In my last house the overflows from everything went straight out through the wall. It made a mess in the garden if they were ever needed but it makes so much more sense than trying to send it down the already blocked drain. The downside of course was that the open pipes allowed fresh air to flow through very freely and on cold, windy days you'd get quite a stiff breeze around the nethers while in the shower
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
The downside of course was that the open pipes allowed fresh air to flow through very freely and on cold, windy days you'd get quite a stiff breeze around the nethers while in the shower
On the subject of student advice, OH suggests checking whether the chimney is still there before attempting to light the fire in an open hearth. Especially if you live next door to a petrol station.
I'm curmudgeonly this morning for reasons I'm not going to explain, except to say that I wish people would just be kind, especially (not only) to members of their own family who've never done them any harm. Just being an a***e because you can is a waste of life
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Family can be a nightmare. Commiserations @raisingirl. Maybe a hug with your dogs will help. Floods can be a nightmare too. Why don't tea leaves go in the compost @Uff?
Minor curmudge here. After a lovely, warm, sunny day yesterday it's turned cool and grey with a very drying, nippy, northerly breeze. Not conducive to planting out my wildflower seedling plugs so I'm having a cuppa and maybe some lunch and will see if it warms up a bit later.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
What a horrid thing to have to deal with in the middle of the night @Uff. And sorry for your family woes @raisingirl. I saw an interview with a lady in the Donbas region of Ukraine yesterday who hadn't spoken to her sister - who lived closer to the Russian border - since the war started. Obviously the sister was a Russian sympathiser and it reminded me of how families fell out over Brexit. I don't know why I'm here actually - not feeling at all curmudgeonly today! (Weekend off from having to with silly people on committees).
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On the subject of student advice, OH suggests checking whether the chimney is still there before attempting to light the fire in an open hearth. Especially if you live next door to a petrol station.
I'm curmudgeonly this morning for reasons I'm not going to explain, except to say that I wish people would just be kind, especially (not only) to members of their own family who've never done them any harm. Just being an a***e because you can is a waste of life
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Minor curmudge here. After a lovely, warm, sunny day yesterday it's turned cool and grey with a very drying, nippy, northerly breeze. Not conducive to planting out my wildflower seedling plugs so I'm having a cuppa and maybe some lunch and will see if it warms up a bit later.
And sorry for your family woes @raisingirl. I saw an interview with a lady in the Donbas region of Ukraine yesterday who hadn't spoken to her sister - who lived closer to the Russian border - since the war started. Obviously the sister was a Russian sympathiser and it reminded me of how families fell out over Brexit.
I don't know why I'm here actually - not feeling at all curmudgeonly today! (Weekend off from having to with silly people on committees).