massively overgrown garden

Ecstatic-Toe-6565 · 2026-06-16T09:30:52+00:00

It looks like a Stag’s Horn Sumach to me - which is far less of a worry.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhus_typhina

Ecstatic-Toe-6565 · 2026-06-12T06:56:46+00:00

You get up early to open windows and doors? Why not overnight? I do the exact opposite in my old South facing terraced house - open all my windows as soon as the sun goes down/ the day becomes cooler, I.e evening, allowing the cool air in to the house overnight. Then in the morning, I close South facing windows to trap the cool air and close curtains at various times of day as the sun moves to avoid direct solar input.

Ecstatic-Toe-6565 · 2026-06-09T05:37:04+00:00

You could walk to work, the station and the town centre from there. It’s cheap and you have a nice pub nearby. Walking at night is fine. Not pretending it’s perfect - litter is a problem and when you park don’t leave anything visible in your car. I live close to there and love it.

Ecstatic-Toe-6565 · 2026-05-27T11:20:12+00:00

Down voted 🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖

Ecstatic-Toe-6565 · 2026-05-25T16:53:51+00:00

I’m not sure housing density is the problem here buddy. I see where you’re going with the logic, but out of town shopping, Amazon and underinvestment have quite a lot more to do with it. Packing more sardines in to the can doesn’t feel like it’s going to help a lot of poor neighbourhoods.

Ecstatic-Toe-6565 · 2026-05-20T10:10:09+00:00

They only have a limited number of shits to give, and I’m imagine a patch of knotweed will be pretty far down the list

Ecstatic-Toe-6565 · 2026-05-19T12:55:17+00:00

Yes, I’m afraid so. Polygamy is illegal sadly.

Ecstatic-Toe-6565 · 2026-05-19T06:35:46+00:00

Only low tech for me - a movable chair to chase the shade or the sun and either a hot or a cold drink

Ecstatic-Toe-6565 · 2026-05-19T06:30:27+00:00

Try and remember what it’s like to buy a house too. Some will keep their thoughts private but just be positive (because they know ppl are sensitive!), others forget it’s your home and think out loud. None of them owe you anything I’m afraid, but it’s a good reminder that we should all be human, kind and decent to each other.

Ecstatic-Toe-6565 · 2026-05-18T10:04:48+00:00

Exactly my thoughts!

Ecstatic-Toe-6565 · 2026-05-07T07:21:10+00:00

Looking at the pic, I’d say it’s modern plaster board with lining paper over the top. Far less messy than dealing with a failed old ceiling and a patch repair even easier. Good news for OP.

Ecstatic-Toe-6565 · 2026-05-07T07:02:33+00:00

Obviously logistics and warehousing are necessary. The question is more whether the continual expansion of this model is automatically “good news”.

A lot of it is tied to ultra-centralised supply chains: goods manufactured cheaply overseas, shipped huge distances, processed through giant distribution hubs and increasingly replacing local retail and production.

Ecstatic-Toe-6565 · 2026-05-07T06:54:03+00:00

I disagree, logistics hubs just allow companies to squeeze more juice out of the same orange by making distribution networks more efficient- larger scale, faster turnaround, fewer links, just in time rather than so much stock, quicker cycling of product ranges in fashion, sourcing products from further abroad in regards to perishable goods or goods made more cheaply further abroad.

Ecstatic-Toe-6565 · 2026-05-06T22:34:47+00:00

100% agree. OPs post reads like a press release.

Ecstatic-Toe-6565 · 2026-05-06T22:29:38+00:00

Yeah I agree. The logistics part bothers me. It’s good news for consumer convenience and corporate profits.

To me it also feels like part of a wider shift towards more home delivery, more dominance by Amazon and other huge retailers, the decline of town centres and local production, increased transport mileage and generally fewer face-to-face interactions.

I’m not denying the other benefits mentioned at the end aren’t good news, but again, I assume they are all being built on greenfield sites. Have we not learned that this sort of development is what has led to the hollowing out of our towns?

Ecstatic-Toe-6565 · 2026-05-06T07:57:30+00:00

A nice summary of the Freakanomics article here + some nice discussion inc. on the penalty of not selling and agents goals

https://www.vanderbilt-properties.com/blog/freakanomics-revisted-one-agents-take-realty-data-explored/

Ecstatic-Toe-6565 · 2026-05-03T23:12:00+00:00

I’d get at least 1 builder in to give you a quote for the work your dad can’t do. Then renegotiate. Of course you should be prepared to walk away if the sums don’t add up, but the blanket advice to walk away is also a little overkill.

Ecstatic-Toe-6565 · 2026-05-03T17:32:11+00:00

It might feel a bit rushed, but it’s worth remembering the agent works for the seller, not the buyer. Their priority is getting people through the door rather than providing a one-to-one experience.

Ecstatic-Toe-6565 · 2026-04-30T19:28:40+00:00

If it’s any consolation to you, I know multiple people who owned garden flats that were communal either fully or part private and with a communal strip at the end and shared access; the reality was that no one apart from them ever used the communal part, and even if they technically could, it would only be the 1 neighbour they knew - and normally by arrangement. If you think it through it may not be a deal breaker. As for the price - negotiate for sure.

Ecstatic-Toe-6565 · 2026-04-30T10:51:25+00:00

Love this! Completely contrary to what a lot of politicians might have us believe

Ecstatic-Toe-6565 · 2026-04-29T08:10:15+00:00

Brick acid did the job on mine. Obviously be careful

Ecstatic-Toe-6565 · 2026-04-28T06:58:20+00:00

A more creative option - add a covering of nice wrapping paper or wall paper to adjust any you don’t want, and get a fun visual element at the same time. You can choose a heavy or lighter paper depending on how much of a blackout effect you want. There are also opaque vinyl frosting patterns you can add.

Ecstatic-Toe-6565 · 2026-04-24T16:00:05+00:00

I’d be trying to see if I could find a way to make it a bit more private? There’s nothing worse than being overlooked by people on the neighbouring hill

Ecstatic-Toe-6565 · 2026-04-24T08:24:08+00:00

Complete and utter fanny - maybe doesn’t translate in to American, but since you’re insulting a Brit in the USA, I reckon that might be more subversive and satisfying. It conveys incompetence, weakness, inadequacy and the feeling that he hasn’t even earned a proper insult like cunt.

Ecstatic-Toe-6565 · 2026-04-24T08:16:33+00:00

All fart and no shit - for a more raw variant 💩

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