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It's a shit situation @Clive , I don't want to stray into politics but this government doesn't give a flying f*ck about the average man. None of those c*nts are living on the breadline.

Sorry, meant to reply earlier but been a busy day. Condensation can be a bitch to resolve, I look at umpteen places a month with issues like this. There are various things you can try or ask the housing association about trying. The amount of moisture that air can hold changes with temp, the colder it is the less it can hold (so the relative humidity goes up) to the point where if it gets cold enough and the RH gets to 100% then condensation will occur. Its a bit like sitting outside with a cold beer, the air in contact with the cold glass cools until condensation occurs. The aim is therefore to keep the internal surfaces warm enough or the humidity low enough so that the dew point is not reached and condensation doesn't occur. Keeping the heating on low all the time rather than a spike of heating twice a day is good advice but obviously it costs money. When you have a shower keep the door closed and open the window, use the biggest possible extract fan- have it on over run for 15 mins after the light is turned off. You can also get them with humidistats in so they come on when the humidity reaches a certain level. Make sure the kitchen extract actually vents to the exterior, some cooker hoods just run the air through a carbon filter to remove the smell and then recirculate it back into the room. Do your windows have trickle vents, if not they can sometimes be retrofitted. You can also get air bricks which can be fitted to help promote ventilation, they need to be sleeved across the cavity and good ones have baffles in to prevent drafts and external noise. Using a dehumidifier can help but it needs to be left running and the tank emptied so it doesn't cut out. Let the air circulate around the house rather than keeping doors closed. Don't dry clothes on radiators, ensure tumble dryers vent to the exterior (or are of the condensing type) Avoid having furniture close to external walls where the condensation occurs as it reduces air circulation. Increasing insulation where possible, assume this is something the HA will need to do. Try to avoid using any paint other than basic emulsion, possibly with a fungicide in it. Paints containing latex (vinyl silk etc) stop the walls from breathing but if its already been decorated its too late. Some people have good success with positive input ventilation, again its something the HA would need to fit but a bungalow is an ideal property to fit these to. There are several firms making these units such as - https://www.nuaire.co.uk/residential-ventilation-systems-nuaire/positive-input-ventilation-systems-piv-nuaire Try opening the windows on opposite sides of the house for a few mins every couple of hrs to change the air. The germans have a word for this - its something they habitually do. Sorry for war and peace but I hope some of it might help. Sorry if you already know all this, don't mean to teach my grandma to suck eggs. Let me know if I can provide any further info or help.

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FFS Gonna be another mouth to feed, youngest has her heart set on a Leopard Gecko.

Waiting in Baza Hospital.

Wheel bearings done on the dog tonight, fitted 3 stainless steel ones in the rear wheel and one dust seal. I need to get a new dust seal for the sprocket side as it shot and i will need to fit it quick or the bearing will be wetter than Clive's front room.

I like to think I'll try anything but I'd draw the bloody line at that

I like what you’ve done with your lounge.

Think of it this way Bob at least it isn't coming up in your front garden when you flush I have a real problem with our water bill because we renovated our house 25 years ago welsh water decided we need to pay more than every fucker living around us and i have lost count of how many times I've tried and failed to get them to drop it to the same as our neighbours. We are paying £71.59 a month our neighbours are paying around £52 a month. So when they tell everyone to reduce their water usage during a drought i tell them to fuck off.

he just comes out with any old shit to bash the uk

knew you was coming then.... every one fucked off

Need to be fluent in Polish and Romanian to go shopping in our town.

@Clive - how old is the building? Extract fans for bathrooms can normally be adjusted to over run for up to 15 mins, altering it to as long as poss might help. Some extract fans wouldn't blow out a candle, the volume of air they shift varies with model/ make, obviously the more wellie the better, and having the thing directly over the shower helps. If its in the ceiling there will be a length of duct running the extract to the exterior, the shortest path with proper ductwork rather than that crappy Flexi stuff offers the least resistance. Might be worth checking that the loft insulation has been put back on the bathroom ceiling too, lots of times people doing things in the roof move it about and dont put it back.

You lot are a bunch of bellends.

