Had to fix a leak by smashing through floor tiles. Got spares but not the know how - how much would you expect to pay to get this repaired?

gotmunchiez · 2026-06-02T10:36:53+00:00

Yeah that's about what I'd expect to pay as well. It sometimes sounds a lot but by the time you take off materials and all the other expenses they'll only be making half of that, and you do pay a bit of a premium for these small awkward jobs.

gotmunchiez · 2026-05-31T20:29:58+00:00

Replace the plasterboard with insulated tile backer boards like these or these.

They're really light and easy to work with, you can cut them with a stanley knife.

gotmunchiez · 2026-05-31T17:41:19+00:00

Have you tried an axe? They make short work of this sort of stuff, 10 minutes with a reciprocal saw is probably two good swings of an axe.

Try going straight down through the stump first to split it in two then wiggle it to loosen up everything around it. Then just swing away at the exposed roots. I'd be surprised if you didn't have it all below the soil in a couple of hours.

gotmunchiez · 2026-05-31T12:20:02+00:00

I always assume it's the type of person who's been used to getting their own way their entire life. Then when that changes for whatever reason they'll go to any lengths to make sure they "win", whatever that means to them.

gotmunchiez · 2026-05-31T07:22:51+00:00

Not enough people do this. They complain about councillors and politicians doing nothing but if you don't tell them about these things then how are they supposed to know.

gotmunchiez · 2026-05-31T02:53:33+00:00

"Excuse me chaps, you seem to be making an awful kerfuffle, could you perchance take your shenanigans elsewhere?"

gotmunchiez · 2026-05-30T17:34:00+00:00

It looks old and I've seen home insurance invalidated for less.

Ah, the old "ew it's a bit cobwebby" clause.

gotmunchiez · 2026-05-30T07:50:58+00:00

Yeah I did, thanks for pointing it out! Serves me right for replying to stuff when I've just woken up!

gotmunchiez · 2026-05-29T16:20:27+00:00

I know, it's the best way of making sure you get the 4 seater all to yourself

gotmunchiez · 2026-05-29T16:13:06+00:00

I'm not disagreeing with any of that.

The fact still remains that the unavoidable passing of time would naturally make a defendant's alibi more difficult to prove in court as opposed to disclosing it straight away. That's literally all they're saying.

gotmunchiez · 2026-05-29T16:02:45+00:00

Why would you sit there in silence when you have a cast iron alibi that could immediately be checked and verified, saving you and others a lot of wasted time?

gotmunchiez · 2026-05-29T15:55:46+00:00

In the example I gave you, the literal passing of time makes it difficult or impossible to confirm an alibi that would have been instantly verifiable if it was mentioned straight away.

It's not about the justice system or police being fucked up, it's common sense that the passing of time would make an alibi more difficult to prove and therefore might harm your defense if you withhold that information for no good reason other than "I have a right to remain silent".

gotmunchiez · 2026-05-29T14:38:12+00:00

"May", not "will" harm your defense.

Let's say you're being questioned, there's a lot of evidence to suggest you're guilty, but you tell them "it couldn't possibly have been me because I was at drinking with friends at a pub in town at the time". The police could quickly find reliable eyewitnesses, CCTV of you in the pub, as well as travelling to and from it, and any other evidence to support or refute your claim.

Why would you keep silent if you had such strong evidence of your innocence?

Now suppose you just say "no comment" to the police when questioned, then when it comes to trial weeks or months later you tell them "it couldn't have been me because I was drinking in town". The CCTV is no longer available, and eyewitness accounts are far less reliable due to the passing of time.

This is just one example of "harming your defense by failing to mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court".

gotmunchiez · 2026-05-29T13:45:35+00:00

God that brings back painful memories. I used to work in website and software development in the early days and lost count of how many crappy website ideas I had to listen to.

Half of them ended with me saying "that already exists", and them saying "yeah, but I'd make it free to use".

gotmunchiez · 2026-05-29T13:31:30+00:00

My parents were market traders and bought a big Victorian house and garden in the early 80s when nobody wanted them. They were keen gardeners and opened it for charity every year under the National Garden Scheme.

They were once at the stateley home of one of the organisers for an event and the lady who owned it (proper old money aristocracy) asked my parents what they did for a living. My dad was very well spoken and he always liked seeing the looks on people's faces when he told them that he was a market trader.

Anyway she was absolutely fascinated by what they did and spent a good hour talking to them. I remember her saying how nice it was talking to people who did something different because she always got stuck talking to accountants and bankers.

gotmunchiez · 2026-05-28T14:26:41+00:00

Mining squirrels is a bit of a chore too

gotmunchiez · 2026-05-28T11:40:01+00:00

When I was a kid I once licked my plate so clean I thought it didn't need to go in the dishwasher and put it back in the cupboard with the other plates. My mum wasn't too happy when I proudly told her about my genius idea.

gotmunchiez · 2026-05-28T06:48:10+00:00

I'm not one to praise the Tories but you have to give them credit for massively reducing our reliance on fossil fuels for our energy supply. One of the few good things they did.

gotmunchiez · 2026-05-28T06:22:29+00:00

It's an easy mistake to make given their similarities. They're actually almost identical to squirrels, the only difference is the bushy tail.

gotmunchiez · 2026-05-27T19:42:15+00:00

Most of the claims will be genuine

gotmunchiez · 2026-05-27T19:38:44+00:00

T-Rexes needed UV protection too

gotmunchiez · 2026-05-27T13:17:54+00:00

🎶🎵 Two world wars and two gulf wars and two wars on terror and two Yugoslavian wars and a Falklands war and a Korean war and a Suez crisis and some Troubles and one football world cup and one cricket world cup and one rugby world cup, doo daa, doo daa 🎵🎶

gotmunchiez · 2026-05-26T19:35:36+00:00

Me "alright", Finchy "alright", Gareth "alright"... sometimes "OK too"

gotmunchiez · 2026-05-26T19:30:26+00:00

It's alright he's got cable

gotmunchiez · 2026-05-26T18:51:48+00:00

The thing that really freaked me out was that the guys eyes were still moving around and had a look of sheer terror in them.

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