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The issue with Cummings is simple. At the time, everyone in government was ramming home the message ‘Stay home, Save lives’ etc. Cummings didn’t stay home. All this guff about protecting his son is irrelevant. If he needed help his sister in law lives round the corner. This is enough in itself...

Your rant attacks the wrong target. Civil servants take instruction from politicians. The policies you don’t like emanate from politicians, civil servants just try to put them into practice - not always easy when these policies are impractical and wrong-headed.

EPDM. It is bombproof and a doddle to fit.

I now hardly ever use oil based paints because of the pain of cleaning them. Water based paints have improved so much over the years (eg Bedec) that in my view oil based paints have no advantage. The only exception is when I use something like Zinsser BIN to cover stains. In this case I use...

To an extent it is subjective but everything I've ever read about wall tiling says putting the cut ones in the corner is the way to go.

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I would strongly advise trying a telescope before buying. I go out birding regularly with my binoculars (8x32) and I have tried telescopes but I just can’t get on with the single eye view and the lack of ‘depth’ and 3D effect. Have a look at this company: https://www.at-infocus.co.uk/. They have...

I decided to buy a wood burner several years ago for my back room. When starting to research I came across this company: https://www.stovefitterswarehouse.co.uk The website is brilliant, and gives detailed advice about all aspects of stove fitting, as well as reviews and opinions on a wide...

No, bagpipes.

Elvis Costello. He has periodically gone down some weird musical avenues but he always returns to the hard hitting yet melodic style which first brought him fame. The greatest living British songwriter.

Joining the 2 boards with a mitre prior to fixing introduces greater possibility for error, especially if the two surfaces on which they sit are not perfectly level with each other. Why not fit one board then scribe the other off it?

I’ve used the Cramer kit on a ceramic WC bowl. It’s lasted well and looks okayish but possibly not as good as a pro repair. If it’s a question of £30 vs £180 it might be worth giving it a go, though whether it works as well on acrylic I can’t say

I wouldn’t feel guilty about whether or not your purchase was ‘essential’. Wilko shops are open, and there is a notice in the window which says that the government has deemed them to be essential. I passed my local store this morning - queue a mile long, people coming out with trays of bedding...

Perhaps I’m being obtuse here, but if that is OSB cladding the frame, it is basically vapour impermeable, so why use breathable membrane outside it?

I used a zip tie to keep the router switch permanently depressed, ie on. I then routed the supply cable via a NVR switch which I mounted on the front edge of the table, so easily accessible. I can change bits from the top of the table, but I haven’t done anything to enable adjustments to the...

Re the comments on Boris, I think people should take a moment before expressing any negative or flippant remarks. I have my own views about his morals, his truthfulness, and his ability, but at the end of the day he is a human being with parents, siblings, children and a partner. That needs to...

I’m surprised at that price for the EPDM. Rubber4roofs where I got mine from are currently quoting around £8 per m2.

+1 for EPDM. Beware though, if it’s a big shed the material is very heavy

I just used 18mm ply from one of the sheds as a base for the concrete bedding layer. Plenty stiff enough.

Refuse collectors are saying that it’s already happening. Wasted food in bins, much of it unopened, is at post-Christmas levels.