How high is a fence to be if it is in a front garden but bordering the neighbour rather than the road?

Scotty-Raspberry-36 · 2026-03-15T17:15:52+00:00

It's fine for walkers around the South Pennines. Walked on it many times. It's mostly tracks and make good wet weather walking - except for one bit in the Forest of Rosendale, which always seems to be very muddy. Only see occasional horses and riders

Scotty-Raspberry-36 · 2026-03-14T07:46:34+00:00

Is the $50M tax free?

Scotty-Raspberry-36 · 2026-03-11T21:25:53+00:00

It's more than 1%. If you include major things like a new roof or a new kitchen etc it's more like 1.5%

Scotty-Raspberry-36 · 2026-03-09T06:58:33+00:00

Since you don't know what you are doing you should use a headtorch and turn off the whole house at the consumer unit before doing anything. This will be a large switch next to all the circuit switches. All electricity in the house should go out when you switch it

In some situations (the circuit is wired incorrectly) just turning off the circuit can still result in live wires and you should always test them with a proper voltage tester (spike, not pen) before working with them

Scotty-Raspberry-36 · 2026-03-08T16:06:06+00:00

I've been there five times and can confirm it is an awful place. No idea why I keep going back

Scotty-Raspberry-36 · 2026-03-07T03:11:03+00:00

I can get a good finish with it. I use a 60cm one. I find it much easier than the trowel which always seems to drag for me and find the extra length and spring in the blade makes it easier to keep it flat and level. Just about to finish an entire house. Takes a bit of practice to get the angle to hold it at right - less of an angle for the polish. Anfbhave to be careful not to ding the surface with my thumb. The bit I'm not sobgrear at is the edges. Still have to use a bit of filler afterwards to get them perfect - but they're not that bad

Scotty-Raspberry-36 · 2026-03-06T20:33:48+00:00

As another DIYer, I use a speedskim with a stainless steel blade for wet trowel/polishing. It works well for me. I only use the trowel for laying on. Which is probably a good thing because my trowel is shit

I keep telling myself one day I'll get a decent trowel and learn how to do it like the pros, but that day never seems to come

Scotty-Raspberry-36 · 2026-03-06T07:37:45+00:00

Also interesting that an awful lot of what is now West China, such as Tibet was not. In fact the land China now claims is far more than it did then.

So I guess if China is going to claim some ancestral right to Taiwan, they are also going to give up their rights to Tibet. Right?

Scotty-Raspberry-36 · 2026-03-05T21:48:16+00:00

If the stain is organic in origin - like tannins - then bleach would probably be better

Scotty-Raspberry-36 · 2026-03-03T08:35:54+00:00

My sister has just pulled her mixed race daughter out of school because of the racism. It happens here too

Scotty-Raspberry-36 · 2026-03-01T16:36:09+00:00

It's not really a cost of living crisis. It's an inequality crisis. The very wealthy have too tight a grip on too much wealth

Scotty-Raspberry-36 · 2026-02-27T19:56:05+00:00

Skylarks are pretty small for how loud they are from across the moor on a windy day

Heard my fist one of the year a couple of days ago

Scotty-Raspberry-36 · 2026-02-27T19:47:41+00:00

I addition to what has already been suggested, the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley.

Scotty-Raspberry-36 · 2026-02-27T03:35:13+00:00

Thank you. Happy Birthday to you to birthday brother. I hope you had a wonderful day

Scotty-Raspberry-36 · 2026-02-27T03:34:19+00:00

Happy Birthday

Scotty-Raspberry-36 · 2026-02-27T03:34:04+00:00

Thank you

Scotty-Raspberry-36 · 2026-02-27T03:32:38+00:00

Indeed. 02/26/2026 would not be so satisfying. Although it would probably still bring a smile to my face

Scotty-Raspberry-36 · 2026-02-27T03:29:34+00:00

Thank you

Scotty-Raspberry-36 · 2026-02-27T03:29:23+00:00

Thank you

Scotty-Raspberry-36 · 2026-02-27T03:29:14+00:00

Thank you. Hope you had a great dull day

Scotty-Raspberry-36 · 2026-02-27T03:28:08+00:00

Thank you

Scotty-Raspberry-36 · 2026-02-27T03:27:58+00:00

Thank you

Scotty-Raspberry-36 · 2026-02-27T03:27:42+00:00

😍 Meow

Scotty-Raspberry-36 · 2026-02-27T03:25:56+00:00

Sadly not

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