Many moons ago our gas cooker died a couple of weeks before Christmas. Went into the shop (days before everything was online) and was assured it would be delivered and installed before Christmas. Just call them once it was delivered and they would arrange installation. You can probably guess the next bit! Delivered a few days before Christmas and was given the date for installation - 2nd week of January. Fortunately managed to find somebody local to do it.
It wasn’t so much the destruction of 40 trees, it was more the complete lack of warning or consultation with the local rate payers followed by the corporate speak “apology” that followed the reaction to the event.
Lack of consultation is something of a common theme. Somebody posted a link to our County Council consultation document for changes to Wards and the creation of 2 new ones. The notification was released on the Thursday with closing date for comments the following Monday!
I make no comment on the design but that image doesn't really sell it to me and the council don't really seem keen to sell it to the public either. It makes me wonder if this was just hastily chucked together because of the media attention. I would have thought they'd have expected backlash and prepared tree condition reports and some fancy images to reassure people they know what they're doing. It's been in the works since 2019 and that's the best they can come up with?
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
Just my luck!! Been in our new home for two weeks, and decided to store a few items in the loft. Managed to open the hatch and get the loft ladder down. Also managed to get items in loft. Then, I couldn't get the loft hatch to stay up. Yes, really!! I wish I hadn't tried. Loft hatch swung down and clouted me on the head. I phoned the installers, who helpfully suggested I let it swing down again and allow it to clout me on the other side of the head, to match!! They'll be out to take a look on Friday. So I've put cardboard boxes in the hatchway to prevent too much heat escaping. Grr!!
I was wondering if you’d managed to get the loft hatch open, @rowlandscastle444! That sounds less than ideal. Can you remember how you managed to finally open it, so you can try it in reverse? Ours has one of those catches that you push to open, and push to close, using a stick with a hook on. Luckily I’m short enough to escape getting clouted on the head, but it takes some effort to stop it crashing down as it opens. Very wise to get someone else to sort it out, it sounds as if you’ve had more than your fair share of bashing your head over the years.
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1520878/Palm-tree-ahead-danger.html
Maybe not inspiring @wild edges but better than a row of plain and tatty palms.
Lack of consultation is something of a common theme. Somebody posted a link to our County Council consultation document for changes to Wards and the creation of 2 new ones. The notification was released on the Thursday with closing date for comments the following Monday!
Been in our new home for two weeks, and decided to store a few items in the loft.
Managed to open the hatch and get the loft ladder down. Also managed to get items in loft. Then, I couldn't get the loft hatch to stay up.
Yes, really!!
I wish I hadn't tried. Loft hatch swung down and clouted me on the head.
I phoned the installers, who helpfully suggested I let it swing down again and allow it to clout me on the other side of the head, to match!!
They'll be out to take a look on Friday. So I've put cardboard boxes in the hatchway to prevent too much heat escaping.
Grr!!