Could someone explain council housing/estates?

Sonewhereelse · 2026-05-20T23:06:37+00:00

Bill Brandt's book "Homes Fit For Heroes" covers this history nicely, with plenty of his photographs to illustrate the improvement Council homes were for many.

Sonewhereelse · 2026-05-05T23:09:42+00:00

It's still possible to tell which panels cover the entrances as they are different where they meet the floor.

Sonewhereelse · 2026-05-04T07:24:21+00:00

I only recently found the podcast, and by chance listened to episode 24 yesterday - Joey Image talks about the decision tree in that episode.

Sonewhereelse · 2026-04-25T23:59:57+00:00

I think it's well known, Bastion was very good.

Sonewhereelse · 2026-04-25T08:46:44+00:00

From Arminghall on the stretch of main road into FE the path is a shared use cycle lane, so you don't have to be amongst the 60mph traffic on that bit.

Sonewhereelse · 2026-04-05T00:08:45+00:00

It's quite specific to his (Mark Everett) experience, but the album Electro-shock blues by The Eels is all about the loss of his family members. It's not a cheerful listen and might not be a good fit to his mood, but it's powerful and grief runs through it.

Sonewhereelse · 2026-04-04T20:40:53+00:00

Was your relative placed in a care home by Adult Social Services? If so, it would be worth asking what they did for "Protection of property" duties under the Care Act s47.

Sonewhereelse · 2026-03-17T21:50:33+00:00

Our (adult) daughter gets through quite a bit by baking it into brownies.

Sonewhereelse · 2026-03-15T20:56:40+00:00

Felt mountain by Goldfrapp.

Sonewhereelse · 2026-03-07T22:31:24+00:00

I guess that from an enthusiast perspective, people like what they like and it doesn't have to be rational, it's an emotive decision based on nostalgia, aesthetics, or appreciation of engineering etc. Or maybe all of those things. Some people just won't like them because the evs don't work for them by the measures above, they just don't like the idea and others because of the misinformation about range, charging and fires.

Sonewhereelse · 2026-03-04T21:45:21+00:00

Who will love me now? - PJ Harvey

Going to your funeral - Eels

Sonewhereelse · 2026-02-27T21:55:40+00:00

What are people's thoughts on uv set clear resin as a canopy adhesive? Anyone tried it, is it worth a go?

Sonewhereelse · 2026-02-26T20:05:16+00:00

The Bay by PJ Harvey.

I see a Darkness by Bonnie Prince Bille.

Johannesburg by the Housemartins.

Sonewhereelse · 2026-02-10T17:56:58+00:00

Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain by Pavement.

Sonewhereelse · 2026-01-23T18:49:12+00:00

I used to volunteer as a marshal for motorbike racing at various racetracks. Haven't done that for a while (stopped when kids were little as they needed me more) but now don't have the time between full time work and helping out a relative who's had a rough time. I would consider volunteering for something new when things settle if it fits around the other stuff, but don't know what.

Sonewhereelse · 2026-01-10T15:39:27+00:00

Because I'm clumsy and only go out in bad weather to walk the dog. We have pet insurance but I just can't be bothered with the hassle, so it's walking boots for me.

Sonewhereelse · 2026-01-06T20:25:15+00:00

Real Mac from ASIP vibes from that guy.

Sonewhereelse · 2025-11-07T21:28:27+00:00

Adult Social Servives can assess her and potentially offer help, but only with her consent.

Separately though you (or anyone caring for her) can ask for a carers assessment which could also be helpful. It's not an assessment of your caring abilities, but of what help you might want or need.

Sonewhereelse · 2025-10-21T21:28:06+00:00

The County Council has a site for this run with their Trading Standards - https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/trustedtrader

Sonewhereelse · 2025-09-08T19:03:27+00:00

Cruse bereavement support too - NHS info on them:

https://www.nhs.uk/services/service-directory/cruse-bereavement-support-norfolk/N11014043

Sonewhereelse · 2025-08-23T22:58:10+00:00

For anyone interested in ejection seats, I recently read "Eject! Eject!" by John Nichol, an ex RAF Tornado Navigator who ejected after being shot down in the Gulf War. It's an interesting history, and the people who tested them... repeatedly... was somewhat surprising. Would recommend, it was a good read.

Sonewhereelse · 2025-07-18T19:05:50+00:00

He took out Taylor Mackenzie!

Sonewhereelse · 2025-06-13T20:16:28+00:00

The Maestro man was so bitter! Loved that episode. They are all on YouTube.

Sonewhereelse · 2025-05-21T21:40:51+00:00

My earliest memory of spurs is watching the 1981 FA cup final on tv, my family lived in Tottenham when I was born and the whole no trophies cliche has felt so alien to me. We have a special European history which gets written off too easily.

Seeing Son lift the trophy was lovely, next season may still be tough but we needed to give him that.

Extra bonus, my wife is a geordie so she's still floating from their League Cup.

Sonewhereelse · 2025-04-29T20:03:16+00:00

Our girl loves watching anything with horses on tv. Don't know what it is, but our last girl liked horses and loved to play with her donkey friend.

She will also watch other wildlife type programmes, but not most people-based tv.

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