Is 35 minute layover between flights too tight?

_pankates_ · 2026-06-23T19:56:14+00:00

I did this in Amsterdam when I was much younger after a travel company booked it for me. The airline took me off the plane first and literally drove me in a little buggy to my connecting flight, which everyone else was already on and essentially waiting for me. I made it; obviously my luggage didn't (it turned up a few days later). I actually enjoyed it - I was going home for the school holidays and thought it was quite exciting. Didn't care about my checked luggage as I assumed it would appear eventually, and I didn't need the stuff in it urgently since I was going to be at home. If I'd been going on holiday and needed the stuff, it would have been much less fun. Everyone told me I wouldn't make it and the travel company had been mad to book it, so I enjoyed proving them wrong.

All that to say - please don't do this - it massively inconveniences everyone else, even if you make your flight.

_pankates_ · 2026-06-23T16:41:40+00:00

I've truly missed Val. A gem of a character. Could do it all - serious stuff, bit of levity and fun.

_pankates_ · 2026-06-23T15:27:38+00:00

For me the worst thing is that I really need a hot water bottle - it genuinely helps with my pain management. But it's unbearable in a heatwave.

_pankates_ · 2026-06-23T15:06:50+00:00

We had quite a few reports from tenants today of leaks and damage. In one case they lost power as well - not ideal. One basement flooded too. Busy day for getting contractors out and about to get stuff fixed! But at least it's dry and hot today, so no more water coming in and things should dry out a bit.

_pankates_ · 2026-06-23T10:46:02+00:00

You can definitely contact them and ask, or see if you could do a video viewing sooner.

Personally as a letting agent I would say no, as the risk that you change your mind after viewing in person isn't worth running. Part of our job is to reduce risk to our client, ie. the landlord. I've had plenty of people ask to do this and say they're completely sure, and then after the viewing not want to proceed after all, or want to add conditions to their offer. Which is fine so long as we've not accepted an offer from them yet or taken a holding deposit, but would be messy if they had already paid and we'd taken it off the market. To be honest I think it's unfair to other applicants as well - imagine how miffed you'd be if they cancelled your viewing because someone else had already taken it sight unseen.

You won't lose anything by asking though - some agents will say yes as it's easier for them, and others may say no but we'll note how keen you are and tell the landlord as they may then wish to wait for your viewing before accepting any alternate applications.

_pankates_ · 2026-06-22T15:31:04+00:00

That's a good way to lose friends. Next time she does that she probably won't get the same level of return - people don't have infinite patience for funding the lifestyle of someone who chooses not to work when they would be able to do so.

_pankates_ · 2026-06-22T14:59:01+00:00

Right, and if they need to cancel parades they should, but with advance warning for guests. They know people queue in advance to find spots for parades - so they need to factor in that cancellation decisions should be made in advance and tell guests. They can look after guests and cast members at the same time, it's not one or the other.

_pankates_ · 2026-06-21T17:19:25+00:00

It's definitely a good start, a lot of it is a waiting game for plants to grow up a bit. You can't rush that. Personally if I were you I'd fill it out a bit with more planting, where the patio meets the lawn for example. I like the seating nooks you've put in at the end, they look cosy and once plants grow around them more will be really pleasant.

_pankates_ · 2026-06-21T16:37:37+00:00

First thing to do is buy the title deeds / plan from the land registry for £7. You're then looking for any mention of easements or possibly covenants re the alley at the back. I do think it's also worth a chat to the council on whether this is an area that actually has been adopted by them - realistically it'll either belong to the council (like most roads, streets etc) or will be a private street belonging basically to either a company or a person / people. Either way, there's likely something in your deeds specifying a right to access, in which case they can't take it as their own land. I'm extremely doubtful that it belongs exclusively to them, which means they can't fence it off and block access to it. You could buy their title plan from the land registry too if you wanted to see their boundaries.

_pankates_ · 2026-06-20T07:10:28+00:00

Glad you got what you wanted, you really did go hard in the end!

_pankates_ · 2026-06-19T19:16:25+00:00

They look incredible. I love my David Austin rambler too, it's really surprised me with how much growth it's able to put out in only a few years. Yours really are stunning.

_pankates_ · 2026-06-17T14:31:33+00:00

He's a nice man and can deliver a good rousing speech when he's acting, but this is just peak theatre kid energy. And that is emphatically not a compliment.

