Adam4868
Guru
Have another glass and relax some more ? Sounds good to me.
What TV are you watching?
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lane
Veteran
Yes I was looking forward to "Don't Forget The Driver" Toby Jones is usually excellent. He is co writer for this series as well. Setting the scene in the first episode but lots going on and looking forward to the rest.
swee'pea99
Legendary Member
Just caught this on iplayer after reading comments here, and based on my admiration for Toby Jones and - what an absolute gem. Pitch perfect. I've heard grumblings elsewhere from people expecting a comedy. Well, it's not a comedy. It has its funny moments, as does life, but it's not a comedy, it's life. Can't remember ever seeing ordinary, regular, everyday lives rendered more truly or movingly.
I'll be interested to see how the series pans out, and whether I'm still as OTT by the end, but as an episode one I thought it was stunning. There was one scene, around the 10.00-10.22 mark, that is just perfect. And there for no better reason. Chapeaux, Toby.
Lullabelle
Banana
- Location
- Midlands UK
Every day for 20 + years?
Lullabelle
Banana
- Location
- Midlands UK
Just watched Grand Designs the street, oh dear 
All respect to anyone taking on a self build, getting exactly what you want but to be honest I really could not do it.
All respect to anyone taking on a self build, getting exactly what you want but to be honest I really could not do it.
Salar
A fish out of water
- Location
- Gorllewin Cymru
Just watched Grand Designs the street, oh dear
I watched it too and last weeks episode.
What gets me is how they flout building regs and structural design.
Open sided staircases with no handrails, beams on poor bearings, no respect for H & S etc etc. I could go on.
There's been lots of examples on Grand Designs over the years.
Where's the local authority Building Inspector?
Lullabelle
Banana
- Location
- Midlands UK
I do worry about open sided staircases and also what look to be slippery stairs, non look safe. There must be someone over seeing what they are doing I assume.
I understand why people want to self-build and have exactly what they want but it is just a house, is it really worth the stress and debt?
Salar
A fish out of water
- Location
- Gorllewin Cymru
They seem to get away with it.
London seems to be the worst area for flouting the rules from what I've seen on Grand Designs, probably not enough Building Control staff.
There should be inspectors signing off the work, but there is nothing stopping people from removing the handrails once the property has been signed off.
(I do structural design work and have worked on a few "Grand Designs", " footballers houses" types of properties but I wouldn't self build!! Just not worth the hassle these days )
London seems to be the worst area for flouting the rules from what I've seen on Grand Designs, probably not enough Building Control staff.
There should be inspectors signing off the work, but there is nothing stopping people from removing the handrails once the property has been signed off.
(I do structural design work and have worked on a few "Grand Designs", " footballers houses" types of properties but I wouldn't self build!! Just not worth the hassle these days )
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Lullabelle
Banana
- Location
- Midlands UK
I did feel sorry for the guy whose partner left him, but if they were having problems them why did they decide to self build?
Cletus Van Damme
Previously known as Cheesney Hawks
- Location
- Out in the sticks...
Love, Death & Robots on Netflix, produced by David Fincher. Short animations
series. Really good to be honest, some more than others....
series. Really good to be honest, some more than others....
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
We binge watched the whole lot in one hit and it was terrific.
Taking a sad situation and turning it something full of genuine and insightful humour was a masterclass from RG.
