amazing, almost on topic

The Greater Manchester area was overwhelmed with applications and
several offices in that area started self assessment.
There must be others.

 

Only 3 candidates all told this time: all standing in Mile End.

I didn't even know there was a Ward called "Spitalfields and
Banglatown" - I bet they didn't, either.

Still, they got bugger all votes last time, and I doubt they'll be
lucky this time, either.

 

I've never understood this concept.

I'm assuming that you're salaried of course.

 

Ebay is your friend:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-5-twin-and-...051342060QQcategoryZ57215QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

Hmm. Well my disposable income is obviously too low.

 

The only reason I DIY is that it's the only way of making sure the job
is done properly. A builder, even a very good one, is, like any
business, there to make as much money as possible whereas my primary aim
is to do as good a job on my house as possible.

I am a complete control freak though.

Oh and Part-P is being widely ignored by many, both professional and DIY
alike. See (many MBs of) uk.d-i-y passim on google groups.

 

I was going to say something like "Why would you do sub-standard work on
your own house?" but I know exactly what you mean. I am like that with
car and bike maintenance. Even though I'm happy to undertake any type of
work in my house (plumbing, electrics, gas, building...) as soon as I
take the same spanners and screwdrivers that I wield so confidently
inside the house, to within a yard of a car or bike I turn into a
complete mechanical retard.

There's no logic or sense to it and it's very annoying, but I've had to
reluctantly reach the conclusion that vehicle mechanics is one of those
things that either you're are good at or you're not. And I'm not.

 

I find car/bike DIY & household DIY have one very important thing in
common - they both become a lot more enjoyable & successful if you've
got the right tools. I don't mean the tools to do the job, I mean the
'special' tools to make the job faster/easier/louder.

For example a 12mm ring spanner will undo a 12mm nut, but a 12mm
ratchet ring spanner is so much more satisfying to use. Household DIY's
the same, just with different tools. A chisel will cutout a recess for
a door lock plate, but it's tedious & hard to get spot-on. A recess
cutter attachment for a power drill or a router otoh is a pleasure to
use & guarantees results.

I had to sort out a sticking external door at the weekend, so I
attacked the edge with sand paper. That was far too boring though, so I
went & bought an electric plane. A few seconds & lots of noise later I
had a perfectly flat & smooth shaved door, which now closes like a
charm. I'm now searching the house for other bits of wood that need
planing so I can use my new toy again...

--
Krusty.

http://www.muddystuff.co.uk
http://www.muddystuff.us
Off-road classifieds

'02 MV Senna '03 Tiger (FOYRNB) '96 Tiger '79 Fantic 250

 

clue: kerching dum der der dum . . .

 

well, you come across as someone with very little life outside of
work, so I'm not surprised you don't get it.

yes.

 

absolutely. That and the fact I detest doing DIY.

 

I don't see that as a problem. The only reason they've brought in this
type of legislation is because of the "I can do that" bodgers fucking
things up and then selling on the property so some poor fool picks up
the pieces later on.

 

I know I'm good at my job so people pay me a reasonable wage to it. I
also know that a professional in most trades will be better than me in
their particular field so I pay them a reasonable amount to do the
work for me. That's how life is.

I don't have a problem with anyone doing electrical work in their own
homes as long as they get it inspected by a competent person. Not many
home sparklers are what I'd call competent.

Btw, I'm not an electrician before any of the unknowing ask.

 

Probably a 4 year apprenticeship with day release at the local tech
included.

 

Ouch.

 

Hah. Some of the worst wiring I've come across has been done by
so-called professionals. The whole Part P thing is nothing but a
disingenous con-job wrought by the NICEIC by unloading a bundle of FUD
on the general public through the offices of Prescott.


--
Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a
I demand nothing of you except that you amuse me.

Folding@Home Team UKRM
http://vspx27.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=47957

 

A professional in any given trade will only be "better" than you if
you're not prepared to put the hours in (a)learing the current
regulations and best practices that cover a given job and (b)learning
the skills necessary to perform the job safely and competently. If
you're not prepared to do either of the above then it's true that you
have no business screwing around with what you don't understand. For
anyone prepared to put the hours in, then the chances are they will cut
fewer corners and carry out the work to a higher standard than any
professional. I have much anecdotal, and some verifiable factual,
evidence to back this up.

This has been done to death a zillion times over on uk.d-i.y. Suffice it
to say that I think you are completely wrong and this is borne out by
*all* of the relevant published statistics that I'm aware of. If you
care to read the uk.d-i-y archives on google (searching for "part P"
would be a good start point if you haven't already done this) and think
you have anything new or relevant to add, then I'm all ears.

 

I'm off to get a job as an electrician. Obviously no training needed,
all you need do is subscribe to uk.diy.

 

seriously, do you do anything that isn't

work
riding shite old BMWs to work
fixing shite old BMWs to ride to work on
thinking about work

?

 

IIRC he has a family down there? in which case the answer would be
"quite a lot, like it or not"