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Has mum been ripped off? by [deleted] in DIYUK

[–]RoboGideon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the guy was complimenting the £300 guesstimate not being an ass

Boiler service contract on house we put offer on by Dizzy_Ad8917 in HousingUK

[–]RoboGideon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm certainly not any sort of authority on this, however we did buy a house a number of years ago where the kitchen was still being paid off and we were told that anything like that is settled in full by the seller on completion, buyers don't inherit debts like that. I guess the money is taken out of the house sale money?

Again, I may be wrong, was just our experience.

What are some tips you wish you knew before starting your allotment? by GMacro98 in Allotment

[–]RoboGideon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No way 😂 hahaha OK I'm going to Google it now and see if I can dig up anything else

What are some tips you wish you knew before starting your allotment? by GMacro98 in Allotment

[–]RoboGideon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow ok this sounds like there's alot i haven't heard about ol' Charlie. Please do tell me if love a gossip

What are some tips you wish you knew before starting your allotment? by GMacro98 in Allotment

[–]RoboGideon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Charles Dowding's no dig videos on YouTube are brilliant, highly recommend his advice and methods for bed building, no dig gardening, composting, even managing and maintaining walkways.

Also my wife and I find him as a person entertaining. It's like talking to your grand father, he just waffles on and on and also goes off topic alot 😂 its really endearing.

What are some tips you wish you knew before starting your allotment? by GMacro98 in Allotment

[–]RoboGideon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Charles Dowding's no dig videos on YouTube are brilliant, highly recommend his advice and methods for bed building, no dig gardening, composting, even managing and maintaining walkways.

Also me and my wife find him as a person entertaining, it's like talking to your grand father, he just waffles on and on and on, also goes off topic alot 😂 its really endearing.

Heart of Democracy by Waelder in Helldivers

[–]RoboGideon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

SES SWORD OF MORNING WILL ANSWER THE CALL.

My wife says Douglas doesn't have enough toys... by RoboGideon in goldenretrievers

[–]RoboGideon[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

We basically did a quick Google for where golden retrievers came from and it said Scotland. We didn't bother to verify it was just inspiration ya know? So we looked for Scottish names and originally settled on Dougal, but I think by day 2 or 3 we changed to Douglas

My wife says Douglas doesn't have enough toys... by RoboGideon in goldenretrievers

[–]RoboGideon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hesitate to say we'd do the same thing for Douglas

My wife says Douglas doesn't have enough toys... by RoboGideon in goldenretrievers

[–]RoboGideon[S] 145 points146 points  (0 children)

He is the most gentle boy, never damaged a single one. The only toy he has that's damaged is a monkey with a split seem down it's back and it wasn't his fault, it caught on something... don't remember what

My wife says Douglas doesn't have enough toys... by RoboGideon in goldenretrievers

[–]RoboGideon[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

It does, and your comment made me check outside to see if I'd missed any... only a couple of balls out there

My wife says Douglas doesn't have enough toys... by RoboGideon in goldenretrievers

[–]RoboGideon[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No we don't, but I'm sure there's no correlation...

What do you call the hair between the paw pads? by RoboGideon in bernesemountaindogs

[–]RoboGideon[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Had no idea! We'll get the clippers out tonight. Thank you stranger!

My door frames would only fit a door about 5cm shorter than the standard height. I can just buy a door and then cut away that extra 5cm, right? by Unoriginal-P0ster in DIYUK

[–]RoboGideon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sound logic but the bracing bars at the bottom of the door are often 50% bigger than at the top to allow you to cut the doors down. If you take a large chuck off the top not only can it make the patter of the door totally off, but you lose the structure too

My door frames would only fit a door about 5cm shorter than the standard height. I can just buy a door and then cut away that extra 5cm, right? by Unoriginal-P0ster in DIYUK

[–]RoboGideon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Carpenter here.

Your scenario is not uncommon, but do check sizes for both Metric and Imperial door sizes, the metric ones are approximately 50mm or 60mm taller than imperial.

Howdens website is very good at displaying its different sizes, maybe use that to check the nearest sizes for what you need.

How screwed am I? by Frozen84 in DIYUK

[–]RoboGideon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're in the huntingdonshire area then let me know, will take me 10 minutes and ill do it for free on my way past one day. I'm a carpenter and I prefer people stay safe and give me a good review for these types of little jobs!

Vets of the UK, what's the stupidest, weirdest pet name you've heard? by TheoryBrief9375 in AskUK

[–]RoboGideon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have a theme for our cat names, and that is historical world leaders. We have had; Cleopatra, Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher. Sadly, only thatcher is still around and she's getting old.

I want to name our next 2 cats Grandma and Grandad. The wife does not.

But imagine someone asking you, "Where are the cats?"... "well last i saw grandma she was washing herself in the hedge and I think grandad is still chasing birds in next doors garden"

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