What is it with me and drains?

Had to go to the bungalow the other day...there is a problem with mould in the corner of one of the rooms. Sigh.

I know I sorted out all problems UNDER the floor in there, joists replaced and things put in place to stop damage in the future so I thought it was all good.

Looks like there is a problem with the drains outside as the bricks ...

I am thinking about having a glass room added to the house.
I've gathered some quotations, which include a couple from big name conservatory companies. The quotes, in my humble and uninformed opinion are way over the top.
It makes me wonder how much the sales guys take for commission? 20%? 35%? 50%? Does anybody know?
I have one quote that gives the price as 62,000, and then in the next line, says, 25,000 discount, ...

The shinbone is a device for finding furniture in a dark room. ::b ::b

Every time I drive past a petrol station just now, I seem to automatically look at those electronic price boards they have and think, 'How much will it have gone up today?'.

It's getting to the stage that it seems to be more expensive every day, or is that just Grumpy Auld Bugger syndrome biting a bit harder than normal I wonder? :scratch:

I don't generally shop at plumbase as they are too expensive if you walk in off the street but recently I have tried them a couple of times. The local plumbase used to be WPS plumbing, but when it was taken over the prices increased dramatically so I stopped shopping there.

Last week I was doing a bit of plumbing that is not your normal run of the mill job and so I required a ...

Well it's that time of year again when the van insurance is due. I have just had a renewal through from my current insurer who want £957.13

The van is a Mercedes Vito 109cdi, 5 seater.
Miles travelled each year <5000 and value of van probably £4000 or less, although the insurers really should not ask you this as they only pay out what they think your vehicle is worth should they have to.
About ...

I have 2 pair of glasses one in the van and one in the house cant find either this morning ::b ::b

People have mixed feelings about buying online as they often believe it harms local shops. I normally do a mixture of both but to be honest I am more inclined to use the internet for several reasons.

Today I wanted some tanking slurry, so I telephoned a local company in the next town to check suitability. They assured me that it was suitable and so I said I'd be there in the next couple of ...

I have to give him credit,he asks drivers to keep there tanks topped up in the event the tankers drivers do go on strike,this in turn sparks a panic buy some garages reporting sales up 300% in the last 2 days,garages increase the fuel price from 137 to 143.9 would anyone care to calculate how much our beloved pm has swelled his coffers with this brief statement

Can't get to sleep as this is driving me mad - I'm so angry I could scream!!

Found myself a nice bargain of a phone, so I thought I'd upgrade and get rid of my old Samsung Galaxy S.

I'm not a massive fan of eBay, so decided to use one of the tech trade-in sites, for recycling mobile phones and the like.

Got a valuation I was happy with and decided to go with ...