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While rolling a roll up with the other.
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Goes without saying!
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More opening a packet if memory serves correct...
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First things first. act nonchalant .
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Never been to Hereford then ?
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Some still do.
Had (supposedly) a couple check out of one of our holiday cottages yesterday and was rather dreading what I might find.
When they arrived it was a lady and her 15 year old daughter who was having a birthday - could they please use the BBQ - yes but it's been put away for the winter . . . wife got it out for them . . I was doing accounts in my next door office and heard odd noises. To my horror found woman about to light the BBQ under the wooden porch and was liberally dowsing it with lighting fluid. OK got it shifted to a safer place and left them to it but was it ok if a couple of relatives called in to say hello . . of course we said yes. She lights up and we have 8 foot flames shooting up
She didn't need fluid anyway as we'd given her the self lighting charcoal !
People start arriving and party still going when I go to bed at 11:30 hoping they don't burn the place down. Of course numerous supernumeraries stay over but by the 10 am leaving time they are gone - but what am I going to find . . .
Firstly can't get in - sofa blocking front door - how the heck did they get out? Forcing my way in I find a large puddle of water on the floor (flower vase still on table but empty) and the (broken) toilet seat lying in two bits on the floor. Remains of broken wine glass and bits everywhere.
My job's the toilet seat as cleaners can do the rest ! It's all there EXCEPT one of the hinge pins - no where to be seen. Just a bit of 6 mm x 40 mm stainless bar - do I have any - NO! OK I find a 10 mm A4 bolt and turn it down to 6 mm and we can re-assemble the bog seat.
Now I find those three prong toilet seat nuts very difficult to grip to tighten properly so a bit back I 3D printed a gizmo that gives me better grip - can I find it - hooray yes (why was it in my desk drawer ??) - bog seat refitted and I left the cleaner muttering about uncivilized people who shouldn't be allow air to breath
When they arrived it was a lady and her 15 year old daughter who was having a birthday - could they please use the BBQ - yes but it's been put away for the winter . . . wife got it out for them . . I was doing accounts in my next door office and heard odd noises. To my horror found woman about to light the BBQ under the wooden porch and was liberally dowsing it with lighting fluid. OK got it shifted to a safer place and left them to it but was it ok if a couple of relatives called in to say hello . . of course we said yes. She lights up and we have 8 foot flames shooting up
She didn't need fluid anyway as we'd given her the self lighting charcoal !People start arriving and party still going when I go to bed at 11:30 hoping they don't burn the place down. Of course numerous supernumeraries stay over but by the 10 am leaving time they are gone - but what am I going to find . . .
Firstly can't get in - sofa blocking front door - how the heck did they get out? Forcing my way in I find a large puddle of water on the floor (flower vase still on table but empty) and the (broken) toilet seat lying in two bits on the floor. Remains of broken wine glass and bits everywhere.
My job's the toilet seat as cleaners can do the rest ! It's all there EXCEPT one of the hinge pins - no where to be seen. Just a bit of 6 mm x 40 mm stainless bar - do I have any - NO! OK I find a 10 mm A4 bolt and turn it down to 6 mm and we can re-assemble the bog seat.
Now I find those three prong toilet seat nuts very difficult to grip to tighten properly so a bit back I 3D printed a gizmo that gives me better grip - can I find it - hooray yes (why was it in my desk drawer ??) - bog seat refitted and I left the cleaner muttering about uncivilized people who shouldn't be allow air to breath
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Sounds like a nightmare mateHad (supposedly) a couple check out of one of our holiday cottages yesterday and was rather dreading what I might find.
When they arrived it was a lady and her 15 year old daughter who was having a birthday - could they please use the BBQ - yes but it's been put away for the winter . . . wife got it out for them . . I was doing accounts in my next door office and heard odd noises. To my horror found woman about to light the BBQ under the wooden porch and was liberally dowsing it with lighting fluid. OK got it shifted to a safer place and left them to it but was it ok if a couple of relatives called in to say hello . . of course we said yes. She lights up and we have 8 foot flames shooting up
People start arriving and party still going when I go to bed at 11:30 hoping they don't burn the place down. Of course numerous supernumeraries stay over but by the 10 am leaving time they are gone - but what am I going to find . . .
Firstly can't get in - sofa blocking front door - how the heck did they get out? Forcing my way in I find a large puddle of water on the floor (flower vase still on table but empty) and the (broken) toilet seat lying in two bits on the floor. Remains of broken wine glass and bits everywhere.
My job's the toilet seat as cleaners can do the rest ! It's all there EXCEPT one of the hinge pins - no where to be seen. Just a bit of 6 mm x 40 mm stainless bar - do I have any - NO! OK I find a 10 mm A4 bolt and turn it down to 6 mm and we can re-assemble the bog seat.
