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A pipe burst in a top floor flat in my close over the summer. Unfortunately the flat was empty at the time and nobody had any idea who the owners were, so police & plumbers etc had to be called to smash their way through the storm doors and flat door and get in to fix the problem, though not bef...

Isn't this all academic, since who would want to spend more than 4 hours shopping in Tesco anyway?

I'm a Tesco fanatic and even I don't find it that interesting.

Now corrected to £99.99. Did anyone get in before the change?

The ascent of Ben Lomond was successful and, despite the lack of views, it was a wonderful walk. It was great to get out of the city and Loch Lomond was really beautiful today. http://krakow.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p100347272-2.jpg I'd definitely love to climb it again on a clearer day and won't be so l...

So, we've decided to climb Ben Lomond tomorrow. Fingers crossed the weather's half decent. It sounds like a nice walk either way though.

If I don't report back by this time tomorrow then call the mountain rescue folks.

I'm not sure that the weather is going to be too clever, so we may end up doing something low-key, but I'm heading out for a walk with my sister on Tuesday, destination as yet undecided. I'll report back on where we end up and how it goes.

Bob Finnie only called it a day earlier this year. The shop is still there, but has been shut up for a good few months now.

I'd most definitely be very interested in giving your bike a good home cell. I've just sent you a PM on the subject and now cross my fingers that I'm not too late.

So, it's started again. My sister lived with me last year and had a TV and a license. She's now moved out and the license has expired and not been renewed, because there's no longer a telly in the flat. Apparently I'm now officially under investigation and should expect a visit from the enforcement ...

Sounds good dave2, thanks. I'll certainly keep this thread in mind for when things do go awry (the pressure is holding thus far, thankfully).

I saw it in Maryhill a few weeks back. Certainly an impressive camera.

Thanks Its_a_gamp, I'll keep him in mind. But hopefully, Josef's tip might have come to fruition. After removing a kitchen wall panel, the water pipes leading to/from the boiler were exposed, complete with a promising looking valve at what appeared to be the inlet end of the pipes. Opening this up s...

I'll have a closer look, but am wary of doing anything much when I don't know what I'm on about. Thanks for the tip though. I'm very much with you on the David Foster Wallace tribute, by the way - I was incredibly shocked and saddened to hear the news yesterday. It's a really terrible shame for him ...

Unfortunately, my boiler has started to show signs of playing up (falling water pressure and increasingly failing to light up - my guess is that the very very low pressure in the boiler is at fault, but as far as I can see it can't be topped up straightforwardly) and I'm thinking that it would be wi...

I heartily recommend J+J Removals ( 0141 774 3474 or 07816169151). I had them recommended to me by a work colleague and used them for my big move west end -> east end just over a year ago - they were very efficient, friendly and reasonably priced. My sister then used a couple of times to move her st...