Para-people

Paragliding has been off my agenda this year. Mainly due to over work and stress induced apathy, I’d almost forgotten I could fly. Well, after being rude to a customer (a first in 23 years), I realised I needed a break, so I joined up with a group of pilots going for a week in […]

District 9

Well, what can I say about this film? I went to see it the other night, on an Orange Wednesday, with Jonathan. So, there’s an unsettling start, with shaky news desk style images and rather plain people chatting about ‘what happened’. We then get introduced to this obnoxious character who is propelled into an important […]

Bloody Women

I am the only bloke in our houseThe WifeThe daughterThe Cat Surrounded by femalesPushed and pulledTo and froI surf my way throughFeminine eddies and swells “Do Shirts live on the floor”? Asks Julie“No” I mutterScooping one upAnd chucking it in the basketOn the landing “Dad – will you make me a smoothie?”Comes a muffled plea […]

Free Survey Sir?

For years I’ve been offering free damp & timber surveys. Why? Well that’s because the free survey is expected and I was brought up doing these from my early twenties (I’m 49 now). Acceptance rates; the number of jobs won in relation to surveys carried out has fallen over the years though. From nearly forty […]

Wall tie corrosion…does it matter?

Corrosion of metal wall ties in our housing stock has been a recognised issue for about 25 years or so. It came to real prominence though, in the late eighties ands early nineties. During the housing boom of the late nineties and early 21st century, it was all but forgotten. I’ve been active in wall […]

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