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Good point DR I forgot that - essential to start in the middle and tile to the left and right! When I was young and foolish (as opposed to old and foolish as I am now) I started a bathroom from one wall going right to left, looked terrible and had to start again. "Offer up", as I believe the pros say, your tiles in advance and get it so you will have equal sized cut tiles at each end (if you're really lucky they'll fit exactly without the need for cutting but this happens about one time in twenty!).

jacks09 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks all, > > The wall has been painted - do i need to reseal > it? > > I am tiling between a countertop and the bottom of > the cupboards - would you suggest starting at the > top or bottom? Definitely the bottom! Unless the tiles have a support underneath they'll slide down before the adhesive's dried. As DR says, check very carefully that your countertop is absolutely level - a digital spirit level (?20-30) is a good investment - if it's even a tiny bit out, don't use it as a base, nail a level batten to the wall, tile from that and backfill the space underneath afterwards. A tiny slope at the bottom can become startlingly magnified after just a few runs.

> Oh Gawd...spelling it out...WHEN there are 3 flats > in 1 house then the pressure has to be INCREASED > to supply mains to every flat.....when we had the > bad leak about 10 years ago and there were bowsers > on every corner for over a week just after the > schools went back in September the TW operative > was measuring the height of the water as it came > out of the main...he said they could not let it > through until it was a particular height. AND > since we are in a hilly area-the water has to be > pumped at particularly high pressure....pipes > burst Oh I see, so you believe that Thames Water deliberately allow pressures in their pipes beyond their tolerances which cause them to burst? I've often wondered what subject you teach/taught, and hope and pray you don't any more - I do hope it wasn't physics.

As long as the plaster is smooth and sealed (you can seal yourself with a PVA/water mixture if not) it's dead easy really, just make sure you've got a good spirit level and tile cutter. Don't tile from floor/countertop upwards, it won't be even, start from a batten nailed to the wall (that's why you need a good spirit level) and fill the gap below afterwards. Check carefully as you go and use proper spacers (the traditional matchsticks aren't reliable). If you're not overconfident an offset pattern is easier to get looking really neat. Make sure you rake the tile adhesive (lots of tubs have rakes attached) to get the tile properly seated. Go for it! Lots of videos on YouTube etc - I'm only a moderate DIYer but I've done quite a few bathrooms and kitchens and they've always come out fine.

intexasatthe moment Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > How do we know that an increase in demand for > water rather than an ageing and failing pipe > network is causing leaks /bursts ? We don't, but if a meteor crashed into earth uncleglen would say it was LABOUR Southwark Council's fault.

uncleglen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It is WELL within the councillors' POWER to do > something- after all every house that is turned > into flats, every spare inch of ground that is now > sporting a block of rabbit hutch dwellings ALL > have to have planning permission from -yes-you've > guessed it- a council employee. So it would follow > that the Councillors would be able to STOP the > ridiculous planning applications being 'waved' > through...until the INFRASTRUCTURE is up to > it...next it will be the houses around ED station > when they supply the flats there- then it will be > the area around Sylvester road after the post > office development.....still Southwark council do > not give a fig because TW is privatised and they > will happily denigrate a private enterprise Extra demand lowers water pressure, genius, how does lower water pressure lead to burst pipes? Hope everyone affected gets their supply back asap.

JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What about that tackle by Wilkinson > > Legal or not so legal. You mean Farrell I assume - shocker, no attempt to wrap and too high (although to be fair Esterhuizen was going down at the time of the hit). Very lucky to get away with it. Farrell's tackle technique has always been suspect, it's shoulder first and wrap after impact - in the current climate he's going to get a wallet-full of yellows if he doesn't change.

