The Retirement Thread
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Well my Mr Fixit has found the problem. We had a strange but intermitent smell which seemed to come from the downstairs WC.......not a @dave r type smell
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The toilet and sink etc are built in. So he explored and found the installer had used a non-waterproof cement plus the wrong type of elbow. Water had stagnated and the smell was seeping through the cement collar.
So.......he has taken the bog out, broken the cement collar apart and is replacing them with correct items and cement with a waterproof agent. Hopefully that will do it.
.The toilet and sink etc are built in. So he explored and found the installer had used a non-waterproof cement plus the wrong type of elbow. Water had stagnated and the smell was seeping through the cement collar.
So.......he has taken the bog out, broken the cement collar apart and is replacing them with correct items and cement with a waterproof agent. Hopefully that will do it.
numbnuts
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
I've been chopping that was the high light of the day things can only get worse better......
IaninSheffield
Veteran
- Location
- Sheffield, UK
Brief, breezy ride this morning. Just whacked a butternut squash, onions and rosemary into the oven to roast ready for a pasta meal later. Unfortunately this means I daren't drop off for a nap until roasting is complete. If anyone smells burning, can they give me a nudge?
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Jeez! What the hell is all this crap about Harry and Meghan in the media?
Who gives a toss?
The various news agencies seem to think we do. Best not to watch or listen to the news for a day or two.Jeez! What the hell is all this crap about Harry and Meghan in the media?
Who gives a toss?
I'm wondering what other news they are trying to bury.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Oh you cynic! ......but probably true. Lol
Suppose it’s unnecessary, but I decided to treat myself to an updated Kindle. New Oasis coming this afternoon. My eyesight is getting a bit poor these days so it’s an inch bigger but also has the ability to make the lighting more warm to ease the eyestrain a bit.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
PaulSB
Legendary Member
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
53 miles, 2800 feet, average dropped to 13.9. Thanks Brendan, blew us all over the place.
One came on his ebike. First time I've seen him use it in to strong headwinds. WOW! His acceleration up to 15 as we left junctions left us all trailing and working very hard to catch up.
One came on his ebike. First time I've seen him use it in to strong headwinds. WOW! His acceleration up to 15 as we left junctions left us all trailing and working very hard to catch up.
rustybolts
pedalling tediously
- Location
- Ireland
eBike is kinda like going for a bike ride and kinda like using your bus pass . I will hold off till the old pins can't push up a hill but you can't help feeling a little envious of them . Very big money for a good r
oadbike version
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Weather is getting worse here now. Very windy and lots of rain
Yep....we have rain. It was forecast for 1300 and started at 1315 so not bad.
Very little wind yet though.
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PaulSB
Legendary Member
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
eBike is kinda like going for a bike ride and kinda like using your bus pass . I will hold off till the old pins can't push up a hill but you can't help feeling a little envious of them . Very big money for a good r
I'm not sure about the analogy. The guy who has this got it two years ago when returning to cycling after 18 months of heart issues. It certainly worked to get him back to the position he was in before the heart problems. Rarely brings it out these days but knowing the hills and the headwinds we'd be facing did so. No one cares and he waits at the top of the climbs instead of vice versa.
I'll get one when the need arises.
