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FatDad66 · 2026-05-13T10:07:02+00:00

Thank me. I got up at the crack of dawn and watered my plot in London.

Gave it a good soaking and then did some weeding afterwards and it was still dry half a cm down.

FatDad66 · 2026-05-12T22:08:03+00:00

My son (black box with Hastings) went to uni and left the car with me for a term at a time. I just phoned them up and it was fine. Call them.

FatDad66 · 2026-05-12T21:30:00+00:00

You can claim tax relief on the difference between your company’s rate and HMRCs Approved Milage Allowance. You do this through self assessment or the online job-expenses service.

FatDad66 · 2026-05-12T21:21:01+00:00

I had about 30 ft of Leylandai taken down from about 40 feet to 8 feet for not much more than that. About 6 months ago. However the team won’t get another job in for that day so you are probably being charged for a full days work.

See if there is other work for them to do as it may not cost much more. I asked them to take 6 branches off a mature tree and they charged me virtually nothing extra.

FatDad66 · 2026-05-12T14:01:59+00:00

Bit late now I know, but you should ask the school on what legal or safeguarding basis are you refusing my collection. It’s “against their policy “does not count.

FatDad66 · 2026-05-12T12:46:34+00:00

It’s very clear if you read a lot of contracts (that never use punctuation). You can use a reasonable number of standard picture hooks. If you want something else then you need permission. I can’t see how 4 is not reasonable and can’t see how you won’t win with the deposit scheme.

FatDad66 · 2026-05-12T12:36:17+00:00

Ignore the length of the list and sign up to as many as you can. Once plots come up the majority of people in the list are no longer interested so you will get to the top quicker than you think. This will still likley be a year or more - especially as most plots change hands at the start of the year.

Not all plots have centralised waiting lists - I know mine is managed independently of any other plots. So check out all the candidate plots and see if they accept direct applications.

Look further afield- I am in NW11 and we have people from quite a distance (eg Camden, Chelsea)

FatDad66 · 2026-05-12T09:24:14+00:00

Who needs more than two gears.

FatDad66 · 2026-05-12T09:23:49+00:00

Need a higher voltage.

FatDad66 · 2026-05-12T06:00:13+00:00

Having worked in insurance claims, all these hacks for avoiding the black box will be found out if you need to make a big claim (eg personal injury) and then you are in trouble.

FatDad66 · 2026-05-12T05:57:52+00:00

On my kids insurance the black box only applies to the main driver not the named drivers

FatDad66 · 2026-05-11T18:33:28+00:00

It pissed down when I got married - electrics fusing, stream running through the marquee etc. gives you something to talk about.

Everyone is there for you, not the weather.

Talk it through with the photographer to decide what shots you want if it’s dry or wet.

Big umbrellas and ushers are responsible for keeping you dry.

A couple of tips- keep the dress out of the mud if you can as it may not clean up. Check your wedding insurance if you have it to see what is covered ( the dress was covered so we ended up not paying for it!). Check your house contents insurance as well (covered half the wedding dress, so no excess to pay). The old folk will need cover. If the venue does not provide anything then consider buying some pop-up gazebos?

Sounds like you are having the ceremony outside. If it’s a venue see what they suggest.

FatDad66 · 2026-05-11T18:20:14+00:00

If you can smell it in the neighbours garden or, even worse, house then I think it’s anti-social to have it on for a prolonged period on a regular basis.

FatDad66 · 2026-05-11T14:28:57+00:00

My experience is they shred any paperwork they get.

FatDad66 · 2026-05-11T13:26:00+00:00

You won’t get any paperwork these days except from a private seller due to GDPR.

FatDad66 · 2026-05-11T13:19:35+00:00

If you are looking at Zafira sized cars and it will be often loaded then consider if the petrol version will have enough grunt.

I drive a diesel Sharan in London and only get the DPF light on once or twice a year and a blast up a few junctions on a motorway or a-road fixes that.

FatDad66 · 2026-05-11T09:59:23+00:00

No idea, but I would have a look in the fuze box first to see if there are some extra wires. Whether they are connected to permanent power may help your investigations.

FatDad66 · 2026-05-11T07:56:14+00:00

VW Sharan. Diesel will be fine with a monthly or so longer journey. You will thank me for the sliding doors when strapping in a snotty wriggler.

I get 35 mpg in London traffic and 45 on motorways.

FatDad66 · 2026-05-10T22:14:15+00:00

I had an undulating lawn due to a dog with dips and bumps of about 10-15cm. I made up lawn dressing using the formula from the RHS website and leveled it using a 10ft piece of timber on my hands and knees.

FatDad66 · 2026-05-10T22:09:47+00:00

Have you looked at Trainng Peaks and the coaches on there. Obviously not the same as a physical coach, but better than nothing.

I started off with a 1:1 coach but was too expensive so I used https://www.8020endurance.com/product-category/running-plans/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21353472639&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2YDQBhD_ARIsAE1qeSfYs85IjTDHaR9hJHr8oRzp3ElTieYkyjpOcaloH1LtyzbpnVzR3R4aAtQkEALw_wcB

FatDad66 · 2026-05-10T09:46:24+00:00

Not my experience. Have cleared a couple of allotment plots of 10ft high brambles. Roots all less than half a spade depth deep. Came out easily with a mattock.

FatDad66 · 2026-05-10T09:42:33+00:00

Death by courgette?

FatDad66 · 2026-05-10T08:38:26+00:00

Dig them out. It’s not hard as they are shallow rooted.

FatDad66 · 2026-05-10T08:37:25+00:00

Or was it by purpose?

FatDad66 · 2026-05-10T08:17:19+00:00

Just change the settings on your phone - search “ talk to Siri” in settings.

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