Now I find those three prong toilet seat nuts very difficult to grip to tighten properly so a bit back I 3D printed a gizmo that gives me better grip - can I find it - hooray yes (why was it in my desk drawer ??) - bog seat refitted and I left the cleaner muttering about uncivilized people who shouldn't be allow air to breath
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Had (supposedly) a couple check out of one of our holiday cottages yesterday and was rather dreading what I might find.
When they arrived it was a lady and her 15 year old daughter who was having a birthday - could they please use the BBQ - yes but it's been put away for the winter . . . wife got it out for them . . I was doing accounts in my next door office and heard odd noises. To my horror found woman about to light the BBQ under the wooden porch and was liberally dowsing it with lighting fluid. OK got it shifted to a safer place and left them to it but was it ok if a couple of relatives called in to say hello . . of course we said yes. She lights up and we have 8 foot flames shooting up
People start arriving and party still going when I go to bed at 11:30 hoping they don't burn the place down. Of course numerous supernumeraries stay over but by the 10 am leaving time they are gone - but what am I going to find . . .
Firstly can't get in - sofa blocking front door - how the heck did they get out? Forcing my way in I find a large puddle of water on the floor (flower vase still on table but empty) and the (broken) toilet seat lying in two bits on the floor. Remains of broken wine glass and bits everywhere.
My job's the toilet seat as cleaners can do the rest ! It's all there EXCEPT one of the hinge pins - no where to be seen. Just a bit of 6 mm x 40 mm stainless bar - do I have any - NO! OK I find a 10 mm A4 bolt and turn it down to 6 mm and we can re-assemble the bog seat.
Now I find those three prong toilet seat nuts very difficult to grip to tighten properly so a bit back I 3D printed a gizmo that gives me better grip - can I find it - hooray yes (why was it in my desk drawer ??) - bog seat refitted and I left the cleaner muttering about uncivilized people who shouldn't be allow air to breath
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Do you have something in place to charge them for any damage?
It's in the hands of a booking agency so no real control from our end.
Theoretically we could go back through the agency that took the booking - broken wine glass - we'd not have charged even if they'd told us. Broken toilet seat - my labour only - well a 10 mm A4 bolt I suppose, but again not worth the hassle.
Now had I not spotted her lighting up under the porch and she'd set fire to the place it would have been a multi tens of thousands of repairs and a claim for lost income but would she have had any money - probably not - address is a tower block in not the best bit of Waltham Cross.
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How many people did they have turn up. I would of told them to **** off if it was any more than 3.
Yes it was more then three - but it's water under the bridge and frankly life is too short to lose sleep over !
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Nightmare tenants, had a couple in our gîte.
Meanwhile, lovely woman who is half of a couple building an eco place across the road.. No power today in the place they are living in town, while they build by us.
Said, if no improvement, I could look at it. BTW, it has been biblical raining for a few days here. lakes in fields, water falls across roads and, realy gets my goat, leaks in my workshop roof!
Anyway, I went over in the PM and found the 30ma trip for the board would not stay set, despite all the fuses being out. After looking all over, found another wire connected to the +e out of the trip, but leading off without a fuse. Disconnected that and it all worked. Hubby coming back from working on a project by Paris in a day or so, so he can find out where the wire goes.
She, and elderly father very pleased... as no heat in house.
Meanwhile, lovely woman who is half of a couple building an eco place across the road.. No power today in the place they are living in town, while they build by us.
Said, if no improvement, I could look at it. BTW, it has been biblical raining for a few days here. lakes in fields, water falls across roads and, realy gets my goat, leaks in my workshop roof!
Anyway, I went over in the PM and found the 30ma trip for the board would not stay set, despite all the fuses being out. After looking all over, found another wire connected to the +e out of the trip, but leading off without a fuse. Disconnected that and it all worked. Hubby coming back from working on a project by Paris in a day or so, so he can find out where the wire goes.
She, and elderly father very pleased... as no heat in house.
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Was their surname Simpson?
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Last few days the main oven was playing up.
Food was being cooked, but un evenly. A few checks and it was proven the LHS element was not working fully. Its internal resistance was a not more than the rest, so not heating.
Parts ordered from a local shop.
No images of the fixing, but a nice easy fix.
Food was being cooked, but un evenly. A few checks and it was proven the LHS element was not working fully. Its internal resistance was a not more than the rest, so not heating.
Parts ordered from a local shop.
No images of the fixing, but a nice easy fix.
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Old faithful, my parts washer stopped working.
Contentunity showed the pump was dead.
The old pump, you can see the built up crud.
I begged a favor from a hire place. This old, but good unit was mine for £5. It was from their scrap bin.
3 fixings and a few connections we were back up and working.
