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I have got it into my head that if houses were turned upside down like BOATS, and filled with water - the water would come cascading out so fast that and you cannot fill the building with water no matter how long or how hard you tried ? Lets imagine it was HEAT you are pouring into it, then I...

During the last 50 years I have been a large user of classified press advertising. During this period most broadsheet newspapers have become tabloid [a much smaller size] the number of columns on each page have increased from 8 columns to 12 columns by reducing the font size and the column...

I need large quantities of DPC rolls, Damp Proof Course and Rolls of Roof Breather Membrane. Does any firm still sell 1 inch x 1/4 inch wood laths, in bundles of 100 pieces. Anyone got any better ideas than trying builders merchants.

Since a complainant revealed he had been charged £3200 by a Conservatory Roof Insulation firm for conservatory roof insulation this got me wondering about the ethics involved and following on from this I have arrived at the following personal views: THE OVERCHARGING ISSUE: In my opinion...

Most Forum Members will be aware of the advice given by Trading Standards, and other similar organisations, on the conduct of their sales staff whilst in clients homes; for those who have not read the code here's a reminder which applies equally to all traders, trades, goods and services...

AN Hospital job, climbing off the last few rungs of a ladder into the loft space the ladder slips and slides away and I go dropping to the floor. The drop was about 12 feet. I'm laid on the floor in shock and a bit of pain. A patient waiting to see a Doctor [he's on a trolley and in a dressing...

A Demolition Job: My best pal Mike got a job to demolish a monster of a steel tank about 40 foot high. Mike wanted it down as quick as possible - so he decides to use an Oxy-Acetylene torch to cut around its legs and lower casing in order to drop it on to its side - then - once it had been...