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Would that be different from the number of attachments do you think Saffron ??

Yes ,I'm wondering about paranoia setting in - hoping someone here can advise before I'm off down the raoad....

I don't know if this makes sense but when I say I can't open them ,maybe that's not correct . They open ,but there's nothing there except a line saying virus free www.avast.com .

and is there any hope of opening them ? Received a number of attachments in an email .Can open the PDF ones ,not the ones ending htm . These are long long awaited and requested from a non UK solicitor and should contain important info which for a long time has been witheld .We think there is a time limit to the issue we are discussing and that the slcr is time wasting . So it's hard not to think that the files have been deliberately sent in an unreadable format .I'm clueless about such things and don't even know if that's possible . Any advice ??

What kit did you use Malumbu ? I'd be doing it by hand if that's relevant .

Norwood Roofing have just finished renovating our roof . Our house is quite deep and the roof has a lot going on with flat roofed areas ,hips and valleys . Chimneys and parapet bits have been rerendered ,all the ridges and hip bits sorted with new pointing and tatty old tape replaced with lovely lead flashing .My soffits have been repainted and my old guttering renewed . And probably lots more to the flat bit that I can't think of here . Dave kept me updated throughout with pictures and detailed spec of what was to be done . He obviously has a lot of experience and knows exactly what he's doing . Dave and Patrick were both brilliant ,a real pleasure to meet and considerate and helpful workers .They quoted quickly for the work ,always on time cleaned up after them . Their quote was very competitive and I was pleasantly surprised - I thought it would be more .

Thanks malumbu ,those reviews are helpful . Sue ,I guess it's a shade before old banger status ,though others may feel there are no shades there . I guess I don't want to make it look worse and want to try and ward of rust .

I'm curiously enthralled by this thread . You'll have to keep us updated Sue and inparticular let us know if you go for cardboard box mock up ,template or carpet approach .

I share your curiosity .I guess people are just nervous ? I went to a Leaseholders Roadshow when it was held locally https://www.theleaseholdroadshow.co.uk/ and asked about Right to Manage . They weren't very encouraging about going for right to manage and were pushing buying a share of the freehold .They were quick to point out that the Freeholder would have a share in the management company formed under right to manage .But that seems fair enough ,and they wouldn't have a controling vote . It would be interesting to know how you get on .

Thank you . It is an old banger ,just trying to prolong it's life . Stitch in time and all that .

No magical app I suppose where you can take a photo of the space and a photo of the object ...... There seems to be apps for everything else so who knows !

Inspired by Sue's request ,here's one of my own . I don't expect to achieve anything like a professional finish but just wondered if anyone had attempted dealing with this themselves using T cut or similar and had any advice ? It is of course silver metallic and I would say that some of the scratches are quite deep .

I'm interested in this as well. Anyone any experience ???

Thanks .

So ,reading this from the SLN "Meadow last week released a statement concerning the October 16 ruling, saying: ?Southwark Council?s successful application for security for costs means that on top of the ?150,000 DHFC is now being expected to pay it will also face an eventual legal bill of over ?450,000 if DHFC fights and loses the case at the trial in November.? do we understand that Meadow(in DHFC's name ) won't be appealing against Southwark's decision not to renew the lease ?

Glad the planning appeal has been withdrawn . Wasn't there also an appeal against Southwark not wanting to renew the lease for the Greendale site ? Or am I hopelessly confused ?

LynnB ,thank you for your post above . Interesting points in the leaflet . "It should only be a temporary closure. The damage caused by heavy goods vehicles led to the bridge being closed to motor traffic in October 2016 under a temporary Traffic Management Order (Section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984). This means Southwark Council has a legal duty to repair and reopen the bridge. Southwark Council estimates the cost of repairing the bridge to allow light traffic (i.e. cars) to be just ?17,000. Southwark Council has chosen to ignore the order to repair and reopen the bridge, instead opting for a public consultation on whether to reopen it at all. The same thing happened in 2007, and Southwark Council was obliged to fulfil its responsibilities and re-open the bridge."

I'm not sure why Camberwell Grove being called a main road ( by whom I don't know ,I've not scrutinised the thread to find out ) is of such concern to you James that you feel the need to point out that it has neither an A or B classification . As far as I can tell these classifications are very unhelpful when thinking about routes "B roads are numbered collector routes, which have lower traffic densities than the main trunk roads, or A roads. This classification has nothing to do with the width or quality of the physical road, and B roads can range from dual carriageways to single track roads with passing places." [en.wikipedia.org] I can only imagine that you are trying to downplay the physical characteristics of Camberwell Grove it's lack of bends and it's width . If the A and B classification has implications as far as funding maintenance perhaps you should explain .

Yeah ,leave Louisa in peace !

Lilolil so glad your son got his bike back .don't suppose he got his tools back as well ? Did Caesi01 track the bike down ?

"My sense is that while its jolly nice for the local residents, its a huge inconvenience and negatively impacting far more people than it positively impacts. I strongly support reopening the bridge as soon as possible." Well put .

James I'm not sure who you're correcting about Camberwell Grove being a main road but I'm not sure the introduction of road classifications is helpful here . A and B road classifications don't seem to help the layperson when thinking about the importance of a route .My reading is that the volume of traffic would determine a roads designation as a B road rather than it's width etc .So I guess at present Lyndhurst Grove might be considered to be more of a B road ( main road in your view ? ) than Camberwell Grove because it's currently carrying more traffic than the latter . "B roads are numbered collector routes, which have lower traffic densities than the main trunk roads, or A roads. This classification has nothing to do with the width or quality of the physical road, and B roads can range from dual carriageways to single track roads with passing places." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain_road_numbering_scheme

But Camberwell Grove is straight ,fairly wide , with property set well back from a road lined with mature trees . It is a direct North South route .To my mind it is more suitable route for traffic than narrower roads with their bends and junctions and houses set closer to the traffic .

But 2 or 3 miles over a 30mph limit will trigger points and a fine or speede awareness course .

"5mph above a 70mph limit on a motorway will not normally result in a prosecution for speeding, 5mph above a 30mph limit in a residential area could quite easily get you a ticket" You may not get a ticket or points but you may well get invited to choose between a fine +points and paying to go on a speed awareness course and no points when I went on a speed awareness course much effort was made to dispel the myth that if you're only driving a few miles over the limit that no action would result . we were all invited to share the speed we were quoted as doing when ticket ,one poor bloke had twice been ticket for doing 33mph in a 30mph zone ,in the same spot . so you may wish to