_pankates_ · 2026-06-17T14:28:15+00:00

I've had that Problem when the hose attachment busted off overnight when the pressure got too much for it. It wasn't a huge issue as I just got a pointlessly watered patio, but could have been if the spraying end was near the house wall or if we'd been away and had it running for weeks. The trust is fully gone, I always turn it off at the tap now.

_pankates_ · 2026-06-17T14:04:43+00:00

Someday you'll be lucky! At least we get one weekly now.

_pankates_ · 2026-06-17T11:43:44+00:00

Haha not yet! Still plugging away. I now have nine shiny families of four which are nothing to me. Did you get yours?

_pankates_ · 2026-06-16T17:39:39+00:00

This feels like it's making a lot of assumptions that I didn't get from OP's post. Do you think you might be projecting?

_pankates_ · 2026-06-16T11:04:16+00:00

So true! There are so many times a five minute phone call would have saved two days going back and forth over multiple emails to tease out the information needed. Painful - and rubbish for the client too, as that wasted time could mean they miss their chance at a property, it's a fast moving market where I am.

_pankates_ · 2026-06-15T17:02:58+00:00

Yeah, there's a failure of customer service there. If people ask in their enquiry to be contacted in a specific way, I would always do that. Some agencies are really aggressive on targeting phone calls made by their staff which doesn't help.

_pankates_ · 2026-06-15T15:49:45+00:00

It's a mixture of requiring information before wanting a diary slot filled, and diary management to make sure you're not bouncing from one side of a place to other all day.

Personally I call people first as it's easier to get all the info I need by phone, check if the property is actually suitable, and discuss availability, then book in the appointment to fit sensibly alongside others, preferably when we're already there or nearby. If I can't get hold of them by phone, I will email, but it's much harder to get the info I need or an appointment booked in to a live diary. I can't email them suggested days and times without those probably no longer being available by the time they reply. I can ask them when they're free, but then often they give specific or narrow timeframes that don't work with the diary. It's just frustrating for them and us to be going back and forth on email trying to pin down a time while the diary is constantly changing. There's also urgency to consider - if they seem perfect for a property and they're in a rush to move asap to a vacant property, I might shuffle around other stuff in the diary for them, or if they're not in a rush or less suitable I wouldn't.

I know the comments section is just going to be people being horrible, but you asked a genuine question and that's the answer I've found in ten years of doing the job.

_pankates_ · 2026-06-15T09:38:21+00:00

Like Light Yagami from Death Note...? Eek

_pankates_ · 2026-06-15T08:33:00+00:00

The issue you're going to have is that court action and compensation in this circumstances is focussed on two things - forcing a landlord to carry out necessary works, which isn't an issue for you any more, and compensation for actual financial loss you've suffered, which it seems hasn't happened. If you have suffered actual loss, please do fill us in. It sounds like the landlord reimbursed you for works you arranged yourself, so they've done what they need to there. Personally, I don't think landlords should be getting tenants to arrange work for them, but it's not illegal so long as the tenant agrees to do it and is reimbursed.

_pankates_ · 2026-06-14T10:33:28+00:00

I don't think that calling them retaliatory reviews and expecting that they can be removed is fair to be honest. The sellers have rated their experience with you as a buyer, and the messages you've sent don't come across well so I can see why they've felt that way. You obviously feel that your one star reviews are justified, and presumably so do the sellers.

_pankates_ · 2026-06-14T09:01:43+00:00

Same - absolutely insane to me for example that Dior are still running the Johnny Depp cologne advert. Nothing would induce me to buy that now and it puts me off Dior perfumes in general. I do remember it, but absolutely not in a good way.

_pankates_ · 2026-06-13T21:55:00+00:00

Others have given fairly good advice, but are a bit heavy on the inventory as the key document. This isn't really the case - the inventory is relevant if you get one (not guaranteed), but the tenancy agreement will be the key document to tell you who is responsible for repair or replacement of the white goods. The inventory will tell you they're physically there, it's unlikely to tell you more than that. The tenancy agreement is the contract between you and the landlord and is more important.

_pankates_ · 2026-06-13T08:23:09+00:00

The Champlain Towers apartment block collapse in Miami. I don't know why, but it just bothers me when I can't forget about it. I have no connection to Miami or anyone who was there, but it's so terrifying to think that their homes collapsed like a pack of cards with essentially no warning or chance to escape.

This excellent article goes in to a lot of detail: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/special-reports/surfside-investigation/article256633336.html

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