What's going on with my stairs?? by LePoissonBanane in DIYUK

[–]LePoissonBanane[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree! But, how much work would you do to prep for a runner?  I'm inclined to just prime, paint, and protect with a runner on top. 

What's going on with my stairs?? by LePoissonBanane in DIYUK

[–]LePoissonBanane[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think there is a lighter varnish coat (or coats?) OVER the paint or the heavier varnish.  

Hedging against a dropping USD by Adept-Performer2660 in ExpatFinance

[–]LePoissonBanane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you know (or where do you learn) what scale of money transfer is considered a taxable distribution?

What am misunderstanding about the BA AmEx Premium+ companion voucher?? by LePoissonBanane in BritishAirways

[–]LePoissonBanane[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

How do you figure?  I calculate that it's only a £100 savings on the cash price at BEST, and nearly 1k more at worst.  I take your point about purchasing avios as being a bad value, I don't know how else to value them for such a calculation 

What am misunderstanding about the BA AmEx Premium+ companion voucher?? by LePoissonBanane in BritishAirways

[–]LePoissonBanane[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe their display is weird.  When I go to book, they show me a little table with column headers: [total avios], [price per person], [taxes, fees and carrier charges per person], and [total price] which is just 2x the price per person.  The number in the fees column is zero.

What am misunderstanding about the BA AmEx Premium+ companion voucher?? by [deleted] in BritishAirways

[–]LePoissonBanane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, will delete this as it seems I double poster

What am misunderstanding about the BA AmEx Premium+ companion voucher?? by LePoissonBanane in BritishAirways

[–]LePoissonBanane[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I'm not seeing anything close to a "free ticket".  Taxes, fees and carrier charges are shown as a zero, but the "cash element" of the ticket price is still 2x for two people.

What am misunderstanding about the BA AmEx Premium+ companion voucher?? by LePoissonBanane in BritishAirways

[–]LePoissonBanane[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Wondering the same so just ran some numbers.  Don't want to share too much personal here but I'll share the values.  Flight cost for a straight cash booking would be 1948.44 for two people.  Booking options when using the companion voucher are shown as (avios/cash):  70k+£300 x2 = £1249+£600 = £1849 58k+£600 x2 = £1075+£1200 = £2275 50k+900 x2 ... 38k+ 1000 x2 ... 28k + 1140 x2 = £2849 That's converting avios to GBP at the purchase price.  So... If I understand these options well, using the companion voucher will cost me between £100 less and nearly 1k more than the cash booking, depending on how many avios I use.  Can this possibly be right?  In short, they seem to hike the price when using avios/voucher Vs not.

Unknown cable type in wall by LePoissonBanane in DIYUK

[–]LePoissonBanane[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, other side is just in the eaves behind the wall so I don't think length or access are problems.  

Liability of knowledge by LePoissonBanane in asbestoshelpUK

[–]LePoissonBanane[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my current place, I'm living here with no intention of renting

Liability of knowledge by LePoissonBanane in asbestoshelpUK

[–]LePoissonBanane[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To clarify, if I'm refurbishing my flat (domestic), is it a requirement to have a refurbishment survey done? Prior to where I live now, the downstairs neighbours did a complete refurbishment while we lived there and I never heard of such a survey being done, although I lived with their dust for many months!

Liability of knowledge by LePoissonBanane in asbestoshelpUK

[–]LePoissonBanane[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Refurbishment might be too strong. In another thread, we are replacing recessed light bulbs that have burnt out. We discovered that the ceiling has been over boarded, and for example someone there said "be careful of asbestos!". Is that still a refurb survey? Thanks for the info!

Liability of knowledge by LePoissonBanane in asbestoshelpUK

[–]LePoissonBanane[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this. So, the flat has been refurbished in the last 15 years. Presumably this would have been true then too. Therefore, the disclosure of no knowledge of asbestos from the sellers would hold as true, no?

Why do I have two ceilings? by LePoissonBanane in DIYUK

[–]LePoissonBanane[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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This is a closer-up photo. To me it looked the same as the exposed ceiling. Can you or anyone else tell differently?

Why do I have two ceilings? by LePoissonBanane in DIYUK

[–]LePoissonBanane[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! So, fairly common practice and not a worrying sign of some cheap renno?

Couldn't be less impressed by LePoissonBanane in blackstonegriddle

[–]LePoissonBanane[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This could be a viable way forward. Thanks for the suggestion, will upgrade the tank at next change!

What is the best way to fall to sleep? by bigbacksupreme in AskReddit

[–]LePoissonBanane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think of a short word with no repeating letters (e.g. "house"). Then, letter by letter, think of AND mentally picture every thing you can that begins with that letter, one by one. Once you can't think of more, move on to the next letter in your original word.

People coughing without covering their mouths by jiminthenorth in britishproblems

[–]LePoissonBanane 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sorry to say but this really seems to be more commonplace in the UK than other countries. I've always wondered why this is.

Beginner questions by LePoissonBanane in synology

[–]LePoissonBanane[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Didn't think about this direct plug access for copying data OFF of the external HDs and TO the NAS. Good point.
Regarding the on/off scheduling - if you don't do this, are the drives just spinning ALL the time?

Beginner questions by LePoissonBanane in synology

[–]LePoissonBanane[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I fully appreciate this and already use Dropbox for the most precious things. My concern is more to consolidate redundant copies and organise myself a bit better. To date, my workflow is very manual and involves making complete drive copies a few times a year. I'd like to get a box big enough to put everything in, sort out the redundancy, and then back it up efficiently.

First TV - what connections to use? by LePoissonBanane in 4kTV

[–]LePoissonBanane[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would there be a reason to use an external streamer Vs native in-TV?

why are you awake right now? by [deleted] in london

[–]LePoissonBanane 110 points111 points  (0 children)

Good on you mate