Alan Medic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lovely try by Larmour > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovysBJzNFjI Cracker - woeful defence though!

chrisbeach Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I?m rarely inclined to respond to anonymous trolls > who misrepresent my opinions, but for you I?ll > make a special exception. > > a) you?re wrong about me > b) when someone?s politics differ from yours it > does not give you license to disrespect them as an > individual > c) your malign posts are hurting this forum > > It?s not fair on admin or the community for you to > indulge your personal grievances here, whoever you > are, and however important you think your opinions > are. > > Thank you very much to those who have kindly > defended me. I'm not anonymous, this is my real name. I have no personal grievance against you. However I have read your opinions on this forum and on others and find you a despicable human being. Is that OK?

DovertheRoad Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > A 50% top rate for over ?125k though? Feck that. > I'm all up for paying my fair share but if you > penalise job creators who - in a tech enabled > world - dont need to live here they really will > leave. Is everyone earning over ?125k a job creator? Do their wages come from the magic money tree or would they perchance be paid from profits made through the work of those lower down the pay scale?

Yes, I see your point - what you mean is that that level of income doesn't put you amongst "the wealthiest" even if you are in the "highest earners." Anything approaching that would do me very nicely mind.

Mick Mac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lebanums Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Bit overpriced for what it is, no bull burger > ?2 > > for 2 in Iceland + Sainsubrys bun do the math > > > Are you suggesting they get their burgers from > Iceland? They are surprisingly similar...in fact I'd say just about indistinguishable (and very nice).

robbin Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Muppets. As if earning 80k or even 125k in London > would make someone one of the 'highest earners' in > the country. Eh? Not taking the piss robbin, how does being in the top 3% pay bracket not make one of the "highest earners" in the country? Confused.

uncleglen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > JoeLeg Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > uncleglen Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > JohnL Wrote: > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > ----- > > > > Oh no - just checked out his twitter and he > > he > > > > just retweeted Julia Hartley-Brewer, Jacob > > > > Rees-Mogg and Darren Crimes. > > > > > > > > That says it all for me. > > > > > > It would.... > > > > > > Cheer up snowflake! Go hang out with Mr Beach, > he > > doesn?t like immigrants either. > > I think you need to look up 'snowflake' > ....(typical snowflake getting everything > a*se-upwards!) Ah, I see we can add zero sense of irony or humour to the antisemitism, islamaphobia and hatred of immigrants.

Yep Southwark'll take it for you, it'll cost you ?16 though: https://www.southwark.gov.uk/bins-and-recycling/large-item-collections

I missed it, but Andrew Sparrow in The Guardian (who never, ever misses an opportunity to bash Corbyn, and usually rates PMQs a win for May even if it's rated a win for Corbyn elsewhere) said: That sounded like a high-score draw; May and Corbyn were both on form, and they will probably both head off for lunch chalking that up as a success. May?s line taunting Corbyn for saying in the past that the extra money for the NHS would require tax increases when it didn?t in this budget (but only because the OBR?s better-than-expected forecasts magicked up some extra money ? which may well disappear as forecasts get revised in the years ahead) was effective, and she milked Labour?s confusion about whether or not it backs tax cuts for higher-rate payers for all it was worth. Tory MPs liked her performance, and their cheers at the end were the loudest May has heard for some time. But if May was hoping to properly up-end Corbyn over the tax issue, she failed. He brushed aside her attack relatively easily (largely by ignoring it), and his own questions were pertinent and powerful. May did not even try to answer his question about welfare cuts, and his point about community policing was particularly effective. It is a sign of how much Corbyn has evolved as a leader that he can now stand at the dispatch box championing more spending for the police, and no one thinks he sounds inauthentic (because he doesn?t). Today he never quite managed to deliver a knockout blow, but the very fact that he held May to a draw only two days after the government unveiled the highest-spending budget for a decade or more probably counts as a win of sorts.

Applespider Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I still don?t see the relevance to ED general > issues other than stirring things elsewhere. There is no relevance - which is why this thread is in the Lounge, "The place to relax (!) and chat about anything."

