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Oh Farah

I'm having a picnic Ham roll & crisps Will meet the new neighbour at 6 pm

I'm facing backwards as I travel on the train The girl in front of me has said "like" about 20 times in the last few minutes, whilst on the phone And "obviously"

Vaseline was originally known as Rod Wax That's a fact ( does this count as UIN? I wonder)

You've been reading too much Cormac Mc Carthy

I turn down endless wood from tree surgeons. And I know very few that log their wood. It needs to season for a couple of years and that requires storage, which isn't cheap There are very specific cord wood dealers & its solid in bulk by the cu3, these people aren't tree surgeons, they're usually farmer/landowners The costs for a log merchant is in buying seasoned cord wood ready to process. Even then, they're very very fussy about what goes through their machinery Essentially wood that's turned to logs is plantation & coppice crop, contact cut by the acre every summer . I saw 22 acres cut in one go last year. The wood collected by local tree surgeons is gennerally chipped on-site, this then goes to the biomass generator near Croydon, which in turn powers the street lights Tree surgeons might save some wood like Ash, in limited volume , but every thing else is virtually worthless in its raw state What you need is a small crew who'll do the job over a weekend Try putting a post on the local forums Though make sure they're PL insured * Woody

I thought it already attracted the "wrong type" It's a god awful place anyway

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > bit pitchfork for me to be honest you all 'enjoy' In any other case I'd agree But if UDT's previous character is anything to go by, then I expect to see a "Ha, so I've got to you this much that you've started a threads out me. It shows your weakness, you've lost" type response from the indomitable UDT See it as a compliment in his case

Huguenot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What happened? Has he disappeared? No, I doubt he has He's probably turning his forcefield- deflection-shield to 11 as we speak *does Trekkie hand sign*

* doffs hat to carter * It's hard not to admire our athletes. However, I feel we should merge our two brands somehow. GB & UK into one press/crowd friendly tag "Go B-GUK go"

I miss the fly I'm tired

Log on the EDF

There's a big fox out there apparently Farrow & Ball are to launch a new colour: Anticipation I cant wait !

Pendleton got a nudge on the u bend Poorgirl, she nearly skidded on there

My coffee tin has a wind up musical lid, complete with a merry go round print on it And I've just eaten cereal out of a mug

El Pibe Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > white was a stipulation of the planning somewhat > bizzarely, but pvc was acceptable thank god. Now there's a whole other sub thread UPVC: Mahogany or Oak effect finish ? *looks for the UPVC tree in woodland*

Postman Pot

We're fitting more hand painted classic cabinet kitchens ( as described ) than ever. In fact it's all we fit . During a downturn taste becomes more conservative. My theory is that should the owner want to cash thier asset, then it's this type of product that is a safe bet. guess what colour is the most popular Grey, Grey & more Grey. The only true neutral, what does that say about the state of things? The whole fashion thing usually comes with (dare i say) " newer money" aspirational customers. And most of our work isn't in areas like ED ( 2 in the last few years) Hampstead, Chelsea, Maida Vale & Mayfair still and always will rock this classic look.

Tell me Fazer, based on your info shown at the foot of this post (see below); do you mean chip or particle boards? I've been working in and around this business for 25 years plus (though I don't sell kitchens). You've got your facts the wrong way round. It's the hand finished "in frame" hand painted kitchens that stand the test of time. They refresh very well every few years. Whereas the lay on door type suffer fatigue, to the point of collapse sooner. Generally manufactured in Germany / Italy and supplied with factory finished doors. The metal engineered runners have massively improved over the years, though quality varies across the price ranges. Soft close has been grabbed by the industry, specially the lesser quality manufactures as it gives a cheap carcass more life due to to less damaging shock waves ( due to slamming ) transmited through a carcass. It's a cheap solution and gets around the problem of cheap structural materials. Though eventually the poor build quality gives up the ghost. The ultimate product uses structural laminate board ( essentially a marine ply, not a chip/particle board) carcasses either melamine or wood faced, routed and broad screw fixed. Solid dovetail hardwood drawer boxes set on 40kg + rated Blum or similar manufacturer runners. The carcass then gets faced with a Tulip wood in-frame cabinet type door. These doors are hung on brass cabinet butt hindges. Each cabinet is built as a piece of individual piece of furniture, they sit to the floor and not up on plastic feet. Each cabinet is supplied 25 mm over size to allow to it to be scribed to fit. Once fitted the cabinets are hand finished with an oil based eggshell paint ( though its primed and first coated in the factory prior to delivery ) This is what last, it is expensive to make and time consuming to fit/finish. However, not everyone can afford this level of quality. Worktops, like stone and Iroko last well too. If you're savy, you get what you pay for. Just depends if you really know what you are looking at, or what to ask for. *Woody Fazer wrote: At the end of the day it's the finish which counts and anyone who knows about kitchens knows even the best are made with a form of compressed timber which will not move over time. The surface finish is what's important and the work surfaces and draw systems soft close etc etc .. If its hand made and hand painted its probably got a shorter lifespan than the factory finished product. But will cost a lot more small bone comes to mind expensive crap.

Captain Pigwash & Master Bites

He's probably sober now Mic Mac So he's not so full-o-nuts re the whole GB thang Thankfully *Woody

Emotion or what! Jeeze You'd have to have a heart of stone not to shed a tear at that Yeahhhhhhsssssssss!

You Porker KK I had long hair and a tan You looked like an uncooked frozen pastie Your Mum must have knobled the judge I'm still bitter about it And to top it all, I fell off of the bunk & ended up with a blackeye *Woody

They also give you the oldest items on the shelves Did you reuse the used wipe Maybe?

Jamie Sliver