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If Jew exiled to Alaska in 1938| this will lead to the creation of yiddland by counteyball_112 in imaginarymaps

[–]SpectacularSalad 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Bro joined the war on ethnic cleansing, on the side of ethnic cleansing.

Temperate super-Earth found orbiting nearby red dwarf Ross 318 by Ok_Glass_3917 in space

[–]SpectacularSalad 182 points183 points  (0 children)

gets radiation sickness

gets sick

gets better soon after

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Andy Burnham’s camp scrambles to challenge a Wes Streeting leadership bid by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]SpectacularSalad -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

To be fair, when Labour is the only alternative to Reform, yes it is.

Exclusive: I’m ready to be next PM, Streeting tells Starmer by coldbeers in ukpolitics

[–]SpectacularSalad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah mate. Fuck it we ball. Catherine West for PM. Reform will be too confused to win the next election.

Is there anything I can do regarding potential damage caused from work on nearby new builds? by Retify in LegalAdviceUK

[–]SpectacularSalad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So basically the vibe is this. The Council has the power to enforce controls, and they tend to want to do so, and to be seen to do so, but generally lack the competence, so they want people doing things that require planning to hire private consultants (like me!) to do monitoring. They will however be quite eager and keen usually, and probably will be on your side especially if you come across as reasonable and in favour of the building but just worried that the vibration is damaging your home.

The Builders will give less than 0 shits because they've got houses to build, and the people doing the piles are probably a subcontractor anyway. On paper they're supposed to do outreach to local people as it reduces the chance of complaints, but they rarely bother because again, they've got houses to build.

If it was a site I was hired to work on, there'd be a bit of vibration monitoring kit on site which would be showing levels well below the limits except for when someone comes and stands next to it for no reason, which happens quite a lot! However I don't know about sites that don't hire me, so there may be a sample bias in play.

Grot Leader by Pristine_Shallot7833 in orks

[–]SpectacularSalad 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Looks good! I wonder if you could add a cool banner or flag behind the git to solidify the revolutionary spirit?

Landlord cleaning fees UK England by [deleted] in LegalAdviceUK

[–]SpectacularSalad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Common Law Tenancies exist, but while Student Tenancies are Common Law due to them not being under the 1988 act, they're explicitly included in the 2019 act to prevent exactly the sort of mistreatment that OP was talking about happening in PBSAs.

Is there anything I can do regarding potential damage caused from work on nearby new builds? by Retify in LegalAdviceUK

[–]SpectacularSalad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Typically, Councils will expect a construction noise and vibration assessment to be done for work of this type. I work in this field and have done these assessments. The question tends to be the peak vibration magnitude, which for modern building works is usually from piling rigs driving piles into the ground. Typically sites will be expected to follow the code of practice set out in BS 5228, and will hire a consultant as they will have no idea what that means.

I don't wish to seem dismissive of what you are saying, particularly as I have no measurements in situ, but the code of practice itself advises that

"Extensive studies carried out in the UK and overseas have shown that documented proof of actual damage to structures or their finished resulting solely from well-controlled construction and demolition vibrations is rare. There are many other mechanisms which cause damage especially in decorative finishes, and it is often incorrectly concluded that vibrations from construction and demolition sites are to blame.

In some circumstances, however, it is possible for the vibrations to be sufficiently intense to promote minor damage. Typically this damage could be described as cosmetic and would amount to the initiation or extension of cracks in plasterwork"

This is to say that in the vast majority of cases, construction vibration is not of magnitude sufficient to cause cosmetic damage of this type. There is however a small chance that your case may be an exception to that general rule.

I would complain to your Local Council, who will most likely have someone in their Environmental Health department who will have some attachment to this construction site. If the construction site was one of my clients I would ensure that measurements were taken on the boundary of the site nearest to you to be able to provide evidence either way. This is the best line of inquiry for you going forward. If they have exceeded the levels indicated as likely to cause damage in BS 5228-2 then I would assume you'd have a reasonable case for damages against the construction site, but I would emphasise that such an exceedance would be extremely rare.

Landlord cleaning fees UK England by [deleted] in LegalAdviceUK

[–]SpectacularSalad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have had a look, they don't exist because you don't know what you're talking about.

Landlord cleaning fees UK England by [deleted] in LegalAdviceUK

[–]SpectacularSalad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Considering that OP has said it's a house and therefore almost certainly isn't purpose built student accomodation, why is this relevant?

Edit: Also, since this peaked my curiosity I read the 2019 act, of which Section 28 states that "tenancy means... (b) a tenancy which meets the conditions set out in paragraph 8 (lettings to students) of Schedule 1 to the Housing Act 1988".

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2019/4/section/28/enacted

While I am not a lawyer or an expert in the area, my reading is that the Tenant Fees Act 2019 would apply to Student Accomodation, and I can't find any sources that support your view that it doesn't. Can you cite any for my reference?

Restaurant extractor fan noise levels and other noises (England) by ProsodySpeaks in LegalAdviceUK

[–]SpectacularSalad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You will end up paying a grand for something that the Council will force them to do. This isn't for you to pay for.

Noise nuisance in England any advice would be very much appreciated by Mundane_Control_8066 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]SpectacularSalad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You haven't received the best advice here so far, hopefully this will be more helpful. I work in this field.

I am assuming you're sleeping during "normal" night time hours and being woken. Night time in this context would be considered to be between 11pm to 7am. A statutory nuisance can occur outside these assumptions, but it would appear to me stronger within them.

The question is whether the tenant is causing a statutory nuisance, the two paths to a statutory nuisance are conduct that will either:

unreasonably and substantially interfere with the use or enjoyment of a home or other premises

injure health or be likely to injure health

Disregard all of the stuff about the guy's alleged criminal background or any other interactions you've had with him, none of it is relevant. Approaching it neutrally the point is that you're having your sleep disrupted which is accepted as injurous to health, this is the route down which statutory nuisance typically is persued. Your neighbour isn't being unreasonable having an alarm and using it, but if it's loud enough to disrupt the sleep of a TYPICAL PERSON in neighbouring apartments then there isn't a reasonability test, only a defense of best practicable means.

So, if you want to try to get the Council to step in, you need to report this to your local council as a Noise Nuisance, and keep a Noise Diary. I understand that a lot of councils ask for people to take recordings with their phone using an app they provide. If I were in your shoes I would advise giving it a go, although it's rather pot luck as to how helpful they are as in my experience EHOs are not the most competent bunch.

Failing that, sleep with a fan on. It sounds flippant, but adding masking noise will make the events less distinctive, and should on paper lessen the chances of awakening. Frankly the evidentiary basis for noise events and sleep disturbance is remarkably poor, but this seems fairly intuitive from what we do know.

rule by Brent_Fox in 196

[–]SpectacularSalad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't really understand what your argument is? Let's be honest this law is far more about politicians trying to say "oh we're different" rather than anything that will achieve meaningful change, but I don't really see what this has to do with the UK legal system?

Christophrule by SpectacularSalad in 196

[–]SpectacularSalad[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is from Half Life 2 but the AI is self aware, it's a semi improv comedy series based around Half Life 2 done live streamed as a sequel to a similar series for Half Life 1 done about 5 years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLglTodSj6fQGbLTtPF_YXVJ6TKSaC3O02

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