@Nute....some the things you mentioned we have, like trickle vents, we do have a tumble dryer in the kitchen, i fitted a new pipe to the outside vent, but we only use it when necessary, it is a old one, so i guess it gobbles electric, so it is used sparingly. Kitchen and bathroom have recently (last year) been fitted with new extractor fans, and both are wired to the light switch, there is a override off switch, but it is left in the on position. I do open the bedroom windows when we get up, unless the wind is blowing, it makes the doors rattle otherwise , but saying that, the bedroom is the least (mould) effected room in the bungalow, not much moist action in there now days Our spare room fitted with patio doors has mould around the patio doors, and also around the wall vent, but keep treating it with bleach, maybe not the ideal thing to use, but it works in the short term. Bathroom is the 2nd worst effected room, they did put in a new ceiling last year, but where the tiles finish and the ceiling starts is proving to be a mould hotshot, the walls around the window have significant mould patches, well they did, till the guy treated them the other day, as said, the extractor fan comes on with the light switch, and draws on for around 5 mins after the lights are turned off. Kitchen, has a extractor fan, that operates in the same manner as the bathroom extractor, this too has had a new ceiling fitted last year, but that too has mould where the walls meet the ceiling, I expect it to be the worse effected room as cooking causes much condensation, but again the guys have treated the effected areas, how long will it keep the mould at bay?..anybodies guess. I suppose in the scheme of things it comes down to lack of constant heating, 2 hours of daily heating may be doing more harm than good. Thanks for the info, may be able to act on some of it.

We pay a monthly charge for drinking water and waste water. All new builds have to have a water meter now, i managed to get out of it when i renovated my house because i didn't want one as i waste too much of it to be on a meter LOL

i'd have that , profit on ice cream is mental.... the drugs you can sell from em is where the real money is though

Against my better judgement I said yes to change a couple of injector seals on a diesel Renault Clio. Went to pick it up and can hear what I think is the turbo screaming it's head off. I'll check the pipework tomorrow but think I'll be talking it straight back, ain't doing that.

Hey, at least you get uk jobs selling proper uk drugs.

It seems like it is one now.

it will be a third world country soon , especially if Labour get in

They are off getting him or her now.

It's really good at camouflaging!

According to the local tourist information blurb, there’s been a mine there since Roman times, but certainly in the 1950s they were mining lead, copper and some other things.

your dream came true then

https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/trung-vit-lon-vietnam https://www.vickypham.com/blog/fertilized-duck-eggs-hot-vit-lon Dont worry bro! it so good

we dodged rain most of the trip, except for one afternoon. Baja never disappoints!

Yes but if you were living here you would be earning more money, when you live in a third world country you get paid third world wages and You don't run your pellet burner 12 months of the year like i do with my gas boiler, i am surprised at your electric bill though with the amount of Tea you drink i thought it would be 10 times that boiling the kettle

I struggled to translating the portuguese term for those eggs to English. Have to say it doesn't look very appetizing to me either, but I appreciate the exoticness of it, @cafebikerpro

Signed up for a ride out with the TRF this Saturday on the dog so thought I'd stick a new front tyre tonight as i was like Bamby on ice last Sunday, it's got a Michelin tracker on there now so should help this weekend, then i remembered i have a winter rear wheel with knobblier rubber on so thought i'd stick that on and noticed the pads were low so swapped them, after fitting the winter wheel i remembered why i haven't used it for about a year, bloody wheel bearings gone, checked my stock and have some there so that's tomorrow nights job it's costing me a fortune and i haven't got to the start point yet, ride it better be fucking worth it

I think they call it a fertilised egg so there's a pretty well developed chick in there makes some of your food look nice

Another great trip down south to see the whales. This time with east coast friends. US sightseeing, first $1.00 street tacos in Tecate Morning in San Felipe. Slumming it in Bahia de Los Angeles Motorcycles are the universal language! Early morning ride to the lagoon in San Ignacio, maternity ward for the Pacific grey whales. Very well regulated tours to meet the whales. Only 15 boats in the lagoon at one time. Limited time on any whale, should they come say 'hi' to you. Must not have had their morning coffee, as the whales were a little standoffish this trip. We werent able to pet any of em. This past week, other friends to the lagoon had them flipping over to have their bellies rubbed. Native cave paintings near Catavina. Cave in previous picture is under the rock behind that sign. Old Mill Motel in San Quintin. We lucked out as the restaurant owner was coming in on his day off to cook for another large group. The pasta and two lobster tails - $25 US!

"The Pillars of Creation" 3 JWST Infrared images taken in infrared at 187n, 335n and 444n, black and whites, aligned, stretched in Siril, imported into Affinity Photo, colour layered et voila Tutorial by Nico Carver on Youtube

I was just reminding you.

and ?

Yeh but you don't live in France or Germany so i cant wind you up if i talk about them

Exactly , and that's why I won't have a meter either. When they supply a decent service and stop their polluting then I might have one of their meters.

If you're making comparisons they have to be like for like! The UK is one of the world's richest countries, and always has been. Spain on the other hand, has always been a poor country. It was less than 50 years ago that democracy was restored after 40 years of Franco's dictatorship. So you need to compare the UK's economy against one of the big European countries like France or Germany to be able to get a realistic picture.

After sleeping on it i think this would be his dream van

That's just selective viewing, look at at any country in the world and you will find shit holes that weren't shit holes 60 years ago and vice versa. If you want some reality have a look at the unemployment in Spain compared to the UK