But by prolonging the war the US has made sure more Russian fighters are taken out of the equation in the event of a NATO/Russian battlefield conflict??
As long as the bearing on the supporting ground is acceptable which in this case it is there is no structural issue as such. Cannot imagine planning having an issue with a couple of piers adjacent the highway and BC won't be interested in a garden wall
Yes you can, it's no different from splicing standard reinforcement bars together, minimum slice length depends on stresses within the reinforcement but 40d will be more than enough if my memory of CP110 serves me correctly.
The couple of times I've sorted out leaking stopcocks I have got a length of string rubbed it up and down with a candle to lubricate it, wrapped 2 or 3 times around the spindle and pushed it back into stuffing box by tightening up spindle nut so handle can just be turned.
Try connecting a battery and a light bulb with a couple of wires, result a bright light. Try doing the same with one of the wires cut and placed in water? Now put cut wires on a piece of copper pipe, notice any difference?
Separate the pipes under the isolators and lift the taps up as far as they will go which then should give you room to cut the pipes feeding into the taps with a junior hacksaw .Make sure you have undone the tsp retaining bolt before you start messing about with the pipework just incase undoing...
Just to throw a spanner in the works write/ e mail the WC with copy to CEO and tell them that you believe you have been misinformed about the sewers responsibility and what it has cost you to have it sorted and you are making a official complaint to OFWOT. It doesn't matter if you do or don't...