Miacis Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Guy's is now main cancer treatment centre for SE > London. Recently diagnosed, I know that I will > need to use 40 rather than train to get to > outpatients for chemo. Shorter walk to bus stop, > no need to change and pretty much guaranteed a > seat make it the only realistic alternative to a > cab. > > If you're fit and well the train to lb is faster > if more expensive. It's a completely different > prospect if you're unwell or just slow on your > pins Sorry to hear of your diagnosis - would the 42 be any help to you? Get on at Sainsbury's, ED station or outside ED hospital, if you get off at Druid Street you're less than half a mile from Guy's cancer centre (which I know can seem a marathon in the midst of chemo). Wishing you a swift and full recovery.

robbin Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > a 5 year old Di2? I had you down as a > traditionalist Rendel! > > Turns out you are an early adopter. > > I bet you have discs as well? Not five years owned by me - I am a bit of a traditionalist but once you've tried electric...have discs on the MTB, I've yet to really see the need for them on a road bike if like me you almost never take the road bike out in the rain - rain is for MTBs or the turbo.

DuncanW Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > @Peckhamryu - I thought it was mandatory that > bicycles were sold with bells now? It is, but there's nothing to stop one removing it at once, it's not a legal requirement for riding. Personally I think that in traffic-heavy environments the voice is more effective, it's actually possible to shout politely if you try!

FJDGoose Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Don't know much really - quite fond of Beethoven's > 7th ... a few other bits and pieces - Gavin Briars > "Jesus blood never failed me yet" ... Philip > Glass. I'd love to find out more but I don't > really know where to start. J.S.Bach - he really laid the foundation for all that came after him. I came to him late after being brought up on Beethoven and Mozart, I felt I understood their genius better once I'd found the source, as it were (sorry for sounding a bit precious). The cello suites (the Yo Yo Ma recordings are excellent) and the Goldberg Variations (I like Murray Perahia in those) are a great introduction. If you like Jesus' Blood have you heard the Tom Waits augmented version? Superb.

I went for black and slap a fluorescent Sam Browne over it if out at night. You're right, yellow filthies up very quickly in winter. I rather like Decathlon for its weirdness - full-sized models of horses, tanks of water in which one can try out snorkels, what's not to like? Not too keen on the security though, had a bit of a turnup a few months ago with the doorman who wanted me to prove that my five-year-old Ultegra Di2 road bike, which they haven't sold for four years, hadn't been lifted off the rack (it was, as usual, filthy). Manager was very apologetic though.

I'm very happy with my current budget Btwin 100 from Decathlon - light, warm, snug fitting enough to look almost like a racing jersey when on a serious road ride but also looks like a fairly normal jacket if just riding to the pub. The text on the website sells it a bit short; it says "water repellent", I've ridden with it for hours in the rain without any getting through, and "good for cycling in cold weather on short rides", my longest ride wearing it last winter was 93 miles in temperatures varying between -2 and +2 and (with suitable base layers) I stayed warm and comfortable the whole way. https://www.decathlon.co.uk/100-warm-cycling-jacket-black-id_8343186.html

Please be warned that the OP is, firstly, not telling half of the story, and that, secondly, he appears to have very peculiar ideas of the legal process; I left a comment on his Twitter feed to the effect that aggressive behaviour towards single women in parks was not, perhaps, a good idea, he sent me a PM saying I would be prosecuted - when I replied somewhat robustly telling him to go right ahead he then sent me a PM saying I would be reported to the police. Neither of these threats have, of course, been carried out.

FJDGoose Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This concept of cyclists and pedestrians sharing a > space is a crazy idea in my opinion, half the time > it hasn't been properly thought through.There is > something similar at South Bermondsey station.Just > at a certain point where the footpath needs to be > at widest it is at its narrowest. I saw the > aftermath of a collision between a pedestrian and > a cyclist the other day.I don't know who was at > fault - maybe the cyclist was going so fast he > couldn't stop, maybe the pedestrian wasn't > expecting to there to be cyclists. Some cyclists do go too fast through that section, but 50% of people leaving the station have eyes glued to their 'phones and earphones in as they walk straight into a clearly marked shared path without checking...