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[NickFitz]

Shopping done. I decided to put off the spectacle business until tomorrow

[zeitghost]

Is this apropos of nothing or does it have a bearing on your damp floor problem?

As should any that are buried in concrete floors.

It's not the mortar that corrodes them, it's the movement against the brickwork as they expand and contract that eventually wears holes in them.

Indeed.

The pipes leading to the radiator in my hall, one of which is pissing water into the floor cavity, are unsleeved.

In fact the one of them that's forced against the brickwork coz the oik couldn't be arsed to drill a hole through the joist is the one that's leaking.

Mind you, it took about 35 years and a replacement combi for the leak to happen.

[zeitghost]

ZeitZenChuryOm

How much do I owe Zeity for using that?

72 raisins.

[zeitghost]

Gradual and imperceptible wear leading to catastrophic failure, much like a de Havilland Comet

Fortunately my central heating is firmly grounded.

[zeitghost]

Shopping done. I decided to put off the spectacle business until tomorrow

Well you wouldn't want to make a spectacle of yourself, now would you?

I was gutted to find that one of my favourite ready readers had scratched lenses.

No wonder everything looked a bit blurry.

That's a whole £1 down the drain.

[zeitghost]

Much to my delight, the 2nd year esteemed customers have buggered off.

They are, it must be said, one of the most irritating groups it's been my misfortune to encounter in the last 10 years.

Empty vessels & all that.

[zeitghost]

Om.

Smiley Zen

[zeitghost]

They've gone & now so shall I.

Byeeeeeee

[DaveB]

Indeed.

The pipes leading to the radiator in my hall, one of which is pissing water into the floor cavity, are unsleeved.

In fact the one of them that's forced against the brickwork coz the oik couldn't be arsed to drill a hole through the joist is the one that's leaking.

Mind you, it took about 35 years and a replacement combi for the leak to happen.

If you can reach it you might be able to slap a bit of chemical metal over the hole as a temporary fix. You'd have to depressurise the central heating first though. Worked a treat on the copper pipe to the clutch on my old Triumph when it wore through from rubbing against the bulkhead.

[NickFitz]

Steak & chips for tea; ribeye, 28 days dry aged

I feel a lot better for that