatment such as oiling on dry days of course, a sweep to clear the ends of a profiled deck as the ends do get the dust stopping there and then turns solid stopping the rain water running off, so this is a must do job.
Love autumn, and if we are lucky we get some fantastic sunsets.
Having now retired from the decking construction game, I am now consulting upon various decking schemes that are carried out, creative decking has been years in the making, and of course shows no sign of going elsewhere. As a consultant I ensure that the deck in your garden lasts for many, many years, and doing it correctly it will do just that.
Costing and getting the right product in the right area of your garden is acheived by careful planning and design.
Consulting does not cost very much compared with the outlay of the whole job, and getting it correctly designed and consulted upon will save you money in the long run, the alternative is expensive.
