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Been there and keeps going round in circles lol >> will have a better look when i got all day :(

Only just found your reply many thanks . I have got to have the op , double hernia. not a big op but of course I wont be running up ladders for a while :( after. Job centre plus dont seem to have a clue, the lady said she thinks i should get something ( wot do we pay these people for)...

thanks John D>> sorry i Missed out the word 'Statutory' sick pay. I do have a private insurance. But haven't increased the payments etc ~~ very expensive~ and I stupidly never kept up to speed with government rules on sick pay. seems nowadays self employed wont get any statutory sick pay...

Hi been self employed for 30 + yrs and only had to claim sick pay once way back in 1994. I have an hernia and an operation might be advised :( Not sure if sick pay as I knew it still exist's. anyone (self employed) had to claim sick pay recently or ~~ Thanks John.

they say the reason for the extreme c0ld weather is because the polar ice cap is melting because of the carbon issue~~ so ice is braking off and cooling the waters which are leading to this cold weather ~~ I wonder what the excuse for this was in the 1800's when they used to play on the ice of...

There was a bloke like you there Joe :D He was complaining that speed trap was just where the 40 became 30 and what chance have we got ? They say ; you should look, be aware of your surroundings, read the road ahead, which would mean you would see the 30 mph signage, you should then reduce...

Having just attended a Driver awareness scam (oops sorry ) scheme, I hate to report that it would be the Drivers fault for not anticipating that there might be a deep puddle and it might slpash. This question actually came up and I was quite shocked to be told that we should even anticipate...

find blue lid gloss or satinwood .. performs same as pre 2010. sample boards in garage facing wall in complete darkness since November and still not yellow ~~ better than pre 10 ?? I am happily carrying on as if 2010 didn't happen :D ie.. w/b undrecoat and o/b gloss. decorating...

Dulux seem to have it sorted ~~ I did a test board with some duff voc10 brilliant white gloss and some with new ( :lol: ) formulation with a blue lid. left it in a dark garage facing the wall .. the duff voc10 is like magnolia~ The new formulation with blue lid is still white ~~ and it...

Think I'll be going back to dulux (blue lid) 8 weeks and no sign of yellowing . 2010 crap used to 'yellow' overnight and you knew it was wrong.. Not praising dulux ~~ they shud have got it right in first place ~# how they got away with it ??? neva mind~~ :roll:

I have tried the new attemt by dulux trade and the solvent based b/w gloss supplied in BLUE LID tins seems to be V good . went back to job this morning and h/l/s i did 8 wks ago has not yelloed at all . In fact I dabbed a bit of gloss on one part of a frame and it touched up better than the...

It seems to have changed nowadays~ I got a second summons saying attend you WILL NOT BE EXCUSED :shock: Seems even civi police workers , Nurses, Directors etc are no longer exempt. Ended up on 3 smallish trials, some people did not get onto a trial. Interesteing at first but novelty wore...

Oh no they added that now >>>bangs head on desk :roll: I am having to go back to a job I did July 2010 I will take some pics to show the extent of the yellowing that has occured. Where a dressing table has stood the b/w gloss has gone almost brown etc. If we have to redec more surely...

Allegedly maintenance free plastic :roll: If done with a skilled hand and knowledge, with no brush marks, they will look perfect for another 10 yrs. Can take you to a few white gutterjobs (newish) but plastics have 'pinked' and one coat of thinned gloss with no abrading (scratchmarks will...

Wonders~~ Have the ceilings you have problems with been previously painted ? If not previusly coated : Are you applying NEAT emulsion to BARE Artex?. Bare Artex should be mist coated. Thinned down upto 50% :wink: Most new builds with artex ceilings are normally found to be Bare Artex...

Do you mean Colourwash :?: If you want to show the grain DO NOT APPLY KNOTTING Knotting is only useful for stopping the bleed discolouration through opaque paints like gloss / satinwood etc. So if varnishing or colourwashing no treatment of knots required. Unless its bare wood, then just...

Pro's won't argue with that, only 'experts' who read Readers Digest DIY etc. :) Perfectly explained Growler :wink:

Carefull you don't rub the galvanising too much , you could break through to the steeel and rust will form very quickly :wink: I use 123 like dcdec. :wink:

I'm painting external window frames with the Dulux Trade Weathershield system (undercoat and gloss already bought). Read more: http://www.diynot.com/forums/decorating/which-primer.289191/#ixzz1XBb6gG4t The Dulux primer is like a preservative, only for bare wood and essential to clean...

I still use this :D It wont budge and scratchproof in an hour also good undercoat where the varnish/stain is dark. did a h/l/s 12 doors recently was able to prep denib,roll on coverstain (oilbased thins with w/spirit) then one coat of gloss. all easily in a day. :wink: